Milford chronicle., 1929-10-25
Milton Letter

the following program, beginning al
2 p. M:
Song service, by the choir.
Hymn, Onward Christian Sold
iers." b ythe congregation.
Prayer by Rev. w. D. Wilson, ol
Lewes.
Scripture reading by Rev. ]. Nc
Kee, of Georgetown.
Offering. -,
Singing by trio composed OF
Messrs. Vaughan, Truitt and HOP
kins. ,v,
Sermon by Rev. R. K. Stephenson
Hmyn. Love Divine, All Love Tx
ceiling" by the congregation:
Historical address by Charles w:
Fisher, of Milton, former reslden'
of the district.
Solo by ]. Douglass Conner
Hvmn. "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds" by the congregation.
Benediction.
Whites Chapel is situate in one OF
the most prosperous sections OF cas-
tern Sussex county, on the improved
road from Drawbridge to RenoDotn
and has sent out from its snaooWs
men and women prominent IN tne
affairs of the State and Nation. Del
aware's present Congressman, ROD
ert G. Houston, was reared almost
within the shadow of the edifice. For
the past few years the anniversary
of the church has been observed ana
each year the attendance is becom-
ing greater and the interest in the
old Methodist shrine is receiving
more and more attention from the
community and from those who have
moved from the neighborhood. Rev.
James O'Neal is the present pastor
and will have the affair in charge.
The Ever Ready Club of Broadkiln
district met in monthly meeting on
Wednesday evening at the home of
Clarence and Rodel Card, near
Drawbridge, with the president, Mrs.
Martha Donovan, in the chair. After
the business session was concluded,
refreshments in abundance were
served.
w. A. Johnson has moved to his
new bungalow on Chestnut street.
The house vacated by Mr.. johnson
will be occupied by the families OF
John and Henry Coffin at the first of
November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson OF
Chester, Pa, were weekend visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed.
Mrs. Jeanette Lindsay and bro
ther, Lincoln Havelka, of New York,
were recent visitors with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Havelka.
Carpenters are rushing the work
on Raymond Spencer's new house
on Behringer avenue.
Local evergreen dealers are pre-
pairing for the beginning of the sea-
son on November first. Holly berries
seem to be plentiful and the farm
wives will receive hundreds of dol
lars for the making of wreaths and
other Christmas evergreen decora-
tions. The Diamond State Evergreen
Company is preparing for the larg-
est season in their twenty-five years
of manufa cturing evergreen decora-
tions and are now engaging makers
for the seasons work.
After being improved with hard
surface Front street is now open to
traffic. Chestnut street will be open
ed in a few days. This is one of the
greatest improvements the present
town council has accomplished in
years. It is intended that within the
next few years every dirt street in
the town will be hard surfaced-do-
ing as much each year as financial
conditions warrants.
Edward Reed, a cutter for the
Edman garment factory, has resign
ed his position to take a similar po-
sition with a Salisbury manufactur-
er.
Housewives of Milton are COM
planning of the size of eggs sold them
by some merchants. 1t is claimed
that poultrymen sell their larger
eggs to hatcheries or to those who
sell them in the larger cities, and
that they bring to the Milton market
the small eggs, for which the house
wives claim they are compelled to
pay the highest market price. They
say if they are compelled to use the
small eggs they should not be charg-
ed the top price for them. 1t is even
charged that some merchants Gull
the larger eggs and ship to the cities.
Those attending the W. G. T. U.
Convention at Dover last week from
Milton were Miss Lillian Cade, Mrs.
Edna Jones, Mrs. Carrie Hood, Miss
Maggie Robbins, Mrs. Mary NAPLES,
Mrs. Emma Hunter, Mrs. Mamie At
kins and Miss Lille Davidson.
The Milton w. C. T. U. donated so
pounds of sugar to Delaware Colony
on Saturday.
The sixtieth anniversary of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Socie-
ty, now. in session at Columbus, Ohio,
request that all Methodists place
three candles in a window on the
evening of October 80 as an express
sion of prayer, personality and pos
session.
The second quarterly conference
of Milton M. P. Church was held at
the church on Monday night with DR..
L. B. Smith, president of the Mary
land Conference, presiding. Encour-
aging reports were presented by the
various organizations of the church.
It was unanimously decided to in
crease the salary of the pastor, Rev.
Dorsey X. Sturgis, two hundred dol
lars per year. The conference en-
dorsed the November Loyalty Month,
presented by the pastor. The plan is
for each member of the church to
attend all weekly and Sunday SER
vices of the church they possibly can
during November. DR.. Smith preach
ed an able sermon at the services
before the meeting Of the quarterly
conference to a large congregation.
Members and pastors of churches
from Georgetown, Harbeson and
Reynolds were present and partici-