Milford chronicle., 1930-03-28
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March.
Coming. Entertainment in the
Grange Hall.
Crocus and tulips are blooming in
Delaware gardens.
Early plowing for corn on high
land in Delaware is well underway.
The early white potato crop in
Sussex county, Delaware, is nearly
all planted.
Go to see the entertainment in
the Grange Hall. When? Friday eve
ming, April 4.
Roses have started their new
growth and should be trimmed back
now for fine flowers.
All who want employment can find
something to do in Delaware from
now until next December.
The Ladies Aid of Slaughter Neck
will meet at the home of Mrs. Edgar
Bennett, Tuesday, April 1.
The Volunteer class will give a
supper at the Chapel Beautiful on
Wednesday evening, April 9.
Watch for the bake given by Mrs.
Walters class of the NJ P. Sunday
school at Joseph Adams store to-
morrow.
The Milford High School Decla-
nation Contest will be held this Fri
day afternoon, March %, at one o.
clock in the high school assembly
room.
J. Holland Prettyman is erecting
large store building 80 x 40 feet
on his property at the corner of
Charles and Front streets, South
Milford. Mr.. Prettyman will enter
the grocery and meat business.
A survey party from the United
States Engineers Office is making a
complete survey of the Mispillion
River. AS many bends have been
cut off the river in recent years this
survey will show many changes.
The Volunteer Sunday School
class will meet with Mrs. Davis R.
Grier on Kings Highway on Tues
day evening, April 1. Every member
is expected to be present, as plans
will be presented for the supper to
be given very early in April. Watch
for the date.
There will be a full evenings en-
tertainment in the Grange Hall on
Friday evening, April 4. You can't
afford to miss being there. Two very
good plays will be given. One will
be the dramatic contest play given
at Coolspring by Milford Changers,
which was so full of thrills and
laughs.
World War veterans with disabili-
ties must apply for compensation or
treatment (other than hospitaliza-
tion) before April 6, 1880. Under the
present law, the United States Vet
erans' Bureau may receive applica-
tions for compensation or evidence
in support of claims before April 6,
1880. On and after that date, under
present law, new applications are
void.
One of the plays to be given by
Milford Changers in Grange Hall,
Friday evening, April 4, is entitled
''Wives Wanted In Squashville." 1t
is one you must not miss. You will ]
want to see Davis Watson's court
ship when he becomes a widower,
also learn how Jack Willis lost his '
nose as we'll as one of his oxen, and /
to see Sam Morgan in the role of 1
sportsman. Be sure and get your, S
tickets early. q
Two plays will be given in the I
Grange Hall Friday evening, April 4. Z Z
'The Way of Man" will be put on I
by Milford Neck player and you will d
be sorry if you miss seeing John L
Jester in the role of Mr.. Carter, u
who hates receptions, but whose =,
wife is a socially inclined bride. AL G
so Mrs. Charles French as maid '
and a very good nurse, as well as Y
Mrs. Frank Abbott, a poor widowed 8
Peter F. Causey, bridge engineer :.
# the Delaware State Highway De- n
)artment, has resigned to accept
position with Keller and Harring- =,
on, designing engineers of Chicago, NJ
illinois. Mr.. Causey is well known =
n this vicinity. For years he was NJ
with the United States 4.
Department of this dis ~
rict, having charge of construction
york. His new location will be in
Baltimore, Md. His many friends in
his vicinity regret to see him leave
'ei""@Ie' th
Harvey Wilson, Lloyd Short and M
ames W. Cannon, State Highway la
inspectors, successfully
ynamited a part of the fill of the H
ew Milford Cutoff, in the Hopkins NJ
ranch back of the Torsch-Summers an
ompany plant last week. This part br
( the road contained from six to es
IN feet of muck, roots and stumps m
nat were objectional to the highway Ii
ngineers. This was blown clear of de
le roadway with four charges of co
DO pounds of 500 dynamite. With an
lis removed the contractor began sil
laking the fill with new earth that tn
i'll form the permanent roadway. wi
he shock from these explosions VIZ
as distinctly felt all over Milford.
Prof. and Mrs. c. Russell Snyder, m'
Seaford, delightfully."- entertained ., g
Ie members of Evergreen Forest III III
and, No. 40, at their beautiful home re
Seaford, on Thursday evening Of Ie m
st week, following the rehearsal el'
the band in the Seaford Fire Com nc;
my building. Assisting Mrs. Sny- -.
n in serving was Mrs. John ]. loO
arsons, Mrs. Tyford Morris and an an
iss Reed. Those present were DR.. so
obert Hopkins, Frank Carey, w. piI
lyton Reed, Thomas Pepper, Har-
d Hatfield, William Hill, Raymond s cls
iillen, John J. Parsons, Tyford c"i
orris, Prof. NunVar, James W..
lnnon, John E. Mayhem and H. E.
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