Milford chronicle., 1905-10-27


following program was rendered:
MoRNrNG SESSION.
Opentng Service OF Praise and Prayer.
Rev. r., y. toursey.
Miiton's Greeting. ........ Rev. q J, Hooker.
How 70 Get the Most on OF Inls S0nNsn- .,.,',,
s'The Pastors Place and Opportunity ~ the
sunday School' .....- Rev. ID. ~ seen; seen;
Round Tabe-'sunday school MeR'ESenS6stii n 2ES666aii
"The story ofthe Year OF Our Hundred sec
retares...
appointment Of fCommitlees...'''''-'''''''''''''''
AFrERNooN SESSION.
Devotional SERVICE. Rev. G. a. Behtlnger
The Work Neyieaed .......... Bg Cor. secretary
Planning for Future service
Reports OF Com mitlees.. ''''''''''''
Election Of Officers ,'-''''-''''-''''''
Oderine for Convention EXpeuses......,.....-.' 90
Mrs Mary Foster bry mes
''heachins 'ne iioi'i Rev. 4. ". Lightbourne-
aLaying Foundations .- Miss Florence Burke
"Lesson Taught ...- " p ~
EvESING SESSION.
Conference OF County Officers. ........
Miss Maggie wilson
Song and Praise service.--....:....Re Rev CouTsey
"Some Neglected Heroes OF M M'.sloA455 ~ i,.- ,
tory s........... Rev. Jt hl s. huutlLs
Addreis-"P Pointers ...............,...Mrs Brynes
Prayer ard Benedlctlop.
Aside from the good this convention
NAV have been the means OF doing,it mas
been a giand social event Tor milton.
Certainly the future will develop that IL
did achieve, as far as pracucaDle, tne
purpose of its creation. A speeiai Tram
came from Greenwood on Tuesday morn
ing, bringing delegates and others ltolh
along the line; and these combined Wlth
the many, who came from nearby y, IN
private conveyance, filed the Town. ne
people of Milton enjoyed their guests ana
II is reasonable 10 suppose the Nlsltois
We're happy and spent a pleasant qay'
We hope they did.
Mrs. R. Il. Coarsev, wife OF the NJ. II.
minister is convalescing from recent
illness. Mr. Couray's mother and SISTER,
RIrs. Salie Malalieu, of Centreville, Md,
are in attendance.
The extra meetings at Zion NJ. +.
Church are developing spiutual good, ,and
will continue the present week.
Rev. c. a. Behringer, L. H. minister
has his residence nicely fitted up ln the
Governor Hazard property. lie VIII
with the assistance of the ladies' OF ms
church. give a Halowee' n party ON Mon
dav evening next. There will be vocal
and instrumental music, dancing ana
Games. Refreshments will be served. An
admission fee often cents Will be chafged'
Clement Hart left on Tuesday TO engage
in ship carpentering with George b moore
On Tuesday another case OF violation
of tomato contract came before Squire
Collins: in which Amos Merritt, proprle-
tor of the Station cannery, was plalntli,
and Jehu Clifton, defendant. The action
was brought TO recover Sl5OOO, or such
an amount as the referees might by the
evidence deem Just and proper. Ihe
case was tried before Teferees-Josiah
Culver, d. A. Conner and James Martin
and resulted in a verdict for plalnttt OF
S6720.
Lots Of persimmons, plenty OF cedar
berries,-the goose bone we have not
heard lrom-wild geese going south, all
are said to be indications OF hard WIN
ter.
Rev. C. a. Behringer attended a meet
ing Of the Archdeacry, Of Kent and Sus-
sex counties, of the p. r. Church at Sea-
ford, on Wednesday.
William Wiley has opened a meat
store in one Of the rooms OF the old store
house on the corner of Federal street and
Manship Avenue.
Abel Pettyiohn is enlarging his store
house on Union street, North.
The storehouse of Mrs Emma Hazard
on Union street, South, is completed.
On account of the Mary NJ. Ninyard
being libeled at Milton dock, Mrs. Ida
White was compelled last week to haul
her household goods to Frederica and ship
them by steamer to Philadelphia, WHITTIER
she has removed.
During the absence of Editor Crouch
in Wilmington last Thursday, the Rev
c. A. Behringer finished up the type set
ting and arranged the form of the times
of last week.
The Misses Annie and Sarah Ponder
returned last week from an extended
visit to Baltimore and other points.
Many of the Milton creditors OF the
steamer Mary NJ. Ninyard, were in Will
mington last Thursday looking after their
interests.
Isaac W. Naior has the annex to Mrs.
Hannah Carey's residence enclosed.
Alfred Short died at his home in Ellen
dale on Friday morning, aged 50 years,
10 months and p days. The funeral OBJ
sequies we're held in Glendale, by the
Rev II. =. Truitt, on Sunday afternoon,
and the remains inferred in New Mar
ket Cenetery, by S. J. Wilson d Son. De-
ceased had been a great sufferer for a long
time, but a fall received about eleven
WNGhe oAlNCg Ac lllouBul " nave hetatD4lA
his demise.
Handy Prettyman, the ingenious and
eyer-handy colored man of Milton, is
building a C dar tank seven feet in diam
eter and nine feet high. This is to be
placed near his windmill and used dur
ING dry weather to water his truck. He
is doing the work himself, with the as
sistance of a younger brother.
Theodore Neal, a former resident Of
this town, but now OF Philadelphia, is
visiting his many friends.
@ q. Waples has received a quantity
OF coal at the station, which. he is deliver
ing to parties who have not previously
made an engagement, at 81 per ton
Anton Neinert has again commenced
the repair OF boots and shoes. He is To-
Gated in the Jones storehouse on the cor
ser of Federal street and Hazzard Avenue.
Schooner James NJ Carey, that has
been undergoing repairs on the dry dock,
was launched on Saturday.
A heavy frost on Sunday morning has
changed the hue of the bean vines and
other perishable things.
Joseph Fields, aftera long and linger-.
inc illness. died on Monday afternoon Of
Briglt's disease, aged 81 years. Funeral
services were held at the NJ. P. Church
on Wednesday afternoon, by the Key
FsT Hooker, assisted by the Rev X. ~, !,