Milford chronicle., 1911-09-22
MILTON NEWS.

We are often asked by strangers, or
more particularly speaking, by those who
know our town and yet do not know it,
(the above may appear paradoxical to an
unsophisticated person; but waving dis
cussion, we may say there is possibility
of knowing thing and yet not knowing
it, "how do the people live? You have
a pretty town, clean and wide streets, the
people are we'll dressed, and do not ap-
pear to be loafers, as the word is usually
used, but don't see the reservoir from
which they draw their sustenance; not
much employment, and-O, well, you
understand what I mean?' Yes,
think l do. You have not observed at
tentively, although you may have seen
the Milton shirt and overall factory.
Well, this accounts for the many we'll
lressed girls you see on the streets, and
ou must know that you only see them
in going to and from their work. This
establishment dresses these girls, with
their co operation, and, by the way, nine
tenths of these girls are well educated
moral and upright in all their walks of
life. They are not Poles or Bohemians,
but pretty American girls Milton girls, /
if you like that term better-and can take
their places in any position in life, from
teaching a school to writing an essay. !
This, in part, and for the most part, ac-
counts for our girls dressing so we'll.
But their dressing, while it is to be ad.
mired, is only a whim when compared
with their morals and virtue. These girls
while lovely are not mawkish, but rather
inclined to the heroic. This fact is rec
Ognized by the men of manageable age,
and when one wants a good, sensible
wife he goes to the shirt factory after her.
How the men get along it is more difficult
to relate. We have fishermen here who
propose to make enough money during
fishing season to last them the remainder
of the year, and they are supposed to do
it, at the prices they sell their fish. Then
we have the canneries, in season, and,
yes sir! it is true, we have man in town
who is a carpenter who rides to and from
his work in a $500 automobile. He is at
present his own chaffeur, but will not be
likely to continue as such longer. o, yes;
the people of Milton love their town, and {
possibly the great secret of the success of a
many of them is their love for one an t
other ID And we may say, en- passant,
that comparing the prices of the common t
necessaries of life with other towns a man
who can support a family in Milton can
support one anywhere. And it is almost
impossible to get person once attached
o Milton to leave the town. It even
axes heroic measures to cause potato bugs
o get out" Say, reader, come over into 5
Milton and look at US! You'll be sur
'rised. But you need not be, for The r
ord hath spoken good conceruing--" :,
dilton.
A concrete wall is being putin front of n
he sidewalk at the Church Of St. John G
BAPTIST.
c G. Waples is having metal roof E
'ut upon part Of his storehouse. corner ts
lulberry and Federal streets, in tenureN
f Clendaniel &. Davidson. pi
As we went down the street on Monday W
iorning the most attractive object we ia
aw was the "Stars and Stripes" waving
rom the flag pole in the school yard, at
iute invitation that school had begun. 81
Toward Williams, of Greenwood, is the
rincipal, W H. WEIGH vice principal, lis
Iiss Myra Shearer, of Hurlock, Md,
Liss Elizabeth Johnson, Of Millsboro, qe
nd Mrs. Stella Bacon, of Milton, assist
ats. The principal will board at the CO