Milford chronicle., 1918-04-12
MILTON NEWS.

air
Which dweHs with all things fair
Spring with her golden suns and silver
rains,
Is with US once again.
out in the lonely woods the jasmine
It's fragrant lamps and turns
Into a royal court with green festoons'
The banks Of dark iagoons;
In the deep heart OF every forest tree
The blood IS all aglee;
And there is a look about the leafless
bowers
As If they dreamed Of flowers"
| Allowing for days Of grace and bor-
| rowed days, we think we may safely
admit. Spring is with US again. The
trees Of the town and in our gardens are
being resurrected from the long and
! dreary winter, which is now behind US,
but which we all 80 well remember. Buds
are beginning TO swell and burst into
blossoms, the arbutus is peeping out from
| its ensconded hiding beneath the dried
| leaves Of the wood, and the little blue
bells are showing themselves along the
sunny side Of the brooklet banks. The
robin, one Of the best harbingers Of spring
| is with US to stay for while and is
now making ready to build its nest. II
| is chirping around the yard, not bit
abashed by its absence. All animated
things are shouting spring. And truckers
and gardeners are at work getting IN
their seeds for an early crop. The wea-
ther AT present is propitious and people
are improving their time. The trouble
/ some English sparrow has been here all
Of the winter and is still here doing all
of the damage he can. Move We change
Its name and call it German sparrow.
It's diabolism must come from 'kultur"
and that Of the German kind. However,
we welcome spring, That is now hang
| ing its infant blossoms on the trees,
rocked in the cradle Of the western
! breeze"
The Junior Red Cross of Milton, con-
sisting Of the pupils Of the Milton High
School, has elected the following officers:
President, Miss Cordelia Atkins; vice
president, Miss Ethel Conwell; secretary,
Miss Frances Burrows; treasurer, Miss
VeIna Lindale Now we want TO hear
something from the organization.
The Parent Teachers AsSOcia ton met |
with the schools on Friday evening in the
school hall and had one Of the grandest |
times of the spring. The primary and !
intermediate drills o fthese schools con- |
sisting Of "pouywogs and mOllywogs" |
were diverting 70 the old as well as to /
the juvenile Of the audience The High !
School pupils went higher in their drills. !
Miss Agnes Hopkins, Miss Verna Lindale |
and Master Leroy H. Johnson read orig
inal essays on the third Liberty Loan,
which were very good. State Commits
sioner Of Education Arthur r. Spaid was |
20 have been present, but was prevented /
on account Of Illness. He, however. sent
70 FIJI his appointment, Prof r. Z. Shill-
ing superintendent Of public schools Of
Kent County, and Prof. Armstrong, Dir
ector Of Agriculture Educational Voca
iion Of Delaware. These gentlement spoke
on generalties and were much appre-
ciated.
In front Of the Jester House on Sat
urday afternoon 13 acres Of land, with
two-story dwelling thereon, the property
Of the heirs Of the late Alfred Burton
Reed, was sold by the 5. 5. F. & D. Co.
for the heirs and purchased by Samuel
Reynolds for $4,000
The personal property Of Ernest Con-
well was sold at constable's sale on Sat
urday afternoon.
William Crouch and sister. Mrs May
Maull. made a trip 10 Philadelphia on
Saturday.
George Marshall has been doing some
concrete work around his residence on
Federal street.
John Walker, with a corps OF mechanics
has been building an annex to the resi-
dence OF Samuel J. Lank at Coolspring
r. W. Pepper will soon begin 70 build
barn 36x6O feet for Fred Walls, near
town.
At the NJ. p Church on Sunday morn
ing there was no service, except the usual
Sunday morning class meeting. In the
evening there was no service Of any kind
This condition was brought about by the
absence Of the pastor who is attending
Conference.
At the NJ F. Church the service was
somewhat varied. Rev. Givan is still
indisposed 10 usch degree as not 10 be
able 70 preach. although ne attended ser
vice and made few remarks. The Third
] T1gsiz-a -
cussion and j. NJ LaRk and Ralph T.
Smith both took the floor in advocating
the loan. Needless to say, through the
indefatiRuable efforts Of the committee
having this loan in charge, il is meeting
with great success. The countr yis be-
ing secured and meeting have been held
at the county school houses in Broadk.ln
hundred nightly for the past two weeks.
These meetings have done good as the
speeches on these occasions have eluci-
dated N subject fully and thereby inten-
siied the feeling Of the farmers toward
IT,
Easter exercises were. held in the NJ
E Church on Sunday evening The
Church was overfilled by a part Of the
congregation al both Of the Methodist
churches. supplemented by a large con-
tingent from the surrounding country.
The usual dialogues, recitations, class
drills, etc, we're presented with becom-
ing effect and many thought that this
was the best church entertainment the
NJ. f. Church had given for many years.
Paul Bryan, a student at Goldey Col
lege, Wilmington, and Roland Raught,
student at Garden City, L. l., have re-
turned to their duties.
Capt John r. Mcgee is convalescing
from his recent illness
On Sunday afternoon the Sunday school
Missionary Society elected the follow
ing officers: President, Leroy H. JOSH
son; vice president, Kenneth Givan; sec
retary. Miss Ethel Conwell treasurer,
Miss Frances Burrows.
Benjamin Har left on Monday TO en-
gage at work ~ Carney's Point
Miss Ethel Palmer, daughter Of j.
Carey Palmer, is taking a course in music