Milford chronicle., 1927-12-23
Milton Letter

The Goshen M. E. Church, Milton,
Del, Sunday, December 25th. The
pastor says to everybody Merry
Christmas"
1890 Christmas service with the
old Christmas hymns. Theme "A
New Born King" Let every person
in Milton attend some church.
1880 The Sunday school will give
a Christmas program using the OLD
Christmas hymns.
Make next Sunday your best by
attending divine service, j. 5. Ed
ridge, pastor.
The Friendship and Golden Rule
Bible classes of Milton NJ. p. Church
were entertained at Social Hall by
Rev and Mrs. A. H. Green, the tea
cher, with refreshments OF ice
cream and cake on Monday evening
After the business meeting OF the
two classes they joined in a social
hour that was much enjoyed Dy
those present. After a very pleasant
time refreshments were served and
fine members departed thanking Rev.
and Mrs. Green for most enJoyaDIe
evening.
A chimney at the home If Moan II.
Warren on Union street, causnI IRE
and an alarm was sounded. Inc ~
cal fire company responded but their
services were not needed, The blaze
having subsidized before their arrival
On Saturday morning a chimney at
tbe home of w. A. R. Richardson
on Front street, caught fire but was
avtinsuished without damage TO tne
nronertv Despite the warning Oh the
FIRE denartment many citizens 1all-
ed to have their chimneys cieaneu
last fall before starting hres. , nose
who have not complied with the re-
Cuest should be compelled to do SO
nv town council at once to safeguard
the properties of those who dld COIL
ply with the request.
A traffic light-stOp and go-ls De.
ing erected at the intersection Oh
Federal and Front streets by town
council. This is dangerous corner
and the increased tratf1c cohlpels
some sort of safeguard at rms point
Another thing that would make TINS
corner safer would be the stopping
of marking from the residence OF u.
A Conner to the Johnson drug store
on the west, and from Warrens peer
shon to the corner of Federal street.
Then a driver coming down Federal
street hill could see traffic roundlhS
the turn at Warren's store.
Milton residents awoke on Monday
morning to find the dawn OF the
coolest day of the winter. The ther-
mometer was registering around SIX
above zero and the river frozen from
shore to shore. A high wind pre-
vailed that caused the looming OF
heavy garments. This high wind
stirred Lake Fanganziki into a tur-
bulent body of water and prevented
its freezing over. Lavinia Lake,
more sheltered, was encrusted with
ice from shore to shore. MusKraC
trappers found their traps under Ice
and they were unable to get to them
until late in the day.
Harry Manship died at his home
on Sunday evening after an illness
of several weeks. Mr.. Mansh1p was
about GO years of age and leaves a
widow and one son, Luther Manship
of Philadelphia. He was a ship car
renter and for a number of years
was employed in a Wilmington ship
yard. About four months ago he be-
came i'll and returned to Milton. Flu
neral services were held on Thurs
day afternoon and interment made In
the NJ. E. cemetery.
Mrs. Florence Johnson left On
Sunday afternoon for Philadelphia
where she will spend the winter
with her sons.
Several Broadkill farmers but
chered their hogs this week. Among
them who killed large porkers were
oliver Long, four, weighing 2S2, ZIG,
2S4 and S13; Cove Reynolds, five,
ALP, 412, 4O2, 400 and 1872; G. H. Nit
chell five, 800, 1926, 800, $50, 212;
Cassel Parker, two, 467, dob; j. ).
Wells, two, 80 and 290.
Local evergreen dealers closed the
shipping season on Saturday. De-
spite the scarcity of holly berries
the season has been a profitable
one as artificial berries were used.
Charles G. Jones, one of the largest
dealers in the United States, shipped
during the three weeks season about
seven carloads of wreaths and fes-
ICONS, while A. ]. GOrdy and H. E.
Conwell shipped large quantities to
all sections of the country. The
wrappers, farm wives, received hun
dreds of dollars for the wrapping OF
the evergreens, thus providing them
money for the holiday season.
Wallace Collins started his 10000
egg incubator on Monday. Mr.. Col
Inns expects to keep the Incubator
going steadily all the year Matching
eggs for poultry growers IN this and
other sections of the country. The
machine just installed is of the lat
est manufacture and is so arranged
that 1000 eggs are Matched each
week, to be replaced with 1000 fresh
eggs.
Joshua Kitchens has moved from
the Belts property on Union street
to the Capt. Samuel Burris property
on Chestnut street. Franklin Walls
has moved from Union street to the
bank property on Mulberry street.
Willard S. Ellingsworth has sold
his farm, one mile west of Milton
on the Glendale road, to William H
Chandler and will remove to Milton
at the new year. Mr.. Chandler will
set the whole farm in apple anc
peach trees, thus enlarging his or
chards. This land adjoins Mr.. Chand'
ler's orchard on the west.
Mrs. Emma Coffin has moved into
her new home erected on East street
adjoining the property Of her bro
Their. J. Cord Clendanie1.
Services at Reynolds NJ. P. Church
will be held on Sunday afternoon as
follows: Sunday schoo at 1880; prea