Milford chronicle., 1922-04-07
Milton News By Paragraphs

Mrs. A. NJ Brown, of Wilmington
and Mrs. Norman Buell. of Greenwood
spent the weekend with Mrs. Ann
Short, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson Rust. o
Pennington, and James H. Walls, o
Williamsville, spent Sunday with MI
and Mrs. Ira Wallis, near town.
The Sunday school of Goshen M. E
Church elected the following officer:
of the Missionary Society of tha
church for the ensuing year: Cornell
ius NJ Wiltbank, president; Richard
Draper, vice president; Catherine
Gray, secretary, and Elizabeth NJ
Lank. treasurer.
Mrs. James c. COnwell is visiting
friends in Philadelphia.
DR.. T. o. Grouse, pastor of Milton
NJ. p. Church, and James A. Clendan-
iel, lay delegate to the NJ P. Confer
ence, left Tuesday morning for Ches-
tertOwn, Nd, where the conference is
in session this week.
Milton school is preparing for the
field day and track meet for Sussex
county to be held in Georgetown on
May 18TH The track boys are in Wig
orous training under the leadership
of Prof. Entwisle. Last year the Mil
ton runners carried off several rib
bons and they expect to repeat this
year.
Dr. Thomas o. Grouse, pastor Of
Milton NJ. P. Church, has been invit-
ed to deliver the sermon at the Meth
odist Protestant Church in Chester
town, Md, where the conference is he
ing held, Sunday morning. DR.. Grouse,
who is one OF the ablest ministers of
the conference, was assistant pastor
to this congregation and preached his
first sermon in that church fifty years
ago this month; before he was q
years of age.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Lank has returned
from a visit to relatives in Philadel-
phia.
A Mother Goose Play Festival" will
be presented in School Hall on Tues
day. April 18th, by the pupils of the
first, second and third grades of Mil
ton school. Admission, adults, zoe;
children, 15c.
Josiah D. Robbins, whose appoint
ment as postmaster at Milton has been
confirmed by the Senate will probably
assume his duties about the first of
May He will sell his stock of farming
implements and live stock at public
sale on Tuesday, April 18th.
Edward Reed is having a new rail
ing put around his front porch.
Senator and Mrs. J. Carey Palmer
were Philadelphia visitors last week.
A. NJ. DriscOll, of Wilmington, has /
e TCT, 1,O nd
lot on North Union street, recently
vacated by A H. Lofand. The house .
is being repapered and painted by B. .
n. Palmer. Mr.. and Mrs. DriscOll will .
occupy the property in a short time. /
Mr. Lo1and moved into the Belts /
property, where he will reside until
he completes the house he is build
ing on Chestnut street, near the de-
pot.
Mrs William G. Warren, near town,
who has been dangerously ill for the
past few days, is improving,
\ William Clendaniel has bought of
Joseph NJ. Lank, the wharf property
at the foot of Walnut street Consider
alton private. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Clendaniel will erect an oyster
shucking house thereon during the
summer and have 1t ready Tor tne
fall season.
S. Luther Black is recovering from
a severe attack of grip.
Esquire J. Frank Lank, whose wife ;
died last Monday, has decided to make
his future home with his daughter at
Pa. He left for that town
on Monday afternoon. His departure
leaves this town without the services
of a Justice-Of-the-Peac until Gov
ernor Denney can appoint Mr.. Lank's
successor.
Mrs. Emma TOmlinson, who has
been spending the winter in Will
mington has returned to her home in
Milton.
Mrs. Florence Johnson is spending S
.wo weeks with her sons in Philadel- |
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