Milford chronicle., 1913-08-01
MILTON NEWS.

Twice Dy PRESIDENT Roosevelt his time
expired last December, when he was
again nominated for the position by Pres
ident Taft. The Senate failed to con
arm his nomination. During his incum
bency Mr.. Black has made a good officer,
andlhke all other good men has had his
opposers. He retires from his position
with the best wishes of majority of the
people for his future welfare. Mr. Mus
tard enters his official life under favora-
bic auspices, and retains as his assistant
one who is well acquainted with the du-
ties of the modern postofice.
during the last political campaign,
when Mr.. Mustard was at work at his
trade, he wore a Derby hat, and as he
was trying to wear it out it became bro
ken in many places and his fellow work
men would banter him with John, what
for are you wearing that hat" This
continued for some time until John
becoming tired of their banter one day
told them: II expect to wear this hat
until Woodrow Wilson is elected Presi-
dent of the United States and am ap-
pointed postmaster at Milton. And
when on the morning after he had taken
possession of the office, he entered the
building AMI threw the old Derby on the
floor and gave It stamp with his foot,
exciaimlng Look, at me now ~ He
had the laugh detidsdly on his fellows.
Handy Prettyman natural ice that he
harvested last winter a year ago expiret
last week, He is now supplying his
Customers with artificial ice obtained at
Georgetown
II. K. Wagamon has built a garage
tor his machine near his home on Fed |
eral street.
Harry Horton, of Camden, y. j., is
the guest of J R. Atkins and family.
Twenty-one calves were shipped from |
the Milton Station on Thursday morn !
ing. !
ON Wednesday afternoon Miss Lille |
Mcgee add Mr. Walter Blizzard. both of
near town, were joined in wedlOck. The
ceremony was performed at the NJ. E
parsonage at Nassau. by the Rev. Kelso.
Mrs. Maggie McIlvane, of Camden n
j., is the guest Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. +, Fl. Ingram.
The property of Mrs. Elizabeth Chan
dler has been moderuized of late. and
will soon be completed. The latest inno
vation Is a driveway leading from North
Union street to the lawn Tennis Court:
and az the entrance to this driveway are
modern iron gates with concrete posts,
and an iron fence part of the way. All
OF this. metamorphosis has been done
under the supervision of Isaac W Mailer J
architect a
Captain George E. Mcgee is making D
to build a freight steamer c
on his property on the Broadkiln The
will be 65 feet over all, Is h
feet beam, and 4 Z feet depth OF hold. v
She will be propelled by a 25-horse h
power gasoline engine. Something of s.
this kind is needed on the Broadkiln. as b
our only way now of getting anything
from the cities, or shipping anything n
either, IS through and by the exorbitant q
,harges of the railroad company
One hundred and forty-fve tickets hl
we're sold at the railroad Office on last n
Tuesday for the SUNDAY School excursion
# the NJ. P. Church to Rehoboth. d
The account We gave last week as a "a
nmor, Of w. W Conwell buying of Mrs
elizabeth Chandler the tract of land near
he hilton bridge, proves to have been
orrect. Isaac w. Mailer is now engaged
drawing plans for the buildings con-
emplated being built thereon. IA
Kew. W W. W. Wilson, D. D. who bC
now on his sixth year as pastor of De- yi
alb Avenue NJ Z. Church, BROOKLYN,
!. y, has with his wife been spending n
lpart of last week on 9roadkilu Beach. ba
lr. Wilson left on Saturday tor New sn
'ork -
Walter R. Wilson, son of the Rev. W. "a
Z. W. Wilson. u. D.. will with his wife NJ
all on the Oscar II of the Scandinavian m.
merican Line on Thursday, August
/, for tour to the Land of the Mid le,
light sun and the British Islands All
Mrs. Andrew ]. Davidson and chill ev
ren, OF Wilmington, have been visiting da
er mother aad other Milton friends ~
Last week at Dover The Milton Realty
ompany was Incorporated, with W. W. M
orwell, Henry (. Couwell and Evelyn I'll
: Palmer as iucorporators. IN
Mrs Maggie Cannon and daughter. on
-iss Ethel, of Camden, n. J., are the ,,;r
nests OF their many relatives and friends
Last week activities began on Laviuia ia,
amp Ground The Old tabernacle and m
-eachers stand were torn down. the
building remodeIed the ~
)rse pound built, and much other work Da-
IN progress. The Rev Frank Hol- Tn
nd and family have removed on the 7
ound thls week as the advance guard, Pr=
"a VIII have ten days enjoyment all y
themselves before the camp proper few
gins. Among the many other new sell
rangements that viii be made this year T
this camp, wiil be a special garage for ing
tomobiles alone, !. e., place where Def
~ may be kept by themselves.
g. I. Pettyjohn the successful bidder
the privileges OF Layiuia Camp has
ID the boarding tent department to
lrvey Sippie r.
G. F. Walls,oue of the Board Of Town Dic
uncil, has rendered his resignation. ttis
automobiles f-om Milton and II
unity. carrying approximately Que A
ndred souls, visited Bowers Beach last to 7
nday Two Slight accidents to ma of !
nes IS all we have to record. pho
The preliminary work Of cleaning off II
lot l50 # square, bought by W. W ing
nwell, began on Monday under the NJ
'ervision of Isaac Nailor, architect. ter s
ping to be driven will be of an i'm vaca
nse quantity The block will consist NJ
several storerOoms. a garage, Offices Ellie
The building will be of brick aud tiyes
al, two stories and containing all the Ge
Tern Improvements up to date The tia
dings will extend a distance Oils day
in front, with depth of so #. J
Lelvin Johnson died on Thursday bury
II at the home of his narerta Mr. | Speu