Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-11-01
MILTON NEWS.

It is an automatic principle in science
and philosophy that nobody can move,
or be put in motion, without being acted /
upon by some force either material or
immaterial. What is this, that comes
across me permeating my frame; and
walks out on these beautiful hazy days of
October3 go out in the woods and get
something. When am thus perambu-
lating Pm not looking for '1ost cause"
yet there is something within me that
lifts me up. What is it2 Metaphysics
tells me it is the power of mind over
Natter" Huxley tells me it is Electric
ity;" Darwin says, "Galvanism." My
early education endowed me with an
idiosyncracy that has never been forgot
ten, and perhaps never will be. Meta |
physics may have its place; Huxley may |
sleep beneath the waters of the Rhine,
and Darwin on the Survival of the Fit
test" may have its run and be admired, |
but there is a principle inbred within
man, that looks not only for an after
cause, but the grand cause of the begin
ming, If l by some means could pump
the oxygen from the hydrogen in our
oceans, they would burn the world up by
their own spOntaniety, If I could pump
the nitrogen from the oxygen in our air
carbonic, acid gas would be the result and
we should die of over initiation. This is
my idiosyncracy; there is just head to
all causes, you may call it electricity, or
galvanism, or you may call Il the power
of mind over matter, but the cause re-
mains; digest it if you can. Tom Paine
wrote his cage of Reason" to whip chris
tianity. What did he come to? Vol
taire, one of the smartest men France
ever produced, died a comparative imbe-
cile. See my idiosyncracy
Rev. ]. A. B. Wilson, on his way from
London to his home in San Francisco,
stopped over in Milton-his old home
and preached on Sunday morning. Quite
large congregation was present, and
$500 was raised to assist in liquidating
the debt against the Conference Acad-
envy. Mr. Wilson also lectured in the
evening to an admiring audience. Pre-
siding Elder Baker was present, and as
sisted in the exercises. Mr.. Wilson left
Milton on Monday Morning.
There are grape vines in town that are
putting forth leaves for the second time
this year.
The falling of the decaying leaves from
the shade trees of the town, keep the in
dustrious housekeeper busy at this sea
, son. All over the town on Saturday
morning the ladies were busy sweeping
leaves into little piles and burning them
As it was calm, the town was filled with
smoke, and on Sunday morning there
were apparently as many leaves on the
? streets as ever. Some one said, ''that i!
2 the re ult of having shade trees alon9
p the streets" Give us the trees, and lie
the leaves take care of themselves, WI
e say.
A force of bricklayers from Baltimorr
q arrived in Milton on Saturday, and OF
4 Monday work began in earnest on tn
4 bank for the Sussex Safe Title and DE
e post Company Mr. Nailor will pusl
s the work rapidly, provided the loafer
a who hang around the building, can b
# kept out of the way.
q Mr.. Clement Hart has been doing som
e painting around his building during tn
d past week.
l. Prof. w. G. Fearing is repairing tn
$ porch at Captain Frank Carey's.
Joseph Fields is building new stable
d on the property lately leased by him, o
L Magnolia street.
Id Paynter's old mill, recently purchase
ct of the Wagaman Brothers, has been tor
lie away, and new one on modern prime
" pies will be erected on the old site.
Id The old drying factory OF Atkins
If TomlinsOn, on Magnolia street, is in
r state of "inocuous desuetude." Dilap
r. dation has doubtless claimed the o.
of building as its victim.
Ie MIR. David Dickerson is repairing IL
n sidewalks to his property, lately pu
L chased from the Batson heirs.
TO There has been a great amount of t
RS ing and excavating of late in vario
ar portions of the town for the purpose
he drainage. The refuse water is most
,is thrown in the mill race.
Id 1t is lamentable fact that there a
II little boys in town between the ages
an six and eight years old, who are seen
is the streets smoking cigarettes; and VIII
he questioned, ''little boy, do you smoke
of will reply, eyes sir, I smoke, sir; a
chew sir, too"
he Joshua Bailey is having fence P
ire around his front yard.
mt Mrs. Jane Sharp is visiting her Oh
lat dren at Camden, N. ].
)er Prof. c. B. Morris school lyceum "
~ well attended on Friday evening. Pro-
lb- inent speakers addressed the memb'
mt of the meeting, and an enjoyable til
tor as well as a little treat, was had. As Il
it is new feature in connection wi
mt school work in Milton. we have no dou
lot it will be as successful as it will be inte
ity esting.
he We are glad to note that ''Paul Pry
d has so far recovered his vision as to