Milford chronicle., 1923-06-15
MILTON LETTER

dent OF North Milton, was found dea
in the garden of his home on Monday
Coroner DickersOn of Sussex county
was notified and an inquest was held
The verdict was that death was du
to angina pectOris. Mr.. Parsons wa
76 years old. Funeral services wer,
held at his home on Wednesday an,
the body taken to Roxana for buria
by S. J. Wilson & Son.
A son was born to MIR. and Mrs
Raymond on Friday.
Miss Annie Nelson, of Milton, anC
Robert Livingston, a teacher in the
Milton High School, were married al
State College, Pa, on Monday, June
1lth, at IL m. Mr.. Livingston has been
teaching in the high school for the
past two years and has made many
friends here. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. Robert B. Hopkins and is a train
ed nurse. They will make their home
at Unionville, Pa, where Mr.. LiVings-
ton will teach next year.
Mrs. Sallie Rust, widow of the late
George Rust, died at the home of her
brother, George w. Jones, near town,
on June 9th. Age rs years. She leaves
one son, Fred Rust, near REYNOLDS
Church, and one daughter, Mrs. Fan
ME Short, near Glendale. Funeral SER
vices were held in Reynolds Church by
Rev. c. M. Cullum, on Saturday after
noon and interment made in the adj
joining cemetery, by ]. R. Atkins, fu-
neral director.
George Jefferson fell at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur JEFF
ferson on Sunday and dislocated his
left elbow. The little fellow was given
medical attention and is now able to
resume his play.
In order to relieve the shortage of
houses in Milton several public spir-
tied business men of the town have
organized and incorporated the Milton
Building and Loan Association. The
officers are G. A. Conner, president; r.
Davis Lingo, vice president; Frank B.
Carey, secretary, and Thomas H.
Douglas, treasurer. The directors are
George H. NAPLES, Charles G. Jones, |
A. Wallace Irwin, R. D. Lingo and C. |
A. Conner. The first series will begin |
the first Friday in July. The shares |
will be one dollar each and will ma
ture in eleven or twelve years. The [
laws of Delaware and is under the di-
rect supervision of the State Banking
Department, the same as State banks
and trust companies. The various in
1ustries of Milton have so increased Il
that it has become necessary to Sc
cure laborers from the surrounding
country and villages and because of ;
his the housing situation has become
lcute, there not being one house in {
own that is for rent To relieve this {
situation the Building and Loan AssO-
,iatiOn was organized to loan money {
0 those who desire to build their own f
ZONES who have not the ready cash to I
10 so. Full information of the methods /
nd plans of the association may be I
ecured by calling on the secretary at h
he Office in the Delaware Trust b
t
Everybody in Milton who could pos I
IDLY get away was in Milford on Sat- S
rday to greet President Harding and a
arty.
The pouring of concrete on the A
BAD from Harbeson to Lewes is pro- el
ressing rapidly. 1t is expected that tt
lie concrete will be laid from Harbe- D.
)ring will be finished this week.
Plans are being carried out for pl
g celebration in Milton on the 4th
July. There will be a large street m
trade and speaking in the morning; fo
lrious athletic games, including a al
Use ball game, in the afternoon, and ed
handsome display of fire works in
e evening. A street carnival will be M
feature of the celebration. The affair M
being held under the auspices of go
e fire company. by
John Ponder attended the com
encement exercises at Delaware Col M
ge on Monday. " La
Hildreth Fithian has been appointed
Of the motorcycle police we
d is now attending the school of in MI
'uction at Dover before being given
ad duty. Mr.. Fithian, who is a Oh
rid war veteran was in the motor he
Gle service in France. He was one
the ten successful candidates Sc ho
ted from among more than four NJ
ndred applicants for the positions.
TOnes EllingsWOrth, of near Ellen Hi
e, was given surprise visit by his old
ldren and other relatives at his !
me on Sunday, the occasion being or
, celebration of his 91st birthday. I
Grs. Emma Darby sustained brok- anC
leg while playing games at the M. anC
on Monday evening and ant
confined to her bed. Her daughter, me
S. Helen Williams, of Philadelphia,
her. ed
APT. L. c. Darby, of Philadelphia, END
mt the weekend with his family in n
ton. on
raymond Conwell, of Norfolk, Va, Mrs
spending a few days with his par +
S, Mr.. and Mrs. David Conwell. wit
Ir. and Mrs. W. H. Davidson and Qui
and Mrs. Harry Burns, of Phila- T
1hia, spent Sunday with relatives Hal
own. ciat
ames L. Mitchell left with the writ N
a quart Of large strawberries on Cha
lnesday. Instead of plowing up his reg1
III, Mr.. Mitchell plowed out the S.
plants, leaving the new plants his
had come up between the rows, the
cad Of replanting them. They are tion
he Jumbo variety and of fine flaw here
There were "a berries in the M
IT. graz
iss Ida Ponder, of Baltimore, is a Sch
on visitor. grad
'eenwood will cross bats with the
on team on the local grounds on IF
rday afternoon. ju
Iss Susie Carey and Joseph Carey, GoRTV
ARE Milton visitors and
week.