Milford chronicle., 1914-03-06
MILTON NEWS.

The public schools are am institution
we don't care TO say much about. Han
die them as one may, If he comes anv-
where near telling the truth, he has some
one making faces at him Presumably.
the teachers i'm our Milton schools are
trying to do their duty; if, perchance.
they may sometimes miss the mark of
their ideal. However when it comes to
parents who do not admire the teacher
whom their children may happen TO be
pupils under, sending said teacher Catch
problems IN arithmetic, or some other
branch of study, then the parents had
better keep their children at home The
teacher has enough 20 do her duty. and
il she does that, the people ought to be
satisfied. Bur she does not ALWAYS do
that and then there is cause for com
plant This system Of bothering tea
cher we have known years ago, but at
that timeIt came from a part Of the couu-
Try where no better could be expected
But those days are gone, and the school
houses, school customs, and school par
aphernalia have gone with them Ger
tainly they are not to be reviyifcated in
Milton We are not in close touch with
ihe schools, and have no criticism to
make regarding them.
Frederick Ellingsworth and wife are
visiting their many friends IN and about /
town
Miss Rae Welch, of Bridgeville. niece
Of J B WEIGH, spent several days last
week with the Welch family of Milton
On Friday evening, Mrs Lottie Waga-
mon, one of the little beautvs numerous
cousins, gave a social at her home on
Chestnut street in honor of her visit.
The social was grand affair and well at
tended Miss Welch returned home on s
Sunday
George Marshall of near Harbeson. {
has purchased two Alderney cows from S
a party in Georgetown, and three horses 3
from Philadelphia for farm work. T
II some of the Milton merchants would j
open their stores earlier IN the morning. /
they would get more patronage. We a
know OF man who wanted TO get some b
thing to eat for his dinner, and went 10 "
a meat store three times one morning il
and the last time it was nearly nine b
o'clock, and still the merchant had not ii
opened his store; and we don't know
whether the man got any dinner or C
whether he did not This morning was di
4 bad one, with snow on the ground: but il
people must eat in bad, as well as in fair W
geather. W
The annual Town Election will be held oi
N next Saturday the 7th inst, at which bi
ime MAYOR is to be elected for one
ear, two councilmen for three years. and SC
me councilman for one year. There are an
everal who would like 70 have the NAV
rally. ha
Miss Eliza Stockley and Mr.. Alfred M
Icllvaine both of near Hollyville, were co
married. at o clock on Wednesday morn tn
lg, and Immediately took the train for be
wedding tour to Washington and other fol
arts The nupdal knot was tied bv the III,
ev. C. A. Behringer, at the rectorv on sal
Iiltou Terrace. No
William Wright, the assistant agent at Oh
ie Milton station, met with an accident we
lat cost him the ends of two fingers of we
IS left hand last week. He with two tn,
hers was trying to slide to the door of
freight car, which was frozen. II was
fhcult, and the door moved SLOWLY: but
hen nearly shut it went with a Jerk
am up, and the ends Of the index and cor
iddle fingers Of Mr. Wright's hand Ne
re mashed off completely.
On Friday Fred Pepper, a carpenter, pu,
d the big toe Of his left foot mashed M
a board falling on it. h
Butchers have advanced the price Of on,
# liver from ten to twelve cents per T
and dar
Under the supervision of DR.. r. B. eve
pkins, Benjamin Palmer has redecor- 7
d and otherwise improved the appear me,
K Of School Hall. on