Milford chronicle., 1917-11-02
MILTON NEWS.

The Milton New Century Club got on
the job of the Second Liberty Loan last
week and made things hum. Before
and after its regular meeting on We'd
nesday afternoon the members were busy
distributing literature. which has brought
legitimate results. The FIRST Liberty
Loan was we'll patronized in Milton, and
the Second Liberty Loan has shared the
same fate. Approximately SIS 200. 90 of
the second loan has been subscribed for
from Milton and vicinity. The Sussex
Trust Company of Milton has taken
S., 900 90, and there are a few 81 900 90
subscriptions. But the majority of the
bonds taken are of the $50 90 and 500 90
denominations with one or two $500 90
ones. With enterprise of this kind Mil
ton is always on the alert. We were
liberal in our donations to the Red Cross
Fund and have been to the two Liberty
Loans. OF course there are more to fol-
low, and we are expecting them. Anent
the Red Cross it IS busy. 1t received an
invoice Of material a short time ago, and
its members are now engaged in knitting
various articles of value for soldiers more
particularly in the field than in the hos
pital. The secretary is on a visit in
New Castle county, and will be absent
indefinitely, but still the work goes on.
Wednesday was Liberty Day" by
proclamation and the post Office was
closed, but the banks and other business
places were not.
Otis Goodwin and wife returned to
Milton on Wednesday; they have been
spending the summer in the northern
States.
Several young men left town on Thurs
day to engage at work at Marcus Hook.
Mrs. James P. Jones, of Cave Neck,
wishes to state that she has resigned her
position as superintendent and secretary
Of the Weigand Sunday School. and also
as one of the stewards of that church.
James A. johnson has bought of Harry
Wilson a property on Broad street for
100000.
A sugar famine has been prevailing in
town. For several days dealers were
reduced so low that but two pounds to
one person was all they would sell, and
now the condition is even worse.
The property of Mrs. Robert Blocksom
on Broad street, in tenure of William
Workman, is being repaired, and the
back building re-roofed.
Mrs. Hettie Darby, over 80 years of
ago. and who has been quite i'll, is re-
ported improved.
The experiment of buying green toma-
toes and letting them ripen for canning
purposes has not proved very profitable.
The Dodson Company have now several
hundred baskets on hand that are rotten
ing, aud are being hauled away to get
rid of them.
Some very unsightly telephone poles
are now lying along the cutters, to put
up in the place of others. Our town
people are making adverse comments re-
garding allowed those poles to be raised
in town. But presumably talk is all.
What are you going to do about it
Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson and daughter
Virginia, have gone to Bowers to spend
the winter with relatives.
Fresh pork is selling at the butcherss
at IS ceuts per pound,
Joshua Kitchens has removed from
Milton to Philadelphia, where he will
make his future home
Captain Ralph Potter returned from a
business trim north on Friday. In con-
versation with Captain Potter regarding
building a vessel here this winter he
conveyed the idea that he has not made
up his mind yet what he will do about it.
At Democratic meeting held on Sat
urday afternoon Willard Ellingsworth
was re elected executive committeeman
for Broadkiln Hundred.
The parcel post sale held by the Mil
/ ton High School on Saturday evening
netted about $500.
/ Rev. George R. Ellis, of Magnolia,
preached at the NJ. E. Church on Sun
day morning, subject: Church Colleges. >
While here the Rev. Ellis was entertain
ed by J. B. Welch aud wife. The Rev.