Milford chronicle., 1912-09-20
LETTER FROM D. A. c.

/ would De more lenlent III their criticism
toward newspaper correspondents. Th
I truthful correspondent generally tries t
/ find out the truth there is in anything h
may hear, and the character of the per
son disseminating such news, before h
/ commits it to paper for publication. Fo
/ be 1t known, there are many busy bo
dies going around any town, distortin,
things and surmising news that does no
exist; from these oficious informers ",
keep aloof, as much as possible, and sif
what we get from them, then "boi
down. as much as possible. With al
the precaution one can take, however
one is often the victim of imposture
Why is it that people are so fond of ex
aEgeration2 Why do they want to Sc,
things through a distorted imagination
VIII do they want the world turned
topsy -turvy, everything turned upsid,
down and in disorder Yet there are
many who want the community, the
neighborhood and the country in Just
such predicament. For the love OF
Mike, why is it,
For he second time this season we lii
out from Milton last week There are
reasons for our doing so. One is there
were too many lima beans and sweet corn
raised in town this year We got tired
of looking at them, and we left. There are
other reasons also, but the chief one is be-
cause we wanted to get out ad litten. So
we are here again in old Frederica, this
ancient town along the banks of the
Murkerkill. As we have often said be-
fore we reterate again We do not in
tend to trespass on the territory of the
Frederica correspondent by writing local
news from this town If we, however
happen to touch little of such news, it
will be perfrnctOrily and in order to con-
meet other points Of news. When we
arrived here last week, we had Just left
a district where we had had a copious
rain, and it was surprising that so near
we should reach a district so parched and
dried, as was that from FELTON, to Fred
erica and thereabouts. We we're told
that at that time the ground had n It
been wet a quarter of an inch by rain for
seven weeks. The corn and fodder along
the way was parched to a crisp, ard the
weather was intensely hot But little
rain has fallen since.
We had been in Frederica but a short
time. When a lady related an episode
which occurred to party visiting Milford
recently, she said: Myself and two
other ladies' visited Milford a few days
ago in an automobile. While going along
one of the streets, we met a man and
boy with a team, who evidently did not
know what to do. or tried to run over
our car. Our chauffeur slowed down.
The man of the wagon jumped off and
made sundry gyrations pantomimic, tbs
true; and his passes forward and back
ward were of the nature of one masquer-
lding in a ball room" When the lady
had got thus far in her recital, we we're
about to interrupt her, when she begged
Us to hear her story through without in
LerruptiOn. Continually she related that
with much difficulty they kept out of the
way of this apparently mad man, or no
vice in the use of teams, when meeting
automobiles on the streets of town. We
we're indeed afraid he would do our ma
chime damage, but by the skill and eX
oertness of our chauffeur we succeed in
getting BY the team without harm. And
low whom do you think the man was ?
We expressed surprise at the question,
md declared we could not tell. That
nan" continued the lady, was Paul
'ry' erstwhile and present correspon-
-
Glendale. Paul Pry - we exclaimed
Il surprise, You are fortunate in having
escaped unharmed It's a wonder he
lidn't kill you all! When we found out
whom it was, we forgave him." said
Hiss -, one of the ladies of the
ompany, as we have heard Mr.. Pry has
TRANCE peculiarites, or may be, they are
Our visit at this time was quite oppor- /
une in that it found us in Frederica at
he date of the l32nd anniversary of the |
dedication of Barratt's Chapel. This oc- !
urDed on last Sunday, and the old his |
0ric structure was again the scene of a (
reat gathering An all-day service was /
ED. In the morning the meeting was
ED within the ancient edifice, and was
by Joseph Holland, of Milford,
aleb Burchenal, of Wilmington, and
enjamin Warren, of Peekskill n. Y.
udge Barratt, of Philadelphia, who was
rogrammed for the occasion, was not
resent. The afternoon services-which
ere late in commencing was taken up
by the collection, after which
lie Rev. Benjamin Warren related some
lteresting "reminiscences of former years
nd preached a much appreciative ser
ION. Mr.. Warren is another Delaware
Oy, who has made his mark high up.
.e was born and raised near Frederica
1d within modern cannon shot of the
d church, where he delivered this Sun
ly afternoon sermon. Why is it,
elaware boys almost always make
)Od ?' The evening services were con-
lcted by the Rev. W. L. White, of
over. The collection amounted to SIPS,
Id is to be applied to the local needs of
lie church. The endowment fund
hich was established about year since
now approximates S500.00 and is still
owing. Last Sunday was very hot,
Id the dust suffocating, yet there we're
any persons present-we will not ven
re to say how maryland of automo-
es over fifty, from all parts nearby,
'en from Milton and heterogeneous
owd of humanity such as can only be
und at big gatherings. There are many
iestnut trees in the grove, and during
e afternoon service which was held in
e grove, middle aged man with
Id head was sitting quite still, either
tranced by the words of the preacher,
in profound reverie over something
e, when from a tree a chestnut burr
II on his head. He gave jump, clap
d his hand to his head and rubbed it;
en- he looked all around to see if any
lie was watching him, then picking up
e burr he examined it, and some one
ting by said he mentioned a California
wn, and another man said, eyes, it
IS Youbedam !" We spotted that chest
It burr, and the next morning went
er to the chapel to get it and bring it
me with US as a souvenir. but il was