Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-12-18
LAYTON.

Especial Correspondence to the PREss)
LAYTON, Dec. 14.-The steam sawmill
that has been working up the lumber from
the numerous wood lots bought by An
drew Yetter in this vicinity has finished
up its work, and moved TO Flatbrookville.
In its stead we hear the whistle Of A. H.
Hopkins mill that is now turning the tim
Der on his recently purchased tracts into
merchantable form.
We note the statement in the papers
that McCracken, the pug dog farmer, is
breeding variegated style of pugs that
he thinks will give him cinch Of the
market for fancy article. Later advices
lead to the belief that the specimen on ex-
hibition is only hand painted, and there
fore fraud.
1t is refreshing to find a man once in a
while who puts his public spirited ideas in
practice. One who acts, while some other
body does the talking In a few days
John j. Van Sickle will have Mr.. John
Youngs with his rock crushing plant,
crushing stone to put on the road from the
Flatbrook Club House to the main road.
After which he will also put crushed stone
on a section of the public road, at his own
expense as an object lesson. People should
turn out and see how easy, and practical
1t is to build stone roads Let us hope
that this is the beginning of reign Of
common sense in the treatment of our
roads, and that the material of which we
have such an abundance will be put to its
proper use in building good roads, and
PoaHc fhnt xuin ha erood nj oil fft,,ne pf no
year
Quarterly report of the Public school at
Layton. Miss Anna Cole, teacher. Total
number Of pupils enrolled 80. Average
number enrolled 30. Average attendance
29.5. Percentage of attendance 30. High
school grade, A class; Emma Hursh 9791ee,
Sadie Drake 97ae, Cora Hursh 97q6 Gram
mar grade, A class, Ella Hursh 9S AZ q,
Grace Rosenkrans So 6-7gs. B class, Allie
Rosenkrans 96Aqe, Mabel Smith 81 6-7qe,
Kate Hursh 96qe, Lille Lundy 90 6-7qe
@ class, Anna Rutan 93ds BERTHE Kintner
9s96 end Primary, John Major 9216qs,
Jessie Major 9Os4q5, Floyd Kintner 9Oqs.
LIST Primary, Roscoe Hursh 961S96, Walter
McCracken 92N%. One pupil, BERTHE
Kintner has not been absent or tardy dur
ing the term. The teacher and those in
terested regret very much that sickness
has interfered with the average attendance
and progress of the school.-Corr.-The
patrons are much pleased with the pro
gress of the school 20 date.
Common membraneous sore throat con-
tinues prevalent throughout a wide scope
of the country. The complaint has ap-
parently passed its worst stage in this
vicinity. A few cases not promptly
treated verged quite closely upon Diph-
liberia. The majority Of cases however
are very amenable to proper treatment,
and taken in the early stages is not consi-
dered at all dangerous.
The dance at the Hainesville House was
failure through some misunderstanding
The music and the table were both furn-
ished in the Judges" usual generous
manner, and those who did not get there
can hardly realize how much they missed.
The band performed some fine selections
which the private detective declared to be
A, No /, and no mistake.
see by the papers that the grooms in a
couple of the recent weddings in this
town, had never been on the cars. don't
see as this fact has any great significance
as lots of people don't travel on the cars
unless they have occasion to do SO. The
gentlemen referred to are moral, industri-
GUS. and energetic enough, and may be
trusted to attend strictly to business
whether they take the cars or not.
The Tuttles Corner school was ordered
on a two weeks vacation, by local Trustee
for an alleged case Of diphtheria. The at
tending physician did not report the case
to the Board Of Health within 1s hours, as
the law directs, and has not yet done so.
The law imposes a penalty Of fifty dollars
for neglect or refusal TO do so. Was it
diphtheria?
Mr.. Gideon Rutan died at his home last
Saturday night, at Hainesville. Aged
about 20 years. He was long the sexton Of
the Hainesyille church, and was very re-
gular and attentive to his duties. MIR.
Rutan has led a very Industrious life, and
his pleasant and obliging manner has