Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-16
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON


passed by the Dingmau Bridge Co.
If they have any surplus it might
be put on the bridge in repairs.
Farmers Institutes will be held at
Montague Nov 10, at Layton Nov II,
and at Newton Nov u.
These meetings are productive of
much good To the farmer aud should
be more largely attended than they
are.
Haying Is In full swing and we are
having fine weather for getting it in
but help is very scarce is tho one SER
ious drawback.
@. o. Gum of walpaok was taken
to the Port Jervis hospital for an
operation for cancer fortnight ago.
He was we'll enough to be brought
to his home on Friday.
A case under the "Disorderly Actp
was tried before Esquire Hursh at
Layton on Wednesday last.
One side sworo that so and 90 was
the case and the other side swors
directly opposite on ell points and
the Justice was compelled to dismiss
the prisoner.
A big fire mas ragged along the
mountain in Walpack nearly all Of
last week, but at this writing the
fire is about out.
Twenty cents an hour for lighting
fire is pretty goud pay, and that may
have had something to do with p;o
longing it,
a dilapidated bridge near the resi-
de1oe of Floyd Fuller is badly in
need of repair. Our- Freeholder has
been notified to see to il, but he says
it is not county bridge and refuses
to order it repaired, saying that it il
the duty of the road overseer to at.
tend to it, and also refuses. Some
bodys horse will get hurt there. and
then somebody win have to settle.
The continuous dry weather Is
seriously affecting all vegetation and
unless rain comes very soon gardens
and pasture will be ruined. While
parts of the West is getting more Of
its share of rain, the middle states
are not getting any.
The day of the Newton. Milford
ball game Deckertown party was
sitting in his carriage in front of my
house
A couple of autos from Milford
passed when one party ran by the
other. opposite to the carriage, his
machine striking the wheel of the
wagon. but glanced.
Somebody might have been hurt
by that smart fools action.
The local option crusaders gave q
stereoptican picture show some days
ago showing the sale of Intoxicating
liquor by Senator Price in his drug
store. Also at the Cochran House
in Newton. Money hor love could
get drink on Sunday of either place
is the opinion of all who know them.
The pictures are put mp jobs.
John ]. Vansickle made a prepared
speech before the Sussex County
Board Of Freeholders at it's last meet
ing that is likely to set some men,
bsrs of the Board to do some think
ing. He told them that township
in this county had purchased a steam
roller for 1928 30 less than the coun-
ty paid for E similar one, and that
there was something wrong in the
letting of the contract for building
the Newton Netcong Macacam road
and Vansickle plainly pointed out
that wrong.
Now several meinbers Of the board
are on the war path, and there will
be some investigating done, which
should have been done years ago.
As it stands now it promises to be
very pretty fight.
1t is truly amusing if it were not
serious matter to note that the
Committee appointed to investigate
the charges made by Freebooter
Vansickle before the Board Of Free.
holders Of this county should be the
very ones pointed at IN the charger.
To investigate ones self is a novel
spectacle.
The Newark Evening News says
the director of the board side. e.stepped
whatever that may mean.
The Annual Harvest Home OF the
Layton C ngrogation os the N. f
church will be held on the church
grounds on the afternoon and even.
ing OF August Is.
The law requiring lights on all ve-
hicles after nightfall is disregarded
and may not be obeyed until some
one is hauled mp and fined with the
costs.
Samuel Smith has sold bis proper.
ty uear Layton known as The Baeha.
nan lot 10 George Owen for t2TS.