Milford chronicle., 1904-07-22
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Hot sultry weather and thunder storms hai
been The lot Of our town for "a week past. OF
| Thursday a large tree at Mr.. Elliotts wa,
struck by lightning: on Saturday Lightning
/ struck near the homes Of Harry Evans and
/ William Belts; sunday night we had another
electrical storm OF great severity, ans "A tIee
was struck by lightning near Mrs Jennie
Gray's splintering it in several pieces and
,hrowing one piece on her Darh,oue hog Was
injured and chicken killed; but the storms
10 not seem to purify the air aud the humid
,ty is still severe.
The great event OF last week was the Mis-.
,ionary quitting in the Auditorium on Beth
any Beach Quite number of ladies' from
ocean View and Millvile were e, sent; also
Washington, d. C.. ",s..lgh, Bra, e.. ..
Phuadeiphia, Baltimore and West Virginia,
were represented. Five quilts were finished
an one yet TO be quilted, which is to be pre-
,vuted to Dr. McNeal with ali The names Of
the ladies who we're present A long table
was spread with "a bountiful supply ofthe
sood things OF life, after the work was tin-
lsned. Harold Diuker took the pictures Of
Doth qullteis ana quilts, ,which are To be sold,
aud Tie profits TO 90 10 nelp Miss McNeal In
uer work 10 India.
10.
t.ndeut OF the Junior Christian Endea, r
p Promised all who would be present twenty
'aturdays ID silver c K. pin would be presen.
Jed aud those WHO attended ten or twelve
= r. button. Seventeen will receive the pin
ueXt Saturday, and ten a button, which VIII
oe presented TO them at the Mothers Social
neat saturday. which Is 10 be held in Vests
move
Mr.. Matthews is building house a. Beth
any Beacn, which he hopes to compete by
the rrst OF August.
Me,srs. Dlnker and Addy are visiting their
homes.
Mrs. Ewett and children arrived at their
collage last week
Nlu. Franee.of Philadelphia who has been
tra' elng south for his healthis now visiting
his mother at the Pioneer Cottage.
Mrs Rattle Tunnel and daughter Kathryn,
is the guest ofG W. Tunnel.
Mrs. Ella Tunnel, Mrs. Mary Gareelon and
Of Phitadelphla, are spandlng the
summer in town.
Mrs. Anna b. West and children, of Phil,.
pelphia, are visiting friends In town.
Water DIX and wife,o Rehoboth and Chas
Lacev aud wife, OF Wilmington, are visiting
Ie Aiives ia town.
Tine se' ere electrical storm on Monday
frightened Mrs Ida PennewiIl and
Mrs. Belle Burton into nervous proAtratton.
kevs. Dr. Powers and Yewell of Washing
ton, aIe eX pected al Bethany this week
Those Interested in the work Of the Chris
tiHn Endeavor Conference, are trying to get
up choir of hny voices to be trained b.,
Prof. HOcklemsn, OF Pittsburg. This viii be
a good thing for our young people. The Wis
itors at the beach are very much interested
in the coming conference Reductions will /
be made at the hotels, and good time is an .
licipated.
Mrs. Jacob Goodwin, Of MillsborO, and her
brother r. p. Tlnley, Of steubenville Ohio,
accom- panied by their grandson, Reese White,
visited the beach and Capt. Mallison's fam
ly Of this town this week.
The Misses Goppers, of Wyoming are the
quests Of Mise Elizabeth Graham.
Mrs. Ida johnson has returned from Phila-
lelpnia
Thomas Hudson has been elected principal
4 our school, and Miss Martha Belts assis-
ant.
Mrs. John WaIters,of New York is the guest
f Rev Walters and wife. ATLANTIC.
Mid. summer Sale Of Mattings. Every
,iece new this season, but this is our
ime to clean up, and the knife is put
o deep. 1t is your opportunity to buy
heap mattings. Geo. H. Hall.
Department Store.