Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-27
MILTON NEWS.

to the right shoulder. Our attention was
called to this form a few years ago, nota-
bly, the man who was the pioneer of the
paper, bearing the name of the Times"
published by he, in Milton It was
thought by many, and we were at that
time often asked the question, if the bus
mess of type setting did not make this
peculiarly in the mans contour? What
our answers may have been at that par
ticular time, we cannot now recall. But
we are pers uaded that the trade of prin-
ter is not the only one that develops the
popularity of carrying the head to one
side--or more correctly speaking, lone
sidiness." We know men who are the
Paragons of all that is admirable, when
taken in their general mood, but where
different manners ere so great, at times,
that we scarcely know how to understand
them. These men we have had to pass
US on the street, head on one side and
their whole body swinging like a crab,
i. c., to one side; they give leer from
the right eye as much as to say, "I'll re-
member you farther on" These are the
men if you touch with a forty foot pole,
you'll get bit Sam Patch said he could
jump over Niagara Falls. He did it; and
what was the result? There are other
men who can do the same thing, and the
Z -ae,,I+ ,,,;r,i,4 he 41,o oo.,,.
We have repeatedly called the atten-
ton of the county officials to the condi-
ton of the road at Lavinia's Bridge, near
the woods. This is not on the town. The
Levy Court should see to this matter as
1.-THE road--needs repairing.
Under the supervision OF Mr.. Peter
WEIGH, a foot-walk has been made in
front of the p E. Church, and new steps
have been built. These Improvements
were much needed, and add to the ap-
pearance as well as enhance the conve.
nience of the patrons of the church.
The Baltimore merchants gave free
excursion to the Milton merchants and
friends on Thursday to Rehoboth This
was largely patronized, and would have
been more so, but a storm came up
short time before the train was due, anC
this occurrence deferred many ladiei
from going.
The sidewalk in front of Curtis Reed
building, near the "Times" office, is in
deplorable condition during wet weathe
and should be repaired.
DR.. James A. Hopkins is making quit
commodious. building out of the oil,
one recently purchased by him on Chest
nut street. He is giving it a general re
pair,a when completed it will be quit
a respectable addition to that part of tn
+ town.
: The school election will take plac
next Saturday, and the contest promise
to be hot one, Prof. w. G. Fearing
= Harry Robinson, and Harry Taylor hav
been nominated by the old board; an
f. W. Warren, Clarence Lauk, and Josia
Culver, by the people. There may
: other tickets in the field as the elcetio
approaches.
f. N. Lohand and Harry Taylor, hav
built pleasure boat to ply on the BrOac
: kiln. Length, IS feet, breadth of beai
3 feet 8 inchos. She is propeller, an
. was launched on Saturday under the nam
OfLloyd Taylor. Herspeed will be give
az future date.
Isaac w. Nailor left Milton on MOI
. day morning with the men, to begin IL
. work on the building or the Game ASS
citation at Redden.
Burton NJ. Robinson, who has been vi
: iting Milton for FIVE weeks, returned
: Washington on Tuesday. where he is e.
gagged in the government service at ca
pentry.
i George w. Atkins, the Milton hustle
II whose name will often appear in the
II columns, not only on account of his bu
II mess sagacity, but as being one of IL
y pillars of the NJ. Church, left town {
Monday in his business capacity. +
&c will visit Chincoteague and other par
/ of Eastern Virginia this week.
. At the entrance to Lavinia's Wood
? east, may be seen a note of warning.
le is raised high, and attached to two pole
3 It reads as follows mo more rubba,
! here in this woods" 1t has been a cor
y, mon custom for persons to haul all refu
" matter around the branch on Laviniai
This notice is supposed to mean, that Il
= nuisance must be stopped. And it shou
: be. 1t is useless and uncalled for, to NAL
y even the small part of the beautiful WOO
u of Lavinias, a Catacomb for animals.
u The question of getting the Philad,
/ phia mails due at Milton by the way
Sc Cape May, when the steamer is put o
= is being agitated in town. We can 9
,e it quicker by this route than by Il
= Queen Aune's Railroad. Our Saturd
= evening mail we now get via Lewes al
ie the D M, and V. Railroad on Mond
i morning via Queen Anne's from Lew
,0 up. Nice arrangement, isn't it?
We are having it very seasonable
l present. The splendid rains are fruc
. flying vegetation and becundation is mo
- apparent than few weeks ago when t
prolifcity of every growing thing a
" peared to be backened by the drought.
While his vessel is unloading at Phi
. adelphia, Captain John Fisher has paid
= visit to his family in Milton. CAPITA
u Fisher is one Of those whole souled M
u u we like to meet; always affabl. and ge
~ ial. He returned to his vessel on Tue
ID day.
lg That wash out at Laviuia's had bett
N be attended to. The writer was there
he Monday morning. The recent rain b
\ made it so bad, that it is impossible
N cross the bridge without driving into L
u wash on both sides. This is the last tir
Sc we expect to call the attention of t
Is Levy Court to this matter. The ne
ID time we write of it we expect to reco
le an accident, for which the county W
II have to pay.
S, The scbhoner Golden Rule, reported ashC
10 at Woodland Beach, is now all right. Ca
hi Scull, the owner, informs us she landed /
cargo In Philadelphia. The vessel is now
Al Milton dock relOading. A little "gumpti
s. and goose grease go great ways" sol
20 tlmes-and some other times.
60 Miss Mary Fisher, sister OF Capt Jo
Fisher, is quite i'll. d. A. C
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