Milford chronicle., 1896-02-07
MILTON.


{ In the auditorium of the M. E Churcl
last Sabbath morning was an extraordi
nary large and general experience meeting
when many testified to the power of divine
grace, and we believe such services result
in much good both to saint and sinner.
On Sunday evening, February End, al
p. m: at the home of Henry Argo, Mr.
John w. Leager. aged 50, and Miss Bes'
sic Webb,of Milford, aged IS, were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev.
G R. Hodge.
We have reports that Thos. Wilson, OF
Prime Hook Neck, walks on his head now
in order to be able TO crack his heels to-
gether all the time. Tom, what will you
call them Grover and Flossy?
Robby Collins, the trucker and broom
manufacturer, has moved in town and oc-
cupies the dwelling lately vacated by his
father-in-law, N w White
Lee ]. Lightcap has on exhibition hens
egg of tremendous dimensions. The mon
ster egg is 3HxzA inches. 1t would
bother any turkey to beat it Ira Hazard
had better purchase that egg producer
The school building for the colored in.
habitants of Milton is now completed
That majestic cedar that stood en- an
angle of o. degrees on our mill dam, and
for three years has been such an obsuuc-
ton to carriage tops and wagons, has at
last been eliminated.
Samuel G Warrington has transferred
his auction goods from the room under the
Odd Fellows Hall to the old vacated drug
store room of ex Governor Ponder's near
the Ponder House.
The writer begs of Rev. w T. Valiant
to excuse the error in my last weeks letter
of the Rev being left out. 1t was mis-
take of the compositor and no mistake of
the writer ! would not do such thing
Rev. Mr. Neese,of Nassau, is conducting
a very interesting revival at Zion N. E
Church
viii WEIGH, Esq, of Milton, has the
Broadkiln Neck school and boards with
Phillip Davidson Saturday evening Mr.
Welch says he ate supper on tablecloth
that was made by hand one hundred and
sixty-flve years ago This old family relic
is pure white and is not soiled The cloth
belonged to Mrs. Davidson's grandmother
and she was eighty years old when she
died
At thea. M. E. Church, South Milton,
all of last week was a protracted festival
with good results.
The long loosen for brick pavement in
front and rear of the public school building
has been laid at last The number Of
bricks required was 7ooo
Since my last communication the revival
meeting in the M, E. Church has grown
in interest The evangelist Rev. J. l..
Kreamer, of Baltimore, has worked faith
fully every night endeavorng to get the
members to take an active part The room
is filled nightly.
The revival services that were to begin
in Milton M. P Church on last Sunday
evening were postponed until next Sunday
evening on account of the great success at
the meeting at Weigand's Chapel The
result to date. February 3rd,has been thirty
conversions with several penitents and
quite a number of serious persons in the
congregation Swarms of people travel
there nightly to hear this truly man of God
pour out Scripture truths to the people. of
Cave Neck Parson Hodge has doue a
mighty work at all the appointments up to
date He has spent seventeen weeks in
protracted meetings.
Mr. Frank and Miss Eva Hazard, of
Dagsboro, were the guests of their uncle,
w. R Hazard, of the Ponder House, last
week. M. White made a business trip
out to Pittsburg. Pa, last Week.-Mrs.
Maggie Primrose is paying Philadelphia
and Vlneland, N a long but an ex-
ceedngly pleasant visit Mrs Susie War
rington is visiting her sister in Whining
ton this week. Frank Manship. assistant
postmaster at Millsboro, spent the first Of
this week here with his parents will
Wilson, from near Houston, spent part of
this week here with old friends.-Captain
George Lelxites is home with his family
this week Captain James Conwell is
with his family this week after tedious
passage from the South 6 w A.