Milford chronicle., 1925-10-30
Milton Letter

M. II. Church VIII hold their regl
lar monthly meeting on Monda
night at the home of Mrs. Nab,
Draper.
Mrs. Margaret Black is spendin
two weeks with her sister, Mr.
George Megginniss, in Wilmington
Miss Frances COnwell of Norfoll
Va, is visiting her grand parents
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Conwell.
The dog thief is still active i
Milton, Fred Johnson, of Soutl
Milton, lost a valuable rabbit do
one night this week. One of tn
two dogs stolen from Walter w
Crouch last week returned hom,
this week almost exhausted from
long journey. Mr.. Crouch thinks
that the dog was stolen by a Mil
ton man and sent to the lower par
of the county, as it was seen below
Harbeson a few hours before it ar
rived home. MIR. Crouch is still
working on the case and if the
guilty party is found will prosecute
to the limit. Every autumn just be-
fore the opening of the cunning
season rabbit and bird dogs are
missing from Milton and very few
are IOuuQ.
The pupils of Milton school, un-
der the auspices of the Parent
Teacher Association, will hold a
Halloween frolic at the school on
Tuesday, November 8, at 7:45 D. m.
A sketch "The Lost Firewood," will
be presented by the grade children
and the Junior class will hold a ba-
zaar in connection with the frOlic.
A small admission will be charged
The teachers are working with the
pupils to make the affair an old
fashioned Halloween good time.
Miss Douglas with the help of Miss
Jones, is taking charge of the music
and dance part of the sketch. Mrs.
Reed is helping with the costumes.
Miss Robertson, Mrs. Owens and
Mrs. Owens and Mrs. Bowers are
helping with the drilling and cos
tunes. Miss Pignol is drilling the
spoken parts. The Junior class has
taken charge of all decorations and
refreshments in connection with the
bazaar and will have booths at
which candy and other refresh
ments may be purchased. The mem
bers of the Junior class are: Lii
liam Ponder, president; Joseph
Lingo, Vice-president; Houston Will
son, secretary; Edward Outten,
treasurer; Vernon Reed, Harold
Palmer and Mary King. The Parent
Teacher Association is especially
asked to help the Junior Glass with !
contributions of candy, apples, nuts |
pies, lemons and sugar.
'Bashful Mr.. Bobbs," a farce
comedy in three acts will be pre-
Sented the latter part of November
by the Senior Glass of Milton High
School. Rehearsals have begun
and the presentation will be up to
he usual standard of excellence of
plays given by the pupils of the
school in the past. 3.
Another play of unusual interest
will be given by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the M. P. Church on Nov
'mber 18th. The title of the sketch
S 'The Path Across the Hill" a
Mrs. George Brasure and daugh-
er, Martha, of Chestnut Hill, Pa,
nd Col. J. Danford Bush, of Will
ningtOn were weekend guests at
he home of B. Frank Gray.
November will be Church atten-
ance month" at Milton M. P.
,hurch and every member is asked
D attend at least one preaching
ervice each Sunday during the
lonth
Town Council is having the road Z
ray at the intersection of Chestnut
nd Front streets concreted. This }
as been source of much expense
S the wash from the hill has at
ach rain filled this part of the road :
18th sand that had to be hauled
way. Council has also contracted !
ith A. P. Croll, of Georgetown, to 2
y concrete cutters on Broad street z
is also proposed to have the prop Z
'ty owners on this street lay con- 2
ete curbs at the same time, but Z
ere some objection to this as most z
the property holders would rath- z
have the curb laid with the pave q
9nt, to prevent the curb leaving q
e sidewalk under pressure of the z
rect, especially on the north side. S
Miss Susie Carey, of Philadelphia, z
occupying her Milton residence q
: a few weeks. q
George R. Palmer has bought of
ackery-White,t the stucco house on
estnut street, adjoining the resi-
ice of W.. Layton Reed, and will
move his family there in a short q
William Pettyjohn, of Harrington,
been the guest of his sister,
5. Harry Martin.
hubert A. Roup, of Wilmington, is
nding a few days with his daugh- y
Mrs. Hahn.
Iilton canneries are labelling and
Dping out their 1925 pack of =
MS and tomatoes.
n important business change
taken place in Milton during the
few days. George R. Palmer,
has conducted a restaurant
confectionery store in the Fox
ding for several years, has sold
business to Wilford C. White, G
nerly of the Thackery-White
lber Company. Mr.. White will
luct a first class restaurant, q
ectiOnery store and ice cream
or. Mr.. Palmer, who is station
1t at Milton for the D. M. Coast y
road, will devote his entire
to this work.
D. Robbins is having erected
his farm in Broadkill Neck a
2 combination barn and gran
Mr.. Robbins who is postmaster
Lilton recently purchased a part
le John NJ. Robbins farm and
make his home there when his
IS as postmaster are completed.
lph Messick, Of Greenwood, is Xxx
ling a dwelling house on Beh-
~
ick will move here as soon as ~
new house is completed. ~
IN c. Lank is repairing his Cll