Milford chronicle., 1916-09-08
MILTON NEWS.

E.ER OLDEST MAN IN MILTON PASSES
AWAY.
Eohn Coard Hazard, at the time of hi:
edesth, the oldest man in Milton, died al
che lester House at O'Clock on Thurs
day morning, at the age of 95 years,
zm0nths and days. A preliminary fun
rsrGl service was held at his late home
cor Sunday afternoon by the Methodist
ministers, the Revs. Holland and Web
sster, after which the funeral cortege
proceeded to St. Georges Chapel in In
.disn River Hundred, where the regular
Efnnsral services were held by the Rev.
y. L. McKim, of Milford, assisted by
the Rev. c. A. Behringer, and the body
51nnamed in the adjoining cemetery by
:. Z. Wilson. The deceased was born
rn Broadkiln Hundred on the oath day
r-3f February, 1921, and was well known
throughout Sussex County. In early
slite he was a school teacher and later
3 became a surveyor which business he
fql1Owed until his S5th wear. On Feb.
ruary 2lst, 1919, he married Miss Char
dotte Spry Parker, daughter OF Captain
sTeues Parker, the ceremony being per
aeormed by the Rev J. l.. McKim, Sr.
dhe fruits of this union were six child
Ien-all of whom are now dead, except
7the youngest, Ira Simpson Hazard. He
also leaves one grandson, DR.. Robert
.EOmlinson, son of DR.. P. w. Tomlinson,
D Wilmington, now a surgeon with the
delaware troops on the Mexican border
Deceased was a staunch Republican and
llWenty-hve and more years ago a politi-
veal nglre in this county and around the
county seat where his business often
called him as authority aud arbiter on
iand marks and land titles. During the |
Civil War he was a lieutenant in the one |
-hundred-day regiment and made an eff |
-ient officer. Many years ago he lost
Iis wife, and never remarked. Three 1
years ago he was hurt by a fall in his |
s7orch, since which time he has been
comp parstively helpless, and has resided /
at the Jester House where he has re-
ceived every possible attention His
son lra-after his fathers misfortune
gave up bis position in Washington, ard
has been here since ministering to the
aseds of his father, and making his last \
days as comfortable as could be- De-
2eased was a man of vigorous intellect
Fell versed in the humanities and a
plendid conversationalist. His last i'll
szess was short, and he retained his men
al vlgor to the last. He left no will
And thus another honored man has
IAuoaNA away AAAA VI YEARS anu EOOUI
rvorks, and as we lay his mortal remains
to rest beneath the hallowed sod of St.
George Chapel our hearts cry out in
the language of the man Of Niz IF a :
man die shall he live again 70 D. A. c.
V-0r. p W. Tomlirson, of Wilmington,
attended the funeral of his father-iu-
law, J.. c. Hazard, on Sunday.
The colored camp meeting at Lavinia {
closed on Sunday night. The receipts
of the camp approximate $4,000. On
lEhe last night Walter Burton, better 9
known as Chigger," was arrested for
'disorderly conduct" and confined in :
the Milton lookup. Subsequently he I
was tried by the camp meeting commit
tee and fined $1,000, which his friends
gladly paid Another case of collision
of teams has been amicably adjusted by t
committee. X
Clement Hart has built back addi- a
ton to his property on Federal street. d
It was thought, when the water works {
system was under consideration, there
would be few families who would take \
water into their houses. But the people
have changed their minds, and now al a
most all residences of any pretensions
are taking water.
Grant Collins and wife, of Philadel-
phia, are the guests of Justice Of the
Peace Eli L. and Mrs. Collins.
Captain George A. Goodwin left on f
rhursday to visit his mother and family /,
AZ Lubec, Maine, and points on Massa- c
chusetts.
George Sharp and Burton johnson, p
adjoining property owners, have put
concrete curb in front Of their sidewalks g
and will soon put down a concrete pave n
ment on North Mulberry street
Mrs. May Blizzard and children, Of q
Wilmington after a pleasant visit with
her Milton friends, returned to her home NJ
3n Friday. Ic
William II Chandler, having finished
bis shipments Of peaches and cantaloupes