Milford chronicle., 1911-11-17
MILTON NEWS.

The Mysteries Vale Company" CAV,
three successful entertainments in ScEoo
Hall last week, and left Thurday morn
ing for Lewes. The exhibitions were
hrst-class, and the "Showmen" pro
nounced his success in Milton bevond
his most sanguine expectations As is
the custom with the Electric Light Plant
at Georgetown, which lights Milton the
lights were put out just before the per
tormance began on Wednesday evening
and relighted after a while. This is the
usual custom with the company At
Christmas time or whenever anything
unusual is taking place i'll Milton, these
lights are almost sure to go ont Last
Christmas it knocked some merchants
out of sale of several bills of goods by
doing so. II is said there is a party in
Milton, who telephones the Georgetown
company by cipher. when is the best
hour on extra occasions to put out the
lights, and out they go We don I know
how much truth there is in the above
sentence, perhaps not any, but Madame
Grundy will talk
People, vino close their residences and
60 away indefinitely, should employ
some one to air their goods occasionally
to prevent them damaging There are
two residences i'll South Milton now so
closed. One of them has not been open
for over two years. Now the goods in
this building must be in a bad state
teeming with infusoria, or other micros- I
copic anamalcular, the product of the
rottenness and decay, and inferentially, .
a menace to the neighborhood
We are sorry to know there is serious
talk of removing the Shirt and Overall fac
Il,
tenplated move is the scarcity of hands.
The management has done everything in
his power to secure operators but can
not employ enough The contracts are
great and must be filled, and if labor can
not be found in Milton, the only alter
native IS to remove the plant elsewhere.
or abandon the business altogether Ma
turally the owners prefer the former. and
Will do II unless operation can soon be
obtained. 1t will be a cold dav for wo
men, young and old of Milton. who are q
dependant on themselves, when the s
Shirt and Overall factory is removed q
from the town. 1t has been a means of S
support to many of them, and we hope ]
It may continue and remain in Milton. a
We are indebted to Captain John Tom y
hnsoni OF Drawbridge for the. following B
item which we publish yer batim Last a
Wednesday, as Charles Mason, of Milton. a
Del, an egg buyer, was crossing the
DrawbrIdge, he discovered a wild goose +
had taken its abode with a flock of tame "
geese at the bridge Procuring gun '
from the owner of the flock. he verv f
deXterously brought down the wild goose "
and presented 1t to Mrs. Tomlinson, the T
owner OF the gun, and now she is thank S,
my Charles for his kindness, and ENJOYING n
he rarity of a wild goose dinner. a
The Royal Packing Company has en- ei
,losed its plant with wire screen for ii
he purpose of keeping out persons who til
nave no business in. <.
Parker Mason, son of William Mason.
secured "A position with the Pennsv- of
vania r. r. Co. as operator and agent OF
i Cambridge, Nd. lie entered upon f.
ms duties last week.
The ladies of the NJ. e. Church will Ca
I'VE a THANKSGIVING Supper in Masonic is
emple on Thanksgiving Day and num-
rous committees have been appointed to Pi
range for the event Ci
ii. k Wagamon is having built a \,
lodernized chicken house near his resid- FL
nee ON Federal street The walls and W