Milford chronicle., 1914-08-28
MILTON NEWS.

THE letter from D. A. C. was mailed
from Milton at p. m. on Tuesday, Aug.
18th. and it reached the Milford post
office at 8 a. m. on Friday morning. Aug.
2lst, after the Chronicle had been print
ed the night before and was in the mail
enrOute to the subscribers. Another
letter mailed at Milton on Wednesday at
5 p. m, also addressed to the Chronicle,
reached the Milford post Office at the
same time. This has been a frequent
occurrence for two months past, and the
matter has been referred to the Post
Master General for investigation. ED
So long as one writes that which IS
approved by his critics he is ''hale fel-
low well met, but when he writes about
the affairs of the town, which to set
right would interfere with his or their
arrangement, he becomes a subject for
their basest anathemas. This is true
through the public or social life. And
perhaps this is right. A person is sup
posed to love and care for that in which
he is interested All of US are not al
trueists, in fact but few are; and while
the ethics of society may not require
this, the moral and christian law of love
would seem to favor it. with charity
to all and malice toward none, we do
our work as we see it to be right. If
we please a few, it is well. If we offend
a few. it is better; for fancied offence
NAV enable them to see themselves as
others see them.
1t is a sight well worth viewing to see
the cannery here packing beans for the
winter use. There are few people who
have an idea as to hew the lima beans
are shelled and made ready for the cans.
In a future letter we will describe this
mOdus operandi.
The tract of land sold two weeks ago
bv the attorney for the owners, and
which is known as the Susan and Ann
Moslev tract, was bought by Eli L. Col
Inns for S26.OO.
1t is seldom that a man collects less
than he has sold an article for, but
there is a farmer near Milton who en-
gagged peaches to a number of families
in the town for domestic canning pur-
noses for fifty cents; but when he de-
iivered the fruit the price had fallen to
forty cents per basket at the wharf
where the buyers were loading a boat,
and that grower refused to accept more
than that price for the peaches he de-
IlNGTHQ.
that kind are in the country.
CAPTAIN Chandler has returned from
trip to the Catskill Mountains.
Miss Elsie King has been engaged to
teach the Cave Neck School this coming
school year. .C.
James Robbins and wife of Grant,
Iowa, are visiting Delaware friends.
Well does the writer recollect the we'd
ding of this couple many years ago in
the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
Charles Warrington, in Lewes and Re
hoboth Hundred.
Jirus. Bohemians, have rented the
house owned by Mrs. Virginia Atkins
on Federal street.
Mrs ]. c. Clendaniel was stricken
with paralysis on Thursday of lastweek
the left side is affected.
Fred Pepper went to Greenwood last
week where he is laying the foundations
for new brick school building for the
neonle of that thriving town. 1t takes
tbe place of one destroyed by fire.
The Chandler peach orchards at the
north side of Milton have delivered
large crop of luscious fruit this summer
which has been shipped to northern
Nathaniel Martin died at Clifton
HEIGHTS this month, aged Il years. The
remains were brought to Ellendale for
interment in the Banning Cemetery.
Clarence w. Argo, aged 2 months and
18 davs, son of Edward Argo and wife,
died on Wednesday of last week at their
home in Slaughter Neck.
Leslie. infant son of Mr.. and Mrs;
Robert j. Wiley, died August Is, and
the remains were inferred at Weigand S
Chapel. c,........
Neck. aged IS years; interment at Old
Hickory Cemetery. ~, WI.
Mrs. John L. Mcgee and Mrs. Viola
McMullen. with three children, have
moved here from Denver, COL, and are
comfortably domiciled with John Mcgee
husband. father and grandfather.
on Tuesday morning Of last week,
Mrs. Laura Pepper stepped into the
mastering in her home while in the at
t;c and fell through the ceiling to the
second story floor but fortunately with
out any very serious bruises or broken
bones. a.