Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
MILTON NEWS.


Contrary to usual custom, on last Fri.
day morning tenters began to move out
on Lavinia camp ground This was one
day ahead of advertised date for COM
meucement On Saturday evening some
camp meeting skirmishing was done, but
the camp may be said to have commenced
on Sunday morning AT that time the
uaEy people assembled to make the an
uUal "welkin ring" i'll old Lavinia wood.
As usual, they came from near and far,
and in all STYLES of modern vehicles, the
automobile prevailing. The days at
tendance was medium. The service was
opened with the old-time class meeting,
followed by preaching etc. The day was
an ideal one, of moderate temperature,
though very dry. The night attendance
was large. The gate money for the day,
amounted to S12963 AS is customary,
our city cousins took their vacation at
this time, and were in evidence on the
grOand too many to individualize. A
scarcity of water in the lake is rather
bad of teams, although there are dive
pumps On the ground that afford excel
lene d-ink. The meeting like its rpe-
decessOrs, will continue ten DAYS, and
after it is closed the colored camp will
'begju. Tie camp this year is lighted by
the Electric Light Company, of George
YtOwa, although the old primitive fire
stand is still used and fired up every
evening, with pine knots and resin. And
that Is the beauty of the camp meeting |
Goa Monday morning the usual reaction |
prevailed; the scene on the ground re- |
aseWl5led Goldsmith Deserted Village" " |
Ike men hied themselves to town, while |
the women cleaned up camp and INDUCED |
IN ahe usual gossip, as to the gowns worn
by their visitors of tue preceding day.
q OWiRg tc the number of automobiles on
and near The grounds, and the furious
1Haglner,i in which they drive when off the
ground, 1t is really wonder that no ac-
cidents have happened; and we are glad
TO have no casualties 10 relate. spec
iai part of the ground is set apart for
autos, and every convenience is made for
them to get them out of the way, and to
keep them from running over people.
Hunts show turned out to be a fizzle
last week, when it attempted to show
here. 1t deceived the circus-going peo-
pie ia the first place by advertising
grand street parade, - which turned ont
TO be nothing but four horses and rick
etV band wagon. In the afternoon the ,
show sold but seven tickets, which were ,
taken back and no performance held At :
the evening performance there were about
"A hundred present.
iEllendale, we see, can now boast of
two local correspondents to one paper.
Napoleon when rendering his resignation
to the directory of France, as ccmmen-
der of the army of Italy. briefly added,
one bad general is better than two good
ones" Be careful, Mr. Editor, one old ,
and tried friend is better than many anna
teurs. !
Peter P. Welch has recovered from !
serious attack of acute indigestion.
J. Leon Black and family w. r. Wag- r
anon and family, Mrs. Emma Burton,
and Mr. and Mrs John Ellingsworth, ,
spent last week on Broadkiln Beach.
We see that many reports say that the a
wheat crop is below expectations. Won :
der if there was ever wheat crop to sat
sey the farmer?
Captain G. A. Goodwin, Samuel Filth =
ian and others, made trip to Wildwood, =
NJ J., and back, in the launch X-1O-U.S,
ast week. a.
A. G. Raught is improving in health. =
Miss Agnes Lacey, of Philadelphia, is =
he guest of her parents. =
A. H. Lofand could not get help to N
plough his ground and he has purchased NJ
l'held engine and gang plows, and will ei
.arry on his farm with reduced number de
4 hands. This is the first steam plow