Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-08-05

The hottest week OF weather known 3" -
oldest inhabitants for many years, IS now 4
happily passed cooler weather prevails ana =
All feel better.
During the storm Of Saturday morning, 6
phi y dwelling in Cam Neck, occupied by Peer q
s.,ou and family, and owned BY the Rev
'me ~ Conway was siract BY lightning /
work Areas,wor]z add mantel were torn away
. laups broken The inmates s.
I'd MIS- tu1ed
re visshusl Carey came near having commas
10. ona day last week; he had heen Clear
81. MS shoe shop. and the small Diis o.
Thrown in his pound along WIN
...,,.,ed 4.T.sw aud other debris This e
49, ia &c by soltne means-it is thought
.,,+aneous combustion the stencil
erou, the burning leather reached the oliae-
,ories Of some persons in time to prevent
mot might have been a'serious FIRE.
~ ( p Nanship, Of Wilmington, made
..o-, visit 10 Milton last week, coming down
=, ruesday evening and returning on "eu'
nesday. vii.
Nr. L. J. coVerdslasiffe turued frGSted d
tnington o. lssifiday; aud to the greal er of /
; poiBpsfsent Of his many friends bros ders, Y
VIE with him.
Miss Clara Marvel and Miss Fannie Lang
e are the guests of their grandparents, MI. ana
D Mrs Edward Wiley.
! Miss Amauea Blades, ofBaihmore, is Wis
S itipe Mrs. Ray wilkins.
! Mr.. VIII Atkins has completed the paint
= ing and papering of Coolspriug Presbyterian
i Church.
Miss Eva Smith left home last Friday for
philadelphia. to be absent some time.
we are requested to call the attention of
the Town Council, or the Levy Court, OF
whom it may concern, % to the condition OF
Milton bridge. A little repairing is needed
now, which may save trouble in the future
It is singular the people can not know who
are the custodians Of the bridge, and whose
D duty it is to keep it in repair.
ie P. Frank Atkins returned to the city on
: Monday. Mrs. Atkins continues her visit
a Isaac Nailor is convaleseing.
o Abel PeHyiohn, Jr., will sell his stock on
or saturday aext, and remove to Philadelphia K
IN engage in bakery.
ID benjamin. Goslee advertises to self his ic'
(: cream paraphernalia, as he wishes to retire
ye from thu business He thinks he can MAKE
at more money freighting pine wood to Phiia
te delphia in yawl boat, than he can at sell
o. ing ice cream in Milton.
ed For the past two weeks the school boar'
ID have been trying to meet-or portion Q
re them-for the transactine Of business. Som
Is- 90 early, aud others late and when the las
n, get there the first are gone, consequently n
n quorum has been had, and the school bus
IS ness lags 1.-THE gentlemen who eonstitut
lie this board are not careful, the nattering opir
It ion their constituents FIRST had Of their abb
iy itv and willingness to advance the interest
ofthe schools will be changed. Already,
ng is rumored. procrastination is their objee
he and to meet with aauorum not among the
70 intentions. This, we understand, applies
lay only part Of them.
Rn Edward Vaughan, of Smyrna,is visiting h
an mother and sister
Mrs. Ida FOX returned to the home OF h
bid parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. ] Wilson, on MOI
t. day. The hotel at Cambridge, Nd of whie
ex- her husband, Mr. VIM. Fox, was proprieto
tn, having been burnt and all their furnitui
Oh destroyed on Saturday.
an Captain Alfred Russell died at his res
hat dence near the Drawbridge on wednesd'
he morning, the 9Th uit. aged GO years. mont
ap- and "a DAYS. Interment and funeral servi
se. was held at zion NJ. E. Church on Thursd'
viii following, the Rev. J. S. wickline ofieiatin
his assisted by the Rev. R. S. Williamson oftl
Milton NJ. P. Church, and the Rev. J. H. Z
his legood, also Of Milton. Captain Russell "
,m- brother to George Russell, Of WilmiHgto
to David Russell, of Lewes, and Elias Russo
on ofFrederica; he also leaves one sister, Il
ain wife Of George Wilson, of near NAPLES Nj
i've and wife and several children.
the The youngest child Of andrew Coulter,
ing near Beaver Dam, died on Wednesday
ing cholera iufautum aged years, mont
the and 10 days. The funeral service was he
re- at Beaver Dam NJ p Church on Thursd
the BY the Rey. r. s. Williamson, and interme
the made in that cemetery.
was Mrs. Mary J. Hudson died on Tuesd
,ro- after a protracted illness Of consumptio
the aged @ years. Her remains will be inter-
an IN the Milton NJ. L. Cemetery on ThuTsd
cts. afternoon. Rev &. P. Roberts viii cond'
1 Of the obseqties. D. A. {
pre- Milton, August g. 1892.