Milford chronicle., 1903-10-16
MILbVry NEWS.

AEHl ia Was a. ttii A-A a. - -ff t.t- fH.'
and to be atle TO eng s. the occasion.
Wandering along the street, merely i-r
seusuous pleasure, we notice others, of
an ae= hcoc nature. who arc inclined to
be eu.rauced by The sublime, ss well as
ourselves. Rev. /. p. C3rkun Is sitting
in his front porch daucin little child
on his knee. But it is no, bis labyl That.
however, does not make any d.ftcrct, e
TO Mr. Corkrau. he app zars 10 love ital
the same. over in North Milton, we
observe theRev.H s. Johnson sweeping
the Troublesome leaves from the pave
mcnt,as others are likewise doing. Nearly
all are engaged i something, if that
something au oluts to nothing. Profess
sional men are more noticed than others
as they are seldom seen engaged in any
thing cut of their ing. Now we noice
Df. James A. Hopkins, in company with
Putuel Johnson, in dis lot, with coat off
gathering cans ard pulling up the polls
Now most people would think his an
innovation, but Or Hopkins considers it
exercise. If the days OF the past week
have bcen beautiful the nights have been
grand. presided over by the pale, mellow
light of full moon; such a moon as only
an October night can produce. All have
enjoyed the radIeut eauty, the aged and
tie inhrm, as we'll as the lover, who has
improved the time in meaudering along
the lanes ard by.streets Whispering
sweet nonsense into the ears Of his fance.
1t is thought by many that strikes and
corners" do not affect small towns like
ours. Now we had vivid example of
this last winter during he strike in the
coal regious, proving that they do Yet
our failure TO obtain coal last winter was
better for us financially, for wood At $3.50
or even s. 90 pr c3Id, is cheaper than
coal at 50 90 PER ton, provided the pur-
chaser cuts TIC wood for home him-
self. The Milton shirt factory closed on
" ednesday for va tof material; nd this
material cannot be oh aimed because it is
not at present, made. aud it cannot be
made because the Cotton King has cotton
cornered, and will not sell until he gets
Ii price, or is reed to. So we see hat
strikes and corners do affect Milton,
a well as any other business Town.
Milton schools have only I54 pupils.
There are many children in ,owh, who
oIght to be in the schools, who are not
Aud why is this? We canIOt answer the .
question thoroughly; but we can give
some hints. NJ my OF them have stayed
away so long, or until they become old
enough to become ashamed of their ig-
norance, and do not attend on that ac-
count Others do not attend because
they do not want to 60; aud there are
a few others who do not attend becaus
their parents claim they have not the
clo'hing to fix them up'' as other chill
dren are. We think these three reasons /
will cover the sum and SUBSTANCE of so
many chldren-aud many who do not .
wish to be called "children" being on |
the streets and at their homes Nhile the
schools are in progress.
John Walker is getting the necessary
m terial to build res deuce on Mulberry
Street.
William Workman will soon COM
meucl II build Belts & Collins store
house Oh Union Street
William Ingia has removed from
Indian River hundred to his parents
residence in town.
Hugh Z Marsh, a brother of Drs
Joseph aud William Marsh, of Lewes &
Rehoboth hundred aud of Theodore
Marsh, of Nassau, died suddenly at the
latter place on Su lday, of supposed heart
disease. Ths funeral services were held
4, Rehoboth on Wednesd y afternoon
and interment made in the Marsh fun
,eral ground. 5. J. Wilson q Son under
takers.
Tne beautiful and pleasant weather
tfat heads this communication was
brought to a close on Thursday, when a
rain storm set in; ard a tide such as has
rot been seen in this locality for years
il ever arose. o Saturday 1t b-tke
OFcr both parts of Union Street, ajove
and below the bridge, aud the residents
nearby we're surrounded by the water.
To get to many Of them boats we're neces-
sarv. and rubber boots we're necessary to
pass dry footed along this street. The
water prevailed on the fl OF of the
Kitchens. was on the floor of the engine
house, and up to the floor of the lock-up.
AT the east end of Front Street several
families we're compelled to remove to the
upper stories of their dwellings, taking
with them their perishable gOods.iuelud-
ing chickens. B pats we're also necessary
here for persons TO 90 to and from their
homes. In the earlv pert OF the day the
persons who had horses .emoved them to
a place Of ~afety, as th' y did ALSO their
hogs. This was wise pa ecaubo1,as had
thew not done this the latter would have
drowned. Sunday morning was even
worse than the preceding day, and
crowds we're gathered around the scene
nearly all le day During the II ornlng
Inc water fell about six inches, but T re
again at the ev, ming food tide. On Mon
day morning the ide had rece-ded some |
what and Union Street was passible.