Milford chronicle., 1913-05-02
MILTON NEWS.


thar week in the City of Brotherly Love"
Eeuxld scarcely have believed him. But
Glle mutations of events make things
ip0ssz5le, and it was so. We left Milton
on Wednesday and returned on Friday
.<soest5uc And had enough of the city
'JIurrzng that time 1t had been many
wears since ] was there; and had I not by
sreEdzslg kept up with the Improvements
ant the changes that were being made
INV saonishment would have been great
eszSfzau It really was. The part of the
Citr u which stopped is a pretty situa-
4iOE -50th Street and Greenway Avenue.
K like that portion of the city very much.
Within a couple of square is Mount Mo
riah Cemetery. l told a lady to whom !
1iad an introduction on Thursday morn
Zug- T am not partial to cemeteries.
8us On shat morning l took walk alone
IN 1fouut Moriah; not all over it, for l
WIS told It contains over 400 acres of
land. The situation Is beautifully diver
-sjfed with hill and dale, and while part
OF c.Te cemetery appears to have been
Ra1eiy incorporated within the whole,
ei1eue are many persons buried there on
Eils. sides and tops of the hills, and but
fs.,z IN the valleys. / don't consider the
uC41zs1lents of the cemetery monuments,
tosu3s, etc.-equal in beauty, attractive
ttesS and cost to those in Barratt' S Chap
81, Kent county, Delaware. l did not see
all, bOwever, in Mount Moriah, and Bar
Eat's Chapel contains less of acreage, /
which may, i'll part, account for the diff
ferezoe in appearance. had not become !
aC-Ezsiuted with the points of the compass
UFllece I then was, but judge that north /
,rlr northwest from Mount Moriah is a
wood, which made the scenery appear
',-o6zzraied. ] wanted to go there but
EIad not time. One day l went with my
daughter into the busy part of the city.
she kept hold of my arm all the time we
were on the street; and Lookout for that
EualIeyi Lookout for that automobile
5l31Ck eyes were busy all the time to keep
from being run over. One has to look
'2oEb ways. 1t is true, itOne isn't careful
IN scoring away from scylla he will run
g1paa Chyribdia, /. e., if he is not careful
az getting out of the way of trolley he
VIII get run over by an automobile, or
csoz7e rumbling vehicle After this visit
'eo ef1e heart of the city, when asked how
& liked it l remarked, Things are not
&ke they were years ago, and my con-
ClsfsIOu IS at this stage of lfe's game an
OH nlan who has spent most of his time
Eil CiIe country has no business in the ]
Clty-" When talking of leaving, our
CiaSk1uen insisted on us staying longer ;
a1d this morning, looking back on my
visit, / almost wish l had. told my
laughter if she would give me carte ;
t5lauche that l might get out of the city !
Ez dssslily shape, without loss of life or
Iirub, would stay longer. She could not
eiU chat, and l came home. never liked
aiIe- city, even i'll my younger days. With
q me the contrast between country and
= CiJ7 life. resolves itself into a simple alge-
brAi- equation viz: One year of life i'll
lSEEIrOu = 10 years i'll Philadelphia.
Since the passage of the Hazel Anti
Shipping Liqnor law some people whom
we Know appear to have aged 20 years.
". Davidson has returned from Will
-uiusgton much improved in health.
Charles II. Davidson, while at work in
,1'5s,,il1ick yard, had one of his arms caught
IN a belt, lacerating the flesh so badly as
% Eecessitate the taking OF several stitches
q % close the wound.
EGlln +. Johnson, while riding on load
of srood, on Friday had his left foot
e-zssI., hit in the wheel 0f the wagon, wrench
z0g the ankle and creating a painful
Sl1TaIE
T. q. Walls Is building a large barn on
tlis farm to the south OF town
.2Iiss Esther Robinson, OF Philadelphia,
IS Vi stiug her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II.
- L. Robinson.
William Nailor is repairing, remodel
IfS and improving has home residence,
rIe-E town.
The Milton base ball club has leased
ct Captain G. T. Mcgee d piece of land
ofI 3filtOn TeIa, A grand stand will
i3e hailt and t.ie ncld put III good shape
1glr he season.
/,ll Greenwood base ball team came
lieTe on Thursday and defeated Milton
tly ~ score Of ; 10 = On saturday the
f.eio=s team were defeated by Milton by
% sc1Ue of 5 to 8.
feceniah Holland, an aged colored man (
'ates had lived all OF his life near the
gs.ir.rrocks on the Broadkiln, died on
MONDAY, April2l, at that place of senility.
age-l ~ years. The funeral services were
tsesit-rt Burton Chapel on the following /
-AA'rf-uesday afternoon by the Rev. Robert
A&gr7%kt, ot Lewes, and sepulture made in
1Ac sdiacent cemetery.
Ihe Delaware Fish Oil Company has 4
purchased the fishing steamer Sussex, -
'lUlr here by Capt X. I. Potter, and will
1e lg1t into her destined element off the
De12,gare Capes.
ON "Wednesday evening the % ult
asAsAtf--3 FRANK l.. HUDSON ana three SIS
zers at Auona Council, of Georgetown,
rzH=5l up chiefs of Menona Council, De
ss-ssa of pocahontas, of Milton, as follows: I
E'7gphctess, Mary + Clifton; Pocahontas,
Llx1Is Walls; Wenona, Hannah Dicker-
san PowEatan. Carrie Buuls; K of K,
LEiisa Davidson; C. of W., Fannie Atkins;
Lsc Runuer, Martha Warrington; End
Nsrnaer Clara Vent; Guard of Wigwam,
Mary Walker; Guard of Forrest, Mary +.
YGIIuson
Mrs.. c. +. Bacon has recovered from
~ recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jefferson and son,
or fleetwood, Pa, are guests of relatives
here
On Saturday an election was held to
'Eclte for or against sewerage system for
IiEe fown of Milton. 121 votes were cast;
- 1or and 90 against a system; or, more
.s.-t1rracflv SDeakiug auafust fhe aVDeuea