Milford chronicle., 1918-08-02
MILTON NEWS.


we have so often mentioned on South
Union Street has been changed; the
remnants Of old automobiles have
been removed, and the other disgust
ing paraphernalia has followed. The
lot will in the future, for a time at
least, be used for an automobile park
small bridge has been put across
the gutter to the sidewalk, which it
is necessary to cross to get to the
Z proposed park. We don't like the
situation because Of crossing the
sidewalk Of one of the busiest sec
tions of the town, particularly after
night. At the foot of Chestnut street
in the region around the old Academy,
would have been a much better place,
and less dangerous. Now we have two
automobile parks in town, and surely
our visitors from the country cannot
complain of lack of accommodations
for their machines while visiting us.
Clement Hart and wife have pur-
chased burial lot in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, and will have exhumed
two children which are buried at Nc
Colly's Chapel and reinterred there
in. Mr.. Hart is having a monument
made TO mark the resting place of the
children, and also himself and wife.
All the necessary inscription will be
made upon this monument except the ]
date of the deaths of Mr.. Hart and
wife. He is doing all he can do be-
tore the inevitable, and will not bur- !
den others who are left behind with
work he might have done himself
The yard surrounding the p. z.
Church has been cleaned of the rank G
grass during the past week, and now
presents much better appearance.
! j. c. Palmer has repainted his
property on Union street, near the
NJ. +. Church, including the roof.
The Misses Sailie and Susie Carey, T
Of Philadelphia. occupying their Mil y
ton homestead for a short time. a
Nathaniel Sharp has sold his farm e.
Of 90 acres to Joseph Carey. Con- u
sideratiOn unknown. II
On Wednesday evening at the NJ. G
E. Parsonage Miss Annie NJ. David u
son and Mr.. Charley E. Pettyjohn, u
were made man and wife by the Rev.
D. ]. Givan. in
Miss Myrtis Palmer, daughter Of o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Palmer, of Z
Milton, was married on Wednesday, =
the 10th inst, to Mr.. Price Snyder, of "
Gloucester, n. Y. 70
The property Of the heirs Of the ~
late Dr.. John Carey, situated on 80
North Union Street, and in tenure Of ~ ~
Dr. William Douglass, is being i'm r.,
proved by the addition of porches and a.
made more convenient in other ways. -.
William McIlvaine Joined his wife No
on Thursday. who is visiting her
mother in Milton. Va
Miss Agnes Lacey of PHILADELPHIA 7 q
is visiting her father, Captain c. F. iaI
Lacey, who is convalescing from a
recent illness. 70,
Miss Iona Wimbrough, of Chinco- Du
league, Va, is the guest of the Rev.
and Mrs. Hungerford. NJ
Miss Mabel Evans and Miss Esther La
Erman of Philadelphia, are being en-
by Miss Helen Darby, on Re
Walnut street. Be
Mrs. Goldie Owens and daughter,
Audrey, of Philadelphia, former resi- fro
Tents of Milton, are the guests of vii
PAL
Mrs. Maggie Decker and husband it'll
II Staten Island, are having their an
lual visit to our town. thi
Preparations being completed, the
enters began to move out on Lavinia Ra
amp ground on Friday; and on Sat gro
rday the tents were nearly all Occu- urd
led. On Saturday evening a pre- L
mptory order came from the Board nav
Health to close the camp meeting n
n account Of smallpox being in wee
ussex County. Rev. Hungerford We
OF into communication by phone with N
he Secretary of the Board of Health, 10!
nd informed him that the church fur
ture had been removed to the
'ound, and several other things. The M
'sult of this conversation was per-
issfon to hold services on the %as
'ound on Sunday and the meeting c uaS :
as to be divested of anything per- 80.
ining to a camp meeting. Under NJ
ese considerations services were ba-
Id on the ground on Sunday. No mn
mission was charged. but a collec- Torn
m was taken to defray the expenses a fa
lich have been considerable From ~
e entrance way into the grounds Mrs
ere was stretched across the road, Nj
sign painted on muslin, which read, daup
'hese services for the citizens of with
lton only, by permission of the at a
ate Board of Health. And people Ir,
I'm Georgetown, when they read colol
ese words, kept straight on in their for
rs. Too much precaution cannot ton.
taken against that dread disease, MI
lall-pox; and perhaps the closing Of this
2 camp is for the best. But why E.
t try to stop the scOurge at its Sund
lrce2 There are visitors every day Nj
tween Milton and Georgetown, and enter
Ter parts of the county. Why not teagl
arantine where the small-poxa is Liz
own to be? Perhaps there is more with
element than realty over the dis Mr.
se. However, the meeting is closed daug
d few Of the tenters have remov- have
back to town; others, to heal their Mr.
appointment will go to Broadkiln Mr..
ach, while a few will remain on OF
old camp ground for awhile and Sund
10y themselves in a social way. The
sing has been particularly disap-
nting to those who have come IT.
m the cities for their annual camp srov,
trip. They are to be pitied. 5iSbt
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