Milford chronicle., 1919-11-07
MILTON news

Of two story brick garage for vii
liam b. Walsh at Lewes The build
ing is to be 50x100 feet. with n stucc,
front Work on the building beeal
on Monday and will be completed II
sixty days
Mrs. Lizzie Clifton of Philadelphi;
has purchased the Annie E. Care,
property on Chestnut street. Pric,
$1,000.
Rev. George Morris on one-ffteentl
OF an acre raised sixty-five baskets
OF marketable sweet potatoes. or al
the rate OF 975 baskets per acre.
AIR and Mrs. John Monks OF Phila-
delphia were guests of her sister, Mrs.
Joseph Brittingham. this week.
Miss Elsie Lank entertained a num-
Der of her young friends at her home
On Thursday evening with a Hallow-
cen party.
The roof is being put on the new
King garage and will be ready for oc-
eupancy within few weeks
The unusual sight of a vessel in the
Broadkiln river is presented to Mil
tonlans. The NJ. l.. Cooper is tied up
her for the winter.
The New Century Club held a rum
mage sale in Fithian's summer garden
Saturday night. Mrs Otis Goodwin
and Mrs. Mary Maull had charge of the
affair. The sale netted S1769
Hiss Helen Darby gave a HallOw-
cen party to a number of her friends
en- Saturday evening. The home was
prettily decorated and the costumes
worn were very handsome. The young
folks enjoyed themselves immensely
and when the hour came for unmask-
ing there were some surprises. Re
freshments were served and all re-
ported a grand time.
Rev. and Mrs. Hungerford were
given surprise a rev evenings ago
by their many friends. The occasion /
was their tenth wedding anniversary. /
The load of tinware carried by Mr..
Hungerford from the postofiice to his
home would have stocked New Eng .
land peddler for several trips.
The sale of household goods on Sat
urday by Mrs. Carter was well attend
ed and the prices paid were entirely
satisfactory.
The colored people Of Milton gave
another dance in FoXs Theatre on
Thursday evening
The new home of Rae Brinckley is
rapidly nearing completion. The work
is being done by Lewis Clendaniel and
crew.
Mrs. John p Holland is having her
residence in BrOadkiln Neck repaired
and painted.
Fishermen are catching a few perch
in the Broad6iln river and they are
bringing fancy prices in the local mar
ket.
Wheat seeding is about done in this
section and farmers are now turning {
their attention to getting their win
ter wood cut s
Squire Lank had a case on Satur-
day, it being Charles DickersOn VS..
James Dickerson in a claim for dam ,
ages. Charles DickersOn claimed that I
went he went to France as soldier
he left with James Dickerson a Vic
rOla, valued at S115, and that upon
return found that the machine had
been badly damaged and the motor j
He demanded the return
If the VictrOla in as good order as he
lad left it, or the payment of the cost t
If the machine, $115. James Dicker
son refused his demands, claiming
hat Charles had given the Victrola
o his wife, hence the suit. The case
vas postponed until Saturday, NOvem- a
,er Sth. o
The ornament for the top of the I
4. E. Church has been ordered by the a
committee having that work in charge. a
W. H. Welch, superintendent of the
census for the State OF Delaware, held L
for census enumerators p
or Sussex county in Georgetown and il
on Saturday last. He will a.
old examinations next Saturday in
Tent county. tC
Charles G. NAPLES is receiving coal tc
t his yards and has begun to make 1.
eliveries. He is now supplying the T.
ublic school. CO
Misses Beulah and Charlotte Cook tn
t Wilmington spent the weekend
nth their grandmother, Mrs. j. B. tn
7elch. tn
Thomas Johnson of Wilmington is W
sitting his mother, Mrs. William John he
IN.
William H. Welch was a Whining A.
N visitor this week. do
John Lofiand brought into town on
aturday three large sweet potatoes, re
-own in one hill. The three weighed sp
early ten pounds, the largest weigh de
g five pounds. The are now on dis
ay in MarshalIs window. to
At the next meeting of the Parent tn
eachers' Association of Milton, to be
Id Friday evening, November 14th. tel
the school building, there will be en-
own an exhibit of work done by both
cational classes, as well as by other an
asses. The work exhibited by the da
Dme Economics class will consist Of 70
wing and other work done under the sol
struction and supervision Of the
acher of Home Economics, and that sol
own by the agricultural class will Ho
elude a number of things made in Ey
e course vi the farm shUp WIN as &c:
III as few other exhibits. the
A program has been arranged that Mr.
Il include songs and recitations by vel
,mbers of various grades and per- reI
ps some other special numbers. AS
S meeting will probably be one OF at
most important Of the year a full trl
is urged. Der
The regular meeting of the Milton
W Century Club was held Wednes-
?, October 29th. The president, Mrs. -
rry Palmer, presided. Mrs. Eliza
h Chandler was chairman of the mo- nor
z. Subject-Health and Civics. I'M
1t a meeting of the Milton Equal ten
rage Association Mrs. Otis Goodwin, mes
IS Lillian Cade, Mrs. John Hazard eve
Miss Virginia T. Atkins were anu
cted delegates to the State conven- Dy
at Dover, November 10th and l1th. II
he ushers' union held a Halloween tne
ty in the old lodge room at the ms
ne of S. C. Atkins Friday evening, sen
ober 31st. The room was beauti- T.