Milford chronicle., 1909-03-26
MILTON NEWS.

returned 70 this charge for another year. Al
this has happened 10 one eveRtiul week, or near.
-; and II we include the Inauguration Of Pres
dent Taft we must say that March 1902 has beel
an eyentful month. But what Is all this al
about changing the day Of the presidential In
auguration from the fourth Of March 70 som
other day. Let It alone my day set apart 70
this work might at times, present some dlsad
vantage, on account OF weather. or some Othe
unpreventable cause. as did the last fourth o
March. The day for the Inauguration Of thu
president, ST Patrick's Day, the day the "SuI
crosses the line, and the date for holding th'
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference
from the ian to the 22d Of March,-are indissOl
ubY connected and It would not be fair to the
patron Saint of the Emerald Isle, and to the pro
cessiOn Of the equinOKes to change this historic
quadrennlal Of March. TO some other month and
some other day, without changing the Others
also The fourth OF March was a bad day for
sure. The meteorological bureau, said 1t was a
"aareback". Well it did STARE back" some It
was something Ike Kettle Corners bottle OF
catsup. related IN last weeks communication.
When the stopper few out Of the bottle and the
catsup struck the ceiling it took bareback.
and aarebacked all over the room and everyone
in it And when the storm of the Sd struck the
statue OF Liberty, Enlightening the World" it
produced "hareback" so said the weather
MAINLAND fare backed on Washington, and its
gay company. catching taem "sans culotts". o,
no lets not change Inauguration Day
The sidewalks at the upper part of Federal
street are being arranged in conformity with
the late town survey. Edwin P. johnson has
taken down his ffOnt fence and extended his
lawn to The sidewalk; and also run the division
fence between himself and Miss Ida Ponder TO
the last mentioned limit. The lawn within
lieu OF fence-be enclosed With CaliforJ ia pri-
vet.
David Wiltbank will put temporary wire
fence in front of his lawn, until the grass gets
started. These arrangements will make diff
erence in the southern part Of Federal street;
and give to the property holders more commodi
GUS frontage, for lawns and parterres.
Noble Ellingsworth, chief Of the "Ellingsworih
Fox Hunting Club" has obtained a situation
with Captain Luoian Darby on the tugOoat
Tightening, Of the American Dredging Company
and left Milton on Wednesday.
On Friday afternoon when the west bound |
train from LeWes due here att. 10 clock arrived
It wa pushing ahead of 1t box car loaded with |
icks from the Lofaud Bros. 0rickyar d. In |
trying to switch the car of II was derailed and
In getting It back on the track the train was de- |
tanned until 4 O'Clock, to the dissapoint ment of |
some passengers, who wanted to go to Milford.
Thursday Of last week was "bg Thursday /
at Milford, on account Of the Methodist Confer |
ence held there. Twenty persons went on the |
train from Milton and many others from Broad 4
kiln went by teams.
Last Friday lot Of the rude boys Of Milton |
went to Williams School TO whip a boy. Not |
finding the one they wanted they got hold OF
Clinton LOhand the fourteen year old son Of John /
LOfand Ofthat district, wanting some fun and |
handled him pretty rough; strieking him with a
black jack and he went home covered with blood
Mr.. Lofand was in town on Satur lay morning.
Not wishing to prosecute the case he was looking
Tor the boys parents. Hesaid he had found one
ather. who took his son who was 10 the melee
lied him In the barn and gave him a sound
When we last saw Mr.. Lohand he
was looking for the fathers of the other boys
Truckers near by have commenced to plough
,nd many have potatoes. onions aud peas plant.
cd.
shad are scarce this week on account Of the
weather. The fishermen are not fshn
samuel Burrs IS making some additions to his
property on Chestnut street.
n X. WaRamOu is having a brick wall put
around his property When completed this will
orm beautiful terraoe for flowers and ferns.
Mrs. Charles II. Belmont OF Montreal. Canada,
las been the guest of her parents. Mr., and Mrs
J. B. Belts.
James johnson of Philadelphia visited his sick
mother, Mrs. Lydia A. johnson, last week
The ground has been eXcavated and leveled
nd the material is in readiness for building a
witch at the railroad station for the use Of H. R
Draper.
Coming IN town in his bus on Saturday night
ames Jester saw a lad lying nearly in his track
n Popular street There was a crowd OF boys
nd women around him. The boy Is supposed to ,
ave been drunk. or overcome by cigarette smok-
lg. Mr. Jester put him into the bus and carried Z
i'm home.
There were no preaching services at any of
ie churches on Sunday. Rev. MeCready is yet
1nfned 70 his home; and the Rev. McGiton /
as in attendance a. conference We stated last A
eek the Rev. J. P. Outten Of Kent Island would {
reach at the N. E. Church, last Sunday, but l
lat gentleman did not "saow up" Our state
ent was based on the announcement made {
ON the pulpit.
Rev. J. L, McKim will preach al the church Of +
John Baptist. this town on next Sunday the +
tn both morning and evening.
On Saturday evening Town Council elected
Inn B. Mustard. supervisor Of the Streets town n
ilif, and tax collector at a salary Of s26OOO
Z annum, which with the percentage of tax
Elections viii make the salary about $4,000
We saw our first robins on Monday morning.
piping on the sward around the "old camp
ound."
- Paul Pry" need not be offended at being cali
"Swamp Angel" that was heroic gun until p
burst. We hope this will not be the fate OF
e Eliendaie correspondent; and yet we don't d
low how our friend feels, over being CALLED
Wamp angel"
William B. Tomlinson is IN at his home on
,deral street.
!. B. WEIGH ia confined 10 his home with la "
ippe or a combination Of some other evils
The box social held in Masonic Temple on 81
turday evening netted the management
500 Of
william Il. Warrington died near Holyville, -
Iesday evening Of paralysis, aged S. year,
1nths and 10 days. Funeral services were held
Thursday at his late home, and burial made 70
Old Joseph Cemetery, on the Mitchell
iughan farm BY S. J. Wilson & Son. Vi
Kettle Pepper, wife Of George Pepper died
nr CoolsprinR on Saturday Of tuberculosis aged As
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