Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
sANDYsTON.

There is some difficulty in the
connection of the Flatbrookville
mail from Layton. The Branchville
mail gets TO Layton usually about
3 p. M, but the starting CT the lower
mail, as we call it, is . Is aud this
delays their mail one day. Just
set the lower mails time back il its
old time of 3.15 and connection Gun
be made satisfactory to all.
People having occasion to drive
across the mountain are loud in
their complaints OF the condition of
the road. They say it is the worst
ever known and threats are heard
that resort to the law will be made
unless the road is repaired But
our roads throughout the town are
in about the same condition and, if
anything, going from bad to worse.
When the filling in of the road
was done last spring near the resi-
dence of DR.. Hughes it was under
stood that all taking part in filling
in with stone was doing it for moth
ing. But when one party takes
stone from his lots, and then gets a
bill paid for those stone it is certain
ly peculiar.
Capt. Simpson has the finest pair
Of twin colts to be seen anywhere.
and now they are for sale or swap.
Any one wishing to deal will find
the captain ready for business.
do not hear anything as to
whether the Delaware valley rail
road now building from Stroudsburg
up the river, will cross at Flatbrook-
vile and come up on Jersey side or
not. As understand it, all depends
upon the cost of right of way and
if the Jersey side costs less thatroute
will be selected. We will only be
tco glad to have 1t on this side of
the Delaware, but either side will
do, only so we get the road
A number interested in the good
appearance of the cemetery at Lay
ton assembled there on Saturday
and removed the brush, weeds, etc. d,
and left the cemetery in a very neat
appearance. If those having friends
or relatives lying there would attend
to their graves and headstones the
looks of the cemetery would be
further improved.
have yet to hear of any one
claiming TO have e good yield of
potatoes, and if all reports are true
the crop is very poor. Corn never
looked better aud everything favors
an excel ent yield.
Now that haying and harvest is
over the farmers are thinking about
which picnic TO attend. First comes
Lake Grinnell the 18TH and closely
following is the Granger's at Deck
ertown on the 22d, and two days
later the Farmers, Mechanics and
rradesmen's picnic will be held at
Culver's on their old grounds near
the boat house on the gath, and
lastly, the Delaware valley Sunday
school picnic takes place in the
grove of V. E. Bevans near Bevans
on the 29th and if your are not
tired in attending the above, then
go to Buffalo and view the wonders
of the Pan-American. The merits
and dement's of the Roe fish or free
lake bill will be discussed by Hon.
l.. J. Martin and Judge Henry Hus-
ton of Newton at the first two
named picnics and all interested in
this bill should attend, as it Is i'm
portant,
On Monday a new schedule went
into effect on the mail route from
Layton to Flatbrookville. The mail
will leave Flatbrookville at $50 a.
M, arriving at Layton at $50 p. m
Returning will leave Layton at not
later than p. m, or ON the arrival
Of Branchville mail.
William Baird was getting over a
fence on Sunday last when the stake
broke pitching him into a pile of
stones and breaking his left arm
just above the elbow joint. DR..
Hughes attended to the injury.
The condition of Mrs. Sue Myers
is slightly improved, although her
condition is critical.