Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-30
MILTON NEWS.

The vacation season IS over ard many have
gone home but Milton isnot q ias some desert by
any means Oh. no. On The contrary Milton is
humming with business 1he i75 men, womtn
and children who came 10 work IN the Goodwin
Company Canncry last week, were supplemented
on Thursday by another Dot Of Bohemians, me %
and women WIKI children, for the Anderson om-
pany. These are all comfortably comiciied IN
homes especially prepared for them. Tomatoes
are much later aa usual in fipering ana are
coming in slowly. Workman a Co. canned
few on Friday OF last week, and on Saturday
Anderson & Co. packed less than 100 oaSSets'
The Goodwin Co viii commence this resent
week Pending the beginning OF work. the heip
are having nice time ON the street during the
day aud holding dances In the evening, and tney
have lots Of room for this amusement IN the large
work rooms. which have concrete floors max
ing smooth dancing space. These rooms are
lighted by electric light which produces scene
both fantastic and enjoyable e. They are happy
also ia their culinary operations They cook over
small brick ovens and fire places dug into the
earth Fishing forms another profitable amuse-
ment for them and the river bank is lined with
anr ers. Many visit them out Of curiosity, from
the town, who have been studying the impro-
vissd methods Of housekeeping when emergency
calls intellect into action,
The steam barge that J. Polk Davidson has
built for Capt Potter, OF Fail River Mas, was
10 have been launched on Friday last but when
the plank was sawed she failed TO move She
was blocked Up again. the ways regreased' ana
on saturday She was successfully launched. This
fs the first vessel we ever remember seeing stuck
on her ways i'm Milton.
Captain F.. NJ Lofand had commenced toI
build another launch when some misereant one
niaht lust "a eek tore his work 10 pieces; presum-
ably more 20 anger the old man than for any evil
intent; but such people are not fit to live. and
surely are not Go TO die, aud we would suggest
that they should depart from this world in some
ysv-hut especially from Milton. He has it
partly framed mp again.
For tie excursion last Thursday Dis tickets
were sold al the Milton depot and as the train
was loaded when it arrived some crowded on,
but many we're left 10 take the regular train TO |
the shore,
Rev W W. w. Wilson and Wife, from New
Haven. are guests of Samuel J. Wilson and wife. |
Albert Wright is paying visit to his OLD home
here.
on Friday last william Workman was getting
into his buggy when his horse turned suddenly
and threw him out II then ran away and was
caught 10 south Milton. No serious damage was
done.
A new porch has been completed by stephen
Palmer for Arthur Pettyjohn near town.
Captain vs.. H. Mcgee and family are guests OF
W. W. Conwen
julius Primrose and wife are guests Of her par
ents
Grant Collins and family of Philade phia are
visiting his father. Eli Collins.
The shirt and overall factory opened on Mon
day after a three weeks vacation.
On Monday morning the electric wires in North
Milton were black with martins even the
weather vane on the church was trimmed with
them. It is about time for them to start on their
pilgrimsge south.
Mamie g. Wells, daughter Of David F. Wells,
died in Angola on Friday last, aged year
months and two days. Funeral at Conley's
Chapel on Monday.
A Jew OF the business people here have the
electric light turned on.
Lizzie Jarvis who has been i'll with typhoid
fever. is better
Joshua Culver is able to be ont again.
Two car loads Of sanitary tomato cans were re-
ceivcd at the Goodwin factory last Monday
These caus are entirely different from any here
tofore seen in this locality The entire top is of
and the tomatoes can te packed in their whole
state and the top placed ON and Theoretically
sealed without the use Of solder OF acid.
William " Slpple & Son, of Milford placed
tomhstones at the graves Of Mrs. Mary q.
smithers in the cemetery here last week.
The Crouch family-father mother, sons and
daughters have been recuperating az Broadkiln
Beach in the Johnson cottage.
Contrary to expectation. and by arrangement
made with other camp meetings, the colored
camp commenced at IA'iuas on sunday last enc