Milford chronicle., 1919-03-28
MILTON NEWS

Come gentle spring. therlaI miIdness
waiting ever so long. The past winter
come" We are waiting. waiting. watt
ing for thee, o Spring. and have Deen
has been mild and we have no complaints
to make. but we are waiting for thee O
SPRING To show thy beauty, bathed in
the sunshine Of misty mornings and glar-
ing mondays. Thou are somewhat back
ward yet, perhaps lingering IN the lap
of winter" We know very we'll that one
Of thy andmaids-March-is somewhat
prohigate and bears q bad repu. ton
throughout; she IS guilty not only Of
borean blasts but hyperborean storms.
that make one shiver and like the indoors,
and though she may al times try to do
| better and try TO camoufiage her actions.
I her reputation will doubtless survive the
{ centuries. March. however, has not done
so bad so far and we stin predict as we
/ have been predicting We shall have an
! early and a beautiful spring Has not
/ Apr.l yet to come with her many pleas
antr!es. her beautiful sunshine and spring
/ showers. when the birds shall return to
their summer home and build heir nests
again In the green trees Of the town. and
steal the cherries from the trees of our
gardens? And IN this month, often ear
l.er. the thunder storms begin to make
their appearance and the lightning's
glare and the .reverberating thunder pro-
claim that spring is upon us. And now
also the weather begins to grow warm and
sultry the days 70 become longer. as
blushng May comes on apace to take the
place Of her departing sister. And at
last May the beautiful goddess. arrives
coy but all smiles. The buddy trees and
leafy shrubs welcome her and the air
redolent with the perfume Of wild flowers
kisses her cheek as the gurgling stream
winds its sinuous way through the young
spatterdocks or, mayhap. the water lilies
that now begin 10 cover the surface Of the
water What Of the above we have not,
we are waiting for Waiting. waiting.
waiting Come, gentle spring, ETHEREAL
m.ldness. come" And may our desires.
expectations and ambitions be realized
after the coming.
A large and enthusiastic temperance
meeting was held at the NJ. z. Church on
sunday morning. under the auspices of
the ". c. T. L. Of this town. The con-
gregations Of both Of the Methodist
churches were present, with the local
ard others from a distance. The orches- |
ira on this occasion consisted Of the choirs
Of both churches with the violins and cor
cts and the pipe organ, which is Of course |
a local fixture The meeting opened by |
singing PRAISE God from Whom All |
Blessings Flow" followed by prayer by |
Rev Hungerferd, after which Miss Sallie |
I4ohand read a Psalm Rev. Givan, who |
was college associate Of the speaker, |
made a few remarks and introduced the |
Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D. D., Field |
Secretary OF the National Anti-SalOon |
League. But before this a pretty Incl
dent was introduced. This consisted Of
f0rty-five young misses representing the
forty-five States that have ratified the
Federal Prohibition Amendment TO the
Constitution of the United States. march
ing into the room, each labeled with the
name of a State. and taking places on the
platform and engaging in a dialogue. DR..
Wilson. after being introduced, came for
ward and for fifty minutes interested the
large audience that filed to Its utmost
the large auditorium of the NJ. +. church.
And when We say interested, we mean
the writer was interested and. as is natur-
al, supposed the rest Of the congregation
were interested also. Unlike the major
part Of temperance speakers, DR.. Wilson
did not stoop 10 the level Of the caniale,
but gave a classic talk in classic language
which must have appealed to all present,
be their opinions what they may on the
prohibition question. DR.. Wilson is a fine
speaker, yet it is not necessary for the
writer to affirm this-his position pro-
claims it. Or. Wilson is a native Of this
town. as were his parents before him.
And he has much Of the fire Of his father
n his composition. After DIR. Wilson'S
splendid address, which in It's latter stage
a sermon. Miss Lillian Cade,
President of the Sussex County Union,
made an appeal for funds which was re-
iponded to most liberally. During his
stay in Milton. Rev. Wilson was enter
aimed by his nephew, S. J. Wilson.
'euts. Benefit of the church.
Miss Jesse Norris paid a visit to her
lome at Delta, Pa, on Friday returning
n Monday. Miss Ethel Hohl made sim
lar visit to friends in Pennsylvania the
,revious week.
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
" p Church was held Tuesday evening.
The Rev. D. J. Givan left on Tuesday
or the Methodist Conference al CHESTER
own, Nd. He is expected TO return to
his charge as pastor for another year
Clement F. Hart died at his residence
n Federal street on Tuesday evening, the
5th inst, of stomach trouble, aged "a Z
ears. Funeral services were held at his
ate residence on Thursday afternoon by
ile Rev Huns ford and burial made 81
,dd Fellows cemetery by S. J. Wilson &
on Deceased was the last in the male
ne of the famous Hart family that -four
she'd in Sussex county from ten to fifty
ears ago-Coulter Hart Dutten Hart.
.lfred Hart and Peter J. Hart.
Charles Vent has bought Of Mrs Vira
.eed the property on the East end Of
.tlantic street, formerly tenanted by the
lte BENJAMIN. Morgan. )
Davis Lingo has become manager Of :.
bfld's Grocery Store, vice Robert Pal