Milford chronicle., 1895-02-08
MILTON

l. Our town gossips are all absorbed wit
the railroad fever, and it is safe to say thi
I, there are more railroads already in operi
l. ton in Milton than money in circulation
One can imagine theyean hear the tootin
of the locomotive whistle. Ties and tex
graph poles are being eutin large numbers
n deep branches are being spanned. delega
tons are going to Dover to see the mem
bers of the Legislature that their pc
schemes may be carried through.
Milton has had her governor and nov
II has State Treasurer and why should sh'
3 not haze a railroad.
Mrs Fannie Atkins while passing ovei
the iron bridge on Sunday evening on hel
way to church came in contact with the
t martingae Of the schooner Annie L. Pom
der and received bad blow across her
forehead and eyes and for G..e was
quite dazed After treatment at Mr. Fields
near by she returned home, her forehead
being considerably bruised.
By reason Of continued III health, Red
erick Reynolds, our postmaster, will prob
ably resign his position The office is now
in the hands Of Vim. B Tomlinson, ESQ
one of Mr. Reynolds bondsmen The
duties Of the office are performed by Mr.,
Joseph Lank, Jr., who has given to the
public much satisfaction by reason of his
energy and accommodation. Mr. Lank
takes much interest in his work and makes
every effort to give our people the best and |
most efficient service
George NJ Jones of Dover, the as
signee of George L Counselman will sell
the valuable canning plant operated last
season by Mr. Counselman in this town
The sale ia es place on February IA
A rehearsal of the Cantata of Pilgrims
Progress has been going on for several
Saturday evenings 1t is to be given in
the NJ P Church on February 2znd, and
the proceeds are for the benefit of the
Church All are cordially invited.
Rev. r. S Williamson will deliver his
famous lecture, "The Bright side of a
Boys Life" in Rev. George A. Morris
Church, Wilmington, on February 70. and q
at Burrsville. Md on February "a, and y
his audiences may anticipate a rare treat
The mad dog scare has possession of 0
he average timid yet A lady living
lear Reynolds Church told your cores a
londent that twenty-one persons had gone a
o New York from that section alone toi u
eceive the Pasteur treatment as a preven-
We against hynrophobia. All of them 8
aving received bites from dogs presum- Ol
bly, mad 10
Willard johnson, late postmaster of "
Iilsboro, accompanied by his wife and 81
Iiss Atkins paid Milton a brief visit last q
lnday in a cutter drawn by handsome
ian of bays ~
Miss Mary Mcgee and mother are visit OF oI
g in Philadelphia. On their way to Ell 'n
ldale their trunk was lost off the rack or
the hack and picked up by John Sock Gu
n, who carried it to the station too late 30
+ the train however, and the ladies con- 10 10
quently had to go without their trunk, us
lich was duly forwarded. o,'
Thos Douglas, Esq has been visiting oN
near relatives near Preston. Maryland
a week.
The Rev Geo A. Morris is having en- foa
lsiastc revival meeting in his Whining Dy
j Church and among the many who 'iie
We experienced religion was Mr.. Charles az
ott, a bright young man formerly of '1i
lton. eiia
Charles M. Hazard, son of Stepheni ny
! Eliza Hazard, formerly of George 'le
m, Del, but more recently of West SRA
ester, Pa, died on February 4th at his
ne in that place and was buried on F
ursday, the 9TH inst, at Oakland Gem the
" NEY
Ar. John Greene, who was the pioneer lol'
the livery business in this town has Saru san,
n confined to his house for three months osS
b la grippe, but is now slowly convaI- n,
ng
Iiram Wilson, an aged christian gen S,
ian, who resides in the. suburbs of the pres
n is quite ill with pneumonia. ~
liss Ollie Atkins is paying a visit to -
t George Paynter and family Of Lewes H.
liss Carrie Burrows returned from Phil acts
phia few days since. faces
little Willie Mears, who supplies the face.
n with city papers cannot be excelled
he city newsboys in intelligence of the g
ness. -
he weather continues intensely old here me-
the thought IS suggested; stoI
o matter if we melt or freeze, ma
In summer time or Fall,
ERE going to get there by degrees
Thermometer and all. Q. w. A.