Milford chronicle., 1912-11-01
MILTON NEWS.


Her monuments shall stand when Egypt's fall.
It is interesting, diverting and disgust
ing to notice the inconsistency of some
people, especially about election times.
Many of our Protestant people are op-
posed to Catholicism; but let candidate
of their own be Catholic, and they will
swallow him instanter There is an or
der in this town and State, where con-
stitution we -discriminates
against Catholicism. What is this order
going to do, individually, at the coming
election? Vote their party ticket, of
course Many of our so-called temper
ance men are temperance men at all
times, except when they can do some
good for the Temperance cause, but on
election day they will vote for the party,
which if it gets control of the legislature,
will submit the local option question
again to the people And when it is again
submitted to the people, the saloons will
be opened. But in justice to the party,
or parties, be it said, these men are the
pigmies of their party, and are members
of the party because their fathers and
grandfathers. were. WHY could ! vote
any other way than my father did ~
they will exclaim. This is the class of
pigmies that clog the wheels of progress
and advancement What their fathers
did hundred years ago, they will do to-
day, and by their acts and as far as in
them lie the would be evolution of pro-
gress, is made to stand still Yet these
pigmies think they are the wise ones of
the party; we think they are of the class
on whom the anathema of Christ fell
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat
and swallow a camel The point we
wish to make is this: Such persons pro-
fess one thing and do another There's
a name in English for this class of per
sons
( The welcome rain that commenced on
last Tuesday night and continued with
some intermission until Wednesday even
ing, has raised the water in the lake.
This has become lower than for many
years, and the Diamond State Roller
Flour Mill, situated thereon, was on the
point of closing down for want of water,
when the rain came.
On account of the weather the Demo
cratic mass meeting billed for Wednes-
day evening, was held in School Hall in
stead of on the corner of Front and Fed
eral streets. Candidate for Governor
Monaghan and candidate for Representa-
tive in Congress Blocksom were among
the speakers.
Captain Henry Hudson, the oldest man
in Milton. died on Wednesday evening,
the 23rd, of general wearing out of the
whole system. Had Captain Hudson lived
until Friday, the 25th, he would have
been 95 years of age. For the last year
the old gentleman has been failing per-
ceptably; and his mind had become al
most blank; his step was tottering, and
it has been apparent for some time to his
friends that the end was near. Yet he
kept in exercise His was a familiar
figure daily upon the streets until few
days before the end. The deceased was
born on farm near Milton, and was
most of his life a water man He aban-
doned that life many years ago, and set
tied OH his farm. Subsequently he re-
moved to Milton where a few years since
his wife died Since then he has been
an apparently disconsolate man. In fact
he has said, 4 have seen no pleasure
since NV wife died +" He leaves one !
daughter, Mrs. James A. Johnson, with |
whom he has made his home the latter |
years of his life. Funeral services were
held at the NJ T. Church on Friday af /
teruoon by the Rev. w. w Hurst, and |
sepulture made in the NJ. +. Cemetery /
by J R Atkins.
Mrs L. J. Coverdale has returned from |
a visit of several weeks in Jersey City, |
New York and Philadelphia
Miss Emeline Baton, who has been |
the guest of the Rev. and Mrs Behringer |
for two weeks. has returned TO her home
at Swedesboro, n. j.
"Down in Dixie, the performance
given in School Hall OH Thursday even
ing was well patronized, as performances
of that kind usually are i'll Milton
Last eek Russell Derrickson took the
bicycle of Edward Vent without permis-
sion and would not give it up until he
got ready. The Vent boy informed his
mother, whereupon Mrs. Vent went
around to the school house and gave the
DerricksOn boy a sound licking; and for
this Mrs. Vent was arraigntd before
Squire Collins and fined s. and cost of
Rev. Frank Holland and family were
visitors in Philadelphia last week.
William Wharton is on the sick list.
A band of gypsies passed through town
on Saturday, bound south.
Elmer Dickerson lost a mule on Friday
from an unknown cause.
Riley Ingram with two other lads went
on Saturday. After tiring
OF LudL sport, LueN CuSdSEu III ulCuNlN
tussling, when Ed. Vent threw Riley.
one of his arms. DR.. K. I.
Wilson reduced the fractured member,
and the boy is now as comfortable as
possible to be.
y George NAPLES has torn away the for
ifer porch in front of his residence on
Federal street and built another one and
a longer one.
The "Rummage Sale held by the La
dies of St. John Baptist Guild was more !
Of a success than was anticipated. About
$4,000 was netted. Numerous articles ,
for sale were left over, and the manage
ment expect to continue the sale on next !
afternoon and evening, if can
obtain the same room for the purpose /
corner F ont and Federal streets.
The Republican meeting held on Sat {
1rday evening on the corner of Federal
and Frank streets, brought many people +
70 town on that occasion. 1t was big ,
affair, and this. together with the rum
mage sale" held on the opposite corner,
made it hot time in the old time that
night. The meeting was addressed by
Ruby R. Vale, George H. Hall, Theo-
lore Townsend, Joseph Cahall and others.
Candidate for Governor Charles R. Miller