Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-06-07
MILTON NEWS.

or the communication that was written
for the last weeks issue of the CHRONI-
Gle. That letter was certainly written,
and I am not without hope that it will
find its way to the CHRONICLE. have
place to put my letters; and when my
son goes to his place of business each /
morning, he takes my letters together
with those of the family. On Tuesday
evening of last week my wife said to me,
''have you your letter ready? ?" replied,
ct will attend to that" Now, on We'd |
nesdav morning we have more mail to
send than on any other day of the week.
Presenting that some of my many daugh-
tiers had gathered them up promiscu-
ously, interviewed the postmaster, or
assistant postmaster, who generally knows
whether D. A. C's, are mailed or not
Mr.. Wilson cannot remember their mail
ing. II is presumed that by some unfav-
orable circumstance, the letter was either
not mailed, or has been miscarried. If
! the CHRONICLE should receive it this
week, We hope TO see it published as No.
from Milton of the issue, for pride
myself on that letter. have looked in
every place in my escritoire and in all
places that I use stationery, and it cannot
be found. This is the second letter
have missed in eighteen months, and
neither of these can be attributed to any
fault of mine. All persons have their
faults, and D. A. c. is no exception to the
general makeup of the genus homo. We
are hurt over the non-production of our
letter, not 50 much for the sake of our
readers, as for pride to ourselves.
Ex-Attorney General R. c. White, as
attorney for Mrs. Hettie J. Dorman, adj
ministratrix of ]. B. Dorman, deceased,
sold in front of the Ponder House on
Saturday the following real estate to wit
Lot No. I, known as the home farm con
tanning I29 acres, bid off by john Black
at SIS per acre. No. 2, 81 acres, situated
along Mill Greek, to Ira Walls, at So IS
per acre. No. 3, % acres, adjoining land
of Burton M. Robinson, and containing
peach orchard, to Mrs Burton M. Rob-
inson, at SAYS per acre No. a, a farm
near Sand Hills, containing 81 acres, to
E. NJ. Pettyjohn, at $I3.o5 per acre.
Mr.. Z. P. Morgan. of Ellendale, was in
town last week.
Mr.. Harry Manship, working in Will
mington,is paying visit TO his family in
Milton.
Miers Reynolds of Washington is vis-
iting friends in and near town.
Mr. J. B. Murphy, of New York, and
Mr. Norman Beverly of the same city,
we're in attendance on the sale of the
, Dorman property on Saturday.
Rev. A. J. Perry preached at Harris
Park on Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Perry
will continue these meetings as long as
they are profitable, financially.
We see our much esteemed friend,
Hon. Paynter Frame, has gone into the
| trapping business. Result of one nights
work One bird dog, one fox and one
Opossum. Good for Mr. Frame nearly
: as good as watermelon raising.
Sunday was Trinity Sunday at st. John
z the-Baptist Church. The services were
t commemorative, and the songs and hymns
| we're in consanance with the event.
: A strawberry festival was held in the
American Mechanics Hall, Angola, on
: Saturday evening. 1t was an ENJOYABLE
: time. Mr.. Tarr was there in all his happy
2 humor.
} Certainly, receiving no mail on Satur
l day night is a disadvantage to Milton
t merchants; yet "every cloud has a silvei
= lining" and what the merchants lose
pedestrians gain; as the sidewalk in from
t of the postoffice is clear of the youns
+ misses who formerly congregated Their,
h looking for beaux.
e The official board of the A. NJ. E
e Church, of North Milton, has locked thu
e doors and nailed up the windows of thei
II church, against the Rev. ]. S Helmsley
l. and will not allow him to preach therein
It This man during his pastorate of las
e year, made himself not only obnoxious t
! his colored congregation, but also to tn
d white people of the town; and we are in
e formed he was sent back to try his ham
e another year, against the protestations c
1t the members of his church, and on tn
l. recommendation of four persons VIII
al are not in anywise proper authorities. ]
-e is hoped the members of that churc
} will hold their vim and keep this "feller
Z out.
q Mrs. Naomi Workman lives about fiv
J. miles from Milton. She is the wido,
II of Philip Workman, and was born Ma
|, 10th, 1899. She is yet hale and heart,
D. is the mother of ten children, and he
baby boy is over As years old. This a,
st count comes from her grandson, who say
r he has the chronology in possession. W
lie have had conversation with DR.. R. I
p Hopkins regarding the age of the LADY
Of DR.. Hopkins is medical adviser of til
lie family, and will find out the chronology
II cal truth of the above the next time h
j. has occasion to visit the family. Shout
b. there be any incorrectness in our repor
er we will correct it when we are aware
sc the fact
Sc Quite number of citizens went to R,
le hoboth on the last Sunday train.
Mr.. c. V. Williams gave talk at til
in M. F. Church on Sunday morning o
rs "Homes for the Homeless Mr.. Wi
S, liams is from Trenton, N. J., and HI
S mission is to secure homes in christia
,e families for homeless children.
b. It is reported that Mrs Mary Reet
K widow of thelate John Reed, was stricke
e. with paralysis on Sunday.
ID Mrs w. A. Hazard, of North Miltoi
n is quite ill.
d. The jurisdiction of Mr.. E. w. Lofan
a. as Observation-Disclosures for Milton, e.
tv pired on the goth ult. As far as OF