Milford chronicle., 1918-12-13
MILTON NEWS.

experience, We are led to believe that
a man may become so Obessed By
ennui as to preclude all desire for a
change Of venue. Inactivity and the
lack OF proper stimuli has carried
many man to that place from which
no traveller has ever returned" We
notice this apparent decadence in per
sons after they have passed the meri-
dan OF life, or are debarred from busi-
ness pursuits. Persons, after they
have passed a certain age. are apt 70
lose their former enthusiasm and to re-
lapse into state of lethargy. They
have but lutte desire for anything and
desire to remain at home rather than
10 mingle with the busy world. Our
esteemed friend. J. B. Welch, realizing
the truth OF what we have said, has
determined that he will not be one OF
those who rust out" but will rather
wear out There was a time only q
few years ago when Dr. Welch was
on the point OF becoming a hypOchOn-
driac, but his tutelary angle barred
MIN. Since then he has become more
cosmopolitan and travels around and
mingles with the world And We can
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perhaps il would be better to say one
OF the ways to keep from growing old
is 10 disregard all things that tend 70
obsalence and return as much as pos
sible the hilarity OF youth. And surely
as one pursues this course il Will bring
upon his head the charge Of loquacity
and Sarulity Nevertheless, il one has
merry heart he is bound 10 show 1t
in his countenance and in his actions.
But we must admit that ennui and non
ca3iance are not always cOurted but
are many times the result OF i'll health.
lassitude and other causes. And we
suppose there comes a time in the life
oil many persons when they are only
, waiting. waiting, waiting.
Jerry Wagamon, among the latest
draftees called into service, has been
discharged at Camp Dix and is now
at home with his parents.
! Last Wednesday night the first snow
OF the season made its appearance.
According TO an old adage we Will
have only four SHOWS this winter as
This one fell on the fourth OF the
month
The third installment OF the Milton
Lyceum Course was given on Thurs
iay evening. Stanley LeFevre Krebs
gave a lecture which was much appre-
ciated by a large audience His sub
iect. Two Snakes in Eden" was some
thing new, departure from the beat
en- track" The speaker is an orator,
scientist. and has the happy faculty
of holding his audience while he eX-
plains his subject.
/ Mrs. Mildred Peck OF Wilmington.
VINO has been enjoying Milton Tor
season, returned home on Friday. Mrs.
Julia Robinson of Milton accompanied
her.
. J. 3. Welch and wife returned from
visii to Wilmington and Philadelphia
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Blizzard and two children
have returned to Wilmington after a
short stay with friends.
william Vent has sold his farm near
town and bought Of the heirs OF the
late John II. Davidson the homestead
property on Mill street, and will re-
move therein the first Of the coming
year.
( A regular hurricane prevailed most
/ of the day OF Friday and We thought at
the time il President Wilson was ex-
periencing the same weather on his
ocean voyage he had something more
10 think about than the coming peace
congress. The wind blew everything
away within its scope. The stacks OF
fodder in a field near town were scat
tered helter skelter and into the public
road TO be picked up at leisure by the
owner The waters Of the lake We're
lashed into fury and were as turbu-
lent perhaps as were Gesmesarets
when Christ commanded, Peace, be
stilll" The electric light wires were
blown down and the poles broken OFF
with the ground along Lavinia street
to the camp ground. These will not
be missed at present as this line is
only used at present during camp
meeting. John f. Watson was coming
along the street during the gale with
a horse and wagon. Watson was on
tod trying to hold down a load of pine
chats" when an electric pole fell strik-
ling across the cross bar of the shafts,
doing no damage but soaring Watson
out OF his wits. The gale subsided
with the day, and the next morning
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thermometer registered 80 degrees.
1 Presumably it is the towns business to
see that these wires are gotten out of
the way if the company fails TO do so.
To whom do they belong, anyway?
Milton certainly needs a street su-
pervisor. What cleaning up is now
done to the streets is done by private
parties, often from the country, who
taking pity on our neglected condition
come into town with a horse and
wagon and take the refuse to fertilize
their land.
c. A. Conner has been granted letters
of administration on the estate Of J.
W. Davis of Cedar Creek hundred.
Mrs. Jesse Norris, a teacher in the
public schools. has been confined to
her home the past week and unable
to attend to her school duties.
W. NJ. Lank and wife of Lincoln were
weekend visitors with Franklin Lank
and family.
Ralph Smith came home on Sunday.
being discharged from Camp Han
cock. Ga.
Harvest Home services were held at