Milford chronicle., 1909-02-12
GLENDALE.


Last Friday was lively one for the station
agent at the D. NJ & ". Railroad here. Messages
came over the wire. by mail and by telephone
all Offering congratulations, and many express
ing surpri,e and wonder that dne y pound
boy had come 10 his household. THIS was very
EN- barrassing to the modest official until he
saw the Enendale letter IN the Chronicle.
which made him hopping mad for David Is
an old bachelor, living modestly and morally
with his father and sister. Al present writing
we are living 10 expectancy OF having our hide
torn and eyes blacsened, and il win lake hours
Of apology and cyclopedias Of explanation on
our nart The facts are, that the great event
was al the home Of Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Baker. station agent at the queen Anne depot,
and not that Of Mr. Donovan some one other
than the writer wrote tnat article as we never
made such . bluuder and we epud.ate Tespou-
( sibuity.
Jimtown, the suburbs Of Eleudse mas again
broke out with its deviitry. srd on saturday
free fight broke loose and as usus there was
a woman ia Il but 40 serious results except
few ugly threats ana a big fee for Tine peace Of
fcers at Georgetown and bail 10 keep me peace
hereafter. On the same day there was "a drunken
orawl and a few knOck-outs and bloody noses
at a shooting match near John Cieudanieis S on
the MltoB road
A new industry has suddenly sprung into
existance about three miles west OF here on the
CObaugh farm by a very ingeROus young vest
ern gentleman named Brook, VINO recently
bought farm adjoining the Colbaugh home.
These two gentlemen have recently been haul
ing large boxes nom our depot and now they
have running with a gasoline engine and forty I
sewing machines a full-hedged shirt factory, 1
aud II is a curiosity 70 the surrounding coun. !
try. They VIII try their experiment there un- ,
tll It outerows that locality, then they viii /
locate in a suitable place for their business.
where is our school house flag" ia the ques. |
tion asked on every hand This proud emblem .
Of liberty should be dying ever our institute
OF learning In all It's majesty and beauty. that
all liberty loving citizens may admire it, Now
these anniversary occasions, such as Lincoln
day and the birthday Of the savior ofOur coun-
try are upon Us, we should exhibit our patriot.
ism Dy hOisting our flag to wait the gentle
bref zes. we learn 70 our dismay that the Old
Glory that served US so long was destroyed to
decorate Jhe costumes of those who took part
in the entertainment at the close OF last years
school term, and the proceeds which was fully
ample to buy another, was placed in the hands
OF committee 70 furnish the new school flag.
Now where Is that hag9 II should kiss the
gay winds upon these days Of hOnOred memory
Robert Baker. father OF l. r Baker OF this
place who recently came here from Berlin,
who is quite infrm with age. is very sick ser-
ously affected with mental arrangement at
mis- new home.
Miss Maize Reed. the primary teacher in our
school, is very sick at her boarding house and
her room has been closed all this week.
Mrs Warrington, OF Georgetown. who taught
The colored school here. has found it necessary
10 resign and her place has been filed by a col
ored man from SeafOrd.
Howard Prettyman has returned from &
weeks visit to his grandparents at HARRISON
and relatives at StOckley. ,
John Michel seems to have trouble double
handed. This week while on the beach duck !
Ing with Cove Smith, be set the breech OF his
gun on the ground, when Il discharged, the q
oad going upwards and just glazing his face d
and cap. on returning home he reached Mr..
Woods store, when his spirited young horse !
ook fright, tearing the shafts of and throwing
Ar Michel violently over the front OF his buggy J.
O the ground, bruising him somewhat but he
vas pucky and held tight TO his fiery sieed q
nd soon repaired up aud went bone.
Wilbur Welch has gone to Philadelphia to
ccept position as bookkeeper in the office
# the q. @. /. PAUL PRY.