Milford chronicle., 1905-10-06
MILTON NEWS.

Merritt d Son, Gamers, sued james
Ponder for $3.50 on damages, for violating
tomato contract. The case came before
Squire Collins on Saturday and was triec
by referees r. C. White, Esq, of George.
town, appeared for the plaintiff, and Don
mel Marshall, Esq, of Milford, represented
the defendant. The defendant admitted
he had signed the contract to deliver to-
matoes to the plaintiff at ten cents a bas-
ket He proved by a witness that he had
carried tomatoes to the cannery, and the
agent had refused to take them. He also
admitted he had sold 1Oj baskets to other
parties at q cents basket Counsel for
both sides made an elaborate argument,
when the case was given to the referees.
After three hours deIiberation the refer
ees reported. In their report sald refer
ees allowed the plaintiffs ju lgment for
Sl14O, being te amount Of les baskets
Of tomatoes at ] : cents a basket; the diff
ference between the contract price of ten
cents a basket and tie selling price Of "a
cents a basket.
Cornelius NJ. NAPLES started on Tues
day on a visit to Western Iowa, Mr..
NAPLES is a native Of Sussex county. He
removed to Iowa several years ago, and
returned to Sussex in 1904. He goes
West at this time to visit his sister, Mrs.
johanna Rol bins and family.
Two boats loaded with oysters, said to
have been caught in the bay opposite
Nispiluon river, were at Milton dock and
sold on Milton streets on Friday and
Saturday.
W. L. Manship,of Lehigh Avenue, Phil
adelphia, has been in town looking after
his property interests.
Mr.. Welch, of Philadelphia, has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs Frederics.
Il. X. Wagamon has the frame of his
building up, on the corner of Mulberry
and Magnolia streets.
Fred WEIGH has sold his stock of store
goods and will remove with his family
to Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Hannah Carey has torn down the
back building to her property on Federal
street and will erect in its place an an
mex 1924 IT,, and two stories in height.
Isaac W. Nailor is the contractor.
Miss Mary Mcgee is employed as one
OF the teachers i'll the public schools OF
Glendale.
New wharflogs have been put down at
Tomlinson's dock on the river line.
Mrs. Nehemiah Walls received an
anonymous letter some time ago contain
ing five dollars The writer stated he
had had some dealings with her husband
during his life time, and the amount en-
closed was the sum due him, with inter
est. Mr.. Walls has been dead over fif-
teen years.. Mrs. Walls, of course, knows
nothing of the circumstance, and does not
now know from whom the money came.
4 bazaar and supper will be held in the
lower room OF the Masonic Hall, on the
evenings of October y, 1S and IA, under
the auspices Of the NJ. P. Church.
The Fourteenth Annual Convention of
the sussex County Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held in Milton on October
oath.
A committee has been appointed to
draw plans for remodeling the M. P.
Church. These plans,or the plan, will be
submitted at membership meeting"
called for Wednesday evening.
A painting boom appears to have'struck
Milton. Beside those mentioned in a
former issue Of this paper, Messrs. Cover
dale & Outten are painting Capt. James
Conwelps residence on Federal street;
William Smith K SON have contracted to
paint tne lodge building Of Enterprise
Council No IL, Jr. 0. L. A, M. and Prof.
". G. Fearing viii decorate the interior.
This building is Oh Front street. The NJ.
D. & V. r. X. Co, are paving the station
house and ther buildings at the Milton
depot. .repainted by a compa y workman.
Tie NJ. 4. pan onage has b. en- repalnted
uunng the past two weeks.
S. j. Wi -ui and irS VII nave re-
turn. u from "trip 10 Ma ara Falls.