Milford chronicle., 1909-12-17
MI TON NEWS.

The local option movement IN our county ba
thrown out Of employment few sleek vel FED
individuals but It's good effects are appare lt al
around us. aud pc sons living twenty year.
hence, viii look back on a liquor sa ooD, as We
now look back on an extnguished slave trade
The great fire Of Aug. lS in Milton, disastrous
we thought yet out of those ruins, will emerge.
Is already en- erg ny. gTander business part OF
Milton. A part of the wogk is now in its Incl
pieucy aud uncouth, Al foi bidding in aspect
but when finished and complete, It will bear as
great.a contrast to the old Milton as do the
Grown Jewels OF England to the pebbles along
the shores Of the Mersey, or The Clyde. shake
speare wrote, There's adivinity thatshspes our
end, Rough hew it as We may" Let us be opto
misuc.
The ladies OF the NJ. P Church will hold ba
Zaar ard supper in he lower room OF Masonic
Temple on Thursday Friday, and Saturday
evenings Of the present week. There vi be
offered for sale, various articles, both ornamen
tal and useful. as Christmas gifts There will aAo
be a supply Of confecti onery, ice cream, etc The
proceeds will be devoted to the NJ. p Church
All are invited.
The extra meetings that were scheduled 10
commence at Reynolds N. r. Church have been
postponed until the b ginning OF the New Year
l.. Craig deceased nave been granted to william
y. Craig.
Prof. ". g. Fearing has completed psperiug
and painting the inside OF Reynolds Church.
=. j. Wilson Son have contracted with Elliott /
* son 10 make and lay the concrete blocks to ne
used 10 the building Of their new business estab-
ilshment; corner Front aud Federal Streets. The /
work of making the blocks will begin al an
early day. The building will not be commenced
until the spring.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler has gone TO Scranton,
Pa, to spend the wiuter with her son, w. q
Chandler
Mrs. smith Of Harrington, mother of the Rev
J. D. smith, il the guest OF msef aud family at
the NJ. p Par~Onaee
zere ElinRsworIh Of Phi adelphia, is visiting
his mother aud VIII be ner guest during The
winter
Caleb E. 8urehanel, Esq Of Wilmington, an
officer OF the State Temperance Leaau will oc.
oupy the pulpit at the n. p Church, on Sunday 1
evening uext The 18Th inst Il
The Third Quarterly C Inference Of this Confer.
ence year VIII be held At the NJ. r Church. Oh I
Mon Say the 20th lust
Otis Goodwin and wife have returned from !
visit IN Maine d Massachusetts
Robert Blockson and wife pf Magnolia. have i
both been quite IN Tor sometime. Tie, are re
ported TO be imurovine d
Kew PERI of Georgetown, preached At The NJ. Ct
P Church IN ih tow sunday evening. and "
ia he interest Of bulldog another church st the e
county seat b
The ladies OF the N. P. Church viii render $
play "Topsy Turyey" ia the school Hail ON II
Jhri tmas night o
The Sacrament u a. Lords supper win be ad- =
ninistered at the n. P. Church on next sunday %,
nor ing :,
on Friday morning August lS5h. the big fire
cured that devastated The business part Of Nil
"a. On September the 27tb. c. A. Cont er com. p.
lsnecd the work of rebuilding by buying Of -
ames Ponder piece Of ground in the burnt dis.
net iif,x5Oh. and on September 29t contracted ~.
ih Pepper and Davif erect a building -.
Dvering that piece OF ground on September -,
m The contractors dr'te pump and com F
snced excavddue fDi undutiou Of the
l'di e. on Monda,, october 4tn they began
yiug the founoation. and on Tuesday, Deeem
sr 7th. Mr.. Conner commenced to remove into I
Is new store house Thus in a little less than tol
ur months. from the time Of the ire he is doing me-
siness again on the site that one of his store du
fuses formerly occupied The remaining low