Milford chronicle., 1915-08-27
MILTON NEWS.

/ The Red Flag can now be seen waving
on the streets of Milton almost any day.
| Not the red flag of anarchy and discord
/ but the red flag denoting danger and a
sign that improvement is being made.
/ On Friday excavation for the mains of
! the water system of Milton and the lay
! ing of the same began at the corner of
Magnolia and North Mulberry Streets.
The excavator appears to be the very
thing and something new to US. In fact
we heard city gentleman say, on look
ing at the machine working, Il have
never seen anything like it at work on
our city streets" The machine is from
Dover, and so is the engineer who man
ipulates it, together with the ten colored
men who are laying and soldering the
mains. This excavator is certainly an
improvement on the matteck and shovel.
1t does not dig any more than is wanted
for the width Of the pipe, and therefore
does not tear the street up unnecessar-
lily. AS may be supposed, this huge
machine on the streets of Milton not
only attracts the boys but ''boys Of
larger growth"-men. But the man at
the wheel appears to know his business
for he takes no stock in their talking,
and lets them have their way; but they
had better keep out of his. The depth
of the mains is three feet, and it does
not look as though the water would
freeze at that depth. The first pump
undertaken has been driven for some
time; the second one the drivers had
trouble with. 1t broke off at depth
they could not reach to draw it out and
they were forced to chooseJanother loca-
tion, near the first one driven. How
ever, the pumps are now completed and
throw 160 gallons, each, of water per
minute. The concrete foundation for
the $4,000 gallon tank was completed
last week and is now ready for the frame
work, or support, to go up when it shall
arrive. The power house will be com
menced at an early day and will be Of
brick.
Mrs. Daisy R. Craig of Hayes Store,
Va, who was elected as teacher of the |
Primary Department of Milton Public
Schools. has at this late day resigned .
the position. Another teacher will be |
elected on Fridav evening, the 9th.
This is a trick that has been played on
our School Commissioners before. tits
in i'll taste to elect someone as teacher
in our public schools whom we never
saw. They will hold the position until
they can obtain better one, then re-
sign the first one, and leave the COM
mittee in the lurch.
Apropos of the primary department
of our public schools. Mothers have
been complaining that at the last term
of school the young pupils were sent
home after an hour and half in each
session of the day. They claim they
have to dress the children unnecessarily
by this method; for the children being
turned loose after an hour and half
session, go to play and dirty their clothes
so badly as to necessitate dressing them
again for the afternoon session. The
mothers hope the committee will arrange
This matter when the schools first open !
30 ''the children may be kept in school
he short time the law requires, which
S little enough, goodness knows.
James Ponder, of Sarasota, Fla, was
/ Milton visitor last week.
William w. Smithers, Esq, of Phila-
lelyhia, has been the guest of Joseph !
w. Lank and family.
Tommy" johnson, sporting editor
# the Milton Times. has expressed
lesire to become a war correspondent in
Flanders.
Robert Hazard and family, Of Will
have been visiting his mother, {
hrs. Emma Hazard.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. A. Behringer and
on were guests of the Indian River
House, Oak Orchard, on Sunday.
Rev. T. H. Webster is enjoying his
wo weeks vacation at Ocean Grove, NJ.
N. w. Peck is i'll with typhoid fever. j
Clyde T. King, Of Georgetown, and
liss Emma Hudson, of near Milton,
we're married on Wednesday evening at !
he M. E. Parsonage by the Rev. q. H.
Webster.
Robert Harmon had strawberries in
own last week, and also the week be-
ore, selling them for 15c quart.
H. K. WagamOn and wife, Mrs. Eliz-
beth Goodwin and children, of Milton, {
lrs. Susie B. Davidson and Miss Mamie
,onner, of Philadelphia, motored to
7rederica and Bowers en- Friday.