Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08

After two-day drink, lis said, around
Milford Bob" Kitchens came into town
on Saturday, running amuck; in turning
the corner at Federal and Wharton Sts. 4,
he ran against post and demolished his
buggy. Subsequently he got out of town
and presumably home.
At the town election held on Saturday
afternoon there were 1856 votes polled.
As there was but one ticket run for
| Mayor. William Fosque, the nominee,
was elected by a majority of 12l votes.
/ 7. F. Walls and B F. Gray were elected
commissioner over S. L. Black and Chas.
Fisher The Board met on Saturday
evening and formulated an organization
by re-electing F. B. Carey Secretary and
| George B. Hudson Treasurer. Mayor
Fosque was elected town assessor, and
James H. Palmer fire chief The former
Board of Health was reelected.
President Sheridan, of the Maryland
Annual Conference, will preach at the
NJ. P. Church on March the 18th, in the
evening.
A ST. Patrick social will be given by
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
M P. Church on Thursday evening, the
14th inst, al the parsonage A souvenir
will be given to each one who attends.
Admission 10 cents
Mrs. Florence Johnson has very de-
sirable piece of land containing 20 acres,
situated on Lavinia street, in this town,
for sale. See advertisement in another
column of this paper.
Supervisor of Streets J, B. Mustard
has been quite i'll with pneumonia, but is
now conyalescing.
At the members, meeting of the NJ. P.
Church held on Monday evening, the
same Board of Trustees was reelected,
vix: J. B. Morris, B. B. Johnson, John
Coulter, w. G Fearing, Joseph Warning
ton, J. NJ. Belts, Dorman Porter, J. c.
Clendaniel, J. B. Barker and J. A. Viii
son. And the same stewards, to wit: G.
R. Davidson, Joseph Morris, John Coul-
ter, B. B. Joonson, ]. c. Clendaniel and
David Postles. The same women assist
ant stewards were also reelected. @. W.
Atkins was elected delegate to attend the
annual Conference which meets at Laurel
Bpril 10th, and G. R. Davidson was
chosen alternate, By unanimous vote
the Rev. Frank Holland was asked to re-
turn as pastor for another year.
Wesley Coverdale has sold his old
homestead on Federal street to John p.
Wilson Consideration private.
ERASMUS AlCllNdluG uleO at the AldSOIllC
Home in Wilmington on Monday of para
Iysis, aged about 6S years. The remains
were brought to Coolspring on the noon
train of Thursday. Funeral services at
Connely's Chapel on Thursday afternoon
and interment in adjoining cemetery by
S. ]. Wilson. Deceased was a Mason,
and member of Endeavor Lodge, No. II,
of Milton
Mary T, Welch, relict of the late Ne
hemtah d. Welch, and former resident
of this town, died at .3rookdale, N. J.,
on "Wednesday, the 28th ult, of senility.
The remains were brought to Milton on
Friday evening and conveyed to her old
home now in tenure of her son, Peter
and family. Funeral services were held
on Saturday morning at the P. +. Church
by the Rev. Charles A. Behringer. d. D.
and the remains inhumed in the family
plot i'll the NJ. e. Cemetery. Deceased
leaves to survive her FIVE noble sons and
three prominent daughters DR.. George
7. and William W, of Passaic, n. J.,
Thaddeus, of Keyport, N. Herbert, |
of Philadelphia, and Peter P of Mil
ton, Miss Fannie ]. Welch and Mrs. Jas. .
SHOEMAKER, of Passaic, N. J., and Mrs. (
William Hepburn, of BrOOkdale, of N. J. /
Had the deceased lived until last Mon
day the 4th inst, she would have been
"a years of age. The children above
mentioned were all in attendance at the
last sad rites. D. A. c.