Milford chronicle., 1892-12-16
Lohand, IN MOTH

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With bis stock Of goods, was
\ e.Sg destroyed By ere on Friday evening
Between eleven ard twelve O'Clock. We un-
nlerstand there was small insurance.
4 Last week as Iurnell c. Bennett was driv'
iAe along the rosd near Jeferson's Corner,
WI load Of fodder,and in proximity TO a
busSiug hedge row, his load took FIRE, ana
Il sAs with extreme difficulty and labor that
he sseeded in getting his team head to the
wind. "A thereby saving it and the lore
wheeis his wagon.
TheM. c. T.tU. has made complaint to the
town authorities that the restaurants and
eating houses Of tie town are kept open on
SUNDAYS, for the sale Of edibles, cigars, ETC.,
aud desiring the Board to put stop to It.
And the Board through its bailif, has served
notices on the proprietors Of these estab-
iishments commanding them to close their
places of business on the Sabbath day, under
penalty of presentation before the Grand In
quest of the State.
Last week ex-Gov Ponder loaded the
schooner Auua L. Ponder with corn on the
cob for Philadelphia. As far as known this
is the first cargo OF corn eyer sent in this
condition from the Milton docks.
Mrs Sarah ]. Warren aud Alr- William
Bosnian we're united in bonds matrimonial
on Wednesday evening last. The ceremony
was performed at the home of the bride,bN
the Rev K. S. Williamson.
An association was formed on Friday even
ing for the erection Of a canning factory, anC
the following officers we're elected: Presi
dent. ev-Gov. Ponder; Secretary, Thomai
Douglass; Treausrer, W. H. Chandler Com
mittee on site. Or. James A. Hopkins, D
NJ. conwell, E. L. Collins. Building com
mittee; William Prettymau, James A. Carey
DR.. Robert Hopkins, W. T. Parker and Johi
Ponder. Mr.. ]. B. counseiman for whom
the house will be built was present at th'
meeting. The building will be $50 feet loni
BY so feet wide and one story high. Th'
stock now taken amounts to $IIoo and it 1
almost certain that the building will mater
ialize.
Captain Charles H. Atkins is slowly re
covering from measles, but is not yet abl
to attend to business.
+ Mrs. Mary Mason is quite i'll at her hom
in North Milton.
Miss Stella Atkins is confined to her HON
with symtoms of malarial fever.
Mrs. cassie Collins is slowly eonvalescin
from a severe attact of measles.
The measles have about worked up
the material in town and are disappearin
I from our midst. All the susceptible one
r have had them; but there are some ehildre
5 like gum logs-the latter can't be split int
, rails and the former won't have the measle
t Caleb Hickman died on Wednesday
e pneumonia, after an illness Of about OF
o mouth, aged 20 years. The funeral servi'
Il was conducted by the Rev. z. P. Rober
g at the late home of the deceased on Thur
e day afternoon, aud the remains were buri'
i in the Presbyterian Cemetery in this tow
b Mrs Fannie Virden, wife Of Peter Virde
i and daughter Of Mr. Edward Wiley, die
i. on Wednesday last of eombiHation ofme
s les and pneumonia, aged 81 years, mon'
It and ~ days The obsequies were conducts
e bv the Rev. E. P. Roberts at the late res
It dence of the deceased on Friday, and Il
e remains we're iuhumed in the Milton M.
Cemetery. D. A. c