Milford chronicle., 1960-05-27

Locomotive 10000 (sixty thou
sand) is its name. 1t was built
about 1925. 1t was given to the
Franklin Institute in 1888. 1t is
81 feet long and weighs about $50
tons. Since it has been in the mu-
scum it has travelled about a thou
sand miles Ca few feet at time
with the use of a Is horse power
motor that rotateS a long screw
in between the rails). It has car
ried over 100000 visitors. Beside
it is a much earlier and smaller
locomotive. A large set of electri-
cally run trains are operated for
visitors, too.
Lastly, enjoyed our visit to the
Planetarium where / saw the
Evolution of the Moon. This pro-
gram showed how life would be on
the moon in our Space Age.
Richard Watson
Question: Do you think that it
helps to visit places about which
you have studied?
Answer: l think it helps to see
the things that you study about in
real life. think it helps you to un-
derstand the things you have stud
led better than just reading about
them in a book. For instance, we
have studied about the Declara-
tion of Independence, The Consti-
tuition, and The Bill of Rights.
think it helps us to see where
some of these important documents
were written and signed. In Phil
adelphia you can stand in Inde-
pendence Square where citizens
stood to hear the Declaration of
independence read for the first
time You can go in the rooms
where some of the most important
documents were drawn up. Phila-
delphia has some of the most his
toric places in the United States
because it was there our nation
was formed. You can see the Lib
erty Bell and touch it. This was a
very interesting trip for me, and
I'm sure you would like it, too.
Margaret Pase
Question: If this was your first
trip to Philadelphia, what did you
notice on your way or in the city
itself that is different from what
you usually see in your City of
Milford?
| Answer: / noticed on the way the
large oil and gas storage tanks
and oil refineries. The huge fac
tories and boat docks were very
different from the small mills and
docks in Milford ] also noticed the
many railroad yards near the riv-
er.
In the city itself, I noticed that
there were many people on the
streets, and peddlers selling their
wares. The tall buildings were
much larger than the ones found
in Milford.
Harvey Marvel
A Biographical Sketch of an
Outstanding Citizen of Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin (17O6-179O)
Benjamin Franklin was born in
1905, the son of a candlemaker,
who made his home in Boston. He
went to school for two years. When
he was twelve he was apprenticed
to his half-brother's printing shop,
where the New England Courant"
was published. At the age of six
teen, Ben wrote a series of news
paper articles under the pen name,
Mrs. Silence Dogood.
| He ran away from Boston and
went to Philadelphia when he was
seventeen. Ben's first job was as a
hired hand for a printer named
Keimer. Later he and a partner
started a printing shop. They pub
lished a weekly newspaper which
is now the Saturday Evening
Post. Years later Benjamin print
ed Poor Richards Almanac.
Franklin improved and extended
the mail service west. He was the
first Postmaster General, and he
also speeded up the mail service.
Franklin organized the first militia
and served in it as a Colonel. The
purpose of it was to protect the
settlements in western Pennsyl-
vania from Indian attacks.
In Philadelphia, Franklin or
ganized the first volunteer fire com
pany to put out local fires. He
started a discussion group and
with the help of it's members start
ed the first public library. 1t was
he that organized the first police
service. He also founded the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania.