Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-29
six mail sacks filed with public d c

Six mail sacks filed with public C
Notwithstanding thirty eac1-were re
ceived at the Milton Office last week
Some of these are addressed to persons, /
living, who will take them from the Office
and kindle fire with them. Some of
them are addressed to persons who have
been dead ten years, and still others to
persons whom no one in this township
ever heard of. The only use 'hese pub
lie documents are in this locality, is to
give the postmaster work, as it is pre-
sumed that is for what they are intended
That's the way the money goes !" But
what's the difference, Zones pays the
freight !"
George Burris, the overseer Of the road
leading to the saw mill waste gates, has
nicely widened the passageway leading
to the bridge, and made it possible for
teams to pas. It needs to be seen 10 be
admired.
Captain George Bailey and family, Of
near Seatord, are visiting M. and Mrs.
Joshua Bailey, the formers parents.
On Thursday evening Mr. Marvie T.
Warrington, and Miss Mamie Dorman,
both of Harbeson, we're uni ed in we'd
lock BY the Rev. Frank A. Holland. The
ceremony was performed at the residence
of Mr.. Charles B. Davidson, of the same
town.
A young man after delivering his CIR
at Zoar camp last Sunday, yelled Out
"trout troutp" He is thought TO be {
fish dealer.
On account of the dry her and thu
sandy condition of the roads, G. w. At
kins left his teams at Queenstown Of
Friday last and returned home by rail
After transacting needed business in Mil
, ton, he returned to Queenstown on Mon
day to resume his business trip on tn
Eastern Shore.
Last week the "Argus eyed" tow
fathers concluded they had more none
in the treasury than they could manage
and they decided to haul more dirt o
E the hill on Federal street. They went
Y work and put on the hill, and above, an
4 on the decline, dirt; or mnre correctl
:, speaking, earth of az argyll aceous con
sistency. Travel, the hot sun, and dr
J. winds, haye made of this deposit pov
l. dered mass; and the citizen; on FEEDER
i street near this nuisance, are compelle
O to keep their front screens out, the
windows closed, and their shutters shu
to keep this yellow dust from the
, beds, and from permeating every noe
It and corner of their habitatiOns. Y
a these men who have this work
II charge know it all (?)
, DR.. w. J. Hearn's launch was 7
moved from Milton to Broadkiln beaC
- last week.
The evening services at the NJ.
Church, which have been held duril
the summer at 6 o'clock, were disco
a tinued last Sabbath evening. Eve
lg ing services will hereafter begin at 7.i
up Peaches are about done at Milto
re Tomatoes are now bringing 20 Ger
ur and baskets returned to the seller.
up One Of the tubes Of the BOILER at A
lie derson's cannery blew out early
We Tuesday morning, necessitating I
n stoppage of work until it can be
KS placed.
p, The utility of the air gun when us
to by small children, was iemonstrat
a on Tuesday, when Walter CrOucl
ID. little son sliced a portion of one of
id. thumbs lOngitudinally while usi
cal one. The wound proved not to be
We bad as at first thought, and DR.. J.
he Hopkins soon made it comfortable.
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