Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-04-11
sANDYsTON


the ground listening for the first train
Of the Delaware Valley railroad up
this valley and on the Jersey side of
the Delaware. Would It not be a
good idea for some of our citizens in
each Of the three townships to form
q committee and solicit the most fav-
orable terms for right Of way and to
do what they can toward aiding the
railroad officials in the matter. We
want that railroad on the Jersey side
and we want 1t bad.
The road leading from Culvers
Gap 70 Branchvile fas been almost
impossible this spring. am told
that Frankford township appropri-
ated 5000 to put this road in repair,
to which Col. Price added $500 more
out Of his own pocket. Would that
Sandyston had sever4l Col. Prices,
for the condition of our roads calls
for a half dozen at least. Montague
has its benefaetors too in the persons
Of Messrs. Kerr in the line of good
roads and to whom the thanks Of the
travelling public are respectfully ten
dered. But, alas, Sandyston has
neither a Col. Price nor a Kerr and
we will continue humping over the
stones.
B. d. Hursh, general superintend-
ent Of the Stroudsburg telephone
company, spent last Sunday visiting
his parents at Layton. Ben came up
on a motor bicycle and the way it
could go was caution.
Spring time is with US once more
and many are pushing the plow,
others hauling manure and stone,
and fence making also claims a share
of the farmers time. No one need
be idle at this time Of the year.
Wilson c. Gum moved last week
from Hainesville to farm of DR.. Cole
at Layton. Wilson is a first class
mason and one of that trade is needed
in this vicinity.
The muster in of the Union Neter-
ans Union post at Newton has been
postponed to May lst Membership
in this organization is rapidly in
creasing and by May 1st will be 40
or so strong. This is an organization
in which any veteran or son of a vet
eran is welcomed to its ranks and as
vet of '61-5 l hope to see many of
my comrades join with us.
Newton has a Trust Banking com
pany and its success seems to be as
sured from the start. There is
great amount of money now on de-
posit in the three banks in this
county and as they do not
pay any interest on the de-
posits and the Trust company does
many will draw ont their money and
go into the new company.
Rambler must not pit Sandyston
against the world for we are getting
to be real good down this way. Just
shake up Montague. They need it;
we don't.
John Schooley of this town, for the
past two years in the employ of a
trolley line in Newark, came home
on Monday last for a brief vacation.
John is not feeling first rate but the
pure air of old Sussex will soon brace
him up.
l supposed that mail matter ad-
dressed to parties in England, France
or any country in the postal union
would be carried to destination on
the postage prepaid here. In corre-
spending with a comrade of l86l-5
residing on the Isle Of Man, England,
he returns to me two Of my envelopes
and upon it is stamped "16 cents to
pay on this letter." and on the other,
"6 cents to pay and 10 centimes."
Such charges make correspondence
costly, and yet his letters to me cost
me nothing, he having to pay over
there.
John, little infant son Of Isaac
Keith and wife, passed away on Sun
day last. The parents have the
heartfelt sympathy Of this commun-
ity in their sad bereavement.