Milford chronicle., 1917-10-26
MILTON NEWS.

Yet, if we go out to the railroad station
we hnd there is some alleviation for our
depression condition. There the availa-
bic space is covered with pine piling and
heavy white oak sticks, probably also for
piling. J. c. Palmer is having hauled
to the station for shipment many thous-
and cedar poles, presumably for grape
arbors, or something of that kind, and
there is other freight of various kinds
awaiting shipment. The past week the
Diamond State Telephone Company has
been hauling poles along the principal
streets on which its lines extend with
the intention of replacing some of the
partly-rotten ones.
On Saturday Robert Collins had ripe
Strawberries in town for sale.
On Saturday the Sheriff of Sussex
county locked up the plant of the Milton
Times.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. P. Church
will hold Hallow' cen society in the
Palmer Block on the evening of Oct. 81.
The pupils of the Milton High School |
will hold a parcel post sale on Saturday. |
the 9th inst, in one of the rooms of the
Palmer Block. Proceeds to defrav the |
expenses of the school on a pleasure trip |
to Washington.
In the general exchange of pulpits
that will take place amongst the NJ Z.
ministers of the Peninsula on next Sun
day, the Rev. d. J. Givan will preach in
Seatord district, and the Rev. George r.
Ellis, of Magnolia, will preach at Milton.
Several of our citizens went to Prime
Hook Beach on Sunday to see the whale
that is said to be stranded on the shore.
Roland Raught, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. g. Rsught, has returned to St. Paul's
School, Garden City, L. I. During the
season when the canneries were working.
Roland, fifteen years old, worked in one
Of them-this he need not have done I
and made ten dollars. This he contri- ,
outed to fund his school was raising to Z
donate to the Red Cross, to furnish an
ambulance for service in France. The 5
ambulance will have the names of each {
't the contributors decorated on its
Interior.
Elmer Dickerson's silo is about COM +
oleted. This is the first one we have (
'een. 1t is cylindrical in form. 80 feet
nigh, and has a capacity of IS tons. He i
'egan filling it on Saturday. The walls q
ire of brick and concrete. Ia
One OF our enterprising merchants I
ocked his store one afternoon recently. h
nd he and his wife went squirreling. e
Last week the pastor of the 81. E, v
>hurch issued a card to the members and
uends of his church, which contained Il
he following appeal: "Re-uniting on n
sunday next after session of lesser re- /,
lgious activity, we desire to enioy a full q
tendance OF members at the services.
oming with rekindled enthusiasm for r
he success of the cause of Jesus Christ a
the new period of opportunity. Won't II
ou do your part by being in your place?"
his appeal for Rally Day" service at ~
enhance was responded to by a large II
Tendance at church on Sunday after ;,
oon, at which time the rally" services =,
ere held. Speeches were made bv sew q
raj, chief of whom was ex-Superiuten-
ent ]. B. Welch.
Little Ora Dutton has completely re- =
'vered from her recent malady. y
An alarm of fire on Monday morning =, =
-eated considerable excitement for the :.
me, but # was extinguished before the a.
re apparatus arrived. It originated in :.
lck building at H. P. Burton's near the -
'stofice, and had it not been discovered :, =,
time, would have made things lively -
that corner again. DC
On Monday Charles Virden aud wife. ~
rs.lSarah E. King, Miss Emma King e'
ID Charles King motored to Philadei-
Tia.
On Tuesday morning another exciting Je
enc occurred that made North Union
rect for the time a business thorough
re. A mule that was attached to A
am broke into a we'll or cesspool in the nj,
ar of Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler's pro- ~
rty. One mule escaped, but the under NJ
nle went down to the bottom of the ~