Milford chronicle., 1905-08-18
MILTON NEWS.

a's camp ground for many weeks, gave
peaceable position to the Milton Camp
Meeting Committee until the 27th Of the
present month. Although the camp
nomnally began on Friday,it did not get
into working order until Sunday morn
ing. At that time the Rev. G. J. Hooker,
NJ. p. minister of Milton, who has charge
of the camp, opened the service with an
old-lashioned Methodist experience meet
ing. This was followed by sermon by
the Rev. c. NJ. Yepp, Of Hurlocks, Nd.
In the afternoon the Rev. X. L. Shipley,
of Baltimore, attempted TO preach, nut was
interrupted by heavy shower OF rain.
He. however, finished his sermon when
the rain had ceased failed. The same
gentleman preached in the evening. Good
order has prevailed TINS far, and while
this is not altogether owing to the etiicI-
encv Of DR.. Leonard as supervisor OF ms
department, he bears no inconsequentlal
part in his relation to the whole. The
camp at Zoar has called few of our cltl-
zens-former residents ofnear that ground
to that grove, but there are enough
people to furnish all the camp smeetings
hereabout.
Capt William Mcgee is a visitor at Mil
ton camp; and a working one.
On Tuesday evening, the Sth, at the
NJ. P. parsonage, by the Rev. G. }.
Hooker, Miss lydia II. Dutton, was joined
in matrimony with Mr.. William P. john
son. This wedding was to have taken
place on the Sunday evening preceding.
but 'patre familas," as well as the bro
ther Of the intended, opposed the match
and it is said the latter accompanied his
sister to the sand Hill camp meeting on
that evening and kept a strict survell-
lance over her. Whether there was a re-
conciliation or not, deponent doth not
say. The marriage took place, however
as stated. This is the second "shirt fac
tory girl" married within the last two
weeks, and the fifth during the present
year. The Douglass. White Co., is still
taking on women employees.
ia. Anderson, of Havre-de-Grace, Nd,
with his wife and child are stopping with
". G. Fearing and wife. Mr.. Anderson
is here in the interest OF the canning bus
mess. He operates the river cannery.
A carload of cans and boxes was re-
ceived at the river cannery last week.
The Harbeson cannery has commenced
to can corn and small fruits. Corn is
being hauled through Milton to Harbe-
son for that purpose.
Last Thursday was 'Big Thursday on
Broadkiln Beach, and many people went
from town to enjoy the pleasure at the
bayshore, A considerable rain came on
in the afternoon, and many Of the happy
ones got wet.
George Fowler,of Philadelphia, nephew
of J. B. Welch, was the guest OF that gen
tleman lastsweek.
The river cannery commenced work
with a few contracted tomatoes on Satur-
day. The contract price is ten cents
basket.
A number of Bohemians came from
Baltimore to the Milton Station on Sat
urday. There were four wagons that
carried them to Harbeson to work in the
cannery there.
Edward Bacon has removed from Mil
ton to LAUREL where Mrs. Bacon has
been engaged as one of the teachers in the
public schools.
Joseph Brttingham, OF Cave Neck, an
smploye at Lohand's Brick Manufactur-
ing Works, was knocked down and run
over by a hand-car on Saturday, disabling
his right ankle. He was brought to the
office OF DR., J. A. Hopkins when, after
examination, the doctor pronounced no
bones broken, and made the young man
Is comfortable as possible.
William Dodd, Of Cave Neck, had two
lorses that developed some unknown
old age. Last week
ne ii them died. and on Saturday he
nocked the other on the head.
On Saturday evening a jolly party from
cane to Milton On a pleas
re trip, to wit Captain John Fisher,
aptain George KINNEY, Captain Robert
IcBride, and Captain Samuel Smith.
aturday and Sunday they spent around Z
le town maturing their future plans. A I
shing party down the Broadkiln, and 5
in to the beach was decided on. On =
.onday morning the naptha launch Cor b
illus was pressed into commission, and il
gTed up and steamed up for the voyage.
he above hamed party chaperoned by p
,ptain James Darby, entered the launch {
bich was under the command OF DR.. h.
Wilson, captain, and DR.. R. b. Hop
ms engineer. The party then steamed
,ilv down the Broadkiln. Before leav-
20 town the captains each bought
mper and pair of overaIls to don when
,ey should arrive at the fishing ground.
-. s.,;tl, insisted on Duttlng