Milford chronicle., 1914-09-18
MILTON NEWS.


of the latter, they were dispelled yester
day morning when we arose and say
Ted sitting on the front gate post
with his face toward the east waiting 70
the sun 10 come up and warm his littl
nose Ted is the name Of one of ou
cats; but, he was thus named befor
Theodore Roosevelt went crazy and de
moralized the Republican party. Tn,
only thing we can sing about now is to
matOes and it is thought they are nearly
or, soon viii be, thing of the past.
Fodder saving is engaging the atten
ton of the farming community, polite,
and the high price of living" the al,
tention of the political economist. The
politics Of to-day is not the politics oi
Broadkiln years ago. The people are
listless, and, with occasional exceptions,
don't care who wins. They, the people,
have been deceived so many times, they
have come to the conclusion that all men,
and particularly candidates for Office, are
as David, the Psalmist, characterized
! them in his haste" many years ago.
The time for the pot to begin to boil is
| not yet, but after next Saturday the lines
will be drawn then look out
At the Democrat primary election held
in the First election District of the Tenth
Representative District, of Sussex county,
on Saturday, there was the first wire
pulling in this locality, of the coming
campaign It is said, by some members
of the party, to have been 50 disgusting
that after voting they left the ground
There were 225 votes polled In the
Fifth Senatorial District which embraced
Broadkiln. Lewes and Rehoboth and
Georgetown hundreds, there were four
aspirants, viz: William F. Black stone,
the present incumbent, William W. Con-
well and Cornelius NJ. NAPLES NJ. NAPLES.
of Broadkiln, and Harland NJ Joseph, of
Lewes and Rehoboth. Mr. Joseph was
nominated by a plurality of 81 votes
The Tenth Representative District en-
braces Broadkiln, and Lewes and Reho-
both hundreds. There was but one can
didate for Representative Frank NJ |
salisbury. He was nominated by the /
full vote Of tine election. There were 1
three candidates for Levy Court Commits |
sioner, viz William T. Chase of Lewes, /
and Willard S. Itllingsworth and John .
Loilaud, of Broadkiln. Mr.. Ellingsworth .
was nominated by plurality of 81 votes
Frank l.. Reynolds was nominated for
assessor, and Hiram J Outten was nom
mated for Inspector for Broadkiln hun
ired. This manner of making the nom
nations is new one, and not much in
avor with many of the voters They
are not used to it as will appear from the
One man while going to vote
vas told to scratch off all but those for
ghom he wished to vote. NO, " said
lie, Il never scratched a Democrat ticket,
md III be d ID if I ever do, " and he
'oted the whole ticket as it was printed. I
Il the tally this ticket was thrown out Y
mother man scratched two Levy Court q
nen and voted for one, leaving the rest
# his ticket entire. The election officers
we're until after eleven O'Clock tallying l
mt the votes. Any innovation that leads !
way from the old lines is often unpop-
lar at the beginning of its introduction, t
ut we get used to it after a while. There 4
'ere, and are yet, several sore ones over Il
he result Of these nominations, but we s
re inclined to think that after the cru {
Ial test of next November, they will be
lad they were defeated at the primaries y
Mrs Jennie Clifford has bought prop u
-ty of James Collins on Broad street
Mrs. Robert ]. Blocksom has sold a Il
ouse and lot on Broad street to Charles 9
J. Wilson. Consideration, s45OOO. l.
Remember, there aresbut two more D
gistration days-Saturday September "
'th and October 18th. a.
Thomas r. Ingram has returned from Il
s vacation, visiting his brother.
The walking coterie are making ready te
practicing for their hike to Philadel- u
liza soon. cl
The President of the United States has
ade proclamation for day of prayer
T peace in Europe. October 4th is the te
y. But why so far ahead Peace may le
proclaimed before that time, or tine re-
mics almost annihilated Better have he
lde the day nearer. .,
Mrs. J +. Johnson has had the pave 10
mt in front of her property on North m
lion street taken up, preparatory to p
ting down a concrete one. -.
George B. Atkins has the contract to ,I
mt Mrs. Fox S storehouse, and is en-
5ed at the work.
\ Milford constable arrested a colored
n named Lynch, at the Draper fac
y on Wednesday, and took him to
ford, for some misdemeanor he had
"a
,aptain c. B. Hunter has built a gar WI
for the protection of his automobile. WI
IN Wednesday several of our citizens oe
ended the State Fair at Wilmington. oE
others motored to Georgetown to see th'
show. pre-
ienry McAllister has secured a posi-
] as clerk in the provision store Of cor
yor Stephenson. Ne
omatoes this week are of a very in. ma
or quality, on account of the dry wea- Cui
r. 1t is thought the present week ah'
close the canning season. iiiu !.
he tiles that were at the confluence
4avinia street with Mulberry street, per
oming choked, have been taken up. noi
a trunk made of wood substituted in liai
place ton
mother crop of mosquitoes are on. "A
y are of the fall variety small, sharp VII
very insiuuating and persistent. r.
he new house now being builded at N
east of town, near Atlantic street, is uau
osed, and J. +. Outten has compile Oh
painting the outside wood work fin N
The building is 27H # .x37Jzh. and ton
bungalow pattern; very pretty on the 4,
ide. and cut up badly on the inside. ana
he Milton Public Schools opened on wee
lday morning with Howard Williams,
georgetown, principal; Theodore John
of near Milton, vice-principal; Miss
en- Webster, Miss Clara Mears, and
Stella BacOu assistants r