Milford chronicle., 1905-11-10
MILTON NEWS.


The interest in the extra meeting at
Zion NJ. L. Church, is unabated. The
house is nightly filled with people; and
the altar crowded with penitents. Rev.
Coursey has received twenty-five proba-
tioners into the church; and about fifty
have pr0fessed conversion. The meet
ing will continue this week.
Six beef stores in town 1t is hardly
possible that Milton can support so many
at present prices People want good
beef at lower prices, and the merchant
who sells the cheapest, other things cen
sidered, will sell the most beef.
A surpliced choir Of boys was installed
at the p Z Church on Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Behringer has iearranged' the choir
chance and made sundry other improve
ments to the interior of the church.
John Robinson is visiting his family
after an absence Of four years.
Dr. W. J. Hearn was a Milton visitor
last week.
The lot adjoining the lodge of the A.
F. q A. NJ, and belonging to that Order,
is a beauty. 1t is surrounded by an
evergreen shrubbery California Previt),
about two feet high, and is very attractive
to the eye; showing, as it does, the ground
20 be under the charge of some connis-
seurs in beauty.
An "echo' meeting was held at the NJ.
E. Church on Friday evening,
We wish to keep it before the people
that a Quarterly Conference Of the NJ. Z.
Church will be held on Friday evening
the 10th inst, and Presiding Elder Nor
gan will preach on Sunday evening the
18th lust.
James Ponder, proprietor of the Palmer
House, has purchased in Wilmington the
steam yacht Nora, and brought her to
Milton dock. She will be used on the
Broadkiln,
The Public School Board on Friday
evening, passed a resolution prohibiting
the occupancy of School Hall by any par
ties until after four o'clock in the after
noon. This wise action was brought
about by the noise made by Franks Z
Concert Company, who had the Hall {
rented for three nights, and during the i
days made sucE a racket in the room as
to disturb the schools. Il
The personal property of Joseph Fields c
deceased, was sold at administrator c
sale on Saturday afternoon.
W. W. COnwell, receiver for the steamer, a
Mary NJ. Vinyard paid the crew on We'd d
lesday, November 1st, and they have p
rome home. n
The phosphate factory is assuming h
hape, and will soon be in readiness for lC
,peratiOn. n
H. X. Wagamon has the new building Il
le is erecting, at the corner OF Mulberry T
md Magnolia streets, enclosed. Ell
The office and press rooms of the Mil fe
ON Times has been papered this week. X
The room is a large one, and things have a
,een in a tOpsy-turvy condition during
he time. 1
At about Il o'clock on Tuesday morn Sc
ng, the roof of the old building on the b
orner of Federal street and Hazard d
Alley, occupied by Anton Neibert as a g,
hoe shop, took fire; but was soon extin- b.
uished by nearby help However the
larm was given, and the fire engine was Of
oon on the scene, together with many NJ
eople from the lower part of the town. b
fire occurs or a political meeting Il
axes place, one can then find out where tC
he people of Milton are. b,
G.. W. Atkins and wife left on Wed 70
esday for an extended visit to many O.
laces-George on business and Mrs. At &C
ins for pleasure. They will be gone Ii
ntil December. II
Mrs Mary Reed is quite i'll with neu-
lsthenia d. A. G. 60