Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-08-21
MILTON NEWS.

ing II hne hao 'sIuck her color, Paul Jones re-
piled, Il Bave not YET begun 10 hehi A." Vow ve
are not in fighting humoT, but # any one thinks
Milton il in moHbnnd condition, he she or
they, are woefully mistaken. We are inst be-
ginning 10 live, thanks 70 the plants that were
established here a year ana more ago, for cam
ing and other purposes. The tolt loot, tool OF
the whistles OF four canneries are now in iui o.
peTation and these canneries are employing, APP
proximately, $50 persons; $50 Of these bel g
foreign help. So one may see that II ton is uusy
in this line Of business. and the farmers are
busy, Ceiling their tomatoes 10 town; and the
merchants are busy selling groceries for these
$50 mouths must be fed if they are transcient
population. And, it Is a false idea that the for
eign element live on tomatoes alone because they
can get them from the factory for nothing
They live on fish to, and on sunday many OF
them are fishing, rs well as, at other odd times
And they, also, buy many groceries; and, as
We have remarked, the merchants are busy
If President Roosevelt would come around these
camps of lsboTers and see the quantity Of children
from the sucking babe Of a month old TO the
little tots Of two OF three years, think he
would abandon his theory Of race suicide. one
afternoon we counted thirty-fve Of this class
playing in front OF their quarters.
The Royal Packing Co., put up some peaches
last week
Captain George KINNEY Of Philadelphia is
making his AM ual visit 10 Milton.
william Scott former Milton boy but now an
engineer Of Philadelphia is in town renewing old
acquaintance and living over again boyhood
days.
Rev. c. A Behringer and g. p. Atkins camped
few days last week on BrOadkiln Beach,
nsing a canvas tent.
There are very few peaches shipped from Mil
ton. These raised north Of town 60 to Ellendale
o. Milford those south OF town are carried to
Harbeson or Georgetown.
on Tuesday Of last week constable King re-
ceived a letter from the Marshal OF Police. Of
Baltimore, stating he had Information that
blind evangelist held service on Lavinia Camp
Ground on Sunday the stu inst. There was
other information enclosed and picture Of the
blind evangelist wanted in Baltimore, Fl ederick
W. o. Donnell,-fOr larceny, and lother things
amongst which is counting young women, and
getting their consent to marriage, and securing
Of them what money they happen to have, and
then dis appearing. Constable King wired there
was blind evangelist on Lavinia Camp Ground.
on Wednesday evening detective arrived on
the evening train, from Baltimore, accompanied
by two coed looking young ladies' One OF these
ladies' the said Frederick W. ODonnell had
courted, and gained her affections and prom
Use Of marriage. and 5000 90 with which to set
himself up in business, and then left She came
with the other lady TO identity the criminal.
The detective the ladies and the constable pro
ceeded to the camp ground, and the ladies went
close enough to the blind evangelist, McGOnigal
who is on the camp ground, to declare he is not
the man they were looking for The detective
and the ladies left on the morning train ofThurs
day for Baltimore via Seaiord snd other towns
on the peninsula. The query is why a good /
looking woman with S22OGOO should want 10 I
marry blind man when there are plenty Of
good looking aen she might get with all Oftheir
senses intact.
Canrad c. Daley VINO mas been spending some |
time in Milton returned 10 his home in Swedes-
boro n. j., on:saturday.
Barge Wright No s." was launched at Carey s |
Landing last week. she has been brought to
N ton dock, where she will be completed.
H. R Diapers foundation and cellar for his
new building south of town is about completed |
Size of main building 2iitX2sft, back building |
12ftXIHt. Joseph Morris is doirg the carpenter
work and Fred Pepper is managing the brick
work.
1t is said money has been dug mp near the res
idence OF Lem Holster and Or. Leonard is ac-
cused of having found pot full Leonnad
tlrenuOusy denies the charge. Lem Holster
said, on Friday moraing, that DR.. Leonard and
another Milton man promised to meet him at the
SPOT on a certain night last week; and the iton
parties had a horse and carriage hired for the
purpose Holster says he waited at the meeting
place until long after 10 O'Clock and no one !
came. A day after the place had been dug all q
around, and the money is supposed to have been
found, and Dr. Leonard Is thought by Holster ,
and other parties to have got it but Leonard de-
MES it.. We don't know how they are going to {
make It. :
James TESTERS little rat terrier disappeared on /
sunday and returned home on Friday On this +
Friday a noise was heard under the warehouse
OF NAPLES King where there is an old well part a
ly filed up. Upon renewing part OF the floor the
little dog was taken out, and Immediately started
for home. II is supposed he got after a rat and t
slipped into the well.
Miss Annie Manship Of Philadelphia is a Mil
ton visitor. T.
Rev. W. n. Conoway is the guest OF his brother i
Nj John Conowsy and family.
Rev. Frank Cain, and wife OF Rolandvine, V
Nd, are being entertained by Mrs. Gains II
mother,-Mrs. Purnell Bennett. :,
The Misses Edith and Carrie Fisher Of Phila-
delphia are visiting their many Milton friends. h
Edward Atkins Of Philadelphia is a Milton Wis "
itor. Of
Arthur c. Conwell, with his wife is the guest p
OF his mother and sister.
DR.. Joseph Conwell Mayor Of Vineland n. j.,
spent Sunday in town.
Thomas Indie haa his right hand slightly
hurt last week while operating a crmping ma. a.
chine al the r. P. Cos works. III
State Connsellar W. b. Stops Of Wilmington tn
viii visit Enterprise Council No. 16 Jr. 0. L. A.
NJ. on Thursday evening the 2Oth. AZ
Martin Chandler had a front porch put to his hi
res dence on Lavinia street.
A passage way has been built over the branch III
the head Of the lake fort the accommodationof b.
persons coming to town, thereby shortening the
distance that many who have been compelled to st
use the State road, have travelled.
j. Jackson Of near town lost a valuable horse, "
sst week, by being caught in the stable, where .,
me Of his jugular veins was cut and he bled to =.