Milford chronicle., 1920-09-17
MILTON LETTER

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at the Sussex Trust Company. of Mil
/ ton, which he has held for the past
! several years.
David Dorman of Philadelphia is
visiting his old home town. He is
| the son of the late Capt James H.
I Dorman, who died with yellow fever
/ in 1869. Mr.. Dorman was accompan-
( led by Mrs. Ella Lack, of Alameda
/ Calf, the daughter of Capt. John c,
| Lacey. This is her first visit to her
/ birthplace in SO years. She is having
very pleasant time meeting her old
! school chums.
I Mr. and Mrs. George Harrington of
Wilmington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
/ b. ~ Davidson.
William Warren is building a dwell
ling house on a part of his farm
south of town.
The outlook is for a bumper crop
of buckwheat in this section.
Although there is a serious short
age of houses here. not one has been
built in Milton this year. Now, how
ever, Miss Fannie Russell is having
lumber delivered for the erection of
house on Union street. There are
thirty-fivc houses in this town now
UGEullANu Dg OAAE pei ouAA NtlNAA " ANAD " -
widOwers. spinsters and bachelors.
Some facetuous ones remark that
mating of these single persons might
relieve the house shortage.
Alfred Clifton of Philadelphia was
a Milton visitor last week.
Mr. and Mrs William Ward and son,
Russell, of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Derrickson and Mr.. Haskins
and friend of Chester and Joseph Nc
KibbeD ard family of Carney's Point,
n. j.. have been guests IF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred K. Jensen at Reynolds Mill.
Mrs. Ida Wine and two children
and Miss Matte NJ. Moore o. Denton,
Md, were recent visitors at the NJ.
=. parsonage. These ladies are sis
ters of Mrs. T. o. Grouse.
Owing to the scarcity OF water in
Lake Fanganzyki the Diamond State (
Roller Mills are being driven by a /
gasoline engine.
The directors of the Milton branch .
Of the Delaware Trust Company
have purchased of the Fox heirs the
building lot at the corner of Front
and Federal streets in the heart of
he business section. Work will begin
1t once on the erection of 4 modern
bank building and its completion is
expected before January 1st, 1921.
This company recently secured con-
rol of the Fidelity Trust Bank of
ewes, together with the Milton
Branch. The business here warrants
he establishment of a separate and
listinct institution, hence the erec-
ion of the new building. The lot
'ought has been used as a free park
ng place for automobiles.
Harry Davidson of Broadkiln Neck
net with a peculiar accident on Fri
ay of last week. He was standing
n front of a corn harvesting machine !
epairing a break in the harness,
'hen the animal. a young horse, 4
prang forward dragging the sharp
dge of knife of the machine across
is ankle. A deep cash was opened l
nd blood spurted from the wound.
lr. Davidson's call for help was an l
wered by a neighbor who applied a 9
thus stopping the flow of
lood, and hurried the injured man to \
IiltOn, where a physician was COM I
elled to take ten stitches to close '
le wound.
Milton schools have opened with I
le following teachers in charge:- v
rincipal, Mac Manis; Asst. principal,
Iiss Keefe; Sth grade, Mrs. Matte o
IatsOn; 9TH grade, Elizabeth Clap ?
am; 5th & 9th grade. Elizabeth JEFF d
rsOn; 4th grade, Mildred Jefferson; u
nd and 3rd grades, Elsie King; 1st Il
rade, GOldie Owens; home ecOnO- s.
les, Kathryn Daw; agriculture, not h
,cured. b.
AIbart Pavlic con of M, aud NTre
Obert d. Lingo, died at their home "
South Milton on Saturday morning. W
ge 1 year and four months. Funeral NJ
srvices were held at the home on
onday afternoon by Rev. H. E. Reed m
nd interment made in NJ. E. ceme- W
ry by S. j. Wilson & Son. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hurley of
and Mrs. Charles Lofland ts
Lewes spent the weekend with h
II. and Mrs. Norman Davidson. 7
Hard cider jags are frequent p
mOng certain citizens these days, oi
ne Of whom left considerable blood o
the sidewalk recently. He was r,
lpped by a country youth, who ex- S.
ected to see hard cider instead of
ed blood flow from him.
At the Democratic primary cleo a
on held here on Saturday afternoon n
lree women voted. Mrs. Arthur JEFF =
'rson has the distinction of being
lie first woman to vote at a political K
ection in Broadkiln Hundred. i
Band concerts are being held every
and Saturday evenings in
ilton.
The condition of Joseph Robbins
no is i'll with typhoid fever is i'm
rowing.
Sam Williams is i'll at the home of
Is narents, Air. and Mrs. Nathan Will I
lins. near town.
Louis Clendaniel is building for
r. r. H. T. Wilson a modern poultry
Duse on the doctors farm east of
'wn. The building is 40x26 feet.
he house is so arranged that the
lickens will roOst on the second
Dor, leaving the entire lower floor as
scratch pen. DR.. Wilson became in
rested in the chicken business last
ear and began in a small way,
udying the matter in scientific and {,
ractical manner and is convinced
lat it is a paying proposition if
andled rightly. He purchased T
lrm near town and will move there n
a short time and give the chick I
I proposition fair trail. He has a i
Ock of pure-bred White Leghons, \
lat have been carefully selected, 1
ith which TO begin his equipment. I
The w. C. T. U. met at the home of
Irs. Anna Mears on Monday even +
lg. After the routine of business
le officers were elected for the COM
lg year: president, Miss Sara Lof- :
md; recording secretary, Mrs. Clara 4
tarkey; treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Bur- I
ows; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Iary NAPLES. Delegates elected to
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