Milford chronicle., 1918-09-06
MILTON NEWS.

The great American Anaconda mad,
its appearance in Milton, again last week
Like Ahasuerus of old, its visits are peri.
odical and far apart. The last recorded
visit of Ahasuerus, the cobbler, who
struck our Saviour, and said to Him,
Away with YOU, " was, in the latter
e part of the 18th century, in Belgium
p Since that time the Wandering lew
has been roaming up and down the earth,
seeking death, and death fleeing from
him. The legend saws when the cobbler
pushed Jesus off saying, Away with
you, " Jesus answered Il go away, but
thou shalt tarry till l come" " And Ahas.
uerus has been wandering ever since.
The fertile brain of Eugene Sue has
woven this legend into a romance, that
has been as much lauded as condemned /;
and perused with interest by all lovers
of fiction. But the Great American An
aconda has no such curse put upon it. 1t
is at liberty to 60 and come as suits its
convenience, ard stay as long as it
wishes while here. We notice, however,
that the Anaconda picks time to visit
Milton when there is a uper-abundance
of transient population. Can it be that
the black eyes and winning smiles of the
with the visits of the Anaconda There
Is something more in the under current
than appears upon the surface but, how
deep this under current may run we do
not know. 1t is beyond our comprehen-
sion and our foreknowledge But put
ting all things together as we see them,
and considering everything the little
bird has told us, we must conclude the
Anaconda makes its visits in August
when we have an abnormal population.
The pretty factory girls came week be-
fore last and, did we say the Anacon-
da appeared last week And the name
of this Anaconda we Withhold, for the
present.
The residence of Dr. VIM. H. Doug
lass, on North Union Street, has been
transformed, altered, and made to ap-
pear in a much better state than for
merly. There have been porches built
in front of the dwelling and Office, and
concrete walks made in front of and |
around the building. The interior of the !
doctor s office has been metamorphosed |
and made more convenient, and another |
entrance way on the north side has been |
added. Altogether the change is admir- |
able, and more ornamental to North |
Union Street.
A colored woman was buried on We'd
nesday, who had died near Pinev Grove.
aged 81 years. We mention this Incl
dent because the deceased leaves two
sisters who are twins and 50 years of
age. The deceased's name is Martha
Johnson and burial was made at Slaugh-
ter Neck, by W. f. Atkins of Lewes.
John B. Leverage of Topeka, Kansas
is visiting his sick mother, who has been
i'll for about four weeks
Miss Catherine Hodson of FELTON, has
been engaged as principal for the Public
Schools. The Schools will open on Sep
tember the 9th.
Billy" Mears has returned from
fishing trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains,
where he has been catching some mag
nifcent specimens of lake trout.
Mrs. Francis Davidson, who, in her
days, was an inmate of the fam
lly of Prof. Fearing, for thirteen years, !
is visiting her old home again.
Miss Mary Smith, of Bridgeville, has \
been the guest of Mrs. Martha Warren. II
Leroy Lynch is now shipping. dailv.
from the Chandler Farm the cantaloupe 1
crop Of the year.
Columbus Welch of Wilmington has
been called to the colors. and, has been
With his Milton friends this week. He Z
from Wilmington on Tuesday,
Harry Manship who has been spend
ng his vacation in Milton, returned to
on Monday.
Fred. Welch, of Philadelphia, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. William Waga-
non.
William H. Vent, of Wilmington, spent
few days in Milton, last week.
Rev. Givan went to Harrington on
and officiated at the funeral of
thomas Curtis, who was converted uu-
Ter his ministry some years ago.
John Welch, of Philadelphia, is the
-uest of his sister, Mrs. William Waga-
non.
William Maull, Of Wilmington. is
lone for few days with his family.
Auto Day was pretty well observed
mt not entirely. There were several per-
ons out; notably in the afternoon, claim
ng the request to keep their cars quiet
n Sunday was not compulsory. Sure
was not but the action in not observ-
ng the request may make it compulsory.
Leroy Johnson is confined to his home
nth complication of ailments.