Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-05-06
sANpYsTON.

evening induced many to stay away
from the Grange dance at the resi-.
dence Of G. E. Hursh. Quite a
number we're present and kept the
music going until toward NOR ing.
The dance will be repeated Tuesday
evening Of this week The music Of
the Westbrook boys was very ine.
Work was begun on the new road
Wednesday, but the rain has delayed
the work. If the weather is fair
this week will sec the work in full
swing. The condition of the old
road is such that everybody is
anxious to see It finished.
The meeting to be held Tuesday
Of this week for voting the e2, 600
for building a new school house at
Hainesville and an addition to the
Centreville school building is attract
ing the attention of the voters in
this town. Consolidation il what is
needed, and in case that is done, the
new buildings are needed, but l am
afraid it may fail.
The working Of the road from
Layton to Tuttles Corner with the
road machine merely piled the
middle Of the road with gutter dirt,
and the recent rains have made it a
mortar bed from end to end. In
fact the road is much worse now
than it was before working with the
machine. just 80 much money
wasted.
l see by our county press that
there is TO be a re-argument had on
the Roe Park and Lake Bill. Well,
if we have to wait as long for the
decision as we did for the last
decision it wont make much differ
enoe to the present generation which
way it gues.
Once in a while the Walpack mail
goes without his mail, owing to the
fact that the Branchville mail does
not reach Layton until about the
time of the departure Of the Wal
pack mail at 3. As p. m. just because
some one would not carry the mail
bag TO his wagon Danny started
without his mail Saturday but on
second thought sent a man to get il
for him. Query: does a mail carrier
have to carry the mail bag IN and
out of the postoffice at the ends of
his route?
Mrs. George Jaeger visited her
husband at Newton the past week
returning home Friday last.
hay is a pretty scarce article in
this part of the world and a majority
of our farmers will welcome the
time when they can turn out to
pasture. 1t has not been so scarce
in many years as it is this spring.
A majority of the constables of
this county have pledged themselves
not to serve any civil processes
until the cost is paid. The justices
will see that costs are paid when
process is issued.
Ford Merring of Tuttles Corner
agent for the Stark Nurseries Of
Missouri, has sold large number Of
trees in this and adjoining towns
and 1 am glad to say that the trees
ordered arrived here in good con-
dition.
In looking over the school regis.
ters of 1908 l find some curious
things in the final reports. One
school reports no one tardy, average
on roll 8, average daily attendance
z, Glasses 20. The second school,
total on roll so, average on roll %,
average daily attendance 10. Third
scnool reports average on roll 20,
average daily attendance II, Glasses
II, recitahons 35. Fourth school
reports average on roll 1872, average
daily attendance 12s, % of attend.
ance z, 129 classes 25, in kinter-
garten 5. Must be a pretty large
school to enroll 1862 pupils, and have
an average daily attendance of 129,
and that report passed the officials
at Trenton. Fifth school reports
average on roll SO. average daily
attendance II, classes 20, recitations
80. Sixth school reports average on
roll -, average daily attendance 10,
number Of classes not reported, reel
tations 3S. make no comments,
but wonder what the Trenton
officials were doing when the above
registers came before them for in
specton,
The report for the Layton station
Of the Weather Bureau for April is
as follows; Average maximum,
, 52-56o; average minimum, 82. g
maximum set 1928, Highest tempe
rature 7Oo ON the 3Oth and 16s lowest
on the 4th, greatest daily range Az
on 2ard. Clear days %, partly
cloudy 8, cloudy 2. Prevailing