Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-01-11
SANDYSTON.

Dingmnns in last issue sizes the
situation over there about right aud |
when the next Institute comes along
the cool people of his vicinity will
turn out for they must know by this
time thnt they missed a mighty
good thing by not attending this
one.
Mrs. Hanah Maria, wife of Daniel
d Everitt, died at her home in Mon
tague ON Fri lay last. She leaves
several children, all grown to adult
age, q, d one brother John L. Crevel-
ing and one sister Mrs Mark Siglur,
both of Sandyston
Albert Tillman, Of Port Jeryis was
buried at Layton on Friday last
Many years ago he married Miss
Phebe Layton of this place who died
several years ago. Shortly after
their marriage he moved to Port
Jervis and resided there until his
death.
For the past month we have had
very fine roads only one little draw
back t. them and that is the loose
stones. Throw them out and onr
roads would be first class.
Dayton Depue and H. e. Montross
visited "Mink" pond over in Pike.
and returned on Thursday night
with 80 fine pickerel From what I
hear that is the boss pond for catch
ing pickerel. It is won er some
city chap has not bought that pond
and shut the public out. That is
one of the many things that are
done in Jersey.
Leo, Elicit has rented the farm OF
r. fl. Everitt near Layton, and will
work the farm on shares the ensu-
ing year. Leo. is a hustler and will
make it go, if any one can.
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Mrs. Isaac Shafer has been spend
ing a couple of weeks visiting friends
and relatives in Paterson and Brook
lyn, N. Y, returned home on satur
day.
Mr.. Manley Lord of this town ha.
purchased the farm of Joseph Lay.
ton in Walpack, better known as
the Samuel Sheets place, and will
take possession the coming spring
Applicants for mail routes are
awaiting the decision of the lep't
with some anxiety. The route from
Layton to Flatbrookville, has been
awarded to Daniel o. Hunterton
and the route from Flatbrook Vile tC
the Gap, goes to Samuel Gariss, who
also gets another route from Flat
brookville.
The dime social held at the resi-
denoe of Mrs, Nellie Bevan OF
Thursday last was for the benefit o
the Dorcas Society, and as the at
tendance was good the neat sum o.
$1,000 was addsd to the trea ury
Miss Bertha Stoll, the energeti
teacher of the Shaytown school
spent her two weeks vacation Will
friends and relatives at Madison an,
Dover.
In talking with neighbor he re
marked that there were very few
: dwellings in this section that hat
hal no deaths in the past 30 years
Thinking it over l found he wa
right, and in many instances ther
had been sever Il deaths in some res
idences. 1 keep a record Of al
deaths, and have for over 30 years
yet the above thought had not oc
cure to my mind.
Mr.. Herbert Depue and son, q
Knoxville, Tenn, are visiting hi
mother who is lying very i'll at tn
home of her son Wash Depue, q
! Hhnesville
Jacob Conklin, of Hainesvillt
spent the greater part of the pas
week visiting his mother at Middle
town, N. Y. She is quite an age
lady and is very i'll,
Comrade Peter Rumble, Of Spar
rowbush, visited sandyston las
, week and while here rented hi
dwelling at Hainesville to Black
smith VIM. Hooey.
Miss Cora Clark Of upper Sandy
ston, returned last week from
three weeks absence visiting friend
and relatives at stroulsburg an
Blairstown.
George Kent and Miss Anna Laur
Skellenger We're married by the Rev
NJ V. B. Warner at Bevans ON De,
2z The contracting parties resid
at Hainesville.
Clyde Stoll, youngest son Of Jas
NJ stoll has decided to go to schoC
and left on Saturday to attend
school at Newton.