Milford chronicle., 1903-01-09
MILIUN NEWS.

guns, and a genera haueluJah oI eySH'1
= old 1902 passed .ut If existence an'
>, vouno 1909 was bern. New Years morn
+ ing was beaut.; the like of which i
seldom witnessed. Just little befor'
T. sunrise. while tn. heavy frost was mirag
a inc everything .long the lake,w strolleC
thither. The inhabitants Of our to"l
o were awakening from their sumbers,anc
y the smoke from the chimneys on nun
p dred house-toos ascending in spiral col
umns with he now ruddy eastern sky
in the back dound made beautiful com
c bipatiou the picturesqueness Of which Is
rarely wiiaessed, though often men
p TONED in tabled romance, or song, OF
story. II was lovely sight. The lake
was frozen hard. and the invigoratlng
ozone as it coursed through our veins
, nrodnced an intoxication buoyant and
delicion; and our thoughts went out to
= those unhappy and wretched beings who
lie in led all of the balmy morning, and
then complain of feeling bad. How can
tbevfeel otherwise? The day was pos
sible harbiuger of what we pc the year
NAV be. Those who believe that wo-
MAJOR a negro being the first caller at a
hone on New Years morning, portends
bad luck to the family, we're out--the
maxi visiting their frieuds early. "Of
course" said to a lady, there is moth
ing in this" NO" she replied, ''none
will admit their fogyism, but they all
believe it." On this pretty day there
we're many changes in residences made
in town, and a few business ones.
Senator-elect Thomas Jefferson has
sold his interest in the firm of Belts &
jefferson, to Robert Collins, of Draw
bridge. Mr.. Collins has removed 20
Milton, aud with his family occupys the
Holland property. The invoice of goods
took place on Thursday.
There are some families removing into
town, and not few removing out--the
the latter to find employment, on pas
lures rare, and to avoid the onerous taxa.
tion.
Handy Prettyman, the most enJerpris-
ing colored man in town, commenced to
fill his ice house on New Years day with
ice about three inches thick
Weacknowledge the receipt from Isaac
W. Nailor, carpenter and builder, and
dealer in coal, lumber, etc., of pretty
little calendar for 1908; the design is
beautiful and the calendar nice.
G. H. Atkins has sold his cargo of coal, /
of fifty tons, without any
trouble.
G. w. Atkins paid a flying visit to
on Thursday afternoon, re.
turning on Friday.
c. H. Atkins has erected a windmill /
in the rear of his residence on Federal
street
William Reynolds, former citizen of
but now of Staten Island, N. V,
paid his former home a visit last week.
On Thursday evening, the Jr. o. U A. .
NJ, gave banquet to its members, their
wives, sisters and sweethearts. There
we're about 200 present.
Many manuscripts were read and
3oeeches made, embracing ali subjects
from the "bivouac of the dead" to the
blockade of the Venezuelan ports. a
pleasant time was enjoyed, and all were
Happy. We have been handed several
iotes for publication, eulogistic of some
If the speakers at this banquet. We
leem it best to refrain from any person
lity regarding it.
Rev. Frank Cain of Bay View, Md. was
visitor at Milton last week. MIR. Cain
S a member of the Milton lodge. Council
10. 10, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
We have been handed by the first off
.er Of the Sussex Trust, Title aud De-
'osit Company, a very pretty calendar
or 1928. The design is more than beau
iful; representing as it does a pretty
,irl in a surry with good breeze a going.
Henry Wil>insor, editor of the Car
Zine Sun" published at Ridgeley, Md
pent Sunday in Milton.
Mr.. William D vids IL, who has been
listing his parents and others during
be holidays, returned to Philadelphia on
londay
Several of our citizens went to Dover
N Monday to be present at the organi-
alton of the Legislature.
Extra meetings are in progress at both Z
he Nj. E. and NJ. P. Churches, and thus
ar have been attended with some sue 3
ess.
On Saturday evening as John Simpler, t
has "Simp," was driving down the hill c
South Milton he collided with the car {
iage of Anton Neibert, who was meeting {
i'm. Mr.. Neibert got as far to the right /
he could, but "Simp's" wagon struck t
ne carriage aud broke a part of it. i
Simp" paid the bill for damages and
nded the controversy.
There are several cases of chicken pox i