Milford chronicle., 1901-07-19
M 3ecollcctions Of 0lden Times
in NurderkilI Neck

BY JOSEPH BI ktBbNAi.
NV father owned and lived on the !
farm known SIS she Lime Kiln farm,
situated on the road leading from the :
home of samuel Warren, ST., TO that
Of his son Samuel There was scarcely
a day when the weather permitted, THAI
one or the other failed to pass that way
to visit each other The old gentleman
passed away at a ripe old age, having
passed his eIghteth milestone
Samuel Warren, Jr., married Sarah
Sipple, who belonged TO one of the old
aud highly respected families Of Muir
derkill Neck. She was the sister of
the late Captain Waitman Supple, Of
Frederica.
solomon T. Warren who lived on
part of the homestead tract was a we'll
informed man, having read extern
sively, and being blessed with good
memory His voice was sonew hat pc
culiar. being rather harsh mes,and
4 was sufficient to impress his servants
with the belief that his commands
were the end Of all controversy. He
conceived the idea Of building a good
sized soop in the woods in front of the
house nearly a mile from the creek; she
was to draw but little water, so as not
to be detained 10y the low tides at the
mouth Of the creek. This enterprise
was for the purpose Of carrying away
truck, peaches, pears and other fruits
to Philadelphia, as there We're no rail-
roadsha transport the products of the
farms 1t was considered a venture
that might be profitable to both the
farmers and the owner. As "a nejgn-
borly act my father sent me for two
days to help roll this sloop across the
field to the creek. She was christened
"The Paragon" All the neighbors
lent their assistance, and we al took
our meals at the home OF the old gen
tleman, Samuel, ST..
Solomon married Catherine Maria
l Clements, daughter of Joel Clements,
2 who lived in the western part of Kent
= county close to theMaryland line. He
!. was d large land holder and great
Methodist He was, 1 think, local
( preacher He lived to ripe old age,
passing away about the close of the
late war ! remained all night with
him at his old homestead shortly be
fore his death. He was contemporary
S with my father, and both being great
Methodists in the olden times wher
the circuit took in nearly all of Ken
> county, they often met at the Quar-
terly Conference TO transact the bust
L ness of the circuit Seldom IN my lif
n have / spent more interesting even
I ing than did when listening TO thi
old patriarch as ne related to me tn
10 events and circumstances in which h
e., and my father had taken part the
were about the same age. He was a,
quainted with many of the Methods
le reachers that | had so often hear
=; my father talk about; such men a
VS. Lawrence LawrensOn, Lawrence NJ,
g Comb, Ezekiel Cooper, Joseph Ridge
! way, Henry White, Solomon Sharl
" William Bishop, Thomas Ware, job
ed Hersey, and William Barnes, the witt
IN Irishman). The old gentleman had
ne fund of anecdotes many were in rel;
lie ton to the old preachers, especial
William Bishop, and "Bnly' Bane
as he was called, who were proverbi
4 for their witty sayings ! shall new
forget the last time | saw Joel Glen
VI ents. He died at a good old age II
OF daughter, the wife of Solomon r. Wa
lis rem, had a cheerful, pleasant, face, al
-es was universally known in the Neck
-. Kitty Maria. Solomon r. and Kit
, Maria had quite a large family
ii0 daughters and moved west to Nilsson
'ly before the late war. Samuel Ware
10 ST. had two daughters. Eliza An
rs. the oldest, married Samuel Nirden,
70 Frederick. She was considered a
markable bible student and lived to
20 advanced age. She told me shc
IyS time before her death that she had rel
Ike the Bible through every year for maj
)ut years, and so familiar had she becor
tar with it that she was able to quote fro
any part of it passages to suit all C
Wy cumstances and occasions. Mary \
not married John G. Darby. of Milfo
lie; She lived to be quite aged and was "a
her a great Bible reader She left tn
.ar, children. The oldest is Samuel w
rem Darby, Of Frederica. Having Il
more than forty years acquaintal
with him I am glad to call him ]
lDlt friend. He has for years conducte,
the large lumber business, as well as .
the eral farming, and has employed nj
,,d labor than any man in or around Fir
erica | have known him to do ml
rs kindly acts toward the poor, which
I'll Dictated heart in the right place. Z
tate sister. Mrs. Moore, lives in Philadelpl
lion The last time | Nv her | thought
,,,oe resemblance between her and
mother most striking. The third cI
- is Col John Clayton Darby, who,
IAS glad to believe is enjoying life as he
are, vances along the road that leads to
test great beyond. The Colonel is alW
the pleasant and agreeable, and remi
me very much of his uncle SAN
Warren, Jr., in appearance aud II
luch ner. He is friendly to boys, for wi
hose he always has pleasant word of
S Of enlargement, which, in my judgm
Del is a sure evidence that he possess,
.;.4,o kind heart. sincerely hope thai
-, Colonel will enjoy as manly yea
with peace and contentment in Frederic
mot Conner, the son af Hasson, " who |
lting in honor and prosperity for four.
,era- years under the walls of Bagdad.
The next family of whom I
speak is that of Peter Lindale.
eN- owned large tract Of upland
/. marsh not far from Bowers Beach.
married Miss Fisher. | heard it
when a boy that Mr.. Lindale drov
TO the house Of Mr.. Fisher one SUI
Is to morning while the old folks WEI
an of church and took her to preac
It an aud were married Her father liv
,hant house that stood almost opposii,
the Banning's church, two or three
best from Camden. They had two.
that, and two daughters. After the