Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
MILTON NEWS

It's not always the early bird that
catches the worm, as witness the Iol-
lowing from real life: John Steen and
Willie Banks concluded to go a-hshing
on Saturday and they wanted TO be
early birds. They arose betimes and
went down to the river and their prep
aratiOns all being made, they leIJ the
dock. John at the wheel. Just before
they reached the lower cannery, John
in attempting to adjust something
about the engine fell overheard. VIII
lie sprang TO the wheel, backed up lhe
engine. and picked up his 'pard'
Johu had no change of clothing so ne
merely pulled his coat on and KEPT
on the remainder OF his wet clothes
Everything went along nicely untu
they reached Ola Mil Greek. Here
the ebb tide was forming big eddy
and the boat was caught IN the swirl
which threw Willie Out Of the boat on
tie mud fiat and stood him above his
knees in mud. John had to take
charge of the boat now, and as ne
couM not get back through the eddy,
re landed the boat further below and
went 90 the assistance OF Willie. Will
le eventually got out oil the mud and
washed himself oil and boarded the
boat. They were now near the Draw
bridge ana no one knows better than
John Seeu what a dangerous place
the Drw1ridge and It's abutments are
10 ua-. with a small boat when the
tide Is running strong. John expect
eli something 20 happen at the Draw
bridge Something always dld nap
pen. ana something happened TINS
time. The boat was caught in the
swirl of the tide. struck one OF the
post. OF an a1lme1t and lled with
wafer. The boat and both Of the men
were carried by Tie tide down the
river until they struck the bank below
tle Drawbriige dock Here they
stopped. crawled out up on the marsh
ANA emulei the water from their boat
Tht men We're now thoroughly wet;
il was getting late in the day; they
had LOST all of their portable articles
including grub and their coats, and
they concluded to stay where they
were until flood tide and then 80 home.
They did, and John Sreen said after
ward. Its not always the early bird
that catches the worm, for we got no
worm that day; nothing but a thor
ough wcttug lost grub and an empty
stomach
Mrs. Richard Blocksom of Whining
ton spent sunday with her brother,
Hammond C. Davidson. returning
home on Monday.
Mrs James p. Davidson is spending
some time with her son, Hammond
C. Davidson
The pile driver being used in put
ting down the foundation of a new
garage gave out again last week for
the third time since being engaged on
the present job. 1t is though that the
workers do not know how to manage
it.
Miss Leona Harmon is the teacher
OF the Milton colOred school. She is
from Nassau Del
Walter Crouch now has his job
printing press in working order and
is doing much work in that line.
Fishing for bass is now a favorite
sport with many. Late in the after
noon or early in the morning is gen
orally the time many go, and some OF
them make good catches.
The annex to the building Of J. Leon
Black that was recently removed from
Chestnut street to near the railroad,
has this week been removed also and
they both will be fitted up for resi-
dences and for rent There is no
housing difficulty in Milton; plenty of
houses to rent. at least, at present.
James King has been appointed TO
the management of the Milton Cream
cry, vice W. II. Fox, deceased.
J. NJ Lank, cashier Of the Milton
Trust Co., made a business trip to
Philadelphia on Friday, returning on
Saturday
Thomas NJ Fowler has opened an
eating house in the building at the cor
ner of Front and Chestnut streets.
f. w. Pepper has the brick work
for the cellar for the building of J.
Leon Black completed, and the walls
well underway.
Work was resumed on Irving Kings
garage~on Monday. The piling for the
foundation of the building is now about
half driven.
On Sunday morning. the 14th, Alfred
H. Carey of near Milton, was united in
marriage with Miss Florence House
man OF Milford, at the Presbyterian
manse by the Rev. II. L. Bunstein.
Irwin Jellison and wife of Whining
ton have been visiting Mrs. G. w. Vo-
shell for a week.
Rev. Strayer of Baltimore is Mil
ton visitor and preached in school hall
on Sunday.
Tomatoes have been selling during
the past week at from 45 cents to 90
cents per basket. On account of so
few freight trains now from Milton,
buyers for the Glendale cannery, at
Milton, ship on trucks their purchases
to that town. The canneries have been
doing but little the past week and-On
Saturday the Draper cannery practic-
ally closed for the season.
There is no diphtheria in Milton at
present. The one isolated case that
was renorted two weeks ago is all that
we have had The health Of the town
is fairly good.
Mrs. Fannie Barnes was taken to
Jefferson hospital on Sunday by Dr.
r. B. Hopkins Mrs. Barnes has been
suffering with internal troubles for
some time.
Out of the six young men who left
Milton last week to enter Wesley Col
legiate Institute at Dover, five have
returned they refusing to register be-
cause conditions did not suit them.
Captain George A. Goodwin is in New
York this week on business.
Mrs. J. H. Prettyman sent to our
boarding house on Monday some fine
strawberries. which were nice and
highly relished at this season. They
were grown in her home garden.
George Neal has gone to New York
City 20 engage in business.
Charles W. Fisher has been making
repairs in and around his store.
Robert Lingo Of Cave Neck has Sc
cured a position as assistant machin-
isf in the Iank garage.