Milford chronicle., 1922-02-17
MILTON LETTER

! uay IOf Lakeland Fla.s Where she viii
spend several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
! VIM. H. Chandler, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton c. Davidson
gave q party to about thirty young -pco-
/ pie on Wednesday evening of last week
in honor Of their daughter. Miss Virgin
ia Davidson, the occasion being her birth
day anniversary The guests were enter
tanned with music and games, after
which they were invited to the dining
room, which had been very .prettily dec
grated, and delightful luncheon was
served. Miss Virginia was the recipient
of a number of beautiful presents
Russell Joseph, the four months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jefferson,
was found dead in bed beside his parents
Wednesday morning. Funeral services
We're held at the residence on Friday af-
ternoon last, conducted by Rev r. o.
Grouse, and interment made in Zion
Church cemetery near town.
Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Milton, was observed as Lin
coins Birthday" with an appropriate
program. In the evening the pastor,
Rev H. E. Reed, preached a special ser
mon, his subject being. Abraham Lin
coin, Servant of God"
The second of a series of Friday after
noon teas will be held at the home of
Mrs. Sarah Irwin this Friday. from 2:SO
to o'clock,
The following members of Goshen NJ.
e. Sunday school were awarded the
Cross and Crown Gold Pin and Honor
Certificates for perfect attendance for
one year: Charles A Blizzard, .Winifred
Hopkins. Miss Sarah Atkins. Miss Sarah
Lohand. Paul Pfeiffer, and J. Frank Out
ten.
Several members of the Pike Neck
Hunting Club caught last week two rae
coons and five 'possums The members
of the club are farmers residing in
Broadkiln Neck and each member has
one or more might dogs, and the riv-
airy between them is keen. as to the
best.
Wilmington visitors this week from
this town were Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Lank and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Bay
ard Messick and Thomas Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Driscoll. of Johns
town, Pa. were called here the first Of
last week on account of the serious ill
ness of Mrs. J. Frank LanB. Mrs. Lank
was also visited by her neice, Miss Lett
tia L. Black, of Philadelphia, on Tues
day. Mrs Lank has been ill for the past
two weeks with heart trouble, but her
condition at this time is much improv-
ed
Burton Donovan, of near town. last
week was taken to the Methodist Hospi-
tai, Philadelphia, for second operation,
ton only about three weeks. His family
and friends are very fearful that he will
never recover.
Postmaster John b. Mustard received
word on Friday last that his daughter,
Mrs. Lucille KINNEY, of Philadelphia,
had been taken seriously i'll and was in
a hospital and that her condition was so
weak that an operation could not be per- .
formed and that there was little hope
for her recovery.
State Club Leader AID. Cobb an
nounces that he will visit the Tenth Rep
resentative District on Monday and Tues
day, February 20 and q. He will call at
all of the schools in the district to stim
ulate interest in club work in general
and especially to interest the boys and /
girls in a Poland-China Pig Club. Mr..
Cobb was to have been here about the
first of January but other business pre-
vented On Monday, February 20, in the
evening, there will be meeting held in
Milton school hall, addressed by Mr.. Cobb
and others who are well informed on the
subject of hog raising. Among the speak
srs will be several boys from other parts
Of the State who, although still in high
school, have been very successful in
pure bred hog raising. Tuesday will be
devoted by Mr.. Cobb in visiting the rural
schools in the interest of the club work.
n the evening of that day a meeting SIM
lar to the one held here on Monday will
1e held. in Lewes. An effort is being
made to get about a hundred boys to
DIN the pig club from this district. The
,anks Of the district have agreed to fl
lance the boys, if necessary, in securing
he pigs and the club leader will give
he necessary instructions in raising the
,igs.
The sloop, Sadie Cooper. that has laid
n front of the oyster house wharf for
more than a year, has been successfully
moved to the canning house canal An
ttempt was made about a month ago to
move the craft. but Just as the contrac-
ors had her in the middle of the river
he chains supporting it to pontoons '
roke.
A few nights ago thieves entered the 9
neat house of William Norris, farmer, |
ear town, and stole a ham, a shoulder
nd a side of pork This is the second
me the meat houses in this section have {
cen robbed during the past two months. t
Walter jefferson lost half hog in jan
airy while away from home one night.
Ir. Norris says the thief is a colored c
IAN, because if it had been a white man +
e would have taken all. of the meat he i
ad.
Mrs. John Hazard and son, of Phila- {
elphia, are the guests of her parents, Z
apt. and Mrs. c. Frank Lacey. d
w. C. White and Charles Tracl1ery il
ave returned from a business trip to n
Wilmington and Philadelphia. p
Enoch w. Donovan, Joseph NJ. Lank .
Yard H. Short and Addison Chandler
ave been chosen delegates from Enter
rise Council, No. 16. to the State Coun-
i of Jr. o. U. A. NJ, to be held in Will
lington on February 20 and 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. w. Fisher are
pending this week in Philadelphia with
leir son, Alvin Fisher and wife. Mr.
Usher is also attending the National
onvention of Retail Hardware Dealers,
eing held in that city
William w. Conwell, of Norfolk, Va,
oent the weekend with his parents,
r. and Mrs. d. M. Conweil