Milford chronicle., 1925-10-09
Milton Letter


property next to the church, re-
Gently purchased by the trustees fol
use as a church social centre. The
house has three rooms, a summer
kitchen and an enclosed porch, anC
is surrounded by lawn. The plan
is to remdve partitions making one
large room where the Ladies Aid
Christian HndeavOr and other socie-
ties of the church may meet and
hold socials, church suppers, etc
These affairs have been held in a
hall on Chestnut street, far remOv-
ed from th6 business centre of town
The new property is more centrally
located. THE kitchen will be kept
for place to prepare refreshments
and suppers. On Tuesday evening of
this week the Aid Society held a
'Kitchep. Shower" in the new build
ing and received many useful uten-
sils from the members and friends
of the church. 1t is expected the
building will be ready in time for
use by Thanksgiving, when the Aid
society will serve a Thanksgiving
dinner.
John B. Derrickson, of Newburn,
n. Cd a student at Delaware College,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. B. Gray. Miss Catherine
Grayl a student at the same college,
spend the weekend with her par
ents.
Re1 w. NJ. Green and J. B. Gray
snenR Sunday at Camden.
Charles Sher Jr., Earl Byroads,
Robd drt Mcpherson and Raymond
Pumpkins, of Washington, D. c.,
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ken1 Truitt, near town, over Sun
day.
MI Lima Watson, of Cokesbury,
spen last with her daughters, Mrs.
Parl + Beebe and Mrs. Anna Truitt,
near Jefferson Cross Roads.
NJ S Anna DickersOn of Slaughter
Nec spent the weekend with her
cous Is. Edna and Nora Truitt.
RI ival meetings will begin at
Rev bids NJ. P. Church on Sunday
even hg, October 18th.
G. brge w. Steele will sell his
hou hold goods at public sale at
his ONE in MillsborO on Saturday
afte hoon.
il ln H. Hudson has bought of
Cha les wilkins the brick dwelling
on last street, North Milton, and
the wo adjoining properties of A.
H. pfand
4 II Milton bowling team has Or
fgan led by electing Franklin Wiki
ins captain and are now in train
ing br the bowling season. They
hay ISSUED a challenge to the bowl
ing eams Pf Delaware to a series OF
gar Is. +
le Carey homestead on Union
ha recently been re-painted and re-
pa ed, adding greatly to the appear
an of this property.
RS. John Milby who has been
uI .e ill for several weeks, is some
w It improved, although yet is con-
fl ID to her bed. She has been at the
b le of her neice, Mrs. Clarence B.
il nson, but was removed to her
O / home on Thursday.
aptain Samuel Fithian has haul
d his yacht "Almira" out on the
Us and is putting on a more
,edy propeller.
The factories are catching up with
lima bean rush and are able to
le care of them without working
at night as they have done for
yeral weeks past. There were
hctically no early beans owing to
drought that prevailed in the
summer, thus preventing early
hting, but the later crops have
h prolific and the pack will be
little below normal.
ere is a scarcity of Keiifer pears
this section, the fruit being de-
Dyed in early spring by the cold
lther. Robert Workman, just west
Iilton, was one of the more for
nate growers, he having nearly a
IL crop of pears in his orchards. |
readily sold them at good |
ice.
n7he Gillis Lumber Company is get
| hg into full swing and are ship
ling out one and two carloads of
rate shocks a week to pottery
.lants in New Jersey. This concern
employing about twenty-five men
nd soon will be able to employ
hore.
]. Carey Palmer shipped carload
L cedar posts on Friday to Penn
ylvania. This cedar was cut from
he tract in Prime Hook Neck. Mr..
'almer purchased this tract from
ohm B. Smith of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Crouch
nd daughter, Mary Betty, and Miss
lola Maull, spent Monday afternoon
18th Mrs. William Wyatt.
John B. Barker who was taken
uddenly ill several days ago, is
omewhat improved at this time.
Otis G., the one-year-Old son of
rr. and Mrs. Millard Walls, died at
leir home on Saturday morning.
uneral services were held on Sun
av and interment made in Odd
ellows' cemetery by S. J. Wilson
Son.
Clara May, aged II months,
,ughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar
efferson, died at their home on Sun
,v after a short illness. Funeral
,rvices were held on Tuesday after
BON and interment made in the ODD
ellows' cemetery by S. ]. Wilson
Son.
The oyster season opens in the
roadkill River on October 18th and
ose who have examined the beds
" the bivalves are more plentiful Il
an last year. Oystermen are pre-
lring their boats and pharapher-
lila for the opening day. U
At the sale of the real estate OF N
e late Lydia S. Wilson on Satur- n
", the home place was purchased
+ Mrs. William w. Davidson; the
Joining building lot by Charles G. H