Milford chronicle., 1928-09-28
Milton Letter


of the Milton baseball club, begins
ON Friday evening with about 25
booths and many new features fol
fhis sort of entertainment. The Car
nivaI Rand will be present on Friday
evening with snappy music, under
the direction of Riley Ingram. The
grounds will be well lighted and
nroperly policed. The boys have
worked hard to make the carnival a
success and it is now up to the pub
lie to nut it over. The carnival will
close on Saturday night, October g.
with the presentation of a Ford tu-
dor sedan to the lucky holder of the
winning ticket.
The sale of the ]. o. Hazard land
on Highland avenue was held on
Tuesday by the Dixie Realty Co.
The recently purchased property
on Federal street, known as the
Parker Property" is being remod-
eled and repaired by the new owner,
Mrs. William Russell.
The members and friends of Mil
ton M. P. Church will hold a recep-
ton at the church for their new
pastor, Rev. d. G. Sturgis, and
wife, Rev. A. H. Green, the retiring
pastor, will move this week to New
Market, Md, where he was sent by
the Maryland Annual Conference,
recently held at Lynchburg, Va. Rev.
Green and family have made many
friends during his pastorate here,
who wish for them success and hap
piness in their new field of endea-
VOr.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Quig, of Media,
Pa, spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Crouch.
Grimes Golden apples are in mar
ket, selling at fifty cents per bas-
ket
A cave-in of the culvert across
Front street on Saturday caused the
closing of that street from Walnut
to East streets, while a new one
is being put in this week.
There will be special meeting at
the Pilgrim Holiness Church, under
the auspices of the w. C. T. u, on
Tuesday evening, October 2, at 7.45.
There will be special music render
ed by the Milton string band, with
some very appropriate recitations by
the L. T. LIS, several short readings,
followed by prominent temperance
speaker of the county union.
H. Ernest Conwell is receiving
some very beautiful lockwood specl-
mems from Virginia for transplant
ing IN the Milton nurseries. Tnese
will later be shipped to New York
and Pennsylvania estates.
Some fields of corn IN this section
were so badly stripped of the blades
that no attempt is being made to
harvest the fodder. The ears of corn
will be gathered and stock turned in
the fields to forage on the fodder.
Cold nights of the past few days
is retarding the maturing of factory
beans i'll the Broadkill section. How
ever, if frost stays off a few more
days the crop will be gathered and
canned.
Riley Ingram and Herbert Voshell
are erecting a building east of town
in which will be installed wood
working machinery for the manufac-
ture of furniture, boxes and crates
and wood novelties for the trade.
Woods and fields are rapidly TAX
ing on an autumnal appearance, in
dicating that winter is not far dis
tant. Black walnuts and hickory
nuts are in abundance and have
begun to ripen.
Late sweet corn is ripening and
bringing good prices in the local
market. This crop is not grown in
very great quantities here, though
this would be a paying crop to
growers.
Great effort is being made for
an enjoyable evening at the Pilgrim
Holiness Church on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 2. Special music, singing, reci-
tations, readings and thrilling adj
dress by a prominent w. c. T. U.
speaker, whose name will be an
nOunced later.
Miss Laura Y. Wilson gave her
father, Thomas H. Wilson, of near
Milton, a surprise party on his
42nd birthday on Saturday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel |
McSOrley, of Holly Oak, Mrs. Simp-
Ter, of Wilmington, James jefferson,
of near Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. Law |
renee Mason, of HarbesOn, Mr.. and !
Mrs. MinOs Wilson and children, of |
COkesbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey |
Wilson and son, of Lincoln, Mrs. |
David DuttOn and son, Mrs. Laura |
Calhoun, Mrs. Nora Massey, Bernice |
Clendaniel, of Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Ebay Wilson, of HarbesOn, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Walter B. Jefferson, of near
Milton, Ralston Pepper, of Whining
ton, Gene and Wilbur Hayes, of
Gravel ID Of
cream and cake were served and at
late hour the guests departed,
wishing Mr.. Wilson many happy re-
turns of the day.
The 200th anniversary of Cool Il
spring Presbyterian Church will be
observed with appropriate services
on Sunday afternoon, October 9TH,
beginning at 200 o'clock. James M. II
Tunnel, of Georgetown, will make
the historical address, and Rev. Nc
Kee, the pastor, will preach the an
niversary sermon.
The following relatives and friends
of Philadelphia, attended the funeral
OF E. Edward Sharp at Milton on
Saturday: Mrs. George Fowler, !
Mrs. Margaret Cannon and daughter, y
Ethel, Mr.. and Mrs. P w. Rice, Mr.. h
and Mrs. Frank Weiser and son.
Miss /Cornett Hannum.
Mrs. John B. Hazard and son. IN
Franklin, are spending a few weeks
in New London, Conn.
VNIiss Audrey Owens and Miss Hell
en- Smith, two of last years gradu-
ates of Milton High School, are at
tending the Womens College at
Newark. They4will take the teach
ers' course.