Milford chronicle., 1920-04-16
MILTON NEWS


tory during the summer. The build
ing will be of brick, and equipped
with the necessary machinery to Gu
and finish the buttons. At present
the plant is located in the Chas. II
Atkins storehOuse, and only the cut
ing is done here, the finishing being
done in Philadelphia. When the new
building is completed the finishing is
10 be done here by women. Mr.. David
son, business manager of the local
plant, says that employment will be
gwen 10 about one hundred women
ana that the working conditions will
De OF the best. The plant is now on
Grating about twenty cutting machines
"hlch viii be increased as men and
Doys are secured to operate them. The
buttons are manufactured from the
sheis OF mother-of-pearl oysters
which are brought here from The
southern seas. The men now emnlov-
ed are enthusiastic about the work
and pleased at the pay, which is in
creased as the men become proficient
OF years the business men of Milton
nave longed for the establishment of
an INDUSTRY that would give regular
employment to the people of the town.
ne no" nave one, and it came unsol-
iclted and without financial helm from
Mlltonians. II is now IN To us 10
Doost it, and interest ourselves in Sc
curing the help required to operate
IT, II IS expected that the new build
ing VIII be completed by November.
recent heavy rains washed the dirt
from the roadbeds into the sewer at
the bridge that it was necessary to
take up a part of the pipe so that the
obstruction could be removed.
milton COrnet Band on Tuesday
evening elected the following officers: +
W. ". Crouch, president; J. Leon
BLACK, secretary and treasurer: VIM.
=. Wagamon, business manager; DR.. T.
H. b. Hopkins, director; Louis Yukl, I
musical instructor. Instruments have
been secured and rehearsals are now
in progress.
Alfred Nailor, an employe of the
button factory, got his right hand
caught in belt and sustained a dis
located finger on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. W. Cook and children of
Wilmington spent last week with her
mother, Mrs. J. B. Welch.
Thieves early Sunday morning
broke into the store of Geo. Albert
Wilson and stole goods to the value
of $75. Entrance was effected by
smashing the glass of a door in the
rear OF the building. The loot con-
sisted of a whole cheese, crackers,
cakes, candies, tobacco, cigarettes,
snuf, pipes, razor and groceries. The
thieves evidently were hungry as
crumbs of cheese and crackers partly
eaten apples and candy were found on |
the showcase. Mr.. Wilson notified the
Deputy Attorney-General of Sussex
County, who with a deputy sheriff I
and a constable, came here and inves- /
tigated, but no arrests have been made .
as yet.
Eugene Price and Miss Elsie Wal n
ters, of Viola, spent Sunday with Mr.. a
and Mrs. John B. Weleh. r
Rev. H. E. Reed has been appointed n
pastor of Milton NJ. E. Church. to fill Il
the vacancy caused by the refusal of |;
Rev. F. X. Moore to accept the pastor Il
ate here. Mr.. Reed preached his initi- q
al sermon on Sunday morning. Mr.. Il
Reed came here from Rising Sun, Md. O
I George Neal left on Saturday for
Norfolk, where he joined Capt Geo. e,
Goodwin for a voyage to South Amer al
ica, to be gone about three months. q,
Local fishermen are complaining Dl
that the enforcement of the law to e,
prevent the use of rattlers is costing 10
them considerable loss, because it is II
Improbable to haul in the Broadkiln cr
River for shad unless they are allow
ed to use some device to scare the NJ
ish into the nets. There are so many H
Instructions in the river that it is al
to drift their nets, as is tn
lone in other rivers. Whether this is
rue or not, the fact remains that very all
ew shad have been caught since the te
of the law three weeks DR.
Igo.
Mrs. Edith Doyle of Philadelphia M
las been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Irs. John Wright. mi
A son was born unIo Mr.. and Mrs. wi
Robert Black on Sunday. Robert is Fe
low stepping high, wide and hand
ONE these days vi:
Thos H. Douglas is having the
ences about his residence rebuilt and mi
he porches screened. Ke
Birdsong Bros. are fitting up their
actory for the coming pea season. to
,ome improved machinery is being in dit
tailed that will expediate the hand
ing Of the crop.
VIM. Layton Reed of Chester has
,een visiting his parents, Mr.. and ba,
irs. w. W. Reed. D.
H. Ernest Conwell of Wilmington oI;
as been the guest of his parents, Mr.. ,,;.
nd Mrs D. NJ. Conwell. r.,
The Georgetown Concert Band gave 4
minstrel show in Fox's threatre on g.
tuesday, evening for the benefit of the ~, -
ewly organized Milton Cornet Band. - a
Mechanics are at work remodeling
he Chandler store next to the bridge. a.
his store will be occupied by Geo. p, pl /,
rsS!SS :=hc will remove his stock 20"
f hardware thereto. ofs, sS
Carpenters. are remodeling the old
ing garage building, which will be bor
coupled by Robert Morris as pool ~, ~
pom and confectionery store. The ;ne ~,
ork is being done by Louis Clendan- baI,
] and crew. me,
The store next the bridge, formerly \,
coupled by Hankin Bros, is being re- brt
odeled It will be occupied by Geo.
Taples as a hardware store. a,d
Roderick Reynolds is repairing his Mi.
rms and COW sheds on his farm near P.'' -,
wn. A
Walter Lank has begun the eree- hon
On Of a handsome dwelling on his - =
rm near Drawbridge. tha,
Harry T. Williams has begun work NJ
a new dwelling near town to re- sist,
ace the one recently destroyed oy ton.
e. H.. will now
A special moving picture show viii Rob
given in Fox's theatre on Thurs- 4 :
v evening, April 22nd. for the BEN II r
t of the Senior class of Milton hlgh M
hool. Come and help them. mr.,
Mrs. Thomas Moore, Of near town. tlatC
as seriously injured in runaway Tbs