Milford chronicle., 1919-07-25
MILTON NEWS


But then shall flourish an immortal
youth,
Unhurt amid the war Of elements,
The wreck of matter and the crark
of wilds."
Joseph Addison may tell us in poet
ry Of the glowing possibilities of the
soul Of man; as other writer's of prose
have dilated on its aftermath, but all
of our speculations and reVeries are
in the end brought up against a blank
wall-a wall Of negation. To person
born and reared in this delightful land
of civilization and culture it is not
hard to believe in the existence of the
soul. Indeed, it would be hard for
many Of US to believe otherwise. It
appears to the writer that If we were
to close the lids of the Bible, destroy
all propaganda Of theology, and eradi-
cate from our literature all matter
that relates to the soul of man or to
another nfe beyond the present one,
the inward monitor that is implanted
in the heart of all human beings would
tell US and does tell US the present
life does not end all. This mate prin-
ciple or something within man tells
him he is Of two distinct organisms;
that he has a physical being and a
spiritual entity, and that when the
former disintegrates and passes away,
the latter-the soul, the real essence
of life-stands out in perfect replica
of the physical organism, visible to
those who have passed beyond the
boundary Of time and are become res
idents Of the piritual world. Why
should 1t appear strange to US that
we should live again after we have
ceased to live in this world? This
is a question we have many times ask !
ed ourself. Is it any stranger that we
should live again than it is strange
that We live now? Life is a queer /
what shall I call it?-condition anv-
way; yet there are but few of us who |
enjoy good health that do not love
life and are willing to suffer the few
Ills we now have than to 90 to those |
we know not of" While we enjoy this I
lie we shall continue to speculate |
and form ideals of a future existence
and If We do fetch up plumb against |
a blank wall, that is nothing more nor !
less than we expect, but we shall con-
tlnue to do so, as we like the reverie. |
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
school picniced at Oak Orchard on |
Wednesday, the 10th The weather
conditions were unfavorable at the
start but after the arrival the dav
became fair and was much enioved |
until the evening. The party left a
Attle after six o'clock en- route home /
and when about three miles on their
way ran into a rain storm that had |
Deen threatening for some time and /
enjoyed the rain the remainder of the
way home. Most, if not all Of them,
were wet to the skin, and the mothers
ana the ladies' Of the parties were
Obliged to go to the wash tub the fol-
lowing day. However, the party was
joyful and happy in the extreme.
Ihere were three trucks loaded with
the Sunday school, beside numerous
automobiles that went in the after
noon. The Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school expect to go to the same
place tomorrow "wednesday hoping
1t may duplicate the experience of the
sister school.
Dr. and Mrs. ]. c. Wiltband. with
their son, Cornelius, left last Tuesday
for trip to Columbus, Ohio. that thew
might attend the Centenary exhibition
which was being held at the Fair
Grounds in that city. They report
having a splendid time.
Miss Iona Wimbrow of Chincoteague.
Va, is being entertained at the NJ. P.
George Marshall is preparing to
open furnishing store for ladies and
gentlemen in the Palmer Block.
W. c. Boyce and Miss Annie Man
ship of Philadelphia are Milton visi-
tors and are being entertained by Mrs.
Florence Johnson.
George A. Clifton has bought of
Lank & Black the property on Broad
street, formerly the NJ. P. parsonage.
Mrs. Walter Hunter and daughter of
Greenwood are visiting friends in Mil
-on.
Mrs. Culver and son of Baltimore.
former residents Of this town, are be-
ng entertained by W. T. Starkey and
lamily
Edward Mears and family of Cen
-erVille, Nd, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mears.
Capt. John R. Mcgee IS confined to
MS home by illness.
To prevent being annoyed some fam
lies are compelled to fasten their
screen doors to the porches at night.
some young people have the habit of I
going therein late at night and by
heir spooning disturb the occupants
Who have retired. Hence the precau-
ion.
Hammond Mustard of PHILADELPHIA
S visiting his parents.
Mrs. Addie Mason has been granted
etters testamentary on the estate of
hrs. Anna B. Hopkins.
G. W. Cook, with two children. from
Wilmington, is the guest of Mr.. and
hrs. ]. B. Welch.
Wallace Irwin has removed with his
amily back to Milton from PhiladeI-
,hia.
AT present i Is uncertain whether
here will be a camp meeting at La
1nia this season. No one appears to ,
7ant the privileges Of selling edible =
upplles on the ground, although these
rlyIeges can be had for nothing. And 4
a boarding tent the manage
lent think the camp would be nil.
ne silly action Of the State Board of
lealth last year entailed a loss on
hose who had made preparations to a
ntertain the community at the camp y
for last summer, and this
o doubt acts as deterrent to anyone n.
king the chances for this season. :
here will be meeting of the church
hcials and others on Wednesday
gening to decide what to do in the
remises.
The colored people are becoming ex-
'cised over their camp meeting. A II
Getting was held last evening regard
g it. Result unknown.
A man in town bought some grocer
5 OF a merchant, and also hen.
he merhcant carried the purchaser
Id the goods home in a convevance