Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-03-09
SANDYSTON IN GENERAL.

Town meeting is not fur away, nnd as a
recent law legislatcs the present commit
tee out Of Office there is an opportunity Of
electing a new board, which along with
the other Offices to be elected will make the
spring election interesting Candidates
are slow about coming out, but no donbt
they will be heard from in time to be voted
for
Sidney Utter and wife, Of Nc Affee this
county, spent couple Of days visiting
Isaac Shafer Of this town Mr.. Utter had
never visited this section before. and was
highly pleased with the appearence Of the
country. Land muy not he rs high priced
here as il is east of the Blue Ridge, but we
get the yield all the same.
John Smith gave a dance on Friday
/ night and the boys had n fine time, il their
wagon had not broken down they would
have enjoyed it much more Go it On foot
is safest
Our singing teacher did not get here on
Thursday evening wing to the threaten
ing weather and his pupils were greatly
disappointed However, he may be assured
that their lesson will be perfect at the next
session Of the school.
| In my last writing l stated that Mrs.
Alfred Elicit would be taken to the Port
/ Jeryis hospital last week. She was taken
to New York hospital on the 29th where
| the X rays will be used to ascertain, il
possible, the location of her stomach trou-
BILE.
/ Mrs. Benjamin Rosenkrans, who has
been ailing for sometime is critically i'll at
this writing
! Vendue notices are being posted in our
stores and other places of business. From
reading them notice that you can buy
anything needed ON the farm or in the
house
have not heard whether our Assembly
mans Bill for public watering troughs has
has become Il law or not. but II it does il
will prove a benefit to the public. l think
there is II law now in force, allowing the
maintainer of II public watering trough tc
have n certain sum deducted from his tax
well, they won't come ainiss anyhow
Thomas Lantz Of the Stroudsburg Nor
mai school, spent II couple of days with
his parents last week Tom is looking til
top, and although working hard is losing
none of his avoirdupois.
Madison Shay informs me that, he has
no inteution of moving on the farm of Ey
Brink IL ruttles Corner. Some one start
ed the report with no foundation in fact
benjamin Mettler, of this town. is SER
iously i'll with an attack of pneumonia
Mr. Mettlsr has always enjoyed excellen
health and now at the age OF rs years il
paying first dollars for medical aid
Albert s. Rosencrans will leave Tuesda,
of this week for an extended trip through
Virginia, visiting LyLchburg his former
home, Richmond and other points.
Complaint is frequently heard that SOM
of our school rooms are not kept comfort
able during school hours in cold wind!
weather. Suppose our b. of e. should TAX
one school house each year, rip off the sid
ing, sheet the building. then layer of pa
per over that, replace the siding and you
school rooms will be comfortable, if door
and windows are made tight. AS it is to
day our coal bills are immense.
From present indications the creamery
at Bevans will not start up with anywher
near the number of cows that has. bee
anticipated Very few if any COWS will b
secured North of the creamery This is to
bad for had hoped to see this venture
grand success, but the prospect is might
slim now.
Benjamin f. Rosencranse the efficien
manager of the Club House hatchery re
ports the eggs are coming out nicely an
that at the present time about 10000 youn
trout are in the boxes, with 1900 NOR
eggs to hatch The greatest care must b
taken Of the little speckled fellows, and 81
far Mr.. Rosenkrans loss in small fry an
eggs has been very small They will b
kept in the boxes until they are larg
enough to take care of themselves and the
will be placed in our streams and tn
Clubs ponds.
A portable engine passed through her
enroute to Walpack the parties intendin
2 to saw wood with their machine. The wa
they finished up landlord Westbrooks larg
/. wood pile at Bevans, would indicate tina
this machine rapidity and cheapness NJ
. combined.
A kind friend in Newark sent me a SUI
day edition of the "Call" and it l foun
something that mayfnterest teachers gel
orally In report of that city's schools
find the following: