Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-03-26

Especial Correspondence to the PREss.)
Layton, March % -The participants in
the Carpet Rag and Poverty Social in the
chapel at Bevans, on the 18th, report a
splendid time. All who got there enjoyed
themselves thoroughly, and IL is said of
those who did not get there that they
kicked themselves the balance Of the week
rs a sort of penance for having missed one
Of the chapel entertainments. 1t is one of
the places where you are always sure OF
good time. Receipts $500 with triflnR
expenses Of about $500.
What has become of the Matamoras
correspondent who writes those funny
lettersf We watch every issue for them,
and hope their author win remember us
occasionally at least.
The surprise party at the home Of Mrs
Julius Rosenkrans on the Is had full at
tendance and the evening was pleasantly
passed Mrs. Rosenkrans and family gave
their visitors every attention, which was
duly appreciated and added materially to
their enjoyment.
What a reign Of mud, mud, mud we
have had during the last fortnight. With
roads worked narrow and fat and then
cut up by the heavy loads of the tie wagons
general invocation that is in no sense re
llglous ascends daily. OH that intelli-
gence would call halt on this annual
waste of public money and devote Itself to
something more permanent and lasting
than the scraping of soil to the center of
the road to make dust in summer and
mud in fall and spring
We beg to remind those concerned in
working the roads, that the idea Of those
first using the road machine was to widen
the roads from year to year. The effect
of this would be to obtain new earth, and
would also permit higher road center
The wider the road the more convex 1t can
be and the less likely it is TO retain surface
water. If the public will not rise to the
expediency of sensible method of using
public money in the crushing of stone for
the roads, let us fervently pray for state
control of our roads, for good" roads are
cheaper at almost any cost. However with
brains, and the money expended we should
have had much better dirt roads in this
township during the last three years than
we have had.
What would you think of Postmaster
who would allow your Postoffice box to
become dumping ground for various
matters, whether it is addressed and
stamped, or whether 1t is not And who
makes public the mail you receive with
other particulars about it, We guess
a. ,fll. 1.
attachment of their own to be used in
furtherance of their personal ends We
are pleased to learn that the Department
does not take that view of It,
The business directory in the PREss is a
useful feature and one to be commended.
Amy one can see at glance who is doing
business In Milford, and where TO find
them. Business men should especially ap
prociate It.
job G. Elicit has developed quite feed
business at his place near Normanock.
Last week be distributed 700 bushels of
oats, besides corn, bran, hominy and other
feeds which he buys in straight car lots
Some would be surprised to know how
many car loads job handles duri ng a year
and he is five miles from the station at
that. He sells at small margin of pro
ht, and that is the secret Of his growing
business.
The people of Frankford voted an ap-
preparation for pair, or quartet of steel
coils TO be located in the borough of
Branchyille. The Sandyston gentlemen?
who painted that village bright yermil-
lion one evening, couple of weeks ago
are gently reminded that the cells win
soon be in position and the next time they
will be inducted therein. They are said to
be built ON plan that renders their re
frigerating qualities perfect and are war
ranted TO bring the occupant out thorough
ly cooled and in a condition to appre-
ciate blue fire instead Of red.