Milford chronicle., 1903-07-17
MILluN NEWS.


max st0rm of dust prevailed. % was iui-
possible to soe,aud those who were walk
iac or tle S rect, were obliged to close
one eve and peep ont Of the other one
Quite a nice shower Of riq fell c'utiau-
ing at intervals into TIE night, cooling
the atmosphere a4L eA.iycring vegeta-
don.
The picaic beld az oa NJ. =. Church
on sae 4.h. was Of Tie cd style ethodisI
variety. TITS of re use 90 talk, to wink,
to crjticise, or 20 howl, 3ut il You want
thing done in right kind Of order so 10
the country people todoi ct; if you want
to have Happy and q .leasant time, go
and associate with the country people,
and vau will have IL. The picnic referred
10. was gotten up by what we may call
contribution, i. g., SONIC bought sugar.
some bought lemons, some bought con-
fccaoaer.es, ana others contributed
money. Twenty-Five gallons Of ice cream
suJ table loaded wish confectionery
aud er.eshmeuts, was spread before the
people. aud -come AID help yourselves ~
was he invitation I;ls said tha. over
one hundred children ~erc made happy
aud ELL were delighted The poor, who
were mot abletc bay, shared equal with
thos who were. All was free. There
were no pretty ladies standing by the
table gaping for some little one to come
up a4d spend dve cents. or all it had; bat
those Who had the matter IN charge
rather went ont and compelled them to
cons aud he made happy. Commenting
on this picnic, some of the members OF
the Milton churches are led to contrast
its management with the management OF
social- of their own. With the latter, 1t
$ the money they want ard all they can
-ctoat otit. aud the Milton yenders
Office cream are thinking pretty hard,
and talking very loud of the action OF
the church III holding lis sOcials ndseI
iag ice cream, conflicting with t-eir bus
mess. Ii is said the church does not
need Z, do this to raise money, as its
Hnaucc5 arc lin good condition; il is sim
ply tue work ola graspins lew II 0ll
be understood thar the writer does not
take any stock in this muddle. He is
merely trying 70 write the sentiments Of
p par. of the community regarding the
action. le wing the leaders Of the socials
and the vende1s Of ice cream. to do as
they please.
Fred Welch has opened an ice cream
garden near his residence. The locality
and natural surroundings are attractive,
resembling somewhat grotto, though
not Of subterraueous structure. 4 large
maple tree gives shade throughout the
entire dav, and various genera ofshFub
Isrv exclude the SUMS rays in its after
moon decline. The pace is nicely fitted
.up W IN tables aud seats on ground
alor. and in the evening when lighted
wi d Chinese lanterns, looks graphic and
picturesque, Wild and beautiful. A pet
crow welcomes visitors, and Mr. Welch
does the rest
The Milton Times is said now TO he
rude-a rev Management, The Times
Publishing Company" We are reques
ted 20 inquire whom "rhe Times Pub
lishing Company" are? The people
wait to know.
Ez state Treasurer c. II. Atkins left
Oh Tie 4th. ard joined party from Dover
and Wilmington for trip to the Pacific
Coast aud other points.
"simp," who was sentenced at the
last term of court to period Of imPris-
ormeut has completed his stay with
Sheriff Steele and is again in Milton,
awaiting pastures new.
The school assessment for the town
was made last week.
Miss Mavme a. Conner has completed
her Studies in bookkeeping with Miss
Cooper, s.euographer. bookkeeper and
typewriter. of Milford, aud is now ready
for an engagement.
A special agent of the Rural Mail De
f.9er~ System was in town last week, and
.,.44 also looking over the country around
rli IN. lie was non-communicative a;
hut from what we can gather, there is a
possibility Of two rural routes from Mil
tor. and certainty of none.
Martin Chandler lost his pocFotbook
containing sos, and some receipts, He
subsequently found it in his wood yard
the money gone, aud the receipts in tie
book. Sir. Chandler, who is an industri-
Gus man Of about ffsy years Of age says
he made the most of this money succor-
ing corn, ard hopes it may do the one
who got it as much good as it would have
done himself.
r. {. B,ardslev threshed his wheat
crop near town on Saturday Afternoon.
Anderson 6, Co. received another cn
load Of cans last week.
Ona ~. Crouch, infant child OF Mr.
and Mrs. William Crouch, died on Thurs
day Of cholera nfaulun. aged months
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