Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
Milton Letter

A new bank, The First National
Bank of Milton, has been organized
and will open for business in {
short time. A meeting of the
stockholders was held on Monday
night, resulting in the election Oi
the following directors: George A
Goodwin, George B. Hunter, Charles
A. Burrous, Sr., DR.. John c. Wilt
bank, Carlton Draper, R. Davis
Lingo. Clarence Dickerson, r. j.
Clendaniel, John Robinson, Jr., Dr.
William D. Douglas, James G. Pal
mer and Ernest NJ. Jefferson. A
meeting Of the directors was held
later at which DR.. J. c. Wiltbank
was chosen president, George B.
Hunter, vice-president, Thomas H
Douglas, cashier, and Frank B.
Carey, asst. cashier. The capital
stock of the new bank is $25,OOO,
fully paid. There are about one
hundred and thirty stockholders in
The new concern, among which are
some of the prominent business ana
financial men of the community.
Where the new organization VIII
omen for business depends upon the
, selection of a site from several 10
cations in view, but it is sure the
location will be in the midst OF the
downtown business section.
Miss Carlyn Palmer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Palmer, OF
Milton. and Clarence Reed, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Reed OF
BroadkiIl Neck, were married at
salisbury. Md, on December 24th.
Their many friends are extending
congratulations and well wishes.
Thev will reside in Milton, where
the groom is employed in the but
ton factory.
Joseph H. Walls and J. H. Pret-
lyman last week filled their houses
on Lake Fanganzyki with ice meas
1ring from five to six inches IN
thickness. For the first time in
several years the whole lake was
covered with thick ice, and the
voung folks enjoyed to the full the
excellent skating afforded. The
largest crowds visited the lake IN
+be evenings, building huge bon
fires on the shore, thus lighting up
tbe lake for the scores that glide
over the frozen surface. The wealth
or became warmer on Saturday and
together with rain on Monday and
tuesday, melted the ice, thus put
ting a stop to skating. -,
Mrs. Henrietta Capel and chill
dren. of Philadelphia, and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Leslie BOoz and little son.
Leslie, of PennsgrOve, N. j., motor
ed down and spent the weekend
with their sister, Mrs. Elsay walls.
The funeral of John S. Robinson,
a lifelong resident of Broadklll
Neck. who died at his home on
Wednesday, December 80, was held
on Friday at Zion NJ. E. Church and
interment made in the adjoining
cemetery by S. J. Wilson &c Son.
Mr.. Robinson would have been 81
years of age had he lived until jan
nary 28th. He leaves three chill
dren, Mrs. Clara COnwen and John
A. Robinson, of Milton, and Miss
Laura Robinson, who resided at
nome with her father. Mr.. Robin
son was of unusual vigorous con-
stitution, having never been i'll for
even a day since childhood, and
made his usual weekly visit to Mil
ton a few days before his death,
which came after an illness OF only
a few days.
An automobile collision occurred
on Federal street on Thursday eve
ming when a touring car driven by
a young man named Clifton crashed
into the sedan of Weldon c. NAPLES
as Mr.. NAPLES slowed up to enter
the street leading to his garage.
The Waples car escaped serious in
Jury. but the rear bumper was
somewhat twisted and bent by the
force of the collision, while the
Clifton car received a broken wind
shield and other minor injuries.
The occupants of both cars were
shaken up but not seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Wright
have returned from Philadelphia,
where they spent the holidays.
Joseph Lank, Jr., and sister, Eliz-
abeth, who are attending college in
Philadelphia, have been the guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Lank.
Charles A. BurrOus, Jr., of Phil
adelphia, was a visitor with his
parents, Captain and Mrs. c. A. Bur-
rOus..
Revival services began in the M.
E. Church on Sunday, with Robert
E. Gibby as evangelist. The meet
ings are of a union nature, all
churches uniting in the holding of
same.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
School held it's Christmas exercises
and treat on Wednesday evening,
and on Thursday afternoon a treat
was given the members of the
"Cradle Roll"
The entrance of the New Year
was observed in Milton with the
ringing of church bells, firing OF
guns and sounding the fire alarm
at midnight.
Fire getting away from Clarence
Clendaniel yesterday while burning
off his asparagus patch in the rear
of his home on Union street, caused
the sounding of the siren and the
gathering of the tOwnspeople. The
fire got beyond control and leaped
into the poultry yard of Charles
Thackery and but for the prompt
response of neighbors would have
destroyed his large poultry houses
and possibly the destruction of that
part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Malajo
and son Arthur, of Philadelphia, Mr..
and Mrs. John Jensen and sister,
Miss Lena Jensen, of Chester, Pa,
have been recent visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jensenf
frederick Reynolds and Fred K.
Jensen have filled their houses with
six-inch ice from the Reynolds
Raill-pond this weekR