Milford chronicle., 1909-10-01
MILTON NEWS.
"Trust 70 future hOWe'er pleasant.
Let the dead past bury its dead,
Act, act, in the living present

= the future demonstrating the oft epeated adag
70 'Man never is but always to be best" Thi
class Of individuals might be tolerated but 70
their Aippaney; which by the way, is onl!
equalled by their ignorance and imbecility. /
. anything of a character IS to be done they are 4
the front, to advise and dictate but never a cen
:, TO put into it. It is repealed that Nopoeon onc
said "God is on the side Of the strongest batta
lions. I'VE don't believe Napoleon ever sale
so.l And this is the way these hippant person.
. pose; they want 70 be "on the side of the strong
est battslions." If their brain were commensur
ate with their desire for prominency. then in.
deed would they stand above their fellow meu as
Mont Blanc, or the Matterhorn towersabove the
lesser peaks of the Alps Bnt having no pres
tige, and devoid OF brain enough to form any
Tor themselves, according to all the logic Of
events, they must necessarily slip into the obi
won from which they came. Oft in positions
which by nature and education they are incom
Detent to Ill., they pander to the diction Of others
then for favoritism, receiving as eompeusa.
tion that help they caunot furnish in genius, and
by this means are enabled TO continue in office
or power or position, where they may slur their
superiors, and TRADE them with impunlty We
do not have 10 judge man by his exogenous APP
pearance, il is the mental acumen that counts.
"Plgmies are pigmies yet though perched on
Alps,
/ And pyramids are pyramids in wales,
! Time is lis own leveer, builds itself
/ Virtue alone OUtbuuds The pyramids,
/ Her ornaments shall stand, when Egypts fall"
| And so with the persons whose mental perspi-
cacity is so obture that If IAN idea were to q ish
across their brain-ifthey have auy-it would
! crack their scull as though it were cap on a
pistol" Pigmies will be pigmies and Billings
gate is Bilingsgate; the patois of the low and ig-
norant and the nomenclature OF the the gamins
of the street.
Since the establishment Of new business places
in town, Chestnut Street has in measure taken
the place that Federal Street before occupied in
travel by the people Of the town. This is |
brought about in the wise: The post Office is on |
the corner of Wharton and Chestnut streets; c. /
Fl Atkins arge store is on corner of NIL and /
Chestnut streets, and C. A. Conners and lack & |
Lngo's stoses are at the foot Of Chestnut street
Aud in going to the post Office, and these busi-
ness places, this is the street that must be travel
ed
Mrs. A. G. Raught, and son Roland are visit |
ing in New York.
On the excursion train and regular noon and |
evening trains over two hundred passengers went
TO Lewes on Wednesday, to witness the unveil-
ing of the DeVdes monument. Many more went /
down the BrOadkiln in boats of various descrip-
tio1s
Richard Reynolds of Chineoteague has been
the CUES, Of j. B. Wech, and Prof Fearing and
family. Ii returned to his home on Saturday
George Watson has made an improvement TO
his home at Sleepy Valley
An arc light has been put at the corner of
Front and Federal streets.
william Maull has bought ont the blacksmith
business Of William Faulkner; and William
stephens has purchased the Wheewrght busi-
ness OF James Wright Both Of these men who
were victims of the late fire, took possession OF
their purchases and went to work on Monday.
At the corner Of Chestnut and Atlantic streets,
south Milton
James Palmer has removed with his family in
o the property vacated by Lemue Hartman on
Broad street
TIE president Of the Maryland Annual Con
erence will preach al the NJ. p. Church Ou sun
lay October 10TH.
District Superintendent Rev. W. X. Lord rep
esenting the Delaware Branch OF the Chill
rens Home Society, of New Jersey preached IN
he interest Of his work, at the NJ P. Church on
unday morning. and at the NJ. E. Church on
unday evening.
Damer Reynolds one of the Milton BARRIERS left
n Monday to take charge of a business liz Dover.
OH Mcgee will continue the business in Mr..
reynolds place 4
B. F. Gray has sold to James J. Carey a so acre
lrm near Weigand Chapel; and has bought of L
ouis Carey, tract OF land in Cave Neck con.
lining $50 acres and known as the "Paynter ;
arm for $500 90 cash.
supervisor of the streets Mustard has been N
iaking some repairs to north Union Street this
EEK. C
Fred Welch Of Philadelphia has sold his prop.
rty on North URion street, near the bridge, to L
Irs. Mary Fields, for $500 co.
Captain F. Lacy has put metallic roof on I
is property on Federal street.
Near the suburbs of town there is plenty of
pod corn, upon which the fodder is yet green. -
3 the old peach orchard on the farm of W. H. M
handler, where the stumps were pulled up last A
inter, the corn and fodder appear to be extra
'dinary; but we don't wander at this; as Thomas B.
peneer is bossinS things around that farm.
Ground has been broken on Chestnut street
T the building of residence for Edward Cal %
oun; on a lot recently purchased by the Misses
ora and Edith Calhoun.
Tomatoes, while not reaching the height of
ut have been plentiful during the past week,
Id the work was such that all the canneries
~ at noon they were oblidged TO commence
rain, and on Monday afternoon there was as %
Iuch or more Of rush at the Goodwin can
cry than there has been during the season. - -
his is partly due to the quantity that is coming
this oannery from about Nassau, Five Points 4'
Id other places In Rehoboth, the nearest mar IN
IT since the burning Of the Nassau cannery.
The Milton colored schools will open on Mon. 10
~ October 4th, with Miss Jennie Baer Of d,
rightsyile Pa, as principal The assistant
Is not been engaged at this time
@. r. MeGee ofGeorgetown Hundred has NOV
into the property Of Captain G. Z. Mcgee on
alnut street. La
The typhoid has been eliminated, withodtany 81
tai results and the general health Of the town lo'
good. so say the physicians 81
In the Milton Times Of last week Mayor Jones, lJc
ties the position Of Town Council in regard to 15C
action In pressing the building ordinance" La
this article Mayor Jones uses language concise
ID mediocre ard shows himself TO be a gen lOc
man, confirming our preeonceived opinion of &c
e man personally. Let the rebuilding of the S5e
mt district be donel Build it of brick, con.
,te or stone II you can; but build It and hold n