Milford chronicle., 1891-01-09
MILTON.

Tn one of his conversations at 81.
rIsio,a Napoleon said THE burning OF
Moscow was the grandest, the most awiul
the most magnificent, the most seDlliie
eioht the world ever saw" The nre III
Milton one week ago, was Ihlnla1ulS
Moscow. TO many it was awful, II Was
eublime: but to those who were COM
DeIIed to stand by powerless, and see tne
labor of the last ten years 80 up IN sll9Ae l,Is
and down in ashes, It was anylnlnS Dul
rieoeant The fire is a terrible loss 70
few lint il might have been worse. fOI-
t,,,,staIy il was calm at the time and the
/ liberation was kept within It's oWh
1;,,,its and the destruction IS sucn as
could nv no possible means have Dee1
a avoided after the initial spark had lgnliteu
THAT particular business corner OF Milton
,,o,y presents a scene of desolauon
roofs rubbish. and debris OF all KINDS
that were not destrucuble, lie IN HSaP9,
where once lowered stately Dullelnss
i stocked with goods, and representuS u -
capital Of many thousands OF dollars AZ
gone. and no one the better OIL Al nlsH'
fhe desolation is more complete tnan uay
light can possibly make IT, iheSe ~
were always beautifully hgnteu ~ ~
evening, and this was the prlnclpal mo-
oughfare Of the town now an y 'is.ad 80
,,ess save the sparks that are yet emilteu
rom the smouidoring embers OF the YET
urevtinguished FIRE. People walk down
ofter the shades Of night have fallen an
roc with awe on the terrible DISASTER
fold their hands and walk leisurely no me
Men have but few places at which 10
snend their evenings, and the women are
even worse off than the mentor these
stores were their favorite haunts tor even
, ino gossip. We are persuaded, however,
thet this corner will arise "Ph0nlX IKE
from lis ashes" )" aud in more grand and
beautiful manner than heretofore. we
understand that Captain d. r. Burton
a bas purchased the site on which Mr.. jon
o otban Fox's store Stood for the magnih.
= csrt suru of $500. If this be true, and
we presume il is, it means business; anC
oe Mr. Burton has the capital, associated
Z WITH enterprise, it will not be long before
y our ewes will be cheered by something
worth looking at. ,,
Mr. SgT Wilson has occupied the bulld
o ing he recently purchased, and IS nov
4. stocking it with furniture. 1t narrow,
:, ESCAPED destruction; but had the hre oe
q Cured a few days later, he would nav
d saved his stock that was consumed, as III
e. intended moving at the first OF the ne'
g wear into this same building
A. Postmaster Manship removed the posi-
:, oAice-the stock of which was saved
into the storehouse Of Mr.. John BlacS
formerly the property OF MI Manaul
d. Walls. on the corner OF Wharton an
Chestnut streets, South Milton.
on last Sunday the Sabbath SchoC
=. Association elected the following oticer
,slC + Davidson was nominated for supe
= intendent: his election will depend o
the action of the next quarterly COME
ence. L. 7. Coverdale and Mrs. L. I
in Chandler. we're elected assistant superb
ry tendents; ]. H. Davidson, secretary; MI
in Nav Coverdale, treasurer; 1. Atkins,
a, brarian: Miss Rilla Pennewill, organs
r. Welch, musical director; Jos. Ian
assistant director For the Infant Roo
ID MIS-. Mary Goslee was elected superb
tendeut. and Miss Susie B. Conner, asst
tant. ,.,
he dues of the members of the Milton l
he brarv Association are now due and mu
nd be paid on or before the first day OF re
TO- ruary 1891"
~ on Tuesday there was quite set
IN sick and disappointed candidates for 81
he peant-at-arnis Of the Legislature. The
1x- men had been promised the position
nc vote the ticket Some OF lnein went
Dover on Monday, stopped all night al
came home on Tuesday and were tn
much out. Others saw the point IN tn
md and stayed at home, and were that mu
mo in. Ofeourse it was not intended to-
~ it to any from Broadkiln. Q, we've be
az there and stayed just little too long
.aiE own good y. A. =
=Iingling Of the Guinea Hell
-t that Honor Feels
deeper hurts than th'
o7s Of ditease are son
sustem is secre
ae-e deep seal
as-ales
tie'ee