Milford chronicle., 1930-01-17
Milton Letter

TO the zion M. II, CnurCn on ouu-
day evening at o'clock. Through
the efforts of Hiram ]. Outten and
others, assisted by the Jr. o. U. A
NJ, of Milton, the flag was donated
1t was presented by VIM. H. Welch,
S. V. C. of Juniors of Delaware
and accepted by the Rev. Jones o.
Neal, the pastor in charge. After
wards the pastor made most beau
tiful and entertaining address OF
the subject "YOur Flag, My Flag
The church was crowded and every
one seemed well pleased and enter.
tanned. Zion is moving forward anC
from the appearance of the church
both inside and out, one concludes
that Zion has found itself. We WISE
for them continued success.
The girls basket ball team OF
Milton High School defeated Mills.
boro in a fast game on the local
floor. the score being Milton 40 and
Millsboro 80. The Millsboro boys
swamped the Milton boys by the
score of 40 to 9. Milton girls have
not lost a game played this season
but the Millsboro girls threw scare
1. into the locals by their fast foot
work and courage in combat.
Mrs. Sallie Bailey Of Philadelphia
is the guest of her daughter, MIS-
Stanton Messick on Mulberry street
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllisteI
are visiting friends and relatives IN
Philadelphia and Camden this
week.
An all-day meeting was held at
the Pilgrim Holiness Church on
Sunday, January u. Rev. H. A. San
eholtz of the Beula Bible School. OF
Allentown, Pa, preached morning,
afternoon and evening.
Miss Roberta Donovan, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Donovan, OF
Milton, who was operated on for ap-
pendicitis at the Emergency Hos
pital, Milford, on Monday of last
week, is getting along nicely and
her condition is encouraging to her
family and friends.
The new memorial window, re-
Gently placed in St. John Baptist
Protestant Episcopal Church, was
dedicated by the Rt. Rev. Philip
Cook, Bishop of the Diocese of Del
aware The window is one of four
memorials provided by the late u.
S. Senator Willard Salisbury, to be
placed in Christ Church, Dover; st.
PauPs Church, Georgetown; Trinity
Church, Wilmington, and Milton.
The Bishop preached at this service
and confirmed a class Of communi-
cants, assisted by the Rev. Joseph
S. Kinks, rector of the church.
Mrs. Josephine Roach, aged 62,
widow of Charles M. Roach, for
many years a widely known resident
of Milton, died at the home of her
son, James E. Roach, Monday, fol-
lowing an illness Of about three
weeks of paralysis. Funeral services
were held in Stanton Neck Metho-
dist Episcopal Church Tuesday af-
ternoon. Burial took place in the
Slaughter Neck cemetery.
Mrs. Norman Workman was given
a surprise birthday party at her
home near Milton on Saturday
night. The following guests were
present and enjoyed a very pleasant
evening: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bur-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Parsons,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Parsons, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Walls, Mr. and
Mrs. Carlton Argo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Ellingsworth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Atlas Workman, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jensen, Mrs. Fred Clifton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Workman, William
Belts, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Glen
daniel, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bur-
ton At late hour ice cream, cake,
nuts and oranges were served and
the guests left wishing Mrs. Work
man many returns of the day.
Miss Helen Lewis gave birthday
party at her home on Friday eve
ming at her home on Federal street.
The following invited guests were
present: Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. Linden Pos
ties, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Graves, Mr..
and Mrs. Paris Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Granville Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Wilkins, Miss Martha
Donovan, Miss Annie Havelka, Miss
Ethel Lewis, Miss Bernice Clendan-
iel, Miss Martha Mustard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Ellingsworth, Miss Helen
Ellingsworth, Miss Mary Mason,
Mrs. Fred Pepper, Miss Amanda
Walls, Miss Virgie Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt, OF
GEORGETOWN on Sunday entertained
at dinner Mrs. Mary A. Crouch, Mrs.
Viola DAILY, MT. and Mrs. Walter
w. Crouch and daughter, Mary
Betty, Miss May Ellingsworth OF
Milton. and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Hudson and children Of Frankford.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union held their monthly bus
mess meeting with Mrs. Edna Jones
at the M. e. parsonage on Monday
evening, January 1S. The text WORD
The tenth birthday of National
Constitutional Prohibition was OBJ
served by the W. c. T. u, of Mil
ton. on Thursday evening, in the
Sunday school room Of Milton M. E.
Church at 1880 O'Clock. A Victory
Day program was rendered. The
church bells rang for ten minutes at
noon on Thursday. i
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green OF
Blenheim, N. J., spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnson on
Union street.
Warren Dodd severely cut the
fingers of his left hand while cut
ting buttons at the Lippincott FAC
tory. DR.. W. E. Douglas dressed the
wound.
The largest otter ever caught in
this section was caught in a trap by
Arthur "Pat" Boyce on Monday. 1t
weighed thirty-three pounds and
measured 48 inches from the end OF