Milford chronicle., 1917-04-27
MILTON NEWS.

After a pastorate of seven years in
Milton, the Rev. Frank A. Holland has
been removed by the late Methodist
/ Protestant Conference, held in Baltimore
and assigned to Elizabeth, n. Rev
Holland has built up and increased the
membership of the NJ. P. Church to a
degree never before accomplished bv anv
OF his predecessors. Assisted BY his ac-
complished and competent wife he has
had fair chance to do good and has
done 1t. Mrs Mabel Holland is a dis
tinctive woman an honor to her sex an
ornament to any community and bless
ing to her husband. Mr.. Holland leave.
Milton with the best wishes not only OF
his church and congregation but of the
whole community, regardless of religious
atihation. Mr.. Holland preached his
validictory on Sunday, and removed his
family and household goods to his new
appointment on Wednesday.
Rev. NJ. E. Hungerford late of Chin
colleague, Va, is the newly appointed M.
2. minister to succeed the Rev. Frank A
Holland as pastor of the NJ. p. Church
IN Milton. Mr.. Hungerford will remove
to Milton the present week.
A small fire in the egg packing de-
partment of Mrs. V. T. Atkins store house
attracted attention last week. The FIRE
department was soon on the ground aud (
the blaze was extiuguished with but little |
damage and few roasted eggs. The fire |
IS supposed to have originated from a |
cigar or cigarette
Our beef markt IS should bv all means |
be opened sooner in the morning TO ac- |
commodate people who have lately moved
INTO town and are used to rising earlier
than are some Milton people, beef mer-
chants for instance
On Wednesday afternoon the teachers
't the Public Schools took their pupils
)ut IN Lavinia wood for a stroll and to
'ather arbutus and to study practical
,otany.
MRS Eliza Vaughan is having her home
on Chestnut Street reDaiuted
- cents aud 81 90 apiece are asked for {
had IN Milton; and turnip greens sell
apidly at SIX cents per pound. I
a debate came off a Bethel A NJ. Z.
-hurch on Thursday evening as per ad-
erusement. The question was RE y
olved. That the Negro Should Have An =
Industrial Education Rather Than Lib
raj Education. Affirmative. Clarence .
-. Brown principal of the Milton Colored
negative, Herman S. Pitts. a
primer principal of the Milton Public
chools. The judges were Ralph Smith
rincipal OF the Milton White Schools
=. II. Douglass and w. H. WEIGH. The
uestion was decided for the affirmative
The Milton High School Orchestra gave
n entertainment on Friday evening in
chool Hall for the benefit of the Senior
lass. amongst the program that enter
lned was the debate on the question
Resolved, That a Course in Military
raining Should Be Made Compulsory in
ie Public Schools?" Affirmative. Cor
elius Wiltbank and Clark Conwell
egative, Layton Reed and Byron Dick-
son. The judges were George Keener.
alph Smith aud DR.. R. B. Hopkins,
he question was decided for the afirna-
We. '''-' '-'4
a case of measles is reported in North
iIton, near the colored church. The
ouse has been quarantined.
Frederick Pepper is convalescing from
IS recent illness. a
Captain George A. Goodwin arrived in
1iladelphia on the 18th inst 81 davs
ON Lisbon. Portugal, laden with cork.
aptain Goodwin, with the schooner Ad-
e NJ. Lawrence of Portland, Maine. left Al
amPton Roads on the 21st of October u
al laden, for Alicante, Spain, where he n
rived on November 23rd from there
was ordered to Lisbon to take cargo
cork to Philadelphia. He left Lisbon d
February 22nd and arrived in Phila- :.
,lphia as stated. He had head winds ~
ID a stormy passage all the way across
e Atlantic, Captain L. B. Chandler
te OF the U. S. Regular Army, was the
lest OF Captain Goodwin during the
yage. The men, both, arrived in MIL
last week, looking exceedingly well.
ter winter voyage across the Atlantic
d up the Mediterranean.
Miss Elizabeth Lank gave a party on 81
turday evening to her young friends in z
nor OF the tenth anniversary of her
rth. AS usual, at such gatherings
nnv time was arr,aria.,.ol e9I :