Milford chronicle., 1920-04-09
MILTON NEWS


: ley's Chapel and interment made il
St. Georges cemetery by S. J. Wilsol
and Son.
Mrs. Annie L. Short and sons. ]
Harold Short Of Meryil College, Green
wich, Conn, and Ralph c. Short o
Wilmington spent Easter at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Mary Carey, wife of Curtis
Carey OF Lincoln, died at Jefferson
hospital Philadelphia, on March 30th
aged 80 years. Funeral services were
held at Lincoln on Friday Afternoon
and interment made in Lincoln ceme
terry by S. j. Wilson and Son.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas H. Cordrey on March 20
/ On Tuesday evening, April 18th. the
members OF the Georgetown Concert
Band will give a minstrel show in
the Fox theatre, Milton, for the bene-
fit of Milton Cornet Band. There will
be a band concert in front of the
threatre at 2 p. m. Show starts at s
p. m. sharp. The Milton Band has
re-organized and needs several new
instruments. Come and help the boys.
Bryan DickersOn is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer DickersOn
at Lake View Farm.
Town Council on Tuesday evening
of last week, organized by electing
VIM. H. Welch. Pres pro TEN and
treasurer; w. c. White, secretary;
Water Commissioners, John C. Lank
and VIM H. Workman; Street Super
visor, Samuel Fthian; Board of
Health, DR.. Robt. B. Hopkins, Miss
Lillian Cade and George r. Marshall.
william J. Campbell has sold his
is acre farm near Overlook to
Charles S. Ennis of Harbeson. Con-
sideration, $500.
A two-year-old child of David Car
mean Of Harbeson. fell from porch
of his home and broke an arm. DR.. R.
II. T. Wilson set the fracture.
J. II. Terry & Company, Of Phila-
delphla' has begun the work of re-
pairing the jetty at the mouth of the
Broadkiln River. Several thousand
tons OF crushed stone will be required
to make the jetty safe.
Warning is here given to violators
of the automobile laws that the pres
ent town council proposes to enforce
the laws against open mufflers and
speeding. Fair warning.
The Milton Producers Association,
an organization of farmers, have
4lected the following officers for the
ensuing year-President Elmer Dick
srson; vice president, Enoeh Donovan;
treasurer, Ward H. short; secretary.
Willard Donovan; diectOr at large.
elmer Dickerson, Percy Stevenson.
Clarence Dickerson and John Lof-
and; directors for districts. 1O5.
Thomas T. Moore; District 1856, John
oonder; district Is, Hulda Hastings;
district 8, Walter Argo; district 1l5,
Iohn r. White; district z. Charles
district 3, Charles Dono-
AN; district IL, Truitt Pepper; Mil
on district David NJ. Conwell and
William Warren.
Miss Frances G. Conwell of Nor
ok, Va, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
tits Goodwin.
Edward Taylor Veasey died at the
ester Hotel, Milton, on Saturday NOR
ing, April 3, aged 72 years. He NOV
d 20 the hotel from his home at the
led Mills several weeks ago because
e was alone and unable to care for
lmselt Funeral services were held
n Tuesday afternoon at Lewes and
lterment made in the Presbyterian
emetery OF that town by w. I. Al
ms.
Sarah e. King, wife of the late JOS /
ph King died at her home in South Z
ilton on Sunday, aged Ga years. She I
'aYes seven children, Mrs. George b. /
tkins, Misses Emma and Elsie King, I
Milton; Mrs George Fowler. Char (
5 and James King. OF PHILADELPHIA. a
I'd Mrs. Chas. Behringer Of near G
renton, n. J. Funeral services were n
I'D at the residence on Wednesday 4
ternoon by Rev. d. j. Givans and e
terment made in Odd Fellows GEM
cry by J. r. Atkins.
Rev. and Mrs. d. J. Givans were v
esented with purses of money by d
lton friends on Monday evening n
~. Givans received word on Nondav g
at his new congregation at North e,
ISL Nd, had decided to increase the
lary paid by that church from $1,000 a,
$500.
Jas. NJ. Lank is having erected n
MINER kitchen at his home on Wal r
[ street. u
Charles d. Crouch of Philadelpbia a,
ent the Easter HOLIDAYS with bis h,
her, W. w. Crouch. ot
Nathan Williams, Jr.. of Wilmington n,
ent the weekend with his parents n
. and Mrs. Nathan Williams. near vi
yn. -
Edgar Lank, Esq, OF Philadelpbia ~
INT Easter Sunday with his brother, M
J. NJ. Lank -
Rev. F. K Moore, who was assigned
Milton by the Wilmington NJ. E NJ
in Wilmington last week, ~
uses to come to Milton. He is seek IN,
a transfer to some other confer an
'e. Rev. Moore received $500 per an
r at Port Deposit last year, and IN
ton pays $1,000. Rev. d. j. Givan, co
was appointed at North East. No. in
loVed to that charge on Tuesday. of
wing Milton. M. L. Church without
astOr. ~
.oad Commissioner Ellingsworth is Al
airing the roads near NAPLES Mill.
liss Annie Nelson or Philadelphia no
he guest OF her sister, Mrs. r. b. 10
lkins. pa
he last course of the Milton Lyce- ~,
will be held on Thursday evening o. o.
text week when the Liberty Bellies =
entertain.
iss Helen Darby has returned to a.. =;
adelphia. MI
homas Black of Philadelphia vis- ~
relatives here this week. ND ND
aniel WagamOn returned to Phil NO
phia on Tuesday after spending A
ev. NJ p. Hungerrord rastor % a.. ade
on NJ. P. Church and James A.
daniel, delegate, left on Tuesday que
Washington, d. c., to attend the n
lal meeting of the Methodist Pro- mas
Int conference. Rev. Hungerford sho
been asked to return 20 Milton for u
her year, but this is up to the OF
ident of the conference. ter.
rawberry growers of Broadkilu
dred say that the plants winfered froI
and are expecting a bumper crop II
IS heavy frosts during tbe earIx his