Milford chronicle., 1909-06-04
MILTON NEWS.

picture Of Captain George E. Mcgee. ou
fellow townsman appeared at the head Of thi
editoIal column Of the Milton Times Of las
weeks issue. and an editorial eulOgistic Of th,
Captain, farmer and lumber dealer, grsced tn,
the column Captain Mcgee deserves ever!
word Of praise therein contained, and we can dc
no more than to subscribe 10 the well meiitec
encomium. Il is even said by many captain
George is the only man in Milton who has any
back bonep
Decoration Day was observed on Saturday and
this was a very ill-advised arrangement: as II
should have been held on Monday as always
heretofore when it fell on sunday. Business
went on as usual; the stores were all opens and
the banks were not closed. Nevertheless the
day was an ideal one. Clear: and a cool north.
west wind mitigated the heat Early in the
morning bunting began to float from the residen.
ces aud young America" was all alive with en-
thusiasm. The graves Of the dead so diers were
faged, and lowered; and all VINO had loved
ones sleeping their last sleep in the cemetery,
were attended to- The Methodist Episcopal
Cemetery never looked so beautiful, as on this
morning. II was in the best condition we had
ever seer 1t, and the decorations of flags and
flowers made il resemble a wilderness Of roses.
Had this cemetery in lis inception been laid of
with suitable walks aI is Barratts Chapel, It
would to-day. vie in beauty with that historic
cemetery, although the population is not near so
large. At O'Clock p. IN. memorial services were
held in school Hall at which addresses were
mace by Mayor John u. Jones Of Milton. and
r. G. Houston Esq, Of Georgetown. The "Biv-
ouac Of the Dead" poem by Lieutenant Theo-
dore O'Hara was read by Captain George E. Me-
gee. Firemen Band furnished the music The
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an opportunity to I'll an engagement al a Base
Ball game which commenced at that hour, and
was played on the Milton ground between the
Lewes and Milton teams. Score Il to nothing in
favor Of Milton. In the evening a social was
held by the NJ P. Sunday School on the lawn at
the home of Mrs. Janet Mustard. The ever ON
nipresent Firemen Band was present and dis |
coursed It's most entertaining music and drew
the crowd. A handsome sum was realized. Pro-
ceeds for the use of the church.
An interesting episode Of Saturday was the ar.
rival Of two ladies at Milton Bridge, where the
writer with another gent was standing. From
their query they were evidently strangers
stopping their team they inquired: Gentle
men, what river is this?'-"This ladies is the
beautiful BroadkIln; the home OF the mosquito
the terrapin, the bull frog, and the other edible
vegetable 40. indeed aud does the delicious
muskrat live here?'-This river ladies is also the
home OF the muskrat."-"How very interesting
Good morning ladiesT And the interroqators
moved on.
Monday was observed by the banks as Decora
tion Holiday. Business was suspended at these
for the time; and in the evening
services were held by Enterprise Coun.
ell, No. l6, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. in its Hall on Front
street in honor Of its dead. The first service Of
the kind. held in the Hall since the ineorpora. {
tion Of the Council. E
At the Quarterly Conference held al the N. +. |
Church on Saturday morning. it was voted 10
raise the ministers salary TO 100000. When :
Zion on this charge the salary was Sl625 90:
Zion paying sl25O 90; Milton the remainder. At I
he last Conference Zion was taken from this 7
sharge, leaving the salary as Of old. $4,000 a
Hence the raise. To feel their way and see IL e
he people would bear ii, the Stewards had. pre- e
'iouslY, sent out cards, notifying an Increase in I
he assessments 1t is thought they'll bear it.
Captain George Hunter, and Mrs. Hunter will =
tart to-day for Chicago, and from there thence Il
will visit Denver, several places IN Wyoming, c
Seattle, and probably before their return. San C
francisco a
Steamer Marie Thomas has completed her
and last week loaded with Ii
AIMED goods, for Goodwin, Bro. & Conwel for Il
A
should the proposed tariff tax on stockings be a
ONE law the Sussex girls propose 10 partly y
coDomize by cutting their stockings in two, and II
making two pair cut of one pair. They are now
hrice as long as any need for. II
Last week Deputy Z. s. Marshall Mitchell came IL
D Milton and libeled the schooner W. b. Bambo #
n a claim Of Captain James B, Skull, for wages. Of
he uufl1 ha ri In, ha
{ Wilmington on June Sd. h
Miss May Welch OF Philadelphia is being en-. "
,rtained by her parents.
The property formerly owned by the late Al "
ed A. Manship, and which was recently sold. el
being divisioned of with substantial fences de
nd this is another novelty IN Milton.
A horse was len standing in front Of j. B III
'elch's drug store on Friday, when an automo- m
le came along and frightened the animal, which
arted on a run up hill. The driver started on pl
n after the horse which was stopped before wi
e owner overlook it and no damage was done.
The heavy rains and the late high tides did 10
damage to garden vegetable. On We
DAD street where the land has much slope, br
ans and onions were washed out of the ground;
near the river front persons could not get to ne
cir back buildings without wading
Prof. W. q. Fearing returned last week, from rev
7isit to Philadelphia !
James DOnahOe, wife and son, John Of Cam ha
b n. j., have been Milton visitors, and are an
,uding a short time on Broadkiln Beach.
rhe electric light wire on north Mulberry street
ssgged so low, that on Sunday they were but
lie above a mans head.
iiss Annie Manship Of Philad slphia spent ,
nday in Milton. -
he Milton Public Schools will close Tuesday ~
ne SIh. on Monday afternoon June 7ih, ex- u9'
ises will be given in SchOol hall by the pri- 'u
ry and intermediate departments. on Tues. n'
evening June Sth the closing exercises will ri'
given by the Grammar aud High school de. 9ci
tments. These exerc cises will consist Of two 'Hs
,rt dramas-"Doctor Cure All" and Aunt ~
an Jane" also a debating society by eight ioil i.
1s tue
he Goodwin residence on Chestnut street. In,
5 decorated with flags, on Sunday and on Ess
nday morning.
junior member has been added to the Good O''
firm Sol,
Good morning grand-papa w-"Why hello Ess