Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-22
MILTON NEWS.

The death of Russell Hobbs, which oc-
CURED at Georgetown last week removes
from the county man of evenJful his
tory. I remember him, when boy, as a
workman for my father, engaged in max:
ing rush bottom chairs and painting the |
same. I recall that he left Frederick and /
went away; after a long absence he re
turned, and said he had been in the En-
glish army, and had been to India in the |
Sepoy war. While boarding with Mr. |
Hobbs at Harbeson some years ago, he
related to me many of his exploits and /
escapades, a summary of which pub
lished at the time in the CHRONICLE. |
Perhaps his greatest adventure was his
last. He was a confederate sailor on
board of the privateer Alabama, when
that vessel was sunk off the harbor of
Cherbourg, France, by Captain Winslow
of the U. S. ship-of-war Kearsarge. He, 4
with others, was picked up by the En-
glish yachtD eerhound and carried to Liv-
erpool, or some other port of the British
Isles From thence he obtained passage
to New York. While on his way to Sus-
sex county, he was arrested on the Della
ware railroad, near Dover, and taken to
the prison-ship then lying off Philadel-
phia. After serving twelve months inn
prisonment he was released and returned
to Sussex county. While on his way
down the State, the writer who was driv-
ing from Frederica to Drawbridge, met
Mr. Hobbs in Milford and brought him
to Milton. One of his old friends Jack
son PettyjOhn-nOw resides in Milton.
Some years ago these two, after a separ-
alton of years, met i'll New Zealand and
had a "good time" This can be vouched
for by Mr.. Pettyjohn, who is often wont
to relate the circumstance. During his
later years, when able to work ,he has fol-
lowed his avocation as painter-and he
was good one.
The Town Council met last week and
elected Mr.. c. Ii. Davidson chief of the
/ fire department. A fire company was
organized with membership of twenty
six, and the books yet open for more.
On Saturday afternoon the company
turned out for drill. While preparing
to 60 on the street an alarm of fire was
given, which proved to be in the rear af
u. c. Hazards office. Leaves were be q
ing burned ard The fence caught fire, and
the office was scorched. This was
quenched by few buckets of water be-
fore the engine arrived. The engine
left POnder's corner and made for the
river, distance of about $50 yards, and
from the time of leaving this point and
making the river and stretching the hose
and starting the stream on the old Acad-
envy and surrounding buildings, was just
three and a-half minutes. The boys did
well for beginners, and the engine did all
that is claimed for it. Later in the after
noon they went out on Milton Lane, and
when returning on the down grade on
Union street the engine got away from
them, and with no brakes down twas
making things howl, when it ran against
the lamp-post in front of the M. P.
Church and upset, scattering the buck
cts helter-skelter over the street. No
one was hurt; and after getting the en-
CINE Slaughtered up, it was found that
the only damage was a broken tongue, a
bent axle and some mashed buckets.
This accident must be considered as
only part of the education in the bus
mess of firemen. Now we have fire
engine Lewes wants to fall in line with
us. She thinks that Lewes and Milton
6re-6ghters should practice together, .
and that Milton and Lewes only twelve
miles apart, should establish stronger
bond of friendship. This has the right
F ring, and we think 50, too She calls u.
"sister," and invites us to ''give us YOU
hand, Miss Milton" This is loving auC
generous,and we are in favor of doing it
We believe in rsciprocation.
On Wednesday morning of last week
Mr.. J B. Welch was awakened by a tap
tap, tap. Arising and looking aruunC
the house, he found the noise came from
the organ. Upon further investigation
he discovered rabbit within the organ
: How it got there is a mystery he canuo
) solve.
The subject of "wasps" is now engag
I ing tue attention of the stewards of til
; NJ. E. Church. Every time the audi
, forum is heated, these disagreeable littl
insects make their appearance numeri
E cally stroug, and to the disgust of tn
! congregation. They have not yet mad
: any assaults, but it is feared they may
q How to get them out is the question.
F Miss Maggie Ellingsworth has resigue
a her position as saleslady at c. H. Atkins
I store.
g Mr.. G. w. Atkins left the first of til
week, on a business trip to New CAST
! county.
Mrs. D. A. Conner, who has been cor
+ fined to her home for seven weeks,
: slowly improving.
d Prof. Fearing is repainting and reps
# pering the M. P. Church at Beaver Dan
e DR.. W. ]. Hearn, of Philadelphia, sper
v a portion of his time at his cottage o
: Broadkiln Beach last week.
Q Oscar Carpenter, of near Harbesor
S butchered hog last week, between min
: and ten months old, that weighed 4s
It pounds. The hog had become so fat thu
S it could not see and could scarcel
it breathe, and he was forced to kill it tn
It early.
: Captain Frank Lacey is home with h
d family.
n The -four department of the mill {
e Wagaman Brothers broke down on Fir
l. day. The extent of the damage is Nc
|. yet known.
l. Rev. Frank Holland, NJ. P. minister
r Harbeson, has been quite i'll for SON
IS time. He is reported to be GONZALES
ing
n Presiding Elder Baker preached at til
" NJ. E. Church on Sunday morning.
$ The platform at the railroad station
r. which has been in a dangerous conditio
IF for some time, has been repaired.
IF Miss Sallie R. Donovan died at II
n home of her parents at Harbeson n