Milford chronicle., 1891-07-24
MILTON.


MILTON.
An unusual rain storm visited this vicinity
r. on Saturday, continuing fully three-fourthl
ofthe day-commencing in the early morn
ing and pouring with slight inteTmission:
until the afternoon. The wind veered to al
E points of the compass and the cloud to al
appearances, was driven forward and back
ward over Milton The streets in the lower
2 part of the town were flooded, and the cutters
though large and eapacious, were in many
places insufficient to vent the water The
turbulence Of the flow, in some instances,
I made those unused to the surgiug of the
waves, seasick; while others retired within
doors to calm the nausea they felt stirring
: their inner parts. We have now a superb
buudauce Ofthe aqueous fluid, and as a re-
suit at this season, the crop Of mosquitoes is
pestiieTOusly large. Happily, however, fol
Milton, it is so located that within an hour
after heavy railfall the streets are eompar-
alive dry and free from mud.
On Sunday we accompanied DR.. Robert
Hopkins to Coolspring Church, and had the
pleasure of hearing the Rev MT. LaffeTty,
the Presbyterian minister of that place de
liver an excellent discourse. His text was
the whole of the incident of Philips expo
sition of the scriptures to the Ethiopian
eunuch. His points were the bringing to-
gether Of two agencies appointed of God and
acting in different localities; Bible exposi.
ton, aud the final adjustment Of the two
Coolspriug Church is about four miles from
Milton and nicely located, being nearly sur
rounded by grove of oak and pine timber.
The interior is well finished and of modern
architecture. To the left of the stand, and
against the wall, is cenotaph in honor of
the Rev. Cornelius Mustard, who preached
there over twenty years ago and which COM
memorates his memory to the good people
Of that charge "A well cared for cemetery sur
rounds the building in which lie buried the
loved ones ofthe community
Messrs. COunselmau and Co. have discon-
tinued the packing of peas The pack has
not been as large as was expected on account
of the failure Of the crop; but as many have
been received at the packing house as was
possible to she'll Had the crop been as
large as was anticipated the firm would have
lost considerable money on account Of their
inability to handle it-this inability being
| the effect of the scarcity Of labor. While
there is plenty Of labor in Milton to meet
the average requirements when it comes to
hulliug peas a few mole children are needed,
particularly when this vegetable is brought
to the factory in wagon loads containing
nearly one hundred bushels each. The
prices paid for labor in the canning bust
ness are necessarily low, as the packers get
but small margin on their goods; but what
they, the laborers, do get is so much made, |
and the employees are of a class many of
them) who are too yOnng or too old for steady |
employment at laborious work. The chill
dren are highly delighted with what they |
have made hulliug peas. The prospect for |
a large tomato crop is most fattering Should |
the season continue favorable and nothing
occur TO injure the thrifty plants, Messrs.
Counselman & Co. will probably pack a-half
million cans.
The corn crop looks exceedingly we'll. Two
of the best fel0s we have seen are those on
the estate of the late Jonothan Fox, deceased,
and Ex-Governor Ponder. Both situated
near town.
The season at Poist Pleasant has COM
menced. Mrs. Charles H. Atkins and Miss
Alena Atkins, her daughter, removed there
on Monday.
As Mr.. John Atkins was driving over Mil ,
ton bridge his horse broke through the ;
flooring, but fortunately, directly over the ,
bridge sill and the foot of the horse was ar ,
rested by the sill. Consequently no damage ]
was done to the horse. But if the Town t
Council is not careful to haye that bridge e
repaired, suit for damages may be brought q
against the town for injury 10 some animal
If it is the towns duty TO keep the bridge in
-epair, why not do it3
Mr. N. w. White has engaged as a tfav-
fling salesman with Messrs. Shumway &
20, of Philadelphia.
Dr. w. w. Dashiel, a former druggist of s
his place, but now OF Wicomico, Nd, is Wis u
ting the Rev. ]. II. Ellegood and wife v
Mr.. William Farmer with his wife and /.
are spending a few days with u
us mother II
Miss Susie Burrows, of Philadelphia is the n
uest of her grandmother, Mrs. Smithers Ct
Miss Emma Reed Of Philadelphia, is Wis p
ing her sister, Mrs. D. +. Atkins 81
Mr.. Ira Hazard is spending his vacation "a
18th his father, Mr. J. c. Hazard. 70
Mr.. Wesley Coverdale is repainting the y
Irniture and undertaking warerooms of Mr. u
J. Wilson. ei
The o. U. A. NJ. has installed the follow m
e officers c., T. Wise Warren; V. c., J. III
Black; K. S., R. M. Collins; A. B. S
bel Pettyjohn; F. s, D. T. Atkins T. T., =
Douglass H., w. II. Clements; Elk, A.
Davidson.
NJ. P. services for Sunday, July 10th, under
e supervision Of the pastor the Rev. B,
. Kindley viii be as follows Reynolds
80 a. m, Weigand's Chapel, p NJ. Mil
n p. m. Sermon twenty in length sub
ct Heaven" This sermon viii be the
It of the series of Mother Home, " and
Ieayeu."
Jfr. Johh Prettyman,af Philadelphia, paid
ilton a visit on Tuesday.
The storehouse of Captain c. H. Akin
now plastered. Mr.. Harry Tingle is doing
: painting, and carpenters are engaged in
ting in the shelving and counters.
Mr.. Isaac Nailor has broken the ground
d is now building the cellar which will
derlie Mr. Edward Willey's new building.
Work is progressing inely in the ship
rds. In about two weeks Mr.. c. c. Dav-
on Will launch the coasting schooner he
now building for Burton & Parker
f stranger should visit our town and I
ourn with us for a few weeks, and during
It time make himself acquainted with
/ unprecedented modus operandi of doing
3iness, he would wonder, and perhaps in
ire, where the autonomy of Milton is \
tied, or whether we have any polity at all. :
ring his morning walk to settle his gin
would notice a delapidated bridge floor
lgerous alike to man and beast, aud would g
ak to himself they are queer people to 7
w such dangerous traps on a public
et. Then he would hear how the COM
tee to build a public school building /
ct twice a week and do nothing but wran G
How they advertise for proposals and !,
e none, until the people are tired of such
Ids play, and are talking of holding an
ignation meeting aud getting an iniunc-
to GUST them, that other men may be y
tea who VIII do something. He would
n tha.-tfe secretary of this school board
Thomas Douglass, has become diseusted P
their mode of procedure and has ten
d his resignation. All this, and more,
ID this stranger cognize, and his mental j
ulatiou would be, the committees and 4
icil who supervise the public business
wanh Of Milton. are a very ordinary
Of men" Now we don't say a word
nst the private character ofthe men CON
ting our school committee. They are n
,entiemen and first-ciass men ia their y
re. but that they have demonstrated
iselfes totally unit for The positions a