Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1930-02-28
Milton Letter

Mr.. and Mrs. Mandis Warren VS.
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Collins
of Slaughter Neck on Sunday.
The following were visitors last
week of Mrs. Harry Wagamon and
Miss Nell Gray: Mr.. and Mrs. Jes-
fer GRAY of Frederick, Mrs. Mary
smith I,ofand of Milford, Comman-
der Kessler, Horace Gray OF WaV-
erly, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed entertain
cd over the weekend Mr.. and MIS-
Alfred Short and daughter Margaret
and Charles Morris of Pennsylvania
Mrs. Virgie Derrickson and Mrs:
SalIie Reed and Lena Jensen Oh
Chester.
Charles B. Porter of Greenwood Is
clearing the ground and preparing
to erct an ice plant and ice cream
manufacturing plant on Front
street on a plot Of ground ne pur-
chased several years ago OF William
CIandaniel. Mr.. Porter expects TO
have the plant in operation before
summer begins. This will be quite
an Improvement to Milton, as TINS
town is served ice hauled from
Georgetown and other nearby towns
during the warm Weather-oIten inc
housewives have had to walt lOns
for the ice man to get around
Charles Stuchlik and Son have
again entered the egg and poultry
business. They will open a store tor
the receiving of eggs and poultry III
the Jennie Atkins property, corner
of Mill and Chestnut stress, recent
" purchased by Mr.. Stuchl1k. Ihey
had intended opening on teDruary
Is. but the property needed altera-
tions that compelled later open
inc. BEGINNING March they Will De
AFT the store to receive eggs ana
noultry. Mr.. S:uchlik has been IN
this business for years but recently
retired. He again is in the harness
and his many friends will be glad to
welcome his return.
Arthur Maull Of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mllton
friends.
Miss Nattile O'Neal of Wilmington
and Emile Touring Of Chester, Pa
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary A.
Crouch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Maull Of near
IeWes were Sunday guess OF MIS-
John T. Crouch.
MRS. David Dutton and son David,
Jr narrowly escaped serious injury
when the car in which they were
riding turned over. Mrs. button
was returning to Milton via LaV1nla
avenue and when opposite the home
of J. II. Martin the steering roo
broke and the car left the road ana
ran IN a steep bank and turned on
its side. Fortunately Mrs. Button
had presence of mind to turn on the
ignition and the car was moving
slowly when it turned over. ASIDE
from shock the occupants were I'M
injured. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden Postles gave
a birthday party on February ~, IN |
honor of their son, Normans TCh
birthday anniversary. Refreshments
were served. Those present were
Carl CIendaniel, Jean Marvel, Pear!
Burton, Gladys Burton, Richard
Wagamon, Margaret Lingo, Naomi
Workman, Glenwood Palmer, Theo-
Gore Hastings, Thelma Marvel
Franklin Edginton, Marion Edgln-
ton, Doris Turner, Doris walls
Physllis Walls, Sinclair Campbell
Franklin Harrington, Helen Hast
ings, Beatrice Hastings, Dorothy
Postles, Frances Leverage, David
Dutton, Fred Scott, Fred Reed, Bill
lie Reed, Charles Fisher and George
Fisher. All reported good time
and wished for Norman many more
happy birthday anniversaries.
Miss Edith Calhoun and Miss Hell
en- Massey spent the weekend In
Philadelphia.
Miss Lou Holston, daughter Of the
late Lemuel Holston, died at Mil
ford hospital on Saturday. Miss
Holston had undergone an opera
ton for abdominal trouble and was
recovering when her
heart failed. The body was brought
TO the undertaking parlors Of S. J.
Wilson & Son on Sunday where fu-
neral services were held and inter-
nent made in Union cemetery on
Tuesday. The deceased made her
lone with her brother, Howard
who resided on farm near
Milton, owned by James H. Palmer.
Stewart Steen lost the thumb OF
lis left hand when an ak he was
lsing fell across the member, sew
ring it from the hand. Mr.. Steen
vas splitting kindling to start a fire
n stove and was holding the piece
f wood in his left hand and using Il
he ak with his right hand. He miss
d the stick and hit his thumb. A
Iilton physician rendered medical I.
i'd and Mr.. Steen is able to be out
gain.
Mrs. William C. Crouch and sis
Or, Mrs. Florence Lewis, Of Ph1la-
eIphia spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Lrs. Walter W. Crouch. They were
erved a duck dinner by Mrs. Wal pl
sr Crouch and a goose supper. by
[rs. Mary A. Crouch.
A muskrat of unusual coloring -
as caught by Harry B. Roach on
is Prime Hook marsh. Muskrats
re of two varieties of color
rown and black-but the animal
aught by Mr.. Roach is of a roam
DIOR on the back with very light 16
N face, with white spot in fore ~
cad. The under part Of the neck - :
nd breast is pure white, and the Z
ii and feet of the same color. The
uskrat is of unusual size and is at
acting much attention by its I'M e.
jual coloring. Mr.. Roach will have
10 animal stuffed and mounted.
yveral trappers saw the animal at
o home Of Captain David Dutton,
cal fur dealer, and all say never
fore have they seen muskrat OF
light a color.