Milford chronicle., 1926-08-20
Milton Letter


daughter of Mullica Hill, N. j., are
spending a week in Milton, Mr..
Maull's old home town. His mother,
Mrs. Annie Maull, is the guest OF
Mrs. Florence Johnson.
Bethel A. NJ E. Camp opened on
Sunday with a very large crowd Of
colored people present. This camp
will continue two more Sundays.
Able ministers of the denomination
will preach during the meetings in
Lavinia Woods. The camp is in
charge OF Rev. W. E. Witcher, the
pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conwell Of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mrs. Charlotte Wilson.
Miss Edith Wilson of Philadelphia
is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Wilson, this week.
Milton was shocked on Saturday to
learn of the death of one of its most
popular young men, Dawson Clifton.
son of MIS-. Mandus Warren, at her
home on Fearing street. Dawson,
who was attending the Loyal Camp
/ for Sunday school workers, near An
napolis, Md, representing with Rich
ard green, the local M. E. Sunday
/ school, was taken seriously i'll while
! at the camp, and at his request, and
/ after an examination and treatment
by physician, was brought home in
an automobile by two young men
who were also attending the camp.
Upon his arrival here his condition
was such that it was readily appar-
ent that death was near, and about
two hours after his arrival he pass
| ed away. DIR. R. B. Hopkins pro-
nounced the cause of death as appen-
dicitis. He was about 19 years Of
age. Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock at
Reynolds NJ. P. Church, near town.
He was a member of Milton M. E.
Sunday school, and the Jr. Order
of American Mechanics, which or
ganization had charge of the SER
vices at the grave. He leaves a mo-
ther, one brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Eva Tompkins of New Hav-
en-, Conn, is the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Palmer.
D.. A game of ball will be played here
on Saturday afternoon between
Ocean City and the local team. This
is the third of series to be played
between these teams and each has
won a game. The game on Saturday
will be the deciding game and a
good game is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Anderson of
Lansdowne, Pa, have been visiting
Mrs. Mary Morris.
Rufus Reed has sold to H. Ernest
Conwell a six acre tract of land on
Bay street, North Milton. COnsidera-
ton private. Mr.. COnwe1l will use
the land to enlarge his nursery of
ornamental trees and shrubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Meginnis OF
Wilmington who have been spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Robert B. Black have returned home.
Mrs. Black is also entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Fannie Atkins of Will
mington.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Phillips and
daughter Violet, of West Chester
Pa, have been spending few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. N. T. Veasey.
James O'NeaI and son and daugh-
ter of Wilmington spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch.
During a severe electric storm on
Friday night the home of Miss Eva
X. Smith, on Union street, was
struck by a bolt of lightning, dam
, aging a chimney and shocking Miss
Smith as she sat at the switchboard
,, of the telephone, located on the Sec
ond story of the building. The
switchboard was put out of commits
sion and Milton was without tele-
phone service from 1870 p. m. to
a. m, when inemen succeeded in re-
pairing the damage done.
The Diamond State Roller Mills is
putting up building near the mill
in which will be installed a dustine
machine to riG seed wheat Of smut
Smut has so increased in this Sec
ton that growers are becoming
alarmed and the installation Of the
: machine here, according to repre-
J sentation of government reports, will
almost entirely eliminate the disease
in wheat. The seed is treated by
busting with a preparation recon-
} mended and used by wheat growers
of the northwest that not only de-
stroys the spor but fertilizes the
: seed, causing 1t to bring forth smut
less wheat. The new machine will
be installed in time for wheat SOW
ing this autumn.
Millions two day Dollar Day sole
begins on Friday and ends on Sat
urday night. Every leading merchant
in the town will on these two days
give real bargains in all kinds Of
merchandise. Heretofore the loca
= merchants have held individual sales
, but this year have joined to make
the event one of great bargains.
| NThe opening of the new bank
| building Of the First National Bank
of Milton was held on Saturday and
! a large number of people called and
{ inspected the new quarters. The
{ Franklin National Bank Of Philadel-
= phia sent a beautiful basket Of flow
/. ers with best wishes.
Fred Welch and daughter, Miss
Gladys, of Philadelphia, are guests
) of Milton relatives this week.
A pony that strayed from B. F
Gray's stable last week was found
near Bridgeville on Thursday. The
l animal wandered about twenty miles
= from home before being taken up by
= a Bridgeville resident.
Rev. A. H. Green who has been or
} a three weeks vacation, will occupy
1 his pulpit at the NJ. P. Church, next
5 Sunday morning.
l /1hc heavy rains of Friday and
| PSatulday evenings washed deep dit
ches in the shoulders on the east
= side of Union street hill, and a force