Milford chronicle., 1919-01-10
MILTON NEWS.

I The holidays are over and many of
us are engaged in collecting the flot-
sam that has been jetisoned during
the past week. Since local option pre-
walls in this locality there is but lit
tie aftermath as result of over stim-
illus in liquid refreshments. But the
epicure has had his trials and the doc
tor his visits as a consequence of over
Indulgence in indigestible table com
pounds. That is all over now and our
people are getting settled down and
preparing TO look 1919 squarely in the
face. The epidemic of FLU" has sub
sided to a degree to warrant the lift
ing OF the quarantine ban, and the
schools and churches have again been
opened to worship and to teach the
young idea how to shoot" To a person
who is in the habit OF attending church
on Sunday it seems strange to take a
few weeks of and roam around the
woods and branches on the Lords
Day But every circumstance in life
has its equivalent and enforced alb
sence from church creates a stronger
desire TO be there and the services ap-
pear more interesting after a season
OF abstinance. Some say we have too
much preaching and to substantiate
their argument site the good old DAYS
OF yore' when preaching was held
ABOUT once in two weeks. Then a
preacher would start from the upper
part of the State and travel the length
OF the Peninsula, stopping at Barratts
chapel and other designated points.
And they had good congregations
Preparations were made long before
the day tor preaching and the minister
was hailed with delight by the con
But we are now living in
new era and a new epoch has dawn
ed upon the world "Old things have
passed away and, benoid, all things
ire become new" However. we are
lgam living in normal times; the "fu"
s gone. we hope never to return, and
he general health of the town is good.
The morale is excellent with a few
exceptions due to the laxity of the
Truly, we have had
many drawbacks OF rate but the most
4 them are happily over and we enter
he New Year under circumstances
aYorable and we hope the end may
'e beyond our expectations.
Mrs. Joseph L. Black is about re-
cvered from her recent and critical 8
llness.
The family of ex-Representative W.
!. Welch have all but himself been :
Il with the influenza, but they are now
David Dickerson, ex-supervisor of [
treets and town bailiff, who has been /
work at Wilmington since his resig-
alton, has been home visiting his fam I
Y. He returned to Wilmington on a
thursday.
John Welch and wife are visiting
'iends and relatives. I
Mrs. J. B. Welch was called to VIII f
lington on Friday by the death of a
4,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ installed the follow v
lg officers on Thursday evening.
Addison Chandler: vice
'uncellor, Enoch Donovan; Jr. past
Harry Wagamon; financial
'cretary, ]. NJ Lank; treasurer. 7 =,
con Black; recording secretary. VII n
am Wagamon; assistant secretary h
narles Sharp; trustee, F. B. Pepper:
laplain, W. G.. Fearing. On this A
'ening the lodge was presented with n
rec loaves of cake and a box of
gars.
FRANKLIN Lank and wife gave a New
ear dinner on Thursday at which "
any Of he elite of the town were d.
esent Although one day late. the
tests did duty to the turkey and The nj
ner delicacies which the menu Of hs
red. tie nc
There Is an electric light wire on
lestnut street that chafes with a big pa
40 OF a tree, and when the wind Il
owing this wire emits glodules of W,
which appear dangerous
this limb was cut off this display