Evening journal., 1899-12-13
MILTON FARMERS HARD LUCK
LOST HORSE AND WAGON WITHIN
A SHORT TIME-TOWN NOTES.


Milton. Del, Dec. 12.-Lew Fox. Of
this town, has purchased Of James
Reedy, OF Milford, the well-known trot-
ting mare that beat the bicycle in the
famous race from Milford to Dover.
Mr.. Fox is a good horseman, and does
not wish to take anyone else's dust.
N. ]. Messick, of near NAPLES Mill,
appears to be having hard luck Of late.
A week ago a double team hitched to a
wagon ran away, making kindlng
wood out Of the wagon body, breaking
all of the wheels, and a complete wreck
was the general result. On Tuesday
last he worked his horse, Morgan
Blackhawk, all day, fed him carefully
at night, and when he went to the sta
BILE on Wednesday morning, he found
the horse lying stretched out. Think
ing him asleep, he tried to arouse him
and found him to be dead.
William Ellingsworth, of Norfolk
Va, a former resident of this town, is
paying his many friends a visit.
Walter Jones, q detective from the
Philadelphia Record Office, was in town
recently looking for a Milton young
man.
James Ponder, Of Delaware College
son of John Ponder, has returned to hi.
studies after a Thanksgiving visit tc
his parents.
James Palmer, of the Ponder House
recently had several lamps put in po.
sition to more properly light the ave
nues to his back stables. Now he. is
thinking seriously OF taking then
down. For he says, instead of making
things better for him, it shows anyone
so inclined, the whereabouts of articles
He says the first night the lamps wer,
| lighted, he had a lap robe stolen.
At the NJ. e. Church on Sunday
morning five probationary members
were admitted into full membership
The communion service was also ad
ministered. All was under the charg'
Of Rev. w. J. DuHadway.
! At the residence of Professor W. G
Fearing, on Wednesday evening, Mis-
Lizzie Ellingsworth, daughter Of Rufus
Ellingsworth, was united in marriag,
with Fred johnson. Fred Welcn wa
i groomsman and Miss Lora Mustard
bridesmaid.
Samuel J. Fisher an employe in thl
Government Department, at Washing
ton, was in town on Saturday.
Fred Indie has purchased of Mrs
Vaughan the building formerly occu
} pied by that lady as a millinery store
: and removed it on a lot of Peter ]
IIart's, on Mill street. This he will oc
cupy as a residence after suitable re
pairs have been made.
r. Davis Carey and sister, Miss Susil
are visiting the old homestead.
The partnership heretofore existin
between the proprietor of the Han
House and Harry Holden, is dissolve
by mutual consent. Mr.. Holden wi
remove his family to Rehoboth.
The Prettyman Brothers, Handy an
Peter, are building an ice house on tn
mill dam. This is done to save expens
, in transporting the crop. These mel
! though young, and of the colored rae
, show the early teachings of their fa
ther. They are enterprising, indus
trious and good citizens.
Hog killing is ON. Many persons al
slaughtering this week.
Laughable and ludicrous are many {
the incidents transpiring in town. o
Saturday IL was a bunch of fish; on
man would buy It them sell it for ]
4 cents to another, to get a drink. and {
: on. The last man who had the fis
: was the one who wanted the ne,
e drink. Two men, one over 20 years, Il
n other 65, We're fussing over who shoul
i live the longer. The older swOre 2
would live to see the goose eat II
grass off the younger's grave" III
other retorted with something not
for publication.
Mrs. Curtis Burton has returned fro,
: visiting her daughter, Mrs. Will1inso
of Milford.
If A good opening is presented in tn
n town for a fertihzing factory. o
a horses can be bought from so cents
S. and the owners are or will be gls
n to get rid of them at the above prices
# A. II. Manship, who has been sick f.
n four weeks with hemorrhages of Il
"a lungs, was able to be out on Sunday.