Milford chronicle., 1904-09-23
MILTON NEWS.

knowledge nor consent,
So he who enters death must 20 as little
children sent.
Nothing is known, but l believe that
God is overhead,
And as life is to the living, so death is to
the dead
Andrew Jackson Pettyjohn, who died
in Milton last week, was noted as much
for his eccentricity, as for his cratic dis
position. He was a wanderer from
early youth. Perhaps it may not be out
of order TO call him cosmOpolite, as he
was at home in every land. He had
wandered in both hemispheres, he had
travelled in the Orient as well as in the
Occident, and had sailed almost around
the globe. A few years ago he had a
mail book written, entitled, Seventeen
Years Away From Home, " which depic-
ted in an epitomized form some of his
escapades, hair-breadth adventures and
eufferings. He had been in the navies
OF several countries, as well as in that of
his own. At one time he walked across
South America, from Santiago Chilli TO
Bahiu, Brazil, where he shipped in YES
sci engaged in the slave trade, and went
10 the coast of Africa. His life has been
romantic, and he appeared TO have en-
Joyed it. His disposition, though erratic
was genial and kind, and he would sit
hours at 6 time relating the incidents
'Oi his eventful life to interested listen.
ers. His memory was good, and his re-
Versals were always entertaining. After
all these years of wandering, and when
4ife's chances were growing dim, he even
tuated to "his native heath" where he
lived on a pension granted him by the
government He was well cared for bv
Edward Bailey and wife, to whom he
gave his pension in consideration of a
home. On Monday, the 18th inst, na-
ture succumbed; and on Wednesday the
tired workout body was laid to rest be-
meath the soil of his own fair land. until
the last bugle shall sound. His age was
SO years.
Thus meath their parent turf thew rest
Far from the CORY field,
Borne to Spsrton mothers breast
On many bloody shield.
The sunshine Of their native sky
Smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred eyes and hearts watch bv
The hero's sepulchre. -
A heavy storm struck Milton on We'd
nesday night about u o'clock, blowing
things around generally. On Thursday
morning the streets were strewn with
broken limbs and leaves from the trees.
a large mulberry at S. J. Wilson & Sons
establishment was blown
down, and another one split in twain.
Another large mulberry in the ward of
Handy Pretsyman was blown down
soaring the family considerably. A roof
was blown off a porch on Chestnut
street, and Federal street was impassa-
Die until the debris was cut out Of the
way.
The steamer Mary NJ. Vinyard left n
Philadelphia on Wednesday at S O'Clock:
n the afternoon.of that day captain
davidson, anticipating the storm, put a
to Mahon's River, and lay there dur Es
lg the gale which came that night The =
essel arrived at Milton at a O'Clock on
riday afternoon in good condition.
Miss Hettie Reed is having a residence
ailt on Union street, North. The 4
lilding is now enclosed.
Nathan Williams is building an addi
on to his property at StevensonvilIe, :
I'd making other Improvements. |
Mrs. John Thompson, of Harbeson,
III one night last week and fractured one
her hips. DIR, R. B. Hopkins per
rmed the necessary surgical assistance.
The numerous whistles that attract the r
enuon of our people, are prestige of
e business condition Of the town. They A.
: many, aud the little urchins of the A.
eet know each one by its own pecu- de
T "holler"
The Draper cannery, of Prime Hook, MI
s been shipping canned tomatoes dur -,
Z the past week, via Queen Anne's
lroad.
Thomas Douglass has purchased of
Kew II. ,. Johnson the property on
ion street, North, now occupied by
IN Mcgee, the barber. -,
IN Friday morning the steam Yacht j.!
Iph Welch caught on the bank, but ~
) soon bailed out, and in an hour 20 20
am was up and she was gliding down w
Broadkiln. q,
he peach season is about over herea- ~ ~
It. Tomatoes are yet coming in and " "
ing for seven cents basket.
new curbing has been put down in
1t of the Fisher lot on Chestnut
.et.