Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-11-14
MILTON NEWS.

The battle has been fought, the vic
orv is won; yet there are some sad \
,earts in the old town tonight, boys !
Political parties, like individuals, gain 8
much by experience; she is a dear teacher, ,
vet she eventually leads one to see things
in their true light. In the campaign
inst closed, we have but little doubt the
or those who wanted to be
see how different results
might have been attained. Ii is useless
to try to turn down the older men of a
party for few younger ones. Like
"Baequo's bloody ghost" they will not
down. "Shake not your CORY locks at
me. Thou can'st not say I did it, is !
the cry of more Macbeths than one. But
in regard to the campaign; it is over, and
every one can tell you how it was done.
The writer's inability TO view things
through irrelivent glasses knocked our
letter into a Cooked hatp last week; for
after we had written our missive, we be-
came informed of material that would
have placed US in false position, had we
published it. AS we have said above, the
Campaign is over" The successful
candidates have our congratulations, the
defeated ones our sympathy. In helat-
ter case, we know how it is; in the for
mer. we have never tasted of the sweets
of victory.
What's the use of signing,
While time is on the wing.
This life is human folly,
Then cheerily, cheerily sing.
Go in again, brethren-uever say die
you may eventually come out like the
fellow who was tried before a Missouri
court for stealing hams; you may be cleo
ted, as he was cleared, from the fact that
: every man on the jury had some OF the
t hams.
. The Town Bailiff is this week repairing
= the leak at the bridge. In our opinion
l. he is acting, partly right this time, b.
7, digging down to the foundation Yet
d we cannot think he has gone far enough
and filling the excavation with bats, vii
only make the work next time more dit
ficult of digging out This job is cor
c slant expense to the town. 1t ought t
be apparent to every one that it takes
mechanic to do mechanical job; an
e this in his own particular sphere. An
e sensible man would consider person
n fool to send for school teacher to a
tend a case of pneumonia; and with
due respect to "Mark Twain" to carr
10 his watch to blacksmith's shop for n
70 pairs. Yet, isn't it done in Milton. "T
- useless to cast pearls before swine, " don
- apply to railroad employees alone.
le have little grandson, and Mr. jam
ly lester, a near neighbor, has mOnke
Mt My little boy likes the monkey, but
e. wants his South American friend to keC
a respectable distance. My little boy
just beginning to talk. The other NOR
y ing, while seated at the breakfast tabl
he took hold of a buckwheat cake al
said, eff Mr.. TESTERS monkey bites m
there'll be hot time in the old toy
" tonight" "Where did he learn til
he language ?" said to his mother. 90
nd down at the merry.go-round They
ed gone now. I relate this to show how t
~ little folks catch up any, and perhal
everything they hear.
The Misses Elizabeth M. and Mayi
Iru A Conner, delegates to the Suss
me County Sunday School Convention,
| gether with the Rev. L. P. Corkran, a
de superintendent of Sunday School J.
-. WEIGH, and many other Miltonians,
-. in Milford, at the present writing.
tic Presiding Elder DR.. Baker preacl
no. at the M. E. Church on Sunday event
,ck The Quarterly Conference was held
Monday evening. The prOtracted mt
ing at Zion, belonging to this char
avv commenced on last Sunday evening.
cad c The saving wood business is galore
Milton. Hand saws are in demand,
- even our preachers are at the wood
us with their coats off, and with saws la
in bought are making the air whizz. 6
the an i'll wind that blows nobody good
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