Milford chronicle., 1923-09-21
Milton Letter

= News was received here on Thurs
day of last week that William J. Nor
: ris, aged thirty-six years, a former
= resident of Milton, was killed when a
boom struck him on the head. He was
J one of force of men dismantling the
; old battleship Missouri, in Hitner's
! yard, Philadelphia. Morris was remov-
: ing material from the hold of the ship
when the boom swung suddenly and
struck him. His skull was fractured.
Mr.. Morris was the son of Mrs. Nep-
pie Morris, Of Milton, and a brother
OF Mrs. Clarence Johnson and Mrs.
Rufus Reed and Mrs. Howard Hast
ings. He leaves a wife, but no chill
dren.
Mrs. Ann Jefferson Donovan died at
her home near Blackbird on Friday,
aged so years. Funeral services were
held on Sunday at her late residence
and interment made in Townsend
cemetery. Mrs. Donovan was a sister
of the late Senator Thomas Jefferson
and was the last of twelve children, all
born near Milton. Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Frank Jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. |
Workman and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jackson, Of this town, attended the !
funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Marshall
have returned from Philadelphia
where Mrs. Marshall bought her fall
stock of millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carropp and
sister, have been recent visitors of
Mrs. R. H. Vaughan.
James Hickman and Franklin Ba-
ker, of Philadelphia, paid an over
night visit with Mr.. and Mrs. John A. ]
Hickman, while on their way from
business trip to Maryland. {
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maull, of Phil Y
adelphia, are the guests Of the latter's I
Mrs. Robert Vaughan. c
John H. Clendaniel has bought of b
he Delaware Trust Company the pro- I
)erty on Union street now occupied by G
oscar S. Belts. Mr.. Belts will remain b
is tenant during 1924. Consideration il
,rivate. s.
Services will be held in St. John il
'aptist Episcopal Church on Sunday n
fternoon next, at 2:30, as follows: c
reaching by Rev. Mr.. Patman, rec lo
Or of Christ Church, Milford. Every in
ody invited. pl
Walter Sherman will sell at public vi
ale at his home on the Milton-Harbe-
On road, his real and personal prop W
rty, on Thursday, September 9th. al
The completion of the concrete road in
trough Milton is expected by Thurs M
ay night. Work on the country Dor nj
on of the road between Milton and
will begin Immediately af- tn
+ the towR work is done. on
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wagamon are tn
sitting Atlantic City this week. in
Miss Ann Lippincott, of Philadel-
Tia, is the guest of her grandparents,
r. and Mrs. B. Frank Gray.
Mrs. George c. Brasure and daugh-
r, Martha, are guests of Mr.. and as
rs. B. F. Gray. IL SCI
The new residence Of Capt. George ]
Mcgee is about completed and is fer
e of the handsomest homes in Mil the
4. 1t is story and a half bunga- vic
v, conveniently arranged and with sci
)dern conveniences. tat
Mrs. Joseph Brittingham, who has Z
en- i'll for several months, is in a We
ry serious condition. Her death is
Dected hourly. reg
There is an abundance of rabbits Mo
d quail in this section and local g
ortsmen are anticipating a great 7:S
lson. A drive along the country hay
IDS about sundown one can see both mel
1bits and quail feeding along the mel
ldside and hear the call of Bob sch
lite" and his mate to their young. stol
liss Clara Vaughan has rented her pris
ne on Chestnut street and will D
Ike her future home with her bro per
r, DR.. Edward Vaughan, in Smyr- Fur
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Burris will late
upy the property. -
he following constitute the facul- n
of Milton High School: 3. C. Ry-
principal; Edwin Gardner, vice
ncipal; J. Baumgardner, agricul-
e; E. M. Morris, history; Eldora
gs, home economies; Edith Bry-
9Th and 7th grades; Helen Hol-
ay, 4th and 5th grades; Carrie
End and 3rd grades; Gold
)wens, primary.
iss Ethel Conwell has returned to
Iadelphia, where she is attending
lsiness college.
iss Hessie Johnson who has been
e ill for several weeks, is improv-
1bert B. Walls, Jr., who is attend
a Wilmington business college,
It the weekend with his parents -
ldrew Hughes, Of Philadelphia, is
ing his family here.