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

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S mer's sun is pouring its scorchlng ray!
! upon us, and Captain George +. Kim
mey has fled the city, and with all his
geniality and sauvity is again with us
| While we are prone to forget our stops
E and punctuations in politeness, It doe:
US good to have our city friends turn up
and by their courtesy remind us OF oui
forgetfulness. These periodical vista
tious are a blessing; not only TO the Wis
t itor, but 10 the citizens of the town OF
= his nativity whom he comes to visit, and
who so gladly welcome him among them,
And now, Ear from the mad ming
crowd ignoble strife, the retired cap
tain, foTgetful of past experiences on the
. briny deep, is putting in his time and
ENJOYING his opportunity amongst the
humble citizens of other days. Having
seen the camp close, Captain KINNEY IS
) now al times recupeTating at the beach
and listening TO what the wild waves
are saying. 1t is often a query, why a
person who has spent the greater part
of his life upon the water, should, when
he goes visiting, desire to go TO the
beach. Doubtless it is a lingering fac
ination following the person from the
DAYS of adolescence. But the subject OF
these remarks is getting sun burned, and
when he returns TO city life we imagine
his compatriots will hardly know him.
Mrs. Laura Pepper, nee Miss Laura
Conner, who had such heavy fall last
week, is fast in bed; and to one of her
disposition, an enforced confinement Of
this kind, is exceedingly irksome. She
is badly hurt, though no bones are bro
ken; she cannot move her body from one
position, and is compelled to lie on her
! back with one foot tied to the bed-rail
Yet she is Young and vivacious, and it is
thought and believed she will soon be
herself again
Mrs. Emma Burton who three weeks
ago fell down stairs fracturing her left
hip, is improving. An accident of this
kind TO a person Of Mrs. Burton S age, is
slow in healing, though it is thought She
will soon be able TO be about again.
Mrs. John H. Davidson, who a month
ago fell down a cellar stairway, and
strained the ligaments of her left ankle
is better and able TO move slowly around
frankie Fields, of Philadelphia, is pay
ing visit to his mother, Mrs, J. +.
Johnson.
The William a. Hazard Mansion
house, the property now being owned by
one of his grandsons-W. II. Chandler
has but recently been repainted. A white
body, red roof green trimmings and
shutters makes the old homestead look
cheerful to the descendants of the pres
ent generation
Much dissatisfaction is manifest over
the inefficient service given by the Mil
ton Electric Light Co. The streets are /
not properly lighted; and the service |
given to the stores and other public
buildings, is anything but satisfactory .
Private patrons say they have born with .
this condition of things, until forbear- /
anCe has almost ceased to be a virtue .
1t would also appear that the contract .
for lighting the town has been broken .
by the many failures to light the town.
In awarding the contract to light the
town to the Milton Light. Heat and
Power Co., Town Council had in view
the employment of home industry, as
the bid of this company and that of the
Georgetown company were the same.
The town had been lighted before this
for several years by the Georgetown
its plant being eight miles
away, and the Milton plant within the
town, II was thought in connection with
patronizing home industry a better ser
vice could be had. This latter assump-
ton appears to have been a mistake; and
now some property owners of rental
are going to put down tanks
and furnish their buildings with gas. I
James Palmer, owner of the postofiice
building, expects to have his Office lighted
by gas this week. Something is the mat
ter with the Milton Light, Heat and
Power Cos Plant, or with those who run I
it, and until this loose screw is prop
erly adjusted, there is no hope for any
better lights for Milton streets, or for ]
Milton business places. A word timely ,
spoken to the wise should be sufficient,
but often it is disregarded
The latter part of last week contract
commenced coming to the can ,
1eries The Winters & Prophets can ,
lery being engaged on beans and the ,
AMOUNT of tomatoes coming in being
small, engaged with the Royal Packing z
20. TO take their contracts for awhile. I
This arrangement enabled the latter s
mentioned company to start business r
With home help on Thursday afternoon.
Some Improvements to the public f
chool building are being made The h
walls are being kalsomined, and a new a
ystem of heating each room with radia- s
ors will be installed, and other minor u
made r
James Wright has been making some
epairs to his property on South Null d
erry street. a
The lower room of the Fox storehouse II
5 nearing completion on the inside. l,
here is some outside work to be done Il
ct. II
Miss Agnes Lacey and John Hazard Y
'alked to Lewes last week, distance of II
gelve miles in about three hours. This n
ouple have the advantage over shorter
eople N
The Draper cannery commenced can
ing tomatoes on Saturday with home h,
clip. Winters * Prophets foreign help o,
rived on Tuesday, and that cannery
egan operation on Wednesday. The W
oyal Packing Cos. foreign help will N
)me soon.
The Milton Public Schools will open III
b Monday, September 18th r
While driving to his home in Cool ID
BRING one of those hot days last week
emuel JOhnson's horse fell dead along u
lie road. <,
The Anderson cannery will not be op- +
-ated this season. 1t has this week been al
inning the remainder of 1ocf ,-so-f- ] 4,