Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-05-31

dent. The position of chief of police
was not filled but left open for a
short time.
Word has been received by DR.. R.
p Hopkins that Mrs. Hopkins and
children had arrived in Denmark,
where they are to spend some time
with her parents, on Sunday.
Rev. Charles H. Carroll, of Phila-
delphia, superintendent of the
washington District of Congrega-
tional Churches, made an official Wis
If to the Milton Church on Sunday
and addressed large congregations
at morning, afternoon and evening
services. Rally Day exercises netted
the local church well over one hum
bred dollars.
The Fisher Bible Glass of the M.
r. Sunday school will hold their
monthly business meeting at the
home of Mrs. Mildred Burrous on
Thursday evening, June 3, instead
of Tuesday, June 4th, owing TO the
commencement exercises being held
on June 4. Text word Child"
.MoSe than a mile of concrete has
been poured on the new road from
Milton to Glendale by the contrac-
tors.
Captain L. C. Darby of Philadel-
mia snent the weekend with his
family here.
Services at st. John Baptist P. e.
Church have been arranged as fol-
lows: First and second Sundays In
every month at a. M, and on the
third and fourth Sundays at 1880 p.
m. Sunday school every Sunday at
10 a. m. These services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Joseph S. links.
commencement exercises Will be
held by the Milton High School on
Tuesday evening, June 4. There are
seven graduates in the class, as fol-
lows: Alva B. Elliott, George f.
Adams, Dorothy E. Lofland, Cole
man dup. Johnson, Emma E. Hall,
John D. Lynch and William K. Mcll-
vain. Following is the commence
ment program to be presented: Mu-
sic by school orchestra; invocation,
Rev. D. K. Sturgis; salutatory ad-
dress, Dorothy E. Lo1and; ADDRESS
to graduates, DR.. H. V. Holloway;
music, orchestra; speech by the
principal of the school, A. ]. Bolin;
presentation of diplomas, w. ii.
WEIGH, president of board of educa-
tion: music, orchestra; valedictory,
Alya B. Elliott; benediction, Rev. II.
P. Adams.
The Milton Board of Education
has announced that the present fac
ulty of Milton schools, has been re-
engaged for the coming school year,
with the exception of Miss Margaret
Hamilton, who recently resigned.
The new faculty will be A. j. Bolln,
principal; C. w. Klopp, agricultural
teacher; Miss Blanch Williams, MISS
Elsie Evans, Miss Alice Holloway
Mrs. Carrie Martin, Mrs. Goldie Ow-
ems, Mrs. Virginia Conwell, Miss
Sara Ferguson, Miss Adrine Hender-
son, Miss Florence Long and Miss
Sylvia Tanner.
John NJ. Robbins, a former mem
Der of the Delaware Legislature,
quietly celebrated his SIND birthday
anniversary on Tuesday at the home
of his son, Postmaster ]. D. Rob-
bins.
On June 10th John Russo and Co.
will begin the operation of a boat
between Milton and Wildwood, N. j.,
making two trips per week. The boat
will be in Milton on Mondays and
Thursdays of each week to purchase
fruit, vegetables, poultry, eggs, etc.,
during the summer months. Passen-
gers will also be taken to and from
wildwood on the boat. This company
has been operating boat between
Milton and Wildwood for a number
of years and furnishes growers an
outlet for their produce at fair
prices and cash at the wharf for 1t.
Early cherries are ripe and the
crop is a good one. Local growers
are receiving good prices for the
fruit from buyers who call at the
farm for them.
The largest crop of scarlet clover
hay ever harvested here, is now be-
ing put in stacks and hay lofts. The
hot suns of the past few days have
cured the hay splendidly and there
is no damaged hay this season. The
old-fashioned clover will be cut in
the next ten days and this crop also
promises to be bumper one.
Frankfort and Rehoboth High
School base ball teams played in
Milton on Wednesday afternoon of
last week to settle the championship
of the eastern section of Sussex
county. Both teams were tied for
the crown and Milton was selected
as the place to settle the argument. |
frankfort won, Z to 8.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and |
Mrs. w. Layton Reed at the Beebe |
Hospital, Lewes, on Wednesday. |
Mother and daughter are doing nice
ly. Mr.. Reed is assistant cashier of |
the Milton branch of the Sussex
Trust Company, and is wearing a
broad smile.
Milton defeated Dagsboro at Mil
ton on Saturday afternoon by the
score of 5 to in a we'll played
game. Gray, for Milton, held the
hard hitting Dagsboro boys to four
hits and struck out seven, walking
but one batter Tingle, for the visit
ors. held Milton to seven hits, but
these came at opportune times that
meant runs. Milton has won two and
Dagsboro one out of series of five
games to be played between these
teams. atteries-Milton: Gray and
Lynch; Dagsboro: Tingle and Clio
yer.
One hundred and sixty-three
scholars and visitors attended Sun
day School Day at the NJ. P. Church
on Sunday morning. After the Sun
day school session the congregation
for preaching services.
Rev. D. K. Sturgis, the pastor, prea-
ched a special sermon for the occa-
sion. In the evening the church was
packed to lear the Rev. Sturgis
nreaoh tha annual Memorial DaV