Milford chronicle., 1921-05-27
MILTON LETTER

lue WSeh-eHu WlLn MS DrOther, Will
liam M. Foord, and wife.
The Fire Company, in conjunction
with the American Legion and the Or
der of Junior American Mechanics.
will celebrate Memorial Day here in
fittings manner. In the morning
there will be parade of the legion,
lodges of the town and school chill
dren. The decoration of graves will
be a feature of the morning. In the
afternoon there will be speeches by
several local men, and the memorial
oration will be made by Ruby Vail, of
Milford. There will be interesting
races by school boys and girls and an
open race for all who care to enter.
Music will be furnished by the Mil
ton Band. Prizes will be given for
the best decorated automobile and the
prettiest costume worn. Various
prizes will be given for the winners
of the races. There will be a 1OO-yard
dash, open to all; S-leg race, under
Is years; potato and sack races, nee
die and thread race for girls, pie race,
shoe race, relay race, 7-yard race.
handicap, and shot put. The parade
starts at $3.50 a: m.
Rufus N. EllingsWorth, a retired
farmer, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred E. Johnson, on Friday
of last week of paralysis. Age 72
years, 10 months and % days. Funeral
services were held at the house by
Rev. T. 0. Grouse, and interment made
in Reynolds cemetery by S. J. Wilson
q Son on Monday afternoon. He leaves
i've daughters, Mrs. Fred johnson, |
Mrs. Robert NailOr, of near Milton;
Mrs. Fred Decker, of New York: Mrs. |
Annie Higman, of Staten Island; Mrs. |
William Green, of Camden, N. j., and |
two brothers, Willard S. EIlingsworth |
of Milton, and Fred Ellingsworth, of
Camden, N. J.
The Red Poppy is the flower to be
worn on Memorial Day. in honor of
the soldier dead. These flowers were
made by the women and children of
France and Belgium and are being
sold for the benefit of the widows and Il
orphans of those countries. Mrs.
James H. Palmer has kindly consent
ed to sell these flowers to Milton peo- h
pie, at no gain to herself. The flowers
are to sell at 10 cents each. more if
you want to help these people in this
way. Let every Miltonian wear the
red poppy on Decoration Day. Buy 3
them today in order that more can be !
secured if the allotment is sold before
Monday. 7
Mary Pickford in "Rebecca of Sun +
ny Brook Farms" at the Fox Theatre \
on the evening of Decoration Day will
close a day Of appropriate celebra- c
tion. +
Frank Fields of Philadelphia was ]
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Charles
Donovan, near town, on Sunday. n
Fred Argo of Wilmington was a +,
Milton visitor this week. +,
Mrs. Mary Maull is attending a case +,
near Greenwood.
/! Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hickman have n
from Philadelphia. Mr., Hick-
nan sustained broken thumb while h
1t work in that city and will remain s.
n Milton until he RECEIVERS.
Samuel Fithian left on Sunday in M
lis yacht, X-10-U-S, for trip to Sal Al
m and other points in New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G.. Hickman II
pent the weekend with relatives r
lere and Dagsboro, returning to Phil d
delphia on Monday. or
Princess Chrysanthemum" was
iven in School Hall by the pupils of bc
hlton schools on Friday evening Of B,
asst week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green of Cam te
en-, N. j., were Milton visitors this p,
reek. nj
On Sunday evening, June 5th, will
e Delaware Night, at Devereau M. E. ia
hurch, 18th and Allegheny avenue, so
Rev. Walton P. Filings an
-orth, a former Milton boy, is the SO
astor. All DelaWareans are invited
attend this service.
A public dance will be given in the
OK Theatre, Milton, on the evening
Decoration Day.
Mrs. George r. Palmer underwent "a
operation at her home on Saturday tt
orning, and so serious was her con- eV
tion that the street in that section b.
town was roped off and all traffic gr
opped. She is somewhat improved at he
lis time. Et
Mrs. L. B. Chandler is i'll at her the
'me on North Union street.
Mrs. B. w. Maull, of near Rehoboth, da,
ent Monday in town. gu
The Sussex Trust Company has
en appointed administrator for the da
tate of the late Joseph H. Carey. ion
Miss Gertrude Mears, of Chester,
lY has been a recent guest of her wa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mears. for
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mears were the
ests of their son, Edward Mears, at on
Nd, on Sunday. Pre-
are engaging the at it
ltion of Broadkiln growers this n
ek. The berries are bringing from enc
to Sc per crate at the local sta Rol
n. The crop is below normal ia I
S section, owing to the late frosts. pre-
Clover hay is being harvested this gra
Elk and the crop is away below nor pieC
H. the clover being from six to was
MT inches shorter than usual. Wheat chu
heading and a normal crop is ex- pott
ted, though the straw is short and The
blades are brown clear to the top, N
ing to rust that made it's appear Mis-
,e early in the spring. M
William Richards has bought an au- Miss
lobile and has erected in the rear F. +
his residence a garage.
lr. and Mrs. Charles Williams of
lville and Mr.. and Mrs. Derrickson
FrankfOrd were recent visitors of ~,
J. Lucius Darby. IL
apt. L. c. Darby, of Camden, N. J., Gnu
Sunday visitor here. SIJl SUcl' !,
he funeral of Thomas Indie, who Weo
on Tuesday of last week from in DOuy
es received from a fall from a IuTn IN
ding on which he was working, W.
( place at Reynolds Church on 1[lel Irt
rsday afternoon by Revs. Grouse WI WI,
Larrimore. Interment was made in IOIu ~ u
adjoining cemetery by S. J. Will O1 y