Milford chronicle., 1896-10-09
MILTON.

MILTON,
The Y. P. S. c. E Of the NJ. P. Church
was led last Sunday by Mrs. Florence
johnson Some fine pieces was rendered
by Prof. w, G Fearing, Miss Clara Lam
bright, and Miss Emma Conner. Miss
Lambright sang a solo to the delight OF all
Robert Palmer and John Dirrickson Of
Lewes, came to Welgand's Chapel 70 at
tend the revival last Thursday evening
and did efficient help in the meeting, anc
returning home their horse fell and broke
its neck, and Mr.. Palmer got bis aFH
broken in the fall
Rev 9. R. Hodge has closed his meet
ing at Welgand's Chapel and began meet
lngs at Beaver Dam
Oscar Carpenter. a farmer, living neal
town, had the misfortune last week to lose
his block mare with lock-jaw, caused trod
ding on a nail Oscar had refused one
hundred dollars for her the week before
The services at IRdian Mlsglqn was LED
by Miss Clara Lambright, Of Baltimore
Miss Lambnghts talk and singing weTe
highly appreciated.
Isaac W. Nailor is building in Rehoboth
for Charles Warrington, a fine dwelling
house
The steamer EHdeaYoTI for the last TINS
This season, pulled In her gang plankS anq
left for Philadelphia, where she will go on
railway and be fitted for the winter and
then viii go 10 Wilmington, n G. where
she viii be engaged in bass fishing dpFhs
the winter months. The boat was bull
for this business. She will be wonderfully
missed, as passengers and freight increased
with each trip. But this was a winters
contract and the EndeaVOr was compelled
to 20. Captain Dennis promises her re
turn next season if we have large peach
crop, The business paid them heavy this
season.
Our public schools opened In full Plasl
last Thursday, Oct. Ist. Now the huge
bell calls the children to your books itWlee
a day. Prof. Collins Is happy.
One of the writer's favortes, little Ralph
Mcgee, got wet in Georgetown on Tuesday,
and is now quite sled but we hear he is
moving along nicely.
Coal is higher this fall and promises to
be higher still. Charles Atkins, the mgr
chant and goal dealer, has delivered his
third cargo through town
The square endgF, Capt Seulls bark
loaded with the remainder of the summers
pack at CounseIman q Fishers factory
last week
During the big storm of Tuesday that
swept over the country, our hamlet seemed
deserted. Our people turned out enmassed
for ths convention at Georgetown and the
circus and somebody got wei.
Clarence Lank, son of David LaRk, and
brother.ip-law to Rev. W. w. Wilson and
Mrs. Alena Davis, both Of Broadkilnr
were made man and wife last Thursday
evening BY Rev. w. Valiant, at the home
of the bride
It was gala day at the corner stone lay
ing of the A. M. E. Church last Sunday
Immense crowd and and a protracted
festival and suppers began this week tc
aid this cause, by the Rev Festus John
son, WHO is a hustler fOf church work
William J. Vent, who with his family
spends each season on the beach at Broad
kiln, living out of the water supply, has
moved up to his town home again.
Rev w. T. Valiant, of the Milton M. E
Church and w 7. Waddll, of FELTON, NJ
E Church, exchanged pulpits last Sunday
The Sussex County M. Z Sunday
School Convention will be held in the N
E Church on October z2nd. Everybody
is welcome Come and learn more Of Sun
day School work and be enlightened in it
Without doubt, Of all the improvement:
ever made in our town in the laying Of tin'
brick pavements and stone CURLING ans
iron fences and gigantic stables, the wors
Just completed by R. Davis Carey at thu
old homestead, DR.. ]. 7. CaTey's John Z
ElIingswoTth's store and the the two tena
meut houses are the most marked. Th
iron fence Is of the latest design and quit
expensive The mansion house, the HON
of the Carey boys we learn is to be re-
modelled and will be made the finest HON
in this vicinity by K Davis Carey, tn
Milton millionaire Mr. Carey loves an
cherishes his old home
VIM H. Chandler, junior partner Q
! Parker & Chandler, at the beginning O
the peach season, left his mercantile bus
ness and settled himself in Scranton, Pa
| to buy and sell the luscious fruit Hayln
| 5000 baskets Of his own. William hal
! died so,oco baskets in the two months an
lis now at his post driving business for a
it's worth Mr. Chandler is live, enc
getie and thorough going business man.
4 The next legal holiday is Thanksgivln
Day.
Mrs. Rebecca EIlegood, relic of our b
loved pastor, Rev. James H. Ellegood, d
ceased, residing on the suburbs of Miltoi
presented 10 the NJ. P. Church a yer
handsome satin pulpit cover IN memory
her departed husband twas received b
the pastor in behalf Of the congregation
The members of the church highly apr
ciate the present