Milford chronicle., 1911-04-14


nip greens, and they are drag on tn
market at three cents a pound. Th
cause is as follows: For the last sew
eral years, much of the clover seed sowi
has been mixed with turnip seed. Con
sequently at this season clover fields ART
full, as the farmers want them to be, witt
turnip greens. The farmers give thes'
to the colored women or to any one else
who will pull them out; and the womer
cut them and peddle them around from
house to house. and of course sell them
while the merchants turnip greens
bought from his farmer customers, decay
on his hands.
Charles Darby, of the firm of Carey &
Darby, is convalesent from an attack Of
measles.
Mrs. Fred welch, of Philadelphia, is
Milton visitor.
Thomas Ingram has had balustrades
put around and in front of his porch.
The NJ. f. Church proposes to have
another organ, and meeting of the con
gregation is called for Tuesday evening
to decide what kind of an organ it shall
be.
Great quantities of ties are distributed
along the railroad track west of the Mil
ton station. The company is repairing
its road-bed, preparatory to the excursion
season.
By virtue of an order of the Levy Court
of Sussex county, Emile Pepper, collec-
tor of taxes for the South Representa-
tive District, has notified the D. NJ. 8, v.
R. R. Co., by poster on its Office, under
date of April lst, that unless the taxes
due the county and school district are
settled within ten days from date, he will
distraint on the personal property of said
railroad company, at the Milton depot,
and collect the taxes, with costs, from
the goods as per inventory, attached to
poster The Indebtedness is, county,
poor and road taxes for 19O9-10 S4S.77 /;
and for school taxes for 1909-lO, S42 90.
The ten days expired on Monday.
There is band of gypsies encamped
near Waples Mill Said to be the same
one that were encamped near Lavinia in
the winter
H K. Wagamon's property, near the
old saw mill sight, is being painted by
Smith & Outten.
Mrs A. G. Rought and son Roland,
after spending three weeks in New York,
home on Saturday
Mrs Charles Darby is quite i'll at her
home on Walnut street. On Monday a
former physician of the family was tele
graphed to come to see her. He arrived
On Monday evening; and after diagnos-
ing the case frankly acknowledged he did
not know what allied the patient He
was taken to Harrington to meet the 3
o'clock train on Tuesday morning, and
to Camden, n. J.
On Sunday evening, Chief-of-Police !
Mustard of this town, received a telegram
from the Chief-of-Police of New York !
City, stating that James w Johnson, son
If Nathaniel r Johnson, of Milton, was
lead. Nothing further was said. On
Monday mail a letter was received by |
lis friends from his brother, stating the
Joy had committed suicide by inhaling !
yas; and no cause is assigned for the act.
lie was Is years old. a "bell boy" at a
lotel, and boarded with his brother No.
10, 127th street. The remains were
,rought to Milton on the noon train of
tuesday Funeral services were held at
he A. NJ. Z. Church in North Milton,
" the Rev. D. J. Blackston, and inter
nent made in the A. NJ. f. Cemetery,
lear town, by S: J. Wilson & Son.
Timely discovery prevented a fire at
he home of c. f. Thackeray on Tues
ay morning. By some means clothing
n a stairway caught FIRE, and when ex-
inguished two or three dresses and some
lingerie were consumed. It is supposed
hat in coming downstairs the clothing
1ust have become ignited from the lamp
] the hands of some one.
The supervisor of Streets is this week
) taking up and re-laying part of the
avement belonging to Mrs. Emma Bur
IN, in the burnt district. d. A. c.