Milford chronicle., 1912-01-26
MILTON NEWS AS
GATHERED BY D. A. C..
S4rAArxz naA0pr.-r-. -. -
MANY MARRIAGES IN THE TOWN
vsiness SlaOk. When Ice Broke So
3 Boat Could Arrive, Much Booze"
In Evidence. Chicken Thieves
| Operating. Newly-Weds Are
N Serenaded. Uses Sleigh
64 Years Old.

t--- W~eANAANA tAtto el1etAll doSullEiA "a AUTula
condition tor a winter month Since the
holidays, as is generally the case, there
has been a stagnatiou in business circles
This is assumed to be natural, reaction
AIRY result of over stimuli. Before the
holidays and thereabout trade was active.
and supposedly people bought all thev
sould afford to buy for the winter. Hence
The reaction. And this not only affects
the mercantile fraternity, but extends to
al branches of industry. The past cold
weather has congealed outdoor eiuploy-
Hent, such as there is to do at this sea-
son. Truly, there have been many men
employed for MANY days in filling the
ce houses. And this occurrence was for
innate and timely For indeed there is
but little employment offered to men at
his season, but enough to give work to
al who want TO, and are willing to work
There are MANY persons in Milton who
ion't want anything to do in the line of
work And if the question is asked .
How do they live?" ali we have to an
swer is, they live' and, when the
spring opens, will be found along the
liver or elsewhere waiting for something
to turn up" Such people almost al
ways demonstrate the adage There ;
An election for trustees OF the NJ. L
Church was held last Thursday evening.
The Douglass White Shirt and Overall
factory was closed for two days during
he recent cold snap.
Captain George b. and Mrs. Hunter
nave returned from a visit to Philadei
Dhia and points III New Jersey.
Captain Lucius Darby has been home
With his fqttti1t. for q .or7r,1a of ,r.oaf-e
Is boat being frozen mp at her dock in
Ihe city
1t doesn't exactly require a leap year
ior proli6city of marriages The boon
segan in Milton in December and already
i've have materialized. Marriage bells
were singing again last week, and, if we
-ead the matrimonial horoscope Alright,
here are several more to follow. On
TUESDAY morning, the 10Th inst. Miss
4.ucy Kitchens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
William Kitchens, of near town was uni
ed in wedlock with John Clifton, assistant
engineer at the Hotel Walton, Philadel-
ohia. The ceremony was performed at
he M. +. Parsonage by the Rev. w O.
Hurst.
At six o'clock on Wednesday morning
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James 2. Leonard, their only
laughter. Miss Mary Frances was united
n matrimouy with Mr.. Arthur Barnes,
If I.ewes. The nuptial knot was tied by
.he Rev. G. r. McCreadv, of Laurel
Phe welded pair immediately took the
carly train for Philadelphia. They viii !
-eside near Lewes.
Postmaster J. R. Black, who has been |
,onfined within doors for a week, is able |
% be at his Office this week, attending to /
business.
The late cold and frozen weather has
aade the buzzards quite tame They /
will come into the yards OF homes. and /
lne even ventured into the pantry OF /
-esidence on trout street
The late weather that froze the passage
or the steamer from Love Point to Balti-
more, disappointed many. The steamer
lad on board several consigumeuts of
liquor for Milton parties. When the
haw came, the jUxtapostiou of lappeu
ngs told all, the booze had arrived.
The revival meetings at the N p
,hurch appear to be growing III interest,
spiritual ferver is being manifested on
he part OF the membership 10 an extent
hat warrants the continuation OF the
meetings during the present week. A
,rayer meeting service was held at this
hurch on last Thursday afternoon. i'm
onnectiou with the nightly services
The ". {. T. L. has announced
Mothers Meeting to take place at tile +
ONE of Mrs Mamie Atkins on Thurs =
ay evening. When we hear this an 7
made for this society, we 7
lnnot help smiling.
The recent bad weather has brought
ut and into use, utensils only in de-
land on such occasions. Il has also
lade people generous. Prof Fearing
rought out a sled made by his three 7
ncles sixty four years ago. The sled is
ow as good as ever, and Prof. Fearing
the generosity of his heart, and not
ishing at any future time, this winter
-gument to fall into vandai hands, gave
to a granddaughter Wiley, the son of
rof. W II. Welch.
The writer of these letters had pair ]
rubber boots, which have at time been =
ferred to in these columns. They were
i'll 1876, aud are consequently q
irty-six years old. They look good
f. We have worn them but little, and :
fthe last year not any. And we, in /
e magnanimity of our heart, have given .
EN- to one of our sons, who can use
EN- when there is snow enough We I
ould have done this long ago. I
Probably in the near future, the poet b
B. Welch, will write a poem under the {
phonious title: "Oyster Shells Upon
E Snow. The argument for this II
,em will likely be something like the \
lowing While walking one morn =
2 during the late snow. along Broad y
-eet, my companion remarked a pile of .
ster shells strewu on top Of the snow
front of a home, and suggested / write X
ballad on them, etc. f
Many of the people of Milton have a
sdilection to ape nobility; or those in tt
2 higher walks of life Since it was a,
from Washington that the 6
asident and nearly all OF his Cabinet y
re down, or confined within doors -
th colds. these persons have become a.
egise afflicted with colds. u
Captain John Tomlinson of Drawbridge d.
ile walking across a room at his home. "
l striking a wash-stand aud lacerating
e of his ears
Mrs. Ida Fox has purchased the Adol-
us Johnson ice house and flied it with ,,,
ID ice "