Milford chronicle., 1928-01-13
HAPPENINGS IN
III AND ABOUT TOWN

Mr.. H. A. Kent, of Harrington,
sent the Carlisle Fire Co. a check
for $500 last week for which the
company is grateful.
1t was too spring-like last Sunday
to stay indoors apparently. The
roads about Milford were humming
with automobiles all day.
Quite a number of people have
complied with the law already and
are having their dogs registered
very much earlier than usual this
year.
The Ladies Aid of New Market
Church will meet at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman L. West, Thursday
evening, January 18th. Everybody is
invited.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Milford
Emergency Hospital will hold a
card party in the Nurses Home, on
Tuesday evening, January Gath. You
may purchase your tickets from any
member of the Auxiliary.
Bereft of it's Christmas trimmings,
Milford is assuming very bare
appearance once more. We miss all
the brightly lighted Christmas trees
and the garlands of green which
have made our town so pretty and
gay for the last three weeks or so.
The young people of Milford took
advantage of the ice on Silver Lake
to go skating and large crowds
fiocked there after school hours
while the ice lasted. The lake, which
has never been prettier, was espe-
cially picturesque on the recent
moonlight nights.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Avenue M. e. Church
will meet at the home of Miss A.
Jennie Davis on Wednesday after
noon, January 18th at 2:30. Bring
your January Friend" with you
that you may help open the mystery
box. DR.. Dalema Draper will give
the lesson.
IAN exceptionally large number OF
turtles have been caught in ponds
near Milford during the past week.
Those catching them go on ice froz-
en- about three inches thick, where
the turtles can be seen walking on
the bottom of the lake. They break
the ice and, with a net and stick,
bag the terrapins.
The Delaware Safety Council,
which conducted a Statewide home |
inspection of fire precautions in the
homes, by means of blanks issued /
and collected by the schools, has /
notified the Milford Board that the !,
Milford District returned the second |
largest number among the schools !
in Kent County, and they have been
awarded honorary mention for their
cooperation.
The Kent County Bar Association
in annual meeting Monday night,
elected the following officers for the
year: President, Henry Ridgely;
vice president, James M. Satterfeld;
secretary and treasurer, Thomas c.
Frame; board of censors, James H.
Hughes and John B. Hutton. Mr..
the new president, sue
,eeds the late Henry R. Johnson,
who had been president Of the asso-
,iation for many years. Mr.. Ridgely
lad been vice president for several
years.
Mrs. Annie Clendanlel of near
laws Church, was hit by an automo-
lille Saturday at about 8 p. NJ, ut the
of NOr5h Front and
Walnut streets. Mrs. Clendaniel was
rossing the street, walking to the :
orner where the National Bank is
ituated. The car was making the I
urn, going north on Walnut street,
nd turning to go west on West
'front.' street. Mrs. Clendaniel, see
ng it would be a close shave, ran
or the sidewalk. The driver, negro
hauffeur, evidently lost control of
he car and drove upon the sidewalk,
hasing her up the bank steps, and
truck her just as she was climbing I
he steps, knocking her down She
ras shaken up, but otherwise unin- Z
1red. Mrs. Clendaniel failed to get
he number of the car.