Milford chronicle., 1918-01-25
MILTON NEWS.

biting frost has prevented that ennui Of
ten experienced in warmer weather. Peri
odical waves of religious fervor bourne
by angels of God sweep the country at
times; as do also war and pestileuce
bourne by Satanic influence. The former
perhaps, to countervail the latter. At this
time the two Methodist churches have
sprung revival services upon the town.
The services at the NJ. P Church are
now in its third week, and the success is
encouraging. For two weeks the Rev.
Howord o. Keen of Snow Hill has been
assisting the Rev. Huugerford, but has
now returned to his home. The services
at the NJ. Z. Church were introduced by
cottage meetings being held the FIRST
week. This was quite sucsess full, and
acted as a drag net-forgive the compari-
son-and drew into the fold a few aged
ones who had for a long time been
aliens from God and strangers to the
/ Commonwealth of Israeli The church
services commenced on Sunday evening,
and on Tuesday an exhorter from Days
bOro arrived to assist Rev. Givan in the
work Mr.. Mitchell Hall did not claim
to be a minister, neither did he pretend
to be an evangelist; but plain mitch
Hall, as he introduced himself Mr..
Hall assisted until and including Friday
evening after which time he returned to
his home. There has not much, in a
visible form, that has, yet, developed at
these meetings, but, there is, undoubt-
edly, an under current of feeling pervad-
/ ing the community. The people are be-
ing led to think, and this is the one
great requisite. When people think seri-
ously then they will begin to act, and
action will produce results.
Handy Prettyman. while getting ice
| last week, had his horse, that he was
using on the ice, break through, and he,
with the animal, we're submerged. BY
| breaking the ice ahead of the horse he
succeeded in getting it to land. The
horse was shivering cold, and it was nee
essary to exercise him to stimulate the
circulation. No bad effects have been
noticed to either the animal or its master.
One of the smoke stacks of the Dodson
Canning Co. has been blown from the
building during the recent windy weather.
Another floor has been put upon the
original one in the mayor office to make
it warmer.
It is related that a colored man Of
North Milton had a severe toothache,
and a gentleman-not a dentist-volun-
teered to extract it the next day. The
man came, as per appointment, with
pair of nippers, when the wife of the af- |
flicted one exclaimed, 20. you cam pull |
it TODAY. The sign is not right. The |
sign is in the head the sign must be in
the feet to pull a tooth" Exit the !
would-be dentist.
The day of prayer for the temperance |
- he nbcarxrad IN Milton m
Thursday the oath. The local w. c. T. !
U. will hold services in the NJ. Z. Church,
both in the afternoon and evening. Ad-
dresses will be made by the Rev, D. J.
Givan, NJ. E. pastor, and the Rev. M. Z.
Hungerford, M. P. pastor, and others
A Farmers Institute will be held on
Wednesday, January 3Oth, in School Hall.
An afternoon and an evening session will
constitute the services, at which prOmi-
nent speakers are expected to instruct
those interested in farming.
The first number of the High School
Lvceum Course" will be held in School
Hall on Thursday evening, the 31st.
Mrs. c. w. Cook and daughter Ruth
and Mrs. Emma Compton of Wilmington
were week end visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Welch.
Miss Clara Belts and Mr.. Luther +.
Wilson were quietly married on Thursday
evening, January 18th, 1918, by the Rev.
M. E. Hungerford.
There were thee persons admitted to
the N. E. Church on probation on Sun
day morning.
Louis Wilson, son of the late Bardy
Wilson, died at Bridgeville on Sunday,
January goth, 1918, aged so years. His
1,,.orrrrlrf n QrnankTIT sta
ton on Wednesday and funeral services
held in Beaver Dam M. P. Church. In
terment was made at the cemetery ad-
Joining by S. ]. Wilson & Son.
Theodore Francis Walls who lived near
Parker's Bridge, at the eastern end of
Atlantic street, went to the branch on
Friday, near night to shoot ducks; hav-
inp not returned at seven O'Clock his
wife went to the bridge to look for him,
and found him lying in the bottom OF
the boat. with one foot over side in the
water, and in a state of insensibihty.
She waded out to the boat ard pulled 1t
to the shore, and got into the boat and
took her husbands head in her lap and
held it, and sent for assistance. Thomas
Cutter and Charles Vent came and with
much dificulty-Mr. Walls being large
man-succeeded in getting him to the I
house, where he fingered in a state OF
coma until early on Sunday morning
when he passed away. It is thought de-
ceased had a stroke of paralysis, and af-
.er falling in the boat, imbibed water in
MS lungs and died of pneumonia. De I
,eased was 54 years, II months and p
laws old. Funeral services were held on (
Thursday afternoon at Reynolds NJ. P. !
Church, by the Rev. NJ. E. Hungerford,
md interment made in the adjoining /
cemetery by S. ] Wilson & Son.
The order of Fuel Administrator, Dr.
Garfield was generally observed on Mon
law bv closing the stores in Milton.
)piuions differ as to the wisdom of this ;
curse; the general opinion is that the
ondition leading to the causes that nee
ssitated this order are due to inefficiency
Il Washington. Z
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