Milford chronicle., 1920-12-03
MILTON LETTER

were TOUR IN the party lying in the
tall reeds that surround the small
pond they were watching. When a
bunch of ducks were about to pitch
in the pond the gunners arose and
Shot A scream from one OF the gun
ners announced that he had been in
jured. The wounded man was rushed
to Milton, where DIR. r. B. Hopkins
attended to the injuries. Four shots
> were taken from his back, one of the
pellets of lead had 1attened itself in
the mans forehead, one passed thru
his cheek and one cut deep furrow
across his left hand. After having his
wounds dressed the young man left
for his home in Laurel without divul-
ging his name. This is the first acci-
dent to occur this year on the mar
shes here, though scores of gunners
swarm over the shooting grounds ev-
cry day.
Norris Black of Philadelphia spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. S. l.. Black.
Miss Ethel Conwell spent Thanks
giving Day with her parents, Capt
and Mrs. j. c. Conwell.
Smedley Palmer shot a wild goose
in Ingram's Branch on Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of Will
low Grove, Pa. spent a part of last
week with his parents.
Capt. David Dutton of Wilmington
is visiting his family here.
Edward Hall of near Reynolds
Church caught young skunk in a
box trap last week and now has it
in a cake at his home.
There was very pleasant day
spent on Thanksgiving at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z. Hall, near Mil
ton. Annually on this day all of their
children and grandchildren meet at
their home and enjoy a turkey din
ner. Among those present were Chas.
Davis and wife, Geo. H. Jester and
wife, John M. Hall and wife, Edward
/ c. Hall and wife, Mrs. Susan Kirby,
Mrs. Nathan Williams, Misses Mabel, |
Cora and Emma Hall, Raymond Davis, |
! Causey Hall, Ernest Crosby, Geo. J.. /
Jester and daughters, Frances and
Marie. Pictures of the group were
taken by Miss Mabel Hall. All had a
good time and are looking forward to /
another Thanksgiving dinner.
A union Thanksgiving Day service /
of the Methodist Churches was held
in the NJ. E. Church on Thanksgiving. /
The sermon, appropriate to the occa-
sion, was preached by Rev. DR.. T. o. /
Grouse, pastor of the Methodist Pro- /
testant Church.
The shoot held by the Milton Gun |
Club on Thursday was poorly at |
tended because of the threatening
weather, but the events pulled off 1
altr cd ha axf
shoot will be held on Christmas Day. /
J. Smedley Palmer of the Wesleyan
Institute, Dover, is the guest of his
parents, Senator and Mrs. James c.
Palmer.
Lettie c., wife of John Carpenter,
of near Milton, died at the Beebe hos
pital, Lewes, on Thanksgiving Day.
Age 73 years. Funeral services were
held on Sunday afternoon at Beaver
Dam Church by Rev. c. d. Larrimore
and interment made in Whites Chapel
cemetery by Samuel j. Wilson & Son.
Mrs. Carpenter had been i'll for
number of weeks and was taken to
the hospital few days ago.
The fuel situation in Milton is a
serious one. Coal dealers are unable
to get coal at any price and see no re-
llel III SlSul. OlONC hOOu 10
readily at $3.50 a load (about one ]
third cord) but farmers are too busy /
with their corn husking to cut wood J
for market, and the residents of Mil
ton and other nearby towns are get I
ting anxious now that it is time for
cold weather to appear.
Walter Jefferson has moved from
his farm into the property on Walnut
H. L. .E
H. Stephens. Z
Farmers are butchering their hogs .
and sausage, scrapple and buckwheat
cakes are on the bill of fare. There
has been no deaths by cholera among ;
hogs this year in this vicinity. So
many hogs died last year from this
disease that many farmers and town
residents refused to grow them this /
year and as result many will be
to buy their meat by the
pound this winter.
William G. Fearing celebrated his
S3rd birthday on Monday, November :
20. Mr.. Fearing is the second oldest y
man in Milton; the Oldest being e.
L. Collins, who has passed his saith Y
year. Mr.. Fearing is as active at u
nan many years his junior and takes
a lively interest in municipal and >
school affairs.
1T has been decided by the directors i,
Vi the Delaware Trust Company Of q
Milton to postpone the erection of the
lew bank building until next spring,
)wing to the near approach of cold
Weather.
Several Milton subscribers threat 81
N to have their telephones removed III
when the new rate goes into effect.
The top surface of the concrete e!
,ridge that spans the Broadkiln River VI
IN Union street is broken and scaling
,ff in large sheets. This uneven sur d.
ace makes the bridge a menace TO -~
,edistrians and horses.
Gunners say that they never knew 4
Luail to be so plentiful and so large
lere as at present. Every farm has =
me or more coveys. Quail found in =
he fields, upon being raised. take e
efuge in the woods and are hard to =
ill by reason of the thick cover, and >
% large bags are reported. Old hun :.
ers say that these birds were inn s
orted here by the game association
nd are quite different from the ma
i've quail in that they come into the :
elds only to feed and that as soon
S flushed make for the woods at
nee, while the native birds used to
i've in the fields and hedgerows and z
7ere easily killed.
Henry McAllister is moving to his Z
ew home on Broad street.
John Green is confined to his home
nth illness.
Revival services will close at The
L e. Church next Sunday evening.
lev. Harry Magonigle, the blind evan
elist and singer, has been assisting
be pastor, Rev. H. L. Reed for the
asst two weeks.
A very pretty wedding was solemn