Milford chronicle., 1911-01-13
MILTON NEWS.

In these days Of microbes, bacteria, and baeih,
when people are endeavonng ~ quarantine them
selves against the peradventure OF disease 1t il
interesting to note how some folk strain at a snai
and swallow camel" After taking all precau-
tions they think necessary TO ward of Infection
many people will allow dirty gypsy women
20 enter their homes TO parey with them
elsewhere on the subiee, Of fortune telling And
these frauds come from their camps, where there
may possibly Be many tnllions OF the ininitisima
baeilh to infect perhaps. community. There are
simpletons in every community, and always will be
whom these so-ca led fortune tellers can ea.ly dis
cern. and who are welcomed By them. Such per
sons need a protector In Australia believe. It
is considered that the onus Of the preserveton Of
the individual primarily belongs 10 the State Hence
the law makers in that farof continent legisate for
the protection Of the person. and 70 prevent him
from doing harm to himself. We have copied from
Australia the present ballot law, or blanket law,
and there would be inconsistency in copying
from that country other laws And for the protee-
ton Of our citizens OF weak minds suggest that
the present legislature, at its present session pass
law prohibiting these nomads. or so-caed "gyp-
sizes from travelling in this State The fac, that
hey pay the license they do shows that they reap
harvest from the people, and all the State gets in
Teetly through the hands Of the eypsies. We have
endeavored pass laws to prohibit the individual
from killing himself drinking whiskey; and have
partly succeeded. now let there be laws passed to
protect the sitizen, mostly women, from the gypsy
and keep their money at home. And we believe
this only be done by prohibitory law forbid
ding their travelling in the State Be it said to the
credit Of Milton that the band enoamped opposite
Lavinia Wood has had but scant success this time.
The people becoming better informed than to
believe that dirty, rowing can read the fu-
ture.
During the wet weather or iast week, North Union
street was in bad condition This is usually
good thoroughiare, but the work recently done on
1t has made it worse, instead Of better The people
q Milton used to good hard, clean. and dry
Streets Hence the Erosy
George Goodwin. Jr,, 10 months old, fell against
q hot stove and burned both hands.
Last Thursday morning James Jester en- route to
the railroad station, broke an axle Of his bus and
was obliged to discharge his passengers and bag
gage and subsequently to get a new axle.
Neap tides have prevailed inlthe Broadkln dur
ing the past week
On account Of cold and unfavorabe ,Seather,vyork
on Captain Chase mill near Reynolds, has been
discontinued for the present
Old Christmas has passed. Some Of the young
girls took note Of where the hop viues ought to come
through the ground, the.evening previous. and on
the following morning they found they hadn't still
come through the ground. Notwithstanding some
persons said they would. They are convinced
however, that he eows:did go down on their knees
on that night.
Mr.. Aaron Hankn, Of this town and Ernest Dep
uy, principal Of the Milton Public Schools, with
their brides' who were married during the holidays
the former at Wilmington DEL the latter at Elm
hurst Pa Jewish couple and a Gentle pair. are
now stopping the Jester House on Federal street.
On Thursday evening Firemen Band turned out
and serenaded the.double pair
Mary Carey. a student a, West Chester State Nor
NAL School, spent the holidays with her porentsMr.
and Mrs. James r. Carey.
Miss Clara Vaughan has returned from a visit in
New Jersey.