Milford chronicle., 1910-09-30
MILTON NEWS.

amOrphose or character. and cOntOres OF indi'
viduRl persons. Il is often taxed TO the utmost
IN wearing of the rough edges Of persons includ
ing school teachers who locate here for awhile.
Plentiful bathing. in our pure water, soon pro-
duoes results and the individual is not here long
before he or she begins to take on air Of civil
izahou that at first Appeared foreign to their ma
ture but which in time becomes part Of their
being So much for the influence Of Milton
climate and Nixon education on the soiourner
for few months. or few months. or even a
few days
George W. Jones had a watch stolen from his
home on last Wednesday by a colored man
named William d. Brown, whom he had EN-.
pioyed through a southern agency. The same
day the said Brown presented a check at the
counter OF the ). s. I. T. & d. Co.. with the sig
nature Of George W. Jones attached, and made
payable to the order Of William H. Brown.
The check was for s8s IS. The bank officials re-
fused to cash it on account Of want Of identih-
cation Of Brown, aud beside they doubted the
Renuness Of Mr. Jones signature Mr.. Jones
has since declared the check 10 have been
forgery. The present whereabouts Of the negro
is not known TO Mr. Jones.
The Sixth Annual Convention of the Broad.
kiln Hundred sunday school Association was
held in the NJ. f. Church on last Wednesday
hlketuOou huQ evening Inc hLLeuuhuce WAS
conspicuous by is paueity Of number.
William H. Chandler Of scran ton Pa, shipped
a carload OF empty barrels last week to his ten
ntJ. F. Case. TO be used In shipping pears, Of
which his orchard has produced many. Mr.
Chandler prefers to have his pears shipped in
barrels they bring better price and can be
sent longer distance when double headed
The cold storage house on the W II. Chand
lnr faru has haa for ru
know to the writer
The electric light wires are swinging very low
down on Wilson street north Milton.
Two shares Of the sussex Trust Co.. stock with
par value OF 500. sold at public sale in Lewes /
last week for s3U3 co.
on Saturday the Oldest man who was born IN |
Milton left the town to make his home in Phil |
adelphia. he was accompanied by his daughter
daus shter-in-law. aud granddaughter. who are
residents OF that city. Wesley Coverdale Is Is
years Of age widower OF many years. and since
the death OF his wife. lived with his mother and
sister on Federal street A few years ago his
mother died, a few weeks ago his sister followed
her. Since then the above mentioned children
have been visiting him and returned to Phila-
delphia on saturday taking him with them
The home vii be retained the way it Is and
should Mr. Coverdae become dissatisfied with
city life he eau return to the town OF his natvi-
ity He will reside at 52l4 Upland street West
Philadelphia.
Recently man claiming TO be deaf and dumb b
and giving the name Of MastOn Ward. ana his
p. o. address at sherwood Md, visited Milton as
agent for magazine and vlcttmized the peo-
pie TO the extent OF many dollars. He took
many subs bscriptiOus and also the money for
them Having waited reasonable time and
receiving magazine. J. N. Lank, Trust officer
OF the :. T. 7 s. 5. b Co., wrole to the post
master at Sherwood, Md, making inquiries about
the The postmaster replied ststlug there
was no man of tue decription given belonging to
that town, and he had received letters OF in- s
query for such person from Pa Md. aud Del" l
The pOstmasters believe the man TO be a fraud"
and so do his victimized ptrtes in Milton. They b
also believe he Is neither deaf nor dumb Pass
him along a
The expert employed to examine the accounts
oftbe sussex Trust Title Il safe Deposit Com
pany visited Milton on Thursday and reported
that the books and accounts OF the bank we're
in drst ass condition, aud complimentvd the
directors and officers on their business manage .
ment z
The Republican primary held on Saturday was a
without interest. There was but one ticket in q
the field and but % votes cast. Elisha Campbell Il
and John II Clendauiel were elected delegates
20 attend the Georgetown Convention, held on d
Tuesday and Dora Warren, and John ". Work
man were elected Alternates. William b. Nail 81
Or was nominated, .ior assessor aud John Glen
daniel for ius 5eotOr. THE most remarkable thing "
is the caucus neld on Thursday evening previous
10 the ectieu. could not dnd a man iu Milton =
"a town Of over 900 popul ttiou-to nominate
as delegate, Inspector nor assessor; and toUk .!
D.. al Haar els. a..
sFnor would have said-"wel we'll well Z" n'
On Tnuf4duy evening William Il. Warren dis
posed OF his store goods at public auction ana on p,
saturday afternoon sold part OF his household m
goods 10 the same manner.
Robert Morgan has painted his oyster sloop /
ind bent the sails and she now lays ready to
push out equipped for business on the day the
aw expires
Walter Adkins and wife, Howard Mccoy, vile th
ud SOU who have been visiting friends return. be
d 10 Wilmington in an automobile last week. on
The new annex 10 the colored school house 1T
which has oeen held 10 allegiance for two years
now nearly completed. an
Mr.. Heury Warren who had Just recovered m m
rom sprsiued ankle has had the misfortune to NJ
pFain the same ankle again. He ls again com.
elled TO use cfutches.
rally Day" will be observed at the NJ.
hurch on October the 2sd
Mrs. Fraunsey Reynolds, OF near town has AM
lken two Of The children OF Mrs. Wells who me
iet an unfortunate death at her home recently XII,
ear Laurel. The children are sged respective ~
~ months audi years. They have a good
Dme.
Rev Otis Reed Of Glendale preached at the /
I. p Church on Sunday evening.
Two Bohemians a. work in the Anderson can \
iry were arranged before Mayor Jones on
onday morning for fighting ON Sunday.
ne and cost amounted to 50 90 each.
J. NJ Lank has sold to J. c. Lank a building :,
on Walnut street. Consideration private. q
B. B. Walls will build a residence at Steven. H
willie Two stories. H
there IS a large bank OF earth on Lavinia III
set near the town limit from which several a
IDS Of dirt can be obtained. II is especially
liable for street and sidewalk work Do we s aoo
ut clay3 Il lie here. Do we want loan? Il lis''
be found here; and Captain scull Is the man
Al can tell clay from loan. you bet. And
re Is a streak vein Of earth, nearly as white For