Milford chronicle., 1929-11-01
Milton Letter


her niece, Mrs. Edith Moore, 1102
Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, N.
j., age SS years. She was a daugh-
ter of Captain John and Eliza A.
Fisher, and granddaughter of the
late William V. Coulter, of Milton.
Interment was made on Tuesday in
Milton M. E. cemetery, Rev. c. N.
Jones officiating, by S. j. Wilson &
Son, funeral directors.
Mrs. John O'Neal and Miss Nattile
O'Neal, of Wilmington, and Mr.. Emile
Touring, of Chester, Pa, spent Sum
day as the guests of Mrs. Mary A.
Crouch.
Hard surfacing of Front, Chestnut,
Wharton and Atlantic streets has
been completed. 1t is the intention
of town council to improve each year
one or more streets until the entire
town is enjoying improved streets.
Some people seem to think that
the ban on catching oysters from
Broadkiln river by the State Board
of Health simply means that the oys-
ters must not be sold. This is the
wrong Interpretation. 1t means that
no oysters can be caught from this
river for any purpose whatsoever
not even for home use. The ban will
be rigidly enforced and those caught
will be prosecuted, according to a
statement from the State Board of
Health.
John Wiley has moved into the
dwelling he recently purchased on
Atlantic street, from Alfred Taylor.
The new residence for Raymond
Spencer on Behringer avenue, is
nearing completion, and Mr.. Spencer
expects to move in the new property
during November.
While riding his bicycle on Null
berry street on Sunday David Dut-
ton, Jr., was attached and bitten by
a dog in front of the home of Harmon
Lewis. The lad was lascerated about
the hips and was given medical at
tention by DR.. R. B. Hopkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Carey and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Johnson spent
Sunday with friends in Elmer, N. ].
Mrs. John A. B. Wilson, of Cali
fornia, is the guest of her niece, Mrs.
Ida J. Fox.
Golden Rule Lodge No. II, I. o. o.
F., of Milton, will attend services at
Zion M. E. church on Sunday even
ing, November 8. Rev. James O'Neal,
pastor of the church, will deliver a
special sermon on this occasion.
Song services at z o'clock. The
members of the lodge will leave the
lodge room in a body at $3.50 p. m.
Revival services began in Milton
M. e. church on Sunday evening,
under the leadership of the pastor,
Rev. G. N. Jones. Mr.. Charles Carey,
a splendid singer of gospel songs,
will have charge of the singing dur
ing these services, which will con-
tinue for two weeks.
The Stitch a Bit Club, under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Joseph M.
Lank, has completed one hundred
articles of linen, including towels,
pillow cases and hospital gowns,
which have been sent to the Meth
odist hospital, Philadelphia.
Worlds Temperance Day will be
observed in the M. E. Sunday school
on Sunday, November 4th. A dra-
matte feature of the program will be
a short dialogue entitled, "The Sc
cret of the Flag" The program is
being prepared by a committee of
which Mrs. Carrie Hood is chairman.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Whites
M. E. church will give chicken
salad supper in the basement of the
church on November 4th, for benefit
of the church.
Whites Chapel 100 Years Old
Whites Chapel, one of the best
known of the older Methodist
churches in Sussex county, located
between Drawbridge and Nassau, OBJ
served it's Tooth anniversary. AS
usual, there was a large attendance
and many former members came
back to spend the day at the old
Chapel.
The services were in charge Of the
Rev. James O'Neal, pastor of the
church. The Rev. William D. Will
son, pastor of the M. P. church, of
Lewes, made the invocation and the
Rev. ]. Thomas Mckee, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church Of George
town, read the Scripture lesson.
Charles w. Fisher, of Milton,
former member of Whites Chapel,
read an interesting history of the old
church. The chapel is one of the
finest rural churches in Sussex
county and a large number of prom
inent people have been members
there. There was an excellent musl-
cal program given during the day.
A quartette from Crystal Fount
Lodge of Odd Fellows, Milford, will
sing at the services at Zion M. E.
church on Sunday evening, Novem-
ber 3rd.
Party
A very brilliant masquerade party
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Argo, of Milton, on October
18th. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Hatfield, Miss Etyel Nc
Cready, Alfred Conaway, "Speck
Mrs. Fred Windsor, all of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Prettyman, Miss Clara Prettyman,
James Prettyman, Mary Rogers, Ann
Elizabeth Daniels, all of
Milford; Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Marvel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Belts, Helen JET
ferson, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Camp
bell. Mildred Campbell, Mrs. Clar-
ence Clendaniel, Harriet Clendaniel,
Mrs. Noah Warren, Mrs. Eliza Dut-
ton, David Dutton, Sara Donovan,
Mrs. Edith Baker, Elva M. Walls, Ida
Carpenter, Doris Dickerson, Mrs. Al
bert Argo, Jr., and John Warren, all
Of Milton. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with autumn leaves
and jack-o' lanterns. After several
interesting games were played re-
were served and a very |
good time was had by everyone.
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