Milford chronicle., 1889-10-11
MILTON.

as 1t IL such an unusual thing TO se,
en- any improvements made in Milton
r. THAT people are astOunded and bewIl.
jr dered when an innovation takes place
On Monday three carpenters com.
ey menced to put a new glass front ia
ne Captain D. r. Bur.on's storehouse.
er aud seventeen "lookers-oni' soon
ie crowded the sidewalk in utter aston.
in ishmeDt at the undertaking. These
Se men consisted of ex-wreekers, gentle
ID men OF leisure. and retired capitalists.
a. The schooner C. C. Davidson was
successfully launched from Broadkiln
I Beach early on Saturday morning.
She arrived at Milton wharf on Sat
: urday evening, and is now ready to
!, try her luck again.
4 The schooner J. w. Fox took n
cargo Of petroleum from one of the
wrecked vessels at Lewes to Philadel-
, phis.and during the passage many of
the cans leaked their contents into the
. vessels hold. Upon arriving at Mil !
ton the Captain gave the citizens all |
the oil they could get from the vessel
The run boards were taken un. aud
barrels cans. jugs, aud every thing
that would hold oil, was impr0vised
for the occasion. After working and
bailing all of Wednesday morning
about ten barrels were taken out by
the various parties engaged.
The cargo Of bark that was capsized \
IN the Broadkiln during the recent t
storm is now spread on the wharf and 4
is ruined Ex-Governor Ponder's loss f
onthe bark is estimated at 81 900. n
The two tugs that now ply in the
Broadkiln, make commerce lively.
During my residence in Milton have 81
not seen the wharves so clear of wood
as at present
Theodore Spieer drives lead OK IN
single harness On Friday his oxship fo
got loose and ran away, harness and
all. Hemade things lively for awhile,
but was at last caught on Federal
street Mr.. Spicer took the gears on
one arm, aud Mr.. OK by the yoke to
lead him back; when opposite the Pom. nj
Ter Hotel, the OK made break for the
house, and would have landed in the NJ
;ellsr had he not been stopped Some
me suggested that he wanted q drink,
md 1 expect he did, for he looked So
hirsty after his long run. !
Mr.. VIII Workman cut his foot in !
:. G. DavIdsOn's shipyard ON Thurs
ay. s
Mr.. James Wolf has for some weeks his
cen on business trip to Beaufort, S. an,
/. He returned home on Wednesday, no,
nu "i'h hilh came nus "rother-ln-law Cal
nd sister-Dr. BrOckingtOn aud Mrs.
Lamie Brockington.
We certainly think our town author
les should do some legislation against
le use of the air guns aud bow guns, o'o'
lat the boys so promiscuously handle.
sveral persons have been hurt bv
em, and 1t is not at all unlikely that To
the end they will be the means of disc
sting some parties more than they and
e able, or willing to pay. at H" o,
A house and lot, the property of the up t,
lie James Coulter, deceased, was Han
ered by his heirs at public sale on
turday and struck off to William A.
azzard at $500. A
CAPTAIN John Fisher arr,ved hor,o 16 tt
IN Philadelphia en Friday, aud re- cane
rned again on Monday. His vessel, MIL
2 George Taulame, Jr., will clear this W
elk for Galveston. Texas. in n
Dr.. James A Hopkins who has ing
IN i'll for some days, is now conva- E. G
cling, and is able to ride around. VIM
dr. Wesley COverdale left on Mon
., 1p - -. a.. ~ '''e carlo
dge. Sie', SLes
ennle Walls, the 13 year-old child
Nehemiah Walls, died on Saturday.
neral services on Sunday afternoon
The residence of her father, and in n
ment at the NJ. E. Cemetery. loUI' a,
lille, the daughter ofCaptain George so"
Kites, died on Tuesday. aged about I'Ie.
ears. The time and place of inter- ~
lt are not at present known.
Ir. John G. Walls on Monday re- INV
led his position as collector of town Are
Is, town bailiff, and lamp lighter, eredf
WIN ."'uay Ie'ilo'e 10 Oailluehi N streng
On Tuesday evening the Town
neil met and elected Captain
lhen r. Bennett to fill the place w..
ie vacant by the resignation of toiIo.
Walls n n