Milford chronicle., 1910-07-08
MILTON NEWS.


from a locomotive passing by and was extin
guished by the men burning charcoal nearby
Ne also learned that there Is considerable Goa
burned on this tract-the ancient Peter B. Jack
son property-and It's shipment will begin soon
Eew kilns have been made and there is wood
20 make still Others. The burners expect to be
engaged on this Job the remainder Of the year
Passing down Lavinia road and coming round
about way toward MiltOH, we met acquaint.
snce from the burnt district Of last springs fire
IN BrOadkiln and Georgetown hundreds, who re-
called his almost, miraculous hair-breadth es-
cape az that time. Farther on across the bridge
we found Captain James Seull shoveling dirt to
haul on the streets Of Milton. Captain Scull gave
us an object lesson on geology, demonstrating il
BY the straited earth, and deposits OF clay and
loan which have been collected IN this bank
during be various @ons Of the world, as the
water receded and left It's deposit ofsediment be-
mind, and when we arrived in town we found
the supervisor Of streets aud his "man Friday
making ready 10 use the clay and loan, on Fed.
eral Street, that Captain scull WAS preparing to
send 70 them.
The NJ, d. & V. R, X. Co. has a dne road bed
IN the vicinity of Milton. This company takes
good care of is road around here
While the shirt and overall factory IS closed
the manager Thomas H. Douglass is repairing
bis chicken house and white washing his out
buildings
A felt roof has been put on the John Burton
property, corner Walnut and Front streets
Joshua Carey was walking around last week
and when questioned regarding his health said
i've been trying to die for two weeks aHd can't
and suppose I'm going to get we'll" M. Carey
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There appears to be something the matter
With the hogs hereabouts. Last week Alfred |
Lohand lost one this week Benjamin Carpenter
Lost another. and has another affected.
Tomatoes in the field LOOK splendid so far as
we have seen.
Steamer Marie Thomas left Milton Dock on |
Saturday morning under charter, by Bridgeport
N. J. parties, 10 freight truck between that port
and Philadelphia.
asch0oneF Annie Russell arrived here last week
with a cargo Of coal for Charles virden
Miss Mary Carey student al West Chester
Normal School. Is spending her vacation with
her parents.
John {. Jones Is building an annex to his resi-
deuce on Chestnut street.
Joseph Walls lost one Of his valuable driving
horses last week.
Miss Nellie Wapes has had wire fence put 10
her property fronting on Church street
Captain George A. Goodwin. wife, and SON
George A. IT,, left on Thursday for Lubie. Maine.
and will take in Eastport, Passsma buodely Bay
and enjoy some o, the scenery along the ST.
Croix River.
A workman from the Georgetown Electric
plant has been tightening up the wires in Mi. ,
ton during the past week. Some Of them had
sagged 50 much that persons could almost reach
them passing by.
The Royal Packing Company has Installed the
electric lights In the almost completed buildings :
Of the Palmer Block. The skeletons Of the =
porches are up and with good luck these build =
tngs may probably be completed by the fall
Post Oaice Inspector, Plummer, was in town
on Thursday, and inspected the new Office 10 the
Palmer Block. AS It is not yet finished the post =
master will not remove therein until August 1st :
Mrs Aiena Richardson, OF Dover, was the guest y,
o. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Atkins. last
week.
Captain David Dutton engaged in Whining
too, was home with his family over sunday. r.
Miss Edith wilson of Philadelphia. IS visiting p
her mother ana grandmother on North Union -
street. =,
Another schedule went into effect on the w., =,
D. v. r. on July LIST, whereby NIil.on gets -
DO noon mail. The mail train now arrives at
Hilton at II % a. m, and misses connection with
he D., n. < v al Ellendale. Therefore what -
'ught 70 be our noon mail--including daily -
'apers-goes to Lewes ana comes back to US on -
he NJ, . & v. $40 train going vest Each year ~
uring the sumner we suffer TINS Inconvenience F..
S our railroad IS engaged 10 the excursion busi a,
ess between Baltimore and RehOboth citv.
H. R. Draper, the Royal PacKing Company and tel
GOODWIN Bros. have been shipping canned goods
Roland Maul Of Philade phia, attended the
neral CT his sister on Thursday. OF
Or. J. c. Wltbank has enclosed a part Of his
ont porch with mosquito netting TO keep in the j..
eat, aud keep out the Insects and has made
.ry good job Of it for dentist. bu
The fi,st peaches OF the season we're In town co,
81 week. such peaches ought to be taken care )
by the Board Of Health 1t is use ess to talk at
out sanitary conditions when such stuff Is 4
lowed to be sold on the market sb,
rhe camp meeting management has adopted n
lew plan to dispose of the camp privi eges this v
ar Iustead OF selling them at public auction De-
will receive sealed bids-if any are rendered Foi
til July 20to, aud dispose to the highest bidder n
x. Draper has an automobi e. bran new the
O. and no second hand affair. Also a suitable u
rage 10 which to keep it. of
The hrst morning session OF the n. E. sunday N
loOl was held on sunday. Quite a goodly isl,
mber we're out. More than we thought would den
irs, Virgie Walls, Of near town. is quite III. N
iaster Dawson Robinson has an attaet Of ty. d
Did At his home on Federal street. his
10 Sunday afternoon about clock gentle E. J
q set In unaccompanied by wind or lightning Del
thunder, and continued until well into the
ht The rain was needed and did much good
ide ushering In g morning beautiful TO behold
the Fourth Of July vas not unlike any other
IN Milton, except the closing Of the banks "
e stores, and q suspension OF mechanical oorf
X. Those Of our citizens on pleasure and ID
isement inclined sought It elsewhere, and even
umably had "a ROod time" The absence Of BY
fire cracker may have dispirited the small was
10 an extent, but they cOngregated in groups neig
lree or four aud played In their gardens up been
trees and we're exempt from casualties Of any was
during the day. The lawn at the NJ, e. she
rch was Intended to be the scene Of public Dur'
king In the evening. stand was built in IN
morning and the ground around decorated usns
small Gags for the anticipated event About IN
ilock in the afternoon heavy thunderstorm aeni
c on in which was displayed much electric M