Milford chronicle., 1923-11-02
Milton Letter

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costumes we're seen. Those who woI
the prizes were Mrs. Harry WagamOn
Marion Holloway, Louise Johnson anC
Shelton Hankin. The principal wishes
to thank the community for helping to
make the party a success.
w. Cecil, agent at the railroad sta
ton, spent the weekend in Whining
ton.
Poems everyone should know" is
the theme for the next meeting of Mil
ton New Century Club, November 18th.
Mrs. Lucius Darby will be chairman
of this meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Clendaniel, of
Lincoln City, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Robert B. Walls.
Milton Mustard who was struck by
an automobile several weeks ago, is
now able to be out again.
Prohibition enforcement officers ar
rested 7. H. Lingo, restaurant keeper,
on Monday afternoon, charging him
with selling intoxicating cider. He was
taken to Georgetown, where he was
held in bail for court. He furnished
bail and was released. The officers
drove up in front of the restaurant in
a large automobile and went in and
purchased some of the cider. They
then placed Mr.. Lingo under arrest
and searched the building. They took
a number of bottles of the liquor to
be chemically tested as to the alco-
holic strength.
I Captain David Dutton who has been
employed in Wilmington all summer,
has returned to Milton and will open
the oyster house in a few days, thus
giving employment to score or more
of oyster openers.
Mrs. John Martin has moved her
household goods from Lewos to Mil
ton, occupying a part of the Thomas
Ingram house on Federal street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Manship have
returned from Wilmington.
Horace Kitchens will sell his per-
sonal property at his home, on the
Harry johnson farm, one mile north
of Milton, on Saturday, November III,
rain or shine.
The Parent-Teacher Association of
Milton High School will meet next
Friday evening, November 2, in the
high school building, at 8 o'clock. A
program will be presented by the
members of the LOhand Literary So
ciety after the business meeting. 1t is
hoped that the parents Of every school
child will be present.
William Martin and Miss Helen Hol-
loway spent Sunday in Mardella
Springs.
Rev. William Green gave very IL
Eliminating talk to the high school STU
dents on Friday morning last. Others
who have spoken to the students IN
Friday morning assembly are Revs. }.
g. Mccoy, J. w. Townsend and MI.
3. P. Nicholson.
John R. MARVEL, of Milton, who Tor
seven years has been rural man
carrier from the Harbeson post ONCE,
was forced to resign his position on
Wednesday of last week. Louis Dodd'
Mr. NarvelPs substitute, now is serV-
me the route. There is a ruling by the
Post Office Department that rural car
riers must not engage in any otner
business while in the employ OF the
Department. Mr.. MARVEL for years has
7een in the insurance business and
mas worked up quite clental anu
rather than give up this business lett
The mail service. Charges were
brought against Mr.. MARVEL IN accord
With the above statement by political s
who desired the place for a
member of the family and Mr.. MARVEL
lad to get out, but the appointment OF
Ir. Dodd by the Department until an
can be held put tenn
,orary crimp in their plans.
Mrs. William Smith, of Wilmington ]
,pent the weekend with Mrs. Emma
Mrs. Matte Watson, Of Frankfort !
pent Sunday in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch OF
Iilton, MIR. and Mrs. William Wyatt 1
4 GEORGETOWN, spent Sunday in Har-
ington and Bridgeville.
Miss Mary Pettyjohn, OF LAUREL IS
he guest of Mrs. William PettyJohn. S
James H. Palmer has sold his resi- S
ence on Bread street to Charles G. S
and will erect modern dwell u
ing on Chestnut street. This lot is be-
no cleared of the old delapidated C
and trees and the new dwell v
ing will improve the appearance OF
his section of town.
Several small boys on Sunday built Q
fire against the side of the new q
yelling house being erected for Lin
rood Postles, on Federal street, and it a
-ould have been destroyed but for the
id of neighbors who discovered the
laze before it did any damage. e
The young people Of Milton gave II
heir annual Halloween dance in the s.
OK Theatre on Thursday evening, No o
ember LIST. Music was furnished by N
le Milton orchestra. Guests were here !!
'om Lewes, Georgetown, Milford, Do Il
er and Wilmington. =
The building of the shoulders to the IL Il.
1ncrete road through town is about M N
)mpleted and that portion Of the road ''
i'll soon be turned over to the State
ighway Commission by the contrac-
RS, the R. L. Bonham Company. The
)uring of concrete on that portion of
e road from Milton to Harbeson will
, completed by the end Of next week. M
The harvesting of the white potato
op in Broadkill hundred will begin en-
,xt week and the crop is expected to Ia
well above normal. The acreage to
is crop is larger than usual, owing ST
the short early crop and the high u
ices paid for it.
Wheat seeding will begin as soon as re
e ground dries sufficiently. Many De
overs in the upland districts have ~,
Iished planting but the bay shore ~ ~
rmers were later getting their MI
ound in condition owing to the late III
IS of the corn crop in maturing. an
The rabbit and mail ginning sea- pI