Milford chronicle., 1907-06-14
MILTON NEWS.


the next NO ming. The gentleman oi the
first part had his hitching post dug up /
and removed On the following sun az I
evening the gentleman OF the second part /
came in town and esssyed 10 ind ms
familiar huching post. Inc gentleman oi
the first part was on the qui Nlve anu
said. 'Iook ere, I've lired TWO men TO
dig up INV hitching post. M Urea ol
vour insults If YOU want to mitch your
hoss, drive down the alley, there's room
there"
Fxpatiating, on this question we may
saw it is not only private homes that are
invaded by the stencil Of teams and their
natural deposit, when hitched IN 'front.' oi
their residences, but the etliuyia that IN
vades the bedrooms Of their homes Is
nausiating after the persons have rellIeu'
IL is admitted, people from the country
must have place for their teams. AHele
is twenty six feet ailowed-lt am cor
rector passageway on the streets Vi
Milton; vet on Saturday afternoon ol
other business days, the teams hltGnins
along the streets are in such condltloh
tbats runaway would telescope all teams
ON either side of the way, and no jury IN
the county could locate the damage
Annarentlv there should be something
done to mitigate this evil. People must
came TO town. Our business interests
demand this And yet the oltactorles ol
the 2Otb century demand a better regime
than of old There is plenty OF room lot
Milton visitors and Milton customers
Shall we suggest, first it is the town
business. second, If the town Is so mer-
cenarv as to want to drive trade from our
midst? Then the merchants should come
forward and do their duty to themselves
The writer has no ''ax to grind IN TINS
but there never was a better portentlous
meaning than coming events cast their
shadows before us" 1t has been seen
and will be again. L..
Mrs. Mary G. Smithers died at her
home on Atlantic street, after protraetes91 s1
illness, on Tuesday, June ftn, ageu -
wears. Funeral services were helq at heI
late home on Thursday by the Rev. Il,
T. Coursey, and sepulture made III ts tns
M. +. cemetery in this town. Deceaseu
leaves to survive her one son, III Iiii.li a.
Smithers. ESQ. attorney-at-law OF Phlla-
delnbia and three daughters, Mrs. Mary
Iank. OF Milton; Mrs. Annie Rehiner' oi
New York; Mrs Fannie Cook, OF Chicago,
besides several grandchildren, and host
az friends. The children were all III at
tendance at the funeral.
THE recently organized 'Milton Mer-
cbandise Company" has changed hands
+. b. Carey and Charles Darby VIII DC
the future proprietors. Both are young
men. but retired captains, and we predlc'
for them a successful career.
Schooner Ella Call, Captain warning
ton. arrived last week with SO tons o
crusbed stone for Milton streets, and th'
work of digging and filling chug, hoie
has been going on ever since under th'
management of our efficient ofhcer
Bailiff Robinson. C.-.
The letter that appeared in the CHRoNi
GLE OF last week, "On the Pacinc coast
written from San Francisco, Cal, o.
Joseph Burchenal, formerly OF treuerica
and addressed to J. B. Anderson, OF Una
town. was interesting reading to the MI
ton corresp ondent; and made qouDy :
bv his mountaineering with MT DuIcu
enal. the writer Of the letter, anu WY
Mr.. ]. B. Anderson, OF trederlca, u
addreseee I remembered Mr.. Burchens
when W. 8 a boy, and he returned iroi
his first cruise around the Worlu. wa
caDtivated bv his magnificent physlqu'
And when I heard him relate how h
had picked the gold from the cievlces
the rocks ION tie Pacific Coast, no
he had ridden over Perus preclpltou
mountain pa sses on mule back, to III
silver mines of South America, VIZ
entranced. / have heard him tel oil I'll
beauties Of a storm at sea. as out le
other men could do it from the stan'
Doint of experience. His powers ol OF
torv are grand, and at the time OF whlc
7 write his knowledge was mostly the r.
sult of experience But when 1 heai
him tell Of his having stood with le
companions in the opening OF ms tent
either in Australia or CALIFORNIA; al
with drawn revolver, dare any oil u
other nationalties to fire on the hlt
"Stars and Stripes" he had raised oV
his improvised domicle, then my Yout
ful heart beat with rapture. MT. burc
enal is a man of remarkable attalhllen
to the writer's knowledge, and the writ
knows comparatively little about MN
late. The last time | met nm was
Dover when he was prothoh9laig
Kent county. We had not, at that tim
met for several wears, and we had go'
talk together Mr.. J. b. Anderson Z
addressee of Dir. Burchenars letter, IA
been an acquaintance Of the writer SIN
early bo,hood. Ten years ago he was
executor Of my fathers estate, and co
eider him among the best OF trederlc'
citizens. If Mr.. Joseph Burchena sh
ever wee this letter, ne will know VINO
"D. A. c." is, the former little boy
Frederica
Mrs. Ann Baynum died at her home
Broad street early on Monday mornlI
aged 79 years. The funeral was. held
her late residence on Tuesday atterno
bv the Rev McCready and interme
made in the NJ. +. cemetery by j.
Atkins
Elizabeth Abbott, aged II years, a
4 months, died at the home OF her uni
near Union Church on Sunday. Fune
services we're held at Union Church
Monday, and interment made in ado
ing cemetery, Rev. KelsO, Of Ellenda
preached the sermon, and 5. j. Wilson
Son did the rest :,
PostofIice Inspector Maxwell paid NJ
ton an official visit on Tuesday.
On Saturday evening the sad lnte
eence of the death of r. Davis Carey
k Ilq