Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13


=. hold a st. Patricks Social on March
18th.
hThe Second Annual Convention of
the Sussex County Christian En-
deavOr Unions will be held in Mil
ton NJ. P. Church on Thursday af-
ternoon and evening, March 18th.
The following program will be car
ried out:
, 2:OO-Devotional services, lead by
Rev. J. w. Townsend.
2:3O-Address, Rev. W. F. Defries,
Ocean View.
2:45-Song.
2:5O-Conferences lead by state Off
GERS.
S:45-Song and offering.
Conferences for officers.
5:15-Business session.
4:30-Address, Rev. H. L. Bunstein,
Milford.
5:15-FellOwship supper.
7:30-DevotiOnal, Rev. w. C. Clough.
7:45-State program, Carroll NJ.
Wright.
S:00-Installation of officers.
S:10-Special music.
S:15-The State work.
S:35-Song and offering.
S:45-Address, Rev. r. L. Shipley,
D. D., Salisbury, Md.
The funeral of John A. Hickman,
resident of Milton, who died sudden
ly in Philadelphia, early Monday
morning, will be held at his late
home here this afternoon and inter-
ment made in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery, by S. J. Wilson & Son. Mr..
Hickman who was about 81 years
of age, was an employee of the
Ridgeway Refrigerator Company, Of
Philadelphia. He spent Sunday eve
ming at the home of his son, James
Hickman, on the Roosevelt Boule- !
ward, and returning to his boarding !
house, retired in apparent good !
health. About one O'Clock Monday |
morning his wife, who was visiting
him, found him dead, lying across |
their bed. 1t is supposed that Mr..
Hickman was taken i'll and had |
arose from the bed and was stricken
ed. He leaves a wife and one son.
Robert J. Leverage, one Of Broad
kill hundreds oldest and best |
known residents, died in the Emer-
gency Hospital, Milford, on March
9Th, aged "a years. Funeral services
were held and interment made at
Slaughter Neck Church on Monday
afternoon, by S. J. Wilson & Son.
P. S. DUPONT will speak at the
ilton colored school on Friday ev-
ming, March 18th, at their regular
Parent Teacher Association meet
g. All persons interested in the
etterment Of schools will take this
pportunity to hear him speak. The
.eeting opens at 7:45 p. m.
The Williams Community Associ-
ton will hold it's March meeting on
Wednesday evening, March 18th, if
he weather permits. George S. VIII
ans of Millsboro will address the
neeting and will have something
ood in store for all who attend.
he meeting will be held at the
chool house. Ice cream will be on
ale. All are invited to attend.
Herrings have made their appear
lnce again after the cold weather Of
,he first part of March. Local fisher
hen are catching them in goodly
umbers and they are selling in the
bcal market for &c each.
John A. Ellingsworth and Mr.. and
frs. Walter W. Crouch spent Sunday
fternoon with Mr.. EllingsWorth's
hther, iona Ellingsworth, near Lin
oln. Mr.. EllingswOrth, ST., is SO
ears of age.
Miss Viola Maull spent part of
be week with her aunt, Mrs. Will
am Wyatt, at Georgetown.
The condition of Mrs. J. Oliver
[azzard and son and daughter, who
ave been ill for several weeks, Is
huch improved at this time. c
I. C. King who has been confined
his home for several days is now r
BILE to be out again. -
A. E. Jefferson and son have COM h
|leted the new house on Union street
|or Ernest M. Jefferson. Mr.. Jeffer- n
ion and family will remove thereto y
n a short time.
A sewer has been run from the e.
lAw home of Frank B. Carey to the n
II street sewer by A. E. Jefferson N
Son. This house will soon be COM "
tied and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. h
rey. -
Mrs. Lucille Hopson of Philadel- G,
ia is the guest of her grandmother, a,
rs. Martha Mustard, who is quite w
Captain Samuel Fithian is remod- a,
ing the yacht Elmira into fish W
boat to ply to and from the fish
3 banks in the Delaware Bay. IL
The town election on Saturday af- br
moon was a quiet affair, there be-
b but one ticket in the field. H. G. CT
Wilson and Noah e. Warren were bf
scted councilmen for three years.
ne law requires that candidates be or
led with the secretary Of council on
least one week before election day
ld none being filed, except that by da
e members of council, there was an
b contest. The Mayor holds over for M
bother year. oh
Mrs. John D. Wright has gone to nj,
to visit her daughters of
|r a few days.
While cutting wood in the forest te1
Jest of town on Wednesday of last in,
eek Charles Roach, of Milton, was he
.ricken with paralysis and died
lrly Thursday morning at his home. In
+. Roach was found by John Cliff for
b, who was cutting nearby. Mr..
lifton, not having heard the sound sp,
Mr.. Roach's axe went to look for fer
|m and found him in a huddled
lap, unconscious. Summoning aid da-
e stricken man was brought to his Wi
,me and medical aid given but Mr.. !
Dach died without regaining con- ou
iouspess. He leaves besides a wife, alb.
Ie son, James Roach, who is en- ag;
Dyed at the Palmer ice cream sa- /
on. The deceased was about 67 hol
ore old oDd bod rocidod Il, Milton a