Milford chronicle., 1896-04-24
MILTON.

L AALAUNs
DR.. John David Kinzer, who at the late
M. P. Conference held in Baltimore, was
elected president for the fifth year by the
largest vote ever given to any man elected
to that office He will make bis annual
official visit to Milton charge April 18th and
will fill the pulpit in Milton church on
Thursday evening, the goth Everybody
is cordially invited to attend this service.
The Doctor is beloved by all the M. P.
denomination and rules a mighty influence.
Last Sunday morning the congregation of
the NJ P. Church had the pleasure of greet
ing in the pulpit of their church their pastor
Rev G R Hodge, who has been returned
to them for another year. All present were
pleased with the very able discourse of their
pastor and rejoiced at his return.
Our newly elected town bailiff now wears
a large star on the lapel of his coat Mr..
c is giving genuine satisfaction as bailiff,
overseer and lamp tender His lights are
as electric lights and his chimneys and
glass are ike mirrors. Something we
never had before
Robert c Beardsley, at his big plant in
Hazards Meadow, began the manufac-
ture of peach baskets on a big scale this
week. Mr. B. intends to turn out thous.
ands of them for tn great peach crop of
1896, which if nothing more occurs will be
the largest the world ever knew.
Our old and jovial friend John Blizzard,
some where under eighty summers, who
resides near old Sand Hills, conveyed to
his once lonesome home a bucksOm bride
somewhat his junior last Wednesday even
ing. He was joined in the sweet bond of
holy matrimony to Mrs Fannie Veasey,
relic of William Veasey, of Coolspring.
Uncle Johnny, all your Milton friends join
me in wishing your second married life a
most happy one
Grant Collins. VIM H. Workman, Win
Davidson. Geo. E Bryon, John E. Dean,
George Davidson Frank Reynolds and
James Wolfe, with Contractor Nailor, all
left town Monday for the big Douglass
House at Rehoboth to construct the annex
to fill the place of the one recently destroyed
by fire.
The marriage of Mr. c. Frank Davidson
a shrewd business man of Wilmington, and
Miss Fannie J. Prettvman a most estima-
bic lady of Milton, will be solemnized in |
the N. P. Church Thursday, April goth, at
z.3o o'clock p. m. Members and friends /
are cordially invited.
o. Warrington, bright youth and old
est son of Edward Warrington, of Cool
spring, has begun to study for the Presby- I
terrain ministry by beginning a nine years .
course in a school at Crawfordvlle, Ind
Charles Manship, formerly of Milton, but
late of Camden, N j., died very suddenly
and was brought here last Saturday by
Undertaken J. r Atkins and inferred in
the NJ. E. Cemetery. Funeral services in +
NJ. E. Church Sunday at p. m, Rev, w.
T. Valiant oficiated.
William Fowler having exchanged his
property here for small truck farm near
Redden's station with David Nailor of
Broadl1iln Neck, will take charge of the
farm after the ice and ice cream season is
over, as he is dealing heavily in this line
Turing the heated spell.
The report that the schooner John A.
Lingo went to Cuba loaded with arms and
with the Bermuda and was
otal loss was false, as she pulled into her
Jock on Tuesdsy morning here to load box I
lumber for Millyille as usual.
Alfred H. Manship is convalescing from t
ieveral severe hemouhages at the nose,
Dr. Wilson says he'll pull through
AT the burial service last Sabbath Of :
chas. Manship, Millions |. o. R. M, !
chippewa Tribe, accompanied by twenty i
line chiefs and braves from the Oklahoma
tribe of Lewes, and the Nantcoke Tribe
t Georgetown, marched from their wigwam
0 the house thence to the cemetery and
erformed a most beautiful and inspiring
CEREMONY at the grave. Charles Q Comfy Il
he great Chief Of Records acted as Prophet =,
he white pigeon-asis their custom-was n
t loose from its cage by George David &
on to represent the flight of the spirit A
asst number Of people witnessed this i'm. &
osing ceremony.
The huge fish pound built by David
owen. Of Cape May. for the Reynolds h
'ros., was completed last week. This o.
ap lies just back of Point Pleasant.
hese gentlemen expect to succeed with
lis new enterprise and catch enough fish
various kinds to supply the county. IL
Among the visitors for ten days and less d,
Milton were: Mr., and Mrs William T. pc
tkins, of Lewes; the genial proprietor Of Is Is
e Brick Hotel at Georgetown. with his be
easing smile; Mrs Ida Reynolds and tic
lid. Of Wilmington; Capt George Le-
ties and Capt Vim. H Mcgee from their ne