Milford chronicle., 1931-05-22
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Waffles and spring chicken-yes
strawberries.
Roses blooming in Milford yards
make lovely picture now.
Remove the sidewalk markets
along Walnut street in Milford.
Cherry pie made from fresh cher
ries from the tree, is just delicious.
Yes, mosquitoes will come with
hot weather, but they live only ten
days.
Don't forget the NJ. II. S. Alumni
Bake at the Frigidaire store Satur-
day, May %.
City Council has real work to per-
form in getting new ordinances for
government of Milford.
The Ladies Aid of Millwood will
have bake at the American Hat
Shop Saturday, May %.
Some people prune the genealogi-
cal tree by cutting off all contact
with their poor relatives.
Help the Sunshine Society by buy
ing your pies, cakes, rolls, etc, at
the bake Saturday morning.
Cakes, pies, rolls, candy and
many other good things to eat at the
NJ. H. S. Alumni Bake Saturday.
Pies, cakes, rolls, dressed chickens
and chicken salad will be for. sale
at the American Hat Shop Saturday,
May 2S.
The graduating class in the Mil
ford High School. has a very hard
two weeks of work before COM
mencement.
Call at the American Hat Shop
Saturday, May 2S for delicious pies,
cakes, rolls, chicken salad, aud
dressed chickens. ---l @
The Ladies' Aid of New Market
Church will meet at the home of
Frank Warren and sisters, Thursday
evening, May 2S. Everybody well
come.
The Milford Board of Education
has sent contracts to the teachers
for the next school year and an
nouncement of the corps of teachers
will be made in June.
The Alden Branch of the Sunshine
Society will have a bake Saturday
morning, May 20 in the Office owned
by Mrs. George H. Hall, opposite
the Presbyterian Church.
Nowadays motorists aren't as in
terested in why a chicken crosses
the road as they are in why the
blamed thing usually turns back
when it gets halfway across!
The recent wet weather has been
just to the liking of the pea crop
and at this time there is prospects
for large early June yield. Peas
are now in bloom and some of the
vines have small pods.
The regular meeting of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society will
be held at the chapel Tuesday after
noon, May 26, at 2:30 This betting
the last meeting we hope all mem
bers will be present and bring in |
their mite boxes.
A large truck slipped off the con-
crete on the du Pont Boulevard |
south of Milford on Sunday and in |
regaining the concrete turned conf
pletely upside down. 1t was slightly i
damaged. The driver was slightly in
jured when the truck upset.
Stanley Hicks, colored, five year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington
was struck by an automobile
Saturday evening in Milford, and
suffered a fracture of the skull. The
car is said to have been driven by
Marshall Bell, colored, of Milford.
The child is in the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital.
NV. Potter Coffin was much sur
prised Saturday night to sec a musk J.
rat walking on the sidewalk in front
of his store which is located in the
business section OF Milford Mr.. Cof-
fin captured the animal and placed
it in box. 1t attracted a great deal
of attention for many here had new
er seen live muskrat. The rat was
later given to William Maloney who
it on his farm along the
marsh.
A truck of the Milford Soft Drink
Company, driven by Ralston West,
and a car operated by Walter Argo,
a farmer of Prime Hook Neck, col
lided late last Saturday afternoon on
The Rehoboth road. Mr.. Argo suffer-
ed a fracture to the right arm and
his wife and grandson, Walter Mar
vii, who were with him, were also
slightly injured. They were brought
10 the Milford Emergency Hospital
Tor treatment. Edgar Wilson and
West who were in the truck were
also bruised Both the truck and car
driven by Argo were greatly damag-.i
I'd.
The Washington College double
male quartet composed of Messrs. Il
Dewitt f. Clarke, Baltimore; Alfred
1odgson, Chestertown; Walter
Nanticoke; Fred G.. Usil-
on, Jr., Chestertown; Charles Har-
is, Jr., Chestertown; D. Robert Fur
nan, Carmel, N. j.; Ralph E. Har-
lets, Takoma Park; Lindley E. Cook
If West Chester, Pa, and Earl Will
is, ChestretOwn, accompanist, will
broadcast from Station WCAO, Bal
imore, Sunday, May "a at p. m.
laylight saving time. They will also
ing with mixed chorus under the
direction of Mrs. Cleveland Smith.
Last week Miss Lydia Abbott
ave us some light on present eco
omic conditions. Special numbers