Milford chronicle., 1888-08-03
MILTON.

Rev. F. H. Mullineaux will arrive home
on Friday He will drive from PocomOke
City via Salisbury and Pittsville.
Rev j. II. Eliegood filled Mr.. Mullineaux' IS
appointments last Sabbath at Reynolds. Mil
ton and Cave Neck.
Rev. T. K. Creamer continued the subject
of the "Prodigal Son" on Sabbath evening.
MI. Joseph Lank aud wife. members Of the
choir, were present both morning and even
ing.
Rev, ]. A. Weigand spent pleasant time
at Point Pleasant last week
A horse belonging to Ex-Governor Ponder
became frightened ON Monday afternoon
He ran into a lamp post demolishing the
lamp and hurting himself
Mr. Wesley Coverdale is painting the res
idence of Mrs. Sarah J. Messick
A few days ago, Samuel son Of J. II. War
rington, stuck pilchiork through his toe.
Master William Fox, son of ]. w. Fox, Of
West Point, Va, is i'll at the residence Of Mr..
Samuel Gosee.
The Camp meeting at Bull Point will COM
mence on August 4th. Il is understood that
in addition to the help from distance, Dr.
Perry and brother and George Millman will
be there.
The camp at I.aviuia's under the manage
ment of the A. NJ. f. Church, Rev. A. Wood
lyu, pastor, will also begin on the 4th.
Able ministers are advertised to be present,
good order is promised and all sinful amuse-
ments prohibited
Notwithstanding the earnest protest Of
the citizens, the young men and boys con-
tiuue to congregate on the bridge on Sunday
evenings To render their presence more
conspicuous a fight was INDUCED in last
Sabbath, yet still the nuisance goes on.
Schooner Sussex, which has been out of
commission for the last six months, is being
repainted aud gotten ready for orders.
Among the arrivals this week are Mr.
Thomas Starkey, of Denton, Nd, J. d. Hart
and Franklin Lank, Of Wilmington and Capt.
William I.ank and wife, Of Philadelphia.
Nr. Robert Vaughan, of Philadelphia lies
quite III at the residence of James Collins.
Mr.. William Aiaull, who has been very
much indisposed with nervous affection, is
conyalescing.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ Magee, wife of Captain
Theodore Magee, died at the residence of
her step-father, Mr. Asa f. COnwell, near
iIarbesOn, on Saturday, after lingering ILL.,
ress of consumption. Funeral services were
held at the NJ. l.. Church in to this town on
Tuesday, and interment made in the NJ. L.
Cemetery
Horatio n Heather died at his residence
near town on Sunday, of cancer Of the throat,
aged 70 years, months aud days. Funer-
al services aud interment at Zion NJ. F.
Church on Tuesday afternoon.
IL appears lhdl the NA peCtatlouS iul a hiS
mendOus crop of peaches in this section are
blasted. Rumor now has it that there viii
not be as many as there were last year. 1t
is likly that this report was circulated to
compel evaporators TO bid high for fruit but
they do not intend to pay exOrbitant prices
and many of them have signihed their inteu-
ton OF not running their machines Messrs
Tomlinson, Atkins & Co have laid in sup
ply of coal during the past week, and the
senior member Of the firm has informed the
writer that they will operate provided they
can purchase peaches at fair prices.
The physicians report sickness on tile IN
crease and dysentery epidemic
The season has fairly opened at POii
Pleasant and many of our citizens are sum
meriug there.
Milton, Aug. Ists 1888. d. A. c.
Ayers Ague Cure never fails to neutral
ize the poisons Of malaria, and eradicate
them from the system. This preparation is
purely vegetable, contains 10 harmful ingre-
dieuts, and if taken according to direeti' us,
is warranted to cure fever and ague. Try it.
Another narrow escape from drowning Oc
cured at Rehoboth beach last week, a lady
balher got ont beyond her depth and gen