Milford chronicle., 1916-11-24
MILTON NEWS.
Reckless Driving Near sehOOls.

Reckless Driving Near Schools.
Piacards have been placed on Chest
aat and Walnut Streets, in Milton. for
divers Of all vehicles to Go slow 9"
These streets front the public schools Of
Milton. In addition cautionary sign
las been placed Safety First Yet
persons who know of these notices and
their proximity to the public schools
disregard the warnings and drive at
byeak-neck speed down these streets.
Last week a man who knows the situa-
tioa we'll drove recklessly fast down
Chestnut street. just as the schools had
tsCRed the children out. and they were
obliged to scatter like sheep to escape
this reckless driver. This man is not a
proper person to have license to drive
an automobile. and should he kill. MAIN
o. run over any child in Milton after
these warnings have been given him and
s1slers Of his kind. this community will
not be liable to wait upon the action Of
Sussex County court TO do justice to
tae culprit. There are plenty Of trees
ia Milton near the school house whicS
wit then serve good purpose
Game Not Plentiful.
The cunning season opened on We'd
nssday Of last week, and the bang Of the
suus resOunded from morning until night
The hunters report the game as scarce
sad not more than sufficient for the local
consumption. Yet there are many who
come from the city to shoot. ana Of
course desire to take back with them the
Hnlit OF game
The $ 5 T. f. & d. Company has
been appointed administrator of the es-
tate Of Della Smith.
Irnpro venents have been made on the |
property owned by David Wiltbank in /
Hr0adkiln Neck.
The first of a series Of entertainments |
uhich will be held each month during /
the winter for the benefit Of the Milton /
High school. was held Wednesday even
ing in the School Hall. The subject.
Scientific Electricity" was discussed and
Illustrated in a manner we had learned
Efty years ago under a different name.
Two bags Of fertilizer were stolen from
the granary of Charles a. COnnor last
Monday night.
? T. Welch and Mrs Welch are vis-
itiag in Pasaic, n. j.
Tue thermometer registered q degrees
o. Wednesday night and Thursday morn
iug On Friday morning the lake was
frozen over.
Wagon load after wagon load Of oys-
ters are hauled from Milton to George
town and other towns each week.
Mrs Goodwin has moved to the Lacy
homestead property on Federal street.
The public schools have been closed
All this week. and the children appear to
he happy to get the vacation; more so
I
Why were the schools closed Monday
When the water works were establish
ed 10 Milton it was natural to suppose
that everything would be kept clean. es-
pecialIy the water works themselves. A
casual inspection this week show the
windows Of the water works building a
dirty mess. 1t is a disgrace to the water
works. Clean up, or get somebody to :
clean up.
About one-third Of the peach trees in
the Chandler orchard north Of Milton |
are being cut out because Of the peach l
yeIlOws The stubs Of the diseased trees
will later be pulled out and burned
The personal property Of the late Le
sicia Wilson was sold at public sale last >
in Milton.
On and after November 25th the noon
pasSenge rain going east. and the Sis >
rain west on the d. NJ & V. r.
r. Z siiton will be discontinued. and
he6 there will be but one train each day
% and from Milton; a passenger train
.0irg west at 1905 a. m, and another a
yoiug east at S:24 p. m. from Milton.
After several days of idleuess work on n
he bridge over the river at Milton has d
,eeu resumed The business Of Milton p
,as been sadly handicapped while this
york has been in progress. and it is to q
,e hoped that the contractors will rush rC
to completion now they have again re- a
uueA work
John Walker with a party went hunt n'
lg last Monday night and when near pi
he camp grounds they suddenly missed eT
he bark Of their dog. Investigation dis T
i0sed the fact that it had been killed OF
> the train which passed. and its body tn
ras found at the trestle Of the railroad by
ridge II was a highly priced coon al
og
There are eight houses for rent in Mil La
2n. and they are likely to remain vacant Sc
atu the rent asked is reduced. an
a bazaar and festival will be held in III
le Masonic Temple on this Saturday SC
7ening 1t will be under the auspices W,
the Methodist Episcopal church Dr.
Because the room in the Palmer Block tn
rented. the Thanksgiving Supper plan
ed by the ladies' Of the M. p Church tn
III he held in the Masonic Temple on de
day. ]
enj njamin COnaway, whe died at the ph
,me OF his daughter on Monday even wi
g. will be buried on Wednesday. NoY
tn. upon the arrival Of his son. Frank is
1naway. from Panama ON
Don't fail to look over the holiday tn,
,Ods, at Stokes, Jeweler, Milford
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