Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-12-04
SANDYSTON

fortnight.
Ralph Vansickle and BERTHE Kint
ler Of the state norm al are spending
their Thanksgiving vacation at their
respective homes at Layton
Miss Maud Maybsry aud husband
'pent Thanksgiving with her par
ints at Hainesville. They reside at
Passaio, N. J.
Johnnie Major of Layton is down
With muscular rheumatism, and at
present is a pretty sick boy. His
many friends hope to see him re-
stored to his usual health.
A few days ago I visited Milford,
and l must say that the scene Of
dssolation presented near the Mil
ford bridge is enough to make any
one heart sick, and the owner of
that land surely has the sympathy
Of all in his affiiction.
Work has stopped on the Macadam
road across the mountain, and
nothing further will be done until
next spring, and I hope it will be
completed in time for the Fourth of
July.
All interested in agricultural mat
ters must not forget the Farmers
Institute at Layton Dec and 8.
Messrs. John G. Kitchen and
John ]. Vansickle, comprising the
firm of Kintner and Vansickle and
as shippers of hay and grain, are
doing the largest direct shipping
trade of any firm in the United
States. Located as they are in Ohio
and Indiana they still find time to
buy Jersey farms in this beautiful
valley and now they have an acre
age of over 500 acres, all in one body
and of that nearly one-h half is
meadow land of good quality. Mr..
Kitchen on Friday last purchased
the Salmon W. Bell farm of 100
acres, and will erect the most com
plete and uptodate fish hatchery in
the U. s., Matching for the U. s.
government as we'll as for indivi-
duals. They will plant 1000 willows
along the streams passing through
their lands to beautify the same and
for the protection of the speckled
beauties. Next summer they will
build one of the finest club houses
in the scate, and the site is one com .
manding n fine view of the valley
for miles. The farms will be stocked
with cattle, sheep and Angora goats
and the stock will be brought from
the west, such as are not raised in
this section and that will do for
export trade. Other farms are in
view and the end is not yet. May
their efforts meet with success.
Game is scarce and-high. When
it comes to paying a dollar for a
partridge, twenty-five cents for a
quail, and twenty-five cents for
rabbits it is time to fall back on
chicken, the best meat of ALL
Saturday last Miss Gertie Raser,
daughter of John Raser of Layton,
was united in marriage to William
Heater of this town The happy
couple have the best wishes of their
numerous friends. Rev. A. j..
Myers ofIiciated.
The creamery at Bsvans has rails
ed the price of milk twenty cents on
can, the raise to commence On
December 1st.
A Sandyston party shipped a
barrel of cider to Newark via the d.
L. & w. and the strangest part of it
is that the barrel reached its desti-
nation, but it. was empty. Some
body on that road likes cider as we'll
as the Newark party.
Pretty cool weather with the
mercury marking from 8 to de-
grees above zero for several success.
sive mornings last week. The skat-
ing is fine, and the young folks are
making the most Of 1t.
Henry E. Montross, the popular
landlord of the 0entreville hotel,
will give a grand shoot Thursday
Dec. 10. Lovers of the sport will
find turkeys. ducks and cash prizes
to be shot for.
Rumor has said that James Fuller
Jr., has rented the farm Of Mrs
Mettler over along the river, and
from that Dame Rumor says the
wedding bells will ring very soon.
Some Change is likely to be made
at the Bevans creamery for the
coming year. Nothing definite has
yet been decided upon bus e day OF
two will settle matters.
John W. Bookwalter Of Ohio /.
brought forward by Bryan's Com