Milford chronicle., 1918-02-08
MILTON NEWS.

hog for many years, has at last agreed {
allow him to live and in that town unde
certain conditions. In the town OF Nil
ton we have had persons who have bee
trying to oust the hog for many years
/. but have failed in their efforts. Almos
all pei sons, except those of the Jewisl
- faith, like the hog, when properly pre-
pared for the table, and under anothe
;. name. Some escheW him, as a matter o
p religion, others on account of health
There are but few persons who do no
like sausage, and many of the other deli
5 cacies that are manufactured from tn,
I hog. Hon. William Jennings Bryan, latI
Secretary of State of the United States
is reported to have said: Every man
: should raise a pig in his back yard.
p This is eminent authority, but no one
supPoses Mr. Bryan practices it. Some
people, who make raising hogs a bust
ness, do it for profit; but it is the poor
people who raise one or two hogs year
who do it to have something at the end
of the year to last them through the win
ter. And there are persons who love to
attend to the hog. They love to see him
grow; and rub himself against the pen,
which is one Of the signs of his growing.
The present war has made the hog more
valuable, and more attention is being
paid to him although the price of pork
was climbing when we entered the war.
Now we have got to have him. He is,
and will be an important factor in win
ming the contest. Hence those persons
who see his hogship In such demand and
have the chance will raise one or more
hogs. This we think will be done in
Milton, and thereby decrease the price
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coming into his own. He is giving his
life for this country-or, 1t is being taken
from him under war pressure.
Mrs. J. NJ. Lank and Prof. Ralph B.
Smith, principal of the Milton Public
Schools, have been appointed by the War
Department directors for the Smilage
Campaign in this district.
c. G. NAPLES received another car load
OF coal last week but the snow has been
so deep that much trouble has been ex-
perienced in delivering it.
Charles Virden has good job at Hog
Island driving government officials from
the Island to Philadelphia and back, in !
his automobile at one dollar an hour.
A Farmers Institute was held on We'd |
nesday. Three sessions were held, and |
although the day was stormy, each ses- |
sion was fairly attended
On Thursday, the snow of Wednesday, !
together with that already on the ground, |
rendered the streets almost impossible, |
and several teams with wagons were |
driven around the town to break down |
the snow Now if farmers have not snow
enough to put on their wheat there's
plenty in Milton they can have for only
the cost of hauling.
The first number of the High School
Lyceum series was held on Thursday
evening.
William Vent is recovering from car
buncle boil that has been troubling him
for some time.
A Parent-Teachers' Meeting was held
in School Hall on Friday afternoon.
Within three days after the Thrift
Stamp campaign began the children of
the Milton Public Schools had taken over
500 90 worth.
The mad dog scare" has been intense
in Milton, and has not yet abated On
Thursday the following order was posted
"All dogs found on the streets of
Milton within the next thirty days
1907 will be shot BY order of the
Mayor Jan. 81, 1918"
And up to aud including Saturday we
saw more dogs, or noticed more than
before the order was posted. Really,
here ought to be something done with
he stray dogs that roam the streets of
own. But the people know, if the dogs
ion't, that the Statutes, the laws, and
he ordinances of Milton are nil, and
ire not enforced.
Town Supervisor Dickenson has had
yOrkmen during these heavy SHOWS clean
ng the cutters and removing the snow
where it is the town S duty to do so.
The sun was out for a short time on
saturday but we don't think the ground
log saw his shadow. We think his hog
hip was froze under and showed over
nd couldn't get out to look.
Noble Ellingsworth of Philadelphia is
making his winter visit to Milton.
David Clifford is home with his family II
Or awhile. n
The extra meetings closed at the NJ. 4. II
,hurch on Sunday. They will continue
t the NJ. P. Church another week.
Three days of joyfulness and pleasure
re anticipated for next week. On Tues II
ay, Wednesday and Thursday the 18th, III
5th and l4th, the Chautauqua will hold II
IS sessions in School Hall. II
John d. Atkins, aged SO years, died at ii
O46 Belmont Avenue, in Philadelphia, II
II AAluagt ANDA AaA AStt AS4os AuC AG-
iains were brought to Milton on Mon
ay. The funeral was held from the
ONE of Mrs. Fannie Atkins on Tuesday III
forming, and sepulture made in Zion NJ. III
!. Churchyard by J. B. Atkins. III
James H. Lohaud died on Friday morn III
X, February lst, 1918, aged so years u
nd months. Deceased lived alone, be- =
yeen Georgetown and Milton. On Fri =
ay morning boy going to school stop r
ed at his home-as was his custom-and III
trough the window saw deceased lying
n the floor. He summoned a neighbor
nd the door was broken open. Mr.. Lof-
nd was dead, and the body yet warm.
is supposed he arose in the morning,
lilt FIRE, and while sitting by it had
j attack of heart disease. The body
as brought to the home of his son, A.
/. Lofand, in Milton. where funeral
.rvices were held on Tuesday afternoon II
? the Rev. d J. Givan, and interment
ade in the Belts Cemetery by S. J. Will II
N g. Son.
Joseph NJ. Lank and Frank B. Carey III
ave been appointed a committee to as
st in the revision of the couHty assess Z
ent for the year 1918. -