Milford chronicle., 1909-10-08
MILTON NEWS.

and their avidity }Or excursions; aud perhaps
their frequency OF changing schedule, and b.
the way, they are right in the excursion; 10
there IS more money in them than there is in or
! dinary passenger traffic, and II the communit!
viii patronize them the railroad IS the bette
of, financially. But they will soon stop Tor thi
Q season.
: Mrs. Rebecca Ellegood died suddenly a
Quantico, ND, on September Goth. The obse
quies were sOemnlzed at Laurel on Wednesda!
} afternoon the 29lh. Deceased was the widow o
the late Rev. J. A. EllegoOd. about forty year
ago, pastor OF the Milton NJ, P. Church; and sis
ter to Mrs. Dashields, wife Of Dr. Dashlelds who
formerly kept drug store on the T. J. Atkini
corner lR North Milton. BY the death OF Mrs
EllegOod the NJ. P. Church has lost great work
er In the Lords cause
Is is reported that william II. Mears has con
traeted with a Maryland party to build him q
dwelling, store house and barber paTlor.
Joseph L. Black contemplates building a store
house on the lot he has purchased opposite the
burnt district, % IT,, front by so II back and
Oliver Hazard cOntemplates building one Of the
same dimensions and join 1t TO Mr. Blacks.
As stated last week, on Monday e. A. Conner
bought lot Of james Ponder Esq. on Wednes-
day he contracted with Davidson & Pepper 20
build store house AFT by so # two stOTies aud
on that afternoon the contractors had a pump
driven and commenced hauling bricks; on
Thursday they began excaVating and grading
and on Monday Of this week dozen men were
watching fve men al work laying the iounda-
tlon. and four teams hauling bricks. The build
ing will be Of brick, with metal roof, and plate
glass front.
The oyster law was on Friday, and the bival-
YES were in town on Saturday
Joseph l.. Black is having the Warren store
house repsinted.
Miss Lizzie Barker and Miss Edith Morris have
been elected delegates to represent the Christian
Endeavor Society, Of the NJ. p Church at the
State Convention to be held at Georgetown
October 2lst and 22rd.
The rector Of st. Paurs Church. Georgetown
the Kew. D. WiImot Gateson, conducted services
at st. John Baptist p. E. Church on Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs Maggie Krebs OF Linwood, N. j., has been
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs joshua
". Baily.
ssfs. Molly Lingo has new rooted her property |
on North Union street.
George Johnson has moved into the property !
Of W. W. COnwell near town.
At the state W c. 4. L. Convention held in /
Wilmington last week, Miss Lillian Cade Of this /
town was elected delegate to the Worlds Conven
tion to be held at Glasgow, Scotland in June 1910
William Stevens is eularging the wheewright |
shop of irwin King, corner Chestnut and Allan
tic streets
Lime bully" Rambo, and schooner Sand snpe
arrived on Friday loaded with phosphate
Steamer Marie Thomas having finished her
contract at the Miah.Maull-Light Station, has
returned to Milton and loaded this week with
canned goods for the R. P, Company, for Phila.
delphia
Very litle moving promises to be done in town
at the beginning OF another year. The most i'm
portant will be the removal OF the office of the
Milton Times from It's present habitation into
the lower room Of the old Milton academy east
corner Front and Chestnut Streets Curtis C
Reeds building on Front street is for sale or
rent. See advertisement elsewhere in this pap
er.
On Saturday aud Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Mat
thew Mitten OF Milford Neck, Elmer Short,
mother and son. Adolphus Johnson and wife,
Oscar Johnson. and wife of Lincoln, Purnell
Johnson and wife OF Milton, Cleavelsnd Reed
aud Trena steelman, we're the guests OF Theodore
Johnson aud family OF near Milton.
The sacrament Of the Lords Supper was ad.
at the NJ. E. Church on Sunday
morning and an experience meeting was held
Inder the leadership of Captain G. f. Mcgee.
on Sunday evening the Rev. Smith preached
temperance sermon at the NJ. P. Church, and
administered the eucharist.
Mrs Elizabeth Jones is quite IN with cancer of
he stomach, at the home Of her son, on Chestnut
trest
Miss Rattle Coverdale OF Glendale was the !
nest of Henry Warren and family on Sunday.
The Broadkiln Hundred sunday School Con
entiOn was held at Reynolds VI. p Church on !,
tuesday, afternoon and evening The NJ. f. n
hurch was represented by Captain G. E. Me.
ee.
one Of the children Of a Bohemian family at y
lOrk in the cannery at Hsrbeson, died last "
eek aged years and days. Burial was made ~
, S. j. Wilson & Son in The Beavers Dam Gem.
ery on Sunday. The foreign help at HarbesOn /,
annery generally pay toll OF one or more chill =.
rem to the Beaver Dam Cemetery each year =
ley are here. =
little fellow belonging to the help at the -
OOdWin cannery fell overheard, and came near
sing drowned on Friday. He barely escaped
{ tn considerable fright
William Stevens has rented the room now oe-
lpied by the Milton Times. ~ ~
Another schedule went into effect on the NJ "a
a
It arrangements the morning train going west ~ ~
aves Milton at 7SS and the afternoon train at ~
y. Trains bound east arrive at Milton ll.47
m. and the evening train at SIS except on -
turdays when II Is scheduled to arrive at 7.S7. ~
\ trains going west connect at Glendale for
nton. All trains going west connect at Ellen 81
lie for points north.
A great many Broadkiln persons are attending ~ y,
e Court al Georgetown this week - -
A survey for the widening OF Front and Union =
reefs was made on Monday; but on account OF ~
depleted treasury, the work may not begin this Va
ar
The ground has been cleared for the building ps
two double houses on North Mulberry street.
W. W. COnwell. IN
Thomas Spencer has cut his large field Of w.
ckwheat, on the W. H. Chandler farm.
The COlored Schools Of north Milton opened on N
Onday with Miss Jennie Baer, OF Wrightsville "
a., principal, aud Mrs. Esther Aiken OF Slaugh-
r Neck assistant. The colored school house in p p
nth Milton is situated on Union street and IS te
rectly in the wake Of any persons entering Mil
q from the north. Therefore it would seem 70 X
an in unfnfaraefad ofqarvnr that q ehonld ba a.