Milford chronicle., 1912-09-13
MILTON COUNCIL
ADOPTS CIDER LAW
Public Schools Open Monday, Sept. l6.
Nearly Teachers From Milton. M
E. Church Struck By Lightning.


: tire. This is a valuable work, yet
J there are many points that will suggest
themselves to the mind of the reflective
! reader that are left untouched; and other
E views from which the reader 5 mind must
run into chaos. On subjects of religion,
{ immortality and eternal life hereafter
the inquiring mind wants truth, as near
as it can be found. And if some pro
found scientist or theologian would write
work as near as possibles comprehen-
sible TO an ordinary mind, !. {, devoid of
technical and scientific nomenclature, on
J The Analogy of Immortality to Life ="
he would give to the world a work that
would be read with interest by thousands
/ The great cry of the human heart as il
approaches the end of life is that of Job,
II a man die shall he live again 2' I'm
mortality is the yearning desire of hu-
manity. There appears to be a principle,
iuboIn, within man that leads him to be
lieve in a future life, and this principle,
though inherent, is as much so in the
minds of heathendom as il is in the minds
of christendOm. Although our civiliza-
ton teaches us a belief in a different i'm
mortality than does the heather metemp-
( syChosis. Everyone desires 10 live again
after having passed through the trans
/ formation of death. a heather philoso-
| pher is quoted as having said had
rather be damned than believe in annihi-
| lauon;' and so it Is with the masses of
| to-day. They would rather run the risk
of being damned than believe this life
ends all. Christianity processes to be-
| lieve in future life, and points to her
! Nazarene. This belief is prediCated on
| the doings of Christ and the word be has
! ! s. efr.. i Il
| he lingering doubt i'll the minds Of many
that after all is said there may be mis-
take; else, why does even the minister,
notably on Faster mornings, try in his
sermon to prove the rrsurI ectiou Of
Christi a fact accepted by all christendom
and on which our hope of immortality
and eternal life is founded Man at times
is a vaccilating being, and is driven
around by every wind of doctrine, - vet
faith gives us certain moorings with which
we must be satisfied. For f We knew we
should not hope for, and if we were Ger
tain, where would be our need of faith
Blessed are they who having seen not
yet believe"
The above is dedicated to Paul Pry.
That it may, in some measure, be the
means of converting him from the error
of his sinful ways, is the fond hope of the
writer
Following the electric storm Of Friday. /
which gave us but little rain, and did no
damage, another one visited Us about
o clock Saturday afternoon, continuing
one hour. A blackjack tree at the en- /
trance to Lavinia Campground was struck !
by lightning one near a tenant house /
belonging TO John Ponder shared the same /
fate, as did also one on the farm of the /
late Robert Morris. IN town d tree in |
front of the residence Of Chas Davidson t
that was struck two years ago was struck ]
the second time III the same place. The /
spire OF the NJ. f. Church was again hit,
tearing the shingles of in zigzag course I
the whole length Of the spire. This is
the second time this sleeple has been hit /
by lightning i'll a few years. a Copious
rain, which did an amount of good, was
also given us. And now instead of re-
pairing this spire we presume the trustees
of the church will have it taken down.
1t has been built about 80 years and has
of late been a menace to those who live
nearby they, fearing that during some
heavy wind it may blow down and mash
their property and, perhaps, Kill some
one.
Miss Edith 6 Wright, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Wright, OF this town
and Alr Milton Dole, OF Philadelphia,
were married on August 3lst at the NJ.
P. Church i'll Wilmington by the Rev.
9. /. Wolfe. Miss Wright was formerly
operator at the Milton exchange
and very popular with the younger set.
The trestles of the NJ. D. x V. K. r,
near Milton, have been repaired and new
ties put in i'll several places; and they be-
gan to need it.
Tomatoes during the latter part of last
week were rushed in in large quantities,
aud the rush continues the present week
During the last electric storm mention
ed above, two horses in the livery stable
Of William Derrickson, near the church,
were knock ed down and were unconscious
for some time; two men were rendered
and a dog resting in the foot
Of carriage was thrown out all from
the shock of the bolt that struck the
church, as is supposed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McIlvane. vino
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
ingram, returned TO Camden, n. q, on
Monday.
Rev. G. r. McCready, of Laurel, was
he guest of DR.. and Mrs. William +
Douglas last week.
John Mustard has been elected ianitor
If the public school building at a salary
If $50 per annum.
The Milton newspaper reporters are
invited to attend the meetings of the
Milton Board of Education whenever they
nav elect to do so.
William +. Carey, of Trenton, n. j.,
made business visit to his former home
Il Milton last week.
Mrs. Sydney Hillborn and son. Gilbert,
Who have been visiting Peter p. Welch
nd family, have returned to their home
IL West Philadelphia.
Peter Wright, bank inspector from
visited the Milton Trust
company bank last week.
John Dutton, of lower Broadkiln, drove
o the Anderson cannery during the heavy
electric storm of Friday evening and told
miraculous tale of the lightning tearing
lis hat from his head while coming into
Milton Lane, and much more When
sked how he felt, he said he felt as
sual.
a unique way to get the scrap paper
rom the street recepticles there
S any i'll them-that have been placed at
ertain points in town is to set fire to it