Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-10-04

for other purposes, on his lot on Fed
eral street; and he will build it all him
self with the assistance of younger
brother, except the wheel.
DR.. w. ]. Hearn's family and visitors
came to Milton on Thursday from Broad
kiln Beach, in his naptha launch. From
Milton the Misses Maggie and Matilda
Wharton, were driven to Glendale where
they boarded the train for their home in
Philadelphia. The remainder of the
party returned to the beach the same at
ternOOn
The empty cans from Isaac Robinson's
cannery in this town, have the past week
been hauled to Messrs. Ward & Merritt,
at Glendale.
Mrs. Ida Fox, who has for some time
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
5. ]. Wilson, returned on Thursday with
her children, to her home at Charlotts-
vile, Va.
Mr.. ]. c. Hazard has had the sidewalk
to his property on Chestnut street re-
paired. That of the late Theodore Will
son, on the same street, has also been at
tended to.
Mr.. ]. B. Mustard, who has been here
for three weeks, visited his children and
lrecuperating his health, returned to Phil
adelphia on Thursday. Mr.. Mustard said:
81 was in bad state of health when I
came to Milton, but I now feel as though
1 can 90 back to the city and work an
other two years" So much for the salu-
brity of Milton.
1t is seldom one sees a man hunting
for another to pay bill he owes, but it
is sometimes the case. 1t is not un-
l common to hear a man inquiring
Have you seen Ike Nailor? I want
to pay bill l owe him. Some times
he finds Mr. Nailor, and then it is I'M
certain whether he has time to take
the money and will postpone its accep-
,, lance to more convenient season.
u Mr.. NaiIor is now building the pOrchei
u around Capt. H. P. BurtOn's new build
ing, and will finish the interior as sOOr
u as the necessary material arrives.
{ Mr. Wesley Coverdale commenced OF
. Monday to paint the dwelling OF Cap
tain George Mcgee, between Milton ant
HarbesOn.
p Milton Public Schools opened on Mon
! day morning with the following corp
- of teachers: Prof. e. B. Morris, princi
- pal; Miss May Mcgee, Miss Martha Ca
hOun, Miss Hettie J. Conner aud Mis-
Molie Hazard, assistants. There wei
- 2I5 pupils in attendance
y The squirrel season is now on. NJ
, James Palmer leads in shooting M
John Welch comes next, and the in
valids and the sick of the town shOul
feel very grateful to Mr.. WEIGH for b
generosity in distributing these delici
20 cies to them to tempt their appetites.
g Mrs. Alena Richardson. who has bee
- visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
H. Atkins, returned to her home
Dover on Monday.
Two of "Simp's" sisters (cOlOred)co
cluded they would go to the camp
''' Slaughter Neck on Sunday nigt
!, me ''Simp'' having gone, they got out
, "e old mule and hitching it to WACO
na9 started They got where they cOu
0H' hear the singing, but could not fl
~ their way into the camp. After fru
nus less attempts to get on the ground, tn
'ii'e started for home and got lost. Th
~" beat about in the woods and along
~ road nearly all night, and found tn
''eU way home about O'Clock the ne
| morning.
Emile Esther, the 7-month's.Old d.
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arson
~ Raught, of New York, died at
P t,,;,i home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ell
,er lie Jones on Sunday, of brain fever. I
~ funeral obsequies were sOlemnized
~ Wednesday morning at Mrs. JOI
=, a residence, and intement made at
A. Presbyterian Cemetery at Lewes. S
nor Wilson conducting the funeral, and
,ont Rev. Jesse Taylor the Obsequies.
the A force pump has been placed
- front of the Ponder House.
= 20 The contract for building the b'
i, o. for the Trust, Title and Safe Dep
verv Company of Sussex, in this town,
10 do on Monday awarded to Isaac w Ma
have Undoubtedly Mr.. NailOr is the lOV
brt bidder. but for reasons other than
tend he should have the contract
inc }, Nailor has been indeiatigable in his
ne forts to get this company to lOca
, and bank in this town, and it is princip
GER through his exertiOns and push.
,e his the thing has been accomplished.
can building will be 2Ox4O feet, and IA
iness pitch; it will be built of brick, and
n not ished with all the modern impr
pros- ments in bankOlOgy. (If the re
/ nm cannot find the latter word in Web
,lieve he, she, or it, may ascribe the philO
. pro. or etym6lOgy to ID. A.