Milford chronicle., 1915-07-16
MILTON NEWS.

The water works are now past the GOSSIP
stage, and the work of installation i
beginning, and the gossipers have lot
of opportunity to find fault but tn,
work goes on just the same. The power
house and stand pipe are to be located
on land now owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
Chandler. at the rear of her residence or
North Union street, and the contractor
will begin work there in few days. This
is thought to be, and is. the best loca-
ton for the plant in Milton. The first
load of iron water mains have arrived
Camp meeting will be the source for
gossipers to get little pleasure during
the next few weeks, and it will be some
gossip
The Wild Cat" is the name of new
fishing steamer launched at 10 O'Clock
last Saturday morning by Captain Potter,
in Milton. Miss Maull, of Lewes, was
the sponsor. and as the boat glided from
the ways that lady broke the bottle over
her bow and christened her This launch
was a very quiet affair, no flags, no DEM
onstrations of any kind. Years ago when
vessel building was great industry here,
a launch was an event heralded for davs
before, and when the time arrived, the
town was filled with people and teams,
the bells were rung, the whistles blown
and the new vessel was covered with
bunting, while shipping in the river was
decorated with all their colors displayed
over spars and rigging, and great treat
given by the owners. This is all of the
past. The boat just launched is a pretty
little steamer and she was built in a verv
brief time, and she will be fitted out at
the wharves here by her builder.
The management of the lester Hotel
in Milton, has introduced an innovation )
to attract trade for his passenger bus
which phys between the hotel and the
station. Each trip the proprietor sits in /
he rear end of the bus eating an ice
,ream cone, while the driver sits in .
'front.' consuming another. Every pas
;enger is given a cone as part of the SER
vice; that is some bus service.
George NAPLES has been elected to fill
/ vacancy in the Milton School Board.
,aused by the resignation of Charles
Darby, who resides in Philadelphia.
Sarah Lank, daughter of J. c. Lank,
vas fortunate in escaping serious injury
when horse she was driving ran away
With her in Milton on Wednesday morn
ng. After crossing the mill dam it col
ided with tree, and the carriage was
'adly smashed, but she escaped any in
ruv other than fright.
The Milton School Board has had
urious experience this year. They ad-
ertised in the columns of the Chronicle
hat applications would be received from
eachers for positions in the public ,
chools of Milton, and since then thev
AVE been receiving weekly letters from {
eachers, and the most of them come
rom the state of Maryland on the east /
IN shore. As the teachers have been t
mployed, and the names were published ,
+ the corps selected for the ensuing year. l
would seem that the people read the
dvertising columns of the Chronicle bet (
er than they do the news letters of the /
arious towns; all teachers were engaged I ,
everal weeks ago in the Milton schools. a
The lad who in pouring gasoline acci-
entally set fire to and caused the de- /
truction of a launch owned by Tohu /
Walker, on Sunday morning, July 4th.
as confessed, and made restitution by t
resentng Mr.. Walker with another boat. +
lr. Walker is probably better off than Z
e was before the accident, and this kind +
business will get by; but this is the I