Milford chronicle., 1917-03-23
MILTON NEWS.

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Sleepy Valley has disappeared from the
map of Milton and surroundings. A
town has been Obliterated in a week and
nothing is left, not even the trees, or
hedge that grew by the wayside. to mark
the location of the once classic Sleepy
Valley. It's former inhabitants are seq
regated at Scull Town or scattered hither
and yon throughout the country. Sleepy
Valley was really within the. incorporate
limits of Milton and the inhabitants were
really "squatters" as they possessed no
title to the land, and when a new owner
came into possession of the land they
were ordered to leave in a certain time.
They have done so. All of the houses
we're torn down except one which being
of better quality than the rest and more
substantial was bought by the Rev. Robt
Wright and removed on a lot of his
farther into town. Sleepy Valley was
not noted for wales, literature and art, as
was Carthage, Troy and Athens, but its
inhabitants were harmless people, not
meddliug with other peoples business
and having none of their own to attend
to.
So passeth away all material things.
towns, cities and empires, rise and fall
and give place to the civilization that is
pushing them 10 their doom.
W. II. Davidson, of Philadelphia, at
tended the funeral of his uncle, c. {.
Davidson on Tuesday of last week.
c. A. Conner made business trip to
Philadelphia on Tuesday.
c. w. Fisher has built a store house in
the rear of his stables for the more con
venient handling and storing Of phos
phate.
Mrs. J. B. Welch returned on Saturday
from a visit to Wilmington.
Captain James c. Conwell has so far
recovered from a severe attack of pneu-
monia as to be able to be out on the
street on pleasant days.
St. Patrick's Day has a proverbially, /
bad name, and, generally deserves it.
Last Saturday was no exception.
There is one concrete pavement in town /
that is comparatively under water, in 1
every rain. It was made too low in the
first place and now it will be difficult
job to raise it.
Mrs. John Crouch, Jr., of Philadelphia.
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crouch Sr. over Sunday.
Sarah K King is holding on, though
very weak and unable to move without
assistance.
Quite a quantity of herring have been
;aught in the Broadkiln but Milton peo-
pie are not eating many of this kind of
ish at five cents apiece. They are too
,ony.
The Missionary Anniversary of the NJ.
3. Sundoy School was held on Sunday
,veniug. The program rendered was
The amount of collections
or this cause during the year has been
,ls0
The muskrat season is over aud people
an no longer indulge their appetite and
atisfv their palate.
Thomas Birmingham, former Milton
esidt mt who removed to Wilmington re-
emily has returned with his family to
iiton.
An adjourned Quarterly Conference
7ill be held at the NJ. P. Church on
ionday evening the 26th at which time
he church business of the year will be
djudicated.
Almost superhuman efforts are now
eing made by both churches to raise the
alary of their pastors and allow them to
o to their respective conferences with
heir salaries paid in full. Milton is al
'ays successful in paying its preachers,
nd this year will be no exception. There
but very little more due on the salaries
ut the last one hundred dollars is harder
} raise than the previous two hundred
Robert Wiley caught three shad in the
on Monday These being the
rst caught, the incest one of the three
Did for one dollar.
William Crouch, late of Los Angeles,
al, left on Tuesday on a visit to Phila-
elphia. DAG.
Miss Naomi Robinson, daughter of Mr..
i'd Mrs. II. L. Robinson and Alvin II.
isher, son OF Mr.. and Mrs Chas. W.
isher, both of Milton, Del, were quietly
arried at the home of the bride We'd
esday. March 21st, at $50 a. III. On
turning from their honeymoon they
i'll reside at the home of the groom.
N NJ Stokes. the jeweler, in Windsor
lock. will give to every white child
,rn during the month Of April, within
miles Of Milford, a diamond ring.