Milford chronicle., 1916-06-23
MILTON NEWS.

Last week DR.. Joseph Conwell of Vine
land, n. J., o. D. Conwell OF Pittsburgh
Pa, ". c. Conwell of Baltimore, Nd.
and Charles S. COnwell of Wyoming
Del, registered at the Jester House. The
ancestors of these gentlemen came to this
country in 1893, or 2l7 years ago, and
they are travelling around trying to gen
ealogize their family ienage. They had
spent the previous day at Georgetown, ,
examining the dockets of this county.
A cable received last week announces
that Captain George A. Good win of Mil
ton with the six masted vessel Addie NJ .
Lawrence sailed from Buenos Aires on
June Sth with cargo of linseed for New
York. Captain Goodwin may be expected
home about the FIRST of August.
Mr.. Moulton, manager of Winters s,
Prophets cannery, canned the peas he
raised, last week, and is not expected to
do anymore canning until beans are ready.
Last Wednesday was Flag Day, and
much observed around Milton.
Il used to be in our working DAYS that
we were glad to get job and walk to it.
Now mechanics when they have lob of
work to do, and are not the owners of an
automobile, hire an autoist to carry them
to their work and come after them in the
afternoon and bring them home. Truly,
the world do move -
We see lots Of beauty around Milton, !
and our eyes are not closed to Milton S |
faults. The docks are full of grass and /
want moving and that part of Walnut 1
Street near the dock might remind one of |
Goldsmith Deserted Village" Whose
business this is to clean these places
should do so.
Weldon NAPLES, wife. mother and Mrs.
Frank Outten, motored to Philadelphia
on Wednesday.
James Mason, employed by the du
Pont Co , has been home for a few days.
recently.
a Board of Trade meeting was held
an School Hall on the evening OF the 3th
which resolved itself into the appoint
ment OF committee to investigate the
status of the Douglas White Shirt and
Overall Factory. George E. Mcgee, c.
w. Fisher and J. NJ Lank were appointed .
said committee, to report on the 2Oth !
inst. This diagnosis may not be pleas !
ing. The meeting was Of the old style s.
Methodist sort, commencing with PRAYER :
and ending with a collection. After adj T.
adjournment the twenty-five persons went :
80 Samuel Fithian ice cream parlors and
INDUCED in cooling off of the inner man :
Mrs. Sallie Nixon and Mrs. Cornelia !,
Wolfe, OF Lewes. have been guests of y
Mrs. c. b Hunter
Mrs. Alice Ellingsworth. who was d
stricken with paralysis a few weeks ago,
is vet in a 2recarious condition.
Edward T. Vent is slowly convalescing
from an attact of typhoid, and an abscess (,
on the left side of the body. I,
Captain Joseph Warrington is having D
his property on Broad Street, in tenure a,
of Oscar Belts repaired by Frank Outten. f
Mr.. and Mrs II. X Wagamon and u
Mrs. George A. Goodwin and two chill :,
iren motored to Philadelphia on Sunday. c,
Mrs Goodwin and children will remain "
sometime in the city with her sisters, d.
Mrs w. II. Davidson and Miss Mamie II
Conner Mr.. Wagamon and wife re- IL
urned on Tuesday. D,
We are in receipt of a souvenier card Sc
rom 7 S. Coulbourne, assistant paymas- 81
er Of the Z. S. S. New York, dated at N
Newport. Thanks for the compliment it "a
William Wilson, of near Reynolds
ill, while narrowing in a field, turned
p something which resembles a potato,
nd was filled with a soft milky sub
ance. There were several of them tb
hich were distributed amongst the Pa
tizens of Milton and elsewhere. ]. B. ei7
Telch sent one to the Agricultural Ex-
Station at Delaware College. in
homas f. Marms, the Plant Patholo- 25t
ST. thus describes It ''The specimen be
fungus is a rare species Of puff-ball An
nsch seldems fruits in our open fields tot
is generally confined to forests and M