Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-04-17
MILTON.

+ George r. Guthrie and Great Sacher
" Zebly The Sakimas tribe of Milford wa
us in the hunt securing Indian scalps
ut The annual examination of teachers wa
e held in the public school building last Sat
4 urday, April nth. by w w. Knowles
Of Superintendent of free schools for SUSSEX
county. There were thirty-nine applicant.
for certificates, which was the most tina
were ever examined in this town at one
y time.
! Off Point Pleasant. in the Delaware bay
\ Henry Bowen, of Cape May, is construct.
Ii ing for Reynolds brothers, a tremendous
!, fish pond, which will be completed this
e week
b Robby Collins opened his Cheap John"
cash store in the Ponder block last week.
Mrs Lettie Barker, OF near Broadkiln,
relic of the late Robinson Barker, was laid
, at rest in the old Coolspring cemetery, Fri
day, at 10 a. M. imposing ceremony She
died Tuesday last at 9 a m Mrs, Par
ker was 81 years old. had been i'll for
long time was good old christian lady.
Burton M Robinson began the erection
of a new dwelling for Clerk of the Peace
Dorman last week to be occupied by Mrs.
Ida R White.
The location of the dwelling of Mrs.
Hapnah Carey. lately purchased off States
Attorney R, c. White, for 5000, which
was formerly owned by Ferris ofSmyrna,
Del is a most desirable one.
The vestry of St Johns Episcopal
Church held its annual vestry meeting on
Easter Monday and elected the following
vestrymen for the ensuing year: Hon.
James Ponder, Senior Warden; T H. |
Douglas. Junior Warden; W. T. Parker,
J H. Fosque, John Ponder, J. H. War
rington. The vestry elected as delegates
to tine annual convention in New Castle,
7. H. Douglas, and John Ponder
Chas Connor's new store house has
been painted by Geo. B. Atkins, the young
artist.
Rev. Geo. A. Morris, after two years of
very successful pastorate at the 2ne M. P.
Church, Wilmington, Del, has been re-
turned to that station for the sd year. He
was the founder of this church and 1t has
grown rapidly, having 2o5 scholars in the
Sabbath School and sixty members; start
ing with eight two years ago. He, with ,
his young and blushing bride of five months
came direct from Conference in Baltimore
to his parents home here last week Rev. !
Morris filled the pulpit at the NJ. E. Church /
Sunday morning and to packed house in
the evening at the Nj. P Church, his text +
being God is All and In ALL"
P. B. says
The new woman can talk with the grace /
of bird, f
She can Guido a weasel in pluck, d
She can swim Ike a fish,
And, can kick like mule, y
But she always will run like duck.
And she is duck O
The dwelling occupied by VIM. Petty Il
john, foot of Chestnut street, and owned 9
ex Gov Ponder, has been Thoroughly re- n
paired by Atkins & Davidson y
Rev G R Hodge and family returned II
from their West Virginia visit this week ~
and will enter upon the second year with p
new vim. Pastor Hodge was received by h
all and was rendered reception. None I'll
know now but to love him as he is a true al
christian and real servant of God ia
The little schooner John A. Lingo, that N
1lys between Milton and Millville with -,
,ox lumber, commanded by Capt. Henry III
Chandler, of Dagsboro, and owned by 81
John A. Lingo, of Warwick, has been III
lmong the missing since February, sup
,osed to be wrecked and all hands lost. 10
Mrs. Joseph V, Prettyman has received liz
check of $3.50 from the lr Q. u. A. NJ. til
lo 10, of which her late husband was 70 70
member
Rumor has it that Milton's favonte
'oung man, James P. Darby, now of
Camden, N j., aud Miss Maggie Kelley,
f Camden, have had the nuptial knot an
led. in
Philip Workman, a thrifty and well to Ac
10 farmer living between Glendale and an
leyaOlds' Church, while burning brush n
asst week was unable to control the flee and ad
large quantity of dry sawed pine wood r.
hat was sold to Chas, H. Atkins was 70
onsumed in the flames. W
The proprletors of the big Douglas house tel
t Rehoboth, William NJ. Jefferson and 40 40
Vim Lofland. were in town on business
ionday Rev. S. G Snepp returned from wi
is Easter vacation to Philadelphia fully Si L
quipped for his work.-N. w. White, of
alesman for black goods was in New s~
lork this week on business.-Mr j. E. IT
nd family, of Cedar Neck, spent last Sun Gu
ay with Mrs. Webb's parents, Mr. and % To-
IRIS David lsank.-Dr and Mrs Wilt
ank, of Milford, spends each Sabbath at we
Irs. Wiltbank's old home here, Mrs Sam ei p
Ell J Martins Mr. Graham, of Con- to
,rd, and Mrs Celia Walls of George sto
IWn, were in town Sunday MIR. John Of,
IoTris and wife, Of Georgetown, spent tel
st Sabbath with Mr.. and Mrs, James isT
lason.-Hon John H B. Mustard, whose nul
we're illness was mentioned last week, at lia'
lis writing Is no better at all but growing B so1
P. Mustard, having spent cen
K months at Goldey's College, Whining ton
n, Del arrived home last week Percy
ickers and Josie Metcalf, of Lewes, Wis.
ID friends and relatives here last Satur-
" and Sunday.-Prof. Chas B Morris.
incipal of South Milford Public Schools, \
sited his mother and sister here Satur
". Prof Morris always has a warm
sleome at his old home 9. w. A. n
What will do itp 4