Milford chronicle., 1922-06-09
Milton News By Paragraphs

John S. Robinson, Jr., has purchas
ed of Ray Turner the lot on Fedora
street, above Sand, and will erect
thereon a cement block dwelling.
Several auto loads of Milton youne
people attended the opening dance Of
the season at the Bellhaven Hotel
RehobOth, on Saturday night. The
roads were so bad that some of them
were compelled to turn back home.
Mrs. Lucille Mustard, o. fhiladel-
phia, was a Milton visitor last week.
Grand Master Crossen and stat, 1.
! o. o. F., visited Golden Rule Lodge,
No. II, on Tuesday evening, June 9th.
Decoration Day was fittingly OBJ
served in Milton. In the morning there
was a parade of Civil War and World
War veterans, school children and
several patriotic lodges, headed by
the Milton band. After the parade
there was speaking by several local
orators and by James H. Tunnell, of
Georgetown, and Rev. James Leach, of
Greensboro, Md, a former Milton boy.
That the ranks of the Civil War vet
Grams is thinning was evidenced by the
fact that only three of them were in
line. In the afternoon a game of base
ball between the married men and
single men furnished amusement to
a large crowd. The single men won
by the score Of 16 to IL.
Mrs. Austin, of Philadelphia, has
been spending some time with her
sister, Mrs. Mary Johnson, who is in
poor health at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Annie Short.
Arthur COONUa11 Of Dbi1adoInbio
spent Memorial Day with his sister,
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Welch, of Cam
den, N. j., were Milton visitors last
week.
A. W. Irwin is having a colonial
style porch erected on the front of
his residence.
James Foster is putting an iron roof
on his residence on Atlantic street.
y Slaughter Beach is being rejuVenat-
ed by the new proprietors for the COM
ing season. The hotel property is be-
ing enlarged, board walk has been
built from the hotel to the bay shore
and large dance pavilion is under |
construction. A bath house will be
built that will accommodate about a
hundred bathers, something that has |
been needed for years. In addition
there are several new cottages being
erected on the beach front. This is one |
of the oldest resorts on the Delaware |
shore, but since prohibition went in |
to effect has detOriorated. The new
company hopes to make it one of the |
best in lower Delaware.
John Houston Dodd, a retired far
mer, died at his home in Harbeson on
Tuesday, aged II years. Funeral SER
vices were held Thursday afternoon
at his late residence by Rev. C. w.
Spry, and interment made in St.
Johns cemetery, near Georgetown,
by S. J. Wilson & Son.
The pea louise that has been so de-
structive in this section is now at
lacking old fashion clover.
James Mccormick, Jr., died in Phil
adelphia, on May 26th, of tubercu-
losis. He was the brother-in-law of
George Marshall, Of this town, and
had visited here several times and
made many friends who were greaved
% hear of his death. He leaves a
wife and two little girls, Mr.. Marshall
ind sister, Mrs. Harry Rust, attended
he funeral in Philadelphia on We'd
lesday.
A second operation was necessary
n the case of Mrs. Frank B. Carey at
he Beebe Hospital, Lewes, on Mon
lay night. Her condition is somewhat
at this time.
The Ladies Aid of Sand Hill will
meet at the home of Mrs. Earl Tyn-
all Saturday evening, June 10th.