Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
MILTON NEWS

ct caetera. In the days away bac
such a thing as a vacation was III
known. 1t is a truth we had cam
meetings, Big Thursday at the beacl
but these little incidents were nc
known as vacations. 1t was wor
from sun-up to sun-down, every day il
the week, with an occasional Saturda
afternoon off. And the people live
then. and thrived. They were no
clamoring all of the time for less hour
and more wages. They were satisfie,
and did their work well-gave thei
employer an honest days work. Now
in the present day a spirit of dissat
isfaction appears to have settled ovel
or on the people They are satisfied
with nothing. Is this the result of the
war? Does reconstruction bring about
such a state of affairs as we are now
passing through? We passed through
a period of reconstruction following
the Civil War, but it brought nothing
like the present condition of affairs.
The cost of living was not so high as
now: but it was inflated but it soon
became normal. The population of
the country was then more hOmogen-
eous than it is now; there were few
strikes; the bugaboo slavery" was
out of the way and the men settled
down to the enjoyment of what the
war had left them. Today there ap-
pears to be more unrest following the
late war than there was Immediately
after the Civil War. Is this because
of the alliance with the other coun-
tries and the results of that allegiance,
the League of Nations, ETC.? There
has undoubtedly been a sad mistake
made somewhere. The U. S. Govern
ment has been manipulated for several
months without anyone at the helm,
and now we-the people are reaping
the bitter fruit of the President of the
United States attempting to serve four
nations as leader at one time 1t is
high time from our viewpoint that
this war was settled and peace de-
clared, that the country may get down
to business and assume a normal
condition.
Work that has been stopped on ac-
count of the storm of a week ago has
been resumed this week. The trenches /
that were made for the foundation /
were filled with water and this was
bailed out and the driving of piling
commenced on Friday. 1t really does
appear that as much land as there is
around Milton a suitable place can
not be found to erect buildings with
out putting them on stills at a much
greater cost than it would be to build
them on good ground, thereby avoid
ing the occasional dread of an over
flow of water and a consequent dam
age to goods. This procedure is ex-
cusable in persons who know no bet s
ter, but there are persons from whom
we expect better judgment and are s
in our expectations. {
The sale of government food does
not attract the people as much as we l
supposed it would. There has not c
been a great quantity ordered. I
A few weeks ago the trustees of the
NJ. E. Church appointed a committee d
to formulate or arrange a means to v
an endowment fund for the
benefit of the NJ E. cemetery. Said c
committee has made no reports and O
The power that gave it birth is anx-
ously awaiting news of its work or s.
of the committee. Ii
The committee that was appointed +,
more than a year ago to take down
AZ oNNCPAC at lnC W. L. Olul yet L
leepeth; or perhaps it may be num- te
'ered with the dead. Who knows? oi
J. Leon Black made business trip F
o Philadelphia last week. M
Arthur COnwell of Philadelphia was fe
Milton visitor over Sunday. O
John Welch, Jr., and family of Cam it
en-, N. j., are visiting friends and rel er
tives. of
William Wagamon and family motor te
to York, Pa, on Saturday to visit d.
rthur Welch and family. ag
Mrs. May Blizzard is spending some III
me in Wilmington. co
Edgar Lank, Esq, attorney at law is
Philadelphia, is the guest of his M
other and brother. ro
Mrs Cove Vent of Chester, Pa, is Sc
it'll her many Milton friends. be
Miss Gertrude Mears of Philadelphia tel
being entertained by her parents, iol
r. and Mrs. William Mears. Sc
Elizabeth Johnson of Wilmington,
lo has been visiting her mother, has to
turned home. aft
Miss Mary Smith, who has been the
lest of Mrs. Martha Warren, has re-
rned to her home at Bridgeville
The repairs to the interior of the Fo
P Church have not progressed so SuI
L as was expected they would. Hence be.
mas been decided to open the church
services on the first Sunday in
tober. Further notice will be given
er.
Since the vane has been blown from
top of the NJ. E. spire, the birds - -
at loss where to congregate on '"T
Oh mnrniDOc tO dico1cc foII
grafton. This vane has been their !
tumn rendezvous for many years q
fhls season and since its disappear VI
ce the birds seem to be in a dazed STu NJ
ldltlon, pitching on telephone wires, WI I
school house vane, and other con-
llent places. 1t is only at the ap- LtI iei
zach of cool weather they do this, II, ni5
'sloly holding meeting to discuss SOu
III hight to warmer climate. :; y
Yrs. Eliza A. Carey has returned III =,
N visit of more than year with -, N
ends in Philadelphia and New Jer- iiiS 3,
.aptain John Lingo of New York emu
ied last week on Captain George A. @'
win The two met recently in w ~
ntlvedio, Uruguay. re!u
'uther Wilson is having a new roof pnIo
on his residence and doing other - ~
airs, at StevensonvilIe. MS
Alzabeth A. Conwell is having re- ~
IS and alterations made to her ~ IQI +,
le on North Union street. d. ,T :
lessrs. Trazzare and Carroll have N
led a suite of rooms in the Chand- 1S'i Iol
Block, where they will reside. I1liI
TOT. Ralph Smith, a former prin-
u OF the Milton public school, was
llTOn visitor. 10 CO.