Milford chronicle., 1927-11-18
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Williams and
daughter, Irene, and Mrs. Wilcox, of
Pitman Grove, N. j., spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Mears.
H. Ernest Conwell, of Milton, on
Saturday purchased at public sale
the Harris property in Georgetown
for $500. The property consists of
a two-story frame dwelling and
three building lots. Mr.. COnwell
purchased the property in order to
get the lockwood growing thereon.
Mrs. Sallie A. Williams will sell a
quantity of personal property at her
home one mile north of Milton, next
to Williams School-hOuse, at public
sale on Saturday, December 3rd, at
p. m.
Mrs. Marietta Havelka died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence D. Johnson on Wednesday
of last week, aged II years and 10
months. Mrs. Havelka had been ill
for several weeks of complication
of diseases. Funeral services were
held in Milton NJ. P. Church by Rev.
Breen and Hungerford, and inter-
ment made in Reynolds cemetery on
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Barker will sell her per-
sonal property at her home on Mill
Street at public sale on Saturday,
November Goth, at 1 p. m.
J. Handy Prettyman has moved
his dwelling house from the west
side to the east side of Chestnut
Street. He will, in the near future.
erect a new dwelling on the site of
the one just removed.
iona Ellingsworth and son. Archie
of Glendale, spent Sunday with his
brother, John A. Ellingsworth, who
is seriously i'll at his home on Broad
Street.
Dora Warren, road supervisor of
Broadkill district. who has been i'll
for the past several weeks, shows
some improvement.
On next Sunday the First Con-
gregational Church will be dedicat-
ed with appropriate services, morn
ing afternoon and evening. The
CONGREGATION has erected a hand
some church home on Glendale
Road and a large crowd is expected
to be present at the dedication ex-
ercises.
Farmers are busy husking corn
while the weather is pleasant.
Wheat seeding is about over and in
some fields the plants are up and
growing.
Joseph F. Forst is fitting up poul-
try fattening and dressing plant at
his commission house on Atlantic
street. Mr.. Forst is doing this that
he may ship nothing but first class
fowl. He receives many fowls that
are not to his standard of quality
and in order to fatten them he has
been compelled to take them to his
farm for fattening, but with the new
plant installed he will do this right
at the store.
Charles Clendaiiel has moved
his family from New Jersey, where
he has been for several months,
back to this section.
Thomas Johnson, who has been
employed in Philadelphia for the
past year has returned to Milton.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Douglas and
children, who have been visiting in
New. York State, have returned to
theirNhOme in Milton.
A new roof has been put on the
home of David M. Conwell this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed and
Horace Walls were Philadelphia
visitors on Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Guilford is quite ill
at her home on Broad Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones and
children, of New Jersey, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
McAllister.
The marriage of Miss Cordelia H.
Atkins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. R. Atkins, TO Lester Arthur.
Radke, of Crystol, North Dakota,
took place at the home of her par
ents in Milton on Saturday, Novem-
Der 18th, at p. m. Rev. Charles H.
Atkins, cousin of the bride, cfficiat-
ed, assisted by Rev. ]. 5. Eldridge,
pastor of Milton III. Z. Church. The
couple stood for the ceremony IN
der an arch of spruce and pine, dec
GRATED with chrysanthemums and
autumn leaves. The bride, who was
given in marriage by he" father,
wore a gown of white taffeta, trim
ned with pearls and u veil fastened
with orange blossoms and carried a
bououet of white bride roses. Sarah
T. Atkins, sister of the bride, played
the Bridal March from Lohengrin.
A reception followed the ceremony
at which guests from Philadelphia,
MARYLAND, Lewes and Milton were
present. The bride is a graduate of
the Delaware Hospital Training
School for Nurses, Wilmington, and
the groom is an engineer in the U.
s. Navy. Mr.. and Mrs. Radke left
on Sunday afternoon for Philadel=u
phja where they will make their
hcme.
The rabbit and quail season open
ed on Tuesday and many hunters
were in the fields and woods of
Broadkill district. Game is plentiful
in this section ana many good Rags
were reported for the day. Each
wear the hunting grounds are be-
coming more and mora restricted
because land owners are posting
their lands against trsspassins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanton Messick of Milton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Latchum, of
philadelphia, on Saturday attended