Milford chronicle., 1896-09-11
MILTON.

Mr.. Walter Beardsley, son of Rober
Beardsley and Miss Lizzie Davidson. old
est daughter of {. c. Davidson. were
joined together in holy matrimony last
week in Camden, N j., and came to theil
home here on Saturday last and were tend.
cred ring twister calithumpian serenade
Monday evening Not having any band
now we have to put up with this nuisance.
Walter came to the conclusion he would
desert single blessedness and enter the
marriage state This gay and festive
couple have the good wishes of all their
many friends
The thrilling news of the hair breadth
escape from a watery grave in old ocean of
Capt Charles Burrows, of the schooner
John May, came home here to his family
Monday. Capt Burrows was two weeks
from Jacksonville to New York and did
lose his mate overheard
The steamer Endeavor is still making
her two trips per week and will continue to
do so throughout October. She has freight
both ways
Quite cutting fracaS between a cOlored
man and a white man in front of Parker
& Chambers store occurred Monday even
ing, in which the white man got cut
swiping cash across his forehead and
across his stomach Trial took place be-
before Esquire Lofland Tuesday afternoon
The excavation in the pavement near T.
J. Atkins big building, when it's full of
water, makes pedestrons of dark nights
when they emerge from it with a wet foot,
feel like he does when he steps on a brick
and water and mud squirts in his face. 1t
doesn't benefit his religion much
The brick pavement in front of Wllley's
and Virden's and Chas Conner's have
been laid this week, thanks to Mr.. Ponder
Millions elder physician James A. Hop
kins, has been quite i'll, but is now on the
mend.
The first day of school will be October
9Th and Joseph King will be ianitor for the
ensuing year.
The old home of Mrs Tomlinson, now
occupied by James TESTERS family, has
been going through a thorough renovating
of the interior of the house
The weather seems to have settled and
now has a clear record.
The revival service begins at Weigand's
Chapel Sunday evening next
1t certainly makes fellow feel that time
is rolling along to learn that one of his as
sociates of childhood days has become a
grandmother. but such is life.
1t is about time the American people |
use a little common sense and stop this
talk about this or that being the cause of
dull times If people would shut their
mouths and do more with their hands bust |
ness would improve. There is entirely too
much mouth in this country
Wingate Morris. the Singer Sewing |
Machine agent, of Lewes, Del, tells the
writer of a thrilling adventure with the
lightning and thunder playing hance with
him and team between Lincoln and Ellen
dale during the Thursday evening storm
says the electric fluid split telephone pole
beside his horse and split in three pieces
One piece fell across his horse, one on his
sewing machine and the other in his lap, !
while his hair was standing on end and
and he dying with fright
witnessed the large barn of David Gov :
erdale, near the Five Points burn in the
same storm 1t also was struck and the
rain descended in torrents, but Mr.. Cover
dale lost all the barn contained. All kinds
of food in a great bulk, all his farming i'm
plements, a new pheton The horse was
saved No insurance, we hear, and his
loss is very heavy. He is one of lower
Sussex's big farmers
Two very costly tombs were put over
the graves of Mrs Sarah c. Holland and
her daughter, Mrs Amanda Pettyjohn, in
the family lot in the NJ E Cemetery here
last week by the son and husband, Mr..
Jacob Pettyjohn, of Wilmington
T J Atkins had the misfortune to lose
his only horse last week. making ! have
chronicled Of late.
Capt Thos johnson, on his return
home, began renovating his property and
surroundings, using various kinds of i'm
plememts and while pruning an apple tree
his axe went into his knee and inflicted an
ugly wound, giving great pain. and COM
PEELED the captain to use crutches.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather
last Sunday morning, the communion SER
vice in the M. P. Church was postponed
until Sunday, the z5th Pastor Hodge dis
coursei his. sermon to small congrega-
ton
The foundation for church 3Sxz4 for
the A. NJ. E s Of our town, was begun
this week on the Curtis Reed lot, corner Of
Lingo Alley and Mill street The new
church will be erected by contractor NailoE