Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-09
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON

hicies ct night, goes into effect OF
: July 4th. While the fine of one dol,
lar and costs goes to the township
IL would seem thst the law does moi
apply in clties and boroughs.
When the Borden teams for haul.
ing milk from Montague and Sandy.
ston were first put on the road they
were the finest teams seen on our
roads, In consequence of overload.
ing and bad ads the result OF
building the Macadam road those
teams without an exception are
wrecks. II an additional team had
been put on those magnificent teams
might have been saved.
The B. of e. will meet again on
Saturday evening July 10. As there
is not q teacher hired as yet, it Is
likely the board will do business az
their next meeting, for some schools
have no applicants.
The Wing Clark farm which was
offered for sale June 10th. and was
bid in by the heirs for 50, 500 was
purchased by the Bevan brothers of
Bevans the past week.
The supposiiion is that it was bot
for the Flatbush Fish Club.
Many pieces of corn will reach the
knee-bigh standard by July L. Corn
as rule was planted late, but the
hot weather for the past ten days
boosted right along.
The news was flashed over the
telephone on Wednesday evening"
that the farm buildings on the farm
of Mrs. Mary Stoll ON the river road
were on fire.
A large crowd rushed TO the scene
only TO find the large barn a mass of
burning embers. Luckily there was
no wind or all the buildings would
have went up in smoke. 1t is a
great mystery how the fire origin.
ated, for when discovered, one of the
boys got the horses out of the sta BILE
and then fire was falling around the
animals. Insured in the Grange.
Evi Brink, of Tuttles Corner, has
taken up photography, and his pic.
lures of family groups, houses and
landscape are very good and he is
kept very busy.
June Both ended the mail carriers
on tho Milford Branchville route
and the Flatbrookville Layton route.
On Thursday Charles Garfield Of
Branchville took charge of the first
named route and Samuel Gariss the
latter. Ali we ask lie to dc as we'll
as John Hoffman,
1t is with sorrow that the many
friends Of Andrew Yetter hear of
the death of his wife at Blairstown
the past week.
There are very few who can say
as mail carrier John Hoffman in.
fIrmed the writer that for the four
years and three months he carried
the mail, he only missed once in
not getting Up at o o'clock. would
c.ll that record.
The celebration at Hainesville on
Saturday was largely attended, es.
peciallY in the evening. The ad.
dress of the Rev. G. II. VonGlahn, a !
former pastor, in the afternoon was
listened TO with great attention.
The fireworks at night caused |
many 10 leave the grounds early In |
the evening. and should have been
suppressed.
The ball game between the Ding
man and Layton teams was won by |
the former by score of 10 to 2.
One Pike County player sported a /
belt and revolver a la the Woody |
West, but he was in no danger.
Harry Ha' den and wife of Decker |
town visited over the fourth with
Ross Major and wife at Layton.
The new Macadam road from Cul. |
vers Gap 20 Branchville is siiH |
closed to traffic. The road will be
opened to the public in a few days.
R. Fl. McCarter Potter thru whose
lands the D. L. & W, r r cut off
passes in Andover township was
awarded $l1, 522 1Oin March last as
damages.
Mr.. Potter appealed and last week
the jury raised the award TO Sl4, 500
or $3.50 dollars per, acre for the 5s
acres occupied by the fill.
Ed Adams and wife of Bloomfield
n. ]. came to Layton on Sunday
morning in their auto returning 70
their city homo on Monday morn