Milford chronicle., 1888-08-17
MILTON.

| Inc utm Of ]. W. FOX q NO.s merchants OF
this town, has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent Mr.. J. W. Fox, the senior member,
and now resident of near West Point, Va,
has purchased the interest of his brother and
placed his son, Mr. VIM. Fox, in charge Of
the business
Workmen began on Monday morning re-
moving the old building, and making room
for the erection of the new one of Mr.. Will
liam Starkey The dimensions will be
Main building, I6x24 feet; back building,
I6x2a feet; all two stories pitch. Mr.. Will
liam Fowler is also preparing to turn his
building around to give it more favorable
view from the street when he will also repair
and remodel it.
It is rumored in mechanical circles that
| negotiations are on foot looking to the build
ing of large three-masted schooner at this
place; the contractors to be Philadelphia
and Milton parties. We hope this may not
only be rumor, but may culminate in reality.
The official board Of the NJ L. Church met
OH Monday evening, and made provisions to
partly liquidate the debt now hanging over
the NJ. E Parsonage. When this debt was
first contracted we think the amount was
s5oo-it is now reduced to a small considera.
ton of its former self; and no doubt this
year will witness its complete extinction.
Rev F. H. Mulliueaux delivered an ad-
dress at picnic in school district No. 54, on
Saturday last.
Rev. J. A. Weigand will return home from
Pittsville next week.
A temperance meeting will be held in the
NJ T. Church on Friday evening. The
speakers will be, the Rev. J. A. B. Wilson,
P. f. D. D., and his son Clarence
The schooner Hettie J. Dornan, of Draw
bridge, and Sussex, of Milton, are loading
piling for Philadelphia, For the past few
weeks this has become quite a business in
Milton. The cutting, hauling and handling
Of these piling give employment to many
people, and also distributes considerable
money throughout the community.
Following is the list of deaths since our
last-all of whom died on Saturday and was
buried from this town on Sunday Infant
child of Captain Theodore Burton, of Mills
borough, buried at St. Georges P. Z. Church;
infant child of Robert Warren, near Milton,
buried at Zion NJ E Church; infant child of
Mrs. Sallie Wind, buried at NJ Z. Cemetery;
Miss Sarah Z. Conoway, died at the resi-
dence of her mother near Redden, aged
fifteen years; interment at McColley's Chapel.
Sickness is very prevalent in our town
your correspondent has been suffering with
malarial fever for ten days and to-day is my
first appearance on the street during that
time. Mr.. John B. Welch, druggist, was
attacked with the disease OIL Friday, and at
present writing is 10 better. Mr.. Charles
MeGee is very low with typhoid fever, and
there are many other cases of fever and sum-
mer complaint which we cannot individual
ize, being unable to recall the names of the
sufferers.
The colored camp at I.avinia's has not
met with the success anticipated on account
Of the uupropitiousness of the weather. Sun
days are always considered the best DAYS at
a camp meeting, financially; and on tile two
Sundays which this camp has continued
there have been rain stormsin the afternoon,
which have driven the people from the
ground and thereby occasioned wonderful
shortage in their collections. In view of all
the circumstances the management has con-
cluded to continue the meeting over another
Sunday. D. A. c.
Milton, August IS, 1888.