Milford chronicle., 1917-09-28
MILTON NEWS.


In these days of war and tribulatiou
and when everything appears to indicate
that the end of the world is near, 1T NAV
not be unexpected that the miraculous
should happen, or the weak things in
life should produce phenomena. There
fore singing cat belonging to Captain
c. F. Lacey, has become one of the in
stitutions of the town, and has ceased to
be regarded as phenomenon. This cat
IS large Maltese, and when Captain
Lacey takes him in his lap and begins to
rub his back and hum some tune, Mr.
Cat will shake his head from side to side
and lap bis tongue in and out, as the
music proceeds in accompanim The
cat appears to enjoy it and the Onlookers
think the cat is endowed with much
sense. Another cat in town, it is said,
has for some time been repeating the
Lord s Prayer in a mimic way, or in a
way that his owner who is very fond of
him, and plays with him much, has been
led to understand and to believe that
this cat is really numbling this PRAYER. |
And it is said, he-the owner of the cat
has become impressed with this cir |
cumstance that it has made a marked /
impression on his present life. We have |
read that the time will come when under
certain conditions "a little child shall
lead them, but, we believe, we have
never read, neither in sacred nor pro-
fame history where a cat shall lead them
There are so many cats around Milton
that are really good for nothing; it is, or
may be relief to know we have some
Of an educated variety.
F. B. Carey, who has been at Jefferson
Medical Hospital for several days for
treatment, returned home on Wednes-
day, much improved, but not entirely
Mrs. A. G. Raught and son Roland
eft on Wednesday on a northern tour.e
Alvan Fisher has accepted a position
n Philadelphia and has removed there.
VIM. Reed has taken the place in c. w.
usher S store, vacated by Mr.. Fisher.
The foreign help at work in the can
leries have evidently recognized the fact
hat we have no officers in town, and are
ontinuing their depredations on truck
'atches and fruit trees The injured
'arties will drive them off, but they will |
eturn. knowing they cannot be arrested,
% have no officers is not so nice as it
nay look at first glance
Through the courtesy of Miss Clara
'aughan, secretary of the Milton Red /
ross, we are enabled to publish the fol-
'wlng as the result of that organizations
lbor to the present. 1t has shipI ed this
eek to headquarters in Wilmington
J8 operating towels, "a bed shirts, as
loulder wraps, Is salts of paiamas.
he society IS now awaiting material to s
to work on knitting gloves. stockings
nd other things that may be needed for
ar hospitals.
Squirrel shooting is on, but Milton .
miners don't appear to be getting many =
/ their morning hikes. o
Mrs. Reuben Pennewill, Sr. and daugh-
r Rila, of Chester, Pa, and Reuben $
Jr., and wife, of Philadelphia, y
i've been in Milton on business trip. ~
Mrs. Maggie Cannon and daughter
-hel, OF Camden, N. J., are visiting " "
ENDS. &C
S. J. Wilson & Son have purchased a TO
NTH town truck for use in their busi- hs hS
SIS. W WDe
W. W. Conwell, head of the Conwell IN
instruction Co., has removed from near .,
ilton to Norfolk, Va, to be nearer his -
siuess. VI
Leroy Lynch is shipping pears from ha
Chandler farm, as are also MANY sa
Ter growers of this fruit, to city wi
rkets. m1
lanes Lester, of near FELTON,, has an
1ght the property of Mrs Ida Abbott
Atlantic ST.. and will remove therein
the beginning Of new year.
captain George A. Goodwin, with his 81
nily, left on Sunday to visit his mother "e
Lubec, Maine, and relatives in the ~,
W England States. no nO
William Wroten, son and daughter
Ray Porter and wife, of Harriggton,
of the Rev. and Mrs. D. 7.
'an and family on Sunday. cru
,aptain L B. Chandler came to visit Blil
mother on Saturday, and returned to
mp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., on Mon the
:. al
he foreign help of the Draper Slaugh-
Neck cannery left last week; those Of