Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-06-08
sANDYsTON.

bub iOf but llSb low y6iIS udu Dboh
in failing health. He is survived
by wife and two sons grown to
adult age
A gentleman on his way from
Branchville to Dingmans lost his
pocket book on Saturday He came
back inquiring for his lost property
and happening to stop at the P. o.
at Layton was maxim 2 inquiry when
Mrs. Daniel Bevans who was pres
ent asked him TO describe it. He
did it to her satisfaction and recelv-
ed his pocketbook after presenting
Mrs. B9va1s with neat rewtrd
1t isn't often that a person finds a
twenty dollar bill, but such was the
luck of Fred Kinner while tearing
away the steps along the front of
the Hainesville hotel A Haines-
vile party lost a bill there of that
figure some time ago butitis migh6y
doubtful if he gets sight of this bill
The Reformed church at Bsvans
will hold childrens day exercises on
Sunday evening next, and Haines
vile will do the same on the same
evening Centerville Is not in the
procession this year aud L don't
know as it is any great loss
The patrons of the Bevans school
will raise fine pole on the school
grounds on Tuesday afternoon, if
nothing happens, and the flg that
will float from it is the finest in the
valley
On Wednesday last the frame for
the large barn of j j Vansickle
was raised and will be one of the
largest in the vicinity.
Miss Cora Hursh returned on Sit
urday from a weeks visit to friends
and relatives in Newark and enjoy
ed the "trip very much.
Our schools are annually growing
smaller, and this year the total
number of pupils of school age mum
bers 23S The schools individually
are small and the idea of one cen.
trail school which the present school
law provides for must be carried out
at no distant day. We would save
money and have better schools an
the sooner the central idea is put il
effect the better for all concerned.
The question of good roads is on,
that will claim attention for year,
to come and while all are shouting
for McAdam would it not be a gooC
idea to change the location of somt
of our roads to shorten distance ant
avoid the hills. Take for instance
the road across the mountain. Say
start in at Evi Drinks and follow III
the brook to near Doc. Utters
striking the main road near Culver
Gap, all the hills W Juld be avoided
and a road secured with not q hill
in it. If we can not get McAdan
let us change our roads shorten dis
tances and lower our hills and some
day we may get McAdam. Better
made would bring the city resident
here, but with the present road.
they will steer clear of such locali
ties.
The Farmers Nesting held al
Branchville on Saturday was slimly
attended from the fact, partly, tina
the funeral of prominent oitizeI
was set for the same hour Som,
farmers whose ambition it is tc
succeed and keepabreast of the time
and anxious to learn newer aud bet
ter methods we're present and had I
very interesting session. 1t doe
seem strange that the farmers as {
class should flock by themselves an(
continue in the same old rut ant
frequently in the third generation
bring up where their grandparents
began. These meetings cannot fai
to do great coed, but the farmer
must attend if he wishes to secur,
that good The next meeting will
be held at Lafayette and now le
the farmer take day off and attend
The writer would be glad to b,
one of party of 4 or members t.
take a trip to Gettysburg some tim
during June or July for a week
outing BY going in this way cheap
er rates may be secured of the rail
roads and the trip would not cost 1
great deal. l would be glad to cor
respond with any comrade about th,
trip. just drop a line to Box 2;
Layton N j.
F. Lester VanEtten, a forme
teacher in this County, but now EN-
ployed in the N. Y. Custom Hous,
is pleased over little daughter II
his household.
John A McCarrick, of the Recor,
passed through here on his wheel oi
sunday won't say John was OF
newspaper business, but thank hin