Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-05-30
MILTON NEWS.

Ou mOuudy GNGuluS luE CApuuS NeI6
hanging in the western sky; and ABOUT
thirty minutes after the sun had been
last to vision, when suddenly one o. my
little daughters came hurrying in, and
half frightened, exclaimed: 30, pop, see
that yOnder It's coming from the skyl
Is it volcano eruption ~ arose and
went in the yard Indeed, there was a
peculiar demonstration, and the rift in
the clouds, and the half disappearing twi-
light, made it appear to our imagina ions
who had been reading of recent volcanic
eruptions, as though this peculiar Jana
rama might be one of them. However,
we were soon undeceived. A colored
man west of our home had made mop
and saturated it with coal oil, and led it
to the end of a long pole. He hal set
this on fire and was burning out the cat
erpillars in the trees. He being between
us and the rift in the clouds, made i; ap
pear as though the blazing mop was ac-
tually near the sky.
"Billy" Robinson has built boat house
on the river bank above the bridge.
"Billy's plan of carpentry is some what
different from many architects. For in.
stance,in building this house "Bnly"
put his boat in position and built the
house around it. Now there is no dan.
ger but that the boat will go in aud out.
''Wisdom" eyes, indeed !"
Prof. w. ]. Fearing has been awe rded
the contract for painting the school
building. It is understood Prof. Fear
ing's bid was S32S.
A remarkable fact, and one that tuck
ers are glad over, is the scarcity of po-
tato bugs There are none in the gar
deus of town and but few-as we hear
are bothering the potatoes of the farm
ers near by. "Burt" Carey of near JEFF
ferson's Cross Roads, says he has about a
quart, and he is going to can then and
keep them as a curiosity of the latter
part of the Nineteenth and the begin
ming of the Twentieth Century.
Olister Moore, of Harbeson, will make
some additions to the property HI. re-
Gently purchased.
Mr.. Silas Warrington, postmaster at
Harbeson, has his storehouse about COM
pieted, and dwelling well under way.
Mrs. May Reed, widow Of the late John
Reed. will build barn ISx3S feet two
stories. Stephen Palmore will boss the
job.
Mrs. Susie Davidson, having finished
her school near town Joined her husband
in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Schooner R. Reynolds Postles,is over
hauling near Milton Bridge.
The three-year-old daughter of John
Clendaniel, of Prime Hook Neck, had a
grain of corn to lodge in her wind-pipe.
The physicians here being unable to re-
move it, she was taken by her father and
in company with DR.. r. T. Wilson car
ried to Jefferson Medical Hospital. Phil
adelphia, on Thursday. An incision was
made, by the medical faculty in the wind
/ pipe and the grain of corn removed. DR..
Wilson and Mr.. Clendaniel returned
home on Friday evening, but the little
sufferer was in condition that it was
deemed best to leave her at the hospital.
The engine house that is built on pill
ing has been settling deeper and getting
out of shape. Workmen have been ais
ing it and putting more piles under it
1t is claimed that the addition of the sec
ond-story has caused this, but we IL ink
if the piiing had been driven to a proper
depth, or until they had collided with
hard bottom. they would have borne any
reasonable weight that might have teen
put on them. Maxim When you want a
thing done, get some one to do it who
knows how. If it costs you more at first,
it will be cheaper 20 you in the end.
Mrs. Clement Hart has a fine co. lee
ton of growing roses in her garden on
Feleral street. The perfume ariiing
from them in the early morning, or late
in the evening, is exhilaratiug and pleas
ant to the oltactOry nerves.
1t is said that fish are a good brain food;
that the action of the phosphorus con.
tanned in them, is better adapted to the
cerebral nerves than any other kind of
food. But Theodore E. Primrose says
"If some people we're to eat a whale, they
would mt have any sense"
The west end of Magnolia street has
been clayed, and the prospect of a good
road is now assured.
James A. Belts, who has been engaged
with Dr. W. ]. Hearn. of Philadelphia,
doing carpenter work, has returned home
and reprinted and made other impr we
ments to his property on Union street.
Mrs. Joshua Carey has new rooted he
property she recently purchased on Broad
street.