Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
MILTON NEWS

Miss BascOm. who resigned as teach
er of the sixth and seventh grades of
the public schools of Milton in Decem-
Der has been induced to return ana
finish the school term. Miss Helen
Short of Georgetown, who succeeded
Miss Bascom, resigned after only
few weeks with the classes. THESE
grades are overcrowded and both
ladies found that they could not do
their duty by the pupils because OF
this condition. Prof. Thurston has
rearranged the affairs of these grades
and Miss Bascom consented to again
take up the work The patrons are
greatly pleased that she is again in
charge, for she proved to be very
capable instructor.
A marriage of interest to the people
of this vicinity took place at Harbeson
on Sunday evening, January 4, 1871,
when Arthur PettyjOhn. a prosperous
and we'll known farmer of near Harbe-
son, and Miss Ella Bryan of near Mil
ton. were married by Rev. Murphy.
They will reside on Mr.. PettyjOhn 5
farm near town.
Captain Joseph H. Warrington OF
Philadelphia is spending the winter
with his daughter, Mrs. Goldie Owens,
on Broad street.
John d. Messick sold at public sale
a quantity of household goods at his
home on Saturday.
Clarence Plummer, whose home was
recently destroyed by fire, will move
to the front of his lot barn and con-
vert it into a dwelling. Mr.. Plummer
had just bought the house and had
resided there but one day when it was
burned down.
The regular meeting of the Milton
New Century Club was held on We'd
nesday of last week wit the president,
Mrs. J. Carey Palmer, presiding. Mrs.
William Lank was chairman and gave
a splendid New Year Greeting. A
musical treat was also enjoyed
The w. c. T. U. held their regular
business meeting at the home of Mrs.
Frances Goodwin with good attend
ance. A committee was appointed for
the Commemorative Meeting" to be
held in February.
John Hickman of Philadelphia is
spending a few weeks at his home
here
Dance parties are very popular in
Prime Hook Neck. Walter ArgO has
become very much interested in them.
He invited his friends to his home and
about forty called and they certainly
had a good time.
BirdsOng Bros. shipped a carload OF
canned goods on Saturday.
George Ed. Dickerson lost a valua-
BILE cow last week from some unknown
cause. The animal ate as usual at
night but next morning was sick and
died before noon.
\ l Lester Short is building barn, COW
Sheds, corn crib and other buildings
on his farm near NAPLES Mill. He has
also improved the residene by the
erection of new porches. Mr.. Short
recently purchased this farm and has
greatly enhanced its value by the
buildings he has erected.
Capt. Louis Darby of Philadelphia
is spending several weeks with his
family here.
Miss Helen Darby has gone to Phila-
delphia where she has secured a po-
sition.
Fred Jensen has filled two houses
with seven-inch ice at Reynolds Mill.
| Handy Prettyman, Milton's ice king
/ has failed so far to cut any ice from
the pond. The location of his house
| is at the head of the cove and the ice
in this vicinity has not been thick
enough to harvest. It begins to look
as though Milton would pass through
another summer with insufficient ice
A live man is needed in the ice busi-
ness here.
Census Supervisor WEIGH reports
the work of taking the census of the
State of Delaware is eighty-five pei
cent completed.
A. G. Raught, having charge of sur.
veying the good road route through
this district, reports the work abou
completed The road will pass wes
of Milton, skirting the town limits
and cross the Wagamon pond at ol
near the Lavina crossing, through lant
of Elmer Dickerson to near the rail
road bridge, thence across lands o
william Mason, north of his house, t
the Harbeson road east of Mason's.
Frank B. Carey is quite i'll at hi
home on Federal street with pneu
monia. Mrs. Carey has been danger
ously i'll of the same illness but Il
somewhat improved.
A Farmers Institute will be held il