Milford chronicle., 1902-07-04
MILTON NEWS.

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Citizen Ticket: f. w, Warren. SO; J. c.
Lank, 50; Josiah Culver, 90. The newly 5
elected members with the members hold.
ing over, met on Monday evening and
by the election of Prof. w. II.
WEIGH as president; the reelection of 7.
c. Palmer as secretary. and the re-elec-
ton of David H. Wiltbank as treasurer.
It is useless to say anything about the
mail arrangements of our town. A CO.
terie of aged gentlemen, who have bust
ness with the Milton office, were assem-
bled on the corner discussing the oues-
ton few hours since, and the reminis.
cence of these men were of the DAYS
when the old stage line ran between
Wilmington and the southern part of the
peninsula, and the concensus of opinion
was that the route of fifty years ago is
preferable to the present. Said they
when we expected the mail, it came
II it was long time between drinks. ~
Our Milford paper due here at Friday
noon, was received by some of the sub
scribers on Saturday morning via Lewes.
One bundle has not been received. and
many subscribers did not get the CHRoN-
IcLEi notably the writer, and many 9th
ers. This is no fault of the Milton Office:
but due to the defect in the mail ar
rangement. Every one ought to suueal.
The Secretary of the Milton Board of
Health, gives notice that all offensive
hog pens must be cleansed, or removed |
from the town He is silent about the
philadelphia street sweepings lying on
the dock"
On Sunday morning a farmer passed |
the home of Mr.. Willard Elliugsworth
with basket of eggs bound for Milton.
Mr. Ellingsworth accosted him with
Good morning, Mr.. -, you have a
nice basket of eggs on Sunday morn
ing" well, it may be Sunday with
you, but it is not with me-" replied the
farmer" After riding short distance
he returned and asked Mr., Ellingsworth.
rs this Sunday ?" at is, replied Mr..
Ellingsworth. "Weil, have hoed all
OF my termatesses and started to Milton
with these eggs" Mr.. - was in
town early on Monday,
The Milton w. c. T. U. is fehtiuo
Washington,and all government employ
ees buildings, etc. In nearly a column
OF nonpareil type, published last week
in the Milton Times" the Union rem
resentatives scathed Washington, aud
all persons favorable to restaurants being
kept in the Capitol building. Truly.
Distance lends enchantment to the
view, and robes the mountains with their
azure hue"
Christian Jensen and his recently made
bride, are having time anything but
lovely. Mrs. Jensen, formerly Kate
Matoues, of Philadelphia, married Mr..
Jensen some time ago, and has deserted
him two or three times since; It one of
these times staying from her loving
spouse about three months. She has
now sued this little Dane for maintain
ance, and will likely not get it This
item is published by the request of Mr..
J>nson.
! There will be picnic held in the grove
at Zion M. f. Church on the Fourth of
: July; and one at Prime Hook school
house. The Milton Fire Compauv will
; visit Lewes on the anniversary of Col
, Nmbia's freedom and drill with the Lewes
Company, and Capt S. B. Bennett will
: go a claiming at the mouth of Prime
Hook creek.
, The following named ministers have
e been selected by the Rev f T. Little
= president of the Maryland NJ. P. Confer
ence, to attend the camp meeting to be
e held at Lavinia's Woods, from August
] 2nd to the 10th. First week. ]. L Mills.
D c M. Cullum, T. S. Cain; second week
a J w. Gray, G. w. Haddaway, G. H.
$ Stocksdale. DR.. A. D. Melvin. ex-presi-
/ dent, will also be in attendance.
! Mrs. Alena Richard on, of Dover. dan.
!, ghter of Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Atkins Of
/ this town, left the former place on Tues.
# day in company with friends for pleas.
d ure trip to the Thousand Isles" and
other places of natural beauty in and
t around the St. Lawrence.
e Miss Mary Fisher, reported ill in on,
e last communication, is convalescing.
e The cannery at Harbeson is putting in
e machinery.
: The general agents OF the many life in
q Sur4hce agencies who do business In ant
!, around Milton are often seen in town In clos,
4 converse with their local agents. Itissai5
they they take their subordinates around ~,
e woods and practice them in an up-to-dot,
\ style Of walking, that they NAV become nro
ficient in their business.
Is The Milton DepoEitors of the I.a,xes N.
n tional Bank is having some Improvement
II made in the interior of its building this week
r j. c. Lank has been appointed registrar ~
brOadkiln township OF the tenth rep,esents
~ tive district, and Luther Black, and William
y Workman assistants.
lie Any person wishing to make a desirabl
d morse deal will do well to call on the Niltol
town bailih while taking a slumber, or a
one says sin a state somnolence.n
D. MI Alfred White OF Camden, N. l.. ba
Of been visiting his mo her Mrs Ida White
rs Prof. W. H. WEIGH was a guest of Mr., an
Mrs &. $. Barker, at their twenty.fftb ma,
u riage anniversary, held at Cedar Creelx I
to Is understood Prof WEIGH made the "bitu :
of the occasion. The Prof is always at bom
7 on the hastings.
Beardsley LOfand have completed tn
" multitudinOns and multiform arrapgemen
es OF their machinery. The plants starts u
e. with all Of the augury Of SUCCESS with
Nv capacity of 10000 bricks a day, this firm ca
: supply this neighbOrhOod, and rebuild A
lc tantic City.
IN Mrs. Sarah E. jackson, wife Of the Rev. N
H. +, jackson, minister of the A. NJ. E. Cburc
no OF this town, died on Monday morning of
complication Ofdeseases, aged about 80 wear,
III Funeral services were held at the A. NJ. I
it. Church on Wednesday and interment mad
is in the cemetery near town. J. B. Akin
: funeral director
Mary L. NJ. Carey wife OF Willard Care,
n aged 81 years, month and IL davs died q
)y Sunday. Funeral services were held at Re,
of yer Dam NJ. p Church on Tuesday. bv IN
81 Rev. Frank Holland, and the remains wey
=, laid at rest in the in the Cemetery adiojnip,
III j. R. Atkins, funeral director,
David c. Marsh was drowned the 25tb III
10 body was found on Saturday, and shipped I
ir Nassau on Monday the 80th. S. ]. WiIso
uneral director met the remains at tba
u place, and conveyed them to the home of nj
ed sister, Mrs. B. Frank Truitt; from whenc
ly they were taken, on Tuesday and convene
to to the Presbyterian Church in Rehobot
Hundred and after the funeral discourse II
tered in the Marsh Cemetery.
III Miss Maggie HarmanaOn of Berlin, Nd
A..