Milford chronicle., 1912-06-07

over Decoration Day, and the festivities
of the occasion were marred somewhat
thereby; and conducted altogether in the
morning.
Decoration Day was observed in Milton
with more eclat than usual. The graves
of the honored dead were tagged and
lowered as usual At $50 the assembly
met at School Hall and formed in process
sion. First, men on horseback, and the
veterans. in a wagon, Fireman's Band,
horses and carriages all tagged, then the
little school girls and boys, all carrying
flags and flowers. 1t was pretty sight
and a gala morning for Decoration Day.
After the procession had paraded the town
a meeting was held in School Hall, which
was addressed by R. G. Houston, Esq,
of Georgetown, ]. NJ. Lank, Prof w. G.
Fearing, and Captain George E. Mcgee.
Fireman Band, under the leadership OF
Dr. R. B. Hopkins, furnished the music.
In the afternoon a game of baseball was
played between the married and single
men of the town. Score II to II, in
favor of the married men.
The Milton Public Schools closed OH
Friday, after a term of nine months un
der the efficient management of Prof.
Howard II. Williams The Commence
1lEIlL IlNEIGlSG5 were AlElA Oil that GN N4AAAAS
in School Hall. The graduating class,
consisting of Amos A. Burris, Edgar NJ.
Welch and Benjamin n. Davidson, was
addressed by Judge Henry c. Conrad, of
Georgetown, and the diplamas was pre-
sented by Thomas H. Douglas, president
of the School Board. The Lewes Orches-
ira furnished the music. The class colors
are purple and white and the class flower
I,se- fTte ho1 rrira1rg oil
with flowers and evergreens indigenous
to the soil and the season, and a glorious
and ENJOYABLE time was had throughout.
II the graduated class shall consider its
motto Mons c0HfectHS Sed iHifNS-and
live with that belief in mind they will do
much better than to stop where they now
are Much credit is due to the principal
and the faculty of the school for the past
years showing. A decided improvement
OH what we have been having. After the
commencement exercises were over, the
young people and elder ones had a dance.
1t is amazing, and hardly believable. that
so many middle aged and married ladies
of the town are imbued with terpsichOrean
proclivities. This proves their early edu
cation i'll that accomplishment was not
neglected.
On Friday morning when James Palmer
started with his horse and dearborn, the
horse became fractions, and Mr.. Palmer,
in trying to hold him in, broke the bride
bit and the horse began to run in earnest.
Mr.. Palmer jumped out, hurting his knee
and skinning his nose The horse con-
tinued down Federal Street and turned
into Front, tearing up a post near the
corner, and ran into the former hotel
pound, where he was captured. The
wagon was somewhat injured, but not the
horse.
William II. Chandler, of Scranton, Pa,
was a Milton visitor last week.
Schooner Sand Snipe, Capt Warning
ton, loaded this week with piling for New
Jersey.
The corcretc block building Of George
E. Atkins on Chestnut Street is rapidly
going up under the management of 1. w.
Major, the contractor.
Thos. K. Wilson, as agent for the heirs
of the late John A. Hazard, again sold
number of building lots on Saturday.
They were bought by several parties at
various prices.
The Mothers Meeting" that was to
have been held on the lawn III front of
the residence of Mrs Charles Fisher, on
Federal Street, on Saturday, was post
poned until Thursday afternoon Of this
week.
\ fire that ragged for awhild on Satur-
day afternoon in the woods OF David JEFF
ferson, near town, did no damage of con-
sequence.
Isaac Bailey is convalescing from a re-
cent attack of illness.
H. K. Wagamon and wife made a trip
to Philadelphia on Monday.
Miss Esther Robinson, a trained nurse,
of Philadelphia is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs II. l.. Robinson,
The Behringer- King and Sharp fami-
lies made an excursion to Broadkiln
Beach on Tuesday, i'll the motor boat
Avarilla.
AS a result of Decoration Day hilarities
Anton Neibert a Bohemian shoemaker,
has abdicated his shoe shop and gone to
his home in the country, where he is
making preparations to visit Austria next
month.
On Monday evening two women got
into a fight on East Avenue. One got the
other down, and after pommelling her
awhile they were separated by male
friends.
pr. J. c. Wiltbank is having his resi-
deuCa on Federal Street reDaiuted