Milford chronicle., 1911-11-10

We heard on Saturday two men com
plimenting the weather ofthe past month
as being delightful for their work Thi.
is a most unusual thing and deserves no.
tice.
On Friday and Saturday mornings Of
last week there was ice, the first of the
season.
Mrs. William Ingrahm has sold her
farm i'll Indian River district, and bought
of James P. Pettyjohn a lot of ground
/ Just outside of the town limits and near
the railroad station, and commenced to
build dwelling house, 16x3Ot. James
c. Reed has also bought of the same
party and near the same place, a building
lot and will erect dwelling thereon.
The lot on the corner of Federal and
Front streets, a part of the Palmer Block
has been cleansed of the unsightly rub
bish and other debris. which has so long
been an eye-sore to the populace, and
now presents a decent appearance. The
two other corners should be served like
wise.
In the store window of George NAPLES
hardware store in the Palmer Block, is a
mammoth pumpkin weighing 1l2 pounds
and grown by Burton Reynolds, of Broad
kiln. It's whopper
During the part thirty years have
written many items and it is hardly to
be expected l should remember all of
them. In the republication in the CHRON-
IcLR of week before last, appeared an
item written by myself twenty years ago,
on the subject of Ghosts. " This had
forgotten, but when friend who remenl-
bered the circumstance that gave rise to
the writing of the item, related to ME
the occurrence, my memory was vividly
refreshed. Yes. D. A. c. remembers the
ghost argument" "
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
was administered at both of the Method
ist Churches on Sunday mornings.
rally Day" was observed at the NJ
P. Church on Sunday afternoon and
evening. The chancel and alcove of the |
church was trimmed with dogwood, hick
ory and the leaves of the oak, beside |
genuses of the dahlia flower. The child
rem acquitted themselves nobly in dialo- ,
CUES, recitations and the famous drill.
On Sunday James Martin, in charge of
Tester's team, was found in a semi-un
conscious condition on the road from
Milton to Ellendale. He was brought
o his home and soon relieved of his
rouble, which proved to be kidney colo,
disease to which he is subject.
A dredging machine from the Richards
Dredging Company, Of Philadelphia, the
irm that have the contract to deepen the
arrived at Milton dock on
friday night, and began dredging near
he bridge on Monday.
The MEMS Meeting was organized
Il the Jr. 0. U. A. NJ Hall on Sunday
fternoon Beside the local talent pres
mt, the meeting was addressed bv Gov
rnment Inspector Deal<yne, of Whining
OIL, and Captain Robert Richards, of the
redging machine.
Another carload of charcoal has been
hipped from Lavidia Switch this week. t
Rev. c. A. Behringer, who has pur- a
hased the Milton Times plant, will 8
n the first of January remove it into a
uilding belonging to S. J. Wilson on f
lie same street, OH which it is now To- I
lted. This building was occupied by Z
lie Times" part of the time, it was Il
yned by Henry Wilkinson. l,
Isaiaht Young has bought of c. W. n
tkins his tent on Lavania Camp Ground,
I'd in preparing to move it into town on
orth Mulberry street, where lie will fit b
for a residence.
Some excitement was created on Mon
~ afternoon amongst the family of
Unstable King, when their chimney
ught fire. The weather was favorable
r this work, it being raining, and every
ing wet; hence there was no damage
ne. The chimney, however, was burnt
t, which was badly needed.
Captain George Hunter has built
rch to the back building of his resid-
ce on Chestnut street.
The Mysterious Walls Co. consist
z of three men, two women and a dog,
lived in town on Sunday afternoon
IN Ellendale, and propose to stay
rec days. They gave their first per
nance on AIondav evening, consist
: of tricks in layer temain, etc, which
S much extoled b the audience The
upany appear to be travelling Oh the
quare" as the head man paid their
tel bill for the time being they expect
stay, in advance. d. A. {.