Milford chronicle., 1928-02-24

49,
Miss Edith Wilson, of Philadelphia
were the guests of Mrs. Charlott
Wilson last week.
On Friday and Saturday Of thi
week Black & Lingo will hold thei
! semi-annual dollar day sale.
Millions annual chautauqua open
ed in Fox Theatre on Tuesday after
noon and will continue until Thurs
day evening, when it will close witt
yentrilouuists and magic and ar
entertainments. Tuesdays program
in the afternoon, a concert by the
Gamble Concert Company; at nigh
the same company presented Mus
ical Portraits" and Hon. Frank B
Pearson gave his famous lecture
WHITTIER Goest Thou" Wednesday
afternoon Eselwyn Larson, Francis
Darke and Florence Folsom, will
furnish the entertaining feature; in
the evening, comedy-drama
Daddy Long Legs"
On Tuesday, February %, George
Washington Jones, one of Broad
kills best known citizens and farm
ers, entertained relatives and
friends at his home near town at
his 18th birthday anniversary. In
the evening a large concourse of
friends and relatives gathered to
hear Mr.. Jones, who for many years
was teacher in the country schools
around Milton, tell of the changes
time has wrought in this section of
the country since he was a boy.
During his life he has seen traffic
change from the OK and cart to the
automobile, the sythe and cradle re-
placed by the combined reaper and
binder to harvest the wheat crop.
The modern stove and heaters takes
the place of the old=time fireplace
for heating and cooking purposes,
the home-spun has passed into OBJ
liviOn to be succeeded by the fine
cloths of the present for wearing
the crude walking farm
have given way to
tractors and riding harrOws, cult
vatOrs and plows. He has seen the
wheat and corn crops grow from
few hundred bushels per year to
of bushels, wheat bread
has superseded the corn pOne, has
seen the tomato develop from an
bush to an edible COM
muddy dirt roads grow into
boulevards; old stone grist
mills give way to roller mills with
heir resultant white flour; the
industry from a few hens
hat Scratched for their living and
aid few eggs" has grown to vast
the hens fed on prepar-
I'd scientific foods that produce eggs
he year round; has seen the remov-
Il of forests and the land brought
INTO prodUctiveness; the country
tide grow from a few scattered
houses in the clearings until today
he country is thickly populated
With modern dwellings,; has seen
he rise and fall of the peach grow
ng industry in Delaware, and is
low witnessing its regeneration ON
more scientific and profitable |
Gale; is witnessing the evolution |
f the old country school-houses |
ntO more centrally located and |
comfortable buildings, but is not so
ure the present system of teaching
5 better for the large majority of
chOlars than the old one-teacher
Ian; has seen the passing of the
censed saloon and is convinced
nat the present is better than the
asst and can recite incident after
lcident that hove come under his
bserVation that families he knows
re better situated today under the
ry regime Mr.. Jones received the
of his guests who
ished for him many more happy
lrthday anniversaries. Speeches
ere made by several of his old
lpils who attested to the disci-
-inary measures of their old teach
: and his conscientious endeaVors
impart knowledge under unfav-
able conditions of the long ago.
was a joyous occasion and :
ought back to the older ones mem
les of yesteryear and brought Wv
ly before the present generation :
e hardships of their forefathers,
pecially the farming gentry.
The second fire alarm of the 5
eek was sounded on Tuesday :
Orning when the chimney of 5
boswell Young, colored, caught
e from an oVerheated stove. The 5
mes were discovered by Mrs. JOS 5
h NAPLES, who gave the alarm. s
lie neighbors succeeded in extin- 5
fishing the flames before the ar
raj of the fire company. There is s
saying that one fire leads to two :
)re, and the citizens are wonder s
3 where the third will be. :
The weekly prayer meeting of the s
termediate Christian Endeavor :
ciety was held on Friday evening :
Social Hall of the M. P. Church.
e meeting was led by Miss Anne :
Ivelka, whose topic was Sports
.nship = Winning or Losing" >
e meeting was well attended by :
tn members and visitors. The
mbers are urged to attend these s
etings more frequently
e next meeting will be held on
Iday evening of this week under 8
leadership of James E. Carey. 8
Poverty Social" will be held on 3
esday evening, February 2Sth, at =
;ial Hall of the M. P. Church. A =
I'd time is assured to all. =
| surprise party was rendered N. 3
gle Veasey on Saturday evening, 8
'ruary 18th, in honor Of his 18th 8
shday, by his children and near s
ltives, preceded by turkey din g
at the Jester Hotel in Milton. 8
account Of the illness of Edward s
sey the party was held at his s
ne at Harbeson, so that he might \
present at the celebration. The 8
standing features of the evening e
e the solos and duets by Francis =
inc and his wife of Wilmington =
the family history burlesque by e