Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-02
sANDYsTON.


Tie attendance at the Fisher
school along the river having
dwindled to one or two pupils o
LAY, It was closed on Tuesday OF
tiis week upon suggestion Of supt.
Hill The two rivur schools, as we
GILL them, will not make fair
sized school when combined. A
fnw years ago they were put TO
gether but a few prevailed upon the
board Of education to reopen the
upper school, The building needed
extensive repairs besides new books.
together costing a sung sum, and
thus weakening both schools and
costing the town over 840O per year
and-for nothing. With the $500
voted for books this year and other
expenses may cause the t6xpapers
to ask why this was done. Those
two schools should be consolidated,
the sooner the better.
hear Of no great catches of trout
being made although a number have
tried their luck. The general opln-
ion is that the fish are not in the
streams. Stocking the streams and
lakes has no effect in increasing
the number Of fish for in fact fish
ing is poorer now that it was 30
years ago and yet the state keeps
on stocking here and there a stream
or pond and that is all it amounts to
Garden making is in order just
now and occasionally one has COM
pleted planting everything but
majority are going slow and wait
ing tile coming of summer weather
Arbor day was celebrated by near
ly all of our schools but so far as
tree planting is concerned the day
is farce With hardly an excep-
ton our school grounds are mostly
road and there is no room for trees.
Hasten the day when each township
will have only one central school
and appropriate school grounds, and
that day is not very far away.
The school of Miss Ella Hurst a
short distance back of Dingmans
closed on Friday last The exer-
cises Of the last day were of pleas
ing character to the pupils. Prizes
won during the term were presented
and each pupil received neat sack
of,candy, etc.
The Silver Spring creamery at
Bevans has reopened for business
and am glad to note with an in
creased supply of milk. There is
no reason why it should not be lib
orally patronized as its operations
of last year were satisfactory to its
patrons.
The subject of good roads is rapid
ly coming to the front in almost
every county in this state, except
here in Sussex. Our board of tree
holds should take up this matter at
the earliest possible moment for
the counties around us are taking
advantage of the good roads law
and are improving their roads.
City people will select such sections
as are blessed with good roads, and
ali know with them comes improve.
ments, fine buildings and increased
valuation.
On Sunday, the 20 nit, l took in
the Erie excursion from Port Jer.
Wis 10 New York and can say that
the trip is fully worth the dollar it
costs. The train was exactly on
time on both ends of the trip and of
the seven well filed cars l did not
see an intoxicated person although
one could get "wct goods" in Jer-
sey City or Newark.
Occasionally hear persons talk.
ing about the D. V. R. r. coming on
up this valley but don't know which
side of the river it will be built. 70
hear the owners talk one would be
led to infer that the right of way
would cost little or nothing Talk
Is cheap. Let a committee Of prom
inent citizens go over the route and
find what the cost will be and re-
port to the railroad officials for we
want that road mighty bad
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