Milford chronicle., 1914-02-06
MILTON NEWS.

they will then be sent to the emporium
which is the large upper room over {.
A. Conner s store. They have an agent
on the road soliciting orders and selling
the goods. This firm hopes by estab
fishing a wider market for the sale of
goods, to keep the Douglass White Shirt
Factory in steady operation, and give
constant employment to the shirt fac
tory operatives. The Douglass White
factory is now closed for few days pend
ing further negotiations.
The case Of Captain George + Mcgee
for insurance on the burnt steamer Marie
Thomas, was to have come before the
u S. District Court at Wilmington last
week, but was laid over until Monday,
February 10Th.
Mrs. Annie Donahoo, of Camden, n.
j., is spending a few days with her many
Milton friends.
A combined Farmers and Teachers
Institute was held in School Hall on Fri
day; and this event brought many peo-
| pie from the country into town. There
were three sessions. The morning and
! afternoon sessions being devoted princi-
/ pally to farming subjects, and the even
ing session TO school work. These meet
| ings are doubtless of benefit to those in
terested, and the question is asked why
cannot these Institutes be held at a time
or at a place, where it will not be neces-
sary to close the public schools on their
account.
Mrs. Virginia Atkins has had a new
shingle roof put upon her home resi-
dence on Federal street, and other repairs |
made to adjoining property.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler has returned |
from visit of several weeks to her son |
at Scranton Pa.
A concrete walk has been put across
the south lawn at the Chandler home
stead on North Union street and concrete
steps to the porch facing the lawn.
The extra meetings at the Methodist
Churches have closed after a protracted
effort of four weeks.
"A Feather Bed Renovating Company"
is here and open for business, in the
lower loom of the 'old Academy" This
business is not altogether new to the peo-
pie OF Milton, as there was party here
a few years ago engaged in the same j
business.
Samuel Smith went to Wilmington last s
week as witness in attendance on the ]
United States Court. Sam saws this S
s the first time he has been in Whining !
on since 1864, when he went in obedi- /
,nce TO request of Colonel Edwin Viii q
ner, then Provost Marshal of the State s
# Delaware. There are other persons
ct living who remember the Souave Col. F
Wilmer. h
William Wharton, of Philadelphia; is {
pending few weeks in Milton G.
William Abbott has removed from Mil f,
on TO a farm near Milford. Ii
Tho O.. u
-ator on the estate of the late Sarah I.
ozman, sold the personal property of s.
De deceased on Saturday, at her late res II,
ience on North Union street The nj
yelling and lot was also offered for sale Il,
nd struck of to Charles Sharp at $4,000
ID. A. c. is another grandpa, It's OF
little Miss Goodwin this time. She Ia
ade her debut early on the day before
round Hog Day "
Frank Wilds, of Dover, Deputy Su- az
rene Archon, on Monday evening in r,
allied officers of Milton Conclave No.
, 1. o. II. te
Ground Hog Day was as clear as yvl
bell, and no doubt his majesty saw
S shadow, unless he was too lazy to get i'll
It of his hole. But the little fellow is n,
ting to be such a liar, that but few he
lieve in him.
Miss Matte Fisher, of Ellendale. was K,
e guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Con ,re
T last week.
An old-tashioned Love Feast will be lal
Id in the auditorium of the NJ. +. {
urch on next Sunday morning the Sth 7
It,, beginning promptly at 9 80 o clock. eri
d closing in time for the regular morn
, service-l0.30 O'Clock. All persons SIC
cordially invited to attend. ,yr-
-yrus +. Bacon has returned from !
,rt visit South. do,
henry Warren is convalescing slowly 4
NJ protracted illness. iro
p. Davidson, who has been suffer bui
for some time with an affection of I
tonsils, issbetter in
,obert Vaughn, who has been visiting
children in New York, has returned
ne his health is much improved. as
general appearance proclaims.
We had very interesting convarsation n
b }. Frank Wilds, of Dover, on Mon IN
IN regard to the many people in and the
ana Dover and Frederica, who were trie
when we were young. The Buck glaI
iters, Townsends, Halls and many arm
ars, whom we remembered, and who u
e become scattered elsewhere. Mr. spel
DIS is a splendid conversationalist. and M
remniscence and versatility recalled Car
ur mind people whom we had nearly min
often. Mr.. Wilds was in Milton on j.,
ness explained elsewhere in this COM M
iication. Farl
e have noticed while around the { Mrs
. I. d j. Co., that people who ex- EC
to make deposits on the bank Of an have
moon, wait until the bank is about ing
ose and then make a rush-a1 al w
: and one person came one evening carr
ntly when the safe was locked and a Il
'urse was disappointed. The bank CARR
IS at 4 clock p. m. hope
Ie packers are now offering to con- will
for tomatoes at twelve cents per Hill
ct. Few, if any, have yet contrac- Ma
are a
e new electric light contractors are at f
ging wires in North Milton. RO
rmers have sold, about all the corn thorC
care to sell for the present. The up tC
y boat that has been lying here left doesl
week without any. ships
'eral barrels of catfish have bee, Dece
It in the river where the tomato de- $93 0
and other nasty accumulations Mo
settled; and as they could not be ing v
IN Milton, were shipped to Phila- ready
IA d. A. {.