Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-01-16
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week where Mr.. Simpson secured a
good position as cuachman He has
sold his property, at Layton, to Mrs
Mary Major, and will remove to
Chatham some time in February
Mr. Simpson is one Of our most
industrious citizens and will FIJI the
position with credit.
Frank Shay has just bought the
farm, best known as the Abram
Bevan farm. near Layton, Of Andrew
Yetter for 50 300. The farm contains
1850 acres. and is one Of the best
farms in this section. The purchase
price includes mir. Yetters share Of
he stock ana farm implements now
IN the farm
The farm Of Hezekiah Smith along
The Delaware has been rented by
Lev Elicit 1 have not heard where
Ernest Brown, the present occupant,
will locate.
pr Hughes Of Layton received a
telegram on Friday saying that his
mother residing at Elmira, N. Y,
was very in Of pneumonia. The
doctor returned on Sunday evening
and announced that she was slightly
better.
Capt Simpson will have vendue
On Jan 22d to dispose of his personal
property beforl removing to Chath-
am. n j.,
Jacob and Allen Morris of this
town spent a couple Of days the past
week at Mink's pond over back of
Dingman's and came home with SO
pickerel, weighing so pounds. II
Aland Jacob can't catch 'em 10 use
Of trying
The skating on our ponds is excel.
lent and uur yonng folks are MAX
ing the most of IT, On Saturday
evening the boys and girls assembled
upon Depue's pond, and kept their
steels going until a late hour.
The new iron bridge across the
Big Flatbush, near Snook's sawmill,
is now completed and the residents
Of that vicinity are glad of it, for
they have waited patiently for a long
time.
The Port Jervis Gazette contains
quite an article in which it states
that the Ontario & Western rail
road talks Of putting a road through
Culver's Gap from Port Jervis and
also of building a connecting link
from this line to Bushkill. II is Too
bad for that paper to raise our hopes
of so much railroad. and little
later on to say it was only news
paper talk. We of this valley have
been praying for a railroad, any
kind will do, and if our prayers are
answered how happy we will be.
Charles Seig of Branchville has ]
understand rented the Hainesvilie
hotel property. Mr.. Hotalen, the
present occupant, will return to his
farm in the spring.
Miss Belle Shay of Augusta, who
made an extended visit among rela-
tives in this valley, returned to her
home on Friday last
George Smith of Bevans is af-
fiicted with a bad case of blood
poison in the face. At present he is
slightly better.
Our veteran fox hunters, Wash
Lantz, Jacob Lantz and Edward
Hotalen, were ont on hunt on
Thursday, and when near the resi-
dence of James Tucker the dogs
took the track and when the animal
came round they shot it. It was a
large catamount and we are wonder
ing where the animal came from.
We have lumber kings and ice
kings in this valley but Daniel Utter
of this town is the "hoop and strap"
king Mr., Utter has been engaged
in the business for 40 years, and
upon visiting him few days ago
found him and several hands
engaged in getting them out. I'm.
mense stacks Of poles were standing
about the premises, and although
the business does not pay as it did
years ago, still, he says, there i,
something in it yet. But, 1t is hare
work.
Some scamps have the habit o.
breaking into the Brookside schoo
house and burning the teacher
wood and kindling besides defaoinl
the books. They will do that tricl
once too often and be sent wherl
they won't need kindling wood.
On January 9Th the six Free
holders appointed to go over tn
survey Of the proposed new roa'
from Tuttle's Corner to Culver
Gap met at Evi Drinks and wer
sworn as to their duties by Senate
i IL. J. Martin. Allen Utter and wife