Milford chronicle., 1913-08-15
MILTON NEWS.

and Lavinia streets are much cut up, and
the Supervisor has been busy for many
days since the rain, getting the dirt out
of the cutters and from the crossings
back into the streets again. Since piling
has been driven on the west side of La
vinia causeway the washouts have ceased;
and the late rain did but little damage in
this quarter lightning struck a pop
lar on the premises of Mrs. Eliza Vaughan
on Chestnut street, which is about the
extent Of damage of which we have
heard.
Mrs Lucius Darby has removed with
her family to Philadelphia.
| Charles Liar has resigned his position
as baker with Mrs. Ida Fox
Repairs and an annex have been built
to the Anderson Cannery.
Theodore Neal, of Philadelphia, IS the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. William
Welch, on Union street.
Mrs. ]. K. Johnson has had needed re-
pairs made to her property on North
| Union street.
Mrs. Mollie Russell, Of Scranton, Pa,
is the guest of her many Milton friends.
Bailiff Dickerson, amongst his many
other duties as Supervisor of Streets has
this week been cutting off the weeds
from the lateral streets in town.
The issuance of bonds for the proposed
Milton waterwOrks, is somewhat like a
perpendicular engine, they (it) have
caught on the centre.
Mabel S. Camp, wife Of George Camp !
and daughter of the late Jacob Pettyjohn
died at her residence 402 West Sth street, (
Wilmington, Del, of tuberculosis on .
Tuesday. The remains were brought TO !
Milton on the noon train of Thursday, /
and interment in the Pettyjohn family !
lot by S. J. Wilson.
Joseph II. Walls has bought of James i
Ponder, Esq, a piece Of ground on South 1
Union street near the bridge. on which :
he intends to build a meat market of
cement blocks.
Samuel Fithian loaded his steam launch /
X 10 U last week with peaches and /
canteloupes, for Wildwood, n. J.
w. H. Chandler has been shipping /
peaches during the past week to his home /
at Scranton, Pa, and other parts north. /
The crop this season will be about half |
of that of last season; but the difference /
in price will compensate for the lack in .
quantity.
Smith Aros- are painting the residence |
of William A. Vent.
On the old ALLY Vent Farm, near
Harbeson, his son, w. A. Vent is build (
ing a new house to supercede the old .
hip-roof house, built $50 years ago in
that shape-to evade the English tax law |
on two story houses.
Talk no more of corn, butter beans and /
fried chicken; we are surfeited with such .
grub, and are longing for hog and hom-
my and-'possum.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. KINNEY. Jr.,
of Philadelphia, are the guests of Milton |
friends.
n. T. Veasey has so far recovered from
his recent illness, as 10 be able to he on
ths6treet.
been visiting his parents, Thomas Cutler
and wife, on Federal street.
Captain Andrew Davidson and family,
of Wilmington, are Milton and camp Wis
itors.
Dr. Wells Wilson, of Brooklyn, N. v,
has been the guest of relatives IN town.
Frederick Ellingsworth, who came here
to attend the funeral of his brother
week ago, will stay while longer to see
how the camp is conducted.
Joshua Prettyman has had a drive
pump put in at his residence on Broad
street; this supercedes the old draw well
that has been in use for many years.
and near town; although the disease IS
not epidemic.
On Saturday, Wm. McIlvaine, Of Cam
den, N. J., joined his wife who has been
visiting her parents, T. H. Ingram and
wife, and the twain will remain until the
end of the camp
Since the first of last week tenters on
Lavinia camp ground have been moving
out, and little services and sOcialities
have been in order. II has been custom
ary since time, away back, 10 date the
commencement of a camp meeting on
FRIDAY. Why this is thus we do not
know The present one was dated to
commence on Friday, the Sth, but the
camp meeting proper did not really be-
gin until Sunday, the 10th. On that
day there was the usual large quantity
present. They came from the four quar-
ters of the State and in the various vehi-
cles now in use; including the automo-
bile, the motor cycle, tricycle. and bicycle;
also the motor boat, the sail boat, and
the canoe and batteau. The water crafts
are used in crossing Lake Fanganzyki,
and can be moored within a stones throw
of the camp ground. When all of the
vehicles and boats mentioned are in use
it may be imagined they carry quantity
OF people. SuCu was luG Case on ouH-
day. And although the day was intensely
hot there were many present. Some say
3 ,OOO We think this an exaggeration,
as the gate receipts do not say sO-math
ematically. The usual services were held
on this particular day-morning preach
ing bv the Rev. J. E. Maloy; ''Youhg Q
Peoples Meeting at 7 80 P m; led by
the Rev. Z. H. Webster, of the NJ. +. l
Church. At 23O p. m, the Rev. F. T.
Tagg, D. D., editor of the Methodist {
Newspaper, preached; and in
the evening the Rev. G. Q Bacchus T
closed the services Of the day. This day I
was a grand social event, as those that
are to follow are likely to be; children 1
met parents, and parents met children;
friend met friend, ties of love and con- I
sanguinity were re-established, and the {
iollifcation of the day will permeate the
present week; and in the future we may
look back and be able to declare that the L
nvmphs of Lavinia wood which d. A.
c." has for years, at intervals and anon,
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