Milford chronicle., 1924-08-08
Milton Letter

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ening, August 14th, at the home oi
Mr. and Mrs. George Warrington
Everybody invited and welcome.
Superintendent Of Water Lane is
complaining that some people are
taking too much liberty with the
plant by turning on fire plugs. This
is a violation of the law and in fu-
ture all such offenders will be pros
ecuted. This is an expensive waste
OF water and unnecessary.
Billie Names, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Blizzard.
Among those summering at Broad
kill Beach are Robert B. Black, Dr..
R. H. 7. Wilson, John B. Barker, H.
q. Davidson, Reuben Harrington, D.
NJ. COnwell, Walter Voshel and fam
lilies, of Milton; Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Matthes and children, OF Millyille n.
j.. and Mi. and Mrs. Walter Atkins
and family of near town
William Y. and Isabella Conwell,
of Norfolk, Va, are guests OF their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ.
COnwell.
! Anglers are having some fine sport
off Broadhill Beach these days On
W ednesdSy morning, IL. c. Davidson,
| R. NJ. COnwell, Walter NOshel and
H. E COnwell caught 10S trout and
hardheads in three hours.
Several farmers and their families
from near CoOlspring spent Tuesday
at Broadkill Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond NJ. COnwell
of Norfolk, Va, are spending some
time in Milton.
Henry Hood and Robert Wiley
are making some fine catches of
trout with their seins at Broadkill
Beach. They are preparing their
nets for crocus fishing, expecting
these delicious fish to begin running
in a few weeks.
William Welch, Jr., and Henry
Jones, of Milton, are camping on the
sands of Broadkill Beach.
Ernest Jefferson is cutting down
the thorn hedge that surrounded his
tract of land at the north edge of
Milton, much improving the appear
ance of the property. Mr.. Jefferson
recently returned to Milton from
Hilewood, Pa, where he was employ
ed for many years. He and family
are residing with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth jefferson on Chestnut
street. Mr.. Jefferson will shortly be-
gin the erection of a home on the
land he recently purchased of the
Cade heirs.
William W. and w. Layton Reed
and families are spending two weeks
in the Jester cottage at Broadkill
Beach.
Walter w. Crouch, Mrs. Mary G.
Maull and daughters, Viola and En-
lily of Milton; Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Crouch and children, Miss Cath
crime Lewis and mother and Master
Francis Palmer of Philadelphia are
spending this week at the Stephen
cottage, BrOadkill Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mears and
children of Centerville, Md, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. H. Mears.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson Of Will
mington is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Blanche Johnson.
Miss Elizabeth Robinson Of Tren-
ton, N. J., is spending her summer
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Alvin
Fisher.
John Hazard of New York is
spending a few days with her fam
lily on Federal street.
Rev. J. W. Townsend, pastor of the
M. P. Church spent portion of his
in Maryland and Virginia.
Lima beans and corn are on the
Milton bill of fare these days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Smith are
occupying their cottage at Broad
kill Beach this week.
William w. Robinson has sold his |
dwelling in North Milton to Louis |
White and has purchased of the Del
aware Trust Company one half of
the double dwelling on Mulberry
street. This latter property is occu-
pied by Albert Argo, who moved in
to the house on Bay street, formerly
occupied by Mr.. White. thus allow
ing Robinson and White to take pos
session of their new purchases.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch, Jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Freehan of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with relatives in Milton and George
own.
GEORGETOWN defeated Milton on
Saturday on the local grounds in
,ne Of the worst played games ever
here. Score, Georgetown
II, Milton 8.
Two and three carloads of apples
ire being shipped daily from the
Chandler orchards. The new owners
# the railroad are giving Mr.. Chand-
er the best freight service he has
lad in many years. They haul the
oaded cars out about midnight and
ring in empty cars early next NOR
ling. The service is enabling MI.
Chandler to harvest his apple crop
nore rapidly than ever before. s
Howard Hastings has purchased a
house on wheels" and has tempor-
rily located on Fearing street.
The bridge over Lake Fanganzyki J
as been completed and the road 'p- f
ned to traffic. The bridge is OF con-
rete and a substantial structure, re- {
lacing a wooden one that has done a
ervice for years. The owners Of the
diamond State Roller Mills have v
-idened the road by erecting bulk I
eads on the lake side and filling in
18th dirt. Z
Milton A. NJ. E. Camp opens on a
unday next for two weeks. Rev. b. r
Young is the pastor in charge. C