Milford chronicle., 1901-02-15
MILTON NEWS.

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f there is anything more disgusting than }
o see a little boy passing along the street
one of these abominable things
unless it be, possibly, drunken man
we have never seen it, read of it, nor
heard of it. Nor is the practice confined .
to the boys alone; many of the girls are
equally guilty, and the men are more to
blame than either of the above mentioned
class es.
The question is often asked why Mr..
So and So takes intoxicants. He ought
to know better % And so he ought.
But all men are not sensible; and the Gig
arctic fend is amongst the lumber. The
smell of the thing is nauseating and men
who keep places of business are getting
tired of having their Offices impregnated |
with the odor of cigarette smoke. It is
quite different from thar of a cigar: and
yet we have seen young ladies on a prom
enade with men with cigarette between
their lips. The inference is, thew smoked
too; but not on the street, only when
tete tete with boon companions.
Chief Moore, of the Weather Bureau,
is reported TO have said recently, 81
would rather have man in my depart
ment who drinks quart of whiskey every
twenty-four hours, than a confirmed Gig
arctic smoker. The former you can trust,
the latter you cannot" Throughout the
years that are gone, we have had legisla-
ton galore on whiskey; also on OWLS
scalps and hawks bills; and now, as the
animus of the General Assembly is to
give us good laws in limited time, let
one of them be the passage of the Gig
arctic Bill"
On Sunday the Sunday School Juvenile
Missionary Society of the NJ. E. Church,
raised the largest amount of money dur
ing any month of the past year.
Saturday was a day of ice and sleet
and while 1t was difficult, and even dan
gerous, to walk the streets or sidewalks,
the little boys and girls were seeing a
jolly time skating on the same. We
could not but admire one young miss
going down Federal street on a pair of
skates, and we thought it strange that one
so young could skate so we'll. Suddenly
she struck something in the street and
capsized, rolled over, and got up; never
laughed, nor noticed any of the many
who were looking at her; but started
again and turned the corner of Federal
street into Union street with whiz, and
was soon lost to view. Sunday morning
was also bad, as many of the fifty-six who
attended church on that morning can
testify. After the services were over, in
going from the church, several persons
received falls on the inclined sidewalk
North and one young lady after falling
slid into the gutter and on adown. It is
written, 81; is an ill-wind that blows nc
one good" and with all the inconveni
ence and bad luck that the ice and slice
have made for pedestrians, it has made
harvest for the ice gatherers; and OF
Monday morning Lake Fanganzyki wa
: invaded by all of the harvesters of Mil
ton, and to the detriment and disgust o
the skating boy, robbed of its four-incl
= coat of crystal ice.
At the recent Quarterly Conference
Mr.. J. B. WEIGH was elected Superinten
dent of the NJ. f. Sunday School; hay
ing been previously nominated for tina
position by the Sunday School Board
He succeeds himself.
The shirt factory which has been close
for week on account of sickness amonj
its employees, reopened on Monday.
Mr.. D. NJ. Conwell lost a good drivin
horse, from some unknown disease,
week ago
Mrs. George Davidson, of this town, VIII
has been visiting in Wilmington sine
Christmas, is reported to be dangerous
i'll with blood poisoning, superinduce
by an abscess of the right hand.
x Mrs. Comfort A. King, proprietress {
e the Baltimore House, Rehoboth City,
). quite ill with pneumonia.
|; Mrs. J. H. Davidson, of this town,
h Frustrated with rheumatism at Rehobot
5, City.
K A few years since, I received lett
=; from lady,who was at that time occup,
|; ing the editorial chair of paper in tn
/ county, regarding some Correspondence
In regard to a question from me, she r
piled in substance: We have quit su
} scribing to communications from CORE
+, pondents such ridiculous names as at
Face Ike, ""Big Foot Jim, 'Big Hog
Il etc, if they cannot give us a respectful
/ name, let them use the digits. In r
+ gard to this reply,we think likewise; an
e the sooner the newspapers of the Sta
/ quit publishing such absurd signatures
e correspondents letters, the better wi
/ their papers be appreciated. The lette
) mostly come from amateurs and NAV |
well written, but when one looks at IL
signature-well, that is enough.
e Mrs. Sarah Walls died at her residen
l. on Chestnut street, on Tuesday night,
s pneumonia, aged IS years. The funer
- services will be held at her late residen
Il on Friday afternoon, the Rev. Mr.. NJ
i son of the NJ. P. Church officiating, al
X sepulhre will be made in the NJ. E. Ger
k etery. S. J. Wilson will conduct the flu
y eral. Mrs. Walls drew pension of s
y per month on account of her husban
> who was a soldier of the Civil War.
\ Mr.. Walter Beardsley and wife I
l. turned from Wilmington last week.
% Mr.. R. Davis Carey and sister, Mi
$ Susie, of Philadelphia, and DR.. John al
$ Mrs. Carey, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, al
T spending a few days in Milton.
Captain Charles Curris is at home wi
l his family.
= Mr.. William Prettyman, of this tow
who. accompanied by his wife, had bee
- visiting in Philadelphia for several wee
died at the residence of his son-in-la,
/ DR.. w. J. Hearn, No. II.2o Walnut S
; on Sunday. The remains, attended !
: his friends, were brought to this town
: Tuesday and inferred in the NJ. E. Ger
!, etery. Rev. W. J. DuHadway conduC
: ing the funeral services. Mr.. Prettymi
! was the owner of considerable proper
= in and around Milton, and was at one tin
q prominent in the ship-building indust
Il of this town, Later he engaged in agl
c cultural pursuits, and was man of i
4. dustry and activity up to the time of /
r. uCdths ne was a QeVOut christian;