Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
MILTON NEWS

we have ever known No speech-mak-
ing, no bluster nor brawl, no make
believe friendship, just plain sailing
amid the the cool sequestered wales
Of life And it is over Surprising, TOO
TO many Of us. The result, we must
say, was unexpected. The election
passed off tremendously. if there was
plenty of liquor about the ground.
The pot cannot call the kettle black
for both parties are said 10 have fur
nished the "sustenance.' Those favor
ing and those opposing liquor met on
this day, though at different places, for
was it not election day? Christianity.
temperance. and all other professions
/ bow before BacChus on election day.
\ Pity but It's truel Here is an in
cident: Two men were going up the
street In a bamboozled condition: an
other man on the opposite side of the
street heard the following: Yes.
there's plenty OF whiskey but the man
that's got it is so damned drunk that
he don't know where it's at" And this
is all passed There are those who
are elated over their success; others
are spondingly over their defeat
Such is life, and no man should run
for office unless he has made up his
mind to be defeated for calculated the
chances for defeat and should he be-
elected his former preparation TO bear
defeat will swell the JOY of election
many times over. We are not pre-
tending TO give advice to anyone: eX-
perience is the best of teachers, bur
its fees are often heavy. An now the
next notable event TO look forward 10
lis Thanksgiving. and after that. Christ
mas, when all the Christian world re-
ioices regardless OF politics.
Winters & Prophet, through their
agent. James Moulton, have put up
during the past season II 900 cases Of
tomatoes. 10000 cases of lima beans
and 1000 cases of Italian paste They
are now preparing 5000 cases of toma-
toes for the government. boxing them
securely and banding the boxes with
wire to prevent them bursting in
handling.
Mrs Aletta Collins. who has been
quite i'll, has recovered and is able 10
meet her friends again
Judge Conrad OF Georgetown was a
Milton visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. George W. Mcgee of Norfolk. /
Va, has been the guest of her many
Milton friends during the past week /
From whisperings we have heard .
through the air it would seem that +
the women OF Ellendale are becoming
jealous of the women of Milton over
our star mail route driver. between
these two points. a lady OF Ellendale /
gave the writer some points on this
interesting mater a few days ago. and (
what We have seen since goes far 10
confirm the story that the women OF
Milton are badly struck on the mail
driver. For shall we tell it? Yes we
viii for we told him we would last
Thursday afternoon we saw him I'd
front of a store with four charming
young girls. Fact! And we told them
we'd tell it and we have
On Thursday evening at $50 o'clock
an alarm Of fire was sounded over
town. The hose cart was gotten GA.
and attached to an automobile. which
quickly carried it TO the residence ID
James Moulton on Chestnut street. |,
where a slight fire had klndled be-
.ween TWO houses. Ii had gained no ,
Roadway and was quickly eXtinguis1-
a.
The people of Milton were faxed on
Thursday afternoon, as well as the
people elsewhere. The news that the
proposed lrmistice had been signed
vas hailed with enthusiasm by our
'Ncitable people. Flags We're thrown ,
o tine breeze and rejoicing was gen
raj The schools We're dismissed and ,
he children paraded the streets with .
iruma beating. flags flying and all OF
me essentials to noise and hilarity n
Prevailing But, o. the awakeninel
'et his did not discOncert the enthu- g
lasts Tor they continued their hilarity s
lntil after night, merging it into an
djOWncd Halloween demonstration
All OF Iris proved to be premature. y
On Monday morning little before
O'Clock the people We're alarmed by a
be ringing OF bells and the suppositiou +
vas thar the armistice had indeed been l.
igned The enthusiasm of the people
ad not all been expended on Thurs IL
ay and The remainder was aroused i
nd broke forth with more force than
revicusly No school was kept on ii
hat day and the bells of the town l
'ere kept ringing until > o'clock in the
fternOOn AT o'clock the most beau p
fui parade was held that perhaps IL
iilt0E ever beheld. Automobiles, mo
jr trucks and every available riding
l1chine .ha, could be mustered into
eryice was in it, They were galy
ecorated with flags and bunting and l
He'd with children, women and men. h
waving flags ard other tokens of p
atriodsm Rev. Hungerford was 7i
rand marshal for the occasion and :.
resseI in a suit of uniform and
ounted ON a superb charger he look Il.
every inch hero. After parading
Ie streets the company disbanded and N
spersed. Perhaps Rev. Hungerford ra
nd Ortis Goodwin are the chief per an
ms TO whom the town is indebted ~
II this magnificent outburst Of true re
Patriotic services were
I'D in the school hall in the evening, NJ
which many were present and much TO
lthusiasm manifested. Patriotic ser oy
ces were also held on Wednesday
'ening at the NJ. p. Church, which 50
ere participated in by many. Pc
The people are glad that Germany is gi
aten. (Of course we didn't expect
Iything else.) And, although peace ch
not yet, it is in our sight, but many II,
Onths must elapse before our boys in
ance will tread their native soil once Sc