Milford chronicle., 1893-01-27

have also immigrated to town, Tisking the
chances ofa battle with the aforesaid En-
glish sparows, to find something to eat, and
rabbits haye been found along by-paths sit
ting ia their natural position stark frozen.
The peaches, as usual, come in for their
share Of conjecture Soaie twigs brought to
the drug store Of Welch & Starkey by Mr..
John Ponder we're put under the microscope,
and the buds examined. Some said the
peach is killed. others ii is uniniured. At
last il was agreed to decide 1--WE don't know
ANYTHING about it." Mr.. john Wiltbank who
is and acute observer, and also peach
grower, iuformes the writer that about ten
or twelve years ago he had two orchards
partly killed by the sap in the trees freezing
and bursting the bark on the limbs. One of
these orchards was in Broadkilu, the other
in Slaughter Neck The one in Broadkiln
was, 1 think, entirely killed, the one in
Slaughter Neck had no blooms, as far from
the ground as an ordinary man could reach.
above that point the trees bloomed beauti
fully but all fell off and the trees afterwaTd
died Mr. Wiltbauk has not examined his
during this weather, and cannot express
himself, but he thinks the weather has been
as cold, or colder, this spell than it was at
that time, and is Of the opinion judging from
the past, that the trees haye been 50 badly
frozen that the chances are they will die.
Captain Joseph Bradley, who lives on his
vessel at the mouth ofthe Broadkiln, and has
been waterman for many years, says he
never saw the Delaware bay so firmly fro
zen as at this time. No floating ice-but as
far as the ice eau see it appears to be one
solid mass.
George wilkins, the mail driver, has been
making his trips to Elieudale and back with
! his hack body on runners.
] r. c. Beardsley has taken advantage Of
the SNOW to sled from tile woods to his mill
a lot Of logs. And it looks like good idea,
for he can carry larger LOADS on his two sets
Of runners than he eau on a wagon, make
quicker trips, and load them faster.
a coterie of Milton gentlemen-Captain
Charles H. Atkins, Captain John Fisher,
/ Captain Frank Lacey, and Captain James
Conwell-went to Lewes on Thursday to en-
/ Joy a sleigh ride and witness the gleIies Of
winter as portrayed around the Breakwater,
iron pier, etc They saw it all, and arrived
home on Friday much pleased with their
trip.
Some malicious person cut one of the
traces Of John II. Wallis harness while in
town on Friday night
Peter Leonard while repairing a stable
roof on Saturday, slipped and fell, hurting
himself quite severely for time.
An old adage around Milton says, 'If the
sun set clear on Friday evening, it will rain
or snow before Monday evening" 1t hit it
the last time, ,surely-though slightly
Since Christmas a bug has been playing
havoc with the coal supply around Milton;
microbe, bacilly, or something of the sort,
that was the faculty of extracting the whole
Of the carbon therefrom. and rendering the
substance worthless, except to be trodden
under the foot of man.
The announcement that the Teachers In
stitute for Sussex county will be held on
February 27th, 2Sth, and March Ist and end,
suggests an idea We think the present leg
islature should pass an act specifying GER
tain time at which these Institutes shall be
held, and where.
The canning factory committee met on
Thursday evering aud examined proposals
for building said factory. There were six
bids received for building it with wood, and
two for building it with iron. Following is
the names Of persons building. and prices for
building it with wood: Isaac Nailor, SLABS;
Coard Clendaniel, sI,377.25; Nathan Will
liams, SL35o.25; James Couwell $3.50. So
Beardsley & Workman, SI,294.97; John H.
Davidson, 81 200 Mr.. Davidson will be
awarded the contract.
Mr.. Joseph Morris has a hen of the Ply
mouth Rock variety which refused to join
the co alition, presumably made by the hens,
against laying eggs this winter, but has con-
tiuued straight on and laid thirty-two eggs
in thirty-four days,
A small protracted meeting was COM
menced on Monday evening in one of the
class rooms of the NJ. E Church. Should it
assume favorable proportions it will be re-
moved to the lecture room.
The winter is waning and there is no move
made looking toward building another school
house in Milton. School committee, what
are you about Citizens of Milton, what
are you thinking of? You are paying the
Georgetown bank interest on $4,000 and
haye S2,5oo approximately lying idly
afound. Do something If you are not
going to build a school house pay off the
towns indebtedness as far as the money will
go and stop the interest. But Milton must
have a school house, and if you intend to
ask the present Legislature to pass another
laetgiYing you the authority to raise another
loan, it is time you were about it. School
Committee, you are derelict in your duty q
Do something, or give place 20 better men q
! You were elected on a reform ticket, as men
of reform; does reform meau do nothing
If it does not, let US see your reform We
will be satisfied with anything, ifyou only
do something;" and if you do wrong, we
will give you credit for action.
Ida Biedemen died on Friday of measles,
aged II years, 9 months aud % days Fun
eral services. and interment took place on
Sunday, at Reynolds NJ. E, Church, the
Rev. Mr. McLain officiating.
Hannah Hart Green, only child of Mr.. |
Julius Green, of this town, died on Sunday |
morning, aged months and one day. The
funeral service was held on Monday, Eat the |
NJ. P Church, at Georgetown, by the Rev
J. A. Weigand, and interment made in the
Union Cemetery of that town.
Milton, an. "a, 1898 DAG.
If you can't stand up or sit down, you have
to lie down. This is not always agreeable
or convenient. Cure your piles with Old
Saul's Pile Ointment before they reach this