Milford chronicle., 1924-12-05
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HarDesOn, spent Sunday with MI.
and MIS-. DAVID button.
Minos wilson and family, near
CokesDury Church, spent Tuesday
with his sister, Mrs. Eliza DuttOn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Simpler and
family spent Thanksgiving at their
farm near Milton, tenanted by Chas.
Kitchens. On Thursday big turkey
dinner was served to a number Of
out of town guests. Among those
present were Major and Mrs. Lorenz
Wenonah Military School, Wenonah,
N. j., and William Gegler, Of Phila-
delphia.
G. Clay Williams has moved into
the bungalow OF Lee Smith on Union
street. Mr.. Smith and family will
spend the winter in Wilmington
where he is employed.
John Messick has moved his fam
lily from the Reed house on Broad
street to the NAPLES house on Fed
eral street, near the railroad.
Everett Calhoun killed two hogs
last week that tipped the beams at
395 and SS3 pounds. Hog killing will
be general this week in this section
and some large ones will be but
chered.
Tyndall & Wilson are shipping
several carloads of white oak piling
from the local station. They recently
purchased a twenty acre tract from
the Al. Robinson estate in Broadkill
Neck.
Charles Reynolds and Harry Will
liams have bought of Tyndall &
Wilson the lap wood and all stand
ing timber under ten inches from
twenty acres of woodland and will
sell it to Milton residents as fire.
wood.
On Tuesday, December 9th at 8 o.
clock P. NJ, in the M. P. Church, the
following program will be given; for
the benefit of the Home Missionary
Society: A humorous lecture by Rev.
C. R. Strausburg and a recital by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jefferson. A
silver offering will be lifted.
The Milton New Century Club held
a special Thanksgiving meeting on
Wednesday, November 26th. A de-
lightful program was rendered. Miss
Edith Calhoun was chairman Of the |
program committee. Mrs. William
Lank sang whispering Hope" and
Mrs. Mary Maull sang 1.-THE Glory +,
Song" Miss Calhoun read a special
paper by Gene StrattOn Porter. Ice
crea mand cake we're served by the
club hostess. A very pleasant after
noon was enjoyed by all.
Miss Cordelia Atkins, of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Atkins.
Mrs. George Brasure and daughter
Martha, Mrs. Geo. A. Lippincott and
children, Ann, Jane and Gray OF
Chestnut Hill, Pa, spent ThanksglV-
ing and the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Gray.
Miss Nell Gray has returned from
a visit in Chestnut Hill, Pa.
The Postmaster General has sent
the following notice to all postmas-
ters: "All work in post Offices in
cluding carrier service, shall be dis
continued at IL o'clock on Christmas
morning, except such as is absolute
Iv necessary for dispatching outgo-
ing first class mail and newspapers,
and receiving but not working in
coming mail. There will be no rural
delivery service on that day. The
public should mail early so that all
Christmas mail will reach its destt-
nation before that day.
The Ladies Aid Society of Reyn- Z
Olds M. P. Church, will meet on
Thursday evening, December 11th,
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Clifton. :
Everybody welcome. :
Mrs. Carey Palmer and Mrs. John \
Hudson had charge Of the program :
at the Milton New Century Club on
Wednesday afternoon, the subject ?
being Current Events" The theme :
for the meeting on Wednesday, De- :
cember 10th, will be "Woman's En-
reimbursement" Mrs. Clarence Lank
will have charge of this meeting.
While attending services at the M. !
e. Church on Sunday morning, Rev. i
Green, an aged retired prea-
cher of the M. E. Conference, was n
taken ill, but soon recovered after
being taken to his home and is now +
able to be out again. It was at first i
reported that Rev. Green had suner-
ed a paralytic stroke, but this re- Z
port is untrue. f
Clarence Baker, aged % years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker, far n
mers, near Milton, was kicked in the
by a mule on Wednesday at 4
noon and died on Thursday. Mr.. Ba- 7
ker had the mule in the pound wat n
ering it and as the animal was lit
tie slow in entering the stall, Mr.. h
Baker threw a small piece Of board r
at him. The board after striking the
mule landed in the stall. Entering
the stall after the mule the young
man put his hand on the animals
rump, stopped over to pick up the
board, when the mule kicked out
landing both feet square in the a
young mans stomach. Although bad G.
" hurt he fastened the stable door
and the pound gate and walked to h
the house. Entering the house he
was asked by his parents what the f;
trouble was, to which he replied, n
Not much" They persisted and fin
ally learned the young man had been I;
injured. A physician from Milton "
was summoned. He ordered him taxi
N to the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, but "
before the hospital ambulance arriv- a
ed young Baker died. Funeral SER N
vices were held in Milton M. P. I
Church on Sunday afternoon and in K
.erment made in a Lewes cemetery.1 L
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Crouch W
served watermelon at their home on
Day. The melon had Il
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