Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-04-15
sANpYsTON

and Miss Dodge of Deckertown we're
present, as were all the teachers Of
sandyston and Montague. Papers
we're read by G.. E. Hursh, Frank
Stoh and others, and the meeting
was very interesting and instructive
from the teacher standpoint. Dis.
cussion followed each paper and the
teachers should all take part, foi
this is the most interesting part.
Some fine catches of trout are
reported, but am sorry to say thai
some of them were caught on Sun
day. But that is no violation OF
law in Jersey.
layton has special attractions and
they attract a whole lot of attraction
from attractive? youths from out
side our city limits. Some one may
stub his toe over those attractions,
and then
The Court at its last session held
up lot of licenses, and among them
notice the name Of w. H. Titman
Of Bevans. A hearing will be given
each case sometime this week. If
remonstrances against a license
were for the public good, all right,
but 80 cases out of hundred it is
pure spite of some disgruntled topper.
The Newark Sunday Call says
that great numbers Of suckers are
being speared in Sussex and Warren
counties. That may be true in
Warren county but / very much
doubt if any of that kind OF work is
done in this county,
Word was received here Saturday
that the body of the young lady
who was drowned at Port Jervis last
fall had been found on Depue's
island about three miles below
Flatbrookville. It was found by
two brothers named Strunk who
we're fishing. Parties from Port
Jervis went after the body Satur-
day.
The boar of education met on
Saturday night to estimate the
amount Of money to be voted for,
for support of our schools. No
quorum being present an adjourn.
ment was made to some time next
week, when an election will be held
to vote the needed money.
l incline TO the opinion that the
goat craze will be short lived as the
animals are TOO frisky and only
seven foot steel wire fence will keep
them in an enclosure. A day or
two ago saw them peeling the bark |
from young fruit trees and had they
not been promptly looked after
would have ruined every tree in
that orchard. They will eat any.
thing IN the line of shrubbery, in
fact, anything that is green.
L. T. Smith of Layton went to
New York and purchased four fine
looking work horses, the past week. |
In reply to Il. L. will say that
school exhibitions are detrimental
to any school, when that school is
in session, and school officials should !
put a foot on them hereafter. The
parents may be pleased at the apt.
ness of their children, the teacher
proud Of the glory achieved, but as
one patron remarked, ut was three
hours school and three hours exhib-
ition, sums up the case.
Absenteeism in our schools is
growing worse from year to year.
Our county superintendent stated |
in his remark at the teachers meet
ing on Saturday that the percentage
of attendance had fallen off here,
but in Vantage the percentage of
attendance had increased. All |
should know that the money we
receive in the state appropriation is |
based on the attendance IN the |
schools, and yet we have one school |
whore the attendance is only twenty
hve per cent Of the pupils in that J
school district. Parents refusing to |
send their children to school, regu. |
larly, are liable to all the penalties
of the Disorderly Act, the penalty
of which is 90 days in Jail or twenty
five dollars fine. The truant officer
can find business in this line if he
will look around a little.
A Sandyston party was subpoenaed
to go before she grand jury, at its
recent session, but failed 10 put in
an appearance and most likely it
would not have made any difference
If he had appeared and testified. 1
supposed q court subpoena had to
be obeyed, but it seems not.
Slate black boards will be placed
IN the Layton and Fisher school
houses this week. They are much
superior to blackboard painted on
the wall.
KY Smith moved from Bevans on