Milford chronicle., 1930-02-14
Milton Letter

day, Those present were MrS. OdV1u
H. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Reed and daughter Sarah, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Reed, Mrs. Esther Lofand, Mrs.
Willoughby and son James from
Washington, D. c., Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Kitchens and son, Norman
Frank and John, Addison Chandler,
BENJAMIN Robinson and Clarence
johnson. After refreshments were
served they all departed wishing
Mrs. Reed many more happy birth
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy K. Moore had
a goose dinner Sunday, it being Mr.
Moores birthday anniversary. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Lank
and two children, Elmo and Albert,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lank and
daughter Thelma, Miss Virgie Moore
all of Broadkill Neck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Donovan, Mrs. B. Frank Walls, Ell
/ wood Walls, all of Milton, Miss EN-
ma Moore and Robert Alexander OF
Wilmington. Refreshments were ser
we'd and the guests departed wishing
Mr.. Moore many more pleasant
birthday anniversaries.
The Milton w. G. T. U. will hold
a Frances Willard Commemorative
meeting in the lecture room Of the
M. E. Church on Monday, February
II at 1880 p. m.
Lingo & Black will hold their
semi-annual dollar day sales on Fri
day and Saturday of this week. Re
ductions are made in all depart
ments for this occasion.
The February meeting of the Mite
Society of Milton NJ. P. Church has
been postponed until the regular
March meeting night, Tuesday
March 8.
On February 1S the Sussex Coun-
ty Union of Christian EndeaVors
will be held in Beaver Dam M. P.
Church, Harbeson. The Milton I'm
ion, now holding the shield and ban
ner for the largest attendance anC
wartherest travelling Union, won al
the Ocean View meeting last No
vember, hopes to win again at Har-
beson, and ways will be furnished
all who wish to attend. 1t is the
ambition of every union in the
county to gain these awards and al
, extra large attendance is expected
at the Harbeson meeting.
Fire on Monday afternoon de
stroyed the dwelling on the MAR
/ tin Farm" near town. The origin o
the fire is unknown. The house was
occupied by Wilson Wiley. The fir
, was discovered by Mrs. Wiley WHIT
: called neighbors, who phoned Il
town, but when an attempt wa;
: made to sound the siren it failed Il
work and the firemen were caIle'
, from their work. When the hre en-
gine arrived it was seen the hous'
was doomed. The blaze started II
= the rear part of the building ant
= the high wind that prevailed sool
/ swept the flames over the entlr
= building. Not an article of furnitur
/ or clothing was saved and Mr.. vii
!, lev and wife had no insurance o.
e their goods. The property is oWne'
= by DR.. John C. Wiltbank.
Exactly at noon on Monday tn
3 fire alarm sounded, summoning tn
3 fire company to the home of fir
4 chief. H. C. Davidson on Mill stree
e The rear of the building was foun
= to be on fire from an oVerheate
stove. The blaze was quenched De
fore much damage was done IN
building.
: A number of Christian Endeavol
f ers of Milton attended the KEN
), Sussex C. E. Convention at Mllfor
on Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Holloway, State SuperintenC
), emf of Schools, addressed the locS
g Parent-Teacher Association on MOI
:, dav evening at the school house.
!. A rare treat is in store for ID
g neople of Milton and community o
: Thursday evening, February ~ tn
date of the firemen's minstrel an
S vaudevilI show. These shows al
presented annually by the hreme
k and the one to be given on the 2Ut
q is said to be the best yet. On u
l. ends will be "Bill" Brown and E'
o gar Marvel. Other black-face artls
e will be "Fats" Richards, Cliff JONI
son. "Nut" Reed, Archie Lingo, Jt
If Reed. while James Carey will be Il
d interlocutor. This show is DelI
n given for benefit Of a communlt
r building fund and should receive Il
ID support of every citizen in the con
It. munity Price of admission, adul
r 30 cents; children, 35 cents. No r
u served seats. -.
ID Muskrat trapping has long De'
le considered mans job" but
member of the weaker sex" III
come to the front as a pronounc'
le success in this undertaking. Mr.
b. James Jones, residing on Broadkl
e. River. a few miles from Milton, n
(. for many years been setting a III
is of trans on her marsh lands, doll
le the work herself, dressed in the o
erals and jumper characteristic
ed muskrat trappers and wearing D
IS, boots. Mrs. Jones on the openll
day of the trapping season swings
s. large bag of traps across her shot
= der and enters the marsh, settll
ne the traps in all likely looking plac
;. and she has become expert IN
he eating the feeding places of the al
u mails. It requires several days to e
da all the traps placed. Each mornir
ch no matter what the weather, MI
e. Jones visits her line, taking out t
MT catch, resetting traps, and dlggl
MT some from the mud and relocati
o. others. This requires several hou
ue of hard laborious work. She plaC
mt her catch in the bag and brin
Sc them to her home, there to be SKI
er ned and placed on stretching boar
On Saturday Mrs. Jones sold |
ng winters catch of fur to Captain 1
ch vid Dutton, a Milton dealer,
5. which she received one hundred d
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