Milford chronicle., 1917-12-07
MILTON NEWS.

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on Tuesday evening, the 9th ult, at the
lodge room Of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, and
initiated 29 new members. The grange
has now about fifty members, and meets
on the first and third Tuesday evenings
of each month. After the services at the
grange the members gathered at Mrs.
Ida Fox S restaurant where a symposium
was held st which all the delicatessen
of the season were munifcently spread;
and as it was late and the members hum
CRY, they were not bashful.
Thanksgiving Day was well observed
in Milton. All business were suspended,
and many Of the citizens attended church
in the morning. The NJ. p. Church was
crowded with religious gathering seldom
equalled. Rev, d. J. Givan preached an
intensely iuecclesiastical history, review
ing Thanksgiving Day from 1921 when
first held by the Pilgrim fathers down to
a later date. When the last song was
sung, My Country, 'Tis of Thee, the
whole congregation waved their hand
kerchiefs during the singing of the last
stanza.
The turkey supper given by the ladies
OF the NJ. p. congregation was largely
/ patronized and a handsome sum realized.
The entertainment in School Hall,
u1der the auspices of the Senior Class of
the Milton High School, exceeded the
most sanguine expectations of its friends.
1t may be repeated at future date.
No casualties of any kind marred the
pleasures of the day, although there were
cunning parties, and other accident
breeding bouts INDUCED in.
Mrs. Lille Campbell, of Salisbury,
Md, has been visiting her mother, Mrs !
Mary Reed.
Fred Pepper has the dwelling he is
building for Ira Vaughan near Donovan's S
Schoolhouse, plastered and almost ready /
for the finishing touches.
The afternoon Star Route mail between 4
Milton and Ellendale now leaves ten
minutes earlier than formerly-ten min
utes to three o. clock.
Hog killing has been on, although
there are not many hogs in town to kill.
Foster H. Pepper, who has been i'll for
a few days with bronchial pneumonia is
Paul Bryan and Layton Reed, students
at Goldey's Commercial School, Will
were home for Thanksgiving.
Miss May Bryan has returned from
two weeks visit in Philadelphia.
John Fisher, of Philadelphia, was home
for Thanksgiving.
Peter p. Welch, a citizen of this town,
)ut for year or more engaged at car
oentry elsewhere, spent last week in a
lsiting town, returning to Wilmington
III Saturday.
Dealers in holly have commenced to q
-ather in the evergreens, but so far it
ppears scarce.
The members of church whom the
Minister called on to 90 into the woods in
nd cut fuel for the use of the church,
idn't go as was expected they would h
OF.
Sunday, the 18th ult, was advertised pl
} be observed as Sunday School Day"
ut it was observed that the school in
Iilton was not augmented thereby.
On Monday Walter Voshell shipped
veral wagon loads of cabbage to the i'm
ty market. "a
On Sunday evening a Platform w
Service" was held at the n,
b. K. Church and conducted by the con- ~,
egation. Several speakers delivered
emselves, and the congregation was,
ubtless, much edited. If this service
swered no other purpose, it succeeded
hberating lot of pent-up oratory that ''.'
d lost its fragrance through many of =.
e channels of forgetfulness. 'oH
Samuel Draper died at home in Slaugh- we
Neck on Thursday of pneumonia,
ed so years, 9 months and Is davs. WI
neral services were held at Cedar Necl, her
urch on Saturday afternoon by the y
V. Gardiner, and interment made in spe
adjacent cemetery by S. ]. Wilson & her
ir. and Mrs. Clarence Vent and dauqh Ma.
and Mrs. Joseph Carey and son spent This
iday in Berlin, Md, as the guests of Of ;
and Mrs. Charles Gibson. c.
iiss Elizabeth NJ. Housemau, of Mil hosl
l. spent the week as the guest of Mrs. NJ
eph Carey. her
lmes Mason, formerly of Milton, but N
ate engaged in Wilmington, was run ing
Uy a trolley car on Thanksgiving hosI
and seriously hurt. The account Ee
have received of the accident lacks hom
nls, but we presume he is improving, for
Ugh yet in a hospital. N,
be Sussex Garage will change hands can,
few days. Charles Jones will sue M,
the present incumbent, Ernest Con u =,
iss Lillian Cade and Mrs. Fraunsey ~ ~ |.
nolds have gone to Washington, d. -
as representatives of the local W. c. -
T. Jukl is building a barn on Milton Mr. Tr
ace, the land recently purchased :
the Rev. c. A. Behringer. empi
lie Senior class of the Milton Public IN
OILS will hold a TOY Day" on Dec. year
The entertainment given by this ing
on Thanksgiving evening netted one
a. Edl
ieph Walls and wife are visiting in and
Than
e Ladies Aid and the Ushers Union here,
e NJ. P. Church met with Mrs. 5. 7. terno
'n on Monday evening. DAG. Airs
1stmas gifts for everybody, includ- has b,
he soldiers. Jewelry Of latest de- Mrs.
novelties at moderate prices. Come Mr.
Id look me over y. NJ Stokes, congr
er. boy.
Mrs
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