Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-10-11
SANDYSTON.

the 3rd. The weather was fine and
brought out a large crowd comfort
ably filling the edihce. The sale uf
articles and proceeds of the supper
Melted a grand total of sss and is
thought to be nearly enough to paint
the building and the purchase of new
stoves.
A school trustee is supposed to
know the requirements Of his office
and to do all that ne can for the bet
terment of his school. And yet one
trustee refused a teacher the key to
her school room, last year, and this
year when spoken to about having
the school room cleaned remarked
that he didn't think there would be
any school, so the clerk of the board
had to order it done.
On Friday last 1 was shown
through the paper box factory of
Mr. Savacool ON Spring street, New
ton. For any one who has never
seen the machinery and the way pa
per boxes are made it is worth the
time to go in and see how it is done.
The rapidity with which boxes are
made is astonishing, and the factory
has all it can do to keep orders filled.
1 saw reference made in one of our
county papers that certain person
had anarchistic views, whereupon
that individual admitted that he was
a socialist. l just looked up the
socialist platform Of 1900 and found
much in it that any good American
could endorse. In fact, it has many
good things in it that would like to
see in force and effect.
The board of education at its meet
ing on Monday evening appointed
Alonzo Depue to teach the remainder
of the term of the Shayton school,
Loren Depue having resigned.
Mahlon M. Transue, veteran OF
the civil war, died on Monday last at
the residence of his daughter in
Branchville aged so years. He
served in Co. A 9th Regiment and
in Battery A 1st N. j. Light Artil-
lery. He was injured while support
ing a battery and was drawing a
pension of $22 per month. He leaves
two daughters, both married.
The severe frosts of Saturday and
Monday mornings were damaging ia
vegetation, and those not covering
their flowers have no occasion to
cover them now.
The most important topic of dis
cussiOn is the merits and demerits OF
the Roe fish bill. 1t is pretty GER
tain that this bill will bring out as
many voters as a presidential cleo
tion. Many are arguing that the
state should purchase all the lakes
large and small and not saddle it all
upon Sussex county. There are
more lakes in Sussex, of an area of
100 acres and upward, than in any
two counties in the state. The law
is not intended for any county, only
Sussex, and if a bill was before the
people for state ownership the south
ern and central part of the state
would defeat any such bill. 1t was
not intended to be mixed with poll
tics, but those opposed to the bill
have succeed in dragging it in, and
voters irrespective of party should
eliminate the political CP) part, if
there is any, and vote for a bill that
insures them their rights.
A great many people would grum-
BILE if they should be placed in front
seat in Heaven and just that class
claimed that FrankfOrd should put
her road leading from Culvers Gap
to Branchville in better order, and
complained of mud holes, etc. Now,
through the kindness and public
spirit of Col. Price, cracked stone
have been put in the road almost the
entire distance, but those howlers
can not wait until those stone wear
down and the next thing they will
want will be macadam and a steam
roller. The road will be fine in a
short time.
The October examination for teach
ers' certificates was held in the New
ton public school building on Friday
and Saturday last. Only Is appIi-
nants were present on Friday, the
smallest number for an October ex
that 1 remember Of in
many years.
When a person was heard to say
that he could do anything in Sandy
5ton without fear of the law then it
Is time for people to see if that re-
mark can be carried out. Last spring
at town meeting a party openly sold
whiskey, and that whiskey caused
more drunkenness than 1 ever saw at
spring election. Many look upon
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