Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-11-13
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quietly. The workers for each party
kept at work until the polls CLOSED.
Very few remained to hear the result
when the votes were counted, thus
showing there was little interest.
Jacob d. Price for senator received
20 majority, Tiff for assembly 80
majority and Demarest for surrogate
81 majority, and all three were
elected.
The hunting season opens IN New
Jersey Tuesday Of this week, and
every hunter has his gun in working
order. Shooting has been altogether
too frequent the past week, and the
large amount Of game that will be
brought in the first day Of hunting
will substantiate that fact.
Corn husking is making rapid
progress and this week will see most
Of it in the crib. The yield Is the
poorest in years, and it will be some
thing Of rarity to see a crib chuck
full this fall
Charley Cortright Of Montague and
notwithstanding the Newton Business
College spent Saturday at his home
near the Brick House. Charley is a
jolly all round good fellow and 1
wish him unlimited suceessr
Edward Adams and friend Of
Bloomfield, N. j., came up Monday
for their usual hunting trip and are
stopping with II. E. Montross at the
Layton hotel. Hunters are of the
opinion that there is a scarcity of
game, especially quail.
sandyston board of education met
Saturday evening and sold the con
tract for carting the coal for the
schools for the coming winter. Mr..
Bells Of Walpack got the contract of
earting at SLIGO per ton.
A few nights ago a skunk took
refuge under the front stoop Of Mrs.
Rosenkrans Ia Centreville. The boys
made up their minds to capture that
skunk, and they did, but my, what a
smell.
Winter is almost here, and the
mercury Sunday morning marked
200 above zero making many believe
it was really here. The fire felt
mighty good that morning.
Miss Allie Gum, after brief stay
in Orange, N. j., is now visiting
relatives at Perth Amboy.
Some people are flattered at getting
their photo printed in sensational
papers in connection with the recent
murder. That is one way of achiev-
ing unpleasant notoriety, but it sells
the papers.
am told by one of our freeholders
that the new road will be completed
in twenty good working days. 1
hope this will prove true, for the old
road is in a terrible condition and
provocative Of deal Of profanity.
The extra meetings at Layton
closed the past week and our sinners
are still sinners notwithstanding the
efforts Of the clergy. The feature of
the meetings was the singing of Miss
Campbell of Ware, Massachusetts,,
mission worker and estimable lady.
The remarks of Prof KoehIer at
your recent institute on Written
Test Work are only too true. Pupils
using pencil and tablet in writing
out their work are only too apt to
disregard correct formation of letters
and consequently become poor writ
ers. This habit may cling to them
through life and this habit of rapid
writing gets worse as time goes on.
To receive a nicely written letter
correctly spslled and .punctuated is
the exception more than the rule.
The remarks in the Pass of last
week in regard to sensational stories
Of the Bevan murder are pertinent.
Our press is printing much that is
detrimental to the accused and will
have an effect to prejudice the-public
mind. Every accused is presumed to
be innocent until proven guilty.
Tuesday morning the discharge of
guns was incessant and to an old vet
1t puts him in mind of the skirmish
line down in Dixie.
Eston Vansicle is at home for
week from his duties at Newton and
is nursing a case Of bloodpoison in
the third finger ofhis right hand, 1t
is hoped that it is not serious.
John c. Shook, one Of our oldest
citizens, is very i'll Of kidney trouble.
Mr.. Shook has been a hard working
man and now past the three score
years and ten his age Is against him.
John Murphy, who nlosed to Port
Jervis some time ago has moved back
on his place along the turnpike.