Milford chronicle., 1906-02-02
MILTON NEWS.

the house has been closed. On Sunday
evening, while Mr.. and Mrs. Hooke
were alone, they heard some unearthll
noises proceeding from the unoccupiet
house. Mr. Hooker went across the stree
and asked Mrs. John Crouch to stay will
his wife, while he went to church. Thu
action excited the curiosity of JohI
Crouch. who went for John Magee, anC
the two having armed themselves witt
various missils, the principle OF which
were a club and lantern; proceeded t.
the vacant house to investigate. Going
in the back yard, they heard the myster
ious noise ats a cat" exclaimed Mr.
Crouch, excitedly; John you go in and
drive it out p ''Not much exclaimed
john" it might scratch; cats are dan
gerous Just then Mr. Crouch commen-
ced to pull the door open slowly, when
something jumped against it, the door
flew open. Mr.. Crouch fell backward,
and the lantern struck Magee knocking
him off the porch. ''There he goes p
exclaimed Mr.. Crouch, ''hello its Teddy"
yes it was Teddy" Major Fosque's dog,
that had been fastened in the house since
the sale on Saturday.
N. w. White & Co, have bought lot
of horses in Baltimore, and now have
them in Milton. The owners are not re-
sponsible if the citizens were around the
stables, on Sunday, Sizing them up"
The Fourth Quarterly Conference Of
the NJ. E. Church, will be held Friday
afternoon.
Deputy Supreme Archon, Charles H..
Maull, of Lewes, installed the following
officers, at the Milton Council No. A, J.
0. H., last week: Archon, 7. W. Jeffer-
son; Trow, John Lewis; Prelate, L. J.
Coverdale; Secretary, ]. H. Davidson;
Financier, S. J. Wilson; Treasurer J. B.
Welch. After the installation, banquet
was held in the lodge room.
Miss Mary H. Wall, of Prime Hook,
and Charles H. Walls,of Broadkiln, were
married at the M. P. Parsonage, Tuesday
evening of last week by Rev. Hooker.
On Thursday Clarence Holston was
arranged before Squire Collins, for assault
and battery, on Wesley Bailey. The af-
fair was amicably settled, by both parties
paying the cost.
Tuesday of last week, was very warm
day for the season. The workmen en-
gagged in repairing the NJ. P. Church
talked of quitting work, on account of
the heat, and on Thursday, they did
quit, on account Of the cold.
Ellennora Calhoun, wife of William
Calhoun, died at her home near Lincoln,
on Friday, of dropsy of the. heart, aged
so years, months, and 1 day. Funeral
services were held by the Rev. J. w.
Prettyman, on Sunday afternoon at Lin
coin. S. J. Wilson & Son. funeral direc-
tor.
Many fish, mostly perch, have been
caught in the Broadkiln during the past
week.
Miss Bertha johnson, who has been
visiting her grandfather and aunt, has
to her home, at Lincoln.
Mrs. Susie B. Davidson after spending
many weeks with Milton friends, return
ed on Saturday to her Philadelphia home.
W. j. Fredericks, late purser of the
Steamer Mary NJ. Vinyard is now an
of the Milton National Bank.
Since the law prohibiting bank notary
publics, from doing any notarial work |
other than that pertaining to the banks,
people having that kind of business to
execute in Milton, have been put to
much trouble. The present notary is
e.dom in his office except on Saturday,
md persons having notarial work to do,
ire compelled to go somewhere else, or
% to the woods to look for him. fit does
rot pay an officer to keep his office open,
le had better resign his position.
On Monday evening quite a number of
he relatives and friends, of Mr.. and Mrs.
David A. Wiltbank, assembled at their
lome in the extreme northern limits of
dilton. The occasion was the fortieth
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiltbanks
redded life. The house was beautifully
trimmed with evergreen, and decorated
nth escotics. The presents were, pretty,
seful, costly and many. and of a mis-
ellaneOus character. Refreshments were
'ere served, and .she fifty guest present
id that justice to the occasion, that is
OF these gatherings. The
nests departed. at proper time, with
lany enconiums on Mr.. and Mrs. Wilt.
ank's hospitality, and wishing them
amy more years of happy married bliss.
DAG.