Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-06-21
COMMUNICATION.
MILTON.

The stables and carriage house of Mr.
Robert Morris, about one mile from town
were struck by lightning early on FRIDAY
evening, and together with their con.
tents entirely consumed. There was in
the carriage house phaeton, hack, all
his harness and farming implements, and
IN the stable two thousand sheaves OF
blade fodder. Fortunately his horses
and mules were in the field at the time.
The flames of the burning buildings were
/ plainly seen from town, and many per
sons went out to render assistance. Mr..
Morris was in bed, and was not aware OF
the conhagratiOn until aroused by his
neighbors, when the fire had made such
Roadway that 1t was impossible to save
anything.
While Samuel Lohand alias pike
Neck, p" was driving out Milton Lane OH
Saturday night, he met two men with
teams driving furiously. He got as near
the fence as he could get, and notwith-
standing, one of the teams collided with
his and demolished his blackboard. He
was obliged to return to town with the
broken vehicle and get another to 90
home in.
Mrs. Clara Carey, of Philadelphia, who
is visiting Ex-Governor Ponder and Miss
Susie Carey, of Milton, attended the we'd
ding Of Miss Lena Whitley, at Fredeica
on the 18th inst
Some of the ladies of North Milton are
highly displeased at the bows and Young
men who congregate in front of the post
Office on Sundays, making remarks and
outlaws as they pass. Particularly was
this noticeable on Sunday last. Cannot
something be done to ameliorate this
condition Of affairs
c. c. Davidson is now working about
twenty men on the new vessel he is build
ing. The ceiling is about half laid, and
one stretch of bends on.
Clara Salmons, aged IS years, daughter
OF Robert Salmons, of near town, died sud-
denly on Saturday. Interment on Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Bennum, wife of Captain John
Bennum, died on Friday. Funeral ser
vices were held on Sunday at the NJ. E.
Church; the Rev. T. r. Dreamer oficiat-
ing, assisted by the Rev ]. H. Ellegood.
and interment made at the NJ. +. Gene
terry. Mrs. Bennum had been a sufferer
for many With d-crsy OF which dis
ease she died. She was in her 77th wear
of age,i and had been married nearly 60
years.
Mrs. Jane Mustard, wife of ex-Post-
master Mustard, died on Sunday morning
of consumption, aged 20 years. The. fun
eral services were held at the NJ. P.
Church on Tuesday afternoon by the
Rev. +. H. Mullineaux, assisted BY the
Revs. J. A. Weigand, J. H. Ellegood and
7. R. Dreamer; the remains were depos-
tied in the NJ f. Cemetery.
Mr.. James w. Ponder arrived from
owathmore on Tuesday, and will spend
The summer vacation at home.
The tug Charles Lee has been refitted |
and newly painted and is now ready for
work on the Broadkiln.
The following vessels have arrived {: |
ochooners-James Carey, Palmer; Sussex.
Ellingsworth Sallie Russell, Blocksom:
sand Snipe, Hickman; J. Howard Mcgee,
Williams; L. B. Chandler, Hopkins; Fan |
lie, Moore; Oak, Bradley; A. L. Lee.
Lee; Emma J. Warrington, Jones; ]. w.
Fox, Bailey; Joseph c. Atkins, Warning
on; HettieJ J.. Dorman, Tomlinson; Emma |
Burton, Burrows. Cleared L. B. Chan
Her, Hopkins, and James Carey, Palmer,
or Philadelphia; Sussex, Ellingsworth,
Bridgton, N. J.; A. L. Lee, Lee, New
York; Fannie, Moore, Emma ]. Warning
on, Jones, and ]. w. Fox, Bailey, Haver-
straw, N. Y; Sand Snipe, Hickman,
Del D. A, c.