Milford chronicle., 1905-01-13
NEWS.

the sour
dismar
Charter Peityjohn was committed to
1t is a wn jail on Thursday evening
the u.e Collins, for cutting Charles
otel in kley on Thanksgiving Day. The
supplian was not apprehended until
the my. Constable King kept the
furnace at his own home on Thursday
'ne oL O1 I'd carried him to Georgetown on
Ia ~, :, morning The deed occurred
- Rev. ? arrest was made in Slaughter
1lego, ma
# the rday morning Christmas
re. "Lgelch went to see if the hops had
pacired through the ground the night
nderine, as some folks say they do. OF
II VINO Ir. Welch found nothing
.ulH eds has had another mail driver
~ ~ .,4 ttlu on the route from Milton post
,s % anotl to the depot But the postmaster
to speahe thinks he has not sworn in over
.ng of ty for the contractor.
IS with .tra services commenced at the NJ
ard Ovehurch on Sunday evening, under the
sad is lagement Of Rev. G. w. Hines.
DAYS. ne extra meetings at the NJ. E.
lgn' lrch continue. There has been SONS
crest manifested during the past
whi.k but up to the present writing no
lverts have been made, and no seek
] Al l,n have been al the altar.
ne had stayed in Milton until had al.
this 1ost lost all desire to be anywhere else
les,ru connection with Milton had always
= fa, teeu pleasant, so much 50, that tire
moo hflired a strong effort to break away
! stealtom the enchautment and euchauters OF
n to whese learned surroundings. There IS
: is nothing like change of scenery and conf
le N panv for the revivication of spirit and
1uld promotion of lOngetity. Acting on this
,reu axiom, L resolved on a visit somewhere,
~ and no better place was presented to my
:, -. 1niad than Frederiea, the scene of my
!. boyhood days. where many of the pranks
Of youth were played and the episodes
We of early life enacted. And am here
g he amid other friends and acquaintance.
his [ La writiag these lines I do not propose
M. to trespass on the realm of the Frederica
) correspondent, and shall deal with mat
ST ters of which she would probably not
nv write. have not yet had an opportu-
~, nifty to observe much, but what I have
bico seen denotes change when contrasted
enve with thirty years gone by. The cOnhg-
gag urasion of the country is the same, the
opt ps waters Of the MurderkIln are as blue as
rang when roaIned these streets bare-foOted
slam boy, and later made love to the young
o'hf Iasses of the town. But, o, how changed
ays are these misses the auburn tresses are
10 not without a tinge of gray, the brilliant
~ ewes are dim, and the sprightly step is
no longer elastic. Time is telling on
them US well as on the writer. We meet
many whom we scarcely recognize, yet
in former life they we're our we'll known
friends. They too are getting old.
There are many improvements here,
new to me, and some of them may
have occasion to menti ~, incidentally,
in future communicative. Frederick
is beautiful town, at least think SO.
Gould think otherwise It's streets, its
walks. a. arth. east aud west, its bridges,
and many of its dwellings, all contain
sentimental interest for me, recalling
memories of summer times,O moonlight
ewes. aud trystng when the heart was
young.
The old heads of the town have disaP-
pearsd and younger ones have taken
their places; and many new families
have increased the population, bringing
with them new ideas and spirit of Ag-
gression, progression aud enterprise.
This irflux has given to the former res
ident an impetus for the last several
years; as witness the steamboat, the
bank, the mills, and other medern inn
~lfovemcnts of note.
Mr. David w. Pettyjohn, of near
Springfield Cross Roads, died January
hth, zoos. aged 40 years, 2 months aud
days. He died of mde pleurIsy. Fun
8.raI was held at 1 O'Clock Tuesday, at St.
- JohE Church. The funeral was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Harry Taylor. Mr..
Pettyjohu was prosperous and well-to-
do farmer end good christian. He
leaves a widow, one child and four bro
tkers. D. A. G.