Milford chronicle., 1911-12-08
LINCOLN civ NOTES

The pupils of the Lincoln Schools vii
hold Box Social this Friday evening il
the Town Hall The proceeds from thu
social will be used for school purposes.
Theo r. Bennett arrived from Wyom
ing last week with carload of fine west
ern colts
Mrs Slaughter and son, of Whining
ton, spent Thanksgiving with George II
Johnson.
Thomas Holten is beautifying his home
with coat of paint this week.
Joe Clendaniel of Maryland has again
moved to town. He expects to work with
his brother, George W, in his big oller
mill. G. r. c.
Last Monday morning the first snow of
the season fell in this section. By a re-
markable coincidence, the first snow of
the season last year fell on the fourth of
January.
The Morrison Office building is about
completed.
F. A. Whitehead is shipping sweet po-
tatoes on every boat and is receiving good
prices for them.
Game is reported to be very scarce in
this vicinity.
Miss Mary Cochran, of Magnolia, Wis
tied friends here last week.
Miss Trice spent Thanksgiving with
her parents.
On November 18th, 1911, the hand Of
death removed Mabel May, aged II years,
months and II days, oldest child and
daughter of George w. and Jennie Glen
daniel of Lincoln. The deceased was
stricken with typhoid fever and was
thought to be on the road to recovery,
when with a sudden change, death came.
Mabel was lovable child and is mourned |
by those who knew her The heartfelt |
sympathy of the entire community goes
out to the bereaved parents The remains
we're laid to rest on Friday November
18th, in Lincoln Cemetery, S. J. Wilson
and Son officiating.
There is a reaper whose name Is death,
And with bis sickle keen,
He APPS the bearded grain al q breath,
And the flowers that grow between"
"And the mother gave with tears Of pain
The flower she most did love;
For sne knew she would find them all again.
In the lend Of light above"
Extra meetings are now being conduc-
ted at Cedar Neck Methodist Episcopal
Church. Rev. w. p. Taylor, pastor
Dr. ]. D. Belknap, of Syracuse, n. Y,
assisting the pastor this week.
Next Sunday services in the church
will be held as follows 1920 a m,
preaching by DIR. Belknap. He will also
preach at p. M
The Third Quarterly Conference will
be held at Lincoln Saturday morning,
9th inst, at II a. III. Preaching in Lin Y
coin Church Sunday night, 80 p III. by
the District Superintendent DR.. R. K. '
preceded at $50 p. III. by
the Epworth League prayer meeting. I
The Loyal Temperance Legion, of Lin {
coln, will have an entertainment in the '
church Hall next Monday night, l1th G
INST. Proceeds to purchase needed liter T
lture for the Legion. This organization h
las for its object to train the rising gen r
ration of Loys and girls principles of
emperance and purity in heart and life, n
e, the abstaining from the use of in Il
liquors, tobacco, profane Ian Il
Iuage, etc. AS snch, it should have the t,
oyal support Of the parents and friends
# the children. o
We notice with satisfaction that Lin Il
oln Cemetery has recently received n
luch needed improvement A driveway p
as been Ploughed and rolled, the grass N
as been cut, and the trees and shrub 0,
cry trimmed A fence will soon be
rected and an archway entrance con nj
-ructed Mr. Z. G. Reed has been del II
gated to make these improvements.