Milford chronicle., 1901-12-20
MILTON NEWS.

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Our merchants have their holiday
goods in, and the front windows of the
stores present al attractive appearance.
You may find in these displays, almost
anything to suit old or young. The sweet
meats and bon bons, confectionery, and
fire crackers, toys of all varieties, and lit
tie wagons to pull them in, are only too
apt to attract the eye and please the
fancy of The little ones; while the adult
portion are catered to in various lines
that carry with them more substantially
, than the sweetmeats and trinkets which
are intended for the children. But the
children are the ones to enjoy them
selves, while they may; and it is the
duty of the older ones to see that they do
so in a becoming manner; for the days
will come when they will occupy the po-
sitions we do now, aud their boisterous-
ness and hilarity will have passed away
with their childhood. So let the chill
dren enjoy themselves.
J. II. Davidson, contractor and builder,
is building the mill house for the Waga-
man Brothers. The frame is raised. and
it is heavy one. The building is 36x4o
feet, and three and one-half stories high.
On January nth, Sheriff P. J. Hart
will sell at the Hart House, the properly
of the 'Kent Iron and Hardware Com
pany," of Wilmington, situated in and
near Milton.
There were fourteen persons from town
who took advantage of excursion rates
to visit Baltimore on Thursday.
The entablature and other metal work
has been put upon the building for the
Trust Company, by workmen from Will
mington. ut looks bully now" said a
fellow along the street. eyes, its a
daisy" retorted another. likes getting
there" there's not another mechanic in
Milton who would have contracted for
that work bat he. He alone, has the vim
to scare up business, and the courage and
confidence in himself TO put it through
after it is scared up
Meal is retailing in our local market at
eight cents a pound. That we may not
misunderstood and incur the charge Of
being another Ananias, we will explain
that this meal is made into what is called
scrapple. Persons who make this stuff,
for sale at the stores, make tiff one NAV
judge from its taste--of seven parts meal
to one part of something else. The stores
buy it, and retail it out for eight cents
pound. Bah
A heavy rainstorm occur d on Satur-
day night On Sunday morning its eff
fects were seen along and across the
streets. No damage was done, but the
cutters were thoroughly drenched and
nicely washed.
The engine house is to be built soon.
A part of the frame is already on the
ground, near the Mayors Office.
The disadvantage of having no Satur-
day evea4ng mail at Milton, is only too
apps. eut. On Monday morning last, a
business man received a letter which had
gone to Lswes on Saturday night, on the
d n and V railroad, and had lain at
the Lewes Office until Monday morning,
when it reached Milton via the o. AS
mail train. Had the gentleman received
his letter on Saturday evening. he could
have contracted for an amount of lumber
and made something thereby. AS it was,
he lost the contract.
Mrs. James Palmer is convalescing
from her recent illness.
Q. A. Conner has completed his new
store, and his brother William has
opened it for business. Both he and
his brother are making a speciality of
confectionery ana other desirable and
attractive articles during the Christmas
time.
Our places of business are all aglow
with the real sentiment of the holidays.
y. B. WEIGH, Chas. Atkins and the
big Store" are the great Christmas
marts for Milton, while all the smaller
stores are reaching out into holiday
trade.
One day last week a bundle of gray
flannel was found on Front street. The
loser can obtain the goods by calling at
j. B. Welch's drug store.
While driving on Front street about
two weeks ago, Captain S. r. Bennett
lost pair of pantaloons in front of J
G. Ellingsworth's store. He is waiting
for the fellow who picked them up to
bring them to him, as he don't know
the fellows whereabouts.
Rev. A. w. Lightbourn, of Easton,
Nd, preached at the NJ. E. Church
on Sunday, both morning and evening
While in Milton Mr.. Lightbourn was
the guest of the Rev. L. 2. Corkran
He left town on Monday morning.
d. A. C.