Milford chronicle., 1916-12-08
MILTON NEWS.
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Bridge Completed
The bridge which divides Milton at the
head of the Broadkiln has been COM
pleted We have watched the work as
il has progressed and we think n good
| lob has been done. 1t is the concensus
Of opinion that it is as strong as iron,
steel and concrete could make IT, ana II
is a credit to the county, an ornament
to Milton, and a credit to the builders,
| Abbott & Clendaniel, who did the work.
Spelling Bee at Milton.
] spelling bee was held by the Milton (
! High School on Tuesday evening which
was participated in by many citizens. A |
/ nrize of 81 was awarded to Miss Eva |
| Case as the best speller. and a r-'Ze ~ |
! fly cents was given to MISS FRANCIS |
| Burrows, as the second best. The prin- |
| cipal of the Milton school participated in |
the exercises, and should another bee
be held we are requested to state that
the people Of the town would IKE 10 see
our lady teachers participate. They want
to know how they stand on spelling.
The next entertainment Of the Milton
High School Lyceum Course will be held
On Wednesday evening, when Dr.. F. A;
Currey will lecture on 'Humbugs and
Mossbackers.
The Milton schools are in receipt Of
five volumes Of Larned's History Of the
World, and Universal Dictionary,
which were presented at the recent ses-
sion Of the Teachers Institute held in
Milford
An entertainment is being planned by
the school to take place in Christmas.
petition is being circulated in Mil .
AAs'AAAAAe
ware troops now at the border. III
Joshua Gray drew the 25-pound turkey
which was Glanced Off Wednesday even
Captain David Dutton was home again
last week to see that little gal" The
captain is so enamoured with it that he +
can scarcely stay away long enough to
attend to his work. Z
Rufus Eilingsworth has gone 10 pass
the winter with his children in Phila-
delphia and New York. {
John Wilson has recovered from an ;
lbscess In the throat.
W. Fl. Welch. the representative elect .
rom Milton, is spoken Of as possible
ipeaker Of the next House Of Represen-
atives at Dover.
Shall Women Vote" is the subject to Z
)e discussed on Tuesday evening at FON'S q
tore under the auspices Of the Delaware &
equal Suffrage Association.
Wm. w. Maull died suddenly at his 2
rome in North Milton, Thursday. Mo-. =
9th, 1916, aged g. years and days. He
vas i'll only a few days Funeral at M
D. Church Sunday afternoon, and inter- +
nent i'm adjoining cemetery. He leaves s.
widow and two SONS. Rowland Of New (t
ersey and William of Milton lW
rvn Burton has moved into property (
n Front street. =
Ella Carey from Philadelphia is visit \
lg her parents. Justice and Mrs. Eli q
olins, Of Milton. &
Miss Nellie NAPLES has returned from s
long visit in Butte. Montana
j. Leon Black has bought the Conley "
ottage on Broadkiln Beach. m
The receipts from the Thanksgiving y
upper and bazaar We're S19012, and the {
dies wish to thank the liberal public "a
lr its patronage. y
James Onez, colored, was killed last *
onday by his gun being accidentally -
and the loading passing into lN'
is stomach. He was getting out of a "a
agOn near Whitesboro when the acci- n
snt happened. He died in thirty min -
es after it happened. He was 20 years *
d, and was buried in the colored ceme- ~
ry Of Milton. ,
Sarah J. Short died at Hope farm last IL
4. ]. J.. J. /. y II I !. e e. :
Inday, and the remains were brought to ~
iltOn for interment. She was "a years s
d, and interment was made at George lS
wn by S. j. Wilson and Son. M
Postmaster j. B. Mustard killed two iVl
'gs Tuesday which weighed 522 and 53S VI
spectively. On the same day Roderick IN
aynolds killed seven which weighed 2535 X
unds i'm the aggregate. e
The real Gift Shop" is conducted by O.
okes. jeweler, Windsor Blk, Milford