Milford chronicle., 1910-08-05
MILTON NEWS.

garden with her throat cut. one OF her iugu Al
veins being severed. Miss COverdale lived with
her widowed brother on Federal street She
waa und0ubted a suicide. The circums8 nee,
are as follows as related by her brother Fol
several weeks Miss Coyerdale has been develop
ing symptoms Of dementia so far as 10 need
watching. During the past week her brother
had lost much sleep up TO Thursday night. on
that night he slept well and until early on
Friday morning Arising about o'clock be
found the lower part OF the house open aud bis
sister gone. he related 70 the Writer-and the
above has also come from him-that he went
down upon the dock to look for her. Not find
ing her he came back to the house and while
looking around sam Smith came up aud went
into the garden and after rummaging around
discovered the body Of Miss Coverdse In the
condition above mentioned. She was removed
into the house and Dr.. R. B. Hopknssummoned
who sewed the wounds as best he could but
expressed TO iutlmates there was no hope. The
deed was done with an old case knife She lie
in a state OF cema for an hour or so and partly
revived and became conscious enough TO know
her friends aud attendants. She commenced to
tear the stitches from her throat, which caused
the wounds to bleed afresh; and she died al 8 30
Of the same morning. Miss COYerdale was
model woman. For thirty-fve years she was
treasurer OF the NJ. f. sunday School, and re-
signed her position last march. At tue time Of
her death she was teacher Of the Bible Glass of
the same school Il would seem almost useless
20 state that the community was shocked at the
sad death, as Miss Coverdale was beloved aud
respected by all OF Milton, and her many friends
elsewhere. The only cause ascribed for her act
IS too much enaui as she seldom went any
where and was always Ia Milton. She leaves one
brother, a nephew and niece strickly pri-
Vate funeral was held al her late home on sun
day morning by the Rev. Lusk aud seputure
made in the N. f Cemetery by 5. J. Wilson 4
son. The nephew Captain John Coverdale and
wife arrived In town on their annual summer /
visit on the day Of the tragedy, knowing moth |
ing about it until their arrival and no one can |
scarcely realize the feeling Of horror with which
they were transhxed Miss Eve-.the neice-ar.
rived on saturday
"Hotcat" is the name the girls have given to
their new bathing resort Il is situated on the
cast bank Of Lake FauRanzyEi and is reached
very readily from Federal street, via "Hutson
Alley" The misses and tots, and some Of a
larger growth have been using this resort j. e.
of Federal street a long time but Of late since
the place has become known, IL Is the bathing
place Of the many, even from North Milton
The place is beautifully located, has a splendid
beach, and as Il Is situated on a lake has no un-
dertoW. Il is only superseded by Atlantic city.
and Cape May, by the extensiveness OF the
beaches Of the latter. The girls who visit here
are OF the most select company. and are chap
eroned b. their Little, big brothers It is a quiet
and shady place and we may add the girls with
their pretty bahitng suits are up to the sport
and enjoy themselves amazingly. "Hotcat is :
destined 70 become famous.
Tha % fraN go !
hold picnic on the Peter W Duiton Farm on
Saturday August 9th. The speaker for tue oc- '
casiOn will be VIM. J. Arters of Wilmington,
Secretary Of the Anti Saloon League Ice ;
cream and cake viii be served to all free Of c
charge. So dOh't absent yourselves for fear or =
a collection.
Mrs Charles Barrett of Philadelphia spent
short time with Mr. and Mrs William johnson
last week '
Rev. A Behringer, sr. wife and the Rev. I
q A. Behunger Jr. arrived In town on Monday
from 5weedsbOrO, n. j., via automobi e from the }
latter city to Peunsgrove n. J., thence to VIII c
mington ana Gown lovely Delaware to loVlier
Milton. Mr. Behringer ex pects to put in his o
vacation here 10 autoing both with land and
navel force and Is alieady at work.
On Thursday evening at the VI. P. Parsonage l
at HarbesOn Willred Z. White and Miss Annie z
Palmer both Of Milton were Joined in the Holy
bonds OF matrimony by the Rev. A. Bryan. a
The parties are well known in Milton, but for =
the Information OF those who are unacquainled u
we will state that Mr. White Is a son OF Proth- Il
onOtsry White OF Georgetown and prominently Z
connected with the Roya P.ckiug Company of
Milton. Miss Palmer Is connected with the
telephone exchange Of tnis town aud one Of the l'
finest young ladies OF Milton.
The LnVigia Camu Me- eFlfp Com foo rnaf I u
last Wednesday evening and voted to abandon u
proposed Camp. and President sheridan on
Saturday was nOtihsd TO cancel the appoint q
ments Of preachers several causes were brought
forward 10 Sheridan The Rev Frank Holland q
under whose charge the meeting would have
been conducted, is seriously ili with typhoid al
another reason is assigned that most Of the o'
members Of the church are workers, and busy
men, and owing 10 the scarcity OF help are COM
PEELED 70 do their work themselves and cannot
care the time TO attend a camp meeting. that VI
Judging from the past, would be prolific Of no W
spiritual good. And, furthermore the only per
s0ns who are over anxious for a camp meeting
ire the ones who do not expec. to put a dollar ID
nto It, but get all they can out Of it. We think
however, the chief reason for its abaadonme 3 ni'
& dead dog that was killed by lightuing 40
Feeks ago aud some boys hauled and deposited oe
~ Aeftuia lhuhtWayi luhteau OF removing the /
log somewhere else. some parties covered Il -, 4
With earth and the carcass is nov in state Of WI
and will remain so for some time Au
here will therefore be no white camp held at su
4avnia this year. but the oOlored people will 'O'
old theirs commencing on August 2lst.
Theodore Merrick, former editor and owner
the Milton Times, and wife, now of Camden.
/. J., have been spending few days in town. -
The cement pavement in front OF the Palmer
lock mas been completed. N
DaWson Robinson recently so low with typhoid y
able 70 ait around in the porch He
Rev Frank Holland is yet critically IL with We
phoid. go
Work has been suspended on the Wilson 7ea
iiiding tor over week for want OF cement, A
ie walls are nearly completed VIII
Mis- Emma Gillipsie, OF Milford, was enter. Dot
ined in Milton last week The
Philip Davidson Of Broadkiln ran prong Of phi
piichfork into his right leg on Friday He otn
me 70 Milton for treatment and DR.. B. b At {
Opkins took care Of him. traV
There we're .4S persons At Hotcat Beach. a. Dov
sntionod above on Friday; school teacher RI