Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-11-01

i.-apt aars that the Devil was loose amonl
Che ktds and school children here last Mon
Gay. ali on Tuesday the a. u-> +. lll
isw ssit ia the resO OF s. .,.
oior s1 boys aud ,wo white boys cf respectabIa
Psrelta-e, met for some purpose, and one 81
the white boys irving owens was v hipped by
rs panier, Charles WaHls. on Monday
Ovens tied a charge before Esquire fisher Ga
Mliora w'o heard the case on Tuesday
This resulted 10 more trouble. aad in some
way -ie colored men GOT mixed ia the matter
a. light resulted, when owens was hand
rghiy. Another scrap was between the
c. ca children and the white children who
ba7' the school house of the former. This
Nr1ubie is becoming nuisance and the
cause for II whether It be from the whites or
the blacks, should be found out and remedied
before serious trouble follows
Postmaster Whitney is also having trouble
with the school children Of all coiors, who
come 20 the office for mail. he has a counter
with FANCY post cards for sale. and the child |
Teu are stealing them one or two have been
dsteeted. and they are badly scared Row.
A small boy named Buckley fell from a tree
81 the Shingle School House, which is taught
~ Kiss Mary Dickerson and besides smash.
Fng ais nose. the left arm was broken. The
young teacher administered to his wounds as
best she could. and with bandsges made him
o. comfortable as possible until he could be ]
taksR to his home. Or. Palmer OF Bridge J
vtiie yet the broken arm. II was a trying or /
deaf for young teacher to cope 18th, but she (
EDet the crises splendidly and Ler little patient
and pupil Is gettisg along as well as could be {
expected. IL
While Robert PettyiOhn who died last
Thursday from abcess OF the stomach was '
a
urial was notable affair; such as seldom G
accorded TO a white man. His nine brothers 2
aud three sisters from Pennsylvania. New
York. New Jersey and Wilmington. with their >,
families, his many relatives and friends here, =
made long eertage to the colored cemetery q
at Lincoln. where bis white-headed old uncle %
Dessoline PettyjOhn, preached a powerful Oh
sermon over his remains. He vas % years el
ltd Rsd leaves a wife and one child. He was oy
~ awful sufferer for the last three Years.
sOr long time he was ia a hospital In the eV
lily, but returned to his home 10 end his or
lhYs. He had small life insurance which an
VII leave the Widow with a little ready SUI
money to care for herself and small child. we
Many ofour beat citizens are members Of no
be Order Of Red Men and last week Post ma ne
1asier whitney, Senator E. f. Reed, Dr.. San SO -.
am and VIM. Banning attended the Great ~
ounci Of the United States. sea
William Jester and Elmer Warren. have ~
inc TO Philadelphia and will work on a ~
Obey car this winter. and return IN the NJ
iri to thefarm. en-
MS Ennis Of Dover is visiting Mrs. David Car
Hand, and while here is having the grave M
liV'nel "a @liton cemetery beautihed. pacl
Try Lohand Of Camden, N. j., is visiting NJ
- uer' Alireo Lonand. left
a"gooey wants 70 musk corn by the bas- The.
= suOoA' COME 70 bllendale; there is lots Mi
.''i 70 husk, ana no hands to do the work. Flor
10 Tuesday evening, Rev. Kelso performed Jo,
.sIetnony "hicn made man and wife OF have
David Warren and Mrs Sarah Jane Lin know
al the residence ofthe bride; who was the beeor
ow ofJoshua Indie. The groom is about mp,
ears Of age. and the bride can plead guilty the p
bout the same number OF years. David is sire ct