Milford chronicle., 1925-11-27
Milton Letter


rel to spend the winter with ne
daughter, Mrs. H. Clay Davis.
Mrs. G. A. Lippincott and daugh
ter Jane, of Chestnut Hill, Pa, hay
been visiting B. F. Gray.
Miss Nell Gray has returned
from a Southern motor grip.
Recent visitors at the home of w
r. Wilkins and family were Mr.. anC
Mrs. c. p. Olson and three sons
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Jefferson an(
grandson, Mr.. VIM. Proud and son
all of Philadelphia. Mrs. Edna Har,
rison, Miss Blanche Dennis anC
Miss Lillian Johnson Of Newark
Md.
The three act cOmedy-drama, the
Path Across the Hill, was given IN
the Fox Theatre an Tuesday night
of last week under the auspices OF
the Ladies Mite Society of the NJ. p
Church. The parts were taken by
local talent and very well present
ed to one of the largest audiences
ever in that theatre.
The funeral of Frank DuttOn, who
died at the Beebe Hospital, LeWes,
on Friday of last week, was held at
Whites Chapel on Monday after
noon and interment made in the ad-
Joining cemetery by S. J. Wilson &
Son. The services at the grave
were conducted by Chippewa Tribe
of Red Men, of which the deceased
was a member He was also mem
her of Enterprise Council, Jr. o. u.
A. NJ. Mr.. Dutton was rs years OF
age. was a member of the Milton
baseball team, playing first base.
He was well-knOwn to the players
and fans of Sussex county as a fast
fielder and heavy hitter. The pail
hearers were members of the Milton
team: Ernest Jefferson, Clyde
Belts, Howard Bailey, Harmon
Lewis, Eldridge Donovan and Stan
ton Messick. Floral pieces were
hy the members of the team and
employees of the button factory,
where he was employed until a
short time before he was taken i'll.
He was the son of the late William
A. Dutton, who died only few
months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs William r. Wilkins
and grand daughter, Mary Wilkins,
spent a part of this week in Phila-
delphia, Camden and other points
in New Jersey.
Eliza Cordrey of Camden, n. j.,
has purchased of Samuel A. Hudson
the Hudson farm near Milton and
will establish a chicken farm there
on. Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson will make
their home with their daughter near
Redden
The Senior Glass of Milton High
School will present The Bashful
Mr.. Bobbs" in Fox Theatre on the
evening of December 1st. The cast
follows: Katherine Henderson, a
Young wife, Katherine Dickerson;
Frederick Henderson, her husband,
Russell Reed; Mrs. Virgins, the !
landlady, Elizabeth Wilson; Obediah |
Stump, a fresh country product, |
George Goodwin; Frances Whit |
taker, an athletic girl, Martha |
Moore; ROsalie Otis, a society bud, !
Laura Wilson; Mr.. Robert V. BObbs |
the bashful one, Henry Jones; Jean |
Graham, a Delaware peach, Delma |
Simpler; Marston Bobbs, anything |
but bashful, George Lynch; Celesta
Vanderpool, of the Movies, Marie
Williams; Julie, her French maid
from Paris, KY, Clara Clendaniel.
When Harry Martin and Howard
Hastings were returning from
cunning trip on Thursday afternoon
of last week they discovered flames
leaping from the roof of the house
on the Martin farm, near town, ten
anted by John Wiley. They told
Mrs. Wiley, who was the only mem
Der of the family at home and
climbed to the attic and began to
fight the fire An alarm was sent
TO Milton but before the fire COM
pany arrived Martin and Hastings
with the help of several neighbOrs,
had gotten the flames under control
1t is thought the fire was starred
by a defective fue. Again on Fri
day morning the same house caught
fire and the Milton fire company
was called and succeeded in putting
out the blaze before serious damage
was done.
Elmer w. Baker residing on the
DR.. Hopkins farm near West Hill
will retire from farming
and move to Milton He will sell
his stock and implements at public
sale on Wednesday, December 2,
at his home.
A. P. Croll of Georgetown, is
laying a concrete pavement in front
of the j. R. Atkins lot on Union st.
Samuel Hudson will sell his stock
and farm implements at public sale
at his home near Ingram's Mill on
Tuesday, December 8th. Mr.. Hud-
son has sold his farm to Mrs. Eliza
COrdrey of Camden, N. j., who will
conduct poultry farm thereon.
On Sunday evening at the M. P.
Church there will be a special SER
mon to men. The Chippewa Tribe of
Red Men will attend. The public is
invited.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church will meet next Monday
evening, November 30th at the home !
If Mrs. Laura Pepper. c
A great many persons from this
own expect to attend the Bazaar
-iven IN Milford's New Community
for the benefit of the
emergency Hospital, next Wednes-
ay, Thursday and Friday. 7
GOSHEN M. E. CHURCH 7
J. II. Eldridge, Ph. B.. Pastor
1920 a. m, preaching service, to e
which you are very cordially in \
-ited. Hear the theme next Sunday.
t will be: Help from the Sane S
uary. The Sanctuary gives a help t
hat we need and can not find in h
ny other place. Try to be present. g
2:OO noon, our Sunday School 4
meets. 1t is still growing. We have p
good time, we who attend. We !
want to make record next Sum
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