Milford chronicle., 1915-08-20

stallation of a water system. But, let
them talk it does them good, and nc
one pays any attention to them.
Winters & Prophets cannery COM
menced canning beans last week. About
fifty Italians are here as help. Some of
them were here last year, and are in a
measure acquainted with their surround
ings. Many of them-the Younger ones
have brought their needlework with
them, and when they are not employed
in the cannery, the senoras are attend
/ ing to their culinary obligations, and the
! senoritas are crocheting or making OBJ
/ servations around the stores.
Theodore Neal, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
Welch, and other Milton friends.
! Charley w. Fisher has torn down one
half of the dwelling in which he resides
on Federal street. with the intention of
remodeling the whole.
The committee of Lavinia' comp meet
ing, or some one else-perhaps some one
else-has cleaned up the remains of the
camp-taken up the boards that were
used for seats, and also the fancy made
seats, and packed the boards away, and
loaned the seats TO the colored camp.
On Wednesday afternoon the super
visor of the Delaware Telephone Com
panv for this district, broke the hind
axle of his automobile. After a vain at
tempt to tow it to Georgetown with an
other auto it was laid up near the side
walk at the upper part of Federal street.
On Thursday morning workmen came
hcm Georgetown and put another axle
under, O. X d it, and took it home.
On the evening of the same dav, John
Wilson, with his family enroute for Mil |
ford, got off the road at Chase's Mill.
Help was sent for from Milton. which |
arriving, soon eXtricated the machine /
from its perilous situation.
Last Thursday was the big day at /
Broadkiln Beach, and there were many /
present. The portentious look of the /
weather in the afternoon did not deter
the people, and Milton was nearly deser-
ted. a heavy rain in Milton and contin-
uing into the night, and but little on the
beach
A house at Scull Town occupants un-
Snown-is quarautned for the measles
V. NJ. Murray, receiver of taxes for
sussex county, was at the S. S. I. T. Il
D. Co. Bank on Thursday. MANY paid
heir tax and many didn't. He will be
here again on September Sd. All taxes
lot paid at the expiration of September,
Will be charged interest. lawful or not.
{. A. Conner has bought a farm in
Slaughter Neck, of Charles II. Shocklev.
,ontaining 63 acres; also one of Theo-
lore Wilson in Prime Hook, containing
II acres. Consideration private.
The Milton Public. Schools will open
N Monday, September 18th.
Peaches are very plentiful, and have
een retailing around the town at from T
U to 80 cents basket :
Mrs. Edith Dole and sister, Miss Oil I
ia Wright, of Philadelphia. are guests +
+ their parents, Mr. anG Mrs. Iohu 7
Wright.
Mrs. Lucius Darby and children, of Il
are guests of Miss Hettv /
)arby Z
Mrs Mary +. Mears, of Camden. n.
visiting her son w. II. Mears and fam +
y. 3
a representative Of Bradstreet & Co. '
allied on certain business man Of our a
own last week, and stated he wished to
take his rating. The gentleman who O
'as doing one of his latest stunts on a s
ew brand of tobacco, and expectoratinp
rotusely, said I absolutely take no Y
-C~h III u q pGuuleIS. Inc BraQStreet / Fl
ian left the gentleman and called at the n
usseX Co. Bank, and inquired of the \
rust officer if any of the Milton peoD1e Il
Uttered with nallucination ?" "a few
id have the disease. " The answer Fl
iven, was made the rating of the CEN {;
eman, That he took no stock in id
eddlers." D
The sessions of the NJ. P. Sunday \,
chool will be held hereafter at L. 30I
clock, instead of at p. IN. "
Arthur +. Jefferson has been elected
nitor Of the Milton Public School build in
e, at a salary Of $500 year, commenc-
g September 1st. II
John H. Davidson and family, Of Mil -
n, have tent at Zoar Camp. NJ
Fred Reed lost a mule on Friday, the tv
suit of eating clover. m
Hog cholera is raging in this district W
I'm NAPLES, of NAPLES Mill. has lost
tween 500 and $500 worth of hogs. wi
cording to his own estimate, and many
hers nearly all they had; and still there in