Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-04-10

Miss Mary Matthias, Of Mahony City,
Pa, is the guest Of DR.. Gillespie aud
wife
The foremost Of the schooner Emma
Burton has been taken out; the top, which
is rotten near the cross-trees, will be cut
off and a new piece spliced on and the
mast replaced.
Chas. c. conley, 7. G. s., and G c. Of
r., 9. c. q. S, o. r. NJ, Of Philadel-
phia. paid Chippewa Tribe, No. %, a
friendly visit on Fridays Sleep, and raised
the following chiefs to their various
stumps: J. X Atkins, Sachem; John B
Barker, ST Sag Geo. +. Brion, Jr Sag
w. Coyerdale, Prophet; T. i. Davidson.
Chief Of Records, and Isaac W. Nailor, K.
Of w. After which he gave the Tribe,
which was instituted by HIM, a 'long
talk, . and presented it with a handsome
Rep. regalia. As lie was born in their
hunting grounds" the members of
Chippewa are always Glad to welcome
him to their wigwan, and greet him with
the true Redman's grasp of friendship.
| The Great Chief will ever have a warm
feeling in the memory Of his many friends
of Milton. On the rising Of Saturdays
sun Mr.. Conley and wife were given
carriage drive around the town to again
view the scenes of boyhood days, and
hence to Point Pleasant-our popular
summer resort-where he purchased the
cattage of Mr.. w. H. Fox, and expects
to spend a part of the summer there.
In the afternoon, amid the kind adieus of
many friends, they took up the trail for
Philadelphia after spending happy time.
There's a good time coming hoys, "
Captain John Fisher is paving the vacant
lot on the corner of Chestnut and Coul
ter Alley, cleared of, 'for the probable
purpose of raising watermelons for the
edihcation of the boys during the latter
part of the coming summer. Keep a
lookout, boys there's a good time COM
ing"
Mr. Steelman and Miss Emma Walls
we're united in matrimony on Sunday
evening at the NJ. z. parsonage, by the
Rev. T. r. Creamer.
Mr.. Curtis Reed is driving away on his
new building on Union Street The ends
are about completed, the scroll work on,
and painted
The measles, which we thought were
abating, are yet aourishing in Milton.
The school board of South Milton met |
on Monday evening, and decided to con-
dnue the schools two months longer,
commencing on the 27th inst. Under |
the circumstances, a very impOlitic move |
lin our opinion. Witness the preceding
paragraph.
A petition is in circulation this week
to be presented to the Legislature, pray
ing tor the passage of an Act consolidat-
ing the school districts of North and South
Milton. The idea is to consolidate the
districts of the entire town, and build a
school house that shall be an ornament
10 the place. Now this is a good idea, if
he move is made in good faith, and it be
not 1RSe de Jgaeyge, on the part of those
II North Milton, who are opposed to build
ng the school house there For be it
Known that the passage of this Act will
nvalidate the Act referred to in this com
regarding north Milton And
hould this Act be passed, and nothing
urther done with it, as is usually the case,
North Milton will be euchred out OF a
chool building; but if it is passed and
properly carried out it will be of lasting s
eneft to Milton. Look well before !
on leap" This item is merely thrown
ut as a feeler.
Mrs. Mary Prettyman died on Sunday
forming in the 18th year of her age. The
neral services were held in the NJ. P q
hurch an Monday afternoon by the Rev. a
=. r. Dreamer, and interment made in
lie NJ. f. Cemetery
Mr. Samuel Goslee departed this life r,
4 Monday morning, the 9th inst, aged
years, II months, and - days.
D. A. c.