Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-10-02
MILTON NEWS.

What do they propose TO do in life9 Have they
no plans for the future9 1t would seem not.
And yet if anyone were to. question their good
sense they would be offended. Have the parents
no interest 10 their children? do they expect
them to be indolent and lazy all their lives.
They the most Of the parents. are trying TO give
their children a good education, but that with
out the knowledge OF some work will not
carry all Of them through life, and enable them
70 escape the police courts, and the penitentiar-
les, as the tramp nuisance and the records Of the
every day bulletin testify. Parents you had bet
ter put your children TO doing something, il it is
only pulling the grass out OF your back garden,
or send them fishing down the river. Employ
ment of any kind viii create a zest for work and
keep them out of mischief, and perhaps out Of
prison; beside it viii deveiope their physical
ara mental calibre, and advantage them imam
cially.
BILLY" Robinson has installed into his launch
Emma, a three horse power back-actlon.com-
binaton-gasoline and coal oil engine. "Billy'
now. ex poets TO beat any boat on the river.
Mrs Carrie Burris is repairing and building an
annex 10 the property she lately purchased from
the heirs of the Daniel Oney estate OF Chestnut
street.
Schooner Frederick that sank and was aban-
doned a few weeks ago, near Slaughter Beach,
has been relieved OF her ancors and sails and
Captain Dutton now thinks he will raise her as
soon as a wrecker can be found TO undertake tue
job.
Schooner Edward V Hendrixsan, loaded the
last OF the piling for the Mah Maul-shoal Light
Station and left with her cargo. last week
While moving a j ouse James A.. johnson had a
cedar post fall from the top Of the building and
mashed the feshy part Of his left thumb. For.
tunately, the bone is uniniured. But his hand
is carried in a sling all the same.
Anderson & Co., closed their cannery on We'd |
aesday and their foreign help left for their
homes on Friday morning.
p p WEIGH has put new curling in front OF
his PROF erty on Chestnut street.
Eli B. Casey, paralytic is improving some
what, considering his other inhrmities.
That excavation for a switch at the west Of the |
depot, and north OF he track at Nj ton station, |
looks now to be what we thought it was at first |
An excavation to get dirt fOr use at other points
But the powers said there was 10 be switch.
Then why it has not been put down, before all
the lumber and piling, that lay contiguous to
this point, has been hauled to the other switch
IS only for this company to know. We shall be-
lieye there will be switch when we see the
work again, commenced.
Goodwin Bro. & Conwelrs force of Bohemians
left on Saturday morning for their home in Bal
timore. This csnnery has not closed, and it is
thought enough help can be found in town to
use what tomatoes may vet come in.
John Hood formerly night Waterman at the
Goodwin works left on saturday to take a posi-
ton on a tug boat at Baltimore. His father
Nathaniel Hood succeeds him, as watchman.
The town supervisor is again at work on
Mulberry street. This ST. eet is mighty convenient
to fall back on when Council thinks nothing
else needs doing.
The grass that is growing on the edge Of the
gutter in front of the NJ E. Church looks doubly s
bad by contrast with that above and below it,
which has been nicely cleaned of by the own /
efs.
Mrs. L. NJ. Fearing has closed ont her stock Of ]
notions. and has dedicated her storeroom TO
household purposes.
MIS-. Efie Lambert OF New York lectured on +
temperance" on Friday evening at the NJ E.
Church, to a good audience,-mos women. d
Abel Pettyjohn Of Frankfort Pa, is the guest
Of his mother and sister. ~
Al the Republican Primary he'd on Saturday
there was one ticket in the field. Twenty-seven
votes were pOlled. $. J. Palmer, and f. d. d
Cambell were elected delegates to attend the
Convention on Tuesday, and j. N.
Robbins and W. H. Prettyman, altenstss.
james R. Carey was nomi lated for assessor and
Dora Warren for inspector.
Bishop Kinsman Of the Diocese of Delaware F
and a eoteTie Of gent emen passed through town y
In an automobile on Saturday, stopping to make "
call on the rector Of st. John Baptist Church, "
he Rev. Martin Damer. n
"Blly" Robinson's launch the Emma Chandler oil
S said TO have made the passage from Milton h
Dock to the drawbridge, distance OF six miles q
q twenty-four minutes This time beats ali d
ecord on the river. s.
Firemens Band gave another open air concert
N Saturday evening, in the lower part OF the
own. These concerts bring people together,
nd are prolific of some good in more ways than
re. No one knew how much money sam Smith
nds in going over these streets on Sunday pi
morning.
on Sunday morning the Rev A. C. McGuton
reached on "The Modern Devil" alias whiskey y"
nd contrary to the expectation of many knock
the props from under the socalled prohibition SO
srty
Mason Davidson have bought Of David D. b
julien Of Mundan. Pa, the property now IN ae
,nure Of William Johnson on Union street,
orth; Familiarity known the Beardsey pro- IN
erty.
U. Grant Collins and wife OF Philadelphia, and 81
rank Davidson, and family. Of Wilmington, who
ave been visiting in town returned to their
ONES on Monday Sc
The Milton Public Schools opened on Monday sp
it'll Prof. Horace 6. Hastings Of Delmar as te
rincipal; Prof. E. W. Warren of Milton as Is Il.
sistant; Miss Elizabeth johnson OF Millsboro' :,
I'd assistant Miss Lydia Black Of Milton, Srd
ssistant; and Mrs. Estel Bacon primary de- 49,
,rtment
Miss Mary Mcgee commenced the school at -.
ilIiams on Monday; and on the same day Miss -,
llian Aker opened the school in Cave Neck
Mrs. Mollie Russell Of Scranton, Pa, attended bo
neral Of Mrs. Anna Mcgee on Tuesday and
mains in town for a short time to visit friends ~
Steamer o. Il. Vessels, with phosphate for RO- o.,
IT Collins came to the mouth Of the Broadkiln an
ID could not get in and went to the Break =
tier. It is thought the mouth is at present 90
lure. -,
The shirt factory was closed on Tuesday on &C. ~
unit of the breaking OF the cutEer. a.
}. ". Atkins is touring the eastern shore 40,
aryland, the present week. v,c
Hrs. Rebecca EllegoOd Of Quantico Nd 10,
dow OF the late Rev. James EllegoOd is the or
est OF Mr. and Mrs. w. f. Fearing !
ieorge Wright the barber fell overheard in he's
Broadkiln to-day. n
harles NJ. OFT, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William the
OF CentreYiIle, Nd, died at the home Of his 7