Milford chronicle., 1917-11-23
MILTON NEWS.


The summer is over, and screened
porches are no longer desirable, hence
the screens are being taken away. and
relegated to some convenient place for
the winter.
On Tuesday evening the Board of Edu-
cation elected Arthur Jefferson janitor of
the school building at salary of $50 per
month.
The cunning season has now opened.
but there does not appear to be much
enthusiasm among gunners in this local
lty. About twenty. four rabbits have been
bagged in one dav BY party of several
Rabbits are selling for fifty cents a pair.
We have seen no partridges in town, and
no gunners from out of the State to bring
them in town.
Early on Thursday morning a party
from Georgetown, bent on a cunning ex-
peditiOn into Prime Hook Neck, came
down Federal street at a great deal over
the speed limit; people who were
watching the wild run, supposed the car
would turn over as it rounded into
Front street, but it didn't, instead one
OF the hind wheels skidded and struck
the curb smashing the wheel into pieces.
No attempt at arrest has been made.
Mrs, Margaret Morris and daughter
Lulu are visiting in Philadelphia.
The tops have been cut from the large
trees in front of the J. Coard Hazard
property on Federal street.
Walter Voshel and wife have returned
from lengthy visit in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Virginia Davidson gave a masquerade
party at her home on Mill street Oh |
Thursday evening, at which many of her |
young friends were present.
Cornelius Wiltbank celebrated the six |
teenth anniversary of his birth on Friday /
evening at his parents home on Federal /
street. Many youngsters were present.
The colored boys that have been draft
ed into the service around Milton, were
ordered to report at Georgetown on Sun
day to leave for camp on Monday morn
ing
A Harvest Home service was held at
the NJ. P. Church on Sunday morning.
Around the chancel was distributed yari-
GUS articles of vegetable industry, collec-
ted there during the previous week, as
donations to the Old Women's Home
at Wisminsted, Nd. These articles were
packed on Monday and shipped to that
institution on Tuesday.
The vacation made necessary last week
by the Teachers Institute was utilized
by many of the pupils by visits to their
friends. The Misses Emma and Viola
Crouch visited their aunt, Mrs. Eliza
beth Wyatt at Georgetown.
William Fosque, bookkeeper at the
Jester House, has been confined to his
home for several days by illness. Dur
ing Mr.. Fosque's indisposition the lob
is being held down by Joseph Morris.
The second quarterly conference of the
NJ. E. Church will be held on Friday
afternoon. The District Superintendent
will preach on Sunday evening, the 25th
inst.
Mrs. John Crouch returned on Satur-
day from the Wills Eye Hospital, whittier
she has been for several weeks for treat
ment. Mrs. Crouch has had her right
eye taken out entirely. She was accom-
panied by her SON, William Crouch, who
to the city on Tuesday.
Anton Neibert, who went to New York
City few weeks ago to fill position as
returned on Saturday, and
will remain a citizen of Sussex a little
longer.
]. A. Turner. railroad agent at the Mil
ION Station, has been suffering with heart
troubles for two weeks. He is reported
better.
The young ladies of the NJ. E. Church
will hold a bazaar and social on next /
Friday and Saturday evenings in the J
Palmer Block.
Ada E., wife of Irwin Owens. died in
on Nov. Il, of tuberculosis
Iged 19 years and p days. Her remains
we're brought to Ellendale on Friday and
conveyed to the home of her father,
rhomas Brown, where funeral services