Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
PAUL PRY'S GLENDALE LETTER.

The funeral of William Pettvjohn at
the colored church on Monday afternoon
: was great event among these people, it
being the first funeral ever held in this
church. The colored people gathered
from far and near for William Pettyiohn
was one of the most highly respected
colored men in this community and has
wide circle of acquaintances. He was
seventy-eight years of age and has al
ways lived here, where he raised twelve
| children, all of whom are of the most
respectful and industrious of their race.
He died at the home of his daughter at
Milton, and after the funeral here the
remains were entered in the Slaughter
Neck colored cemetery.
Isaac NJ. Marker, who is building a
home in the Ellendale swamp, is much
distressed over the loss of his pocketbook
containing 5000 He was drilling wheat
for his neighbOr, Robert Swain on Mon
day. and after finishing the job received /
his pay. This he put in pocketbook and /
replaced it in his pocket, and started for |
his home very near by, but upon reach
ing his destination his money was miss
ing, and all search was in vain. The
book contained many receipts and bills
and the finder can, if honest easily iden-
tlfy the property and return it to its
rightful owner.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Donovan returned
from his vacation trip to Atlantic CITY
and other northern points. Upon his
return his pleasure in his trip was greatly
as he arrived home Just in time
to see one of his fine large hogs keel over
and die with cholera.
Our former resident, Henry Laundry,
now of Canada, with his son, stopped off :
here on his way to his Florida home, to :
look after his interests here. Mr.. Laun- /:
Try still asserts that there is no place
ike Delaware.
William Holston, a well known char :.
lcter in these parts, and brother of )
4emuel HolstOn, of near here, dropped
lead from heart disease at his home at :,
1ouston on Monday. s
The wedding of Miss Clara Messick
nd Cove Belts, turned out to be most y
affair. Many invitations were D
ent out previous to the date of the oc- q
aston, and a large number of friends =
7ere gathered at the Messick home to D
1tness the affair, but the contracting &
arties quietly slipped out the back door y
nd went to Milton where the ceremony .l
as performed. The crowd was getting 4
estless, when the happy bride and groom y
anne back, just in time to enjoy the big q
'ast which had been prepared. The q
-owd got in their revenge by a big SER a
lade that night, with every conceivable q
md of horrible noise.
Esquire Ellegood has become so thor =
lghly infatuated with Slaughter Beach, ~
at he had his touring car converted 81
to convenient vehicle to carry his q
fects to and from this bay resort with "
Sc. ~
Miss L. Haslet, of Philadelphia, was 81.
e guest of Miss Gertrude Dickerson on "a
lnday. On Tuesday Mrs. Agnes Con- y:
d, of Atlantic Highlands, came to spend 81.
few days with Miss Dickerson. "A:
Several of those interested in the du- "
mt road from Ellendale to Milford, sc
re in Ellendale on Tuesday in the in q
est of the boulevard. They report ~
lch success in proceeding with the 81:
hts of way, and it is hoped soon will &
rt operations. PAUL, PRY. sHs