Milford chronicle., 1921-04-08
MILTON LETTER

is Work on the erection of the nel
re bank building for the Delaware Trus
Company of Milton has begun b.
= Fred w. Pepper, who is doing tn
n brick work. This building will occu
py the lot on the corner of Front anC
5. Federal streets, recently purchased O
= James H. Palmer.
Miss Clara Vaughan has returned
after spending the winter with hel
: brother, DR.. Vaughan, at Middletown
= Captain George Goodwin, whose
, ship, the Governor Brooks, founder
ed off the coast of Brazil two weeks
ago, is expected home in few days
!, George Neal. another member of the
crew who resides in Milton, will ar
rive here at the same time.
Norman Mifflin is building a dwell
ing house at the corner of Front and
Walnut streets. John Walker is do
ing the work.
Mrs. Irene Metzinger and U. G.. Col
/. Inns of Philadelphia and Mrs. Ella
Carey~of Camden, N. j., were the
guests last week of their parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. E. L. Collins.
NIr. and Mrs. Robert Mcgee and
daughter, Edith, of New York, spent
last week with his mother, Mrs. Luel-
la Mcgee.
Mrs. Margaret J. Thoroughbred
died at her home in MillsboFo on
March 2S, age 72 years. Funeral SER
vices were held at st. Johns Church
on Thursday by Rev. Murphy.
J. Harold Short of Stamford, Conn,
and Ralph C. Short, of Wilmington,
were the guests last week of their
mother near town.
/ Thelma Louise Buell., of Greenwood,
spent the weekend with her grand
mother, Mrs. Annie L. Short.
Golden Rule Lodge No. II, I. o. o.
F., elected the following officers this
week: Noble Grand. J. B. Gray; Vice
Grand Addison Chandler; Permanent
Secretary, Geo. R. Davidson; Trus- |
tees: G. w. Sharp, Chas. A. Burrous
and G. R. Davidson; Cemetery Com
mittee: James c. Palmer, Addison /
Chandler and J. B. Gray.
Chippewa Tribe No. %, 1. o. R. NJ, /
have elected the following oficers:-
Sachem, Joseph H. Warrington, Sen
iOr Sycamore, John Lewis; Junior
Sycamore, Chas. A. Burrous; Profit.
Addison E. Chandler; Chief of Rec
Ords, Geo. w. Sharp; Keeper of Wam-
pun, Geo. R. Davidson; Trustees,
John Lewis, Addison e. Chandler and
G. R. Davidson.
Mrs. A. H. Lofand on Saturday
morning in breaking an egg, found
that instead Of one egg she had two.
The egg was about the size of duck
egg and contained another egg as
large as the average hen egg. The
inner egg was perfect, containing a
yolk. The hen that laid that egg sure
laid two eggs in one day.
Mrs. Linda Knowles, daughter of
James Johnson, formerly resident of :
this town, but now of Philadelphia, :
died in that city on Monday, April :
4th, of pneumonia, age 10 years. Flu :
neral services were held at Slaugh-
Ter Neck Church by Rev. c. H. At
kins on Thursday noon, and inter- !,
nent made in the adjoining cemetery
)y S. J. Wilson & Son. !!
Theodore w. Simpler, highly re-, l
'pected retired farmer, died at his =
lome in Lewes on Monday of paraly-
is, aged 68 years. Funeral services :
we're conducted by the Rev. William
;. Wilson at Conley's Chapel on We'd
esday afternoon and interment made
4 the cemetery adjoining the church q,
y S. J. Wilson & Son. /
The Missionary Society of the M. E. -
hurch has elected the following Of
GERS for the ensuing year: Richard
reen, president; Riley Ingram, vice
resident; Elizabeth Lank, secretary
nd Murdus Green, treasurer. n
An immense crop of white potatoes -
ere harvested in Broadkiln Hundred N
Lst fall and many growers refused to
I'll at the prices offered then, around III
dollar bushel, and stored them for
higher price. Reed & Harrington~rHl
re now offering 80 cents bushel for
le potatoes and on Monday loaded
yo cars for export to Europe. There
re yet growers who refuse to sell at Iii
le price, preferring to let them rot
: feed to their stock.
George Draper is shipping canned
eas from his Slaughter Neck can
cry this week. Last week the Dodson
annery shipped quantity of canned
Dods from the local factory.
Birdsong Brothers are putting I'D III
"a threshers on the farms of Hulda n
astings, Stewart Steen and James
NTH. This firm shell the peas on
e farm and haul the shelled peas
their factory rather than have the
rmers haul the vines to Milton and
We them shelled here. Besides the
ellers named they will erect two
Hers at the factory to take care of
2 crops grown close to town. Each
ller placed in the country will
cesh the peas grown in that partic-
lr neighborhood.
Cove S. Vent of Philadelphia is a
ltOn visitor.
rhe Maryland Annual Conference
the Methodist Protestant Church
t in Newark, MI, for seven-day -
sion this week. DR.. Grouse, pastor
Milton Church, and George R. DAY.
on, delegate, are in attendance.
? members of the local church have
ed for the return of DR.. Grouse.
he Wilmington Conference of the
Lhodist Episcopal Church met in
sield, Md, last week.
[rs. Abel Pettyjohn who has been
nding the winter with her chill
n in Philadelphia, returned home