Milford chronicle., 1919-12-12
MILTON NEWS

,orlr In country diStTlctS surrounding
town for several weeks past but
=. saturday night started operations
Milton by breaking into the coop
William H. Mears, the barber. and
.,+ing " away with twenty laying hens.
Sbev would have taken more, but that
;ttie Miss Martha Mustard, daugh-
- If Postmaster Mustard, has been
snite IN but Is slowly recovering.
Miss Mary Hilderbrand fell last
wednesday evening at the corner Of
,5;I and Federal streets and severely
1anerated her face. At this point there
70 a short plank bridge laid to cross
- cutter and in some manner il had
t-oten loose from It's foundations and
.,ben Miss Hildebrand stepped upon
:, the bridge fell, throwing her vio-
ientiv to the stone roadbed. This
Tossing should be looked after by
Town Council and made secure.
Alfred White OF Perth Amboy, N. j.,
v,oe with friends in town last week.
I Carey Palmer has bought Of John
ponder a tract of pine timber north
,yest of town and has a force OF men
., work converting II into cord wood
nacts to cut and ship before spring
one thousand cords. He has also
bought all Of the red cedar on the farm
of A. Neibert, east Of town. and will
cut this winter There will be plenty
of work in this vicinity this winter for
wood choppers. as Townsend & Son
are cutting mine props and piling
from the Carey tract south OF town.
The stores of Milton have put on
their holiday garb and very credit
able display of Christmas goods is
delightIng the hearts OF the little folk.
The Milton Gun Club will hold a
hig meet on their grounds west OF
town on Christmas Day. Expert blue
rock shooters from various parts of
the State have given Manager Fithian
assurance that they will be here to
participate in the event. Much inter
est is being shown by local sportsmen
and a big time is expected.
John A. Lindsay was quite painfully
injured in q runaway accident Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Lindsay, who is a
dealer in evergreens, had loaded his
wagon with several large boxes Of
wreaths at his home and had just
climbed to the top Of the load when
his horse leaped into a run, throwing
Mr.. Lindsay to the ground. The wheels
of the wagon ran over his head, Sc
verely lacerating his scalp.
Kings Garage will be completed .
this week and Mr. King will move
his paraphernaha to the new building
within the next few days. The build
ing occupies a space that has been
vacant since the fire OF several years
ago and the business section is now
practically continuous from Federal
street to Fearing street.
]. Leon Blacks bungalow is now
completed and will be turn
ed over to Mr.. Black by Contractor
Pepper in a few days.
Robert Wiley sold his farming i'm
plements ON Saturday afternoon at
ppAlic sale.
The several evergreen dealers here
are busy packing and shipping holly,
pine cones and wreaths for the Christ
mas trade. The prices being paid
while not so high as last season, are
liberal. The dealers here are handi-
capped somewhat by the fact that
he country surrounding Millsboro,
aarbeson and Georgetown are prohib-
ted the making and selling of ever
green's because of the action Of the
State Board of Health in quarantining
hose sections on account of the prev
.lency of a disease said to be small
,ox.
W. c. White sold quantity Of house
lold goods at public sale on Saturday. !
dr. White will move into a smaller G
To 1erf hnnnn IL,
f surplus goods.
A number of people from Selbyville {
ttended the revival services now be- =
ng held in the NJ. E. Church on We'd Z
esday evening. Among them was 4
Governor Townsend. The Berge Sis '
ers, singing evangelists, who are con-
ucting these services, were in Selby- 8
lille last winter on the same mission.
The most interesting event in Mil
On at present is the revival meetings
eing held in the NJ. E. Church. On
unday night the church was crowd
4 with people from far and near and o
very enthusiastic service was held. i
ev. Givan preached a forceful SER t
ION on THE Return of the Prodigal a
on and His Reception" The Berge
listers were in fine voice and their +
sndition of soul-stirring songs was L
aspiring. as also were their eloquent t
ppeals to the unsaved. The church A
embership seems to be awakening 1
ON their lethargy and an intense in L
rest is being more and more mani O
sted There were three conversions G.
, Sunday night. An invitation is ex-
.nded to every Christian, Of what 81
yer denomination, to come out and
ain in this important work. An earn 81
Il effort is being made to win the un- N
we'd to Christ. Rev. M. E. Hunger
rd pastor of the Milton M. P. church, te
-eacned on Sunday night. Meetings n
in he held every night this week.
Edgar Lank, Esq, Of Philadelphia IL
,enf the weekend with his mother.
George Leonard Of Philadelphia Is
sting his parents here this week. 9
Andrew Bryan killed two hogs last II
eek that weighed 400 and $50 pounds.
Realizing that Milton should get IN e
, the good roads movement, the peo- d
e of this town are arranging for a
,legation to meet with the state Is
ighway Commission at Dover IN the =,
cry near future. No DOUBT meet
II of citizens will be held mere IN r
w days to formulate plans anu ar
lments for a road leading from this
wn to the proposed good roads now
sclded upon by the State Commission 10
good road will be built from George 70 70
Iwn to Lewes via Harbeson. An 81 :,
her road will be built from Milford =, ~
Lewes via NAPLES Mill and Draw ~ ~
-idge. Many want this road built ~ ~
,wn the Milford-Milton road, thence - -
Harbeson. This would give the peo- " "
a 80 tbis eection good roads both p'