Milford chronicle., 1911-08-25
MILTON NEWS.


Washington journal has the following
If one studies death statistics of womel
they will fnd that the mother of a larg
family usually lives to a ripe old age, an,
her children rise up and call her blessed
Such a woman doesn't know much abou
clubs for widening the horizon of women
she IS almost never a suffragett, believing
that her SONS can vote often enough T.
protect her, and she would as soon liv
in a bee hive as in a fiat. But IS chill
dren Ny, but she has done lot of goo,
for her country, and raised a noble family
Of sturdy sons and daughters. And al
low the writer TO add a codicil to tn,
above: ] believe such women as men
toned always 60 to heaven. They ar,
entitled to a carte blanch for that land.
The NJ. z. Church is being thoroughly
cleansed from auditorium to basement
The carpets have been taken up, anC
subject to a fumigation with air anC
DroOms the accumulation of dirt that
had gathered in every crevice, has beer
found and swept away; the interior ha.
been repainted and everything done or
the inside that was needed, to get the
church in a condition to receive the new
pipe organ. 1t will arrive soon.
The swallows have commenced their
annual series of conventions on the church
spire and vane. They congregate there
at this season every year, and continue
their meetings for a month OF more. when
they have their business all settled, and
plans all made, and migrate to a warmer
cline.
Dora Warren, overseer of the road for
this district, has received by rail a metallic
culvert Is feet long and feet in dame
g.. l. s.- Il
der's old mill pond.
Many people went to Slaughter and
BrOadkiln beaches on Thursday from Mil
ton. A party of thirteen went 70 Broad
kiln with disastrous result They blame
their luck to the unlucky number Not
so the number has nothing to do with
il tbs the usual luck in an overloaded
boat, and a too knowing crowd.
This year there are four canneries in
this town engaged III packing tomatoes.
H. R. Draper and the Royal Packing
Company will run their business with
home help. The Goodwin Bro and Con-
well Co. and the Anderson Co. have for
eign help. Those for the latter arrived
from Baltimore on Thursday, and those
for the Goodwin Co. on Friday. The
Royal Packing Co. and II. R. Draper
commenced work on Thursday afternoon,
the Anderson Co. on Saturday and the
Goodwin Co. on Saturday afternoon.
The supervisor has made repairs on
Mulberry and Chestnut streets this week
Another party of young men and women
went to Broadkiln Beach on Monday for a
weeks outing. This is not the first, and
will not be the last Of the kind yet criti
cism is ripe and rampant. They didn't
do this way when we were young and
we were as moral and virtuous as any of
today Have a chaperon Fudge l'
Ask a young woman or two, who were
with the parties two years ago about
them They don't 60 any more. The
girls, or women, are not criticised so
much as are their parents, for allowing
them to do this thing. 20 no, they
didn't do this way when we were young
Boo no boo no -
The Delaware Legislature has passed /
laws protecting almost everything but
mosquitoes, flies and small fish Why
not protect small fsh2 There were fish /
in town for sale, recently, and will be [
again, sand perch so called, not over /
two inches long with the head Off Why /
not pass law against taking such fish. /
Serve all alike in legislation.
Clement Hart has been appointed /
MAlNAAIlt1l dA AAAE AnO0nMAAl NuAANA
Dr. p w. Tomlinson, of Wilmington,
was Milton visitor last week.
B. +. Gray is having built a barn at
his home on North Union street
The motor boat Cornelius, belonging
to Dr. j. c. Wiltbank, has been hauled
out for repairs.
The Second Quarterly Conference Of
the M. f. Church was held on Friday
afternoon.
If one may judge by the quantity of
babies and children of a larger growth,
that are here with the foreign helpat the
there is not much chance of
race suicide in that element.
Captain David Dutton is home from
visiting his family.
Mrs. Rebecca Stewart, of Denton, was
asst week the guest of Postmaster Black
md family.
On Saturday, ]. {. Palmer as admins
rator of Elizabeth COnwell, sold the
goods of deceased at public
ale.
Captain John Fisher and Capt Charles :
degee, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday in q
own. q
After being closed over two Sundays I
N account of the camp meeting services
7ere resumed at the NJ. p. Church on
unday last.
For acting strangely on the streets,
nd being supposed to have rabies, Town
Iailif shot two dogs on Saturday night
James lester lost horse on Sunday
rom eating scarlet clover.
During the storm of Thursday, one of
le smoke-stacks at the Goodwin cannery
as broken off.
The Milton Public Schools will open =
b Monday, September 18th. q
The Zoar camp meeting and Rehoboth =
zcursion, called many people from town +
h Sunday.
The Second Quarterly Conference of
le M. p. Church will be held on Mon a
~, September 4th.
The colored camp at Layinia is now in
II blast. There are fourteen tents on
Ie ground; a few more than at previous
mp Although Sunday was an ideal =
ly, the attendance was not up to expec-
ton; there was received for gate money
ID privileges S24.3S. The meeting will -
ntinue over next Sunday. =
Early the present week scaffolds were @
sed around the NJ Z. Church and q
inters are engaged in repainting the =
ilding. The pipe organ arrived in bulk q
Monday. Workmen will probably
i've this week to put it in place.
Rev. c. A. Behringer preached again on
nday at the church of St. John Baptist
captain George +. KINNEY and w. H.
wilson have returned to the city after