Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
Milton Letter

Walter c. Welch, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, is spending the week with
Milton relatives.
Rev. Charles A. Behringer and
family, of Wenonah, N. j., are
spending the week at Broadkill
Beach. In the house party are Mr..
and Mrs. George B. Atkins and Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Wagamon, Jr., and
son, of Milton, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles King, of Philadelphia.
Twenty-Five converts were bap-
tized in the pond Sunday afternoon
by the pastor of the tent camp that
has been held for the past two
weeks. These meetings have drawn
large crowds nightly and many con-
verts have been recorded. This week
! will close the meetings.
A readjustment has taken place in
the Thackery-Wh Lumber Com
pany, manufacturers of box and
crate shocks. The business in the
future will be conducted by new
company, headed by Mr.. West, one
of the members Of the old firm. The
mill has been idle for two weeks
but work started again on Wednes-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Neal and
children, of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Crouch.
Mosquitoes have made their ap-
pearance in large numbers, espec-
tally in the bay shore sections. On
the marshes the cattle are suffering
from the pests and the only relief
they get is by submerging their bod
les to the neck in the bitches and
ponds. Visitors going to and from
Broadkill Beach say that in the early
morning and evening the pests rise
from the grass and weeds in clouds
and make driving a car torture.
E. P. Nicholson received word on
Wednesday that his father had died
suddenly at his home at Franklin, Va.
Mr.. Nicholson left Immediately for his
Charles A. Virden left on Wednesday
for visit with his brothers in the
State of Wyoming. Mr.. Virden will be
gone for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard, OF
Camden, N. J., are guests OF Milton
John John Cottreu, of Millville, N. J., is
Milton visitor. Mr.. Cottrel is having
his property on Broad street repaired, |
including a front porch, which greatly
improves the appearance Of this dwell
Miss Lora Wilson of New York is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Thomas VIII
son, near town.
James H. Jefferson who has been
suffering from rheumatism for the past (
year, is now confined to his bed at the
home of his son, Walter 3. Jefferson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt. Mrs. Paul
Ryan, of Georgetown and Mrs. Ernest
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Crouch
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Horton of Cam
den, N. j., are spending week with
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Atkins.
Harry Wilkins and mother were sun
day visitors among friends and rela-
tives at Easton, Md.
has been spending. a few days with his
mother, Mrs. Charlotte Johnson. Mr..
johnson and mother spent Saturday at
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Pepper and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Scott have
from motor trip to wildwood
Crest, N. j., where they We're the
guests Of Mrs. Peppers sister, Mrs. FL,
Mrs. Baker, Of Penn Hospital. Phil
adelphia, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. P. An
derson, of Lansdowne, Pa, have been
recent visitors with Mrs. Mary e. Nor
ris.
dwelling for James johnson on Union
Mrs. Martin Sweet and son. of West Z
Chester, Pa, are the guests Of Mt. and
Mrs. Thomas Dodd.
revealed the fact that there
was not white potato on sale.