Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-11-06
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aiiliction and all hope he may be
fully restored to health
Directly after the funeral of Mrs.
Bevans the sheriff and deputy
Thompson went to the house Of
George jaeger and placed him under
arrest as the murderer Of Mrs.
Bevans. he was handcuffed and
bidding his sick wife an affectionate
goodbye was conveyed to the New
ton Jail
James Shay and daughter of sus-
quehanna county, Pa, are visiting
relatives in Sussex county for a
fortnight. Mr. Shay left this place
so years ago, and finds very few of
the associates Of his youthful days.
Dame Fortune has been very kind
to him. and he is enjoying the fruits
Of his labor, Of the large family Of
John Shay james and Elizabeth,
widow of John Warner, of Freedom,
this county ouly are left.
Born to Frank Shay and wife of
Layton on the % ult daughter.
Mother and daughter are doing
nicely Sandyston's population is
rapidly increasing
County superintendent of Schools
Decker visited the schools of this
town Friday last.
With an election as important ns
we are to have this fall it is one of
the quietest ! have ever known I
doubt very much if a full vote is
polled and yet we are to elect a
senator, surrogate and member of
assembly. The murder is all the
topic one hears discussed.
Tie change of name Of Decker
town to Sussex is being ignored by
most people even people from that
section speak of Deckertown and
not Sussex. If the citizens of that
borough should take a vote on the
change of name the name Decker
town would carry by big majority.
George Vanhess and wife of
Rummerfield, Bradford, Co, Pa,
are spending few days visiting
relatives in this valley Mr.. Van
ness paren.s resided on what is the
A. s. Stoll farm at Bevans over go
years ago. Mrs. Vanness was a
daughter of Dora Ogden a resident
Of Hainesville many years ago.
Sussex County Teachers Institute
will be held in the Court House at
Newton Nov 4, and 9th. havs
seen no program, but am sure that
it will prove both beneficial and
interesting to the teachers and
others who may attend.
Claud Depue, a conductor on the
Newark trolley lines, has returned
home for an indefinite period,
It is strange that so much shoot
ing is heard, By the time the law
is off on Nov. 10th, there will be but
little game left, and yet every
hunter knows the penalty for hunt
ing out of season.
The finest lot Of pumpkins 1 have
seen this year is in the barn of
Joseph Hornbeck at the Brick
House Joseph is sure Of pumpkin
pies for this winter.
Rumor has it that our grand
boulevard across the mountain will
not be ready for travel this winter.
Rains and help have delayed the
work, but hope rumor is wrong in
tins case.
The marriage Of Miss Maud War.
ner, only daughter of Joseph c.
Warner, of Hainesville to James
Mabury, a lawyer of Paterson, N.
j., took place at the residence Of
the bride Wednesday evening ut 2
p. m. the Rev. G. W. Deming of
stanhope officiating. The happy
couple left Thursday for Paterson.
Ralph Vansickle Of the Trenton
Normal School spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents at Layton.
Mrs. Clark Tucker will remove to
Milford one day this week to reside
with her daughter at that place.
Eston O. Vansickle cf the law
Office Of Senator Martin Of Newark
spent Sunday with his mother al
Layton.
I have read Of murder cases occur.
ring in various parts Of the country
and of the intense excitement pro
duced by then, but when the news
Of the recent murder was heard
right on its heels came reports Of
every conceivable description ant
they have not yet stopped eirculalI
ing them. One knows not what t,
believe as the officials look solemn
and mysterious and drop just enougl
information for the listener to maxi
up a good story, and that neve