Milford chronicle., 1929-06-07
Milton Letter

served in Milton. In the morning a
parade by the American Legion,
Civil War veterans, patriotic socie-
ties, civic associations, school chill
sdren, business floats and decorated
automobiles, formed at the school
house and, headed by the Harring-
ton Band, marched through the
streets of the town. After the pa
rade Memorial Day services were
held in Fox Theatre. Congressman
Robert G. Houston was the principal
speaker. But three Civil War veter-
ans were in the parade, William T.
Collins, James P. Leonard and Will
liam w. Robinson. In the after
noon the attraction was a game of
ball between Milton and Rehoboth
teams. Milton won by the score of
to 0, before one of the largest
crowds of fans ever in the park.
The real estate of the late Chas.
G. NAPLES was offered for sale by
the Dixie Realty Company on
Thursday. While a few of the
building lots brought good prices,
many sold very low.
Thomas Black, Misses Letitia and
Lydia Black, of Philadelphia, were
Milton visitors on Thursday.
M. and Mrs. Arthur Conwell and
Miss Edith Wilson, of Philadelphia,
spent Memorial Day with Mrs. Char
lotte Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Smith, of Will
mington, were Milton visitors this
week.
John ONeal, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
O'Neal, Miss Natalee O'Neal, of Will
mington, and Emile Touring, of
Chester, Pa, were guests of Mrs.
Mary A. Crouch on Decoration Day.
Mrs. Lester Radke, of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r.
Atkins. Mr.. Radke, who is a U. S.
Navy man, is on a tour of duty to
Cuba for nine months.
The First National Bank Of Mil
ton is displaying several of the new
bills to be issued July 1st. The
new money is much smaller in size
than the old ones and each denomi-
nation has engraved in large let
ters on each side the amount Of the
certificate.
Mrs. Nancy Lindale, widow Of the
late John Lindale, died at her home
on Mulberry street on Sunday morn
ing after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Lindale was "a years
old and leaves three children-Jos-
eph Lindale, Mrs. Mary E. Walker,
of Milton, and Mrs. Thomas Marvel,
of Cape May, N. ]. Funeral SER
vices were held on Tuesday after
noon at Reynolds Church, and in
terment made in the adjoining ceme-
terry. For nearly twO-score years
Mrs. Lindale, with her husband, re-
sided on one of the late Governor
Pender's farms near town, and upon
the death of her husband moved to
Milton, where she has resided since.
Milton school closed on Tuesday
after a very successful term of nine
months. The old faculty, with one
exception, has been retained for the
coming scchool year. The exception
is Miss Hamilton, who resigned.
Her place will be taken by Miss
Williams, of Frankford.
George Lynch, who is employed
on John J. Raskob's estate at Cen
treville, Md, doing tree surgery,
has been the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lynch. "Hymie"
pitched for Milton against Rehoboth
on Saturday and allowed them but
one run and four hits.
Observers on the bridge in the
business center of town on Wednes-
day saw a young sturgeon feeding
in the Broadkiln river. The fish ap
peared to be about eighteen inches
long. Quite a crowd gathered to
see the fish play and feed upon ar
ticles thrown in the water. 1t stay
ed about an hour and swan down
the river toward the bay. 1t is
very unusual to see the sturgeon so
far up the river, although several
have been caught near the draw
bridge in years past.
A. E. Jefferson, manufacturer of
cement building blocks, has his
plant going to capacity to supply
the demand of the building trade.
Local home builders are using ce-
ment blocks for foundation work
more and more.
The Draper Canning Company be-
gan the packing of peas on Friday,
about one week earlier than usual,
owing to the favorable weather for
this crop. The yield will be about
normal, but the acreage sown to
the pea crop is far above the usual
number.
Major J. w. Cannon, of Milford,
was a Milton visitor on Decoration
Day.
Edgar w. Lank, of Philadelphia,
spent Thursday here as the guest |
of his mother, Mrs. Mary Lank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arncy White and |
son, of East Orange, N. j., are the |
guests of her parents, Captain and
Mrs. James G. Conwell.
The porch floors at the M. E.
parsonage are being re-foored and |
other repairs made to the property.
Milton plays at Rehoboth on Sat
urday afternoon, game to begin at
3 100 o'clock. Gray will pitcch for |
Milton.
The woodwork on the Mears build
ing is being repainted by Henry
Jones.
Commencement exercises were |
held in Fox Theatre on Tuesday |
evening, when seven graduates of
Milton High School were awarded
diplomas. The graduates were:
Alva B. Elliott, George F. Adams,
Dorothy E. Lofand, Coleman dup.
Johnson, Emma E. Hall, John D.
Lynch, William R. McIlvain. The
program follows: Music by the
school orchestra; invocation, Rev.
D. K. Sturgis; salutatory address,
E. Lofland; address to
DR.. H. V. Holloway;
music by the orchestra; speech,