Milford chronicle., 1922-12-15
MILTON LETTER

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e. Hall, of near Milton, gave a turkey
dinner to their children and grandchil-
dren. The occasion was the 81st birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Hall.
Harvey Burton has moved from near
Stockley to the James A. Belts farm
near Milton. James H. Warrington
has moved from the D. NJ. Conwell
farm to the j. B. Gray farm, near
Zion Church.
Fred X. Jensen killed three hogs
on Monday that dressed 4O5, 399, SS1
and 273 pounds each.
Floyd Hurley is ill at his home on
Chestnut street with a severe cold.
Mrs. Lydia J. Wilson has gone to
Wilmington to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. Andrew J. David
son.
Phillip Davidson is quite ill with a
cold.
Noah E. Warren killed two large
hogs last week that weighed 400 and
412 pounds.
Miss Sara Lank is i'll at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Lank,
on Atlantic street.
The young people of Milton Metho-
dist Protestant Church are rehearsing
for play to be given in the Fox The
atre on the evening of Thursday, De-
cember %. The affair will be for the
benefit of the church.
On Saturday afternoon, December
9th, the Milton Gun Club will hold its
first meet of the winter. On Christmas
Day the club will hold it's annual
shoot, at which President Fithian ex-
poets some of the crack shots OF the
peninsula to be present.
While standing hitched to a post in
front of R. D. Lingo's store last week
a team, owned by Mr.. Neff, of Cool
spring, was run into by an automobile
owned and driven by John Parsons, a
young farmer, residing near town.
The carriage was wrecked, but the
horse escaped injury. Mr.. Parsons
bought Mr.. Neff new carriage to re-
place the damage done. Mr.. Parsons
taking the blame for the mishap up
on himself.
The unusual spectacle of blooming
roses in the open gardens, is present.
ed in Milton.
John Ponder left Milton on Thurs
day of this week to represent the Sus-
sex County Farm Bureau at the an
nual meeting of the National Bureau
in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hickman have
closed their home on North Union
street and gone to Philadelphia, where
they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson are
seriously ill at their home on Broad
street with severe colds.
The Milton Good Roads Association /
was organized on Thursday evening
of last week when q number OF clt1-
Zens met in the school hall. The pur-
pose of the organization is to present
Millions claims to State and county
improved roads. Although there are
three proposed routes surveyed by |
the State Engineers by which Milton |
may connect with the DUPONT Boule-
ward, no one route is being asked for /
at this time by the new organization.
The following officers were elected: |
President, William H. WEIGH; John |
Fisher, secretary; visiting committee:
William H. Workman, chairman;
James c. Conwell, w. c. White, Thos. +
H. Douglas, George H. NAPLES, Chas.
w. Fisher, Thomas L. Entwisle, Mrs.
Ida Fox. The next meeting will be
held on Thursday evening, December
18th, when a definite working plan
will be formulated. It is not the pur-
pose of the association to advocate
any one particular route, but to work
to the end that Milton will be includ-
ed in the improved road plans of the
State Road Commission.
The construction crew Of the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company are
in Milton this week putting up new
poles and running new lines. Several
new subscribers have been connected
Thomas Jefferson killed two hogs
that weighed 481 and 1862 pounds
each. william Mason butchered two
that tipped the beam at AIS and 1877
pounds.
The date Of the play to be given in
the Fox Theatre, Milton, by the
young people of the M. P. Church, Is
December %.
John B. WEIGH had charge of the
services at the M. E. Church on Sun
day. The pastor, Rev. H. E. Reed, be-
ing confined to his home with illness.
At the M. p. Church on Sunday Rev. :
William Green preached in the morn
ing and Rev. L. S. Larrimore, of Har-
beson, conducted the services in the
evening. Rev. T. o. Grouse, the PASTOR
being in Virginia, preaching at the
dedication of new church.
Mrs. Annie B. Reynolds, aged ~
years, died at the home of her son, Da-
vid, near town, on December 9Th, af-
ter an illness of several weeks, OF
Funeral services were held
on Sunday afternoon in the Milton M.
P. Church, and interment made in the
Odd Fellows cemetery by S. ]. Wilson
and Son.
The Rivers and Harbors appropria-
ton bills introduced in the Senate last
week carries an appropriation for the
Broadkill River of $4,000.
Mrs. Sallie Pettyjohn has gone to
Philadelphia to spend the winter with
her children.
Miss Edna Barr, of Georgetown,
Miss Eldora Meigs, Morris Black snd
W. Layton Reed, of Milton, attended
he Goldey College banquet and
dance at the Hotel DUPONT, Whining
ION, on December 18th.
The Milton Banks on Friday and
Saturday distributed to the people OF
he town and community more than
4. 900 from Christmas Clubs. At the
Delaware Trust Company more than
y. 900 was distributed to nearly
hundred members. This company is
,rganizing another club and expects
n increase it's membership for 1928.
The distribution Of this money at this