Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-02-08
MILTON NEWS.


He plants his Ootstep on the sea
And rides upon the storm.
ellis purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding, every hour,
The bud may have bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower"
The above stanzas are called to my re-
membrance by certain things that have
happened of late. It will be useless for
me to quote the psalmist: eff I ascend |
to heaven, thou art there; if I descend to |
hell, thou wilt find me. " etc. The above,
to the casual reader, and TO one unac'
quainted with our town, may seem alb
surd, and so it is. However, while we
may not develop things, at present, we
shall hold to the doctrine of William
Cowper:
God moves in mysterious way,
His wonders to perform.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Messick died at her home
on Saturday evening Of paralysis 1t was
Mrs. Messick's intention to remove
shortly to Philadelphia, and live with her
son Mr.. Theodore Messick, an epitaph
writer and former editor and proprietor
of the "Milton Times" but her life was
unexpectedly cut short while in the midst
of her anticipations. The deceased was
about 40 years of age.
Miss Maggie NJ. Hood, daughter of
Nr. and Mrs James H. Hood, died at the
home of her parents, in Long Neck, on
Monday, February 4th, 1901, of cOnsump-
ton, aged 10 years. months and IA days.
Funeral sevices at the Presbyterian
Church in Rehoboth, Thursday, at half
past p. m, February eth. Interment
in cemetery adjoining the church. Rev.
Mr.. wainwright officiating.
Angelina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O'Neill died at the home of her
parents at Glendale on Wednesday, of
pneumonia aged 4 years, months and
u days. Funeral services at McColley's
Chapel on Friday. Rev. Mitchell, of
Glendale, officiating, and S. j. Wilson
conducting the funeral.
John Davis A, Collins, who was said to
have been left to die near Donovan s
schoolhouse, did die on Saturday, and
his burial services were solemnized on
Monday. Mr.. Davis leaves a wife and
two children. The circumstances of hi.
situation was known in Milton last week
when fund of over three dollars wa:
subscribed and the necessaries of life
we're sent to the starving family. Unde
the efficient management of Mr. Wesley
l Workman, the latter part of the man.
t life was made as comfortable as possible
They gave him a good and comfOrtabl,
t place to die, and doubtless his wife ant
little ones will be cared for, A case 0
this kind is certainly one that appeals t,
r us all. We may bury them the heroe
= in the trenches on the battlefield blu
when we come to the bedside OF a dyinj
2 one-well, had rather not be there.
z Miss Thalia H. Frame, sister of tn
Hon. Paynter Frame, of Indian Rive
= hundred, and also of Mrs. Robert Davis
of Milford, and other relatives of WHOM
am not informed, died at her residenc
on Saturday, aged IS years and II day
e Interment on Wednesday at St. John
? NJ. f. Church, Springfield X Roads. Rev
J. H. Wilson, of Georgetown, conducte
the obsequies, and S. J. Wilson, of Milton
S directed the funeral. The habiliment
5 of the burial were, perhaps, never e
ceeded in Sussex county; and were ca
/, ried out in conformity with the will tn
S deceased had left. The casket was mad
e with square ends and columned corner.
t and covered with silver gray satin. TIL
extension handles were of silver gra,
l. as was also the plate. Every detail W,
intended to match. The deceased W,
robed i'll a shroud of white satin, wit
white satin slippers to correspond. Tt
casket was enclosed in case of polishC
chestnut with silver mountings. II
mausoleum was finished with cemei
and appeared to have been excavatt
from a solid rock. Taken altogethe
a this appears to have been the most 90
geous funeral ever conducted in this pa
l. of the State.
Mrs. Jane LekItes was married to NJ
John Smith Wednesday evening of la
week. Mrs. Lekites was the widow
Captain Lekites. Supposed, and evei
circumstance proves, him to have bee
drowned a few years ago off Hatteras.
The nuptials of Miss Sallie W. JohnsC
and Mr.. John Leverage. were solemniz,
at the home of Mr.. William Reed, ne
d NAPLES Mills, on Wednesday of Ia
u week. The ceremony of marriage of Il
former two weddings, was performed |
" by the Rev H. f. Nelson, of the NJ
70 Church, of Milton.
It At meeting Of the official board
Il the NJ. E Church, held on Friday eve
'e ing, the following were elected as trr
Il tees of said church for the coming CO
IL ference year. J. H. Davidson, c. H.
!, kins, DIR. R. B. Hopkins, S. J Marti
q }. 1. Ellingsworth, Frank Outten and
= R. Bennett. Rev. w. Jr DuHadwa
- who has filled this pulpit for three yeal
~ declines to return las he has more fru
, full field in view This, however, is su
! ject to the decree of the Wilmingt,
- Conference. The people of Milton nj
- go a great way further, and get no o.
!, half so good as Mr. DuHadwav.
Mr.. R. c. Beardsley has purchased Il
a boiler OF the late burnt canning factor
= Mr.. Beardsley has had it repainted, al
of will use 1t in prospective business e
" terprise. Whether or not there will
another canning factory built in Milt,
- is question of the unborn future. Z
- veloPments progress slowly.
~. ~ Detective Witsil was in town on Tu,
i. day, presumably looking for the nj
- "who struck Billy Patterson"
=. Mr.. w. B. Tomlinson is quite 81
!; with pneumonia. Mr.. Tomlinson has
excellent constitution, but even a m
:. Of u years is not cast iron against +
= weather of the last three weeks.
a Mr.. Arson Wright, of New York
- home for few days with his wife.
NS Ground Hog Dav" was nratt,, -