Milford chronicle., 1931-10-23
MILTON

son, Franks sixteenth birthda!
Those present were: Misses France
Millman, Vinyard Birmingham, Lii
lian Brittingham, Mary Wilkins
May EllingswOrth, Irma BeidemaT
Edna Locates, Dorothy Jefferson
Lydia Jefferson, Mollie Jefferson
Harold Millman, Richard Millmar
James Elliott, Wilson Fisher, Syl
vester Locates, Billie Wilkins, AL
win Beideman, Lawrence Walls, RO
land NIillman, Norman, Frank ant
John Kitchens, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas JEFF
ferson, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Clifton and chill
dren, Gladys and Ida, Mrs. Harr!
Fisher, Mrs. Dora Beideman, Mrs
John Locates, Mrs. Lizzie Walls
Mrs. Sallie Warren and Edward
Shockley. The evening was spent il
music and games after which re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served abundantly. Frank re-
ceived many handsome gifts. At g
late hour all departed for theil
homes wishing. him many more
happy birthdays.
Mrs. Delmar Reed, Mrs. Bertha
Carey, Mrs. Fannie Davidson, and
Mrs. Ella Pettyjohn were George
town visitors on Saturday.
Miss Irma White and Miss Ber-
nice Clendaniel, students at an At
lantic City School of Nursing, spent
the weekend with their parents
here.
Mrs. Winifred Walls has returned
from a visit in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clifton of
Atlantic City, N. j., spent the week
end with Mrs. Clifton's mother, Mrs.
Emma Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel DOdd and
Mrs. Robert Shockley and daughter
Roberta of New Castle, spent a part
of last week with Milton relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Morgan of
Wiglane, N. j., were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Fifth
ian.
Mrs. Viola Daily spent the week
end with her niece, Mrs. Lester
Clendaniel at Lincoln.
Carl Jones of New York City was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Jackson on Sunday.
Farmers in this section are drill
ing wheat. The acreage to this crop
will be considerably curtailed ow-
ing to poor prices received for this
years crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Moore and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed were Sails
bury visitors on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson
of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with
Milton relatives.
Walter E. Reed of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Mary +. Reed.
Growers are harvesting the sweet
potato crop and the yield is one of
the largest in several years. A few
are being sold to dealers but a large
majority Of the crop will be stored
until later when better prices are
expected.
Rev. and Mrs, L. C. Randall are
entertaining Mr.. RandalIs mother.
and sister of Baltimore, this week.
The pupils of one grade in Milton
Public School on Monday were as
signed $50 examples as their arith-
metic lesson for Tuesday. The ex-
amples were small but, think of it,
$50 examples as one lesson. Wow!
Captain and Mrs. David Dutton
and son David, Jr., Mrs. Annie G..
Crouch of Milton and Woodrow VIII
son of COkesbury, visited Fort
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur MauIl and
Mrs. Maggie Collins of Philadelphia
spent the weekend in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maul of
Philadelphia were Milton visitors on
Preston Kitchens has taken over
the KOcpple filling station at Gravel
Hill anti has moved his family to
thaI village.
Tho bake on Saturday given by
Team A, Charles Stout, captain,
was a decided success. The affair
Melted the team $56, to be applied IT,
t!;cir quota on funds being raised
fer the Nj P. Church. Mr.. SOnt and
Eis aides Mrs. F. B. Carey and Ed
ward Argo wish to thank all who
gave articles to be sold and to those
who patronized the bake.
The cold weather of the early part
of the week caused Milton house
holders to put up their heating
stoves to keep warm. Frost fell on
morning and killed some
tender plants, such as sweet pota-
to vines, etc.
On Sunday, October IL, Mrs. Ell
gay Walls celebrated her birthday
and at the SAME time
her niece, Miss Ethel Warrington,
celebrated her birthday. Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Spencer and children, Billie
and Norma, Mr.. and Mrs. John War
rington and children, Ethel, Retta
and Pearl, of Harbeson. A bOunte-
Ous dinner was served to all, fol-
lowing wit hice cream and cake. The
dining room and table were beauti-
fully decorated in pink and white.
After wishing Mrs. Walls and Ethel
many more returns of the day the
guests returned to their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Postles gave
a party in honor of the ninth birth !
lay of their daughter, Dorothy, on
afternoon. Those present
we're Margaret Lingo, Virginia West,
Marian Edginton, Frances Leverage,
Helen Hastings, Beatrice Hastings,
David Dutton, Harold Hunter, Ma
rie Workman, Calvin Clifton, Junior