Milford chronicle., 1927-01-07
Milton Letter

entertained a number of friends and
relatives Sunday Those present
were: Mrs. Ethel M. Heals and
daughter Ruth and Francis Heals Of
Philadelphia, Miss Margaret Nc
Donough of Chester, Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Tucker and grandson.
Billy Heals of Georgetown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Tucker and three
daughters, Irene, Catherine and
Madeline, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Tucker of Harrington, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Jefferson and three daugh-
ters, Lydia, Dorothy and Mollie of
near Milton.
/ Mrs. Bertha H. Kitchens is on the
sick list with tonsilitis.
On Monday morning the residents
of Milton arose to find the ground
covered with snow. And on Tuesday
morning a thunder storm visited this
section-two extremes of weather
within twenty-four hours.
| Mr.. and Mrs Robert Burton and
family spent Wednesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Paris Thomas, where they
partook of a ham dinner. On Thurs
. day Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ate pos
sum dinner at the home of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Burton.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. Barklet Wilson of
Coolspring entertained number of
their friends with goose dinner on
December Both. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wilson, Mas
ter Ernest Wilson of Coolspring, MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Williams and daugh-
ter, Clara, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
vel, of near Milton, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Williams and daughter, Helen,
of Milton, and Robert NailOr of
Broadkill Neck. All spent very en-
joyable day and on leaving wished
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson many more
happy Christmases.
Little Mary Betty Crouch, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Crouch,
has been seriously i'll for the past
week. She is now cOnvalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllister on
Sunday entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jones and children of Car
neys Point, N. J.
There was but little moving
among the residents of Milton but in
the surrounding country there has
been considerable changing about of
the farmers.
Robinson and Carpenter have moV-
ed their meat market from the Wa
pies building on Front street to the
Conner building on Union street.
The eighth series of the Milton
Building and Loan Association is
now issuing the eighth series of
stock. This association for the past
three years made more than seven
per cent.
Revival services began at the
Methodist Protestant Church on
Sunday evening in charge of Rev. A.
H. Green, the pastor. Large congre-
cations are attending nightly.
A large force of men are employ
ed trimming the apple and peach
trees on the Chandler farm. This is
one of the largest fruit orchards in
the State and is kept in a model
state.
Mrs. Mabel Kornrumpf and chill
dren of Wilmington, have been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Robbins.
Louis Ellingsworth of Philadel-
phia spent the holidays with Milton
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duffield and daughter
of Philadelphia have been recent Wis
itors of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
L. Mustard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Marvel lave
moved from near Kennett Square
Pa, to Milton and are occupying the
Ruth house on Atlantic street.
A goose supper was served at the
Bailey and Leverage restaurant to a
number of the employees Of the Lip
= pincott Button Factory. 1t was a
happy occasion for the boys and they
did justice to the well served meal.
The Dutton oyster house, after be-
) ing forced to close down for few
days owing to the oyster tonguers
being unable to work because OF the
inclement weather, is now in full
swing.
Another industry that has been
shut down for several days, resumed
operations on Monday, is the Gillis
box and crate mill.
Mildreth Fithian has resigned from
the Maryland State Police and will
conduct, in partnership with Louis
Lane. an auto repair shop in the
Martin Garage in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mears have
returned from a two weeks visit
with relatives in New Jersey anC
Pennsylvania.
The college students who spent the
Christmas holidays with parents II
Milton have returned to their various
schools.
Louis Darby of Philadelphia spent
the holidays with his grandmother
Mrs. Lucy Greene.
Mark Davis, of near Greenwood, Is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Sallle
Hart.
John Reynolds and family have re-
moved from Rehoboth, where they
have resided for several years, and
are occupying the Burrous house on
Chestnut street, vacated by Elzey
Walls, Mr.. Walls having moved to the
NAPLES house on Federal street. Y
VIM. Mitchell has retired from the
farm and is residing in the house re-
Gently vacated by John Messick, on
Federal street.
Amos Burrous of New York is Vls-
iting his family in Milton for q IeW
days.
Eugene Hayes, ward OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson, OF near Gra-
vel Hill, was operated on for appen-
dicitis at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes'
on Monday.
E. P. Nicholson, at his own eX-