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

TO those persons who read the local
news in last week S papers all over the
county, it must have appeared a realistic
fact that the summer contingent from
the cities are leaving the red hot brick
buildings and hieing themselves to the
cooling shades that the country afford
Nell, we don't blame them. We envy
no one a city life. We are content with
the shade of the Village Blacksmith S
Cherry Tree, " and are not lusting after
the attractions of the city. To those who
know the pleasures, advantages many
things and attractions of a country life,
il must be a pleasing retrospect to know
they have been there, and a glorious
anticipation to think they are going there
again. This IS the season in which those
bright anucipatiOns are realized. This
is the time when the country folks are
expecting their city cousins. And
other conditions being equal their vaca-
tions are spent in the homes of their
childhood lis here they get surcease
from too long confinement and overwork
~ the marts of crowded city life.
Two weeks of balmy air and country
scenery although it be at this hot sea
son with its reJuvenating and recuper-
atng pauacea will send them back 70
the counting room, to the store, to the
telephous, or to whatever their business
may be, with the red blood circulating
through the vinous system, and the gray
matter of the brain restored to a normal
condition This week more OF them the
cousins-are expected in Milton. The
ten days Of the Milton camp offers the
opportunity desired BY the many former
Miltonians, who are now residents and
employees in Philadelphia and Camden,
n. j., to live a portion of their lives over
again; and they will undoubtedly en-
brace the chance; and add one more link
70 the many of pleasure and delight,
they have there experienced and euioved
on the old camp ground, and trysting
over the green fields adown the shady
lanes and along the purling waters of
the Broadkilu. Perhaps we have now
said enough on this subject at this time
and for this purpose.
Excursions galore have been the amuse-
1lent of the past few weeks. The one
tor the White Chapel Sunday School on
Wednesday was the last
ProthoHotary Welch has had built
tent on Lavinia Camp ground, in a man
ner and of material that will not require
repairs every yeaa. a thing that is
worth doing at all is worth doing well. -
Although all persons are not able to af.
ford SO much outlay
Another small house has been removed
to Sleepy Valley. Il is the property of
George Watson, and more ornate than
bis present home residence.
William Johnson, of North Milton, is
from an attack of typhoid, con-
racted it is said at the Lewes Fish Fac
.ory. DR.. w F. Douglass has the case
under treatment.
All is activity the present week on the
I'D camp ground, = getting ready for next
week. The new tabernacle is completed
md all the necessary work will be done
. time, except some which a few lag
ards will hold over to complete by both
-iug the services for the first few days
I the camp. There are always people
) do this. This camp will commence
D the 8th and close on the 18th; and
le colored camp will begin on the 24th /
ist.
Apparently some people have no heart
u helpless animals. One morning last
eek there were two small kittens on
ayinia Causeway, turned loose the pre-
Gus evening by some heartless person,
lo wanted to get rid of them The S
.xt morning there was but one Of them E
en-, and It vas dying of starvation. A St
tie colored girl, living nearby. got