Milford chronicle., 1917-09-07
MILTON NEWS.

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Am I my brothers. keeper?" For the
three last Sundays there has been traffic
through the town of Milton and persons
who find so much objection to this traffic
have come to me with why don't YOU
say something about this Sabbath break
ing, running a truck and driving wagons
loaded with fruit through our most pub
lie streets on the Sabbath Day. II any
of our citizens break the law, you don t
fail to show them up; why not this flag
rant violation of the Sabbath, that is now
going on2 We merely answer, I'VE
have done our duty in the promises, and
have each week statsd the facts in the
case without dealing in preliminaries. If
the owner of this fruit that is being ship
ped thinks he is compelled to work on
Sunday to save his crop, we'll aHd good
If he thinks he is justified in setting
aside the laws of God, and the statute
laws of the State, he alone is responsible.
We are writing the news, and not sitting
IN Judgment, or the owner of perishable
fruit crops. See ye to that -
We we're asked on Sunday If they
meaning the shippers-had a permit to
haul freight through town on Sunday"
and we replied, ,-"I do not think Town
Council has the authority to give a per
NIT to violate any law either of God or
man. " To a certain extent we may be
our Brother Keeper, " and wsare will
ing to assume that responsibility as far
as prudence dictates, but we do not wish
to poke our nose into business mems pri- /
Yate affairs. Meanwhile the fruit glut is
over, and on last Sunday the fruit truck
and the fruit wagons were resting Mr. |
Chandler has shipped on an average seven !
car loads of fruit-peaches and canta- |
for the last two weeks !
There are few more peaches in his or |
chards to ship but the great hurry is /
now over. The actual yield of Mr. Chan
iler's peach crop this year will far ex-
ceed his FIRST estimate.
Wonders will never cease" vet we
we're much surprised on Sunday morn
ng, on going down the street, to meet
Draper truck en- route for the railroad
tation with a load of canned goods. In
lniry revealed that the Draper Company
lad sold a car load of canned peas to the
Government for our soldier bows, and it
vas necessary to load them on SUNDAY
hat they might be dispatched to their
on Monday.
And all of this proves that the business
t the Milton station is booming. There
'ere 95 car loads of freight dispatched
-om this station last week for various
oints of destination. The agent, Mr..
urner, has two assistants during this
lflation of business
Tomatoes reached IS cehts basket last
eek.
The canneries are yet on about half
me.
The foreign help at the Chandler orch
ds have gone to their homes.
William H. Davidson and wife and
iss Mayme Conner after spending two
eeks around Milton returned to Phila-
.lphia on Monday.
The Milton Public Schools will reopen
! Monday, September 18th.
The Ushers Union of the NJ. r. Church
II hold fete champetre on the lawn
Joining the church on Saturday even.
& the 8th inst. Tut fruit and the deli-i
cies of the season will be for sale.
me out.
parties at Brsadkiln Beach are
tching large trout, drum and other
nds of fish.
If people were compelled to pay for all
E water they wasted in sprink1ing the
eets there would not be so much of it
ed. We recognize their right to allay
: dust, which is laudable; but which
ne women and few old men make a
lything of the hose to see the water
ART" It is time they should pay for the
ter wasted.
Mrs. Lizzie Fowler and daughter Helen
er a month S visit to friends returned
Phi adelphia on Thursday.
I. K. Wagamon and Mrs. Wagamon
Milton, w. II. Davidson and wife and
IS Mamie Conner OF Philadelphia,
mt Thursday with Jehu Reed and fam
near Frederica.
ieef has got to bringing in so much
ney that our merchants on their de-
ny on mornings stop at one of the
ks, about half way over town, and
ke deposit, to relieve their bulging
kets, that they may proceed with
re ease.
ost Office Inspector Plummer has
n transferred to Virginia, and H. F.
lner has been appointed TO this dis
/. The new inspector paid Milton
t Office a business visit on Saturday.
lines E. Dickerson has been awarded
contract to carry the q. S. mail from
,ndale to Milton and return, six times