Milford chronicle., 1927-04-08
Milton Letter

Il
m. April 22nd. THE Fortunate
Calamity" will be presented at that
time by the Prime Hook teachers
Misses Isla and Sarah Ferguson.
This play is very interesting, and at
the end every one will agree that it
is "a Fortunate Calamity" Come
10 see it. The cast of characters
follow: Mrs. Merkle, proud, cold
mother. Miss Mable Byrant; Alta,
her daughter, whose desire is to be-
come rich, Miss Isla Ferguson;
Ruth, just a plain, lovable girl, Miss
Sarah Ferguson; Kate, good-na-
tured cook, Mrs. Playford Russell;
Dinah Johnsing, a servant, Mrs. Will
bur Davis; Rastus Johnsing, an
honest coon, Mr.. William Brown;
aloe Brown, a revenue officer, Mr..
4 Arthur Boyce; Bernard GulliOn, a
iovial young man, Mr.. Lincoln Har-
elka: Albert Campbell, who plays a
crooked game, Mr.. Outten.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Shenkle, aged 20
wears, was found dead at her home
in Ellendale, on Saturday morning
bv neighbors. Coroner C. H. GOrdy,
of NIillsborO, was notified and reid
an inquiry, declaring that death
was due to appoplexy. Funeral SER
vices and interment at Ellendale on
Sunday afternoon.
L. L. Mustard is building an addi-
ton to his residence on Chestnut
street. He has dug a basement I'M
der the new addition and will install
a heating plant
James H Palmer has graded his
property on Front street, greatly
improving trat portion of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hickman,
John Hickman, Charles Erny and
Edward Myers, of Philadelphia, mo-
tOred from Philadelphia on Satur-
day and spent the weekend with
Mrs. John Hickman, Sr. While here
they visited Broadkill Beach and
noted the damage done this popular
resort by the storms of winter.
Rev. A. H. Green, pastor of Mil
ton NJ. p Church, and Charles H.
Sharp, delegate, left on Tuesday for
Baltimore, where the annual session
of the Maryland Conference of the
NJ. P. Church will be held. The Rev.
Green has been asked to return for
another year. He has made many
friends here who will be pleased if
he is returned to them. There will
be no preaching service at the M.
P. Church next Sunday, but the
Sunday School will be held at 10 a.
m. as usual.
Easter services will be held at
the M. P. Church on Sunday, April
18th. A special program is being
prepared and all are cordially in
yited to attend.
Mrs. John Hickman has returned
from Philadelphia, where she has
been spending some time Win her
son, James Hickman.
Mrs. Florence Johnson, who has
been spending some time with her
sons in Philadelphia, returned home
on Saturday. She was accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Maull, who
spent the weekend with her.
Lister & Trader, who spent the
winter here fishing in the Broadkill |
river, have returned to Oak Orchard,
where they will remain during the |
summer.
Samuel H. Fisher, Deputy Great |
Sachem, and staff of Ioka Tribe No.
55, of Glendale, raised the follow
ing chiefs of Chippewa Tribe No. %,
Improved Order of Red Men, on Fri
day evening: w. S. Messick, Sach- |
EN-; J. S. Messick, Senior Saga
more; Edgar Marvel, Junior Saga |
more; L. w. Clendaniel, Prophet; |
T. H. Douglas, K. of W; G. R. Day- |
idson, C. of W.; W. S. Clifton, C. Of |
H. Long talks were made by J. A. |
Ellegood and others of Ioka Tribe, |
and short talks by members of |
Chippewa Tribe, after which re-
freshments were served at the Bail |
ey & Leverage Restaurant.
"F1apper Grandmother" was pre-
sented in Fox Theatre on Thursday |
evening by about fifty local thes-
plans, under the direction of Miss
Dyer, for the benefit of Milton Fire
Company. The receipts will be
used in purchasing equipment for
the fire fighters.
William H. Chandler passed thru
Milton this week enroute from Flor
ida to his home in Scranton, Pa.
While here Mr.. Chandler made an
examination of his peach orchards
and announced that the fruit buds
have not been greatly damaged by
the cold weather, despite the fact
that the trees have blossomed out.
Four Milton lads ran away FROM
home last week to see the country.
Two of them found their way to
Washington, D. c., where they de-
cided that they had seen plenty,
and sent for their parents to come
to get them. They are now at home
The other two got as far as Camden,
N. j., from which place a relative Of
one sent word to Milton of their
whereabouts. The father of one
went after them and returned them
to Milton this week.
After being closed down for sew
eral days for lack Of shells, the
button factory resumed
operations this morning.
Mrs. Robert Lingo and Mrs. Rob-
ert Black, who underwent opera
tions in the Methodist Hospital, in
Philadelphia several weeks ago,
are home again and gradually re-
gaining their health.
In the annual Sussex County Ora
torical and Musical Contest, held in
Milford on April 1st, Cornell Thomp-
s0u, son of Frederick Thompson, Of
Milton, won first prize in the his
torical division. He read "The Black
Horse and His Rider" Cornell will
Sussex county at the state
contest, to be held at Dover, on Fri
day, April 8th. This lad won second
prize in the same division last year.