Milford chronicle., 1911-09-08
MILTON NEWS.


report the effect of the late storms. Last
week we, no doubt, surfeited the reader
with these calamatous paragraphs. We
had hoped the rains had ceased for a
time; but commencing where we had left
off last Sunday the down pours continued
until and including Thursday. A tremen-
dous quantity of water has fallen, and
much damage is reported throughout this
locality Some aver the tomato crop is
ruined, but we think this an exaggera-
ton. Our principal knowledge of the
damage done by the storm is to the streets
of the town. There are many dangerous
places that are yet unrepaired, although
the Supervisor ard his men are doing all
they can at the business. It is said the
whole cause of these inuudating rains is
the colored camp at Lavinia Woods. 1t
is recalled the elements at first tried to
blow them off the ground; that not ac
complishing the purpose, lightning and
thunder next came, but they still held
the fort; then a cloud burst of several
days duration tried to drown them out
Still they held on until the third Sunday,
after which they quietly abandoned the
ground. Had this camp continued over
another Sunday we should have expected
this week to have hail storms galore.
Another gang of.foreigners-Ital
came to Milton last week to work in
cannery. And the working people of the
town are lamenting because some of them
cannot geta job. Why? Simply because
they cannot be depended on. When
man or a company of men have work to
do they want it done; particularly if the
goods to be manufactured are of perish /
able nature. If there is an influx of to-
1natoes and an excursion at the same time, |
the tomatoes may rot, the home people |
will 60 on the excursion. The proprietors |
of working establishments are tired of
this kind of work and are going to have
men and women who may be found when
wanted and who will work without mon
keying" when they are under wages.
Our summer visitors have nearly all
gone to their homes to take up the burden
of life again.
The foreign help at Anderson $ cannery
are a patriotic set. They daily keep the
Stars and Stripes" flying from a pole
near their boarding quarters and nightly,
or rather in the evenings, are singing
and making merry, i. E., are enjoying
themselves.
During the storm of last Saturday
morning week, we are informed, light
ming struck barn on Captain George Z.
Megee's Cherry Lane farm in Cave Neck,
and did considerable damage to the build
ing A heifer is also reported to have
been killed
The Milton Public Schools will open on
Monday the l1th inst. Get ready and
let's go home 20
Some men are in the habit of hunting
rabbits for pastime and to get their dogs
used to the business; but isn't it rather
early, and are the rabbits not too Young?
J. B. Welch has on exhibition at one
end of his drug store two stalks of corn
and fodder that measure twelve feet in
height These were grown by Henry
Sockum on poor piece of land near
town. These are exceptions to the gen
eral crop but the whole field is good,
and an exceptional crop is expected.
During the past rainy SPELL several of
the tin roofs on the lately built buildings
We're a source of much trouble to the mer-
chants occupying them on account of
their leaky condition
There Is a fat man at work in one of
the canneries whom, it is said is work
ing to reduce his avoirdupois. He is
likely to be gratifed.
Mrs. Jane Nailor fell OH her back porch
On Saturday and bruised and cut herself
about the head considerably. DIR. r. B.
Hopkins was called and rendered the
necessary medical service.
Apropes, Ofso many drum fish being
,aught in the inlets along the Atlantic
cast, Isaac Marker, living on the Island
Farm. near Broadkilu Beach, told us on
saturday that on Friday he caught one of
hese fish with a pitch fork on an over
io0ded piece of marsh, where during the
summer he had cut hay The fish would
lave weighed about thirty pounds.
Mrs. Frank Holland and two children
ire enjoying themselves at Pitman Grove
We notice by Philadelphia paper, via
georgetown, that a fisherman in the Nam
locke caught gold watch; and the watch
vas open, presumably to bite That
fellow iskeeping up his repu
ation Z
Miss Mamie A. Conner has resigned 4
Ter position as book-keeper in the Doug
as-White COS. shirt and overall factory,
o take effect on the 9th inst On the 4
lth She will leave for Philadelphia and
nter Strayer s Business College, to take
course in stenography and typewriting 4
Hiss Loleta Belts will take the place made :
acant bv Miss Conuer's resignation .
We note that President Taft is to scale
It, Rainer, IA 900 feet high We don't Z
&c how a man of his ponderosity is go
lg to do it, unless he goes into an au-
omobile or areOplane.
Paul Pry' wants to know why we
ont publish certain things As Paul !
'ry well knows newspaper couespon-
ents publish much that might be left
ut, and leave out much that might be
ublished We are obliged to use dis
retion in the matter of publication and I
xclude certain things Sometimes such
Rings are sensational, sometimes senti-
rental, and often scandalum magnatum;
nd after all our discretion don't always
iove in the same grooves as do other
eople thoughts See
The Sacrament Of the Lord S Supper
ms administered at both of the Metho- y
ist churches on Sunday morning. 3
The remains of Mrs. Charlotte McFee,
no died last week in Georgetown, were
ruught to Milton on Sunday afternoon
nd inhumed in the Methodist Episcopal
emetery.
William Mcgee, of Wilmington, is visit
Ig his mother and sister on Federal =
rect. Z
Wallace Irwin, of Philadelphia, is speud-
* few days with his family on Chest
1t street.