Milford chronicle., 1893-01-13
MILTON.

Hurrahl
Bells ringing all the day,
Money spent and thrown away,
o, there is the-to pay
When man goes out sleighing!"
Sleighing Sksting o, what fun does this
braciug weather bring us!-Benumbed hands
and frozen noses! aching heads and bruised
bonesl and all the coucomitants of snow
dnft aud frozen lake. The young people
have been delighted with an opportu nifty to
try their skating qualities, which have lain
dormant from sheer enforcement for several
winters, And Lake Fanzanzyki has been a
scene Of carnival, the like uf which has not
been witnessed for many years. At the be-
ginning Of the ice season, several Of the
skaters were treated to unlocked for lunches
of cold ducks, but as the ice became stronger
these became matters of impossibility, aud
their thoughts being diverted from this chan
mel sought other scenes; and many Of then
during their numerous aggregations, and un
Intentionally on their part, gszed upon i'm
agiuary ornaments studded with innumera.
bic stars. However, there was joyful time,
and joyous company, too maHy to partic.
ularize.
There was Sallie Bigfoot, and her beau,
Some others that did not know,
Who all made up their minds to 20,
And JOIN with US a skating"
The ice houses are all filed, aud the farm
ers have had some snow to go on their wheat
and uovv fhirb tya ba,,. t,,5 49,. -.-.t - r
this kind Of weather, (hard to please amt
theyD but the more thoughtful express
themselves something like this: 1--WE had
better have winter weather in winter time.
and we will be likely to have a good fruit
crop the following season. Besides cold
weather freezes out, or kills the germs OF
diseases, and the people are healthier, and
consequently happier"
The Sabbath School Association of the M
E. Church, held its annual election for off.
GERS on Sunday afternoon, which resulted in
the selection of the following persons:
Superintendent, J. B. Welch; First assistant
Superintendent L. J. Coverdale; Second as
sistant Superintendent Mrs. Lizzie Chand- |
lei, Secretary, J. p. Davidson; treasurer.
Miss Mary L. CoYerdale; orgauist, Miss Rina
Pennewilli assistant organist, Miss Lizzie
Davidson; chorister, Joseph Lank; assistant
'horister, Mrs. Jennie Creamer; cornetists,
Dr. Robert Hopkins and John Elliugswoth.
officers fthe infant room: Superintendent,
Mrs Mary Goslee; assistants, Miss Annie
,areY and Miss Nettie Jones.
Mr.. Curtis Reed Is still at work at odd
lines, fixing up his little building on Union
treet He says: "IPs nobody's conscerned
usiness what am going to do with it.
Thethsr make a millinery shop or a wheel
right shop out Of it; or anything else. ,
Vhen some gentlemen spoke to him abou,
anting it for the Milton Cornet Band to prac
ce in this t t-a a-44tt.-at-e-++.I
brief short hand report Of Mr.. Reeds re-
lY.
Charles A. Conner, and Benjamin Palmer,
Milton haYe purchased the goods. good
i'll, and appurenances of the mercantile
asiness Of the White Brothers, at Redeem;
I'D will continue the business at that place.
Marshall Mahafy was in town last week s
immoning witnesses to attend the U. S. G
ourt at Wilmington, Registrar william !:
. starkey, election inspector, 3 W. War l
IN, o S Supervisor, Peter W. Virden, and :
me other parties, lefs Milton on Monday 4
attend said court.
Captain George Hunter, Of the schoonr
P. Novel, which was recently wres
] Hog Islsnd Shoals, arrived hof ~
eek. Captain Hunter speaks Ia M
the bravery Of she captain ar