Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15
MILTON NEWS.

The beautiful weather Of last week
makes one really think this December
almost as pleasant as Nav The cool
morning air creates halo that spreads
over the town. and when viewed from a
short distance the smoke from a hum
dred chimney tops lazily curling through
this haze or halo resembles scenes we
have often seen on spring mornings up
the Hudson River Those who have
progneshcated a hard winter, NAV vet
be mistaken, What is remarkable fact 10
the absence of high winds, and most
persons are glad of it. And the frosts
Of last week o, my they were equal
TO small snares.
The annual election of officers for NJ.
+ Sunday that was announced 70 take
place on last Thurs lay, had been post
poned until last Wednesday evening.
William Fosque, bookkeeper at the
Jester House, was granted leave of abb
sence on last Friday that he might act in
an official capacity for the Ernest Con-
we'll Holly Wreath Company.
Anton Neibert, our Bohemian shoe
maker and president of the Asphyxiation
Association for Disabled Cats. desires all
persons who have business with the as
sociation to call at the electrocution Office
between the hours of 10 a. IN. and p. III.
daily.
Mrs. Hettie Wagamon and Miss Laura
Cannon were in Milford on Thursday.
John Reynold and family have removed
from the country into town, and now
occupy one of the houses of John Hick-
man on North Union street.
w. w. Conwell loaded the Schooner
1aeF ,,sIs f~S
Cape May.
Isaiah Ellingsworth and brother Noble
are home with their mother to spent
the winter
The dredger is moving slowly down
the river. 1t is now below Heavalow
Landing. and, it is said, the channel from
Milton to that point is 40 feet wide and
feet deep at mean low water. This is
probably sufficient depth for any vessel
that may have business in Milton.
The Milton buyers are shipping many
holly wreaths in thousand lots to various
northern parts. And, vet, there is no
holly in the land (').
The broken automobile of an insurance
agent from Lewes was towed to the latter
port last Wednesday by horse power and
James Jester. The machine collapsed
the day previous near town.
We read that Gov. Woodrow Wilson |
wanted pension because he needed the |
money" There are several in Milton /
in the same condition.
The man who fought himself near the /
Bowery, got back eye and had his
bottle broken.
The merchants are trimming their front /
windows in gay style thus early, and in
deed they look pretty. These on Front /
street are exceptionally beautiful, and
the nearer we approach to Christmas,
the more beautiful they appear. So it
seems
We had the pleasure on Friday of meet
ing G. r. c., the Lincoln correspondent h
of the Chronicle, for the first time. We
were very favorably impressed with the
gentleman appearance, and hope to
meet him many more times i'll the future.
"Buckwheat cakes and sausages Z"
All that's the breakfast menu now
And, look at it we may, discuss it as we
must we, all of us, are almost certain
to devour our quota of that bill of fare
without regard to consequences, or with
out fear of that thoroughly Americanized
complaint-dyspepsia, or indigestion.
Milton is turning out a lot of mechani-
cal engineers O. at present, as well as
Captains" OF the latter we will write
at future time. OF the former we will ,
say they are being learned and graduated
by Johnny Brittingham and his wood
saving engine.
Mrs. Eliza Carey has moved from Cave
Neck and will make her home with her a
sister, Mrs. Florence Johnson on Mul-
berry street. /
George Carpenter, engineer, who has l
been 'tugging" during the summer, is
home with his family for the winter [
A permit has been granted to William O
Maull & Son to build a blacksmith shop i
on Mrs. Emma Burton proyerty on the
dock. The work began on Monday. 4
John II. Davidson is building a stable /
and Toulouse on the lot of ground he 4
has bought of W. W. Conwell on Lavania
street S
The porches have been built in front
Of the recently repaired property of Mrs. 2
Susie Carey on Narth Union Street. q
Another layer of different quality of
dirt has been put upon the walk between v
the bridge and Carey & Darby's store on
South Union Street.
The recent raising of the sidewalk from e
the A. NJ. f. Church to the railroad sta a
ton, and the filling up of the holes
around the depot has much improved v
the situation thereabouts. c
The Mems Meeting" at the Jr O. C
U. A. NJ. Hall on Sunday afternoon was e