Milford chronicle., 1891-03-27
MILTON.

ear Hog Island on Friday, the I3 inst.i s
nj vas drowned The circumstances ,
+ tbe occurence as related by Captain
ones in a letter to the young man
afher are about as follows: The vessel
,as bonnd out Of the inlet with peaks
lacked aat. the wind blowing a fresh
resterlv breeze; Young West was over
he bow eating the anchor when the
nen sang ont "man overheard y Inc
.aptain rolled the wheel down, ana
,rouqht the vessel head too; and musl
,ave seen the Young man, as he followed
n him TO 'skeep up and they would save
i'm - The boat was lowered, but |
,eavv sea was running and she hlled |
With water. Nevertheless, the men
uuped in with buckets, and commenced |
Ealing and started for the boy-but he |
,ad disappeared. 1t is supposed he be
came chilled with the cold, and Went
down. Mr. West has also received a
letter of coincidence and sympathy from
I c. Iohnsou, Captain of Hog Island
I ife Saving Station, in which he says;
'Captain Tones hoisted a signal and
launched my serf boat and boarded hiul
l,ut as the vessel was about three mics
from the station, was necessarily some
time IN doing so. When / reached the
vessel your son was gone. The leIteI
further states that everything possible
was done by Captain Jones, and MN
self TO find the Young man, but without
avail. Captain Johnson's letter closes
with coumendable praise to Captain
Iones and the vessels crew.
The unexpected death OF William W.
West who was in his 2Ist, year OF age
is sad blow to his parents, WHOM he
greatly assisted. He was an industrious
man. and one who thought much OF his
home. and one whom loving ones VIII
long remember.
AZ a meeting of the Town Council on
Thursday evening, the Io inst Captain
Isli Burrows. was chosen overseer OF the
streets. collector Of taxes, town balit and
lanp lighter. For lighting the lamps lie
will receive 90 Z cents per night; as over
seer OF the streets, SI.25 per day; Tor
collecting taxes, a certain per cent and
as town baliff, what he can make out OF
it which is usually nothing,
IT takes a man of feXtraordinary stamina
to stand the pressure of so much accumu-
lated honor heaped upon him at one
time. and it has been suggested that
where the Offices are to be bestowed upon
one individual, they should be given one
at a time. i. e. give him the degree Of
overseer of the streets one week, and
after the interim of another week the
degree of town baliff, and so on until all
/ of fhe appointments shall have been alb
/ sorbed.
'This would certainly entail extra
trouble upon the honorable Town Councl
bnt would be better for the equipoise o.
recinient in enabling him to maintain {
proper equilibrium. .,
However. we think they have got ''th'
riobt man in the right place" this time
as Captain Burrows IS one VINO IS no
eIated bv success, nor cast down by ad
versitv and probably do his duty, par
ticulariv in lighting the lamps, s,-eiLRei
| Tigbf iEe,,f ON dark HieLkS or thTO7O then
in the giger. The Italicized words con
vey advice of our own.
Miss Birdie Wilson, Of Georgetown
teacher of the public school in Nortl
Milton. was attacked with measles las
week, and has gone to her homei III con
sequence whereof the school Is closed.
Mr.. Henry Sharp has purchased IN
dwelling house and lot, on Federal stree
formerly the property OF MIS- oalil
Oliver. deceased Consideration 1925.
Rev. ]. A. Weigand and family lei
home on Tuesday to visit Havre de Grace
Md, from whence he Will proceed
Baltimore, on the Ist proX,, TO atuen
the sessions of the NJ. 2. Conference
Judging from the size ol the meat u, una
! is brouget to market, some people klile
big hogs last fall. We were SHOWN
few days ago, a middling that welghe
o8 pounds, and there IS a ham near D
that tips the scales at o. pounds An
there is plenty of it; the stores nave ION
on hand and apparently there Is no u
minution from the raisers. ,,,-,,.
A merchant remarked to me, 1hei
are ZOO bushels of round potatoes IN IN
locality not vet consumed wen
said "if during the winter potatoes na
, been sold at reasonable price, say
cents a bushel, they would nave pee
! consumed. I don't admire the plan
vogue of paying the raiser an eNnorD
tant price for his produce, which comPe
! the consumer to pay the same Prlce g E
more. Potatoes can well besoid at M
cents a bushel and more money maze
: the farmer than on corn" But iafilie
have not been satisfied at the PIlC'
! offered eighty cents-and many OF tne'
e have been waiting for a larger p1c
hence the surplus Captain J I. Atkil
&, Son. last week. shipped nifty bus
B. els 10 Chester. This locality eXpor
D lis own raising, and imports the produ
:. ton OF other localities for planting pu
u poses. which are retailed at Si75 u
X bushel. Strange anomaly
y Owing to the stormy weather ana u
5 absence Of the minister, no services we
o held at the NJ Z. Church last sunday
Rev. T. r. Creamer will be at nome
, next Sabbath; and in the morning WI
II preach on the Subject Of the "Resurre
ion" in the evening he will give
z epitomized account of the services OF q
y late conference ,,..
= Rev. V. NJ. Riordan who has late
d assumed the rectorsbip Of the r.
Church Of this town lett two weeks SIN
u to lecture in Chicago. A private lett
II received by Mr.. Thomas Douglass, ro
/ his physician, states that he is now prI
q trated with pneumonia, and will not
? able to return for some time.
n Mr.. Samuel Goslee is convalescii
j from heart troubles q,
Mrs. William A. Hazard, who b
l. been i'll for some time, IS improving
y Mrs. Mary Burrows is very low WI
"a consumption.
ID Mr.. w. II Chandler, received on Tu.
$, dav, via Ellendale, car load OF !
- from Philadelphia.
ol Miss Lydia Robinson, and Miss Ia
III ME Magness, who have been guests,
y the M. P. parsonage, have returned
their homes at Belair, Md; they we
$. accompanied by Mrs. Kindley wife
- the pastor.
y The two weeks old child of David
Reed, of near town, died on Friday a
was buried at Zion NJ. +. Cemetery
Saturday afternoon. ID. a. 4
" MILTON, March IS, 1891.
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