Milford chronicle., 1918-08-23
MILTON NEWS.

AS time flies old Things are passing
away, and if all things are not becom
-. ing new, they are changing. InnOva
vations that we little dreamed Of arr
superceding the cherished pastime:
of former years, and, the rising gen
Grafton enjoy these as much as We
did those that are now obsolete. The
present world war has brought con
siderable changes, some of which may
: be considered beneficial. while others
: are not. We all don't see alike; What
is sauce for the goose is not always
sauce for the gander This is poll
tics. And when we come to politics.
il used to be that all were interested.
} It is not so now. There is an apathy
amongst US all that we hardly real
ize, and cannot explain. Hence we
will not undertake to explain, but
merely refer the reader to the Carte
sian philosophy. That may explain
our meaning. In these days when
help is scarce and the whistles of
four canneries are screeching for la
Dor. everyone who is able is employ
ed at something. The women are
taking a hand, and the children are
doing their part. Tomatoes are COM
ing in lively, and the cannery of
Winters & Prophet is also working on
/ beans. New and improved machin-
cry is being added to this cannery,
| each year. to keep up with the times,
and to conserve labor. The cannery
| of Winters e Prophet is one of the
most complete on the peninsula.
| These gentlemen are observers and
keep up with the advance in canning
facilities, and transmit their know
ledge to their Milton cannery. The
foreign help for the DOdsOn cannery
and for the Anderson cannery arrived |
on Thursday, and are esconced in |
their old quarters. They have also /
cOmmandeered what was once the Mil |
ton Bureau of Information Building, |
corner of Front and Chestnut streets
As we have said in the beginning of
this communication, New occasions
seek new duties" so it has develop
ed. The house carpenter is carry
ing tomato trays or baskets of tOma-
toes around in some cannery. and the
former dry goods clerk is doing mu-
milton work at Carney's Point And
so it goes. all through the whole line
of business and industry.
DR.. Sheridan T. Manship and
daughter Marguerite of Philadelphia,
have been the guests of Mrs. Alexine
Collins.
Arthur Jefferson has been re-elect-
ed janitOr for the Milton School build
ing, at a salary of $40 90 per month, J
eleven months Of the year.
We have a man in town who, with q
a party, spent last week on Broadkiln
Beach-Or the party did. He spent I
The nights at that place. On Monday, S
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings v
here were thunder storms, and this g
nan became so enamOred of a thund- a
er storm over the bay, where he s
,Ould hear the reverberations of the Il
hunder far out under the ocean, that "
m Thursday night. when there was
10 thunder, he became dissatisfied, c
md came home the next morning. N
j. Leen Black is now the proud h
'arent of a blooming baby girl, that il
made her appearance on Wednesday b.
vening at his home on Chestnut St. Fl
c. A. Conner and wife. Miss Lena el
'ettyjohn, Mrs. Fred Pettyjohn, and
thers, are occupying a cottage on b'
'roadkiln Beach. Last Thursday the j
.ev. d. J. Givan and wife were the de
uests Of this party.
On Friday while Stephen Sockum 81
'as assisting in saving wood, a stick eT
ONE teeth and otherwise bruising da
i'm. o,
evils Mustard of Wilmington is visit
lg his family te
William H. Davidson Of Philadel- CT
hia spent Sunday with relatives in
-ilton, returning to the city on Mon be
ly morning. Nj
Norman Miflin and Ollie NAPLES.
yo colored soldiers from Camp Dix. H
ave been home on leave of absence. ar
A. I. Crabb, superintendent of the
League of Maryland, and NC
lectured at the M. p. er
lurch on Sunday evening and col
cted about S38. 90. oh
On Saturday evening Floyd Rev w
dds and Sherman Stein coIlided
lth their automobiles near Milton. is
hen Mr.. STEMS car was badly in ais
red and his wife slightly hurt He
here are two versions Of the acci-
mt, and as usual, perhaps, neither
e true.
James Hickman and wife. father
ID son, James Missing and wife and chi
)uis Pierce, enroute for Oak Orch AZ
d, stopped over in Milton with John we
Sr., and family, for lunch an,
n on Saturday. The party expects in
stay at Oak Orchard for ten days,
fore returning to Philadelphia. W,
Miss Elsie King, Miss Mildred JEFF sic
rson and Miss Mary Smith are at !
1ding the Teachers Institute at ie
'wark, this week. a
Ira Vaughan, who lately removed !
I'm Philadelphia to his farm near Oh
lton and built a convenient build the
3 thereon, has relinQuished the Ar
ming business and returned to the 7
y. James Maull. partner of Mr.. boI
ughan, and family remain on the Z
m. do,
William Mears is on a vacation and
poets to spend a week fishing near Mis-
Md. Lawrence Crouch is of
charge of the tonsorial department \
ring the absence of Mr.. Mears. Rel
Mrs. W. W. Conwell and children, \
Norfolk, Va, are visiting their son
ltOn relatives fatl
captain Ralph 7. Potter was taken tom
the Beebe hospital at Lewes Mon 7
Y evening, the 18th, and operated not
for appendicitis. He died Satur- dav
2 morning following the operation