Milford chronicle., 1921-11-04
MILTON LETTER
Mrs, Mary Elizabeth Chandler Dead

OW of the late Lewis DSAHoAu OH"-
ler. passed away, after somewhat
prolonged illness, at her nome III
North Milton, on Thursday, OCTOBER
Goth. 1921, aged 78 years and four
months. Mrs. Chandler belonged TO
one of the most highly respected fam
! lilies in Southern Delaware. Her IA
tber William A. Hazard, was one OF
tbe best known citizens OF sussex
county. Her grandfather, the Hon.
David Hazard, was an ensign IN the
War of 1872. was elected Governor
of tbe State in 1880 and Judge OF the
] Court of Common Pleas in 1874. Both
the father and grandfather were de-
voted and loyal Methodists, and for
nearly a century, first the one tneh
the other, were recognized as among
the leading Methodist laymen OF lhe
State. David Hazard, at one tllhe'
was a business partner Of John Bar
raft founder of Barratts Chapel. Dur
ing all these years the Hazard nome
in Milton was a veritable mecca tor
visiting ministers and officials OF the
Church. To an eminent degree, Mrs:
chandler exemplified the spiritual
qualities and religious zeal Of her an
I CpST0rS anu uGI WnOAC AAAS "NNS
hle example of consistent and loyal
devotion to the church, she so az
IDENTIFY loved and to the Master sne SO
faithfully served, Mrs. Chanuler
mother was Miss Mary Prescllla ELI
OFT. and being left an orphan IN chill
hood. and Governor Hazard being ap-
nOinted her guardian, she was taken
into the Hazard family. In due time
She became the wife of her childhood
companion and during their long life
together they were cOnspicuously de-
voted to each other. 1t is noteworthy
fact that while Milton has been the
home of the Hazards for over 2OO
vears. the death of Mr.. Chandler re-
moves the last member of the family
from the town. Mrs. Chandler is sur
vived bv one sister, Mrs. George H.
Hall. of Milford; two sons, William II.
Chandler. of Scranton, Pa, and Louis
B. Chandler, major in the army OF the
limited States; two grandchildren,
William H. Chandler, Jr, OF Florlda
and Miss Sara Chandler. The funeral
of Mrs. Chandler was held at her late
residence in Milton on Saturday at-
ternoon, October 22nd. The display OF
flowers showed the high esteem held
for her by a host of friends. There
was a profusion of roses, chysanthe-
NUNS. carnations and other blooms
which literally embarked and covered
the casket. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. H. E. Reed, pastor OF
the church, where Mrs. Chanolel
worshipped. He paid a glowing tr1D-
ute to the life and character OF the
deceased, assuring all who heard him
that the death of a true saint OF Coo
is a victory and triumph. In closing
he read Crossing the Bar" Her re-
mains were inferred in the Milton
: cemetery, beside her late husband
! who died in the year 1908.
At the weekly meeting of the Cen
= trrv Club of Milton Mrs. Waller o.
Delmar made an address. The music
for the afternoon was furnished by
Mrs. Draper, after which refreshments
. were served by the hostess, Mrs. ldi
: J. Fox.
: ion. has arranged to have the J. LeoI
. Tempest Stock Company to give
series of three entertainments IN Jh'
Fox Theatre on November "a, 70 ant
:, 26 The entertainments are for tn
u benefit of the local post. This com
; nany was here for a week last montl
y and made a hit with the Milton peo
= nile. The program will be entirely new
5 and the people of the town and sur
rounding country are asked to attent
and thus help the boys to secure
!: place of meeting and the necessar!
= equipment for their rooms.
= John Lindsay attended the meetlnt
. of the State Executive Committee O
! the American Legion at Dover OF
= Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pettyjohn hav'
. Returned from a visit to Philadelphia
! u The concrete walk at Broadk1lI
Beach from the river front to thu
!. bavside has been completed. This wall
was built by popular subscription
I and labor and will eliminate the tire
some trudge through the sands nee
u u essary to reach the bayshore.
The field day exercises held at th'
e ,eolored school on Friday Afternoon
v were very interesting. A parade o
5 the school children, decorated auto
$ mobiles and horse back riders, led b!
{ the Milford Brass Band passed thrl
: the town before the athletic contest
were held on the school grounds. II
the evening the colored folks held
{ dance in the school building.
q Mrs. William c. Croucn and daugh
II ter, Catherine, have returned from
: visit to Philadelphia.
IAN oyster shucking house has bee
established at the oyster beds in tn
Broadkiln River. Oystermen are re
ceiving 60 cents a Dushel for thel
o catches and as consequence the lC
4. cal market is not supplied.
Mrs. L. J. Cook and daughter, III
re ia, of Wilmington, spent the week-en
l. with her mother, Mrs. J. B. Welch.
re The Christian Endeavor Society
Or the Methodist Protestant Church hel
a Halloween Social' in the Robinso
rs building on Monday evening, Octobf
v 81. The proceeds of the social wei
y. for the benefit of the church.
OF Cow peas for seed are being thresl
ty ed and the yield is about normal
this section.
y, Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Reed ar
lie son, Layton, and Miss Eldora Meig
ge motored to Box Iron, Md, on Sunda
where they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Cha
k w. Truitt.
of Edward Clendaniel was a Wilmin
rs. ton visitor this week. He returned Wi
,el Ford touring car.
George H. Draper is shipping pc
ne from his Slaughter Neck cannery.
I'm Corn huskers are experiencil