Milford chronicle., 1924-11-21
Milton Letter

last Sunday night. John B. Welch
one of MiltOn's oldest citizens
stumbled and fell to the bottom oi
the steps. Mr.. Welch was severely
shaken up but escaped serious in.
jury because of the fact that he
landed on heavy rug.
May EllingswOrth, daughter OF
George Ellingsworth, was severely
burned on both hands when she was
pushed from a chair in which she
was sitting by a small playmate, at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. W. W.
Crouch on Thursday morning. DR..
R. B. Hopkins dressed the burns and
May is now playing around as usual.
The Ladies Aid Society of Bethel
Church will give a turkey supper in
the school building on Thanksgiving
IN the benefit of the church.
= The garment factories of s. Ed
munds and Son and W. E. Graves &
Son are now working on full time.
The operation of these factories
means employment for a number Of
Milton women
Milton GVaves who bought the
home and<contents of the late Annie
s. Carey, deceased, will sell the
valuable personal property at pub
lie sale on Saturday, November %.
Some of this furniture is in antique,
known to have been in the Carey
and Hall families more than a hun
dred years.
Lawrence F. Mason will sell his
live stock and farming implements
at public sale at his home near Har-
beson on Tuesday, November 25th.
Irving Wells has moved from the
farm near Whites Chapel to the
John Green house in North Milton.
A school orchestra is being form
tion will be string and brass.
The residents of Milton are being |
supplied with founders and black
fish from Lewes by Norman Wilson.
The fish are being caught in a fish
pound off the Delaware Capes.
Captain and Mrs. Charles Bur-
rous are Philadelphia visitors this
week.
Mrs. William Pettyjohn is on a Wis
it to relatives in Philadelphia this
week.
william Reed who was operated
on at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
several weeks ago, returned to his
home in Milton on Friday much i'm
proved in health, although very
weak from his long illness.
Cold weather struck this section
early Sunday evening and by morn
ing the ground was frozen and the
shallow lakes and streams were
coated with ice. Coming after spring
like weather of the past several
weeks the cold snap caught the peo-
pie unprepared for it, and as a re-
suit some damage was done to late
cabbage and flowers. The next NOR
ming the housewives got busy dig
ging up their dahlia roots and stor-
ing the maway for spring planting.
The rabbit and quail hunting sea-
son opened on Saturday and some
good bags of game were reported.
Quail are especially plentiful but
'abbits are scarce and, owing to the
Try weather, hard for the hounds to ID
run them for long. More farms are ~
closed against hunters this year u
han ever. This state Of affairs is "
brought about by the fact that many
)ot hunters will kill chickens or
,ther fowl when caught away from eS
he farm house. Many farms can be VI
hunted if the tenant is asked and
Tou are not from the cities.
The State Highway Commission
las erected warning signs on Feder-
j street on each side of the rail- pa
Dad. This is the crossing at which
1iss King narrowly escaped death in m
n automobile accident several U
'eeks ago.
H. Ernest Conwell has erected on Ca
ehringer avenue an office of the co
,g cabin effect. ce
BrOadkill farmers are finishing up
le husking of corn, the weather has Jr
cen warm and advantage has been pa
ken of the weather to gather this en-
op. OF
The intermediate Christian En-
,avor Society of the M. P. Church Phi
i'll hold a Poverty Social" on wit
lesday evening, November 25, in ~
Id Fellows Hall. Come dressed for the
e occasion. Bring your pocket OF
ok, as refreshments will be on mig
lie. n
A special service in the interest of Alt
ucation will be held at the M. P. Mr.
lurch on Sunday evening. Rev. j. dal
Townsend will deliver a special n
rmon to the high school pupils. fre'
e public is cordially invited. We
The intermediate C. E. Society I
It at the home of James Carey on NEE
,nday evening. After the business vii
eting a good time was enjoyed by ven
use present. N
John r. Marvel attended a meeting ade
the Advisory Committee If the on
ntinental Life Insurance Company Q
the Hotel DUPONT, Wilmington, chu
Friday. MOI
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. viii
Church will meet at the home of S
s. J. Leon Black on Monday eV- p. n
ng, November Oath. All members T.
requested to be present. be
Ward H. Short and Hiram Outten Der
presented Golden Rule Lodge, Odd M
lows, at Wilmington on Wednes- deli
:. her
Don't forget the turkey supper to Mel
held in the Sunday school room
the NJ. E. Church on Thanksgiving 1
Y. eac1
Hiram Outten has returned from Cha
fin, Ohio, where he took Ralph
It's, son Of the late James Belts,
the National Junior American