Milford chronicle., 1911-05-26
MILTON NEWS.


Twas Thundsy aud hot MOI a breath OF al
was stirring 'old Glory hung nmp and lsz,
adOwn the has POLE al school Hall. The smok
in< debr'es, mute relic OF the recent fire. emit
ted flavor not altogether pleasing. Only th,
sharp yelp OF dog, as 10 struck Its foot agaus
some sharp meta relieved be mOBoiony, that
hung over this scene OF desolation The status
befeahuuts Is as the fire LETT II, except the
removal Of some fertilizer. which will be noted
further on. Some oi the Insurance agents have
been here, aud ordered repairs made 20 the dam
aged buildings. There will be no rebuilding
done Il Is very uneertail whether the refuse
will be cleared away un ess % IS done 10 plough
the ground, ana put Il IN corn. The nre has
done great loss and a sad occurrence but a sad.
der Is nov with u.s. aud is likely 10 continue
with as And that Is, we are com PEELED to
witness the desolation brought abont by our
two great ires. without any prospect, however
remote, OF any more rebuilding being done
After the FIRE Of August lStn, 1903. Town Council
passed an ordiB ance prohibiting the building OF
any building within a prescribed district Of
any material other than brick concrete or stone
On MoHdsy evening the 18th the Council again
met aud passed another ordinance, prohibilive
Of any buEdings-for business purposes-beiBg
built anywhere within the town incorporated
limits except of brick, concrete or stone and
no roofs shall be put Oh any other buildings ex-
cept Of metal or slate. While Il Is an right 10
buud brick or concrete building- for business
purposes there Is a possibility OF Town Councll
beiug toe strenuous ia It's action. The prohibi-
ti0n OF buidBg water closets, or little cribs for
merchants TO keep corn 10 except out Of brick
is simply prepOsterOus The IA e cities do not
do this aud such action is TO drive business
away from business community
on Friday representative OF tte Springfield
Mass Fire Insurance Company came TO town
aud exam ined tHe damages done TO the Jr. 0
L. A. Hal, and invited bids for the repairs.
ald told the bddefs 10 include within their es-
Inmates the painting OF the hal all over. and the
company would pay the bin Messrs. Fearing
Atkins Palmer received the contract and the
representative LETT the money for It's payment
vita Nes'rs LanR a Blacs, the company's
agents in this town This il quick work. and
good ca the part OF the company
Tne estimated los orc A. Conner In fertilizer
Dy the late d-e will not be so much as at FIRST
supposed The sacks Sere burnt or. yet the
fertilizer remained "a bulk. The chemist Of the
company pronounced IL as good AS ever Mr..
Con er 10. Lew sacss and has rebagged q. and
is now selling il st = reduced price Hence. he
viii get something out Of ID. which will reduce
the os.. first supposed
The tick and hisgef crop Is now on and prom
ises % be pro he, q We may judge from an ex-
amiratiou % ouiselL after returning from
walk or the % ad
1t IS mean praciicf some hoys have Of cutting |
advertise menis that sre posted along The streets
They cut tue raper up and dowr, with a kniie. |
aud toe wind does The rest We saw "A boy al
t few morning aso; aud anyone Interested |
can have his name n hey so desire
We stated, two weeks since. the corn cob trust
had "absq -u.sted " II has merely changed |
hands
Part Of a ne~ fioor has been put to the bridge I
nat spans the sruadRilu.
The 5 T. 7 4 y Co Bank has had lie cell /
Ing repaiuted and he walls ca Icimined by q /
b Atkins.
Chare- Davidson's new bui ding on Chestnut
Street .. nearly ii ished
Schooner sand snipt. Captain Warrington.
is being overh 'uled, aud repa,nted, near the
bridge
Letters OF adminstrs tion on the estate Of The
late james K. Jefferson have been granted
70 the Sussex Trust Company.
Frank Clifton has removed to Lewes. His
father, Jehu Clifton, no lately sold his farm.
will occupy the house vacated by his son.
The hist strawbefre~ Of the season were In
town last week, al IS cents a quart
MIS-. Nehemiah J. Mess CT a. had her resi-. 1
denoe on Atlantic street rspain,ed.
John Britunghan Is building a 2-story wheel q
wright aud blacksmith shop on bis property 1
near Bay Avenue North Milton. .
The budget which Nj David Lloyd George. v
ChanceieT Of the Exchequer Of Great Britain. Il
has presented 10 Parliament contains an item 4
OF slZ5o00O 70 be- used ia the payment ofsalsrlcs :
TO memoers Of the House Of commons. They are \
% receive yearly the modest sum Of s. 600 each.
aud there Is no mileage. Considering they have K
been receiving nothing heretofore this sum NAV \
seem 10 the mem bers. quite munihcent but e
what would the memoers Of our House ot Ren. ,
reseniaiives say TO such a salary2 There IA no -
provision made 10 regard 10 the peers. as thew f
don't need the money. and, IL is thopsbt
"A offer 70 pas them would be taken asap ipsntt =
How about the senators or the United states5 -
Miss Elsie King IS visiting 10 Camden and
IEedesb0ro. n. J
Mr. aud Mrs. John Marker are on their arst
RIP TO Philadelphia aud Camden, J.
Veasey Brothers are delivering the white oak OF
imber for the new steamer that may be built al
ere. Pl
Captain Frank Lacey has cut his field Of scar
Il clover. ana pretty field it was.
For the past three weeks Milton has badly
seded a Street sprinkler. Can't we have once
The Philadelphia Annual Conference OF the
frican n. f. denomination that met last week
Alien Chapel, Philadelphia. returned the
ev. D j. Blackstone to Milton for another year
An awful tragedy occurred between Milton
ID Georgetown on Thursday morning the lSih.
hen Ct ford Russell young married man who !
red on the Hilyard farm two miles from MIL
q. had one hand cut on and one side split
en With a saw In Gordy's MN. After the sli
al accident happened the young man was SUI
rem to biz home. and a Georgetown physician Fo
nmoued but Notwithstanding all efforts be