Milford chronicle., 1909-03-19
MILTON NEWS.


iarmens near town are likewise getting bus!
hauling manure, pIoughing and cutting stow
wood for summer use. The spring opens with
business somewhat tight for the many the re
cent soaring Of wheat has sent lOur up, in Thu
} locality, although late government reports show
there are yet, 10 the country over, l43 900 OO'
bushels Of wheat for consumption. "5pecula
lion," some bay. Speculation or not the fact re
mains and high prices. with nothing TO do Il
hard on poor people. Eggs, an important In
come Of the farmer. and poultry raiser. have
fallen TO sixteen oentsa dozen, and the hens have
quit laying. Some of the housewives arOu nd
town do not get enough for home use. This is a
condition almost Unprecedented. usually when
eggs aTs so high the hens don't lay, and vice
versa. The few drawbacks TO business is not
baul king the energy Of the people, who really
have energy. The caHnehes have their books
open 70 receive contracts for tomato acreage,
which are being taken at p cents a basket A
few small jobs Of carpentry are being done, but
the season is not far enough advanced for an ex
plltation Of this work. We hear but little talk
Of peach crop. II does not interest Us only so
far as our interest goes IN 'the brotherhood Of
man, "-Wishing prosperity and good luck 10 all.
Summing up and taking al things into cOnsd-
GRAFTON, the prospect Is for year Of activity In
Milton; tariff revision or no tariff revision. II we
can only get plenty OF shad, herring. ana tur
Dip greens. we shall be happy; and If there are no
more piscatOrial law passed, and no duty laid
/ upon shad, and herring, as an import OF foreign
commodity. John Robinson will furnish them to
our Citizens II he can catch them; and country
vendors will supply the turnip green's
/ David Wirtbauk s finishing the mason work
around his new building on Federal street
1 Mrs Joshua carey has made repairs 10 her
property on Broad street.
Curtis Reed has put another old porch roof in
| front Of the pool room. on Front street.
on Thursday evening a church social was he d
at the home Of Mrs. Florence Johnson on Null
berry street. An admission fee Of five cents was
charged. About fifty persons partoOk Of coffee
cocoa, and refreshments of various kinds, at
moderate cost. Proceeds for the benefit Of the
81. p. Church.
Pro Hastings, of the Public Schools msde a
business trip TO Milford last week
Resolved, That the United States. Should
Build and Maintain Navy Commensurate
With It's Wealth and Rank as a Nation" is the
question TO be discussed at Its Milton Lyceum.
in School Hall, on Friday evening the % inst
Charles Atkins and James Leach, theological
students al Conference Academy, will come TO
Milton to argue the Affirmative side OF the ques-
ton Finest Jefferson and Prof Horace Hast
iugs will talk ON the negative
All the VI. f. Parsonage on Thursday evening
the 18th inst Miss Vlrgie Pettyjobn and Mr.. Har-
yey Martin Were united in wedock by the Rev.
A. c. McGiltOn, D. D. Another SHIRT factory
operator gone
one day last week il was reported that Lem /
HolstOn had been killed on the ID. NJ. &. v. r. r. |
TRICK the previous evening. After hearing the |
report we went Gus, and amongst the first men 4
We met was Lem HOstUn with a string Of fish in /
his hand. Knowing he would deny II we said /
nothing about the matter at that time. After /
several had mentioned the report to him we /
ventured 70 ask him about IT, As we expected /
he denied II "ltsad lie, wasn't killed . /
and its another lie didn't go the station after |
-. Lem is one OF the boys
James Ponder esq AltOrney-at-Law OF VIII /
mingtOn was Milton visitor last week.
Captain Joseph Warrit gtOn will become skip 4
per OF The schooner James NJ Carey.
Captain William PettyjO Ohm of Milton has be- |
come master OF the schooner Emma Refs Of Mil
The ladies OF he N. p. Congregation will hold
box sOciaw m the lower room OF the Masonic
Hall on Saturday evening March 2Oth. Proceeds
for the benefit OF the church.
Miss Eva smith has returned from Phiadel-
phls with a spring assortment OF fine millinery.
Mrs Lydia A. johnson is ill with pneumonia
al the residence Of her son, Theodore JOnuson
near town.
Captain william Carey OF Camden y. j., has
been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James b
Carey.
AT the Milton Lyceum on Friday evening the
q uestiOn Resolved That United states Sena- |
Tors should BE Eec ed By Popular Vote" was
argued by George W. Jones, Affirmative; and
William H we Oh, negative. Decision in favor
of the negative.
ON saturday Miss Het.ie Conner opened
bottle Of eatsup. AS she pushed the patent cork
u hew out with Oud report the catsup strik-
ing the ceiling and flying all over the room
Miss Hetne's face was blinded with the gaseous
sim and of % a In he a.
a part and still there was some left in the bottle
Didn't know q bottle he'd so much catsup
When Damon Reynolds, the new barber on
Union street poured coal oil In the stove 10 kndle
a fire last week, he thought there was no in
the stove; but when the pipe WAS blown of, he
Wss badly frightened and thought he HAD been
mistaken.
On account of the continued illness Of Rev.
6. R. McOready, the Quarterly Conference which
and for the same reason there was
no preaching service at the NJ. r. Church on
sunday.
Rev A. C. MeGilton was so far recovered As 10 4
hold q service At the 81. f. Church on SUNDAY )
morning and 10 administer the sacrement OF the
Lords Supper. [
Church OF 81 John Baptist. on Sunday both
morning and evening.
Town Council viii elect a supervisor Of The /
lTeets, balm; and tax collector on Saturday
The Misses Rattle aud Helen Coverdale Of
llendale are the guests Of Henry Warren, aud c
The Missionary Anniversary Of the N. K. sun. (
lay School was he'd or sunday evening $751; 81 p
as been raised during the year, BY this school d
Of missionary purposes a
The Methodist Episcopal Congregation, true to Il
Is ume-hOnOred reputation, has is minister e.
aid In full; and the church beneVOlenees an o.
ltshed. Rev. McGiltOn went 70 Conference on b
Wednesday.
Rev. ). P. Ouiten Of Kent Island will preaebat
be NJ. e. Church next Sunday the 2lst
On Sunday Mrs John Lank fell on the nave
lent near the N. Cemetery and dlslOcated her
ght arm. -,
On Monday evening the members Of the N. E. vi
hureh elected the following Board OF Trustees A,
). W. irwin, =. J. Wilson George AtkiiH
anlel WagamOn, Cornelius n. NAPLES, Henry =.
. Burton, =. Martin, j. Outtsn, and -
harles \. payifspn. TwO-thirds Of the Board ~
re new member; the last three named are 4,
embem re- e eeled. o
joshua Culver Whe went % the Pennsylvania =.
Oapital last week, had an operation performed
him on Friday. communication received | n
ON Mn. Culver, By Mr. douglass, his business -
lrtner. stated Nj. CulVer's condition to be fav- RI
able. ~
A. . call meeting Of the Y'a on "wednesday 4,
eniug, Miss Anna Davidson was elected dele | ~
tie aud Mis- Jennie Wilson alternate TO attend r.
e Sussex County Convention to se held at Sea.
I'd April Is. 81
On Sunday afternoon the people Of Milton were ~
ounded 10 hear that ex-Sherif Peter J. Hart
d died, suddenly 81 GeorRetOWn, about noon
that day. We have known NJ. Hart for many
ars aHd always found him q generous and free
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