Milford chronicle., 1916-07-07
the Milton Public Schools. has resigned

the Milton Public Schools, has resigned
Mary Z. Wiley, aged years, months
and "a days, daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Andrew Wiley, living on the farm of
Euoch Donovan, near Milton, while
playing around the farm on Wednesday
morning, fell into hole almost two and
a half feet and broke her mech, Funeral
services we're held on Thursday after
noon at McColley's Chapel by the Rev.
Frank Holland, and interment made in
the adjacent cemetery by S. ]. Wilson.
The Misses Gertrude Burrows, Mil
dred Jefferson, Bertha Clendaniel, Mary
Dickerson and Elizabeth Jefferson left
on Monday morning to attend the Sum-
mer School at Newark, Del.
Steamer Harry Davis of Milford, with
cargo of cans from Baltimore, for Win
ters & Prophets cannery, arrived on
Thursday evening.
Miss Elsie King has been elected cleo
ted teacher of the Nassau school.
The NJ. E. Sunday School will, until
further notice. hold its sessions in the
morning commencing at $50 instead of
2 p. m.
The NJ. P. Sunday School will run on
excursion to Rehoboth on Wednesday, |
July 18th. Come all hands and have |
day of pleasure by the ocean 5 wave.
Mrs. John Crouch has a beautiful dis /
play of flowers in her front porch on I
North Union street Amongst the most /
beautiful are two pots of Zephys lilies,
which are truly nice to look upon, but
this variety of flower give no fragrance,
'more's the pity"
500 feet of new hose aud a hose cart
arrived for the Milton Fire Company
on Saturday. The company has now
1000 feet of good hose and should be
able to fight fire, which we hope we may
not have.
Mrs Eliza Dutton is visiting her hus-
band, Captain Dutton, who is in charge
Of barge at Wilmington.
Arthur Conwell and wife, also -Nriss
Edith Wilson, all of Philadelpbi. came
on Saturday and stayed with relatives
Until after the Fourth.
Mr.. George Sherman, g,f near Harbe-
ion, and Miss Annie Csinpbell Of Cool
ipring, were married gou SUNDAY even
ng at the NJ. P. Parsonage by the Rev.
frank Holland.
Saptain Ralph Potter. Of the Steamer
Nild ,..i Cat was Home with his family on
Henry MoEfis and family, of Frederica,
5 .e5e the tne fguests of Adolphus Johnson
no q, ianiib5y on Sunday.
ne ne x. +. Sunday School will picnic
u u Ds9 adkiln Beach on Wednesday, the
Z ~ ~ ~, going in automobiles
yement Hart has gone to Wilmington
York in a shipyard.
R'rof. Howard Williams, former prin-
dpal of the Milton Public Schools, spent {
he Fourth of Iuly in Milton 6
And we are closing this communication
N the 4th of July. It is gala day in {
Milton. No one left town in the morn I
ng, but the town was full of visitors
rom the country. To Otis Goodwin more '
han to any other person are we indebted I
or the great parade we had on that day. i
lis efforts materialized the affair, and I
rought forth one of the grandest times !
1ilton ever witnessed. At O'Clock the +
,roces lion formed at Firemen S Hall and :
ook up its line of march up Federal !
street, through Poplar to Chestnut, down /
,hestnut to Federal and thence to the !
lace of starting. The grand pageant !,
of many automobiles gaily dec
rated with flags and bunting, horseback :
iders, one-horse wagons and mummeis !,
q the most grotesque halitiments i'm
iaginable. A small OK to a small go cart
nd a sedate looking mule were the two !,
lost laughable objects in the line. The y
iummers did their part we'll, and many :
them were unknown. Truly the Spirit
{ 70 was an inspiration of Tuesday. &
Iayor Fearing, c. r. Lacey and c. w. =
isher, the judges Of the grand parade, r
gardeded the following prizes To Ira