Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-08
LAYTON.

Ohildren's day at Layton has again come
and gone. The exercises were sufficiently
varied and of a nature to please the audi
ence, but why can't those who have the re-
hearsals for these occasions in charge i'm
press upon the children the necessity of
louder speech, and careful enunciation.
1t is not very impressive If one cannot dis
tinguish what is said. The children are
not lacking in ability, and several have
special talent that would display itself
to the pleasure Of the audience II they were
only coached by person who is competent
and understands what proper training
is
At meeting of the Board of Education
called for Saturday evening, a quorum
was not present, so the school at Layton
is still without a teacher. Perhaps the
Board is disgusted, and well they may be,
when two or three ig-headed individuals
can through deceit and misrepresentation
prevent the hiring of teacher who would
have soon brought the school into good
form, and order out of chaos. sympa-
thize with the Board, for the wages they
are limited to, will not now hire suff-
ciently good teacher for the school, and if
IL would there is this same miserable lit
tie faction who will not be satisfied by
anything under the sun that is reasonable
As one of the Trustees remarked Satur-
day night, ut would be a good plan for
teacher to begin by walloping some of the
parents first, and there would then be lit
tie difficulty in disciplining the children
by force of example,"
The fine and well arranged outbuildines
of s. K. Hursh at Hainesville, were burn
cd on Thursday morning last at about
nine o'clock. The origin of the fire is un-
known, and was so far advanced when
discovered that little could be got out.
The neighbors turned out promptly, but as
the buildingings were so close together 1t
was impossible TO prevent its spread from
one to the other Buildings and contents
are total loss. Insurance In the Read
ington Mutual for $4,000
The people in the valley seemed to be too
busy to celebrate much on the 4th, but lots
of people passed through here from over
the mountain and presumably headed for
Milford. Should liked to have been there
myself.
The weather prophets predicta long spell
of dry weather since there was not enough
rain on July 2, TO moisten the skirts of the
Virgin Mary In her passage across the
mountain ON that day, or something about
30 that effect, aud that we must therefore
go dry for 40 days. It would be rather
hard on vegetation, but the Mickey" and
do not expect to suffer unless the beer
wagons quit running.
Corn is making phenomenal growth and
the general outlook for crop is now com
ing up rapidly to the average of other sea-
sODs. While the dry weather, If It lasts.
will make constant cultivation necessary
II will also result in making the crop a
clean one, as far as weeds are concern
ed
The Hornbeck bridge across Big Flat
Brook will be built Of iron by the Horse
heads Bridge Co, Of N Y. for SI49 so, and
the masonry with Portland cement goes to
James Decker, of Branchville for $500 per
cubic yard.
The Sussex Record has wonderfully i'm
proved of late and our friend Howard evi-
IDENTIFY purposes to furnish newspaper
that will make way for itself among
the elder publications Of Sussex Co
We were favored with an extremely
pleasant caller last week in the person of
our brother scribe from Montague, Henry
Ludwig. He is entertaining company and
has the sOcinl life and the news of his
township at his finger tips.
Richard Laytons fine team of mules got
frightened in Centreville one day last week
and ran away. They were caught near
Alfred Bevans on their way home Dam
age slight. What they could have seen TO
be scared at is beyond our gift of foresight
or hind sight unless 1t was at the Mickey
or the handsome mechanic. The udden
appearance Of either one is enough to scare
even mule into fits.