Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-02-27
DINGMAN's FERRY.


Mrs. William Emery Of Branch
willie has been visiting her parents
recently.
E. G. Emery had the misfortune a
few days ago to lose a fine COW.
One Of our most successful egg
producers after carefully calculating
the expenses this winter figures that
every dozen of eggs he sold at 80
cents cost him 20 cents a dozen.
Many Of our farmers had all the
expense and no eggs.
Joseph Snyder has finished his
lumber job at Smiths.
w. II. Layton will return from
Long Meadow where he has taught
the past winter to his place near
Centre the first week in March.
We are ahead of Lackawaxen In
business even though we have no
railroad. There are here three gene
raj stores, and two to spare on the
same street.
Cow buyers are looking around for
fresh mixers. Two from Sussex
were here last week.
Those who mounted the school
house bell on the building had the
good sense to Theoretically seal the
cupola with tight blinds. Probably
this was done to protect the ears of
town people from the diseOrdant
sound the bell makes. A twenty
shilling dinner bell would give a
louder peal and be more musical to
the ear.
William Custard expects to move
on a farm in New Jersey this spring.
we hope he will do we'll but his
friends do not like to lose his genial
cOmpanionship.
Ed. Darragh's saw mill does not
allow moss to grow on the logs. 1t
cuts them up in lumber very fast.
The letter of "Veritas' was very
edifying to taxpayers, but quite dis
tasteful to the faithful who have
orders not to read papers which give
inside information of their methods.
If the republican committee does
not notify voters when and where the
caucus is to be held in this township
in future many of them will not
consider themselves bound to support
the ticket.
Tammany had quite a set back
here this spring. In future it is
expected there will be no old parties
recognized in putting up candidates
for local offices, but q citizens ticket
with good men for each place and
then voters will select according to
the capacity and honesty of the men
presented. Some Of our supervisors
who tried to crush the taxpayers with
$4,000 stone crusher found them
selves ground up at the polls.
Our road machine, paid for by the
taxpayers, has been left to rest in the
bed of Decker's cleek under the
canopy Of some large hickory trees.
That would probably be the fate of a
stone crusher and engine if tax pay
payers were saddled with their pur-
chase.
A little stranger came to the home
Of Alonzo Crone day last week. II
will be a voter in time.
Calvin Cron will have nearly 3,0OC
ties on the river bank this spring.
The stork brought a little daughter
to the home of Henry Cron a few
days ago.
Many here are taking life insurance
with the Prudential company, si1
more names were added to the lis
last week.
George Snyder will build a tenant
house this spring on his lately ac
quired farm.
Those who went to the front during
the rebellion are now enjoying pen
siOns. The letter of Harvey West
from the soldiers home in Illinois
does not make some Of those VIII,
went to Canada or took to tn
wilderness at that time feel yer.
happy.
d. o. Brodhead surprised every
one by driving up to the polls electiO
day, but ne showed his spirit b
going.
The defeat Of the Tammany candI
date at the late election is attributes
by some supposed by we'll versed +
its workings to arise from a shortag
in the whiskey vote, the lack Of a ia
pocket book and some one capable
stirring up enthusiasm with a eertal
class Of suffragists and showing theI
how to vote.
John II. Water died Feb. 2lst
cancer Of the stomach, aged about
years. The funeral was held la
Monday.