Milford chronicle., 1903-02-13

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Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Fox gave
| party Saturday evening in honor o
: their daughter Lydia, it being he
| tenth birthday. There were sew
eral of the little folks of town pres
ent.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
, Of the NJ. E. Church met FRIDAY
evening. All reports were gooc
and the pastor, L. P. Corkran, was
unanimously invited to return.
Mrs. Culver and Mrs. Corkran
visited the schools last week for the
purpose of requesting the teachers
to teach Scientific Temperance
in the schools. They consented.
The Epworth League Cabinet
meeting of the NJ E Church, was
held at the home of Miss Sallie
Polk on Tuesday evening.
The Epworth League reading
course will meet at the home of
Miss Lillian Cade Saturday even
ing.
About two hundred of the citi-
zens Of Milton attended a horse
race Saturday afternoon between
DR.. Wilson's and Vim. Robinson 5
horses. The latter won the race.
Granvil T. Lawson, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lawson, died at
their home near Mil1sboro, Friday,
Feb. g, 1903, aged years, II
months, and 20 days. Funeral at
Millsboro NJ. E. Church at two
O'Clock Saturday February Sth, and
interment at Brotherhood Gene
terry Rev. Artemus Belts, of Days
bOro, otlciating. Samuel J. Viii
son & Son, Funeral directors.
Isaac Baily, a notorious character
of this town, was arrested by Con
stable Warrington, of Georgetown,
on Saturday for stabbing Louis
Ellingsworth. a well-knOwn young
man, of Milton. Bailv was cap
tured at the home Of his brother,
Polk Bailey, one mile east of town,
and brought to Milton and COM
mitted to the county Jail at George
town by Magistrate Collins. Young
was watching a game
Of pool in the rooms Of w. H.
when Bailey, who was
intoxicated entered. Bailey got
into a game with John Argo and
Harry Smith, and lost. Some one
n the the room remarked that
Bailey was stuck. Bailey stag
yered over to Ellingsworth and
plunged long bladed pocket knife
nto the latter S side and said: I'll
tick you, damn you" Ellingsworth
vent to Starkey's drug store and
lad the wound dressed. DIR. Viii ;
on stated that the knife struck the
18th rib over the heart and but for
his the young man would have {
'een instantly killed.
Vim. H. Workman has been in I
Baltimore on business.
Louis Darby, of Camden, has t
cen the guest of his father.
John Ponder has been a George I
own visitor. c
Miss Virginia Burton and her
uest, Miss Ida Prettyman, of i
tockley, have been visiting in Bal
more.
VIM. Crouch, of Milford, was the c
uest Of Milton friends on Monday t
lst. I
J. R. Seligman has been in Mil t
IN looking after the interests of S
is store. fl
Mrs. Edward Mears, of Rehoboth,
as been spending some time with ],
Iilton friends. |,
Mr.. Chas. Virden, of Philadel- r,
lia, spent Saturday and Sunday c
18th relatives in town. W
Prof. c. B. Morris has been Wis O.
ing Lansdown friends.
lWm. Conner spent Sunday even
g in Ellendale. Ia
Horace Wiltbank, who has been 81
several days with his par h
It's, has returned to Parkslev, Va. =,
Frederick Stephens, of Lewes, is
sitting Robert Collins. =,
Joseph M. Lank is visiting rela q,
res and friends in Philadelphia. -
Mr.. ThOs. Hudson was a Milton :;
sitor on Tuesday. -
Mr.. w. S. Still. of Youngstown. ~ ~
lio, was a visitor of Mr.. T. H -
ouglass, this week. -
Mr.. Edward Teas visited Milton u
It week. =,
Mrs Jas. c. Conwe1lleft for Phil ~ -
elphia on Tuesday. Z, T.
Messrs. Robert Houston and -,
ank Gray left last Wednesday for A. A.
West to buy cattle. -
Mr.. SamueI Gordon, of Philadel- "a
ia, is the guest Of Harry Lekites. ~ .'
Mrs. John Morris, of Dover, is 0i'
iting ]. ]. Morris. E. ND. -,
uls