Milford chronicle., 1912-05-17
MILTON WILL HAVE
BIG PARADE
Committee Appointed For Decoration
Day Services. False Alarm Causes
Fire Scare. Other News.

The FIRE of last Tuesday, the 9TH, was
another development of the Il dom
know" Starting in district where there
was no perceptible possibility of con
fagration, it burned itself out, with the
assistance that was, impromptu, service
able. Every disasters supposed to teach
a remedy, and perhaps there may be q
lesson drawn from this, of something
1--WE wat not Of Fire in Milton has
become a scare; and we admit it to our
self. But there are some who, like the
man who shot first and inquired after
ward, get things at latter date. In the
case of this fire, after the awful event was
over, a scared woman went into the tower
of the NJ. f. Church and began to ring
the bell. This called all the residents of
Federal Street out again. This was a
| false alarm. Town Council issued pro-
ceedings, and the bailiff got after this
woman. Her friends secreted her and
| said, She is not a responsible being"
Anyone who keeps a meteorological
record knows that last Wednesday morn
ing was not a pretty day for suburban
exploration. Nevertheless, l had the
leisure-I was piqued not mad; I never
get mad-and l went out, with umbrella,
to look at Mr.. Cases peach and pear or
chard. By the way it may be pertinent
to the reader to know that these orchards
are billed all around, warning trespassers
off. l may say l have a carte blanche
from w. II. Chandler, of Scranton, Pa,
and also from Mr.. Case, tenant of Mr..
Chandler's farm, and also from Billy"
Robinson to go upon their lands and prem |
ises for scientific purposes and research, |
and am permitted to take my friend J. !
B. Welch, and a dog, and a gun, or two .
guns, supposing my friend wants to carry |
one himself Well, with this explanation
and Circumlocution, we think the peaches
are all right. The greatest man on
pomology Leonard-says so.
The following is not news, but it is
good. A Christian Herald" reader in
Canada sends this contribution to the
record of biblical blunders: AT IA school
house near Maple Greek, Saskatchewan,
a few weeks ago, the teacher had been
describing in a graphic way, the tree of
knowledge in the middle of the Garden
Of Eden, and had been telling the scholars
that the tree was fenced about to keep off
Adam and Eve, and all creatures, and
finished with the question; Now what
happened when the tree of knowledge
was fenced in2' A boy, reared in the
States, I years old, answered: George
jumped over the fence with
MS axe and cut the tree down Conster-
nation in the class followed this unex- ,
ected answer. -
A very few strawberries have been in
own.
Rev Frank Holland and wife left on
Monday for a few days visit in Philadel-
,hia and Wilmington.
Mrs. Eliza Carey is having another
tory raised on her property on north
Street.
A anti-saloon speaker will talk at the
i. +. Church on next Sunday morning,
nd at the NJ. ?. Church the same even
lg.
There have teen any quantity of trout I
q town during tle past week from Broad I
lin and Slaughter beaches.
The parties who were accused of vitrol-
lg seins last week, had theirs cut up,
on Saturday night; for when
hey went to get them to 90 fishing on
Ionday morning, they were not in a 7
shable condition.
H. X Wagamon and wife left for Phil
ielphia on Tuesday, where Mr.. Waga-
ION will go to the Jefferson Hospital for Z
n operation on the lachrymal gland of 9
ie left eye, which has been troubling
I'M for some time. Mrs. Wagamon will :
sit her sister
Special services were held at St. John
aptist Church on Sunday Rev. DR.. c.
. Behringer preached in the evening to
ilton Lodge No 80, A. 0. L. w, which q
tended in a body. Mothers Day was =
so observed at all Ofthe churches. There
ere but few white carnations in use, but
)gwoOd and other white flowers were
ibstituted in lieu.
The Methodist Cemetery will be gotten :
ady, by cleaning 1t up generally, for q
ecoratiOn Day; but why not keep it 2
can all the timer q
n. T. Veasey has purchased an Over 4
nd touring car, and will make the dirt
: between here and Harbeson
The Neck Tie Social held at the home \
Mrs. Lucius Darby was well attended
i'd a success every way. 4
At a regular meeting of ENTERPRISE
)uncil Junior Order American Mechanics
st week, committee, consisting of the
ev. DR.. Behringer, Joseph NJ. Lank and
-ot. w. q. Fearing, was appointed to
with Capt. Geo. +. Mcgee in
ranging for the Memorial Day celebra-
IN in this town. The committee are
Ixious to hear from few young men ?
ho will be willing to ride horses in the
rade as guards that day Itis expected
have big time on that occasion; and Y
2 think there should be ARRANGEMENTS Q
ade for dinner also.
The government yacht 'Gesmet, " from
ilmington, was at Broadkiln dock last
eek. The work of repairing the ietty \
the mouth of the river is now in pro-
ess, hence the yachts visit to Milton.
lie National Drainage and Irrigation Co.
New York has the contract for this Y
,rk, at $4,000. 9
The Milton Public School Board last u
EEK elected the following teachers for
e next school term: Howard H. Viii II
ms principal, William H. Welch, Miss Y
lry Carey and Mrs. Stella Bacon. The d
lers were not elected. q
Joseph Walls and Miss Eva Smith each q
d some little maple trees set in front of
air urOparfiac ou north Trrt5o,, efraa&