Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
MILTON NEWS.

many Of them are making preparations
for this annual festival. a festival as old
as Christianity itself The vendors Of toys
and holiday -lods are trimming their
show winda tborately and In. as they
think, ,h style 20 catch
the youth. ts-.t size Milton stores
deal in holda. soods TO some extent but
there are none who make a specially Of
confectionery and sweetmeats an Mrs. Ida
Fox and Samuel Fithian. And this year
they are trying 10 surpass all other years
in the variety and quality Of their stock
aud by this means 10 enlarge their already
increasing business. 1atkeys and geese
appear to be scarce L. Posties is buying
most Of the birds around here and ship
ping them TO city epicures. We cannot
believe there will be many Of these birds
eaten in Milton at a Christmas dinner al
the fabulous prices asked for them. PeO-
pie prefer a less expensive menu that may
be equally as palatable. In bygone days
a few weeks before Christmas the little
boys commenced to save their pennies
for Christmas" This practice appears
10 have become obsolete the youngsters
now-a-d days have pennies most OF their
tiRe without the necessity of saving;
and Furthermore, the youngsters In these
days expect Chrism9s gifts muniticently.
and get them, hence there is no need
OF the boys looking out for themselves |
The practice OF giving gifts of making /
presents has become so general that 10
discontinue it would rob Christmas Of |
much Of its interest 10 the little ones ana |
to the older ones also. Therefore( let Us |
bring 70 bear everything that we can 10 l
A. II NM far.
ourselves alone, but for all around US.
christmas comes but once a year" says
the old song, and let us improve our op-
portunity for doing good AT the coming
one by giving gifts 10 needy ones, not ex-
pec..ng amy ourselves, but solacing our
minds with the wise maxim. Blessed are
they who expect nothing, for they shall
not be disappointed"
People Of Milton generally move when
the sign is favorable and it appears 10 be
now in the right place. Paynter Johnson
has moved from North Union street to
Scull Town; y. H. Lohand has removed
from the corner Of Chestnut and Wharton
streets into the property vacated by Mr.
Johnson, which he owns. and George b.
Atkins will move into the property va
Gated by Mr.. Lohand
Capt. Thomas Fowler has been elected {
street supervisor and town bailin at a l
salary Of Si5 a month. q
Joseph Prettyman has been DISCHARGED
from the service of the L. S. and is home D
engaging in civic pursuits Once, while I
in Camp Dix, Joe wrote home that when
he got out of the army he expected to get o
married and have a home Of his own :
where he could stick his feet under his
own table, etc, and now Joes friends are o
eagerly watching to see him put this +
declaration into shape &
The NJ. r. Sunday school has elected
the old officers again to serve the en- o
suing year Fl
The Misses Susie and saIlie Carey left
on Friday and win spend the winter In %
The city b
The mail driver between Ellendsle and a
Milton seems to be getting deeper into ii 9
all the time Last week there was a funer- h
Al at New Market and the mail driver. in
passing the cemetery became so abb +,
'orhed in watching the ladies' in the Gem SD
stery that he came near running over
Wilson'S funeral car II took some trou- to
'le 10 get matters straightened. We can 81
hot even predict even when this thing
vill end
David b. Atkins and son, George b.
-tSins painters and decorators have gone
o Norfolk. Va, i'm the employ OF william de
1 Conwell, chief of the Conweu Con- 81
ruction Company
As a result Of the Harvest Home week he
he M T. Church sent three barrels Of
arm produce TO Baltimore and Westmin u
Ter, Md. last week ST.
Nft4 closing nj f17a tt,f.ft.. ..or-.f ~,
puut Of the Influenza has liberated the
-achers from duty for time and Miss %
,thel Hohl and Miss Jesse Norris have at
-'urned to their homes in Pennsylvania eh
mil the epidemic is over.
The closing Of the churches and tbs "
'in made sunday duh and dreary day.
nd in fear Of catching the Internal Sa
isease' people did but little visiting. pre-
snng 70 stay at home and sleep away VT
le time. There are many new cases Of inf
ckness in town. and as is natural, they !
re all called the "hu', but fortunately ret
one have been fatal thus far There Is the
'ported TO be one family in town where
ght are prostrated. and but one. the ag'
able TO be around The cases
re generally light not so bad as the y I
rmer epidemic a short time ago. There ret
iH be no Christmas entertainments al Wa
'e churches this year and no festivities mo
any kind are in contemplation during ha'
e holidays wa
There will be an entertainment given at an'
eynold's church on Christmas evening Mr.
here will be a Christmas tree. and dia- inn
CUES speeches and songs and happy hon
me is expected. Come out and enjoy G
urself Lal
John Wright who has been engaged rie'
IN the Diamond State Roller Mills for \
even Years, resigned his position satur- we'
y and viii remove 10 Philadelphia. not
George Palmer, William D. Lank and
illiam Pettyjohn have been discharged
'm the u Army and are now at their
mes.
Thomas f. Beebe died near Redden on
lursday Of influenza. aged % years ~
neral services were held on sunday IN :,
ternoon at Faith NJ P. Church bv the a.
" Carroll and interment made in Red '', 80
ans cemetery at Glendale. 10, -,