Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1899-11-03
SANDYSTON IN GENERAL.

At various times during last sum-
mer the orchards of Geo. f. Hursh
were visited and nearly 100 fine APP
pie trees were girdled. Not content
with such cussedness they threw
corn covered with Paris Green
among his chicken houses, fortunate
| ly the corn was so thickly coated
with the poison that the chickens
would not eat it. For some time the
the perpetrators of such dastardly
work have lain still, but on the even
ing of the the 23rd they girdled and
broke down % fine pear trees, all
| choice varieties. On Friday night,
last, presumably the same parties set
fire to Mr.. Hursh's woods, near the
village, about II O'Clock at night.
| Luckily Ben ROsencrance living at
the Club House saw the light and
notified Layton by phone and all
| turned out and soon had the fire put
out. No one said a word or question
ed the origin of the fire when the
fire-fighters separated for home, but
it seemed as if all suspicioned, but
dared not say what he thought.
Politics is slightly warmer than
last week, and the election promise
er to be warm enough to bring out
every voter throughout the county.
While this is a Democratic county,
it is pretty safe to say that Mr.. Lantz
will poll his full party vote, and some
from over the fence.
Evi Brink is having his residence
at Tuttles corner repainted and other
wise repaired. This is tine old Tut
ties Corner hotel, and many Will
remember this hotel when it was a
stopping place on the old mail route
to Milford 80 or 60 years ago.
SO Tri States has prize fights?
Well, that is an indication of advanc-
ed civilization, but what are the peace
officers doing up there? We have
lots of mucle over here, but muscle
don't always count. H. l.. must see
that such doings are stopped. Dc
you hear?
n view of the "Oceanic" steamer
as she lay at her berth, would give a
person an idea of her immersity, and
comparing her with other steamers
along the docks was not on her, but
think of vessel 704 feet long, meas
ure off the distance, and you will
have an idea of her size, but seeing
her Will give you clearer idea.
The d. L. & w. r. r. manage
ment have issued new time table
which gives the rates for all kinds o
tickets sold on that road. Fare Ont
way from Branchville to New YOrl
is 81. 25 while from Andover II mile
nearer New York the rate is $l.7i
again a round trip fare from Branch
vile is 3.45, from Andover $2.65
1 a ten trip ticket from BranchvillC
\ costs $1,000, from AndOver and New
ton 1915. 30 trip tickets from New
ton to n. Y. costs S47. 30 from Brancl
vile S56.25. The reduction from
former rates are not in proportion t.
the distance, but the public will hav,
TO submit or take some other road.
While in New York last week
] visited Roosevelt Hospital an 59tl
Sire It TO see how George Smith, o
B vans was getting along. Che ope
ration for appendicitis was perform
ed on Oct. 10, and l found him do
ing nicely with hopes of his return
ing home in few days. 1t seem
to me that if 1 had occasion to go t,
! a hospital, Roosevelt would be m!
, choice. Everything appeared s.
, neat and clear.
Miss Allie Gum, of Hainesville
after tour of z weeks returneC
home on Saturday. During he
trip she visited Perth Amboy, N
Y, Brooklyn and other points, in
cluding trip up the Hudson.
A trap for throwing clay pigeons
and couple of barrels of the pig
cons would Indicate that a shoe
will be held at Layton before long
On Tuesday night 1 started OF
my annual trip to attend the meet
ings of the Readington Insurance.
COMPANY held at Somerville ant
Three Bridges, and although thos'
places are only about 45 miles soutl
of this place, l found vegetation bu
little affected by frost, in fact il
many places the shrubbery looked
almost as green as in midsummer
1 saw very little corn husked, bu
the fall seeding looked fine.
Mrs. Lucy Warner, who has beer
confined to her bed for some time
died on Wednesday evening aget
about 80 years. Since the death O
her husband in 1895, she had sue
cessfully managed her farm, ant