Milford chronicle., 1905-08-11
MILTON NEWS.

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L. Church on Saturday morning. The
meeting Of Quarterly Conference used
to be co-incident with the holding of
Quarterly Meeting. But those days are
gone, Quarterly Meetings are no more
now than an ordinary service, except a
special time to collect the Presiding FL
ders salary. In the good old days of long
ago, when Quarterly Meetings were held
a; Barratts Chapel they were times
scarcely ever forgotten. The event was
looked for weeks ahead, and preparations
made for accommodating multitude.
The one hotel in Frederick laid in extra
provision for that day, and engaged one
or two extra bar-tenders for the OCCASION
it was as common then to sell rum on
Sunday as on any other day. From
Dover. Camden, Milford and other places,
the people focked to Barratt's Chapel in
omnibuses and all imaginary kind of We
hicles. The scene in the grove surround
ing that old church, resembled a camp
meeting more than a Quarterly Meeting.
At the time for service, all who could get
into the church went in, and the rest
STAYED out After listening to a sermon
of ninety minutes or two hours duration,
the meeting was dismissed, and most Of
the people went to Frederica for dinner
and other purposes. 1t may not be too
much to say. that in those days at Quar-
terly Meetings, people had a good time
generally During the spring and fall,
the causeway between Frederica and the
Chapcl-which was then lower than it is
now-was often overfowed, and on the
Sunday of the Quarterly Meeting we boys
ran a ferry carrying people from one end
OF the causeway to the other, for two
cents a passage; and we boys were always |
hoping the causeway would be covered |
with water on these particular occasions.
But the latter days OF the nineteenth CEN
tury saw the end of their primitive times,
and inangurated another regime, which |
the advanced age of the twentieth century |
will keep moving along until it is super
seeded by another and more advanced |
aeon.
On Thursday afternoon while feeding a
clover huller near Holland 8 Mill, Harry
Rust, son Of Robert Rust, of near Harbe-
son, had his left hand so badly larcerted
as to render amputation necessary. He
was brought to Milton, and Drs. James A.
and Robert Hopkins took off the man
ged hand above the wrist. It appears
the young man was feeding the machine
with gloves on his hands. The glove on
his left hand caught in the machinery
and drew his hand into it. The hand
was literally torn to shreds; and it was
to stop the machine and take it
apart to relieve it.
Last week team drew a carriage in a
hurry upon the outer ends Of one of the
bridge planks crossing a gutter. The
plank appended" striking between the
spokes Of one of the hind wheels But
the spokes were stronger than the plank;
for the plank was broken and the spokes
We're not.
On Wednesday, the 18th, the Rev. F.
II. Mullneaux will deliver his famous
lecture on his trip to the Holy Land Mr..
was one Of the number who
"The Worlds Fourth Sunday
School Convention held in the City of
Jerusalem the Holy Land" This lecture
will be delivered on Lavinia's Camp ]
Ground on Wednesday, from l O'Clock to
8 o'clock,-iour hours. 1t needs to be
heard to be appreciated.
S. ]. Wilson q Son received another
carload OF carriages last week. In and ]
around Mr.. Wilson < Sons bazaar, the
appearance much resembles a city mart
There are carriages of all descriptions,
and farm wagons galore. And they are {
selling many of them.
little Paul Bryan was hit last week by
playmate with piece of glass, just above t
he right eye. The wound was very pain
ul and bled profusely. DR.. Hopkins was f
obliged to close the wound with stitches.
Town Council has cut the grass from the II
idewalk OF Layinia street, as far out as u
he town limits; thus affording a nice
walk to the camp ground.
Rev. Ralph II. Coursey announced on
sunday morning, that on account on
.syiDias Camp Meeting, there would be
10 service of any kind held in the NJ. E.
'hurch next Sunday; and advised his
1embers to go to the camp on'that day,
nd help to do all the good they could.
In. Coursey will leave on Saturday for
he camp at Wye, Md, where he will
reach on Sunday evening.
The property of James a. Morris, who
vas one of the number that recently es-
aped from Georgetown Jail, was sold at
Unstable sale in front Of the Palmer
louise on saturday. The property is on
,roadkiln Beach. A cottage was pur-
based by S. f. Prettvman for $4,000.
LOT Of lumber was bought OF Jerry Steel