Milford chronicle., 1892-12-23
MILTON.

! All around us are signs of the approaching
holidays. While there win be but little
public demonstration, preparations are being
made on a private way to properly observe
this time honored day. The little folks are
looking forward with joyful expectancy to the
advent of Santa Slaus, and the older misses
with Characteristic Hafz'efe are perusing their
last billet deu.p and anticipating the arrival
of the author; the older people are enjoying
the happy smiles of the younger, and over
all time moves its solemn march, and will
soon reduce anticipation to reality. At this
season the general complaint of ''hard time"
is temporarily abandoned aud the poorest
have something to spend for Christmas
some little presents for their loved ones. It
may be only trinket; of no financial value,
but it Is a souvenir of remembrance; and
coming from one we love it is cherished, and
years after looked upon with eyes that have
changed their brightness and loved with
hearts that are as green as in the happy day S
of yore. Reader in your prosperity and
abundance do not forget your poorer neigh
Dor during the coming holidays There will
be special service held in the NJ. P. Church
by the Rev R. S Williamson on Christmas
morning at O'Clock. Those who are not
100 lazy to get up thus esrly are expected to
be present The NJ. p Sabbath school will
also give an entertainment at the church on
Wednesday evening during the week Re-
hersals arc now in progress for the event
At the regular preaching hour on Sabbath
morning, at the NJ. E church the Rev. E. P.
Roberts will preach a sermon prepared ex-
pressIy for the occasion. All are invited,
and the pastor promises to all who attend
benefit ana profit.
Appropes of the holidays, we hope the
editor will allow US 10 pay some compliments
to business enterprise which might properly
be cIassed as advertisements. But they are
not We are catering to the delectation of
no one, and write what follows merely in
laudation Of what we term business merit
as based upon the axiom, Money make the
mare 60 r to wit
Captain Charles Atkins last week received
a fresh invoice Of goods Of all descriptions.
His commodious store is now we'll stocked
with all classes Of goods to suit the holidays,
from dress goods for the ladies to coufection-
erv for the child. Mr. Atkins has been con-
fined to his home for several weeks, but his
business has been conducted by efEcieut
and has suffered no diminution.
He is now, however, on the QRi vise, and |
as hale and hearty as ever.
Mr. Thomas Douglass, druggist, has the
most complete assortment of holiday goods
we have ever seen in Milton. His store is
filed with articles ornamental, beautiful, and
useful-toys, drums, books, pictures, and
bric- a-brac of all descripS.- <f"l.S ,'''s, most
attractive article is ~. Ep1f
with cars, and eircula . q u IA
IS generated by the use srog. 81 n ~
everything is IL readiuessf f&F -
'pishp, ''pish p aud the y n i.,ses-
dying around the tract 10 the merriment Of
he lockers on. Mr. Douglass is every inch
J business man, and it is pity Milton has
lot few more like him.
A one and half story house, situated on
he road leading from Milton to Milford and
iear "Calhoun's school heuse, . was destroy
I'd By ere on Sunday afternoon. The family j
eff the house about 10 O'Clock on the morn
pg the accident occurred, and the house was
burned about four O'Clock. Friends succeed
ID in saving the furniture in the lower story.
rhe building belonged TO ex Gov. Ponder, !
md was in the tenanee of James Walls
There was no insurance. /
Captain Carey Palmer lost his pocke et-book I
asst week on the road from Milton to Broad {
iiia Beach It contained about forty FIVE s
Iollars, and reward Of Eve is offered for its /
eturn The owner
A protEaeted meeting will commence at I
he n. P Church on the evening ofJapuary I
st 1893 Is