Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-09-05
sANDYsTON

Ane nuuuay hcnuul pichic III iclUl
e. Bevans' grove on Thursday was a
tame affair. No speaking and very
little singing so that when a shower
came up everybody ''scooted'' for
home. The attendance was large
but the prominent speakers did moi
materialize.
Charles Bensiey upon going after
his cows ON Thursday found one
with her neck broken, probably the
result Of fighting.
The subject Of good roads is the
principal topic discussed In this local
ity. The probability is that the road
from Culvers Gap to Tuttle's Corner
will be changed thus giving us a
very easy grade across the mountain.
Smiths Hill, near Newton, could be
easily avoided by changing the road
a little and that is the heaviest grade
between Newton and Layton. At
Deckertown, / understand, they in
tend macadamizing the road lead
ing out of that borough going directly
over the biggest hill in that section
when it could be avoided by skirting
its base and have no grade.
Help is getting scarcer OIL the farm
each year and 50 machinery must be
brought into use. The new machine
is a corn cutter and all are anxious
to see how the thing will do its work.
1t is the property OF Charles Bensley.
The cider making time is here and
j. b. Rosenkrans' press is kept pretty
busy. The lover of cider is right in
il this fail.
Miss Maud Reason of Stroudsburg
issp. ndlnga fortnight visiting friends
and relatives in this town.
Seth Shay, conductor on a trolley
line in Newark, is on his annual va
cation anon g relatives in Sandyston
and Montague.
Our schools reopened for the fall
term Sept. I'd. The teachers are as
follows: Sadie Drake, Fullers;
Alonzo Depue, Shaytown; Myra
Drake, Hainesville; Sam Hazelton,
Layton; Ella Hursh, Flatbrook Val
ley; Dot Shay, Tuttles Corner; Miss
Munson, Bevans. Miss Grace Rosen-
krans will teach the Mt. Benevolence
school in saltwater and Emma Hursh
the Centre school in Walpack.
1t is strange that the party object
ing to having the new road from
Tuttle's Corner to Culver's Gap be-
cause it crosses his land and leaves
him slightly off of the main road
should do so, and yet this same party
kept the toll gate for years and has
had the working of our roads for
years and both paid.
At the last meeting of our board of
education it was decided to ask the
voters of this town for 5000 for the
purpose of moving the Fisher school
house to the centre of the two river
school districts. The people will
have a chance to vote on the question
on Saturday, Sept. 9Th at the Centre
vile school house. Polls open from
8 till - m.
Frank Major of Chatham, N. j.,
is visiting relatives in this place for
a few days. Frank is looking first
class and says his job at Chatham
beats anything Sandyston can offer.
Ralph Van Sickle will leave in a
few days to enter the normal school
at Trenton and Eston Van Sickle
will go to the Newton business col
lege.
The people in the vicinity of Bev-
ans will be glad to know that the
new iron bridge across the Flatbrook
near Alfred Bevans will soon be
ready for travel. The loss of that
bridge compelled them to drive
around by Layton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckett of Newark
spent the past week with E. T. Owen
returning to their city home on Mon
day.
The pancake crop promises to be
very good from present appearances
and they are just the thing on a colo
morning.
! TRESPASS NOTICE Notice is hereby
/ II given that trespassing on the premise
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