Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-07-01
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The n. Z. Sunday School pieniced at
Slaughter Beach Wednesday
Henry c. Warren while working around a
threshiug machine Saturday got his arm
caught 10 the betting and received a severe
wrench, which viii put him on the retired
list for some time.
John lie compt, a citizen Of this place, but
employed as foreman for Messrs Grub and
son contractors at Wilmington, Del. came
heme Saturday to attend school meeting aud
returned Monday. # all our citizens took
as much Interest in school affairs it would be
better for the rising generation.
Miss Mary Mowbray who has been visit
ing Miss Nellie Burke for past two weeks
retu led to her home at Fredericksburg, Nd
A(rs Aqdrew Truitt, an estimable lady Of
s. years. Nthe mother Of David and Elizs
Truitt. IS quite III.
S. B. Nash returned from Philadelphia
saturday where he went several weeks ago
% have an operation performed on one Of
bis eyes, he is looking ten years youngtf but
minus one eye.
David zeafoss who was engaged early Ia
the season as catcher for the Washington
College base ball nine at Chestertown, Nd,
returned home last week crippled in the leg
caused BY being run against by one Of the
players.
i +. c. shew has purchased from chas H.
Sackett the handsome block Of building lots
recently purchased by M sackett at the
Small estate sale and fronting the Public
School buildings. These are the most yalua-
bic lola IN the town.
June. the month Of roses, has passed and
gone; BY many in our little community it
will long be remembered as the most event
ful month ever experienced in the history Of
our village.
There has been war and rumors Of war-
love making and bitter hatred, rancor aud
strife both IN churches aud out Of churches,
frauds and errors on all sides in fact every
thing but that which is the most needed
marriages aud deaths. Many Of our young
people would like and had ought to get mar
RED but could not stay friendly toward each
other long enough to have the ceremony
performed. Many others who had ought to
have died live on out Of pure cusseduess and
spite toward their neighboFs.
The eossips (the poor dear old thiugs) have
wagged their tongues until they can wag
them no loAger. The pure and good have
been siaudered, the false aud wicked Ia some
cases have wrapped the Rauze cloak Of reli-
piou about their puirid carcasses to try and
hide their faults from the world, and from
the Cod that made them. and thus It will
ever be. But one other event remains to be
recorded and that the school meeting last
Saturday aud the least said about II perhaps
would be the better we advocated the re-
i election Of Geo. II. Johnson fer commission
er and he would have been elected and a
good school assured had the voters come to
the meeting as they had promised to do.
The same trouble exists here as in other
places The best class Of our citizens stay
away from school meetings Though BY hard
work at wagnning them there was quite a
number out Some we understand ad not
been to school meeting before for twenty
years. The opposite side turned ont nearly
10 man and elected Clement Masteu com
missioner by three majority Then the
question Of tax or no tax was put to a vote
aud no tax was carried BY the same majority.
Air. William Morrison, the clerk Of the
board, stated that owing to the defeat ofMr
Johnson aud the election Of Mr. Masten he
was convinced that he could not work IN
harmony with the new board and rendered
his resignation.
Nearly every man Ia the town was then
asked 90 accept the Office Of clerk but none
could Sc found that would take Il, and in
lhis shape the meeting was adjourned. The
aaairs a. this heretofore one Of the best
public schools ia the State Is IL q sad plight
no clerk and not enough money 70 run a
proper school here, the State dividend not
being sufficient After the adjoufumentthe
balance Of The day and greater part Of the
night was devoted 70 curaing aud fighting
over the results. Several scrap 6Rhss took
place 81 different parts Of the town No one
was seriously hurt The worst injured was
Oliver Bsedeman who 10 a friendly contest
with boxing gloves received 4 blow when Of
bis eeafd On the jaeuiar vein knocking him
down he lay lifeless iof about "a miautea
ehen physician was called who succeeded
ia restoring him to consciousness
The nest morning we all attended church
aud listened 90 Rev G. W Burke preach
one 81 BIS splendid sermons Bis text bsins
Pray Gof fhe Peace Of Iefusainm." lNc.
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