Milford chronicle., 1918-03-15
MILTON NEWS.

| enough-whether the Administration
! thought the usual Fourth Of July cele
/ brations should be abandoned this year
/ Mr.. Wilson does not think they should b,
! omitted: certe inly not. He feels that W
should have H. Sm this year. Of all years
but that they should be simple and dig
nified-and inexpensive" We merel,
quote the above to ask the reader wha
he or she thinks OF a member of Congress
who could ask such a question? Do yol
think such a man At to represent a con-
stituency in the United States Congress
Certainly you do not. Celebrate the
Fourth OF July this year? Most assured
~, And let il be a big celebration! Our
country is doing things on a big plan
now and We should make everything to
correspond to this bigness. A few years
ago a billion dollar Congress was stun
ner. Now we hardly stOop to millions
but talk billions all the while, and it will
not be surprising il we reach trilhons.
Stupendous thought! We are in a big
war and the task We have undertaken
in financing this war calls for big re-
solves. big resolutions and big money.
Let US have all Of these and let us have
Fourth Of July celebrations on scale
commensurate with the bigness of other
things we are handling, Should we omit
10 celebrate our National Day this year
a bad impression would be implied and
other nations would doubtless scent faint
heartedness in our action. So let "Old
Glory be thrown to the breeze on our
next anniversary and teach our children
by example as well as precept, that this
is their country, their "own native land"
"Breathes there man with soul so dead.
Who never to himself hath said
This is my own, my. native land"?
Whose heart hath ae'er within him
burned.
As home his footsteps he hath turned.
From wandering on a foreign strand!
II such there breathes. go mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell.
High though his titles, proud his name.
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles. power and pelf,
The wretch concentered all in self.
Living shall forfeit fair renown
And, doubly dying shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung.
Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
On Friday the annual members meet
ing Of the NJ. p. Church was held At
this meeting the years work Of the
Church is adjudicated and finances reg
uated. The finances of this year were
to be in a healthy condition and
the salary of the minister nearly paid
The officers Of the church-trustees and
stewards-were elected for another year
Frank B. Carey was elected to represent
the church at the coming Maryland Con-
ference, to be held in Broadway Church,
Baltimore. beginning April .. Charles
Virden was chosen alternate. The meet
ing voted a recommendation to the quar-
,erly conference 10 raise the pastors sal
airy TO $500; 500 more than the church
IS at present paying.
At the sale of the personal property
Of the late George Pepper. held last Tues
day, 300 bushels Of Hoosier potatoes and
800 bushels Of red skin potatoes sold for
So cents per bushel, and culls sold for
30 cents per bushel.
Charles Virden. recently engaged at
Hog Island is at home for the present.
Dawson Robinson, Of the L. 5. Naval
Hospital Corps, stationed at New London.
Conn, is at his aprents' home on a ten
lays furlough.
Tombs have been put to the grave OF
Benjamin Ageans in the old Morris GEM
etery near Georgetown, by his children.
The electric light poles leading from
own to Lavina Camp ground. which re-
,ently blew down, have been put up
lgain.
Street Supervisor Dickerson is filling
III the chug holes in the streets Of town
With oyster shells, much to the disgust
\ ,,t,s
An error. or rather an omission. occur
ID in paragraph Of our communication |
II last week: "On Friday while saving |
wood at Robert Nailor's. had his right |
ore arm. etc, should have read. "On |
Friday while saving wood at Robert Nail |
RS, John LoAand had his right fore |
rm', etc. The careful reader. no doubt. !
ioticed the omission.
William Vent left on Monday to resume |
york in Wilmington.
500 herrings were caught in the Broad
lin on Saturday and sold for FIVE cents
ach
The Missionary Anniversary Of the NJ.
:. Sunday school was held on Sunday
yening. The usual recitations. dia-
1gues and readings were given by the
hildren, who had good time. Twenty
tx dollars were raised on Sunday, and
l2s.OO during the year by the school.
William Workman is building a large
arm for Howard Mcgee. between Milton
nd Harbeson.
c. A. Conner received a car load Of
srtilizer on Friday, which the farmers
have been anXiously looking
,r
Three persons were admitted into mem-
ership Of the NJ. p Church on Sunday
Sunday was an exceedingly windy day.
he smoke stack Of c. G. Waples' saw
ill at the rail road station. was blown
own. and electric light poles to such a
sgree that there was no light on the
rect on Sunday night and the churches
Id to light up with oil lamps. The stee- 1
e al the NJ e. Church is becoming more
I'd more Of a menace during every wind ,
orm. and the time is not far distant
hen it will go. smashing everything in +
) wake. It came very near going down 7
Sunday
The Milton Times plant will be sold at