Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-05-22
MILTON.

Many persons think that a newspape
correspondent should publish everything
r that occurs from the explosion of a lamp t.
the squeal of a mouse. Now while his pc
, culiar Tegidity is acknowledged, it must be
! apparent to any thinking mind there are
things which escape his cognzance. Many
items written are of little account to home
readers-who already know them-but
quite interesting to those away, who are
auxiously awaiting home news, Many
more are interesting to a majority at home,
but don't please the few, because they-the
items-squeeze their toes. But the greatest
fault we find with our readers if indeed we
find any; they always want long letters and
we can't always get them; and the paper
can't always publish them. However, as
we are not pugilist and are rather lacking
in avoirdupois, we will not say much ION
this line, " bearing in mind that,
! ''lhe best way 10 do is to do as you please,
For your mind, il you have one will then be at
! ease.
| or course you will meet with all sorts Of abuse,
But cont think TO stop them-it amt any use.
I For people will talk"
A long talked of project has, at last, been
| consummated, by the Delaware Legislature
viz; the consolidation of the school districts
Of North and South Milton. AS might be
expected, the people, on this subject are
divided The objectors of the bill claiming
that its advocates sprung a mine on theni;"
that the Act is not the wish nor desire Of
majority of the citizens of the town: that
portion of the nine trustees, or commissioners |
named in the bill are not educational repre-
sentatives, but representatives Of capital |
real or prospective; that the action in forcing |
the bill before the legislature was one Of 1
chicauery and frauds, tending to grind down /
the poor man, to the elevation of the rich /
mans children; that the Act gives to South |
Milton Eve of the nine trustees, aud to North |
Milton but four previous to the passage
of the bill, as is known to the citizens of the
town, South Milton contained three school
districts consolidated into one; and North
Milton contained two school districts united
in one. As one or the other decision of the
town must necessarily have the odd trustee,
it appears no more than fair that South
Milton should have him
Now the advocates Of the Act claim the
character and condition of the school build
ngs Of Milton are below the Status" Of any
'ther town in the state; that they are a dis
trace 70 the community, and a laughing
took" TO all degrees Of intelligence that
lisit the town; that the epithets barn" and
Jail yard" as applied to one of the Milton
chool houses are sobriquet familiar from a
he granite hills of the BrandyWine, to the s
norasses Of Baltimore hundred; that their q
nsightly appearances have deferred immi- J
nancial and business interests Of the town; o
nd finally that the Act was a public necesS o
Ity as it will be, private and public bene-
Now these are the facts regarding the s
iferences ofopinion, as I understand them. :,
I'D tile intelligent reader may draw his =
WI couclusiou-whether the advocates of y
consolidated school system have done !,
ght in having this Act passed or not; and y
neither the improvement and advancement ~
at must necessarily follow will be a :.
lblic benefit to the town. aud to the rising ~
.neratiou. The trustees under the nev
It met on Monday afternoon for the pur.
se Of organization. David I.ank was
acted president; Thomas n. Douglass. de
cretary and J. II. B. Mustard, treasurer. co
committee Of three was named to locate maj
ide for the proposed new school building, IN
q committee Of six was appointed ter
inspect the school buildings Of neigh M
uring towns, and formulate some idea Of Sp
at Milton needs. Both committees are to na
'ort on next Monday evening. inc
,aptain James Darby is at home cot
,aptain James Deputy, Of Philadelphia. toR
5 ~ town last week. WI
.apiain Hrauk Lacey returned 20 bis ves- W
on Monday aa Az