Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-09-13
MILTON NEWS.

The tomato market during the past
week has been away above the normal
Prices have been so outlandish extrava,
giant that some of the factories refused 10
buy above their contract price. Til,
competition makes it good for the grow
ers, and four canneries calculated to make
competition. Fifteen cents basket wa.
considered a good price when the con
tracts were made but now the ruling
price, or has been, from % cents up to A.
cents No one blames man to get all he
can for his produce. But, on the other
hand, what is man worth who has no
word OF honor, and is forced to do every.
thing he does under the terror of the law?
They make more or, rather, they get
more, and what good does it do them ?
Bah I'D rather be a dog and bay the
moon" than to be such,-not a man, -
but thing as he. The high prices have
brought this vegetable from the factories
OF the surrounding towns, and they have
sold their goods here. But if there is
anything ominous in the portentiousness
OF the outlook there will be day of ret
ribution farther on.
Religious services were held at the
Goodwin Company Works on Sunday
evening under theauspices of the Epworth
League of the NJ. E. Church.. There was
a good attendendanee, and a good time.
Many of the women wese seriously i'm
pressed, and after the services at the
works attended the church. Like all
other miscellaneous crowds, there is some
thing good in the worst of them aud
there is something bad in the best of them,
and we'll let them enjoy themselves.
Dr. Leonard says, 81 have no faith in
impromptu canning factory meetings.
What appreciate most is something good
to eat"
Rev. Williams, of Federalsb burg,
preached at the NJ. E. Church on Sunday
and the Rev. McCready gave his cOngre-
cation at the M. P Church, a sermon
something about "Dead Christ" which
ought to have been heard to be appre-
ciated.
j. B. WEIGH attended the meeting of
the Executive Board of the Sussex County
Sunday School Association last week.
The meeting was held at Greenwood.
Beside other routine work, it was arranged
to hold the County Sunday School Con-
VentiOn at Georgetown on October the
2lst, and 22nd, in the NJ. E. Church of
that town.
Edward Bacon and wife have removed
from Laurel to this town, and occupy
the property of the heirs of the late JOS
eph E. Lank, on Atlantic street Mrs.
Bacon will supervise one of the depart
ments of the Milton Public Schools
Mr.. John Jones, of Baltimore, has re-
moved with his family to this town and
occupies the property of DR.. ]. A. Hop
kins and Son, on Chestnut street, above
Hazard avenue. "
George H. NAPLES, OF tie new firm
of Kinny & NAPLES, successors to S. L.
Wilson, hardware merchants, removed
from Darby, Pa, and his goods arrived }
in Milton on Saturday.
Steven Palmer Is building a new porch /
for William Martin near Coolspring. Peo- .
pie seem to admire Mr.. Pamers designs;
more particularly on porches. He is an l.
architect of note and many years exper-
fences.
A Baltimore man at work in one of the =
oanneries was arrested on Friday for the 4,
larceny of watch and chain from the b
shoe shop of John Crouch. The man
was confined in the lookup for time on o
Friday night, but subsequently released
on the recognizance OF a gentleman until q
Saturday morning The former prisoner Z
has not, yet, showed up. +,
On Sunday evening there we're three
churches for white people open in the n
town, and a young gentleman told the
writer on Monday morning, that he g.
counted seventy-two young men on the
street on that evening, who ought to have +,
been at church. "Why is this thus?'
Are the times more demoraizing; is re :,
ligion on the wane; or what is the matter n,
those on whom the future of good gov 4
eminent must depend. o,
Jesse Walls died at his home near Red n,
den, on Saturday, of consumption, aged 4,
81 years, and s days. Funeral services :,
were held at Reynolds NJ. P Church h.
on Tuesday morning, by the Rev. Kattell, u,
and burial made in the cemetery nearby,
by S. J. Wilson & Son. al
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