Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-29
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larnity Bill" Just why this caluniuat,
should make an unwarra -. attac
upon ME in his letter is m 4 than / ca
understands am po5. lv sure tn,
I gave him no cause WIZ aver. It is tru
''yellow coat, whom he attacked tbrouel
the CHRONICLE without any provocatio
, gave to this conceited individual ,rsinis
alias Committee" but better known a
Calamity Bill" one of the most CON
plete lickings he ever received. and h
clearly demonstrated the fact to him ina
il is dangerous to monkey with the Nt,,6
and ddoey7ise''s buzz saw. While sui
fering and grooming under the chastise
ment he received from yellow coat" I
am selected as the victim of his wrath
and for no other purpose than that h,
imagines assisted "yaller coat' in de
Tending himself
] 'Finis's" letter in last weeks Issue oil
the CHRONICLE was undoubtedly brill
liant effort. His attempted reply to the
Meas and Adgey7iser reminds me OF the
boy that set sixteen duck eggs under enc
hen; the boys mother on discovering
what he had done exclaimed, "Why,
George, the old hen can never cover all
those eggs % ''No, mother know she
can't, but I wanted to see the darned old
fool spread herself" so "Finis" finding
himself ia the same condition Of the old
hen, spread himself but failed completely
to cover his eggs. He states in his letter
suggested to abuse Squire Fowler
There is not one word of truth in tile as
sertion. never had one word of contro-
versy with the author of the letter he
thus refers to, and never saw it until
printed He suggests in his letter that
''as soon as complete my dance to look
up the original contribution list and have
the same published, as it would step the
wagging st many tongues" If such will
afford the gentleman any qualification it
shall be done Now will Calamity Bill''
be kind enough to come forward aud ex
plain, as he has been requested by the
who the livery man was
who had the gall to charge eight dollars
ior team to go to Harrington and hack.
He promised an explanation. but for
some cause best known to himself, it has
allied to materialize. Will he also be
lind enough to inform those who con-
ributed to the Fourth of July fund,
whether the prices Of fireworks has ad-
'anced or declined aud if the Mckinley 4
arif bill had anything to do with it, for
f the Mckinley bill is responsible for the
normOus price that was paid for hand
i'll of fireworks then the committee is
xeusahle, and the first opportunity have
will see Billy Mckinley and demand
N explanation,
"Finis," never should have noticed
our communications, if you had not
made me the object of your malice, aud
would like to know upon what meat
ou have been fed that you have grown
o great, that you should wrap your judi
ial robes around your carcass aud with
npunity insult every one who has the
Misfortune ofincurriug your displeasure ?
lie declares that the attacks Of tue Meas
nd 4AaSeytfSe1 upon the Celebration
has put quietus on Fourth
July celebrations for twenty years to
me. Casting all prejudice aside, who c
held responsible for the dead cock in q
lie pit? There is but one answer, and it a
oipls to that self-constituted committee
of two self-conceited iudivid-
ais, who were commanders-in-chief
hat committee who ignored the legal
instituted and only aut uOrized treasurer;
lat committee who collected the money :
nd made themselves treasurer and ex- =
ended the same; that committee who 6
'sumed control of everything and di C
cited the course Of events. They are $,
e parties and the only ones Who are re- Il
'onsible for the ''quietus" the gentle 81
an speaks of-Blackstone's walking p
encyclopaedia and Henry VI comrades et
'er since they we're boys" III
The local item in the WeaOS and d. b
'ytiSeJ asked "where all the money e'
I'd gone that was contributed for the
ourth of July Celebration p and they
lswered with ridicule. The contribu- "
rs demand to know why they were so
ia their expenditures, when
e clown Of the circus answers this was
1t nickle in the slot machine, we went "
for the trapPings OF royalty and the
lsel Of the arena-the public be damned
his reply to yellow coat" and his old x
ony Bill.
! desire to inform the contributors that
cry dollar "Bill" collected has been "
id over, and he has the treasurer's re-
ipt for the same. Can these gentlemen "
no ignored the treasurer, to whom they
.ver paid over one cent, come forward
ID explain why they have in their bill es
accounts, eight dollars for livery hire Il
Harrington aud back why this cele- n
ated committee of two, who have inn
OrtaliEed themselves by giving to the
liens Of Milford, one Of the most ridie-
Gus exhibitions oftheir creative genius. c,
icy could have procured Ben Collins al
LIBERATED trotter, Matt Quay" for half in
e money, and enjoyed one ofthe grand
! rides Of their life. 10
forbear further speculation on this az
bject, land sincerely hope "Finis" alias in
"-betteF known as nCalaW in
! Bill'-will In the future avoid false 'e
ods, ma lignant Islander, and uncallcd- y
: newspaper attacks upon those who O'
yer gave him any cause for the same &c
ONE OF THE OLD CRoNGEs.
OBITUARY. in
W
VAN LIEUVAN. W
Eddie YauLieuvan died OH Sunday
.rning last at the home Of his m,lheF .
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