Milford chronicle., 1912-10-11
MILTON NEWS.


The tomato season is waning; and to
speak unauthoritatively, the season has
been a prosperous one. A great many
} persons have made money from the en-
} ployers of the canneries, and we hope
, the season will prove remunerative to
, said owners. For when an employer gets
fair compensation for his goods he can
, afford to be generous to his workmen.
Miss Lydia Black, daughter of Post
master John Black entered the Training
School for Nurses at Jefferson's s Medical
College, Philadelphia, last week
Mrs. Eliza Blacks residence on Fed
! eral street is being painted by the Smith
Brothers
Elisha Campbell has removed his saw
mill on the woodland tract of John Rob
bins near town, and is engaged in con-
verting some of that ancient woodland
into merchantable timber.
We took look at Billy Robinsons S
new boat on Thursday. Mr. Robinson
has cut this boat down in one way and
built upon it in another, and when be
gets the new engine in, lie says: He
will make the time from Milton bridge
to the jetty in thirty minutes. -
Superintendent of Streets Dickerson
has put in an eight inch culvert to bridge
Federal street. This will make a much
better crossing, particularly for teams ,
loaded with tomatoes and other fruits of !
a like kind
Our mail arrangements are again in
disorder. Schedule: Mail trains arrive =
at Milton at 10.l4 a. III. and SIS p. m;
going north at lisa. III. and 4.10 p. IN.
Milton gets no daily mail until the night
at SIS p. III. Isn't this awful and in :
of the lack of daily news, it
need not be surprising if we all vote the =
Bull Moose ticket, if there should be ~
one i'll the field from here. ''
Captain George +. Megee's new build
ing IS now ready for the slate roof. This
S tine one and commands beautiful
view from any point it may be consider
I'd from the many standpoints in town.
Miss Letitia Black, assistant postmis- to
ress, has convalesced from her illness,
IS to able to attend to business =,
VIM. Wagamon will have a one-story III
Oncrete block building erected on the
OF he recently purchased on Chestnut CO
It. Isaac w. Nailor is the contractor. Nj
he building will be 34x40 feet. The
locks are now being made =.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Clifton, daughter Nl'
nd son-Annie and Rolla-removed to
last week which city they Ri
xpect to make their future home. NJ,
Mrs. Annie Z. Carey is visiting rela-
YES i'll Lewes and Rehoboth for a few
eeks, after which she expects to re- Su
iove to Philadelphia
John linley, aged Il years, who was vel
limited into the Soldiers Home at To
ampton Va, a few weeks ago. lived
My about a week after his arrival at to-
lat eleemosynary-b government in
tuition, dying in the hospital connected Pit
herewith, of a complication of diseases %
J. Wilson went after the body and re- 90
rned Herewith on Thursday evening "
uneral services were held at Weigand g.
hapel on Friday by the Rev. Simms, Of S Su
eaVer Dam, and iuterment made in the Ni.'
metery of that church spI
Infant child of Mr.. and Mrs Walter q !
sher died on Wednesday, and was ~. %.
lried on Thursday in the Odd Fellows Ten
emetery by S. J. Wilson * Son wa
Joseph Wiltbank has removed from sle
-oad Street into the property on Chest ' .ilS
II St, recently vacated by Mrs Annie '"S
lrey.
James Turner, of lower Broadkiln. is eoll sCl
id to have grown a pumpkin weighing .l no
> pounds, and measures six feet and
o inches i'll circumference III
George Carpenter and Miss Blanch ST 70
Itton, of Cave Neck, were married on W
nday evening, the 29th nit, at the NJ. seiI
Parsonage by the Rev. Frank Holland. sI sIV'
Mrs. Charles Camp, of North Milton, an. en,,
ID her household goods at pubic sale IN ~
? e,.;,.ai ser,.;,,.s 49,. -. IN. o, take
on Sundap evening Oh y
Miss Mary H. Fisher. of Pbiladelphis
I a urnparfv hp1Iar % &1,.. ...4s-... L lll
iting friends. Whl
'lrs. Franzy Reynolds, of near town pea
; returned from a pleasant visit TO ma. ma.
iladelphia. lslaS
'oble Ellingsworth, of Philadelphia. iaPr
lone with his mother on his autumn -
alton. heICl
lrs. {. A. Behringer and son are visit y
relatives and friends in Philadelphia ing
nden aud Swedesboro, n. I. IN \,
aptain George B. Hunter has bought Dy =. =
roperty on Atlantic Street of Alfred +,
Johnson. ing
Liss Edith Calhoun, operator at the MINI II,i
phone exchange, was one of the COM
tors in the gold medal Temperance l@iS <, u
test recently held at Smyrna. ~
he cannenes have all closed this week y
ept the Royal Packing Company. which 49, ai1ei
-inues OH, and by arrangement takes eus
L few contract forrr1foas ,,,or- .....z anu Z
the other canreries il'.' rL; ,;.y oolle IN to by
so canning pumpkins and sweet po- So 40
\ Saturday Spper,.;sor D;o,..-.,.. to 81,
at tbe NAM, e,,tra,,cae -, t sol pu' Mrs
wing nicely painteJ 4oticos 'S%il ,seS Ll adjou
if s Miles I, Al ,,l',. 49,, opeeu ment
ated Milford man be arrested for
ding on the streets of Milton. he r.
1t contend that the notice is indef- y
It does not explain for what
S for this street? s miles through the
J., miles an hour or what? 1t NAV
i'd this is understood But when YOU