Milford chronicle., 1902-11-21
Million NEWS.

The funeral SERVICES were H6lu dt beaver
Dam NJ. P. Church on Saturday morning, +.
the Revs Frank Holland and L. P Cork
ran officiating, and interment made in
Milton cemetery, under the direction of
S. 7. Wilson, undertaken and embalmer
Mrs Iarris leaves to survive her hus-
band, one son, six brothers and one sis
ter:-Captain John B. Mcgee and Cap
tain George E. Mcgee, of Milton; Cap
tain W. H. Mcgee, of Philadelphia; Cap
tain Theodore Mcgee, of Harbeson; Cap
tain Caleb Mcgee, Galveston, Texas, and
Mr.. Alfred Mcgee, prosperous farmer
of near Harbeson, and Mrs. Ella Bryan,
of near Milton. Perhaps it may not be
amiss TO say in this obituary notice, there
never was family more prolific of cap |
tains, nor one whose members have stood
by one another so well. The writer
knows whereof he writes as, at least, one
half of the members os this family, have
been pupils of his.
It will be remembered that about
year ago the writer took occasion TO give
publicity to q novel way that BILLY"
Robinson had, and yet has of making
unbearable fruit trees produce. We
stated at that time that "Bily" had given
a certain barren apple tree sound thrash
ing; and after expostulating with it,
thrashed it again. The result was a good
crop of apples last fall We have been
led to recall this circumstance by Mr..
Robinson having left another apple of
this years. fruitages at the drug store of
7. B. WEIGH, with his compliments to
ID A. c, )" stating the tree had yielded
abundantly again this year. Any one
, who has the temerity to doubt the truth
I of this story, please call on Mr.. Robin
= son for authorization.
/ Prof. Fearing has lately reprinted the
front of the Milton National Bank. The
trimmings are nicely arranged, and the
work looks we'll,
E T. Johnson, who has been engaged
t at railroading near Roxborough, Pa, is
/ visiting his family, and will go to Prince,
West Virginia, as his next objective
point.
A party of gentlemen we're in town
last week in the interest of a trolley line
The line appears to be so eircuitous thai
we have not, as yet, been able to grasI
: its geographical import; and we DON
S think its projectors have. They wer'
i. chaperoned around by several gentlemen
Il of local import. The last we saw of then
they we're heading for Milford.
L The shirt factory has been closed for
week, pending advisement from othe
quarters. Not for the want of work
That is plenty and employees are il
< demand.
e The onion sets that were planted
Re short time ago, are about two inc hes up
W and plenty of them in Mr.. Fox's loi
: who planted three baskets of sets.
1t is all right to paint the iron work o
y the lamps along the street, but it woul
lie appear to be right to get some one to d
r it who would not wipe his hands on th
pests after he had smeared everythin
else over, and thereby ruin ladie
- dresses; dresses cost money; and ther
Nv were several damaged last week by tn
= medicines. If nothing better can b
- suggested, it is propered to take up til
10 lamp posts, carry them to some CONVEX
&c lent place, and after having painte
y them return to original position.
m The crack, crack of the breech loade
- is heard in the land. The fun commence
on Saturday morning. The dogs an
u paraphernalia are galore. Some of IL
n. dogs are worth hundreds, all of the GU
d. ners take their stimulants from silve
70 mouthed AagOns-and many of the
o. don't care which end is up. $50 long
The prettiest advertisement we ev
y have seen was displayed in front of Bet
& Jefferson's store on Saturday. 1t W
combination of boots and shoes, wi
ell hog's-head in the centre. They so
-st the hog's-head against my earnest pr
,ts testations, and thereby destroyed Il
=, beauty of the adv.
Mrs. Felicia Dorothea Hemans in o.
- of her beautiful poems writes, "Leav
mt have their time to fall, - but if one W
rs. question the ladies and others who ha
of been sweeping their sidewalks, tn
&c may tell you, there is ga time, tin
and half time" and the end is not y
- Some people question the politen'
TN of man who stands on the street a
1e- watch female from the counter drive
he to a store, alight and hitch the hor
zee instead of rendering their services, a
doing the work for them. The fac
~ it is not for the want of politeness-l
DE these ladies know more about hor
than many of the town gentry; and i
man wishing to be polite, offers his S
pit vices they will, -many of them-sta
lpt off and laugh at his awkwardness. TIL
ed are several of this class who visit Milt
and the clerks in the stores know tn
- all; and whenever they see them comil
me will hideto keep from waiting on the
nSt When asked the reason for their seem
are impoliteness, they will tell you.
md there is nothing in them; they drive
-, every store in town to get waited
~ We know them all .alac
'tes Mr.. Will Ingram, wife and child vi
OF ed parents ON Saturday and Sund
ire. The parties are from Trinity.
,1e. When a man cannot run his busir
~ without sluring business man,
- about time to turn his quasi authorit,
'ny its belongings.
by As result of President Boslee, of
ese Queen Anne's Railroad, together '
lite another gentleman from Baltimore, v.
T.. ing here, there is being a switch loo,
- at Beardsley & LoAand's brick yard.
not Mrs. Mary f. Warrington, wife
her James L. Warrington, died at her h.
airs near Prettyman's Corner on Monda,
will Consumption, aged as years, MOI
and'2 days. Funeral services weee T
.-VAJ at Slaughter Neck NJ. E Church.
NAT Thursday morning, the Rev. Mr.. ST.:
two land, of Nassau, officiating, and the.
tors mains were inhumed in the cemG
near by. S. J. Wilson conducted
internment.