Milford chronicle., 1901-09-13

The qualifications required are
Applicants must be either Normal |
or College graduates.
a. They must have several years sue
ssful experience in school work, and
b now engaged in teaching.
3-They must be physic lily sound and
able to Withstand a tropical climate, and
illing to accept whatever location r
ranged thereon by the General Superin
tendent of Education.
Further, the Department of Education
desires to hear from only those who can
fulfill the above conditions. And it is re
quested that all applicants attach to their
applications their testimonials, or copies
thereof Respectfully,
FRED w. ATKINSON,
General Superintendent of Education.
The above is only an epitome of our
communication and is given for the ben
eft of the school teachers of Delaware
and wherever this paper may reach.
Mr.. John White, assessor for BrOadki'n,
has completed the assessment for the
hundred and advertises that he will hold
his day of appeal alliances Palm er's hotel.
Now we State here on the authority of S
NJ. Lohand, Pike Neck that this should
not be thus. because the law expressly
stipulates that on the day of appeal the
assessor shall sit at the regular voting
places in their respective townships"
The account published some weeks
ago regarding the proposed FIRE engine
for Milton, has met with so mach opposi
riOn by the citizens of the town. that the
order has been cOuntermauded by the
Town Board. The engine will not come.
Captain William Palmer and wife, of
Frederick, have been visiting their son
and far lily, Mr.. and Mrs. James Palmer,
Of the Ponder House.
It IS very singular that firm such an
Robinson 3 Company, should go out of
the oyster business. Judging from the
amount Of shells in the rear of their late
Office, they must have done an immense
bivalve catering.
The proracted meetings at the NJ. E.
Church, will be continued during the pres.
ent week.
Any quantity Of our people are suffer
ing with the grip" Many are confined
to their homes, and those who are not
are going around the town drawn up like
a chicken in rain storm
R c. Beardsley has, we understand,
new process for burning bricks. If Mr..
will enlighted this correspon
Beardsiey he minutie as he
dent into as much of tiA'shall be pleased
is willing to give away, wes
to publish it. Aoves
Rev. w. J. Perry has reir IN
his former residence na Lon W
other residence on the other siue-O---ttaasse1
town, the property of Israel Purnell,
The funeral services of Mrs. Elizabeth
Coverdale. that was held at the NJ. E.
Church on Friday last, marks the last sad
rites to another of Milton s aged citizens
Nearly an nonegenarian, she had lived
much more than the allotment to hu
man life; dying at the advanced age o.
SO years, 4 months, and 20 days. Fol
many years she had lived with her sol
and daughter on Federal street, and dur
ing her declining life had enjoyed all tn
comforts and sociality that the two love-
ones could give to her, coupled with tina
which her adjacent neighbors could lie
stow. Mrs. Coverdale drew a pension
as heir of her husband for services rer
dered to the government during the wa
of 1872. Rev. w. ]. DuHadway i'll hi
> funeral orS.tion proclaimed a deserve
eulogium to her memory, and to her pa
tient life during the many years of he
> enforced confinement within her HON,
Deceased leaves one son, Mr.. Wesle
Coverdale, one daughter, Miss May, tv
grandchildren and two great-grandchi
II dren 5epulture was made in the NJ.
d Cemetery, under the direction of 5.
Wilson undertaken.
r. John H. Prettyman died at the re
nee of his nephew, w. H. Prettyma
eneral debility, on Tuesday of Ii
Interment was made at Uni
on FRIDAY. kew. galloway U
and S. ]. Wilson conducting t
Anna Bryan, wife of Waitm
N, died at the home of her son CO
: Bryan, at Nassau, on Thursday, aged
Is years, months and 10 days. Fune
It's at Whites Chapel on Saturday. R
Mr.. Outten, of Nassau, conducting
obsequies, and S. J. Wilson funeral ms
q. ager.
We wish it understood, we write EO
- ing sub rosa, neither under a nom
" plume whatever we write will have
name in initials attached to it.
The wedding of Miss Estella Atkins
son Captain Charles Z. Darby, on MOnd
ng, JAM ary %, 1901, is announced by
up, and Mrs. George w. Atkins. D. A. {