Milford chronicle., 1922-09-22


night, September 10th, aged 68 years,
8 months and II days. Funeral at Con-
ley's Chapel at two o'clock on Thurs
day. Interment in the cemetery ad-
joining the church. She leaves one son
James A. Marsh, an attorney, of Den
yer, Colo, and two daughters, Mrs.
James Palmer, of Virginia, and Mrs.
Frank Jones, who resides on the home
farm. w. M. McIlvaine of Harbeson is
a brother. Rev. McLaine of Nassau
preached the funeral sermon and S. ].
Wilson and Son were funeral direc-
tors.
Charles G. NAPLES has filed for
State Senator from this district on the
Democratic ticket. Mr. NAPLES was
defeated for this position six years
ago by J. Carey Palmer, by small
majority.
Mrs. Walter Atkins, of near town,
was taken to the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, this week for a serious
operation.
Mrs. Hester Ingram, of Slaughter
Neck, is slowly recovering from an abb
dOminal operation performed by sur
geons about three weeks ago.
Delilah Potter Bennett is very ill
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Sallie
Farens, in Slaughter Neck, with
whom she came to visit ten days ago.
Her condition is serious.
A church festival was held on the
school lawn, Harbeson, last Thursday
night by the ladies of Beaver Dam
Church, that was largely attended by
the folks from Milton, Georgetown
and the surrounding country. The af-
fair was big financial success. The
proceeds will go toward remodeling
of the church building.
Mrs. William H. Short, of HarbesOn,
has a pullet that laid it's first egg
when four months and two days old.
R. B. Rogers has been awarded the
contract to convey the children of
Harbeson to and from Georgetown
High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Belmont, of
Philadelphia, have been recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Powers, near
town.
Miss Alma Carey recently entertain
ed her cousins, Miss Marion Barnes,
of Philadelphia and Miss Mildred Rust |
of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of |
Washington, D. c., have been the I
guests of Mrs. Cora Prettyman near
HarbesOn.
,/Charles Powers has had a radio re-
ceiving outfit installed in his home,
near Gravel Hill, and he and neigh
bors are listening in on some fine
concerts from Philadelphia and Jersey
City.
Mr.. ami Mrs. Samuel McSorley, of
Holly Oak, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Burrous are the
proud parents Of baby girl.
Theodore Jarvis, of Harbeson, lost
a valuable mule on Saturday night.
An autopsy by a veterinarian disclOs-
ed that the animal died because of
knotted intrials, caused by collie con-
vulsions.
William T. Starkey is having new
roof put on his residence on Chestnut
street.
Edward Calhoun is laying a con-
crete pavement in front of his resi-
lence on Chestnut street. Milton prop :
srty owners are beginning to realize :
hat this sort of pavement is almost ;;
and several hundred
yards of such paving has been laid in
.own during the past few months.
Town Council is being urged to pass
an ordinance to compel all sidewalks
10 be of concrete. !
James A. Clendaniel has started the /.
erection of a brick bungalow on lot :
ne recently purchased, south Of the
railroad station. The building will be
i8 feet wide and 81 feet deep, contain :
ng six large rooms on the first floor
md two bed rooms on the second. This
section was opened up to home build {
RS when the John Cord Hazard tract :
vas sold at public sale.
Fred E. Johnson has bought of
4ouis Ellingsworth the two story
lwelling and lot on North Union {
treet. Price not made public. =
Russell Woodward has sold his
louse and lot on Federal street to Mrs.
Imma Wilson. Mr.. Woodward will sell
lis household goods at public sale
bout the first of October and return
o Philadelphia, where he has secured
Mrs. C. A. Marshall has returned
rom Philadelphia, where she pur-
hased her fall and winter line of mil
merry. c.
J. Carey Palmer is loading cord T
-ood at the local station for shipment z,
} northern cities. Mr.. Palmer expects q G,
} be kept busy cutting and shipping NJ
-ood this winter to help out the fuel ~
hortage, caused by the recent strike
{ coal miners. This will mean en- q,
loyment for many men during the h.
inter. OF
William Martin has erected a ware n.
ouse on his property at the railroad w w
,ation for the storage of motor oils. ct
Chas. G. NAPLES is shipping several w
srloads of pine lumber from his mill, h. b
ear town.
Lemuel Richardson and Elmer p,
hadwick, of Wilmington, were guests ~
, Mrs. Mary Maull and family on s1
lnday. ST
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