Milford chronicle., 1923-06-22

D''9S AsuSIuleH are complaining tina
no matter what kind of lure they us,
these fish refuse to bite, and no Iarg,
catches have been made as yet. It il
thought the cause is the lateness o.
! the arrival of warm weather and much
better sport is expected in a week OF
ten days.
Endeavor Lodge, No. II, A. F. & A
NJ has elected the following officers:
WOrshipful master, James A. Glen
daniel; senior warden, Charles T.
Vent; junior warden, John Fisher;
secretary, George w. Sharp; treasur-
er, ]. Leon Black.
Postmasters at Offices from which
rural delivery routes are in operation
nave been requested by the pOstoffice
department to urge patrons of the SER
vice to paint the mail boxes and posts
or other supports white, and the name
OF the head of the family or families
receiving mail in the box painted on
both sides Of the box in neat black
letters one inch wide. This will i'm
prove the appearance of the boxes and
VIII add materially to the life of the
boxes and posts if done at least once
each year. Postmaster Robbins of Mil
ton is taking the matter up with the
patrons of the rural routes out of this
Office and is receiving results from
those who care for the good appear
ance of their farms. OF course there
will be some who will pay no atten-
ton to this request Of the department
their farms and buildings would
look out Of place with a neatly paint
ed mail box in front of them. But
most farmers in this section will COM
ply with the request.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hickman, Of |
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hick-
man.
T. Clarke Conwell, of Norfolk, Va,
was Milton visitor over the week.
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welch, of Phil
adelphia, spent few days this week
with Milton relatives.
The pea canning season is drawing
% a close and the crop has been a
short one, owing to the ravages of the
)ea louise and a long continued
iroughth during the fruiting season.
Yearly every grower has lost money
N the crop; very few making a profit
nd still less coming out even. :
Mrs. Charles Roach is quite i'll at
Ter home on North Union street.
Ray Turner is confined to his home l
nth heart trouble. {
Mrs. William H. Workman who was
perated on at the Bebee Hospital, at l
ewes, a few weeks ago, is now able
} be out. c
Mrs. Minnie Owens and children, of a
reenWood, were guests of Mrs. Gold
Owens. Miss Ottalie Owens is spend
lg a few days with her cousin, Miss
udrey Owens.
Mrs. Pearl Mills, of Greenwood,
)ent the weekend with Mrs. Harry h
wens. M
The Milton base ball team is unable
secure games because no teams in q,
e surrounding towns have organiz- h,
|. The local boys have a splendid
Lrk and stands and large crowds at M
nd the games so far held. An effort al
i'll be made to revive interest in the
me in the nearby towns so that the II
Gals may finish the season. r
Miss Cordelia Atkins has returned
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, T.,
finish her course at a trained nurse.
SIS Atkins graduated few weeks or
o, but will take a postgraduate M
urse, finishing in September.
A sever electric storm visited this OF,
vn on Friday night, accompanied by on
,opious rain. The town was in dark -
IS for a time owing to the storm zv,
tting the electric plant out Of COM 20 20
ssion.
Fhe track repair gang on the NJ, D. "a
V. Ry., have, with the exception OF 70,
foreman and one other man, been
d off. Pr
Ir. and Mrs, Earl Tyndall, at their ~ ~
ne near Milton, on Tuesday even w
!, gave a delightful party in honor a
their daughter, Gladys, the occasion a
ngy her sixteenth birthday anniver-
" A very enjoyable evening was
mt by more than fifty guests,
ying games. Late in the evening the las
sts were invited to the dining room nui
ere refreshments were served in N
Miss Gladys received many vls
ut1ful and useful presents. At 'a!l Y
} hour the guests departed wishing .
many more happy birthdays. ma ma
ervices on Sunday at the Milton M. MI
Church will be as follows: Preach ~
at 1880 a. M, by Rev. Walter E. slsl
by, Dist. Supt.; 1st quarterly con- ~
nee at 11:45; Sunday school, 12; sur
aching 7:45 p. M, subject, Power lns
Ioly Spirit" per
yndall & Wilson have bought of ice
sph Carey, of Philadelphia, the tim late
from the land to be used in enJ'
lighting the Milton-Harbeson con- M
e road. was
RS. Elizabeth Hall, wife of William M
[all, died at their home, near Mil pea,
on Saturday, age 81 years. F'une- M M
services were held at her late VIII
e on Thursday and interment lasE 81,
e in Odd Fellows cemetery, Mil VI
by S. J. Wilson and Son. PlO'
?. and Mrs. Arthur Maull and Mr.. Jun'
Mrs. William Johnson, Of Phila- m,
hia, spent the weekend with Mil -
relatives. WoE4
you are sick, take Chiropractic Ad- Opln
tments and get we'll. ANNA K. GRE -
IS, ChirOPTGcfOr. Offices: Milford
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