Milford chronicle., 1911-10-13
MILTON NEWS.

lS ldlkGu ~ iluCl dbout al present. - Hot
T comparable with prices that obtained in
o the COS, and for some time after the
Civil War When l went to housekeep-
S ing in 1860, the first barrel Of flour that
I / bought paid $500 for, and the stuff
was nothing compared with the -four Of
the present day Meat Fitch" was 40
p cents a pound, coffee 20 cents, a pound
muslin 90 cents a yard, and other things
high in proportion. As substitute for
coffee there were many things used. In
Kent it was mostly parched rye and
ground. When / came into Sussex ]
found that parched meal, pone crust,
baked sweet potatoes, and other things
were used. OF course these things had
to undergo certain manipulations ! am
not sure about the high price OF cotton
but l remember that a counterpane my
wifes mother made her for a wedding
present, the cotton in it cost S25.O Just
before I was married l bought a suit Of
clothes in Philadelphia for which ! paid
| $1,000; and as good, or a better suit, can I
be bought to-day at any country store for I
$500 or less Now these figures are
not exaggerated. There are plenty peo-
pie living who know they are true But
there is a difference between the 90 S and
the present to which may be ascribed the
high cost of living. To the first it was
the war, but if the war made the cost Of
living high, it also gave plenty Of work
at remunerative wages; and we all man
aged to live then fairly comfortable But
what the cause is now has not been def
nitely ascertained; or, if so, it has not {
been agreed to by economists Yet we
shall all live, as far as food is necessary, J
for there is plenty in the land, and yer
ily, we all shall be fed
The bowling alley at Samuel Fithian
new establishment, is something new in
and attracts much attention. y
There is now a place in town to vile
lway the ennui of an evening. and be
in the meantime There are
lso two pool tables in this connection T.
which also lend eclat to the amusements
# an evening. Indeed 50 great is the !
that we have heard of one Il
oung woman expressing an intention of
lking a hand for the exercise it affords o.
'ruly, there is exercise for every muscle q,
f the body in the game Did we think
lere is any harm in the game we would
OF paw any attention to it. much less
ublish any account of il. But do not U
lie y. NJ. c T. A. of the cities have pool -
lbles for the amusement Of their Young a
Iembers2 There must be something In
one to give life and viyacity to the hu
IAN frame especially, 70 the voting er
/ they will rust ont with eunui and in 81
,tion. ~
At meeting OF the official board ofthe -
N f. Church it was decided TO paint
lie church of that denomination in North
ilton.
Clendaniel & Davidson have new and
ry attractive meat wagon, as an indis-
nsable equipment to their provision
ore. It is nice affair. This item
ould have been published last week.
'rgetflness must be our excuse.
The Anderson Cannery and the Roval
cking Co., are shipping their canned
DDS for storage elsewhere
James Van is having built dwelling
North Mulberry street. Dimensions:
ont building l6x20 feet; back building
ll6 feet. John NJ Walker is the arch
Ct and builder
uniter Chase has completed his ship
mt of pears from the Chandler farm.
T. II. Davidson has put a substantial
e fence around three sides of Odd Eel
IS Cemetery on North Union street
cemetery Is rectangular in form.
e front has already a substantial iron
ces
ames Ponder, attorney-at-law Of Viii
igton, was IN Milton on business last
k.
delegates will be elected from the var
5 churches on next SUNDAY evening
lttend the Broadkiln Hundred meet Z
OF the Sunday School Association
ch viii meet at Whites Chapel on {
sday, the 18th. Delegates will also
Elected to attend the Twenty-frst An q
Convention OF the Sussex County
day School Convention, which will a
in the Methodist Protestant Church
reenwOod on Thursday the 18th inst.
lille helping to handle a safe, Chas.
g had his left hand mashed on Wed
lay
lie ghetto at the foot of Chestnut @s
It was deserted on Thursday. The
ans were taken to Milford where they
ded the steamer for their Philadei-
homes. And now the campus is
late. The sweet and siren voices of
ntas are hushed to the Milton imam 20
IS AZ
e Royal Packing Company expects
I'VE a few more tomatoes to pnt mp -
week which will be done by home til
= THE
IS Lizzie Lank, of Frederica, is Wis ii
her relatives. ih Doctors Hnrl-i,ts Mnnr