Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
MILTON
State Trap Shooters
Al Milton December Is

Trap Shooters League will be shot
of at the Milton Gun Club grounds
on Thursday, December 18th. Any
shooter is, according to the bylaws
r OF the League, permitted to regis
ter with tho Milton Gun Club and
! shoot ii he has not shot with any
other club OF the League. So get
your gun and come out and help
Milton put the League across. The
League is composed of Dover, Mil
ford. Bowers Beach and Milton gun
clubs, and the result of the first and
second shoots places Bowers Beach
, in first place, Dover second and Mil
ford and Milton are tied for third
= place. The rivalry between Milton
and Milford is keen and each will
strive to break the tie. Traps open
at II noon. Entries for League COM
petition opens at l o'clock and closes
at o'clock. -t..
, there will be several other classes
and prizes will be given to winners,
also to high gun of the day.
Thomas Fl. Johnson, of Milton,
was arrested on Friday by the State
r Highway Police and taken to Will
mington charged with issuing worth
q less checks to several Wilmington
merchants. He was given a pre-
liminary trial and held in $1,000 bail
for his appearance at the next term
of General Sessions Court. Unable
to furnish bond he was locked up.
The checks were for small amounts,
from $500 to $4,000
Mr. and Mrs. Walter w. Crouch
entertained over the weekend Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Crouch and
daughters, Catherine, Florence and
Margaret, of Philadelphia.
Walter Reed and l.. l.. Mustard, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
their families in Milton.
Rev. John w. Townsend, Of Au-
rora Hills, Va, former pastor of
Milton NJ. P. church, was a Milton
visitor last week. rt.l.
Mayor Stephens had a large Tom
turkey he was fattening for Christ
mas dinner. When he went to feed
it on Friday morning he discovered
that the turkey had completely and
totally disappeared. Early Friday
morning as Postmaster Robbins was
collecting mail from the box at the I
corner of Union and Broad streets
he saw a large turkey perched on
Roland Atkins fence Creeping up
to it he seized the bird and took him
to the postoftice. The loser and find
er broadcast their loss and find and
the turkey is once more prisoner
-. CkOHhaY,gi hoa1y afI Loo
ironed and secure.
MRskrat trappers of BrOadkiln and
Prime Hook Necks have not yet set !
their lines, and will not until colder
weather puts the fur in tirst-class
condition. A few small trappers, who |
care not as TO the condition of the
Delts, have their lines out and re- |
port muskrats abundant. The large |
marsh owners and trappers will go .
before the next legislature and ask
that the trapping season be delayed |
until January 1st Of each year.
Mrs. Mary S. Lank, one of Milton's
oldest residents, died at Beebo hos
pital, Lewes, on Friday morning,
aged 7S years. Funeral services
were held on Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. C. N. Jones, and
iuterment made in Milton M. e. Gem
ctery. Mrs. Lank leaves three sons,
Edgar w. Lank, of Philadelphia; Jo-
seph M. Lank, of Milton, and Captain
John Lank, of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Lank has been totally blind for sew
eral years and few weeks ago was
stricken with paralysis. She was
taken to the Lewes hospital, where
she died on Friday. She was one of
the oldest members of Milton M. e.
church and active in its affairs up
until her illness.
Charles M. Irwin, former resi-
dent of Milton, died on Wednesday,
December 3, at his home in Ardmore,
Pa, aged 81 years. He leaves
wife, Carolyn Fisher Irwin, former
ly of Milton; a son, daughter and
one sister, Frances Irwin. Mr.. Ir-
win was the Son of the late Rev. r.
C. Irwin, member of the Whining
lon M. E. Conference, and from ear
Iy boyhood, following the death of
his father, made his home in Will
mington with his mother, two sis
.ers, Elizabeth and Frances, and
brother, Wallace. Miss Frances is
he only surviving member of the
family. Mr.. Irwin at the time of his
leath was chief clerk of the Tioga
street freight station of the Pennsyl-
rania railroad in Philadelphia, where
le had been employed for many
years.
Miss Lena Jensen entertained at
Ter home near Milton on Sunday Mr.
md Mrs. John Jensen, Alfred Roach,
Helen Lewes and Webster Jefferson.
Mrs. L. G. Randall and Mrs. Elsie
}raves were in Wilmington shopping
III Saturday.
Miss Virginia Moore spent Satur-
lay among the stores in Wilmington.
The regular monthly meeting of
he Young Peoples Society of Mil
on M. p. church met on Monday
,vening at the home of Milton john
on. The following officers were
elected: president, Milton Johnson;
-ice-president, Sara Darby; secre-
ary, Helen Lewes; assistant secre-
ary, William Morris; treasurer, An
la Havelka; corresponding secre-
ary, Ida Baker. Delightful refresh
nents were served after the business
essiOn.
Mrs. Samuel Fithian entertained
er cousin, Mrs. Mary Ware, of
N. j., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Il. Martin visited
riends in Wilmington recently.
Edward Calhoun, aged 72 years,
led at his home on Chestnut street,
IL Sunday morning, December 9TH.
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