Milford chronicle., 1915-05-14
MILTON NEWS

We are almost sure many of the read
ers of the Chronicle will be surprised to
find no letter from Milton from ID. A.
C." this week But such will be the
case. Although we spend much of our
time in Milton, we cannot always be there.
We have attractions elsewhere; and the
reader will excuse us if we fail to be at
Milton at this particular time. However,
to keep our hand in, we will do little
writing from our present whereabouts
We are again in old Frederica, after an
absence of seven months, barring a two
hours visit three weeks ago. How the
time does fly. Had we any doubt of this,
visit to Barratt's Chapel would dispel
the delusion. We arrived in Frederica
on Tuesday, the 4th inst, and were ser
enaded that evening by a terrific hail
storm, that made the metal roofs resound
with the gyrations of the hail stones.
The next morning being partly clear,
cool and somewhat muddy, we took our
visit that we are accustomed to make
when in Frederica, to Barratt's Chapel. |
After a rain, such as we had the previous
evening, the walking in this cemetery is |
not nice. The earth being of an argila- |
ceous consistency the mud adhere's to |
ones shoes, and you know the rest. |
Many new mounds have been made within |
the last seven months, and under each |
rests one who has performed his part in
life and shuffled off his mortal coil
The mausoleum that was being built
when we were here last, has been COM
pleted, and we like its appearance better
than any other in the cemetery. This
belongs to the Conner family of FELTON,,
represented now by ex-senator Alvin
Connor. Traces of the storm of Easter
Sunday afternoon are visible in the break
ing of many young trees in the cemetery.
The crop of Strawberries, on the vacant
lots, promises to be large.
An empty church in the country, even
IN the daytime is a lonely place. AS one
walks along the uncarpeted floor the
noise Of his footsteps resound in solemn
echoes from all of the recesses of the
building. As custom has almost become
pertunCtory with us, we entered the ,
church, the key of which is always in the
lock, and meandered up the aisle, regis
tered our name, went into the pulpit and
selected for our reading the 18th chapter
OF Isaiah, beginning with "And in that
day thou shalt say, o, Lord, will praise
thee, though thou vast angry with me
my anger is turned away and thou COM I
iortedst ne" Then returning thanks |
10 God for being permitted to visit this
Old edihce again, we closed our visit by c
gong to the organ and finishing perform
ing little. Christian Maull is now the /
keeper of the church and cemetery, hav
ing superseded Elsey Smith. /
Returning to Frederica we notice some
improvements going on, and others that
nave been recently made. What used to f
De the old dhotel-perhaps tavern" would b
De better name-and has been sold Z
many times, when liquor reigned supreme, Il
d fabulous prices, was purchased last "
year by William Wilson, who is now re-
-onstructing remodeling, repairing and I
inlarging it, and will make of it a first n
lass hardware emporium. It does not
'et appear what all Mr.. Wilson intends A
o make of his new purchase, but one Il
ning appears absolutely certain, the old ii
'liIding is forever eliminated from the al
niasma of the liquor traffic. We once H
new how often this building had been Il
old for the liquor business, but have for A
often. 1t was seldom paid for, and the
aies were often made to create a techni- III
aiily, and do business in evasion of the
other repairs we note, but none of so to
iucn Importance to the town as the one 4
lenuoned. Market street was ploughed w
ast week to its juncture with David Pi
reet, and as this street is the public G.
loroughtare through town, on the road to
ON Milford to Dover, the work is by he
. means insignificant.
me long causeway" by which one J..
iters the town from the south, aud is
nich IN the past has been so much con-
Smned on account of its narrowness, be
lu general bad condition, has been da
ieAed. The causeway is much better, Sc
tnough It has not been widened. wa
Inc drawbridge at the south of the H,
Mn w, is to be repainted this week, so it is sp
llu, although no one appears to know, wi
net l.i should interest ALL Presumably, fol
lnce Will be given byfauthority.
Iieuerica should be noted for the lon he
Wy OF its inhabitants, although its sur 6tl
unulngs would indicate otherwise. 13i
.eIe are a score ofpeople who are octo-
'leI - ieans, one or more non-ogenarians, col
III VI septuagenarians a quarter hun Jul