Milford chronicle., 1927-03-11
Milton Letter

ing OF the reports of the various or
ganizations OF the church, which
were very gratifying, the following
officers were elected: Trustees
James A. Belts, William G. Fearing,
John w. Coulter, Charles II. Sharp,
Holda Hastings, w. A. Johnson,
John q. Wright. James A. Clendan-
iel. Fred y. Johnson and Frank B.
Carey: Stewards-FTank B. Carey,
Charles Y. Vent, Clarence b. john
son, G. Clay Williams. Marshall
Wilson, Robert M. Collins and Geo.
r. Davidson. Miss Virginia Jeffer-
son was chosen as Organist, with
Mrs. Florence Wilson and Mrs.
Maggie Carey as assistants. Chas.
H. Sharp was chosen as delegate to
the Maryland Annual Conference,
which meets in Star Church. Balti-
more, the first week in April. Jas.
Pettyiohn was elected as alternate.
The delegate was instructed to ask
for the return of the present pas
tor for another year. The finances
OF the church are in excellent con-
dition and the church is growing in
all departments This is Rev.
Green's first year as pastor of the
Milton church.
Mrs. Florence Johnson left on
Sunday for Philadelphia, where she
will spend the next few months with
her sons, Arthur Maull. in Sharon
Hill. and Earl johnson. in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopson. of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with her sister, Mrs. George R.
Davidson.
A meeting OF the baseball fans
was held at the White Cafe on
Monday evening and an Organiza-
ton was perfected by electing Wal
ter w. Crouch as manager; Clyde
Belts. secretary. and Victor Spen-
Ger. treasurer. H. S. Fithian was
chosen as purchasing agent. 1t was
decided to hold a benefit show in
few weeks and to solicit the fans of
the town for funds to properly
equip the team and to rent the
grounds. These solicitors will call
on the business men of the town
with a proposition that they be-
come weekly contributors toward
the support of the team. The team
was very successful last year, los
ing but three games during the sea-
son. With the exception of E. NJ.
Jefferson, who has moved to Penn
sylyania, and Frank DuttOn. who
died during the year, the team is
intact. There are several candi-
dates for places that showed prom
Use and it is confidently expected
that Milton will make as good a
showing as last year. Practice will
begin as soon as weather permits,
and games begun as soon as teams
from surrounding towns are organ
lied.
Louis Knots, of Philadelphia,
spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Short, near town.
The monthly business meeting of
the w. C. T. u. will be held on
Monday evening at 7.30 at the home
OF Mrs. William Mears. Text word:
Faith.
The muskrat trappers seem to
have gained a victory in the battle
between farmland owners and trap
pers as to whether the ditch that
drains the Prime Hook and Broad
kill marshes shall remain closed or
open by renting the lands on each
side OF the ditch, and have for
warned their opponents from tres
passing thereon. The trappers
want the ditch closed from October
to March, while the highland own
ers want the ditch open at all
times, claiming that its closing
floods their tillable lands. At a
meeting held by the interested par
ties in an effort to compromise, re-
suited in a fist fight between two
men and the meeting resulted in no
good. After the attempt to agree
failed, the trappers rented the lands
on each side of the mouth of the
ditch. The heavy easterly storm of
some weeks ago has partly filled the
mouth of the ditch and the marshes
are now full of water and trapperS 4
say that next season promises to be
a good one. A bill is in the Legis-
lature to authorize the closing of
the ditch between October 1st and
March 10th, trappers claiming that
ii the ditch is opened on the later
date the waters will not interfere
with farming on the lands bordering
the marshes.
On Tuesday evening, March 18th,
the Parent-Teacher Association will
present Cranberry Corners" a
four-act comedy, in Fox Theatre,
for the benefit of the Association.
Those taking part in the production
have rehearsed faithfully, and the
presentation promises to be one of
the best. Mrs. Lucius @. Darby is
directing the play.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucious Webb, Of
Cedar Neck, spent the weekend
with her brother, Postmaster J. D.
Robbins. Mrs. Webb's father, John
NJ. Robbins, returned home with
them and will spend few weeks at
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Crouch and
Mrs. Mary Quig were Georgetown
visitors on Monday, guests of their
sister, Mrs. William Wyatt.
- At the town election on Saturday,
William H. Welch was reelected
for mayor of Milton. This is Mr..
Welchs fourth term. There was no
contest for the office. Harry G.
Wagamon, Fred Reed and J. Clar-
ence Lank were elected members Of
town council. The defeated candi-
dates were Milton 4. Graves, John
Fisher and Charles H. Sharp.
Layton Wiley, an emplOye of the
Lippincott Button Factory, recently
found a pearl imbedded in a mother
OF pearl shell from which pearl but
tons are stamped out. The pearl,
which is more than a quarter of an
inch in diameter, is perfect in
shape. Mr.. Wiley sold the pearl to
duin