Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-02-16
All Around the County.
SANDYSTON IN GENERAL.

On Saturday last it was my pleasure to
inspect the ample buildings OF ex Free
holder Joseph c. Warner near Hainesville
Before building Joe thought out just how
he wanted them and no pains or expense
have been spared to carry out his ideas
They are the most conveniently arranged
set Of farm buildings / know Of
Beware of the dog is good motto when
passing residence near the Brick House.
That dog has bitten several am told and
on Saturday he seemed determined to dis
sect portion OF my physical being But
STOKES are knock down argument, ana
only by their use did | prevent the dog
from carrying out his purpose Somebody
may accidentally shoot that dog.
It's getting time to hear Of vendues and
the first one hear Of in this vicinity will
be that OF Mrs. Margaret Coss near Bevans
on Feb 2s Having rented her farm she
| will sell stock farm implements, and so
forth.
HardYston township this county is ex-
perimenting in the building of stretches Of
McAdam roads, and while it is considered
Il good thing, why not have the main road
up the valley Macadamized We have lots
of material and poor roads to put it on but
there is some expense attending the work
aud just as soon as people elect raise in
taxes, although eventually it will benefit
them, they will jump on the project with
both feet and tell everybody else to do the
same No such roads here.
The singing school at Layton is PROCESS
ing finely and hereafter II outsiders wish
to hear the delightful music made by the
class just shell out 10 cents, in coin, to the
doorkeeDer, otherwise you can go some
where else Parents of pupils are wei
coined free of charge.
Frank Rosenkans our hustling mer
chant and Asst Post Master is scriousl!
i'll and has been confined to his room 70
the past week All miss Franks sunny
face and genial ways and hope he will sool
be around again
Mr. Ernest Brown will move onto tn
farm Of Evan Bevans, in few days, ant
run the farm the coming year.
We have two school holidays in thi
month in Jersey and it is wonder tina
} our Solons at Trenton have not put in an
other big gun. We have eight or ten noN
and later on we shall have more, then Gu
down the hours of teaching, and the poo
- down-trodden teacher will have "a picni
providing there are enough holidays A
most all countries have National hol
day, but this country fails to provide Oh
legally, not even July 4th
Sandyston has three hotels, and som
say four, but can only count three bon
I flde hostelries, and yet, may be mistakeI
Some are willing to vote to license two {
three more SO long rs the township gel
the license money, as they do now. Doc
: any one stop to think who pays the bill j
the end. Why the dear people to be sur,
The young folks of this valley got up
y surprise party at the residence of Miss Jos
S Layton near Bevans, and from the repor
j. hear, all had good time. The attel
dance was very large.
hear that Edgar Van Etten, formerl
a resident of Hainesvllle, has been promo
ed TO be General Manager of the New YoT
: Central II. r. with headquarters at Gran
l. Central Station N. Y. city. Mr. Van E
o ten served through the war in Co. b 2n
n. j. Infantry and rose to the rank
Lieutenant. The regiment was engage
q in all the bloody battles of the Army of ii
Potomac Eds. many friends ARE glad
q hear of his promotion. | don't hear
a.y other Sussex boys managing raj
roads but goodly number Of them nj
q holding down one end or the other OF
,. trolley car in Newark and that is rs hig
as they will ever get in management.