Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-29
MILTON NEWS.

A carpenter when about completing
job OF work, does what he calls "squaring
up" that is, he goes around and fixes up
all the "odds and ends" that may require
his attention. Now, we do not want our
readers to become surfeited with camp
meeting news, but we want to do little
"squaring up" and then we shall have
done with the camp meeting until an
other season. On last Sunday two weeks
after the last Sunday of Lavinia's camp,
we, as an usual custom, walked out to
view the scene where many had been
fortnight before. Alas how changed.
Quiet and desolation reigned around.
Our mind was led back to the historical
account of the abandoned huts of the FIVE
aboriginal tribes of New York, in the
primitive days of this country. Gear
lyle's Description of Desolation in the
Arctic, /" rose before us, and led to con-
temptation that was anything but pleas
ant. There was no clashing of icebergs,
no scream of the sea gull, no sly polar
bear trying to catch the innocent seal,
but there was solitude peculiarly adap-
It'd to this place. The foliage of the trees
dropped as though weeping overdeparted
glory, and two little birds chirruped over
our head as doxology to the vision of
the past. 1t is all gone now,yet some of
the reminders hnger in the memory of
many who we're there, and who will prob
ably never be there again this is the
aged, and most likely others.
Last week we saw six dogs come from
Lavinias Woods in single file. turned
around to watch them. They were of
different sizes, colors, and perhaps ma.
tionalities. One was lame, and walked
with limp; another was merely pup.
They were without muzzies: and my inn
preston at first was, they had come with
out the town limits where they could en-
gage in friendly discourse, "none dar-
ing to modest or make them afraid
They continued their way south, and
we lost sight of them.
''There is So thrown away !" said q
man, as he came from the postoffice with
two lacal papers in his hand. 81 gel
more information from your letter in the
MILFORD CHRONICLE than from all o.
the papers take; and don't see any
use of me taking any other"
We saw something last week that Lee
us to think the days we're come ''wher
the lion and the lamb shall lie down to
gether, and little child should leaC
them" We will not elucidate,as other:
saw it, also.
1t begins to look as though the Lewei
Life Insurance agents are getting tn
better of the Milton agents: they ar
here every week hustling, while the Mil
ton men are around the branch practic
ing.
Mrs. Ray Irwin nee Ray Wilkins, for
1nerly Of Milton, after spending a wee
atLewes; stopped over with Mrs. Emm
johnson, at Milton, on Wednesday ever
ing. and returned to her Baltimore hom
on Thursday.
Mr.. AL Thomas left on Thursday fc
Chicago, where he has the prospect of Ell
gaging with the Q. c. R. R. Co.
Peaches on one day of the past wee
were hauled from the Milton station t
Glendale, on account of no cars to b
had.
Col. John Wainwright, pension alto
ney at Wilmington, was in town o
Thursday, and met many old veterans
the Civil War at the Office of the Trus
Title, Safe and Deposit Co, for the put
pose of having their pensions increased
original ones granted, or reissues mad
Quite quantity of squared-up lumb,
is being hauled on the dock, for the pu
pose of shipment to Camden, N. J., whei
it will be used for ties along the whar
and for other purposes.
Clerk-of-the-P Peace Wright was in tow
on Thursday. at which time he issue
licenses to the Milton merchants cr
others requiring the same.
MIR. A. Prettyman and wife, aft
spending some time with Mrs. Prett
mans parents, Prof. P. P and Mrs. A
kins, returned to Baltimore on Friday.
Mr.. Abel Pettyjohn, of PHILADELPHIA
is visiting his parents,as is also Mr.. He
lis P. Belts visiting friends.
On Saturday the schooner James 4
Carey, of which Charles Mason is ca
tain, and Captain c. H. Atkins ownC
was successfully launched at Soul
shipyard The vessel had been haul'
out some time ago and has been owe
hauled, reprinted and rerigged. She
now considered frst-class vessel.
The Milton shirt factory labors und
difficulties on account of the scarcity
employees. Operators and learners a
wanted.