Milford chronicle., 1902-05-02
MILTON NEWS.

MILTON NEWS.
Perhaps DR.. David Wolfe has one of
the best arranged, best titled, and best
stocked farms in this locality. It is pro-
verbal that every kind of farm produce
that DR.. Wolfe brings to Milton, is put
up in the best order; and his cattle,
horses, swine and sheep, are the latest
and of the best. The land of which his
farm is composed, is in high state of
cultivation, well attended to and well
TILED. He supervises his work, aud has
everything under his immediate direc-
ton. Mr.. Wolfe has two calves about
half grown. They are twins, land both as
nearly alike as it is possible for cattle to
be. They are kept stabbed and we'll at
tended to- His work bears the impress
of master hand.
Isaac W. Nailor has contracted to erect
building for Mr. Daniel Hirsch, of Mil
ford.
Mr.. l. B. Chandler and wife, after
protracted visit to Scranton Pa. returned
home on Saturday.
Mr.. J. B. Welch and wife, Mr.. ]. H.
Davidson, and William Reed, visited Sea-
ford aud Bridgeville last week. There
were some famous speeches made on
that occasion.
Rev. A. J. Perry will deliver the first
sermon of series on Bennum's Camp
Ground on next Sunday afternoon. be-
ginning at o'clock p. m. Subject
''The House with the Seven Cables"
Charles Atkins is building boat house
on the river above the bridge.
Mrs. L P. Corkran, and Mrs. May
Lank, left town on Wednesday as dele
gates TO the State Sunday School Con-
vention. which meets in Wilmington on
that day.
Mr.. John Ellingsworth was in Balti-
more last week.
Captain George Hunter is visiting rel
atives in town
P. Frank Atkins, formerly Of this
town, is in town with Mrs. Atkins and
two children-a boy and a girl. They
are the guests of Mr.. Atkins parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Paige Atkins. Frank,
like all other Delaware boys, is making
his mark in the busy whirl of life. Sue
cess attends the persevering. Pete will
be there.
Mrs. Hettie J. Dorman, widow of the
late J. B. Dorman late Clerk-of- the-Peace
for Sussex county, is having her future
grave digged in the NJ. E. Cemetery in
this town. Mrs. Dorman is not dead, but
this action is made necessary in order to
make a proper foundation for the monu-
ment intended to be erected over Mr.
Dorman's grave, and also to mark Mrs.
Dorinan's last resting-place
A part OF the cannery being erected
along the river, blew down last week. It
is said the bracing was put in the wrong
way.
S W Darby, of Frederick, informs us
he has sold one-half of the ground pur
chased by him from Mrs. Sallie Ponder
at Glendale. Also, that he has con-
tracted to furnish the brush to be used on
the canal ute about Lewes. Mr.. Darby
is an adept in the contracting line, and if
Frederick had dozen men like S. w.
Darby, she would be at the front in all
matters of business.
DR.. ]. A. Hopkins is laying stone curb
ing on his division line, between his prop
erty aud that of Samuel Lohand.
Very few people around Milton believe
the story of Waite, the confessed MUIR
derer of Mrs. Collins. This must not be
construed as anyone in Milton thinking
that Mr.. Collins. the husband. did it. No
one believes this, either
Mr. Arson Wright is in Milton from
New York.
Robert SalmOns, a colored man, was
buried on Monday. 1t was the largest
funeral cortege that has passed through
Milton for many years. Mr.. Salmon:
lived near town. The funeral was held
at the A. NJ. E. Church, South, and in
terment made beyond town. J. R At
kins funeral director.
BY the time the early frost nips ths
corn husk-or shucks-as they are com
monty called, there will be factory il
, this town for the manufacture of mat
tresses. This is on the authority of tn,
Board of Trade.
Mr.. W. W. COnwell, cashier of the Mil
ton Depository Of the Lewes Nationa
Bank, in this town, has purchased thu
postoflce building, in this town, nov
I occupied by A. j. Manship. This doe
not mean anything queer. Mr.. Man
ship will occupy the Office indefinitely.
. The Queen Anne's railroad has, or j
about to put in, a switch at Hollands
$ one also, at Warrington's, and Messrs
Ward & Merritt have one put here 70
: the convenience of their business.
Y Mr.. Clement Hart is an example {
Z what some Milton people are obliged t
Y do. Mr.. Hart is a carpenter. He work
! away Trombone most of his time. Come
T home aud spends his evenings in tn
town that gives him no employment. H
! is doing this now. Lately he cam
d home, put painters at work on his bull,
e ing aud fences. and now any one goin
up Federal street can see the beautifi
!, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hart, as nice
8; little cottage as Federal street has.
lie w. T Atkins is now engaged repair
"a ing the interior Of Zion M. E. Church.
): MayJ. Carpenter died at the home
8; Jehu Watson, at Glendale, suddenly, {
0; Monday morning of epilepsy, aged
a years, 6 months and days. Funeral
" Glendale on Tuesday afternoon. Re
RS ]. A. Buckson conducting the obsequis
to S. ]. Wilson in charge of funeral.
D. A. c.
Oh MILFORD NECK.
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