Milford chronicle., 1925-05-29
Milton Letter


School was neId last week III u,
bOX theatre. 1nere were TWO con
tests, one between The girls and an
other between the boys. In the pre-
limlnary cOnLesJs there We're lint
girls and the same number OF boys
Those reacnlng the finals were
Girls-hatnerlne DlckersOn, Blanche
Reynolds, Elizabeth Lank and Cath.
crime Gray. BOyS-HoustOn Wilson
Penheld Jefferson, Robert Jefferson
Jack Johnson and William Bolin
The winners in the final contest
were: Girls-Katherine Gray, tirst
prize, and Katherine DickersOn, sec
Ond. MISS Gray's subject was The
Polish Boy" Miss Dickerson's sub
ject was Makers of the Flag" by
Lane. The winners in the boys con-
test were William Bolin, first; Jack
johnson, second and Robert JefGer-
son, third. Bolin's subject was "The
, Soldier of Fortune" by Service.
Johnson Tecited Kipling's "Gunga
Din. Jefferson, the youngest contest
ant, recited 'Joes Crime" The con-
test in oratory was originated by e.
IN
to the winners of each contest and
$3.50 to the second best. In the boys
contest A. J. Bolin, principal of
Milton school, donated the third
prize.
Joseph H. Walls has begun the
driving of piling from the bridge on
Union street on a line with the
channel of BroadIill river to his line
in the rear of his store property
The part enclosed by the piling will
he filled in, giving Mr.. Walls
building lot in the center of the bus
mess section fifty feet front by
about a hundred deep. The filling in
of this portion of the river will re-
move a waste that has long been an
evesore to the citizens of Milton.
The wall above the piling Will be
Of concrete.
Edward Clendaniel of Wilmington
has purchased of Robert H. Morris
a dwelling at the corner of Broad
and Mulberry streets. Possession
will be given on June 1st. Mr.. Nor
ris will sell his household goods at
nublic sale on Saturday afternoon
May Goth. . Dale
Tod@e of odd Fellows attended the
Kent-Sussex Rally of that order IN
Milford on Friday evening, May zz'
Norman Workman is building a
dwelling house on a portion OF MS
fathers farm, near town.
The pea canning season Will open
in Milton within the next few days
and the crop is an enormous one.
At the Draper factory preparations
have been completed to handle the
crOp and the largest pack for years
will be put up. At the Milton Can
ming Company another line Of ma
cbinerv has been installed to handle
the increased acreage planted TINS
wear. The installation of the added
machinery will give employment 10
a score or more of women than IN
former years. 1t is hoped that this
increased number of women can be
secured in Milton, rather than Sc
cnre them from nearby towns. The
work is light, the pay good ana
working conditions ideal.
The senior class of Milton High !
School gave a play entitled "Ihe
price of His Folly in Fox Theatre |
last week before a large audience.
The proceeds were for the benefit OF
the class and it is thought they
will visit Washington, D. C., IN the
near future.
sharp & Davidson have laid con-
crete sidewalks in front Of the
nronerties occupied by Henry Glen
daniel and DR.. R. H. T. Wilson, on
Federal street.
The first green peas to be gather
ed from Milton gardens were from
tbe patch of VIM. R. Wilkins on
Thursday.
Francis, the one month old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sockriter'
died at their home in Harbeson on
Saturday of whipping cough. Flu
neral services were held at the home
by Rev. Cullum and interment mace
in Beaver Dam cemetery on Sunday
afternoon by S. J. Wilson and Son.
Mrs. Margaret Fischer, of Spring
Lake. N. J., has been visiting her
sister-in-laW, Mrs. Luck Greene,
wife of Rev. W. NJ. Greene.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green of
New Jersey have been visiting rela-
tives in Milton this week.
Roy Clark is erecting a dwelling I
house on East street on the proper
ty of J. Cord Clendaniel.
Stock in the Delaware Real Estate
and Security Company, new bank
ing institution to be established in
Milton is being offered to the pub
lie and at this date about half of |
S25, 5000 shares to be sold at this time /
has been subscribed. The shares are
being offered at $50 per share, par I
value $50. i
George Leonard who has erected a @
on Behringer avenue, will e
remove to his new home the latter +
part of this week. The House va t
Gated by Mr.. Leonard on Chandler
street, will be occupied by Amandus a
Warren. T
The unsightly hedgerow on the S
south border of Odd Fellows ceme- /:
terry has been cleared away and
greatly improves the appearance of "
he cemetery. 4
A monument has been placed over |
he grave of the late George Burris
n the NJ. z. cemetery by VIM. V. N
5ipple and Son. e.
Commencement exercises of Mil j
on High School will be held in Fox
Theatre on Monday evening. There v
ire twelve members of the gradua- 81
ing class, as follows: Catherine
Tray, Alma Wilson, Ruth Lynch, a
Ruth Porter Hopkins, Ruth Jones,
elizabeth Lank, Elsie Lank, Jack e
ohnsOn, Joseph Lank, James John NJ