Milford chronicle., 1920-11-26
MILTON LETTER

7. Lane Moore. of Philadelphia
spent a part of last week with his sis
ter, Mrs. T. .. Grouse, at the NJ. z.
parsonage.
The storm of last week did much
damage to the roads around Milton.
So much rain fell that the roadside
bitches were unable to carry Off the
water fast enough and the overflow
cut deep gullies i'll the roadbeds.
Union Thanksgiving services We're
held by the Methodist Church on
Thursday in the NJ. Z. Church. Rev.
T. 0. Grouse. pastor OF the NJ. 2.
Church, preaching the sermon.
Many Milton people are filling their
winter larders with white and sweet
potatoes. cabbage and turnips. All of
these Vegetables are both plentiful
and cheap.
James II. jefferson will move from
his farm, south OF town, TO the W. IL.
stephens property on Walnut street,
within the next few weeks. He sells
his farm stock and machinery on
Friday.
Mrs. Addie Case has removed to
Philadelphia
The muskrat trapping season Will
open on December i and trappers on
Broadkiln marshes say that these fur
bearing animals are more plentiful
than for many years. The youue rats
were not drowned during the spring
and summer there beng no floods on
the marshes. Trappers are not ex-
pecting the high prices paid last sea-
son, but are predicting a prosperous
year Fur dealers are promising at
least 81 for frst-class hides.
The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Marvel. who were married recently,
gave them q Kitchen Shower" on Fri
day evening of last week at the home
of the brides's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Clendaniel. in South Milton.
Gunners killed three wild geese
near Milton last week. One of them
weighed II pounds.
Mrs. Jane Reed. wife of David II.
Reed, died at their home in Ellen
dale on Wednesday of last week after
a long illness. Age 60 years, months
and days. Funeral services were
held at her late home on Sunday af-
ternoOn by Rev. Barratt, and inter-
ment made in Glendale cemetery by
S. ]. Wilson & Son. She leaves, be-
side her husband, one daughter, Mrs.
Alena Anderson. of Glendale Mrs.
Reeu was the daughter of the late
James b. and Elizabeth NJ. Deputy.
The band stand has been removed
from the Palmer lot to the Burton
lot. This was made necessary be-
cause the Delaware Trust Company
will shortly begin the erection of
bank building on the Palmer lot.
A daughter was recently born to
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Leon Black.
Mrs. John B. Barker, who was re-
Gently operated on for stomach trOu-
BILE at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, re-
turned to her home here on Saturday
last and is now on the road to COM
plete recovery.
Revival services began at the NJ. E.
Church on last Sunday evening. The
pastor, Rev II. +. Reed, is being as
sisted by Rev Magonigal, the blind
evangelist. Rev. MagOnigle is well
known in Milton, having been at La
yinia Camp several years in success
sion.
The Milton Gun Club will hold a
shoot on the Fox lot, west of town,
this on-Thanksgiving Day.
Several expert trap shots from this
and adjoining States will be present.
Local fishermen are catching pike
and mullets in the Broadkiln River
Mrs. B. Norman Davidson and
daughter are visiting her parents in
Wilmington.
Several Milton merchants have re-
duced the prices of their goods, TAX
ing a small loss now rather than a /
1af
will drop considerably next spring.
Four wild geese pitched on the res
idence of William Blizzard one NOR |
ming last week. They were exhausted /
by their flight with the storm.
The scarcity of coal is serious /
proposition to the citizens of Milton, /
there not being ton of coal for sale
in the local yards and no relief in
sight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Maull of near
LSwes were the guests OF Mrs. W. L.
lyaull on Sunday.
W On Monday morning A. W. Yuh
found a flock of wild geese had pitch
ed in his poultry yard, and securing
his gun he succeeded in killing one
John Robinson has returned to Mil
ton from Wilmington, where he has
been employed during the summer.
Mrs. John L. Mcgee and grandsOns
John and Charles McAIullin, left on
Friday of last week for Tulsa, Okla
homa, to visit her daughter. Mrs. Me-
gee will stay for a short time, but the
boys will remain with their mother.
Mrs. John Carpenter, of near town,
is dangerously i'll at the Beebe Hospi-
tai, Lewes.