Milford chronicle., 1909-02-26
MILTON NEWS.

Monday the 22nd was celebrated to a certain
extent oY the closing Of the bank and the public
schools, also gave holiday Most other busi-
ness Wassuspended for q time Why is 1t there
s not interest taken 10 these holidays that there
vas years ago2 Is fl because they are so numer-
Gus that they have become commonq February
has plenty Of them; and they don't appear to in.
terest as they once did. Anyhow the day passed
pleasantly. In the evening the drama 'Imogene;
o. the Witch's Secret was rendered in School
Hail 10 a large audience. The playing is said TO
have been fine aud receipts up 10 expectations.
This latitude Is blessed with fine weather for
winter. The grass is beginning to sprout; turnip
green's are plentiful and two thunder storms IN
as many weeks has been little out OF the or
dinary Yet the weather continues mild and the
prospect ior an ice crOpis by no means encourHg-
ng.
J. Il. Markell is making some alterations to
bis properly on FEDERAL street.
Miss Sarah Banning Of Milford is the guest OF
Miss Lottie Welch
Hiss May WEIGH has returned to her position
win Wanamakrr at Philadelphia
Miss Nellie Lynch Of Viola is being ente tsined
BY Mrs. Aldolphus Johnson.
Captain William Mcgee Of Philadelphia CON
Quoted preaching services at the 81. r. Church,
On sunday evening.
Rev. J. r. McCrea0y received a telegram on
Monday announcing that his brother baggage
master on one OF the trains that colided at Del.
mar on that morning had been killed. Mr. Nc
Cready, Immediately started for the scene Of the
disaster
Harriet f. Marsh aged q years, s months and
] day. and daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. samuel
Marsh, died at her home at Robiusonviile on
gunHav avanfnU UuuareT rarvfoae rvara bald
on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. Ellis, and
burial made at Comfy Chapel by S. j. Wilson q
Son.
The first herring Of the season were caught in
BFoadkiln on Tuesday morning. There were
thirteen in number and sold for three cents
piece
William Davidson formerly OF this town has
purchased property in West Philadelphia, on
GFeenway avenue, and will likely make the city /
bis future home for some time.
Rev. J. J.. McKim Of Milford was 10 town on
Tuesday.
Barge No, has been brought to Milton Dock |
and is having her joiner work done.
Reading short account Of the new custom in .
some parts Of the State Of New York that the
residents have inaugurated skinning their hogs,
instead OF scraping them reminds the writer Of
an incident OF actual ocourance that was related
to bin by truthful man, and took place near
New Market, several years sgO The name Of
the party will be omitted, as he has one child n
no more now living in Milton. Il was the custom
in the 'way back and not so far either 10 cele-
brate hog killing by using plenty Of rum. on
the occasion 70 which we refer, plenty OF the
stimulant was on hand and so were the butch
ers They commenced early In the morning by
taxing a drink and building dre. Then they
filed the pots with water hung them over the I
fire and took another diink. When the water {
was hot they killed the hogs and imbibed an
other. Then they poured the water into a hogs.
head and scalded the hogs. pulled them out on
4 turned over cart body and went for another
irink. This time they felt so good they took |
Two and stayed longer than they intended.
When they got back to be hogs they were cold
and the water in the hogshead was cold and the
men cumsy drunk. They tried to pull the hair
% the hogs but could not and concluded 10
kin them. After much stumbling aud psaver
hey succeeded IN getting the hogs hung up and Y
rent TO skinning them. And according TO our 7
niormant mess they made OF it. They cut and o
pre- the flesh, sometimes pound or more OF the v
ieat came OF with the skin; and thus they c
'orked until they hsd torn the hogs to pieces, h
nd became 80 stnpid themselves that they went
, sleep. And this was In the good old days re
hen Whiskey was 25 cents a quart. DA.C. oi