Milford chronicle., 1925-11-20
Milton Letter


kins as captain and wants games
with all first class teams in the
state Last year Milton was the
chompion bowling team of Sussex
and Kent counties and they expect
a grear season this year; ma I3.i
lenges should be sent to MI VIII
kins. .,,;oos
A Union Thanksgiving services
will be held in the NJ. p Church on
Thursday, THANKSGIVING Day2 at
lO:3O A. NJ, Rev. j. Smith ElurluSG
DastOr of the NJ. Z. Church VIII
preach the sermon. This is uh-
ion service of all the churches.
Rehearsals are being held night
lv for the play The Path Across the
lin TO be given on the evening OF
November 18th by the Ladies AID
society of the NJ. P. Church.
A. P. Croll of Georgetown, mas
been given the contract by Town
Council to lay concrete cutters on
BROAD street. This street was torn
nm several months ago, the old brick
elsters removed preparatory to the
LAYING of concrete. The residents
of this street have been greatly IN
conyenienced by this delay and hope
the work will be done soon.
Peter Virden of Douglas, Wyo-
ming. has returned to his home af-
fer spending some weeks with his
daughter. Mrs. Weldon NAPLES. MI
Virden has erected a handsome
monument over the grave OF his de-
ceased wife. o,...
los 4 Virden and Mrs. c. G. Wap-
les motored to Philadelphia on sat
urday. Captain Conwell went on 10
East Orange, N. j., to join his WlIe'
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Ethel White.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Rey-
nolds NJ. p. Church will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Z.
Jones in Cave Neck on December
3rd. Everybody cordially invited.
Fire destroyed a tenant house on
the Pratt Orchard farms early last
Tuesday night The tenants, MI
and Mrs. John Wingate and chill
dren were able tO escape from the
house clad only in their night
clothes. The fire was discovered by
Mr.. Wingate whe believes 1t was
caused from a defective tlue. This
is the second house on the Pratt
farm to be destroyed by fire within
2 few years.
MIR. and Mrs. William c. Croucn
and daughters of Philadelphia, mo-
tOred to Milton on Sunday and on
Monday and Tuesday Mr.. Crouch
accompanied his father, W. w.
Crouch and Waller B. Jefferson on
A hunting trip. They returned home
Wednesday morning.
Ward H. Short and H. c. David
son were delegates from Golden
Rule Lodge to attend the Grand
Lodge of l. 0. o. F., in Wilmington
this week.
Thomas ]. Perry, who died at his
home at CoOlspring on Friday OF
last week was buried in COolspring
Cemetery on Monday afternoon
MIR. Perry, who was 81 years old on
September 18th, was born in Sus-
sex county of an old Delaware fam
ily and spent all his life in this
State. In 1880 he was member OF
the Delaware Legislature and IN
1890 he was a candidate for Cover
nor on the Prohibition ticket. He
was the oldest member of Cool
spring Presbyterian Church, having
been a member of the church for ~
wears and a trustee for many years
Mr.. Perry had Outlived many of his
family. His wife died in 1900. His
brother, Rev. Samuel Perry, died
last year in Elkton, Md, and one oi
his sisters, Mrs. Harriet McIlVaine
is also dead He is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Margaret A. Pretty
man, of Washington, D. c., who is
over 80 years of age, and Mrs. Eli
zabeth E. Burton of Philadelphia
After the funeral, the will was read
at the house by the executor, JOS
eph NJ. Lank, cashier of The Sussex
Trust Company of Milton Ihe be-
quests were as follows: Rev. Sam
uel Perry, $500; Margaret A. Pret'
lyman, $500; Elizabeth E. Burton
$500; WriXham McIlvaine, $500;
Emma f. Marsh, $500; Susie Mears
$500; Mary Rust, $3.50; Ruth May
$3.50; Trustees of CoOlspring Church
$500; Foreign Missions of Cool
spring Church, $500; Home Mis-
sions of Coolspring Church, $500;
NJ. Clarence johnson, 81; Emma
johnson, 5000; Helen Walls, $500;
William Ramsey, $500; Alice Vim
cent, $500; Charles Futcher, $780,
Cliff. Futcher, $500; Theodore
Johnson, $500; Isaiah Campbell
5000; Frank Jones' wife, $500; Nat
johnson, 5000; Isaiah Campbell
500; George Campbell, $780,.
The Senior Glass of Milton HigE
School are faithfully rehearsing fol
the farce-aomedy, Bashful Mr.,
BObbs" which they will present
later in November.
Edward Argo received a painful
cut on his left hand this week wheT
a shell he was cutting in the but
ton factory burst. He went to the
Office of DR.. w. E. Douglas where
the wound was dressed.
In connection with the calendar
bazaar TO be given by the Fisher Bi-
BILE Glass of the M. e. Church or
December 3, and 5, chicken sal
ad supper will be held at the church
on December 8. Miss Eva Smith is
chairman and on her committee are
Mrs. Robert Black, Mrs. Clarence
Lank, Mrs. Wallace Twin, Mrs
Robert Palmer, Mrs. Benjamin Pal-
mer and Mrs. Alfred Littleton.
The teachers of Milton schools
attended the Teachers Institute al
Dover last week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Johnson, Mrs. John
Shane, Miss Staymen and Miss Mar
tin of Philadelphia, have been spend
ing a few days this week with Mr.
and Mrs. William Wilkins.
William Chandler of Scranton
Pa, has been in Milton this week
looking after his large apple and
peach orchards.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin of Baltimore