Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25
MILTON NEWS.

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Welch have been the latest. Mr.. Welc
had one of the notices posted in his win
dow, and some miscreant TO show wha
he could do. spat tobacco saliva on tn
window sufficient to hide the notice
Not until the Board of Health" alike
certain fine for the violation of il
laws, and makes an example out of som
one or more, persons by collecting thi
hne, will its laws be obeyed. There ar
some people in Milton, as well as il
many other towns, who who are wors
than dogs and a greater nuisance thar
hogs. and equally as filthy II is a dis
graceful sight to walk along, or over
concrete pavement, and for every ten o.
twelve feet see a besmeared place al
though some one had had a hemorrhage
This is tobacco splitting, and shows worse
on concrete pavements than on any
other kind of sidewalk. perhaps. And
It also is job for the owners Of property
TO have to scrub these pavements to get
rid of the nuisance. If the Board OF
Health" will attach a fine for the
violation of its laws and offer to the in
former against a violator q mOiety Of the
6Be, we believe. that will 20 great way
TO break up the nauseating practice.
Milton Fire Chief Fithian has appoint
ed his aids in the Volunteer Fire Co
They are, however, so multitudinOus
and multiform that we have not space in
our communication 10 index them pro-
Perly.
Rev. Albert Price. D. D pastor Of ST.
Psul's A. n. K. Church, Smyrna. was in
town recently, and preached three even
ings at st. JohH.s Mission, besides adj
dressing the audience at the Booker T
Washington Memorial services held in
the A. M. 4. Church. North Milton.
A social was held at the home of Mrs.
Clara Starkey on Tuesday evening under
the auspices Of the w. {. T. U
Mrs. Clara Carter was called to Pit
man, N. j.. to attend the funeral of Will
liam Carter. came back to Wilmington
and attended the funeral of Fred White
Gora Washington. returning home this
week.
Now little Ralph is happy. He has a
beautiful pony. little shetland. And
q. c. Cleudaniel enjoys it as well as does |
Ralph.
Mrs. c. C. NAPLES is convalesciug from
a recent illness.
Mrs. Alice Ellingsworth is thought to
be somewhat better.
w. T. Starkey, we are glad to an
nOunce, continues to improve, and will |
dohbtless, soon be able to atteud to busi-
ness again.
At meeting OF the Volunteer Fire Co.
held last Friday evening, F. B. Carey,
.. Pithian, Alvin Fisher and Weldon
NAPLES were appointed a committee to
solicit funds to purchase rubber boots
and coats for the noZzlemen.
Enterprise Council, No. 10, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ, held patriotic services in Robin
sons Auditorium on Tuesday evening,
in honor of Washington's and Lincoln
anniversaries.
Clarence B. johnson, Weldon NAPLES
Enterprise Council, No. 10,
yr. o. y. A. M, at the annual meeting
of the State Council held at Laurel last
week.
Some of our ice men harvested little
uiOre ice last Wednesday.
W. II. Mears has a new tasty and
pretty barber pole to tide him over the
winter. Next spring it is said, he ex-
poets to have another with a revolving
t0p; that every time il faces the main
street it opens displaying in gilt letters,
W. II. MeaTs, the up to-date tonsorial
artist" This is not an advertisement.
The Milton Times seldom has an edi-
loFiai, but when it does the editor, gen |
atally, puts his foot in it.. Last week
here was a short one referring to the {
coming town election and the mayorality. [
The following occurred in the brief note
Unfortunately, the town possesses few
nen of intellectual capacity and broad
fisiOn sufficient to do honor to the Office I
Ind the duties of mayor" Well we'll
veil Time was, before the advent of
diverse critics, when many of the popu-
ace of Milton were considered fairly ed a
lcated. The proof of that is to see what s
hey have accomplished. But, o, Milton G
low hast thou degenerated How are v
he mighty fallen /" Tell it not in Della o
7are, publish il not on the streets of Mil G
on lest the daughters of the oaNaiLie re- Il
Dice, lest the daughters of the uncircum- c,
ised triumph. Ii
The editor OF the Times is one of those Ii
atellectual quantities that are unknown in al
n algebraic equation, and, as proselyte
the Church of England to say anything,
0ntrary to his dictum is lese majeste.
The Post Office Department has aban-
oned the idea of establishing mes
snger" route between Milton and Ellen pl
ale and will put on Star Route" in e,
lead. Bids for this route as per schedule, fo
ublished in the Milton letter of recent
ate, are asked for, and will be accepted bl
util March lst. The route will go into Ii
feet on March 18th and continue until
ie end of the fiscal year of 1917 July lie
nh. A bond Of $500 is required for this ve
,ute. 6i
Marion, infant daughter of Mr.. and
RS. James Van, died on Tuesday. The fr
neral services were held on Friday af- NJ
TnOon at Bethel A. M. Z. Church by
ev. Wright, and interment made In en-
ethel Cemetery by J. B. Atkins. Fl
On account of the absence of the rector
Wilmington. there were no services at be
e Church of St John Baptist on Sunday fe
Mrs. J. H. Davidson is yet quite i'll at
7 home on Mill Street. bu
Mrs. Maggie Morris, who has been sick w
r some weeks, show little improvement.
Elizabeth J. Sharp, aged so years, 2 nu
onths and l3 days, relict Of the late dit
enry Sharp, died on Friday after an ILL
ss Of few weeks. Funeral services at
re held at Coolspring Presbyterian
Iurch on Tuesday by Rev. Fred A. vi
illmar Of Lewes, and interment made
the adjoining cemetery by 8. ]. Will Rp
! & Son. I'd
Captain George s. KINNEY of Phiia- -
nhia attended the funeral of Me-