Milford chronicle., 1895-09-13
MILTON.

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The school which our children have so
anxiouslv waited for is to open next Moa.
day at Q m and when Prof J. A. Col
Inns and his corps Of lady teachers present
themselves something will be done The
lads and lassies and the wee little ones
have all had a pleasant summers AGA
ton They can enter upon their duties
during the cool bracing days of September
with more zeal than ever before
The writer and many others think it
would be much better for our United States
mail, express and passenger carrier to have
for the accommodation and convenience
of the citizens of Milton an exact time to
leave our postofiee for the train at Ellen
dale Station. Then if we got left there
would be no one to blame but ourselves.
DR.. James A. Hopkins saw on the road
last Friday during the mighty storm
water spout in the middle Of the road
failed to learn its height
Owing to the terrible storm of the 9th
inst, the steamer Varina failed to dock
herself until Saturday noon, but left on
schedule time with fair cargo of peaches
considering the lateness of the season.
After the peach season is over the captain /
will have her housed over and made suit
able for passengers and all kinds of freight |
John Ponder's black roadster, while
being driven by one of his tenants from
the beach last week, fell and broke his
neck.
Last Sabbath morning Rev. c. R
Hodge delivered in the N. P, Church to
the ST.. o. u. A. NJ of this town. a well
fitted and pointed sermon to them in cele-
braton of the fftieth anniversary of their
The Jr. o u A. M. also
attended, land these two lodges marched to
the church in body.
The w. c. T. u. met at the home of
Mrs Annie Elllngsworth last Monday even
ing.
After the survey of the new railroad is
made, don't be so foolish as to charge
5000 for an old white oak tree that's so |
iecayed that lightning wouldn't strike it {
Captain Bennett began lighting the street d
amps in town on Monday evening. We
lave been stumbling through town of dark b
lights since the first of june, and the twenty +
light lamps will no doubt make some diff I
erence to our old folks h
The CHRONICLE is welcome guest to
very home There are a great many
ZONES in Milton and through the surround I
ng country that the CHRONICLE enters. y
is eagerly looked for every week and .
'riday has come to be known as ''CHRON- "
Gle day." The many correspondents GER
ainly can be commended for the interest B
icy manifest in its columns II
The old home of Mary Ellen Short de- f.
eased, was purchased by B. Frank Gray Il
the sale last week.
The steamer Varina having hole in her
Oiler to be patched detained her on her re- ~ ~
i'm trip and did not reach her dock here ~ -
ntil Wednesday
A map of Maryland and Delaware Civ I,
g plans of the proposed Queen Annes
llrOad route, can be seen in John B.
Ielch's window til
Where the merry-go- round was in Chan OF
er's meadow now stands photograph 81
lllery. During the storm of last week da
hen the creeks banks came near over 81
wing this place of picture taking was Il
undated and the owner went to and fro E.
a boat right in the canvas tent.
Robbie Collins led the Christian En-. p,
.avor service last Sunday evening fa
Capt Bennett, the overseer, has been IN
pt busy this week getting our streets in or
good condition as they were before the til
avy down-pour of rain last Thursday RI
orning. at,
Miss Eva COverdaIe is at home with her
rents Miss Mary Mcgee is visiting in
yves Mrs. Lou Atkins and daughter
t for Philadelphia last Thursday via
wes.-Capt Ben Wolfe and wife, of ~
yves, were in town on Tuesday, VIII ~,
sgee, elder son of Capt. VIM H. Mcgee, CT,
t his home last Monday for college at 7
,warS, Del.-Capt Charles T. Mcgee eve
d wife, formerly of Milton and Lewes, but
now of Philadelphia, are taking in the tina
hts of Niagara Falls this week. Lewis exc
andIer, Jr. of Philadelphia. paid his rem
rents a visit this week Mrs Matilda abl
harton, after spending two months in
iadelphia with her son, has returned TO
home, DR.. Horace Vaughn, of Middle
yn, and DR. Sheridan Manship. of Mag
ia, gave their friends here visit this A
! last week Walter Beardsley left this tacl
elk for Philadelphia Maui, of Apl
ives, was the guest of VIM. Maui. his
ther, on Tuesday DIR Joseph Hearn C
father was in town on Tuesday even Lex
from their cottage at Point Pleasant.
G. w. A. f