Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-07-24
MILTON.

MILTON.
Would you believe iii Milton has an
other steamer Come to stay Instgatol
T. S Rust, also managing agent Com.
mander Capt Frederick. This steamer
is smaller than the Varina. but more suit
able for the creek and bar Draft 81 feet
and was built at Enoch Moore's Shipyards
by David H. Atkins She made her trial
trip last Wednesday and here on Thurs
day and run down to the bar on Friday
and staked it off, and was christianed vii.
lie She will make three trips per week
after the heavy peach belt begins to burst
She steamed into the gut by Counselman's
canning house Saturday and took full
cargo of canned peas for Philadelphia and
arrived back to her dock Tuesday evening.
Some politicians think it is always best
to lie on the right side and turn often
The Yacht Tixen. Capt Price, of Chin
colleague. Va, lay at our dock this week
taking in produce for the Atlantic water
ing places
300 feet of beautiful wire fencing was
ordered by VIM. Henry Prettyman, of
Beaver Dam, for one-half the circumfer.
ence of the NJ P. cemetery at the church
and the other half will be bought soon
The church has been put in good cOndi.
ton
The new mansion house owned by w
S Wilson, of Dover and tenanted by
Chas Donovan, near town, is being hand
somely decorated with wall paper this week
by Wesley Coverdale
Prof VIM 6 Fearing held Children's
Day services at Indian Mission last Sun
day. There was big turn out
William Prettyman, ST. of Beaver Dam,
who gave the peosle of middle Sussex such
a wonderful surprise a few weeks ago by
suddenly coming out in the sunlight, took
ride on the cars from Broadl1iln to Mil
ford accompanied by his wife, Aunt Har-
Tiet This being his first ride he enjoyed
the strange bookings and thinks your city
a beautiful one For twenty-eight years
he has been indoors, but in that time he
has piled up the cash
On Friday the very sad intelligence was
received in Milton of the death, by drown
ing in the Delaware river, near Camden,
NJ j., of James Reynolds, son of Burton
Reynolds, of Milton, aged twenty-one
YeaTs He had been employed on a dredge I
and it is supposed he fell asleep and tum-
bled overheard His parents are crazed
with grief. The body was found Tues.
day and brought down Wednesday and :
inferred at Whites Chapel
Mrs Maggie Draper, of Slaughter Neck, a.,
is visiting in Philadelphia She went via :
steamer Frederick Capt Thos Chase,
who is commander of a steamer which c
runs from Philadelphia to Port Penn, Wis. t
ted his sister her, Mrs. James A. Belts -
George Wilkerson, of our once veteran f
lackman, George Wilkins, from his Bal
imore home is visiting Will wilkins, his I
brother at the home of John Green.-Mrs
Annie Morris is confined to her room with
illness States Attorney White and fam. u
ly passed through town Saturday evening,
m route for Mrs. Whites old home. sit 4
lated on the road to Point Pleasant -
Emery Mcgee, one of the large family
Known as the Mcgee boys, is still on the o
nvalids list.-Capt George E. Mcgee and
wife have spent many weeks at Mrs Ne ii
,ee's home at Portland, Me but have re S
uned to their farming home near town, n
ia steamer Frederica.-John J. Morris,
x Recorder of Deeds, and wife, spent Sun \
lay here Steven Cooper, born and raised "
d Milton, but for many years has resided
n Philadelphia and Camden, last week
vas the guest Of Mr. and Mrs Frank c
Outen. Pastor Hodges family and John II
3arker's family, beached themselves last IL
friday A delightful day was speut.- h
Rev. w T. Valiant is attending Dears IL
sland Camp VIM. w Maui is Iecov p
ring from three weeks spell of sickness, t.
Mrs. Rebecca Eegood is visiting her II
lister in Frederick James Ponder Mus tC
ard, after graduating at Goldey's College, n
vas not many weeks before he secured the S
NEST position that any young man can II
.et, in the Columbia Cloth and Shade IA
ouse in Philadelphia James is a book al
eeper and salesman WIN. Mears, the Fl
ansorial artist, is agent for the Milford D
team laundry James Tpl Mason Is on n
he road this week csnvassng for Milton
hirt Among the visitors for this week
r the past ten days are: Captains Chas
Burrows, John Morris, Jim Conwell, c. :,
rank Laney Geo Hunter, from their u
hips in port John A. Lingo, Of Trinity,
Del John Lohand, Of Philadelphia John y
ohnspn, Of Dover James Davis and :;
life, of Wilmington Mrs Lydia Harring- CT
IN, Mr. Hope Carson and wife. of Phlla- /:
Iephia G w. A. ii
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