Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-01
MILTON NEWS.

Atan adjourned meeting of the Milton
School Board, held on Thursday evening,
the 24th, Prof. n c. B. Morris was cleo
ted principal as per schedule laid down.
There were other candidates who pre-
scented first grade certificates, but Mr..
Morris was elected on a COPY OF \ SEC
oND GRADE CERTIFICATE, signed by
Prof. Leon Davis, without date. The
word COPY" is written diagonally across
the copy. What shame What an in
suit to the intellect Of Milton That
graded school should be taught by prin
clpal with a second grade certificate
and that of inferior quality-while the
FIRST assistant has first grade. TEL it
not in Gath, publish it not in the streets
Of Askalon, lest the daughters of the
Philistines rejoice; lest the daughters of
the uncircumcised triumph" It has
been said, 1T is useless to cast pearls
before swine, - and eff the blind lead the
blind they will both fall into the ditch. "
It is left for the considerate reader to
draw his own conclusions.
The road leading from Milton to La
vinia's Camp has been nicely cleared of
the grass that has been growing along
the sidewalks A splendid walk is now
assured on both sides of the way to the
camp The walk to the railway is also
attractive. The trains will stop on sched-
ule time, to let off and take on passen-
gers.
Among the Milton friends Of the de
ceased, who attended the funeral of Miss
Emma Burton, daughter of Joshua Bur
ton, at Lewes, on Wednesday were Mrs.
Sallie Ponder, Mrs. {. H. Atkins, Miss
Ida Ponder and Miss Clara Vaughan, ].
c. Hazard, Esq, Capt. c. Fl Atkius,a ed
Mr.. John Ponder, and probably others
whom we did not recognize.
Captain Denney was here last week
looking after those people who are inter
ested in the summer traffic of a steam
boat from Milton to Lewes and Philadel-
phia. He visited Drawbridge. 1t is
thought the Pokanoket will be here soon.
This steamer is well adapted to this river
and the Denny Brothers are men who
know how to run her. The experience
OF three years ago proves this. By al
means let the Pokanoket come.
The canning managers we're here las
week getting ready for business.
In Lewes last week we met Mr. J L
, Mulford, of West Point, Va. As soon a
: Mr.. Milford became acquainted with thu
writer, through an introduction of Mr.
Elijah Register, and found out I an
: from Milton, he questioned me mucl
about the decline of ship building in on
town, asked me if I remembered tn
bark "Fenomore, - that was built in Mil
ton, aud of Capt Charles Mcgee, who wa
6 at one time her captain; and told me h
was one of that vessels owners. He que:
:, toned me about the mechanics of on
:, town and of our contractors; said he wa
! then eli route for Cape May and had on
\, vessel building in New Jersey. He wani
! ship carpenters who can work froi
! models, and told me he would be in Mi
4 ton soon to see what he could do there
r the way of securing good contracto
l. Mr.. milford appeared to be a fine maj
a and I believe he is His knowledge
l. Milton and of several of the vessels tn
l. have been built here, prove to me that l
N knew of what he was talking.
in Charles H. Howard, of Lewes and r
IL hohoth Hundred, is a candidate for CO
q oner on the Republican ticket.
ie The Misses Hettie, Elizabeth and NJ
IN mic Conner, spent portion of last wet
"a at Rehoboth.
rs DIR. W. J. Hearn's naptha launch
a. being repainted, repaired, and glass ligh
r put into the sides of the hurricane,
IN Capt J. A. Belts, her commander.
r, There is more trout in the market
present, than at any other time duri
"a the season. Five or six small loads
- day.
=, Lafayette Birmingham was stung by
-. spider while in water closet of the sh
factory on Wednesday morning. II
~ short time the wound became paint
and the abdominal system was swoll
= to an abnormal size. Two physicis
- were in attendance on Wednesday aft
/. noon and evening administering al
~. do,es. Late in the evening the patio
~ became easy. The swelling has sill
~, subsidized, and he is improving
III Last week Charles Illusions hog g
M bled up Il goslings and IA biddies,
-, longing to Christian Jensen, living n
- Milton. Mr.. Jensen brought suit Def
- Squire Collins for damages. The def
-. dant asked for referee trial, which Y
re 70 granted Verdict for Jensen, ST. ]
ia cost of the suit was about S., making
,ee defendant out of pocket 81. Rat
M. dear poultry, and so young, too.
Ter Mr.. Henry Carter, formerly of Fred
an lea, but now of South Carolina, has b.
on spending several days with friends
the Milton.
of DR.. Leonard proposes to elucidate
We ideas on the Calvinistic doctrine of "cl
WA punishment at future meeting of
is Milton Sorbonne.
I'M The statistician of "CanineologyD
Mr. the reader cannot find this word in W
an ster's lexicon, he may kindly give
Sc writer credit for it-has failed to rel
has the number of dogs that have ''bit
ont dust" under the recent order of T,
the Council.
an Mrs. Jane Emily Jones, of whom
ING wrote last week as being stricken '
and paralysis, died on Wednesday morn
will The funeral services were held on Sa
on day at Lewes. Solemnized by the /
SIM Mr. Turner and sepulture made in e
that The deceased leaves three children
owa Roland Jones, of New York; Mrs. N
re a Wright, of New York, and Mrs. \
the Marsh, of Sussex countyzthe HON
too her nativity.
ious Lots of dogs running the streets '
pin 1ut muzzles. 1t is said the bailiff i
con lowing this, to get them unwary, tn,
re- will gobble them all up at one fell sw
gen The "cloud burst" that visited this
n. bred on Friday, was the worst we
ssed seen for years. And be it rememb
gard that just thirty years ago, on the a5u
.ose- July, was the storm that struck so m