Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1899-05-06
THE NEWS OF MILTON.
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO
. THE RESIDENTS ALONG THE
BROADKIIN.


BROADK1IN.
Milton, May 5.-Tha cool, coggy
weather Of the latter part Of the past
week has given place to balmy Spring.
Sunday was a most lovely day. the
bees were hummdng among the ve.nnl
flowers, and gathering sweets amid tke
pretty maple blossoms. The trees are
eating fast and along the streets Of
Milton is being presented a panorama
Of beauty. Tie fiowers exhajs their
fragrance from the gaIdan side. and
ten Pretty l.,ac d5kks the bosom Of
lOve,iness, and is worn in the lapel
Of the nJan- While the town is be
ing dressed in it's garb CT beauty, the
sylvan scenery conugu-us thereto yts
fingers reluctantly in the zap of Win
ter" This is but nature, % lis time
IS not yet" The arbutrs has come
and about departed; the little blue bel
is peeping It's head along the grassy
swaId, and the larkspur IS showing its
violet corIugations Within the dIewy
dell. All organic matter is busy at
work, apparently vle.ng with enc an
other as TO which shall present the
most splendid apparel, CT be bedecksd
in the most gorgeous parlphernalia.
Nlessrs. Atkins and Coverdals are
painting the dwelling CT Professor J.
A. Collins. and beaubifying the iron
fence around the lawn in a most arts
tic manner.
The schooner J. Al Lingo, Captain
ChariIer, has arrived with a cargo Of
/ bricks fer 6. !. Wi'0C-- The vessel il
new loadirlg urn -~ lr New Jersey.
There will be no peas packed, in Mi.
/ ten the present season Owing 10 thi:
fact, the owners CT the hrliers have
removed them to either penis. This
dces rot dugur We'll for Milton business
Tbs rail On each side Of thu Miitoi
bridse has bsen extended northiward.
Fakes ard travelling nmisances ar,
Trcrlg pa.tronGzed in Milton. One bin.
= cd to have taken place a week. age bnr
an audience Of Cne. He was Eunorab.,
discharged and the han closed.
Cwirlg tc an accident en- the Della
ware railroad recently the trains diI
NOT make connlect'cl at Glendale, ans
the noon mail by that route was no
received at Milton until evening
Fred and ARTHUR Welch are painting
William C.emHnts' dwelling IN Ncrtl
Miltonl
Stephen Paimore is building an an
Il mex 14x17 feet to the dwelling OF Alb
salem Pust. near Harbeson.
Rev. Mn Donaldson and family, o
1Iarbeson. were THE victims on a sur
prise party last week. The member
Of his congregation visited him e
masse and a pleasant time was expert
encedl
Mss Susie b. Conner has closed he
lschcol at Harbeson and returned to he
hcre in AIiICn.
Mrs. Thomas IJoJis. or near town
WHO was neported convalescing a shiol
time ago, is quite i'll, and little hope
> arc entertained OF her recovery.
The town bailiff rides around wit
. horse and buggy TO light the sire,
amps. Owing to the distance HE has
travel this is a good idea, and va
praCtlced before by a foTmIer baiiff.
c. X. Conrad is repaintinlg and n
peperipg the interior of the HaI
7 House.
House cleaning is On, and the bus
housewives are flying around tu-lir
1 things tcrEy-turvy. and making a
: around miserable generally. 1llo r
i marks Of an old man: Pears IS If the.
: CIR house cleaninlgs ccn,le Under often
IS the experience of many others, WI
? lslvs to get away from hcme on the,
solemn occasions.
: J. H. Davidson wll build a porch
! fnort OF the residence Of Professor
J "a. Collins. Work will begin i'm a fe
= DAVIS
e Farmers have commenced to pa
corn.
II. p. Belts, formerly of Milton, b
d ROW engaged in the refrigerator bus
!, ness in Philadelphia. is visiting friend
Dir Joseph Wi'tbank, of the Phi'l
Il 1Fphla Dental College, is visiting
. parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Wi,
Z bank.
e Eek State Treasurer c. Fl. Atkins
y having three of his buildings in t-v
- nepainted.
Nathan Conner, col,red. az PrlI
Hook, for the purpose CT washing
> team, drove into the mill race ct w
'. pes. There is a good solid bctto
/ there 70 tlhnee who know Il; THIS n
Y Conner either did not know or miss
|; his BEARINGS. THE hc-ee get emo
Ne 'e qrrcksand and was drowned T
D, mule. his partner, broke lose ard "
ID saved
Z p ]. Hart of Georgetown will Ia