Milford chronicle., 1916-02-18
MILTON NEWS.

= | ABOUT, Completed, Dat tue system is, D.
no means finished. Mr.. Collins, tn
, engineer. was here on Wednesday, anC
, tried the mains, which, with exception
of one little leak were fanltless. w,
have five hundred feet of up-to-date new
hose, and six hundred feet of old hose
which is considered enough fire" hose
for even a town as large as Milton. The
mains have been tapped the past week
for several private residences, but, there
Is yet, great deal objectors, cant see
into" and this want of knowledge on the
part of the wiseacres dampens the prog
resive spirit Of those who would do were
they not impeded by the actions of these
same persons. who-for shame-are,
nominally leaders of many. But, the
whole thing will come out all right in
time.
John Robinson has opened a meat store
in the Corner Block. This is three beef
and pork emporiums now in Milton; but,
how long we know not, will they exist
There may be more meat than money in
the hands that don't need it, and vice
versa.
James Mason, engaged at Pennsgrove
N. J., paid a short visit to Milton last
week.
A Frarce e. Willard Commemorative
Service was held in the M. p. Church on
Tuesday evening, under the auspices of
the Milton w. {. T. U. An interesting
/ program was rendered.
A Valentine Social was held at the M.
e. Parsonage on Monday evening. A
silver Offering was taken at the door, for
the benefit of the Foreign Missionary
Fund.
Mrs. Goldie Owens has opened her
Millinary Parlor in the Fox store house,
where she has a complete assortment of
hats, trimmings and notions.
Mrs. +. J. Sharp who has been con-
fined to her home for two weeks with
uremic poisoning is said to be much i'm
proved. Her daughters, Mrs. Charles
G. Cannon and Miss Ethel, of Camden,
N. J and Mrs. T. w. Rice and daugh-
ter Miss Lillian, of Philadelphia, are
with her.
Captain Charles C. Cannon, of the
American Dredging Co., was a Milton
visitor last week.
Rev. Ralph T. Coursey well remem- |
bered as a former pastor of the Milton |
M. Z. Church, paid the town brief visit |
last week, and was warmly welcomed by |
his friends. He was entertained by Capt. |
George K. Mcgee and wife.
Milton Grange, No. IS. elected officers |
last week.
Lima Perry wife of Basil Perry, of near
Georgetown, died on Thursday, aged 27 |
years, Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at St. Johns M. L.
Church. by the Rev. Taylor, and inter
ment made in adjoining cemetery by s.
J. Wilson & Son.
Mrs James Ponder who was thrown
from her carriage, during a runaway, on
a street in Milton, on Monday the 9TH
inst gave birth to twins on the following
Thursday; one Of each gender. Mother
and children are doing we'll
The Fourth Quarterly Conference of
the NJ. +. Church was held on Saturday
evening. In his report to the Conference
The pastor, the Rev. Webster expressed
the belief that he should not return to
This charge another year.
District Superintendent Stephenson
preached at the NJ. E. Church on Sunday
The Ladies' Mite Society of the NJ. P.
Church will hold a Bazaar on the even
ng of the 22nd, at which all Of the deli !
;acies of the season will be offered to
empt the appetite of the epicure. {
W. 7. Starkey, druggist, has been con-
ined to his home for some time with {
yrippe.
William Fosque, bookkeeper at the I
ester House, is confined to his home,
utfering severely wife rheumatism.
Memorial services we're held on Friday Q
vening, at the A. M. Z. Church in :
North Milton, in commemoration of .
booker 7. Washington the great negro e
ducator. Orations were delivered BY c
many of the brilliant white orators of
own, amongst whom we may mention, P
Prot. Fearing.
Layton Belts living with his parents at q
he end of North Union street Is much Y
fraid of mad dogs, and we don't blame 4
i'm. He has a dog of his own that he Z
luch admires and wishes to take care of.
Inc night recently, he went over to Al
ert Wilson'S store, just across the street
nd took his dog with him. During his
bsence the boys, who knew his fear OF
lad dogs, made an effigy of a dog, aud D
ut It in front OF his dog house. When L
oung Belts came back he discovered, h
hat he supposed to be dog, sitting in n
ont Of his dog house; he hallooed to it a
} get out" but it did not get out. {" p
hen he went for a gun, muttering inn s,
recations, all the time, on mad dogs. n
-is comrads were standing around all Il
le while, advising him not to get to h
ear the dog for fear he might bite him.
Then he returned bang went the gun, d
1t the supposed dog did not move. v
Bang went the gun again, and this al
me one Of the props under the efigy A
ave way, revealing the hoax. As lay al
N does not swear any he must have "
Town his chagrin in some other way L
'e came away when the last shot was al
red m
Apropo Of mad dogs. another one was re
He'd on Monday, and the scare Is, byl
means over. If people continue to h,
Il dogs, within thirty days dogs will be III
scarce in Broadkiir Hundred as men
III be in Germany after the European q
ar Is over. K
That, air ship "Ahl hal o, yesl
seen it. So said many Of the peo- at
E Of Milton on Tuesday morning 1t lai
IS seen ID Wilmington before we seen
and Mondays Morning Newa'' had or