Milford chronicle., 1903-04-24
MILIUN NEWS.

30o'clock on Wednesday morning; aud tuos
persons living along the river and near Mi
Ton Bridge, experienced the greatest disai
! vantage. AT the time mentioned above, Ere
, WEIGH, living lear the bridg e bounced out {
;. bed and made for Prof Feaiings residenc
across the way. He awoke that gentleman
declaring his wood-pne was gone and he ea
e pected his house to follow. Prof Fearin
! came out on the moment and set about a.
investigation. II was found that cOnsidera
bic damage was being done by the water. bu
there was no manner OF RELIEF in sight. Sev
erai sticks of heavy piling had been drfteC
; from the dock, and more were momentariIl
expected 10 follow. AS day dawned uuXloui
people were assembling around and neal
Milton briege, discussing the situation anC
suggesting plans for relief In the early
morning lseph Fields was obliged to remove
his several horses from his stab. .es on Magnt
liza street and later on 1t was discovered thai
his water closet was IN a precarious predic-
ament; and grave fears we're entertained for
the safety Of the colored cook. who was
known 10 have been in Il ose parts recent,
However, she came out all right, thanks to
the .roken condition Of the Nailor's coai
scales AtS5O O'Clock on Wednesday morn
ing,a big crowd had assembled near Field ;
residence, aud all eyes we're turned towares
Billy Robinson's boat house around which
at least the hopes Of one person gathered.
But that boat house stood ike virtue iu the
midst of drowning world, unscathed and
unharmed. Billy said: - can get the boat
out If want To. TN take the roof of the
house" But that was unnecessary A little
farther on, a coal oil barrel escaped from the
lookup, and the Town Bailiff got after it in a
boat, and succeeded in Driving it back ahead
of him all the way by water. y little later in
the week il was found the waters bad abated
Without sending out a dove-but there is
dampness in the houses nearby and accumu-
lations of mud and other sediment which
will require the sun of many days to over
come.
On Thursday during the flood. the little boy
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Fields, escaped from
parental control and was lost to the parents.
At last he was found by the anxious folks
near point he must have made circultous
route TO reach. He was taken nome; the
mother did the rest.
Frank Outten and Jacob Coffin have been
elected delegates by the o. L. a. NJ. No. I4,of
Milton Council, TO attend the state Council.
which convenes at Wilmington on the 2srd
inst j. b. Welch will also attend as an offi-
Ger Of the Council.
The chimney OF the National Bank is sniff
above the roof badly, aud it is dangerous-as
II is liable to break of and fall at any time
and under the circumstances. Should a fire
occur II would invalidate the insurance
Christien Jensen, of near town, informs the /.
writer he has secured divorce from his wife, /.
Kathaleen Jensen.
Virtue Council, No. ?, Daughters Of Amer /
lca'vislted Georgetown on Thursday evening
and organized sussex Lodge, Council No. t.
Sunday excursions commenced on the
Queen Anne Railroad on Sunday.
Mr. X Davis Carey and sisters, Misses Sal /
lie ana Susie,together with their two nephews
have been spending some days at their NIL
ton home They returned to Philadelphia
the early part Lftbc week.
The shirt factory of Messrs Douglass &
White has closed for two weeks, in order that
the employees may have a rest.
The high tides of the past week has made
fishing almost impossible, Il was resumed
the first of the week with fair success.
Theodore Primrose says he is trying to en-
gage some one 10 manufacture all of the dogs
In Milton into bologna sausage, and AL oftbe
cats into mincemeat. They would make
quite pile.
Captain Frank Carey is having pavement
put down around and in front of his residence
on Federal street
Dogwoods are in flower
Postmaster Manship is on the sick-list.
Superintendent OF Public Schools Leon A. |
Davis, will hold an examination for teachers
at Milton, on the 7th and h of May. Candi- /
dates from Lewes and RehOboth. Cedar Creek
and Nanticoke hundreds, are expected to at.
tend the Milton Examination.
Mrs. Ida Hughes has returned from Pbila- /.
lphia, where she has been for some time in /
attendance on an afflicted son. The son ac-
companied his mother to her home
Milton Lane is being repaired; the cutters
cleaned, sidewalks renovated, and chug holes
illed.
Schooner stetson & Ellison is loading with .
piling at Milton dock.
On Sunday afternoon the NJ. E. Sunday
school appointed a committee to f1rmslate
a Draft, or design for depository, for each
class to keep It's books and papers in; a long
needed want. The school has ordered one
hundred copies OF the hymnal. "Uplifted
Voices"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Davidson left town on
Tuesday, the former to attend the meeting of
.ae o. L. A. NJ, which cOnvenes in Whining
on on Thursday, the latter to visit relatives
n that city.
While Postmaster Manshlp is sick, the du-
les of the office develop exclusively on W. W
Wilson, the efficient assistant. This is an
'nerous duty for one man; as some callers
xpect to find some one in the Office every
ime they call; and. by the way, these per.
ions are the ones who, seldom or never,get a
etter; and yet they kick ifs man is obliged
o leave the office for few minutes These
lind of people are the ones who 'turn the
7Orld upside down." who create fuss every
ime dog barks or a crow ehatters. and vet
heir aphOrism is II am more righteous
ban thou"
q. w. Atkins is of again this week selling
hirts, overalis and other textiles for c. II.
tkiDs shirt emporium CRUSADER.
he Enlarged Philadelphia Sunday
Press"