Milford chronicle., 1927-01-21
Milton Letter

tired sea captain, died early Satur-
day morning at his home on Federal
street, aged SO years. Funeral SER
vices and interment were held on
! Tuesday afternoon in Odd Fellows
cemetery, Milton. Captain Goodwin
came to Milton from Maine, his ma
tive State, a number of years ago
and built and operated the large
cannery on East Front street. He la
ter sold the cannery and retired
from business. During the World
I War he commanded a vessel that
made several trips to France with
/ supplies for the American army AT
4 ter the war he returned to Milton
and has since been associated with
/ the financial interests of the town.
He was one of the organizers and
stockholders in the First National
Bank, and director of that institu-
ton. He leaves wife, who was
| Miss Elizabeth Conner, and two
children, George, a student in Phil
adelphia business college, and Miss
Almira, a student in the Milton
school. The death of Captain Good
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gentleman and friend of all men.
The Milton Fire Company was
called to Harbeson on Sunday after
noon when fire threatened to destroy
the NJ. P. parsonage in that village.
Neighbors succeeded in eXtinguish-
ing the blaze before the Milton fire
men arrived. The fire was caused by
a defective flue and the roof around
the chimney was ablaze when dis
covered. For a time the flames
threatened to destroy the building
and an alarm was sent to the fire
company here. The damage was
slight.
During the severe blizzard that
visited this section many water pipes
were frozen and bursted, making
many homes without water until
plumbers could repair the breaks.
The father of Mrs. Franklin Wilk-
ins, died suddenly at his home in
Philadelphia on Thursday of last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkins attended
the funeral held on Sunday in Phil
adelphia.
The home of Mr.. Figgs, damaged
by fire several weeks ago, is being
repaired and made habitable again.
So severe was the storm on Sat
urday night that scarcely a dozen
farmers were in town, and local mer-
chants closed their places Of busi-
ness about $3.50 o'clock, very un-
usual occurance.
J. Thomas Taylor, SO years of age,
a retired grocer, died suddenly at
his home in Philadelphia, on Janu
ary 4. Mr. Taylor, who was direc-
tor of the West Diamond Building &
Loan Association and member of
the Union M. E. Church, is survived
by a son, Joseph T. Taylor, and a
daughter, Mrs. KentOn Warne. Mr..
Taylor was born at Milton and re-
tired from business twenty-five years
ago.
A sale that annually brings to Mil
ton hundreds of people from all
parts of the county and even from
Maryland, is that held every Janu-
ary by Black & Lingo and William
Hankins. The sale will begin on
Friday of this week and will con-
tinue until Saturday night. All mer-
chandise in these stores will be
greatly reduced in price-some below
cost.
E. P. Nicholson, secretary-treasur-
er of the Milton Canning Company,
will attend the annual convention of
the National -| Gamers Association,
held at Atlantic City next week.
The Broadkill Pearl Button Manu-
featuring Company, after being idle
for the past several months, will re-
sumo operations on Wednesday at
their new location on Atlantic
street.
J. Clarence Lank has moved into
his handsome new residence on At
lantic street just completed by Geo.
B. Atkins, contractor. 1t is brick
bungalow and conveniently arranged
with all modern improvements.
Mrs. Henry McAllister who has
been quite ill at her home on Broad
street, is somewhat improved at this
time.
Mrs. Clara Ellingsworth Of Ellen
dale was a recent visitor with Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Reed.
Revival services at the NJ. 2.
Church will close on Wednesday eve
ming after two weeks of effort on the
part of the pastor, Rev. A. H. Green
and members of the church.
Success Day" was observed at the
M. P. Church by the w. c. T. Unions
from Milton and Cave Neck on Mon
day afternoon. A very interesting
program was rendered, including
recitations, speeches, singing, etc.
Samuel Fithian is offering his pow
er yacht 'Almira" for sale. The craft
is about SO feet long, plenty of room
for fishing parties and equipped with
a four cylinder Standard engine.
Rural mail carrier R. M. Collins
in attempting to pass through a bank
of snow near the George Walls farm
on Monday became stuck and requ1r-
ed the efforts of several men and a
mule team to extricate his machine.
The bank of snow was about four
feet high and hard packed by the
winds.
Mrs. Amy Donovan who has been
quite ill for several days, is now
convalescing.
Some citizens were slow about
clearing their sidewalks of snow, and
some have never cleared them yet.
Council should enforce the snow or
dinance in all sections of town.
In telling a shade tree in front Oh