Milford chronicle., 1903-08-21
MILlUN NEWS.

Notable events, or some grand occurrence,
or the things that have transpired long
ago, in our boyhood days, are apt to be
r nsmbered, while the trivial matters of
Yesterday are forgotten. This is often
the case with individuals, or persons who
leave their homes to settle in other parts
of the country. We may have had bus
mess with them and been on very fa-
miliar terms, hut only short time passes
before they are almost forgotten; their
uames are seldom mentioned and they |
are to us as parties who are dead. We /
have in our minds eye, at This moment,
a man who once hourished in the busi- /
ness world of Milton. He was. probably, /
the alpha of that wsrld; he has been gone
from this place but short time; vet his .
name is scarcely ever recalled, and his
business venture aud other deeds are al 1.
most forgotten, except by those who have
caus- to remember them. We can call
up the gist ofhistory, biography and other
readings of years ago, and et some lit
tie paragraph VIC read yesterday in the
morning paper we have forgotten. We
have often heard aged people make COM /
paint about the caprices of memory and
the above was suggested by such a COM
plant. We must, however, believe there
is much in the manner we cultivate our
memories; and the receptivity of the
mind is in a great measure the parent of
the retentiveness Of the memory. We
are all constituted differently in mind as
welt as in physique, and the giants Of
mind and memory are often pigmies in
avordupois, and vice versa. We wish
we had room to enlarge upon this sub
ject, but our comments have already con-
sumed our space, and we desist.
A heavy rain commenced falling on
Thursday about midnight, and continued
until morning. Union street, north, was
cut by the running water for the first time
since it has been stoned; and in the
county roads adjacent to town the ruts
are obliterated and travelling impeded to
some extent.
''Big Thursday" on Brcadkiln Beach
was gala day There were more per
SONS present than on any former Thurs
day for years. The tine-honored vio-
lius-three of them-were busy ard Josh
Bailey was in hi7 glory. The usual pro-
gram for that day was carried out in full,
and all were happy and delighted and
most of them sober.
Conwell Il Co. have received a vessel
load of nut coal, which they are retailing
at $3.50 per ton.
On Wednesday as Miss Virginia Brock
ington Of this town, and Miss Clara Gray,
of DagsborO, were driving down Federal
street, the horse became unmanageable
and ran away with them. Before reach
ing the turn into Front street the animal
was caught by J,mss ester and perhaps
the ladies saved from serious accident.
At the drawing for E. N. Lohand' s
yacht, which took place on Wednesday,
/. NJ. Lank first officer of the S. S. Y. 7.
and d. Co., held the successful number
fifty. Mr. Lank says he already has
had applicants to charter the boat; but
he declines to do so. He thinks he will
put her on the lake and go to catching
mud turtles"
Col. Wainwright, pension agent of Viii
mington, will be at the Trust Company
Bank on the 26th, for the purpose OF con
sulting with old soldiers regarding thei
pension claims.
The BrOadkiln Canning Company a
Harbeson, commenced canning tOmatoe
last week, and the Milton canneries be
gan ON Tuesday Of this week.
Conweli & Co. nave commenced to bu,
tomatoes at the station. They mad
their first shipment OF I72 baskets to Bal
timore on Thursday of last week.
Trimming trees was in vogue last week
and some Uf them did not get trlmme,
until they needed it.
a large wssn at the waste.ga,es o
Wagamon Brothers mill dam needs at
f,u ling to. The firm expects to max
som , repairs other than this soon.
Jam = A. Belts, carpenter and joiner
has abo It completed the improvement
o. u. W.. Hearn's naptha launch fo
TINS season. The boat is finished in oak
with sash and glass all around the house
aud nicely laid off in rooms. Truly
nice and modern craft for pleasur
around the bay. She will be taken t
the beach this week.
Mr.. Alfred Q. Littleton ana Miss Jen
ME R. Tomliuson, daughter of Captai
Tomliuson, of Irawbridge, were joine
in matrimony at Nassau, on Wednesda
evening, by the Rev. Z. w. Strickland
A co.ored camp meeting commence
a Hazards Woods near the end of Mi
ton Lane, on Saturday,
On sunday morning a dog invaded tn
ward of Fred Welch, and attacked hi
chickens. His pet crow sesing the sit
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