Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-30
Milton Letter

Gen. N. j., had an unusual and pro-
fitable experience on Sunday even
ing while driving from her home to
Milton with her husband and child
rem, to visit Milton relatives over
the holidays. When crossing NAPLES
Millpond and nearing the Moore
garage, she saw what she thought
to be three cats standing in the road,
their eyes reflecting the headlights
of her car. When within few
yards of the animals they darted to
the side of the road. but as the car
neared them they suddenly turned
to recross the road. She attempted
to run in behind them. but struck
two and killed them. Mr.. Welch had
her stop the car and he went back
to see if the animals were dead or
badly injured. He found two var
ments, to him unknown. After an
argument with his family he finally
put the carcasses in the car and
came to Milton, where ne was told
the dead animals were offers. The
animals drew such large crowd to
the store OF his brother, Mayor w.
H. WEIGH, that he was forced to take
them to the garage of l. C. King,
where a large crowd gathered. In
the crowd were two fur dealers who
began bidding on the offers. They
were finally struck off to one dealer
for S51.OO, which Mr.. Welch graci-
OusIy turned over to Mrs. WEIGH.
While otter is scarce in this section
several are caught each winter by
muskrat trappers but this is first
time they had been killed by vehicle
on the roads. 1t is supposed that the
varimints were on their way to the
upper part of the pond from the
marshland at the rear of the mill to
the feeding grounds and became be-
wildered by the lights of the car as
they were crossing the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllister
entertained company from New
Jersey and Southern Delaware on
Christmas day.
Students from various colleges
spent the holidays with their par
ents in Milton,
The box and shadow social al
Broadkill school house. netted the
Young folks Of Zion M. e. Church
forty dollars to be added to the
piano fund. S..
William Clendaniel, who has beer
touring the States, returned home
on Saturday. He spent the last few
weeks in Wyoming at the Care!
ranch. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Reynolds, o.
PHILADELPHIA are holiday visitors o.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rey
nolds, on Chestnut Street. 49,.
Horace Bailey has moved hii
family to Seaford, where he vii
conduct a restaurant in the business
section Of the town. Mr., Bailey. i'm
til a few months ago, conducted
restaurant and CONNECTION store IL
Milton for a number of years. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Otdhct
gave a turkey dinner to the follow
ing on Christmas day: Mr.. and MIS-
Charles Knox, Of GREENWOOD, MI
and Mrs. Harry Campbell anC
daughter, Mildred, and Mr.. and Mrs
Herschel Dodd. of Milton.
Miss Helen Lewis is spending the
holidays with friends and relative:
in wilmington and Philadelphia,
Miss Ethel Belts, daughter Of Mrs
Emma Belts of Milton and COurtlant
Veasey, of Harbeson were. married
ON Saturday at the home of the
brides mother, by Rev. A. H. Green
Miss SaIlie Ellingsworth, daughter
of MT. George Ellingsworth, of Mil
ton and Roland Scott of Stockle!
were married on Saturday evening
They will reside on a farm nea
Stockley. -
The Annual Convention of tn
Pilgrim Holiness Church of TN
Eastern District will be held in NIL
ton pilgrim Holiness Church OF
January 3rd, and 18th, inclusive
The opening session will begin
1OA. M, Tuesday with the reglstra
tion of the preachers and delegate
Rev. w. R. Cox, general Superinteh
dent of the Church, Will preslue
Conference services will be hell
each morning and afternoon. In tn
evenings during the conference
evangeIistic services will be held b
different preachers. The pubic !
invited to all the services. Rev. W
IT Vickers is the Superintendent o
this district, and Rev. R., o. Musse
Is the conference secretary. IN
nastor of the local church, Rev. =
p Adams has made arrangement
for the entertainment of the preach
ers and delegates to the convention
The convention consists Of aDou
sixty churches, all of whom Will D
renresented at this convention.
More porkers have been butchers
nv Broadkill farmers this week, a
mong those reporting the weights o
the hogs are C. Edward Jones, 81 81
that weighed 43S, 424y 400, 2Sf zzA
and 200; Charles Plummer report
the largest hog killed in this sector
This winter. A 20 months old hog
weighed 71O. Mr.. Plummer klllel
three others that weighed $40, 81
and 300. o.
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Quig, o
Media. Pa, are spending the hon
davs with her mother, Mrs. John 1
Crouch. =, 49,,
Erasmus Marvel, a we'll know
farmer of Broadkill hundred, died a
-fba delaware State Hospital, Farn
burst on Wednesday, December zlsl
of cerebral hemmorhage, age o. yls
funeral services and interment weI
made on Friday at st. GeoTse
Cemetery by S. ]. Wilson & SoT
Mr. Marvel was unmarried: n
Leaves several brothers and sister
residing in and near Milton.
DoueIas Roach, IA year-old son =, =
Kerry r. Roach, shot two VIII
-Ioose IN his fathers marsh y
Prime Hook on THURSDAY anu "
Roach family have invited a nuInp !,
If friends to goose dinner % o
christmas day. The lad saw I'll y,