Milford chronicle., 1919-04-25
MILTON NEWS.

RASTER morning as III ulus ptIudins over
Jerusalem nearly twenty centru!es ago.
All Easter preparations were on grand
scale. The churches were beautifully dec
Grated with the usual exotics and ever
greens and looked as lovely as Of yore.
The sermons by both Methodist ministers
we're beftting the occasion and related
10 the resurrection of our Savior The
congregations We're large, being augment
ed by visitors from other parts. Some OF
them were familiar persons home for the
Eastertide, others We're strange faces ac-
companying friends Easter hats were
much in evidence, as were also decollete
gowns, the pride four city cousins. The
sunday schools OF both Methodist
churches gave entertainments i'm the
evening. The buildings We're packed %
overtlowing and many could not find
standing room. The exercises were 4
credit to both schools and the little ones
We're happy in their new Easter frocks
and for the opportunity to exhibit them.
And Of course thrill Of pleasure ran
through the mothers frames as they be-
held their darlings on the platform. the
observed Of all observers O, the Easter
/ tide is glorious season. not for its
I friendly associations alone, not for its
reunion of old acquaintauces. but for its
/ religious significance: and above an, It's
emblem of our hope Of immortality as
typitied in the resurrection Of Jesus
Christ. The day was an enjoyable one in
Milton The collection at the NJ p. |
Church amounted 10 S50.O5. Automobile |
riding engaged the attention Of the vis-
itors and their friends i'm the afternoon. |
as Milton hosts wish TO be generous to |
their friends and when they visit them
the hosts Of some of the hosts family |
take their guests over the country to view |
the landscape. believeinE that Milton is |
the garden spot Of Delaware, and its sur |
rounding country a halo thereto
Birdsong Brothers, the new proprietors |
of the former Winters & Prophet cam |
merry. are making ready for the spring |
work They are now receiving cans for |
the berry crop and peas. This canueTy
has not heretofore engaged in canning |
small fruits excepting beans. This year |
it will make a speciality Of small fruits |
and peas and viii not be likely to pack |
tomatoes This cannery is always kept |
in first class order and needs but little |
renovating in the spring.
Milton public schools closed again on
Thursday this time for Easter. They |
reopened on Tuesday morning. The pu
pills Of the Milton public schools have had |
bad time during the past winter for
their school work. Sickness individually. |
and quaantines on account of sickness, /
and quarantines on account Of scares have
kept the schools closed much of the time.
to say nothing about the holidays that
must be observed though the heavens
fall" We have not been informed wheth-
there will be a graduating class this
year Under existing conditions we are
afraid one would make a poor showing.
However, the principal is supposed to
know his business and the public may be
informed in time.
Miss Virginia Dickerson, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Dickerson. and
James C. Reed. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Reed, both of Broadkiln, We're
married at the NJ p. Parsonage on
HuugeTord
Grant Collins and wife, Mrs Lucille
KINNEY and Fred Welch of Philadelphia,
motored to Milton on Friday and remain
ed over the Easter holidays.
On Thursday afternoon at O'Clock, at
the home Of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. b. Nailor near town, Miss Ro-
berta, their eldest daughter was united
in marriage with Cove Reynolds, son of
Mr. and Mrs Roderck Reynolds. What
to be an account of this mar
rage was published on the front page Of
the Milford Chronicle Of last week. The
account was premature and faulty in
detail The statement was written, no
doubt, as planned, but the plans miscar-
red THE best laid plans Of mice and
men gang oft aglee." Rev. Zimmerman
did not perform the marriage ceremony
and Mrs Zimmerman did not play the
wedding march. These parties were not
present Rev. Mr. Hungerford tied the
luptal knot and Miss Eva Johnson play
I'd MendelssOhns wedding march. This
version Of the marriage is from an eye
witness and is unquestionably true We
lave forestalled marriage on a few Occa
lions. It is all right if the plans are not
Uttered, but misleading if they are alter
ID Such is life I
Roaming around town we are struck
With the sign, For Rent" attached to 1
he side of many buildings. This does
ot betoken prosperity for our town, yet D
here is a mitigating quality attached to
his. These For Rent" properties are
lostly, if not altogether, Of the undeslr-
BILE kind 7
On Thursday, the 10 inst at the N. E.
Eugene Theardon and Miss
ena Eaton were joined in marriage by
he Rev. D. ]. Givan.
Roland Raught, student at Garden City,
l., is home aagin
Miss Ethel Hohi, a teacher in the pub
e school, took her class to the woods Ir
4 Friday for an egg rolling" The
oungsters had a bully time and the
acher enjoyed the sport as much as her
Ipls. The children wish Good Friday
oudl come oftener
At o'clock on Monday morning the
urch bells suddenly pealed forth This ie'
as an unaccusmtomed freak Of the CT
urch sections and many thought that u
big conflagration had burst forth in "
ilton. Some were frightened, remem
ring the past fires we have had in If
wn. All fears were, however, soon al
yed when 1t became known that the
lgng Of the church bells was the open
g of the Liberty Loan Drive. The cam
ign Is now on and is meeting with the pb