Milford chronicle., 1915-10-15
Dry Goods Dept

chard this morning. The pears had al
been gathered from the trees, and tn
orchard was, apparently full of the bask
eted pears. They were hauled to tn
station and shipped on Saturday Til
country is full of the Keiffer pears. TIL,
prolifcity of the trees, and the hardihooC
OF the fruit, is, doubtless the cause o
the small price they bring
The colored schools opened in Norti
Milton last Monday, with H. S. Pitts o
Berlin, Md, principal, and Miss Gertrud,
Hoagland of Atlantic City, assistant.
The SOL called Passion Play" was rem
dered in School Auditorium on Thursda,
evening and poorly attended. The peo
pie are getting to understand that the
Passion Play cannot be rendered sat.
isfactorily, by an itinerant on one even
ing. Milton has got the name of being
good place for the wandering showmen.
hence headquarters books them for our
town, when as the sequel has shown
they had better have been sent some
where else. But send them along, as
long as they pay their bills we can get
along with them.
Noble Ellingswarth sold his personal
property in Milton on Saturday afternoon
and he and his brother Isaiah who was
a weekend visitor left for Wilmington
on Monday, where they will continue to
reside. Captain Jesse Blocksom, a rela-
tive of the boys, will reside for a while
with George Reed, near town.
Andrew Conoway has purchased an
automobile for one of his grandsons.
There was big frost in this section on
Monday morning; followed bya splendid
October day.
The force that installed the water mains
OF the water system, are now putting in
the fire plugs. The tank is completed:
but, somehow or other, the work appears
to Law.
J. c. Clendaniel has sold his personal
property at public auction, and will re-
side, hereafter, with his children in New
Jersey.
Last week DR.. R. B. Hopkins was con-
graduated at his home on the arrival of
an embryonic May or for Milton. Mother
and child are doing well; and, it is said
me doctor charges tive dollars for one to |
lake look at the little darling.
Anthony, a young son of Capt, Potter |
vas knocked down and slightly hurt by |
IN automobile on Monday. The car was
rom Maryland. No blame is attached to |
he driver of the machine.
We were in error in our publication |
asst week, in regard to the proposed
electric lighting system. Perhaps some
what premature, or previous, if YOU
please. But we published an account of
he contract for this work, as closed, on
that should have been un-
loubtable. But, the best laid plans Of
nice and men, gang oft aglee" That
contract now, is a fzzle.
The people of Milton in general, NAV |.
e compared to flock of little BOYS, who 4
re on their way to a treat of molases
andy. The boys are all enthusiasm,
ntil they find they have to pay a cent
Or the candy. The people-or shall we
ay the moneyed men--of Milton, are all
p, and in arms, when there is some
hing new advanced. o. yes we are
ding to take stock and make the thing :
success, and this enthusiasm continues
ntil the time arrives to put up the
loney, then they back down. The case
not like the boys with the molases
andy, who have not got the money;
" these men have the money and are
ping to hold on to it. This is not the
rst time a similar circumstance has oc-
lrred. A few years ago when a water Z
orks system was talked of for this town,