Milford chronicle., 1903-11-06
NlILlUN NEWS.

drTNeft at the Stlgc Wheu Steaub1a
liuc from Ihiladelphia to Mi ton. anc
vice versa. ''is become necessity. " Thi.
Ea' been the stofeolvped phraseology for
many years. and to what has it amounted
Mere wind. True, we have had "a boai
plying here, which did good trade, bu.
with this boat, as with the Tag boat. If
driven out of business. Itis a pinci-
pie inherent in the breast of most MEL
touians to do nothing yourself and allow
D." one else TO do anything; or I'VE will
not enter the Kingdom ourselves and
tn sc who are trying TO enter we will
hinder Nituess the case me wears
ago. when man put a tug on Broadkiln
River As soon as it was found out that
nc was m9king respectable living, an
other tug was put OH The line. As there
" not enough business for two. the
orig 1al was withdrawn and the other
",.s lost, and that ended the tag boat in
terest on tae Broadkilu River. Now we
relieve IN competition. but il is the part
of wisdom 10 mature a business before I
YOU try TO break It down But, il al pears
to have been the policy of Milton for at
least three decades-the time I have
kn 'wn the town-tO monOpolize every
aspiring individual. Does some ore
start on new venture. and IN Ike Il par-
take It up, burst themselves, and break
the oriPnatOrs down. This has been the
fact many times in Milton, and he who
woud advance himself and the towns
Interests, Is afraid to make an outlay for
fear some one else, after seeing his ven
ture, will enter the field and be instru-
II entail III bursting both. An agent of {
the steam b at company was in town last
week, and what encouragement did lie
rec i've Very little. 1t was written
some Years ago: "A house divided against
Itself cannot stand" aud until there is v
more unanimity of action on the bar, of .
she citizens of Milton there. will be
nothing done. There is too mu h dis \
criinthati made 10y agents VII . are cent
here to repr sent Anticipated enterprises II
between the warriug factions of the town. =
ne representative e5 are not to blame be- II
cause they are, presumably, not aware
oi the contention that Is existing etw eu =
'nese Iaciions; and when they arrive in Ia
town, or before they come to town. are
pcuuced upon by some Of the friends of III
either psrty, as runners, for their re- rr
specive ciques. While this continues
Ia ere Is liule hope Of a steamboat. pro- D
vided he stock has to come from Miti0n g.
Benjsmin Palmer will, in a few days.
lake possession of the vacant storehouse T.
IN Fedora street, and therein conduct
'a cry, and confectionery and gre cerv
tore. N''
Irwin King will build new stable n
he site OF the old one recently blown da
'wn on G liter Alley. s3'
Tue frame OF the storehuuse for Messrs. IN
3stts & CJlli"s up, and several her cli
IBIS If a mechanical character are being in
.ompleted. Among the-e are Thomas s6
<14ch's new building near town; Cor
lelius NAPLES house on Union street; I'M
Ohm Walkers building on Mulberry VIZ
lreet. ts5
Halloween was enlivened by masauer- Co
ders III all sorts of costumes. Several 10Y
lies OF buXes were rem vel. and many -
oor steps were non est on Sunday morn
lg. Inc running gear of wagon swing
x from the rigging of vessel attracted
iuch attention the next morning: and
lptain Of the vessel would like to know
no put it there. >
VIII Welch is making preparations to
ave naptha launch built for pleasure
'rposss. The launch will be 27 feet long
al will be constructed at Milton during
e "' It two months
r n. ohand's new yacht was launched
! Fri lay afternoon and is now swing.
< at her mOOrings on the fair bosom of
e Broadkiln.
There will he many changes at moving
me in and around wn
Louis Carey brought action against Gus
'pel on Saturday for running into and
eaking his crrriage. The case came
fore Squire Collins, WHO awarded the
aintiff s. IS damage
The waste gates at the old saw mill
ar town, have been undergoing repairs
several days, aud people living in that
ect on ON town are obliged to meke
lrcuitous route to reach here. This
pnvt vtnieace will be over in few days.
e u Iderstand it IS tie intention of the
ssrs Wagamou tn erect a basket
tory where the old and dilspidatfd
j house now stands during the coming
tre has been raging in sone of the
DDS west of town for several davs last Z T
X, but we hear of no serious damage
lg DONE
William Ingram, from Angola now
poraily residing in town. will take
rye of the Ponder grist mill at the L
inning of the coming year. Ii
be Juvenile Missionary Society of the a
: SUNDAY school held its monthly
ting on Sunday afternoon. IS was
ID.
the city OF Phi ndelphia on Monday y
ling, Oct. 26th Miss Mary Rhoda til
Of Milton, was united In marriage m
Mr.. Joshua Benjaniu Gray. of the VI
town. TIE happy couple spent the
on their @1ing tour, and returned
llton on Saturday evening.
]. Wilson is building an L to his
l. commodious dwelling, I6x32,
will embrace kitchen, a dining
ard - rom It also has
Mr.. Wilson being a mechani-,
how " r. should be dOl aud VIII
ild be done with. Hence in this