Milford chronicle., 1920-03-19
MILTON NEWS

iSttef 10 the Chronicle. He is I'M
proving some. He says. while l an
not personally acquainted with Nj
= Crouch | have heard of the name con
nected with the harness and sho
mending business of Milton, wher
re-heeling shoes receive special per
sonal attention" They make yer,
good heels, too, Mr.. Hill. Yes, am
member of that family and am prouC
of it, although l am not a shoe ant
harness mender. My personal oc
cupatiOn is to reduce A. Small Hill
TO an indention and l seem to be sue
ceeding. He further says, Evidently
he imagines the bulk of wealth anC
population centerS around Milton, anC
that thru traffic should receive no con.
sideration but subject their traffic Il
a detOur via HarbesOn.' That state
ment stands Mr. Hill, l want to re-
mind you that this controversy began
as to the merits of the two proposed
routes for the concrete road through
this section. You have not advanced
a single argument why the road
should be built over the Drawbridge
route. Instead, you have done moth
ling but throw mud. Stop it. and pre-
sent facts for the consideration of the
z AOldAG highway AOlAllAoHAOls L huOh
Yhe publishers are tired of this and
consider the space taken by these
articles wasted But if you persist
lin throwing mud, 1 shall endeaver to
accommodate you in my next, al
Though l would rather not bring my
self down to your level.
/ Mrs. Jane Roach, an aged resident
4 of Broadkiln Hundred, fell down the
Z 70 i've of hnr,an nd fy,
6ured herself late Sunday night
h There is a great deal of sickness in
and around Milton. In some cases,
whole families are ill. Joseph H.
Walls and family have been seriously
ill for the past two weeks. Mrs.
John P. Wilson and children are con-
fined to their beds. Irwin King, wife
and two children are under the care
of a physician. James Smith and en-
tire family are ill at their home in
Broadkiln Neck The disease re-
sembles the flu that visited this sec
tion so disastrously a year ago.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred NailOr are the
proud parents of baby girl, born on
March 10th.
On Wednesday evening, March 10,
Miss Estella Davidson, daughter of
the late Charles H. Davidson, one of
Millions most popular girls and
Charles Lorland of Lewes were mar
ried at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. Sallie Polk Irwin, by Rev. d. ].
Givan. They will reside at Lewes.
After the ceremony a reception was
held and during the reception an old
time serenade was rendered them by
their friends.
I Nnrrnon TlaUincnn nf phfl1dnInhlq
was the guest of relatives last week.
Earl Johnson of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Johnson.
Local fishermen are catching a
few herring in the Broadkiln river.
These fish have made their appear
ance this spring about ten days ear
lier than usual. They are selling in
the local markets for eight cents
each. Last spring the early catches
sold for i've cents each.
Mrs. Estella Virden NAPLES has re-
turned from Jefferson Hospital, Phil
adelphia, where she underwent a SER
ious operation. She IS able to be out
again and is 'spidly recovering.
Alton Carey is seriously i'll at the
home of his father, Joseph Carey.
Samuel Fithian was called to New
Jersey on Saturday on account Of the
death of a grandchild.
The season for trapping muskrats
closed on Wednesday, March 10. The
long continued stretch of freezing
since shortly after the sea-
son opened, December 1st, has pre-
vented the trapping of many rats, but I
the eXcxeeding high prices for the fur |
made this a profitable season on the /
of the Broadkiln.
The past several days of pleasant .
weather has been taken advantage of .
by the farmers to haul into the fields .
their stable and pound manure. This I
is usually done during the winter, but .
the severe weather has prevented this /
being done until the past few days.
Mrs. L. L. Mustard returned to Will
on Monday after a visit with
relatives here.
Oliver Hazard after trip to Ger
many, is now visiting his family here.
DR.. Stanley Krebs, who was to have
delivered a lecture before the Milton
-yceum on Friday evening, has been
to postpone the lecture be-
,ause of illness
Frank Bailey has bought the meat
md provision store on Mulberry st.
If John Robinson.
At the membership meeting of the
u. p Church on Monday evening the
Ollowing officers were elected, stew
.rds. G. r. Davidson, W. A. Morris,
:. B. Carey, c. B. Johnson, C. A. Vir-
len, c. T. Vent aud Jas. A. Clendan-
ell; trustees, John Coulter, W. A.
Johnson, w. G.. Fearing, d. H. Sharp,
-ohn f. Hudson, HOlda Hastings,
ohm Wright, Jas. A. Belts and Jas.
:. Moulton; lady visitor to he church
.ome, Mrs. Florence Johnson; or
anist, Miss Virginia Jefferson; Asst.
rganist, Mrs F. 2. Carey. James A.
lelGai !el was elected delegate and
rank Is. Carey, alter iSs.o, 70 the :
Iaryland Annual Conference, TO be
ED in the First NJ. p Church. WASH
1gton. beginning April 7th. Rev. NJ
Hungerford, who has been pastor
f Milton Church for three years, has |
cen asked to return and the dele
ATE was instructed 10 urge his re-
i'm upon the conference
Mrs. Annie Connard and sons, Will
am and Edward, spent Saturday and
unday with her sister, Mrs. William !
raig, in Lewes.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Irs. Robert D. Shockley of near Mil n
N on March 5th d d
John Clark is building an addition
!, his residence in South Milton, John {
ralker is the contractor.
Mr.. Walter w. Crouch of Milton is Z
lthorized to receive renewals for sub u
,riptions to The Milford Chronicle. I
ny persons residing in the vicinity u
Milton who so desire may settle for L
Ie paper with him. Milford Chronicle y
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