Milford chronicle., 1918-11-08
MILTON NEWS.

There a great many funny things said
in a joke. " To this might be added
there's a great many foolish things put
lished in the newspapers, In general,
however, these publications do no harm
if they are printed i'll our local paders,
but when they are sent to the city papers,
these grab after the item because it is
sensational, and knowing nothing of the
situation, publish it, doing ucalculable
harm to the community
a few weeks ago there was a story
coming from Georgetown to the effect
of wild hog hunt by a man who owns
herd of wild hogs near Whitesville, and
! shoots his pork in the fall" Said man
on this occasion gained the ill-will of the
/ hogs that made after him, compelling
him to take refuge in a tree where be
remained for several hours, or until
neighbors came to his relief. The same
story was published two or three years
ago Now If this story had been pub
lished in the county papers, the people
of Sussex county would have known
how to take it. But, instead, it was sent
to a Philadelphia daily with all of its
embellishments. If this reflected only
on the veracity of the individual, who
wrote it, it might amount to nothing;
but, when the civilization of a community
is involved, the harm is far reaching |
Wild hogs in Sussex county, and may be |
to the imagination of the newless reader,
running in the streets of Georgetown. |
It would appear from this wild hog story |
that we are yet in the days of Patty
Cannon, " and the civilization that brood
ed over Cath when he wrote the
'Entailed Hat" yet obtains in Sussex
County. Should this story reach the
cowboys of the far West, it is not un-
that they may prepare for
wild hog hunt in Sussex County the
coming winter and make Georgetown
their headquarters. A train of several
cars, loaded with cowboys, horses and
their accoutrements and dogs, bent on
4 Sussex county wild hog hunt, would
make staid old Georgetown tremble with
excitement, beside leaving several dol
ars in the pockets of the caterers to the
public appetite. But this may not all
and the wild hogs around
may still roam unmolested \
Until another fall, when their quasi owner
wants some more pork, and goes out and a
S treed again. But say doesn't one
hink these hogs make tough eating? As
ough as the story. a
Buckwheat has been bought at the I
tation during the past week for Sl.5S '
'er bushel, and shipped to other parts. Il
Hallowe'en was unobserved on Thurs
ay evening in obedience to a request of u
ur local Board of Health. TheIe was s
% demonstration of any kind
Arthur Couwell, of Philadelphia, was t;
iilton visitor last week. d
Ms. Richard Jones, of Allentown, Pa. G
scently widowed, has removed from her D
lte home to Milton, and will reside with n
er parents, DR.. and Mrs. r. T. Wilson. HI
Mrs. J. B. Welch returned on Satur-
ay after visit of four weeks in Viii in
ington, where she has been in attend F.
ice on her daughter and family, who
ave been prostrated with the flu. Mrs.
'elch escaped the contagion, and is in v,
lie best of health. N
An areoplane passed over Milton on 2,
lturday, going in a southerly direction AZ
was so high it could scarcely be dis gI
1guished, but was plainly heard,
John Morris has taken a position as
lesman in the general store of Black & =
ngo. 3
"Old Bob. " one of S. J. Wilson =
rises, is dead. "Old Bob was quite =
k the day of his demise, and Mr.. Will 4
n and wife went to the stable to see
NJ. They pronounced him as good as =;
ad, and went back to their lunch, 4
iving the stable door open. A short
ne after the horse got up aud went out =;
the stable into the street and struck 4
ot and went to John Wilson's farm 8
ort distance from town, where he =;
liked around for awhile, and then lay u
wn and died in fifteen rinutes.
tne -. -. -
y, and the churches were open after a y
'sure of four weeks for the NJ. +.
iurch and six weeks for the NJ. P. q
lurch. The quarantine followed the a
o weeks vacation of the Rev Hunger g
I'd, hence the six weeks closure at his e
urch The churches were fairly well -
ed, but there was not so large a con- &
egation as might have been expected y
er so long an absence from religious -
'rship. At the NJ. p Church conf g
inion services were held. and during e
: exercises the minister told the con -
sgation they should be very thankful g
It we had beer so mercifully spared q,
m the ravages of the past epidemic, -
compared with the mortality at other e
ces. And this sentiment, no doubt, -
md a response in every thinking heart -,
AAAhh PAGoNnA' NV 1lNdu DIGdCuEul L
Rehoboth, and Rev o. ]. Baynard, -
m Rehoboth, preached in Rev. Givan S q,
pit, in the interest of the WORKOUT z
eachers Endowment Fund" Z" ~
The Public Schools reopened on Mon y.
: with two teachers absent, but that 2
l make but little difference. Ee
Conditions in Milton are becoming 4
NAL. The epidemic has ceased to
run and the sick are concalescing. =
! disgraceful affair occurred on Satur- y.
night in the lower part of the town.
, it known we are without any police -
ce). This riot was brought about bv =.
rbeson boys and Broadkiln toughs, y
ed on by hard cider. II is said a -
adkiln man brought in FIVE gallons Z
put his automobile in mo Mans =
I'd, " from where he dispensed the =
I. The participants soon became Z
nix. An officer, who had been ap- =
1ted for the occasion, got drunk and -
licked, it is reported. Such acts as Z
of Saturday night seldom occur in y
ton, but when they do, they are a e
1t deal worse than they were when Z
saloons were open. No arrests have =
d made, and it is probably none will be. %A