Milford chronicle., 1907-11-15
MILTON NEWS.

NoA popun NOA uel FROM tuesday
November 9TH, new epoch will be dated
in the history OF Kent and Sussex coun-
ties. Perhaps the coming historian may
call it the year one OF the new era
Be that as it may prognestics point to
reformation that will be drastic in many
ways. II will be remembered that after
Constantine saw the Gross ia the sky
he went forth to lis work to Conquer
by this II appears that often, tue I'M
iverse, and the elements fight against
wrong. The night before Waterloo the
elements put ont the "last camp fire OF
Napoleon" and it would appear the ele-
ments have been rejoicing or showing
their displeasure al the result OF Tuesday
election. On that occasion to use the
parlance of the day it vent dry. The
next day it was extremely wet in
more ways than one On that night
there was a severe storm accompanied
with lightning, thunder, and hail and
since, the weather has been moderately
fine. While the temperance people have
credit Of urging the passage of the Local
Option Bill" by the legislature, and OF
doing their utmost to carry the election
against license, it must be admitted by
any reasonable man that the credit OF the
victory belongs,-st least in Broadkiln
Hundred-to the men who had been
whiskey drinkers. They had become
tired and disgusted with the liquor regime
and enough of them gave their votes
against license to produce the change.
What the new regime, or temperance
reign will produce remains to be seen.
Can the future be worse than the past.
On Saturday afternoon three wagons
came in town, gaily decorated with flags
and bunting and partly loaded with tots,
and women. The object was a parade,
They we're joined by few women and
children of the town. and a very few
men. The cortege was pretty but tame.
a drizzling rain prevailed there was bat
little music and the parade lacked inter-
est. 1t was without the support of the
pOpulace. Nearly all of these who voted
against license thought the demonstration
illadvised and ont of place. The liquor
men are hurt bad enough over the des-
truction Of their business; and it is a
mark of cowardice to gloat over the down
fall of ones opponent.
w. K. Bush and wife Of Annapolis
Md, are visiting their daughter Mrs. L.
Roberts whose husband is supervising the
building Of the ietty at the mouth Of the
Broadkiln. They are all being entertain
ed by Mrs. L. NJ. Fearing.
The trees are nearly denuded OF their
leaves, and the streets are comparatively
clean. The busy housewife, and children
were much in evidence last week, rsking
these leaves together and burning them,
or relegating them to the hog pens, and
stables in the rear.
a party OF ladies went to a woods,
north of town, last week, after hickory
nuts. They were quite successful !;
though nearer town the nuts and acorns
are scarce.
Dive-dipper ducks are plentiful on the
lake and a Young man, ON Saturday
morning, was throwing shot at them,
Rith the usual success.
s a part Of the effects Of the late Sallie
Ponder were sold at public sale on Sat
urday boy her daughter Miss Ida
Isaac w. Nailor of Philadelphia, was
in town ON saturday and sunday
John T.. Jones, who recently removed
from Baltimore to Milton has purchased
the John Hail property on Chestnut
street, near the railroad station.
Martin Chandler is enlarging his resi-
denoe on Layinia street.
John II. Davidson has the frame OF
Mrs. j. A. Collins house raised, on Union
street, north.
Thinking, perhaps, that last Saturday
night was "the last night OF the voyage"
IN the whiskey line, several drunken per
sons engaged IN iiee fight, about, and af-
ter midnight. Pandemonium reigned,
and some of the participants were badly
mauled On Tuesday a hearing was in
stituted before Mayor Stephens, but, on
account of the absence Of some of the
parties implicated the case was postponed.
G. W. Atkins came home on the eve
ming after the day of the election and
drove into his pound, took off his over
coat and hung it on the fence ungeared
his horse and went into the house. The
next morning Mrs Atkins discovered the
coat on the fence where it had been all
night, in the terrible rain of that evening.
Did the people not know Georges tenn
perance proclivities they might think he
had gone daft over the election of that
week.