Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-05-10
CORRESPONDENCE.
SANDYSTON

The merry whistle Of the creamery
is welcome sound in this valley
and 1t was opened for business on the
Both ult. 1t is something new here
to see the farmers passing with a
load of mix cans, but ] hope it will
be common enough ere long. Many
did not know that it was going to
open, and now that it is running those
intending to patronize it should
start in at once.
The shad fishery at Depue's fish
cry started to haul in the shad the
past week. The recent rains raised
the river too high for successful fish
ing but this week the river will be
just right, barring rains. The catches
50 far have not been very good, the
"pink-eye" being the majority of
the fish caught.
Arbor Day was duly observed by
the schools Of this town, and in some
cases trees were planted, and in 9th
ers, recitations were given. The
trouble about tree planting lies in
the fact that all of the school grounds
are so small that there is no room for
them. 1t would be a good idea for
the Board of Education to enlarge
the grounds, and then set it out with
trees. As it is now, Arbor Day does
not create much enthusiasm in the
pupils minds, so far as tree planting
is concerned.
Garden making is all the go, just
now, and the question, "Have you
made your garden?' is on every
ones lips. Many have had their
gardens partially made for some
time, but the light frost of Monday
morning is caution to go slow in
the garden line.
The timber tract recently bought
by Mitchell and Condict near Tuttles
Corner gives a good deal of work to
the laborers in this locality. This
makes help on the farm very hard to
get, the men claiming they can make
better wages getting out ties, etc.
The young trout now Matched at
the Flatbrook Fish Clubs ponds
number about $4,000. Ben Rosen-
krans, the efficient manager of the
hatchery, says the loss has been un-
usually small, and that the young
fry will soon be placed in boxes in
the stream out-Of-doors.
Every once in a while the New
York dailies fail to arrive at the Lay
ton Office, and then it is reported that
there was smash-up on the D., L.
& w. l can see no account of any
smash, and would be glad to know
the reason why our dailies fail to
come on time.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Hughes, while
walking through Brookside, partly
came in contact with poison sumach
and both were badly poisoned, espec-
tally about the face. They did not
touch it, but were poisoned just the
same.
b. ID. Hursh, general manager of
the Stroudsburg telephone company,
spent Sunday with his parents, re-
turning to his duties in the afternoon.
Whenever our phones get out Of
whack Ben puts them in order and
we go ahead until another whack
comes and his services are again re-
quired.
John Smith and family moved last
week from Pine Hill to the tenant
house of Hon. L. T.. Smith near
Bevans.
Farmers were much delayed by
the heavy rain of Thursday night in
getting their oats in, but all will fin
ish them by the middle of this week.
The work on the farm is much be-
hind and planting will be a little later
in consequence of wet weather.
win Bevans and Seth Shay, both
on a trolley line in New
ark, are spending a week visiting
and relatives in Sandyston and Wall
pack. Both look as if Essex county
agreed with them.
A majority, I might say all with
perhaps one exception, of our schools
will close from the middle on to the
last of May. This will make a pret-
ty long vacation, and ! think it
would be benefit to the pupils to
lengthen the school year TO at least
% months; 10 months is a little to
much Of good thing.