Milford chronicle., 1903-11-27
84ILlUN NEWS.

The uaevenuc.s of Inc pavemeuts in
Milton is a subject for comment ty the
cidzcrs aud more SO by transient visior-
The inferior quality of many of the
bricks wila which many OF the pave
meuts were laid, is the cause OF part Of
the trouble. The bricks 9re otuniform
in quality and consistency That IS, a
par. Of them are hard and part of them
are soft AS a logical fict the soft ones
wear ont first and thereby Is a hole;
while Tie hard ones are like adamaut and
stand up to catch The feet of ala passers.
Again. the roots of the trees growing
along tie sidewalks are bulging up the
paveme7t- s; in some pieces, aud on many
sidewalks nearly half The entire width
We cannot suggest but o e remedy, and
that is TO take up tie presen bricks, cat
th> rrotrudlug roofs from the trees
where they are III he way aud relay
the payemeuts. The bricks may be turued
for tuis purpose, where hey are not Worn
out; and whs they are worn out the
workmen viii certainly know what 10 do
vi d them, be present condition of
our sidewalks IS simply deplorabIe, and
perhaps no one in particular is to blame.
Everyone recognizes this but no one
WISHES q, take the iuat,ye the better
ment Of the situation. As it IS a pr.v.te
affair, if one or ~ citizens were to ct
the example ~ relying theirs, lie
"form" would beco he infectious an
others might FOLLOW; rive uppose, Town
Council has the power 10 force the work
if need be- II is, however, always better
for one to do thing by ones own free
will ;hau to be comp lied to do so by
town ordinance or Town Council. This
is a work that is bad V needed and should
be attended TO at once
George Atkins, the painter, has four
grown Be giau hares. About seven weeks
ago three Of them gave birth to sixteen
young ones. Subsequently one of them
diet He now has fifteen young ones
about half grown. They are of one color
-brown-and are very pretty. They are
kept in hutch. and are remarkably tame
and active.
We have seen stated somewhere that
the school girls, somewhere, are using
onion sandwiches, not only as an article
of diet, but as beautifer of complexion. /
We would suggest that little assafoetida
judicially used might benefit the aroma.
Ike Bailey, the obler, is now citing
most of the patronage in the shoe mend |
ing linz.
"The steamer will be built !"
Stephen Palmer has about completed |
the dwelling of Mr. Martin, near Cool
spring; and is building a one aud one
half story building for Emile Pepper
near the same town.
Dr.W. J. Hearu and wife and daughter, |
Miss Mamie, of Philadelphia, have been
visiting Mrs. Margaret Prettymau, mother
of Mrs. Hearn.
During the week cooler weather has
prevailed and ice has formed in many
places, notably on the lake.
There are many people in and near
town complaining of the troublesome
boiIs. The eruption appears to aflict
many.
The canneries have been again shipping
eOnned tomatoes during the past week.
"The 2eth Annual Institute Teachers
of Sussex County" is numbered with its
predecessors. The good time is over, and
on Monday morning the teachers went
back to their work with light hearts and
happy smiles sanl-instructed minds. Did !
theyl
George B. Atkins is granting the in.
terrier of Mrs. Lydia Ellingsworth's new
dwelling.
"The trolley will come
At meeting of the citizens. held in
F'remen's hall, on Tuesday evening of
last week, State Senator Thomas Jeffer-
son and Postmaster John r. Black were
elected a committee to go to Washington
aud try to interest Senators Ball and Alice
aud finally the postofice officials, to such |
an extent as to grant US mail route to
from Glendale, twice day, if possible,
but a noon mail any yhow or anyway.
Wesley Coverlale add sed the NJ. E.
Sunday School on Sunday afternoon, or
the subject of Temperance" Mr.
Coverdale has had experience enough i'll
the subjects antithesis to qualify him for
a temperance orator. F1r it is said IN,
man is properly qualified to speak Oh
any subject unless he, himself, has passed
through the fire OF experience"
Samuel Burris is building barn on the
tract of land recently purchased from S
J. Martin. situated on the right of tt'
railroad tracks going east from town.
Emm NJ. Robinson, died at the resi