Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08
MILTON HOLDS ITS
TOWN ELECTION.
But One Ticket In The Field. Dredge
Completes Work of Clearing River.
Mr.. Mcgee Wants Marshallship.

Captain George z. Mcgee is not a vet.
eran of the Civil War, but he is the son
of a veteran, and for many years has been
at the head of all patriotic movements in
this town. On Decoration Day he is at
the head and front, and for weeks pre-
ceding that day is active in securing
speakers for the occasion. Now Captain
Mcgee is a candidate for United States
Marshal for Delaware and asks his friends
for their support in obtaining the Office
At first, or when the office became va
cant, there appeared to be but little
chance for Captain Mcgee, but the mu-
tation of events has given him now a fight
ing chance. The applicant is well known
through the State, and we can say but
little to enhance his claims to the posi-
ton. Politically and religiously he is
we'll known, as well as in a business and
maritime capacity. And we may say the
following: That if the powers that be-
in Delaware shall recommend to Presi-
dent Taft Captain George +. Mcgee, of
Milton, to be United States Marshal for
Delaware, and President Taft shall send
his nomination to the Senate, there will
probably, be no hold-up by that body,
and no forced withdrawal of the nomna-
ton to the threatened disintegratiOn of
the Republican Party in Delaware.
The spire on the NJ E. Church is be-
coming a menace to the people living in
that vicinity. Every severe wind, and
particularly during the tornado of the
2lst ult., there were many palpitating
hearts in that neighbOrhood, fearing that
spire would blow off and kill some one.
It has been built thirty years ago, or
more, and is getting rotten. 1t shall be
taken down.
The telephone poles that were broken
off, even with the ground, in North Mil
ton during the late tornado, have been
resettled in the ground
Mrs. Florende Johnson is having re-
paired the property she lately purchased
on the corner of Broad and Mulberry Sts.
Joshua Short, of lower Broadkiln, has
been shipping quantity of sweet pota-
toes to northern markets.
At its last session the Quarterly Con-
ference of the NJ. +. Conference asked
for the return of the Rev. Hurst to this
charge for another year. ualso elected the
following gentlemen to serve as stewards:
W. 7. Starkey, ]. L. Black, S. L. Black,
c. c. Davidson, f. T. Davidson, ]. c.
Ellingsworth, DR.. T. { Wiltbank, ] NJ
A. w. Irwin, Capt. J. T. Conwell, Capt
G. E. Mcgee and \. r. Bryan; District
Steward, J. L. Black; Recording Steward,
J. NJ. Lank.
Robert Ward of Philadelphia, has sold
to Curtis c. Reed the lot of ground, ON
which the Douglass White Shirt and
Overall factory is located.
The celebration of the birthday ami
versaries of Washington and Lincoln,
that was postponed took place at the
lodge room of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, on
Thursday evening. There were several
oratiOns delivered by the many geniuses
of Milton, than whom there are no better
on the peninsula-s so they think.
Schooner Sand Snipe. Captain War
rington, is being repaired at the factory
quarantine.
The dredges having completed its work
as far as the government appropriation
permitted, and cleaned the BrOadkiln of
the sunken hulk of the Steamer Marie
Thomas, left Milton on Thursday, Now
Captain George E. Magee proposes to
show his hand in collecting the insurance
on the steamer, either from the insur
ance company in which the vessel was
insured, or from the Z. S. Marshal, who
sold the steamer on the day preceding
the fire that burnt her.
Thomas Black, son of Postmaster Black,
having completed a course in boOkkeep-
ing at Peirces Business College, Phila-
delphia, has returned to Milton.
The frozen weather of the winter has
been good on the muskrats, but bad on
the trappers in that there have been but
few caught, until the first of last week,
when there were a great many in market,
but on Saturday the marshes were sealed !
again.
The young people Of the NJ. E.
Church are rehearsing a drama to be
presented to the public soon.
Mrs. Lottie Wagamon has bought a
fine piano of the Emerson make. Mrs. |
Wagamon told me not to publish this, |
and l told her l would.
a possible fire was fortunately preven-
ted on Saturday morning. The chimney /
in the property of Edward Calhoun took /
fire on that morning and burnt out all .
right, but a stove-pipe hole in an upper
room was papered over, and this paper
took fire, and communicated to the other
paper in the room. 1t was seen by pas
sers-by on the streets and the alarm
given, and the fire was extinguished
without much damage.
On Saturday Miss Annie Gray was the
recipient of a wild goose-a present from
a friend in the lower part of the county.
It has been killed.
Thomas R. Wilson, as agent for thdY
heirs of the late J. A. Hazard, sold OF
Saturday the timber leaf of the land lying
in and near Milton. 1t was bought by
Capt. G. E. Mcgee, c. G. NAPLES and
others.
Wesley Coverdale on the same day dis
posed of his personal property at public
auction.