Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
FREDERICK.

sTbere Is a reaper whose name Is oealh'
And with his sickle keen, ,....,b
he reaps the bearded grain al oreath'
And the hOWers that grow between.
How true this Is, in our own LITTLE town. thls
terrible reaper has lain low the ripened gram
ali ready for the harvest, and the tender ono-
ding blossom.
Mrs. Miriam Emerson passed quietly to rest
on Thursday evening OF the diseases incident
TO old age, aged eighty-six years. She WAS
most estimable woman OF an Interesting per-
sonaIitv. and her life in Christ for sixty'siA
vears In her service had rounded out in the
fuflness ofchristian perfection. AS she reali@eu
during the past months, that LIES sun was
setting. she longed to die, and quoted ire
oueptlv her favOrite passages OF scripture
lob 10 %, 81: "For know that my Redeem
ar liveth. and that be shall stand at the latter
dav upon the earth. And though AFTER my
skin worms shall destroy this body yet IN my
desh shall 1 see God" In the absence OF heI
pastor Rev Kelso, OF Magnolia, conducted
the funeral services on Sunday afternoon
Beautiful flowers surrounded the casKe.
wherein reposed the silent form, peaceful anu
serene. To mourn the loss Of mother are lhe
son. Mr.. James Emerson, AID the daughter
Mrs. Marinda Supple, who have our SINGER
sympathy. She was laid to rest IL bafIa''a
Cemetery, II. F. Mitten conducting the iuhel. a.
on Tuesday evening little Elwood NC
Michael. aged one year and tive days oleu o.
an illness due to teething at the meme OF nl'
GRANDPARENTS. Mr. AID Mrs. Thomas kirk' h'
was our little neighbOr, sweet chllo Oh
most lovable disposition and we sorro" WIN
the broken-nearted grandparents and paien''
for the loss OF their jewel, which now aoorn'
the Masters casket. Funeral services Will o.
/ held Thursday OF Friday, and interment VII
be made al Barratts Cemetery, Rev. kelso' o
Magnolia, officiating, and II. f. Mltteh III
recting the funeral.
Another death which is sad, is.that OF niue
May Walls aged about IS years, daughter o.
| MIR. and Mrs. johnson, OF Milford. The chho
was afflicted with serious spiral trouble an'
had been under treatment at hospital II
Philadelphia. Medical aid could not heal th'
little sufferer, and she died on the way hom'
Thursday on the boat in the vicinity OF Ches
ter. The funeral took place Saturday after
noon. H. +. Mitten directing the funeral ant
interment at Barratts Cemetery
A case of wholesale dog poisoning occurred
here either late Friday night or early Salui
dav morning. At an early hour SATURDAY
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suffering from the effects of poison. ANU
dotes were administered and many recovered
from the effects. SIX or seven dogs died; ais
a cat and a number of chickens that "er
ont on the streets The owners Of the dog
are indignant over the affair. The perpe'fa
tor of the deed is unknown.
Dr. and Mrs T. V. CANAL are WISHING A.
bury Park.
John Russell and wife spent last week a
Atlantic city, Asbury Park and Long BrancL
Miss Elueta Russell is visiting at kehooo'
and ChineOteague Island.
william Rippard, of Baltimore is visitin
Thos. Kirk and family.
Joseph Frazier and wife are-spendlng som
time at Wildwood, n. j.
Mrs. Henrietta Smithers, formerly OF re'
erica. was united in marriage Wednesday
last week to W "a II. Clair, OF Phlladelphl'
d They will have the congratulations OF III
many friends OF the bride here.
hmm GIL ard Miss Harriet Culler, of Mi
dletown. Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. Reynolds an
daughter. Arna, of Newark, y. j.; MI. an
} Mrs. C, E. Raymond and daughter ana MI
Clara Raymond, of Schenectady y. " al
w,o. E. salisbury. of Denton, are visiting
. C Rogers and family.
Hiss Emma Camper of philadelphia
spending her vacation with her gr"hdiiio'H'
i Mrs. Camper.
-, Rev. Carpenter will preach Sunday NOR
- ing ana evening AT Christ Mission A MUM
e or Harrington people will be over
Mrs. Fitzwater of Cincinnati. Ohio, Is
euest of Caleb Williams and wife.
Q Mrs. Salie Cottingham, OF seaford' Is Wis
ING her amt Mrs. E. +. Melvin.
Mrs. Wilson, of Houston, visited her SOU
IS p. Wilson last week.
- The Steamer Frederick is carrying auO
t25 messengers on an average each trip.
b Miss Helen Boone and Mrs. Bessie Kelley
l. Philadelphia, visited Mrs. Mary Boone
Tuesday.
o George +. Beckett, of Wilmington return
home Wednesday. He was very sorry
. leave the attractive girls here ana eApec''
l. spend next summers vacation here.
James b. Anderson took business trip
Morristown, Pa, last week
ri Miss Emma Manlove, Of Philadelphia
visiting her mother Mrs. Ida Manlove.
and Mrs. Harry Williams, OF Wllml
" tor. are visiting James Emerson and VIE.
Miss Name griffith and Mrs. Leslie GRIN
10 Of Wilmington, are visiting Walter Carr
ID and wife
r Mrs Nehemiah KINNEY is visiting
- daughter, Mrs. George Palmer.
lie Charles Wingate of Philadelphia is visit
l.. his father, Thomas r. Wingate.
~ Mrs. Mary Boone Mrs. Edith Melvin NJ
eff Eliza Downs, Mrs. Hetty Palmer, and
Mary Melvin spent several days at Bow
this week.