Milford chronicle., 1917-08-31
MILTON NEWS.


cursed with them. For more than a
year we have had no constable, accred-
tied to Milton; and now we have no JUS
tice-of-the- Peace. And we are getting
along very well without them. We have
a Mayor who is in town, about, one half
of his time during the day, and a town
bailif who is supposed to be 'on the
job" all of the time. AS is well. known,
We are peacable people, and the only
fragrant violations of law, we know, are
made by automobilists. Where we are,
at times, forced observant, one half at
least, of the automobilists do not blow
their horn, and some Of the trucks, doing
business through town, o not blow at
all at street corners. This practice grows
worse, and will continue to grow worse,
until some one is made to pay for nom
| conformity to law.
/ At killing dogs the automobiles are do
| ing fairly well. Satan Ponder is the last
victim Of their ruthlessness. Satan was
good dog, bob-tailed, and particular
friend of the beef stores. He, now, rests
in peace.
The Jr. o. e. A. NJ. is having the
/ Presbyterian Cemetery, that has been
allowed to become over-run with weeds,
and bramble, cleaned of; and when I'm
ished it will be more attractive than its
! former state has been repulsive.
Miss Elsie King has been elected a
teacher in the Milton Public Schools for
the Sth and 9th grade
An unconhrmed report says, Captain
George E. Mcgee has sold his property
on Milton Terrace, to a New Yorker,
for 5000.
When Comptroller J. c. Lanks house
cfwfTrl hrr
of the 2lst inst. the bolt ran down to the
water mains, under the street, and burs-
ted six sections Of pipe. There have
been new ones put in this week
Since property is now assessed, at its
real, instead of its rental value, the |
school tax Of Milton has been reduced |
one third per capita This of course, |
the property pays; and this is right. But |
there are vacant lots in Milton, that |
should pay a tax on the amount their !
owners ask for them when a person |
wants to buy
James Maull, of Philadelphia, is visit /
ing Robert Vaughan and family
Dawson Robinson left on Saturday for
Philadelphia to join an hospital corps in
which he enlisted some time ago.
Miss Elsie King visited Mrs Maggie
Cannon and daughter Ethel, at the home
of Captain R. c. Chambers and family
at Lewes, last week.
Mrs. Sallie Irwin, mother and child,
of Philadelphia, are visiting friends
W. H. DerricksOn, of Philadelphia,
Joined his wife at Rehoboth on Saturday.
where they will remain until Tuesday,
when they will return to Milton and
spend the remainder of the week before
returning to Philadelphia.
Columbus Welch. of Wilmington, is
the guest Of J. B. Welch and family.
While trying to get into his carriage
at the store of S. J. Wilson & Son, on
the horse of Thos. B. Draper,
of Slaughter Neck, broke loose from him
and ran around the square, to the place
from which he started, where he was
stopped with no damage to anything.
High prices have prevailed for toma j
toes at the railroad station during the {
past week; but not so high as at some
other places. SO cents is the maximum
price that has been paid Tomatoes have
not been plenty, yet, and those persons
buying at the station for shipment to !
Baltimore have conhicted, materially,
with the canneries. These have had but
little TO do, except Winters & Prophet, q
who are working on beans.
The DodsOn Co., have been having O
trouble with their foreign help. This 4
help refused to work unless it could have .
IS own way to the detriment of the home G
workers; but the management proposed
o be boss of its own canneTy, and read
he riot act" TO them. A few Of the
antilles, who had enough money, went
iome; the rest after loafng around un-
il Saturday. went to work
Mrs. A. T. Polk, wife of Congressman {
Polk, of Georgetown, was the guest of
Hiss Clara Vaughn on Sunday.
There was a big time at the colored
amp at Lavinia, on Sunday. Rev. Sal
ie Mosley, of Steer Hill, Kent county, a a
olored evangelist, preached in the after
loon what the Rev. Robert Wright pro-
Iounced to be a very good sermon. The
ate money was about 500 Tne camp
gill continue another week. II
Robert Morris will conduct Harry ~
s general store for the present.
Commencing next Sunday, September
nd, the NJ. E. SUNDAY School will hold
IS sessions commencing at O'Clock p.
D. each Sunday, instead of in the morn 4
1g.
Last Sunday was a busy day around
iilton. Mr. Chandlers truck and two
cams were running peaches to the sta
ion during the day, and loading cars
Or shipment. There were 27 freight I
the switches on Sunday.
ZACH Sunday morning Mr.. Chandler sent
team into town and got the available
Jreign help, to pick peaches at 40 cents
n hour, during Sunday-now please r.
eader, don't understand that this is the
ally wages, for it is not Five car loads
lere sent off on Monday morning And
lis busy work was in full blast all of
ist week, and will continue for several
eeks to come.
The subject of the Rev Givan's SER
ian on Sunday morning was Pente-
ost, 4" that of the evening Man Finding
lis Place in Life.
The Second Quarterly Conference of
le NJ. P. Chnrch will be held on Tues
ly evening, September 18th.
Harry Manship and family of Viii
ington, are spending their vacation at
eir county home ia Milton.
Fodder saving has commenced near
wn.
Catharine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.