Milford chronicle., 1911-04-28
MILTON NEWS.

! Il now appears that Thomas A Edison said to be
one Of the best informed men in America on the
production Of sold, and has done more to make
practical the use Of electricity than any other living
man has now discovered process whereby gold
may be extracted from common clay; and that i,
will assay at least dollar a ton. This may be Of
no material interest to US: but when remember
the large quantities Of clay George Warrington has
shipped from Blacks Landing to Philadelphia, it
appears to US that Mr.. Warrington has lost a stu
pendous amount Of money. For Mr.. Warrington
clay is Of superior quality. and used only in the
manufacture Of porcelain. and may. probably assay
much more a ton than the lowest estimate made By
Mr.. Edison But Mr.. Warrington has plenty more
yet. Enough If Mr.. Edison's discovery proves
practical to make him a rieh man. While inventor
Edison has done much for science, his remarks
on Immortality and the soul constitute a surprising
revelation Of his mental limitations. He is quite
sure there is such thing as the soul. Some
what analogous is the Of Darwin to whom the
world is indebted for the pleasing theory that man.
instead Of being litte lower than he angels. is
only little higher than the monkey DarSin's
twenty two years amongst the that beat upon
the shores Of the Malay Archipelago. studying the
habits Of mousks, the biography Of bugs and the
anees,r, Of monkeys, gathering material eollating
and eoligatnz. minutiae for the Origin Of Species
and the Descent Of Man" appears to have made
him eallous to al other things Il is said toward
the close Of his life, Darwin admitted that he had
lost quite all ihe power Of understanding enjoy
ing the Rsthede productions Of the human mind
Nevertheless, music and poetry sth exist, although
Prof Darwin and Prof. Edison may not know it
And so. we may allege. does the soul. Edison has
done great deal for the world that is appreciated
but his denying the existence Of the soul will not
do with the christian world While are loathe
to believe all that Prof Darwin has written glance
backward at the history Of ethnology. leads Us to
believe there is something in his theory In writing
an apostrophe to the soul, Addison thus poeteally
expresses it:
The stars shall fade away the sun himself I
Grow dim with age and Nature sink in years
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth
Unhurt amid the Of elements, /
The wreck Of matter. and the crash OF worlds
On Wednesday evening the l9th inst Mis-. Hat
tie Conner, fourth daughter of D. a. Conner and
Hamilton K. Wagamon, were united in the holy /
bonds Of matrimony. The ceremony took place at
the home Of the brides sister Mrs Edwin P John
son, on Federal street, and was performed BY the
Rev. " O. Hurst. The married pair will reside
in Milton on Federal street
From the Washing on National Tribune CLEAN
the following; Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has
called halt on hello at the telephone in the Navy
Department. He has ordered that the clerks must
give their first names, and then the Of the di-
vision when they use the telephones and the ,ele-
phone girls instead Of using hello when that de-
partment is called will at say Navy Depart
men, Secretary Meyer thinks that hello is un-
becoming an officer and gentleman and he is
going to cut it out
The Bailey burial lot in the Presbyterian Gene
tery has been enclosed with wire fence and it
would be creditable If the friends Of those who lie
buried in this cemetery would put some kind Of
fence around it. lie condition at present is diIap-
dated and really disgrace to those who expect 60
make i, their future resting place.
Henry Carter, formerly Of Fredenea. and later Of
Virginia was the guest Of Milton friends recently
John H Davidson is building house for Walter
Atkins in lower Broadkiin.
Nancy Wilson, SO years of age, is quite III at her
lone at Stevensonsville.
Firemen Band went to Milford on Friday to help
he Dixie Realty Company dispose Of some surplus
and in that town, or near it. This is new fad
= twentieth century innovation selling land with
travelling mensgerie and brass band. The pur- j
haser OF the land pays the bill.
Firemen Band serenaded Mr.. and Mrs H. K
Vasamon Monday evening at their home 4,
n Federal street.
The W. c. T. U and Y held social at the home q
{ Miss Virsie Mason Tuesday evening. A silver [
Ferins was taken at the door to defray the expen-
ss [
Mrs May Blizzard, Of Wilmington is visiting her
arents Sir. and Mrs. J. B. WeIeh. t