Milford chronicle., 1904-07-22
MILTON NEWS.

the various purposes cleaning off tn
ground, purchasing lumber, and making
the seats, etc.-have been elected ant
viii soon begin their work.
Rev. G. w Hiues, pastor Of the Mil
ton NJ. P. Church, will have charge o
the meeting, and expresses a desire o
making it christian camp meeting.
On Thursday Duval Hickman, o
Lewes, appeared before squire Collins
Of Milton, and sued out warrant fol
the arrest Of Robert Scott, also of Lewes
on a charge of assault and battery. The
case came to trial on the afternoon OF
the same day. Mr.. Scott was acquitted.
After the trial Mr.. Hickman fred up a
little more with bugjuice and went back
to the Office and proceeded to give the
Justice of peace of his mind. Among
other things he told him if he had treat
ed linn a few more times, he would have
decided the case in his favor. He be-
came quite bOisterous, and the Squire
imposed a fine of five dollars for using
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he wouldn't pay it The Squire ordered
the door looked, which the constable
did, putting the key in his pocket In
the meantime Hickman entered an
antcroom and went through the window
out on the upper floor of the porch; and
while the Squire was halloOing, "Catch
him catch him !" and the constable
was fumbling about trying to get the
key into the lock to let themselves out.
Hickman slid down one of the porch
posts to the ground, slighting on a BIZ
cycle and landing in the gutter He
soon recovered himself and started on a
run when turning into the passage way
around the Ponder House he saw a man
coming with a broom, and supposing he
was after him, fell down again and hal
looed: 80, let me go Let me gor" and
the man said: Cop And he went.
The last news we have heard of him, he
was lying along the road a short distance
from town, dreaming of the evil minded /
people of Milton. No effort has been /
made to capture him.
John o. Clifton has purchased the .
privilege of running the horse pound .
and confectionery at Lavinia' Camp for
$50
John Robbins, of near town, is build
ing an annex to his dwelling ISx24 It.
and stable and barn a7x4o #.
The store of Robert Walls, of Steven
sonyllle was closed by the Constable on
Wednesday, and the sale of the goods Is
advertised to take place on Tuesday,
the goth INST
Some miscreant cut spoke in one of
the wheels of a dearborn wagon at 5. T.
Wilson & Sons bazaar on Sunday night.
The wagon is new one, and the spoke
is whitfield with knife Mr.. Wilson
will give ten dollars to know the person
who did it.
Rev. G. w. Hines is endeavoring to
organize a large choir for the coming
camp meeting. All denominations are
urged to join it. Rehearsals and prac-
tice will be held at the NJ. P. Church.
Owing to the wet weather the reopen
ing of New Market Church on last Suu- '
day was held in the church instead of {
i'll the grove, as at first intended. Many :
citizens from Milton were in attendance, $
among them the musical "Welch fam- !
.ly" Among other selections Mr.. a
Welch sang a composition OF his own.
entitled: "My Old New Market Home" o
II is said the tears ran down the cheeks u
If the older residents of tkat locally;
md Mr.. WEIGH was hugged and squeezed Il
llmost to death by the delighted ones
whose fond memories were stirred by
sch recurring reminisceuce produced
" these stanzas.
Rev. J. Mallory, a former minister of
he Milton NJ. P. Church, occupied that
ulpit on Sunday evening.
For the last three weeks corn has made
phenominal growth. It is looking
reea and healthy, and bids fair for a
'rge crop.
Cora R. Marker, aged n years, died
a Monday from the effect of an elec.
ic shock received on Saturday. The
aceased lived at Ellendale. The funeral
rvices were held at Slaughter Neck
Iurch on Wednesday afternoon by the
av. Mr.. Taylor and interment made in
e cemetery nearby, S. J. Wilson &
m undertakers
The Misses Mayme and Laura Conner
We returned from a ten days visit to
ederica
The poles for the Milton Telephone
STEM are all up. The line starts from
? extreme limit of Union street, north,
ance Into town.
Captain Wallace Smith is quite i'll
.h an abscess Of the lungs.
pullet party" consisting of misses
their tents, spent a pleasant time on
Creek Tuesday afternoon.
CRUSADER.