Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07

e The Milton New Century Club has
elected Mrs. W. W. Conwell and Mrs
S Thomas Coulter delegates to attend the
e annual meeting of the 5 +. w. c., to be
held in Wilmington in May. Mrs. Mabel
r Draper and Mrs. John Wiltbank were
r chosen alternates.
1t is proposed by the chief of the Mil
/ ton Volunteer Fire Company to give false
= alarms of fire sometime during the day
on each Saturday. This will be done for
the purpose of thrilling the members. Two
taps Of the bell will be given for North
, Milton and four taps for South Milton
The school at Donovan's closed on the
oath ult.
On account of the injury received by
Miss Ethel Donovan, teacher at Williams
School, she has been obliged to relinquish
her business. Mrs. Wilbur Davis will
supply the vacancy.
Hr. R. T. Wilson has returned from q
visit to Philadelphia.
The concert given by the Fisher Shipp
Co. on Wednesday evening in School
Hall was well attended /; the hall being
crowded
Miss Jennie Reed, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. w. B. Reed, Of near NAPLES Mill,
and Homer Stagner, of Atlanta, Georgia,
were married on Tuesday, March 28th,
1916. at Elkton, Nd.
Mrs. John T. Crouch left on Saturday
for the Wills Eye Hospital for treatment.
Miilard Walls has removed from Milton
to Winchester, Md, where he will be en-
gagged as section boss on a railroad.
Several men left town on Monday to
engage at work that Milton cannot supply.
Miss Alettie Belts is visiting in Phila-
delphia.
Joseph Carey has a large part of Milton
dock covered with large white oak piling
t. be shipped north. We understand Mr..
Csrey has 400 of these white oak sticks
to supply.
George B. Marshall has commemorate !
build brick barn in the rear of his prop |
erty on Federal Street. The building will |
| be 26x38 feet. Mr.. Marshall has bought |
of J. R. Atkins his two. black hearse horses
and will engage in trucking in large way. |
| He will set out ten acres of tomatoes, |
twelve acres of sweet potatoes, and plant |
Of er truck on a prOportionate scale.
Mss Ethel Paisley, a teacher in the
Milton Public Schools, was Dover Wis
I itor on Saturday.
Miss Blanch Conner, nine years old,
gave birthday party to her little friends
on Saturday. The afternoon was such
weather as we have been unaccustomed /
to of late and the twenty-seven little boys
and girls enjoyed themselves in romping
around the yard and in doors and out
doors. They had a good time, which
ended with the usual cake and ice cream
festivity.
William II. Davidson, Of Philadelphia,
came down on Saturday evening to visit
his sick mother returning to the city on
Sunday lafternoon. Mrs. Davidson is
thought to be no better.
James c. Moulton, foreman of Winters
& Prophets Cannery. and David NJ. Con-
we'll, farmer near town, have exchanged
residences. Mr.. COnWell has removed
into the building formerly occupied by
Mr.. Moulton on Chestnut Street, near the
A. NJ. +. Church, and Mr.. MoultOn has
taken possession of Mr.. Conwell's farm.
The object of this exchange is that Mr..
Moulton has taken the farm for the pur-
pose of raising lima beans for canning,
and removes there that he may supervise
the work. Mr.. Moulton will still super
intend the cannery and see to all things
pertaining thereto.
In the absence of the minister J. B.
Welch officiated at the NJ. Z. Church on
Sunday morning. There were but few
present, many of the members taking
the time for automobile riding demon
strating the truth of the adage: when
the cats away the mice will play" In
the evening there was no service, the
members attending the NJ. p. Church to
hear Rev. Frank Holland.
A Republican primary will be held at
the usual place on Saturday afternoon to
elect three delegates from this election
dis riot to attend the State Convention to
be held at Dover on Tuesday, April 1lth,
for the purpose of electing delegates to Z
attend the Chicago Convention on June
7th, 1916. Z
But few of Millions citizens have any
business at the Georgetown court this
week.
Rev. Frank Holland and Mrs. Holland
left on Tuesday to attend the Maryland
Annual Conference that convened at Bal
timore on Wednesday. Mrs. Holland S
sister from Newark. N. J., has arrived
in Milton aud will be company for her
mother and Mrs. Holland children while Z
the latter is away. F. B. Carey, lay dele :
gate. went on Wednesday. +
The assessment of Milton is completed,
and copy may be seen hanging in the
post Office. Town Council will sit as a
court of appeals on Saturday, April 18th.
Milton New Century Club held bake
on Saturday afternoon at the store Of
Mrs. Virginia Atkins aud observed We'd
nesday the Sth as anniversary day.
Mary c. Reed died at her home near 4
Drawbridge on Sunday Of pneumonia.
aged about 20 years. Funeral services
were held at Zion NJ. K. Church We'd
1esday afternoon and interment made in
the nearby cemetery by a Lewes under
.aker.
The second Musicale of the Milton
Music Club will be held in School Hall
IN Wednesday evening, April 18th. It is
Tor the benefit of the Library Fund and
will consist of small orchestra, mixed
luartettes, female quartettes, male quar-
.ettes. Admission Is cents children is
,euts. d. A. c. IL