Milford chronicle., 1912-05-10


ground for the party. They were JOINED
by many visitors from the town, wht
participated in putting away the refresh
ments served. Little hand wagons o
the children was used in transporting
the ice cream and confectionery from
town to the destined point. A merry
time was enjoyed by all, and Shouting
tonight on the old camp ground Many
are the hearts that are fighting for th'
right, etc
The Corn Cob Trust has cut price t.
two cents a bushel for cobs, or four cents
a sack. suppose to contain two bushels
they don't.
An itinerant photographer has beer
doing the town for the past week, taker
snap shot at all the beautiful things hS
could find. He found plenty of them.
Charles A. Conner has sold the 85-acre
farm in Slaughter Neck, he recently
bought, to Harry H Argo.
James A. Clendaniel has removed into
the newly-repaired property of Mrs
Florence Johnson, cor Mulberry and
Broad streets.
The new flour mill. near the dock, is
about completed and ready for the in
stallation of machinery.
In the issue of the CHRONICLE for last
week the Bridgeville correspondent in
forms the people Of Milton that there
is Just an officer as Inspector of Weights
and Measures, and he exists in Bridge
vile" The latter clause of the sentence
in quotation marks is all the people of
Milton wanted to know. We had already
informed such as did not know there is
''such an officer" and we are informed
by other merchants than our former
questioner that said Inspector of Weights
and Measures was in Milton last fall, "
as stated in the Bridgeville correspOn-
dents communication. We do not wish
to misrepresent or to be ungerOus toward
anv, and our inquiry regarding the Off
cial was made at the solicitation of
merchant who had not seen the inspector
here, or having seen him, had forgotten
the circumstance.
The Sacrament OF the Lords supper
was observed at all of the churches on
Sunday morning.
Fred Pepper, of this town, has con-
tracted with Harry Clendaniel, contrac-
tor of Lincoln, to build a cement block
building near Nassau, and one also 1t
Georgetown. Mr.. Pepper commenced
on the one near Nassau the present week.
Willard S. Clifton has built porch in
front of his residence.
Samuel Walls, while turning his car
riage and two girls around, on Saturday
evening, near the corner of Front and
Federal streets, had one of the wheels to
turn inside out and smash up. John
Crouch was looking for such an accident
and early on Monday morning he had a
hammer handle made from one of the |
spokes. Yes, Gabby, the girls were all
right side up; there were enough around |
to take care of them
The social held on FRIDAY evening at |
the home of Mrs. Emma Darby was a |
decided success in every way.
During the early part of the past win !
ter a firm consisting of a brother and a |
sister, opened a clothing |
store in the old store house of c H. |
Atkins, cor. Front and Chestnut streets. |
After keeping store for a short time,
the partners closed the store and left
On last Tuesday the little girl returned .
and opened the store for business On
Wednesday Mrs. Virginia Atkins, repre-
senting her husband, had a distraint
warrant issued for rent. and Constable
King closed the store. This was new
move to the little girl, and she didn't
know what to do about it, but she is a
iewess, and she was game, and wouldn't
give up the key, and left the town with
il. Constable King was obliged to put a
lasp and lock on the outside of the door.
And thus the matter rests at the present.
Yes, Gabby, that's one way business is
lone in Milton.
The Milton Public Schools, Howard
T. Williams, principal, will close on Fri
lay, the Slst., and the commencement
will be held on that evening
The graduating class will be unique in
hat it Will consist of males alone-Amos
Iurris, Norman Davidson and Edgar y
Velch. Judge Conrad, of Georgetown,
-ill address the class.
Schooner Sand Snipe, Warrington,
rrived on Monday with phosphate ma &.
erial for the Milton Fertilizing Co. and ,
ill load with piling for Camden, n. J.
Constable Joseph S. King has resigned
is position, and John p. Robinson sue
eeds him
The old bakery in the rear of the build A
K of J. {. Palmer on North Union St.
to be removed, as it trespasses on the
l. P. Church property. Preparations
re being made for the event.
The first quarterly conference of this
difference year was held at the NJ. p.
hurch on Monday evening. 1t was
oted to hold camp meeting this sum
ier in Lavania Wood; also a committee a
as appointed to ascertain the cost of Ii
lilding story on the annex to the par d
mage.
At 10 O'Clock on Tuesday morning the Z
artling cry of fire % was again heard .
Milton The church bells were rung. II
lie bank and stores were closed. and all $
ersons, both small and great, male and G
male, turned out en- masse. The fire u
-oved to be a stable in the rear of Sam L
Fl Fithian' s residence on Broad street. Il
he property was owned by James Pal o
er. The damage was inconsiderable, ?
wing to the wet weather and a calm o
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