Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1893-04-07
MILTON

swelling, the herring and ahad, haroingeis
Of spring, flood the market and delectate the
palate. and the merry frogs, in the glades
and laeoons, dispense their music in the
night season. The farmer is busy with his
plow. the suburban IS scattering his early
seeds. aud the urban resident is breaking up
his little garden for the festive chicken to
summer in. Soon all will be in glory. Ma
ture and man will have performed their part,
an d the blooming spring will again admins
ter to mans sensibiiities aud mans pleasure.
We await developments.
Isaac w. Nailor Of this town. has been
awarded the contract to build residence for
pilot Lewis Bertram Of Lewes. The build
ing will be ISx56 f. long, with one annex 10
xz2ft. aud two smaller additions. The ex-
terror is 10 be Of the best materials aud the
interior will be furnished with hard wood
ash, yellow pine, aud antique oak. There
will be hot and cold water pipes throughout
the building. Mr. Nailor has furnished the
plans and specifications; and will also furn-
ish all the material and complete the work
for a stipulated amount. Mr.. Nailor is now
engaged at building large barn and stable
for Samuel c. Warrington, near the Draw
bridge, and has the contract to build an an
mex to a building on the farm fWilliam A.
Hazard, near Broadkiln Beach.
who shall be postmaster is the agitsting
question now prevailing the minds OF the
patrons Of the Office in this town. The vaIi-
Gus candidates for the position have fled
their applications and recommendation and
are now awaiting results. It is uuderStood
that Senator Cray has turned the patron sge
of this department over TO Req. LAXATIVE
Causey, aud the sppoiniee wiz be he whom
Mr.. csusey shat EssigSsfs. It is presumed
that Mr.. Cause viii have due regard to the
desire OF the SHORTLY of his constituents,
and in that "a Mr.. W. F. Starkey will get
the appoi ment From personal know
ledge say, his recommendations mum
Der a iority, not only of the patrons Of the
Ofie but of the rank aud file ofthe Demo
eA4lic party-the men ofiuhuence and stand
ing as well as the average voter, and should
Mr.. StaTkey fail to get the appointment it
will be sore disappointment to bis hackers,
and will leave a political scar that time will
be a long time in eradieating.
Theodore E. Primrose, on Saturday morn
ing. expressed hiinselfto the writer, as an
item for publication somewhat like the fol-
lowing, he said Il am Disappointed at Tom
Baryard getting the mission to Englaud.
wanted 10 be Ambassador to the Court of St.
James and based my expectations on my re-
iatiouship to Lord Rosebury-Sir Arehbold
Philip Primrose. President Cleveland need
not have considered the nspotism existing
between Lord Rosebury and myself as bar
to my appoint; no sir look at Ben. Folsom
he retains him at Sheffield and he is his wife's
first cousin Well ifI could not get it my
self I had as lief Mr.. Bayard would have it
as anyone. He's the next best man"
Captain Burton Reed, of near town, informs
me he has in his peach orchard Of 500 trees.
400 Of the cold Nixon" variety that are alive
aud full Of buds. All the others are dead.
Mrs. /. NJ. Fearing, milliner, had her show
window nicely decorated and trimmed with
exotics on Easter,
The new bill relating to the Milton school
building, and the negotiating Of another loan
has passed the House Of Representatives.
Mrs. Ssllie Eddingtou, Of Milford, is the
guest Of Mrs. L. NJ. Fearing.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler is yet quite i'll.
A Philadelphia sculptor, on Saturday, cut
the name and date Of death of Robert Carey,
on his cenotaph in tile Milton Cemetery. It
is double marble block aBd wsssprevious-
Is placed over the remairef srthe deceased's
wife.
Ifthe Weather corslnues favorable it is ex-
pected fthe carpenters will complete their
work on theeanning factory next week.
The town baiif has neatly painted the
frames Of the street lamps, aud they are
again in their places.
The iron fence for the front of Zion NJ. E.
Cemetery has arrived.
Joshua Carey has planted grape vines.and
posts about ten feet apart along the edge Of
his farm bordering on Lake Fauganzyhi, and
following the serpeutine course Of that water.
Should they prove prolific they viii, no
doubt, be profitable to Mr.. Carey as well as
to the Milton small boys.
Rev. r. S. Williamson, pastor ofthe N. P.
Church closed his extra meeting on Sunday
evening. The number Of conversions is sixty
nine. Mr. Williamson, aud Prof Fearing,
lay delegate, LEFT on Tuesday 10 attend the
Annual Conference which opens
lis sessions at Laurel on the S inst
Mrs Williamson, wife of the pastor, and
her mother, haye gone to Baltimore to re-
main until conference sdjourus.
The NJ. # denomination began extra meet
ing last week, and Mr.. James Wilson a revi.
vaiisl is expected here this week to keep up
the enthusiasm. The course pursued by
this denomination is the main cause Of the
breaking up Of the revival at the NJ. P.
Church, and hard bitter feelings have been
eneendered thereby. We refrain from COM
ment at present, as the history Ct the pro
ceedinRs for the last mouth, as related to the
writer, carried into minuteness Of detail
would 81 q small volume. But when it be-
comes necessary we are for the under dog in
the 6sht
Rev. u p. Roberts preached an Interesting
Raster sermon at the NJ Z. Church on Sun
day morning. His teat was an old one, yet
he handed il difereutly from any whom we
have heard exponnd it and, fortunately did
not get himself into the iudicrous predica-
ment Of many Of his predecessor in irving
10 prove fact accepted BY an Christendom.
The congregation was good, the pulpit was
nicely set OF with ezoiics, and the music
such as 10 sustain the well earned reputation
Of the Milton choir
a dwelling house on the road leading from
Milton to Efendaie. belonging to a gentle
man engaged in The Philadelphia Mint, and
ia tenure Of Joseph Johnson was totally des-
lroyed b. FIRE on wednesday last The "a
nily saved nothing but their beds and one
Bedsleads even their wearing apparel and
provisions were consumed,
Rev. B. A. wsiEalia "a in siisndsHee a. A. !