Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1925-04-24
Milton Letter

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of the plot. The hedge was givel
e by Thomas R. Wilson, who owns
i lot in front of the school and CAV,
: the plants to the school if the!
. would remove it. Gates will b,
-. erected at the entrances. thus en-
closing the campus. Several SHADE
trees and shrubbery have beer
planted on the grounds and tn,
patrons of the school are planning
, to paint the school building during
the summer.
Mrs Hester Vaughn who has beer
spending the winter with her chill
dren IN Philadelphia, has returned
to her Milton home for the summer
Miss Cordelia Atkins, a nurse OF
= Wilmington, has been spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Atkins.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
= Martin Swede on Saturday morning
Mother and son are doing fine.
Cornelius Wiltbank took in the
game of baseball between Washing
ton and the Philadelphia team in
the latter city on Saturday after
noon.
Miss Reva Voshell spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Voshell in Wilmington.
Miss Emily Maull has returned
from a visit with relatives in Phila
delphia.
John Bailey has sold to Edward
Campbell a dwelling house on Ell
lendale avenue, North Milton. Mr..
Bailey has moved to East Front
Let nd fr
cupying his new purchase.
been spending the winter near
Nassau has returned to her Milton
home for the summer.
Mrs. J. o. Hazard who has been
ill for several weeks has so far i'm
proved as to be able to be out again
In Orded that the youth of the
town may have a play ground, Capt. |
George Woodwin, W. C. White, G.. |
r. Marshall, H. S. Fithian, Walter |
w. Crouch and several other citi- |
zens are making an effort to raise |
money to rent the baseball grounds !
for this year. A part of the ground
will be used as a ball field and the
balance turned over to the kiddies
for whatever purpose they desire.
Milton is indeed unfortunate in that
the school grounds are too small for
childish games, and the hope of a
larger school building and ample
has been postponed to
Sine time in the dim future by the
action of the Delaware Legislature
in killing the school bill. The pre-
sent school is situated on a lot that
is bounded on three sides by streets
and on the fourth by a cemetery.
The only playground is in front and
rear of the building and are about
100X50 feet in size. On these limit
ed grounds there are about two
scholars playing the best they can.
To give the youngsters ample
will require the expen-
diture of about one hundred dol
lars-if you want to help in this
good cause hand your subscriptions
above.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Purnell and
son, of South Bowers, spent Sunday
his mother, Mrs. John P.
Holland.
Mrs. Della Mcgee who has been
quite i'll at her home on Chestnut
street for several weeks is now con-
The first trout of the season were
caught at BrOadl1ill Beach on Fri
day of last week. Large numbers
Of sea crocus are being landed
here by the haul seins and are
good prices.
Ralph Smith, of Willow Grove,
Pa, has been recent visitor With
lis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Smith near Milton. v
Mr.. and Mrs. William Chandler
Ind daughter, Miss Sarah, of Scran-
on, Pa, are occupying their Mil 5
on residence. Mr.. Chandler is
Ooking after his large orchards s
lear town. ]
Brownie" a valuable raccoon dog I
Dwned by Joseph Birmingham, was /
truck by an automobile and killed s
his week at the top of Federal St., c
A severe electric storm visited =
his section early Sunday evening. n
he storm was accompanied by a
eavy rain fall and some hail. The E
lectric lighting system was put out =
f business for a short time. -
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Barton, of
Iilton, gave a house party at their
lehOboth Beach cottage over the .
yeek-end to their daughter, Miss
Iargaret E. Ellis, a student at the
of Delaware, and a num- a
nose in the party were: Geraldine
[essick of Philadelphia; Louise t;
elton, of Washington, D. c.; Grace N
llisOn, of Stanton; Caroline Fore o
ere, Mddletown; Louise Turner, of N
idley Park, Pa; and Linda Bas-
EFT, of Yardley, Pa. P
The Milton bowling team won the n
of Sussex county on
-onday evening by defeating the
rederica team four game out of n.
We at the Wilkins Alleys. The te
neup was as follows: Milton VI
avis, Roach, Shockley, Wiltbank,
7ilkins, (Captain). 81
Observation-Disclosures Rogers,
arlington, Lewis, Mcbride, Gap
Goshen M. E. Church, Sunday, I'll
pril 26th, J. Smith Eldridge, Phi. to
, Pastor-9:S0 a. M, Sunday ST
orning Glass to which you are in 60
ted. 1920 a. M, the morning SER fu
ce of Divine Worship. We were D
ad to see you last Sunday and er
1st you were benefited. Try to be IS
esent next Sunday. The Pastor by
III use as his theme: "Homeward M
,und". You will enjoy the SER a.
ce. Old and familiar hymns will =,
used-the kind you like. 1900 III
e Sunday School will meet and it 7
a live school. You should attend
e of the sessions. Good music and ]