Milford chronicle., 1901-11-15
MILTON NEWS.

lgainst the purchase and would vote to
hat effect. But one can never tell what q
/ political convention will do; aud the :,
same may be said of a meeting of a Town i,
Council. It appears we did not talk to p
the right people regarding the matter, t
Or they changed their minds before the
vote was taken. It is more thar proba- T
BILE, however, that in Milton as elsewhere y
in matters pertaining to finance and pub }
lie improvement, the power behind the
throne, IS greater than the throne itself.
That the town needs an apparatus for
fighting fire, no one can deny; and if this
engine suits the demands, that is all that
is required. We hope it may. There
are always two sides to a question; and
people look at things in a different light.
We hope in this case the majority are in
the right.
Mr.. J A. Lingo,o Rehoboth City, has
bought of J. H. Warrington, his mercan-
tile business consisting of farming imple-
ments, hardware, groceries, etc. Mr..
Lingo has taken possession of the store
and dwelling, on the corner Of Federal
and Wharton streets, and Mr.. Warning
ton will remove to the Goslee property
opposite the NJ. E. Cemetery and on the
corner Of Chestnut and Mill streets.
The Hart House, under its new pro
prietors, has undergone quite metamor-
phose. The interior has been repainted
and repapered; the rooms have been
nicely furnished with new beds and bed
ding, and all other necessare require
ments. Already the attractions of the
place have gained for it more than its
usual patronage.
. All Of the men from Baltimore who
Z have been working on the building of
the Sussex Trust, Title and Safe Deposit
Company have boarded here, and say the
menu served exceeds that generally
found in city hotels. Mr.. Benjamin Pal
| mer, who did the artistic work on the in
terror of this house, has this week beau
/ tilted the inner part of one of Mrs. james
+, Ponder's dwellings on Federal street.
S The brick work on the building for the
t Sussex Trust, Tirle and Safe Deposit
q Company is completed; and the workmer
+ left on Monday for Lewes 10 erect two
+ buildings in that town. Mr.. Major il
/ now putting up the rafters on this build
e ing preparatory for the roof, which will
S be of slate.
g The new mill being erected on the sit
o of the old one at Payntor's pond, by tn
n Wagaman Brothers, will be moder
/ building with a large capacity for fiou
s and feed; and with she flow of water fror
,, this pond, it will be an exceedingly DIR
e time when steam will be required to ru
the machinery. The work is being raj
idly pushed, and il will be but shol
70 time before the manufacturing will b,
"a gin.
st w. R. Wright, an enterprising me
) chant of Milton, has introduced sa
s which is run by hot-air process and wi
'n saw and split wood for the citizens an
le deliver it to any part of town.
We E. K. Carey will leave Milton tn
% week for California, where he will resiC
oI in the future.
- Efforts are being made to build a
~ other canning house in, or near, tow
IL Something of the kind is badly need,
81 to give employment to the children, al
- we hope that stock enough may be su
a. scribed for to make the effort succe:
u Mrs. Eliza c. Marvel, relict of the la
~ Manaum B. Marvel, died at the home
y, her son, George Marvel, in Angola,
= Thursday, the 7th inst, aged IS ye,
- and 20 days. Funeral at St Georg,
- - Chapel Sunday afternoon. Interment
- the cemetery adjoining. Rev. Jes
Taylor conducted the funeral servic,
and S. ]. Wilson directed the intermei
JOSEPH M. Lank, of this town, has be
selected first officer of the Milton bran
ng' of the Sussex Trust. Title and Safe 1
was post Company, of Sussex County. \
Hhce Lank was formerly assistant postmas
last of this town, and later a salesman in
ana gents furnishing house of Z. c. Bis,
berry,of 1927 Market street, Philadelph
on He is we'll qualified for the position,
lay polite in manner, gentlemanly in depc
ear ment, and will, no doubt, perform the
nIso ties required of him with credit to hi
self and satisfaction to his employe
fev While the Milton branch Office is bel
' p completed, Mr.. Lank is employed in
iers Lewes Office familiarizing himself "
our the business, so that when he shall ha
St OF taken charge of the Office here, he Il
- not be wholly unacquainted with
five duties.
Hall Charles A. Conner is about CONNIE
H IAN ing to build another store house near
i he bridge. Dimensions of building, IS
low feet 1t WILDE used as a general ste
A ''mass meeting of the mil
, ., Board of Trade" was held at School I
. ~; on last evening. The object of the m,
stan ing was to devise plans for the establ
.' "e ment of industries in Milton"
sU or meeting was largely attended and
ly'r.- eral resolutions adopted which, if carr
o by by out, will prove Of general benefit to
-. town.
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..-.. Before this communication shall h
....... been read by the citizens Of Milton,
dsoD crack, crack, of the breech-loader will
heard IN the land, and the wounded
. ...... will hutter and die. Already prep
.o- Us tons are being made for the conflict
'kins on F iday an army of gunners will
loist wade the State under the direction of
ld stSH Delaware Game Association and
,r,es, few weeks game, that is said to b
ible." plentiful will be scarce, and the bona
49,. . residents Of the county will be unabl
: 9n t6s get any for home use. Farmers
broth landowners keep all men outside
. ...... State off your property and save ,
rinci- birds; you have raised them and the,
ept yours. As much so as are your chick
ma a Clement Hart is doing repairs to
cured outbuildings Of Mr. John T. Con,
elton, near town.
The seven-year-old child of Pete
pl button died at Lewes, and was burie
apply the NJ. E. Cemetery at Milton on 7
wea- day. The cause of death is said to
In the been diphtheria.