Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-02-25
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HAo VIC W ioao bllig nope nob.
Did you get any Valentines I mean.
William Reinchardt has his large new
house nearly completed
Miss Georgia vanoy spent last week Wis.
iting Matamoras friends
John O'Grady is still very III. DIR Med
rick, Of Port Jervis, has him In charge.
Mrs. Ellen westbrook will move from
Port Jervis on her farm near Hainesviile.
Another young blizzard struck us on the
10th inst. Those who were obliged to be
out needed plenty Of cider
Thomas Dutton Jr., Of Newton, visited
this town last week Tom looks sharp
after the interests Of the Sussex Register.
Edgar Boyd and Miss Maude Dewitt,
the lively type Singer Of the pike County
Pass, made us very pleasant visit Sun
day.
John Smith is afflicted with blood pois-
on. the result of scratch on his hand
He is in the care of DIR. Skinner, of Port
Jervis
Frank Van Horn, well and favorably
known to everyone in Milford, has hired
out to Robt. Armstrong for the coming
Summer
In spite Of the search warrant the miss
ing watch is still missing, and is liable to
remain So as the loser has no idea where
he lost It,
William Hanklns received draft for $500
last week through the agency OF Oscar
Bowman, which is the full amount of Mr..
H. IS insurance
Ugh A couple of us just caught blazes
last week. But the joke was, we didn't
deserve it, Some one for once had the
wrong pig by the ear So long we can
stand It,
Horace Smith met with a painful acct
dent last week He was cutting straw and
allowed the knife to drop on the lack of
his right hand DR. II. e Emerson dress.
ed the wound
| Those interested in school matters should
look up the school law Of 1897. Now, for
instance, our b. of e. should study Sec
ton 81, paragraph, III; Also Sections
s28-22s. By trying TO enforce the latter
Sections the attendance of our schools
could be very materially increased.
Here we are, and hear some of the worst
yarns, read some tough stuff in print and
how did it start? Simply by hearsay. Is
there one correspondent who has gone to
the parties interested and got facts No
Mrs. So and So said SO and so. Good
/ Now ask Mrs. So and So and she SAYS she
4 never said such thing. In conclusion ]
will say Never take hearsay for facts, be
fore rushing into print. Get everything
straight, because you may miss the most
Important part of the racket.
The Sandyston Correspondent of the
Pike County PRESS truthfully remarked
last week that Sandyston is very liberal
to its town officers Well, l can't very
well deny that if the town statements lust
published are correct BY comparing San
/ dystons and Montague's we find Amount
of Duplicate, .Sandyston, s3,O59 25; Amt.
of Duplicate, Montague, ss,652.91; OF
school funds, Sandyston had S3,O55 42; OF
school funds, Montague had Sl765 O3.
Montague has four and Sandyston eight
schools. Sandyston's Collectors charged
$52 A; Sandyston's Assessors, $50. "A. Mon
tague's Collectors bill is ss941; Mon
| tdgue's Assessors bill is S6354. Montague
has poll list of 2l5; Sandyston assessed,
2S4. Sandyston uses about 5000 and
Montague $1,000 ON its roads The clerk of
the Board of Education in Montague gets
$50 for attending four schools, while San
dyston allows $50 for eight schools. And
yet some people are not satisfied and are
cheeky enough to want more (?) taxes.
Now, Brother II. let us down easy.
The L. A. S of the Rid. Church held
their first anniversary meeting at the resi-
dence of Randle Sayre last Thursday after
noon. On Feb IS, 1897 a few ladies inter
ested in the welfare of the Reformed
Church met at the residence of Mr.. Sayre
and organized the society whose object was
to raise money in quiet way to improve
the financial condition of the church which
was at low ebb, The officers elected a
year ago were: Pres, Mrs. Robt Arm
strong; Vice Pres, Mrs Randle Sayre;
Secy., Mrs. Il. " Cole; Treas, Mrs.
Fredericka Wieland. The same officers
WNAe AeTNASSeOhf SANNPu htSs lfklDlA NC
Carty, who takes the place of Mrs. Arm
strong Although some hints, not alto
gether complimentary have been thrown
out, the treasurer, made her annual re-
port, which is very creditable one for the
first year. Number Of members, IS; dues
from members, $780, raised by socials,
sl75.92i disbursements, $2S 30; cash on
hand, sl73 4s. The next meeting will be
held at the residence of Gottfried wieland,
on Thursday afternoon. March Sd
DICK.