Milford chronicle., 1931-07-31
MILTON

Walter Reed, of Wilmington
spent the weekend with his moth.
er. Mrs. Mary Reed, on Walnut
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nemiah Marvel and
children, John and Edna, of George
town, and Emma Pride, of Chester
Pa, were guests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. John Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyers Dodd, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Walls and Warren
Dodd visited friends in Wilmington
on nThursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Carey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Vent spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives in Wildwood, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Messick and
daughter, Vera, and Mrs. Sallie Bal
ley spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stockley at Stockley Station.
Miss Dorothy Walker, of Delmar,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Mollie Walker.
The real estate of the late George
W. Jones, consisting of five pieces,
was sold at public auction on Satur-
day by the administrators. The Rust
farm was purchased by Fred Rust;
the farm tenanted by Ira Walls was
bought by Mr.. Rust; the Kensey
Jones farm was struck off to Chas.
Morris; a farm in Slaughter Neck
was bought by a Mr.. FitzgerOld, and
the Baker Branch tract was pur-
chased by Noah H. Warren.
The Nicholson property on the
shores of Lake Fanganxyki, recently
purchased by Milton Graves, is to
be known in the future as Sunset
Manor. 1t is beautiful home, sit
uated in a most picturesque position
on the north shore of the lake.
Had your car inspected yet? or
are you waiting until the last mo-
ment to do this necessary thing?
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson, of
Milton, Mr.. Carl Jones, of New York,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Anvil Banning, of
Bridgeville, spent Sunday at Ocean
City, Md. Another Milton resident |
at this resort was Mrs. Ira S. Haz-
zard.
The services at Milton M. P.
church on Sunday evening were in |
Clcll SG VI lilt J unlOI AJil llOlldn Ell
deavor Society and the following
was rendered; Singing, "In
My Heart There Rings a Melody;
prayer by Miss Agnes Carey; well
come, Geneva Rogers; topic for the
evening was, Gods Helpers, the
Birds, Bees and Butterflies; Scrip
ture reading, by Helen Hastings;
reading, Phyllis Walls;
Pearl Burton and Doris Walls; song,
Carl Clendaniel and Thelma Mar
vel; readings, Dorothy Postles, Sa-
rah Wiley and Agnes Carey; reci-
-atiOn, Virginia Johnson; readings,
Beatrice Wells, Edna Short and
Doris Short; recitation, Carl Glen
laniel; readings, Thelma Marvel
md Russell Wiley; singing, Doro-
hy POstles and Billie Collins; rec
tations, Beatrice Wells and Helen
reading, Carrie Thomas
md Agnes Carey; singing, "He
Keeps Me Singing; benediction.
These little folks, under the guild
nee of Mrs. Eliza Dutton and Mrs.
annie Collins, acquitted themselves
cry well in the conduct of the SER
ices.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Crouch and
Mary Betty, and Mrs.
lola DAILY, were guests on Sunday i
fternoOn of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
,lendaniel at Lincoln City.
Sunshine Circle will hold festi-
al on the church lawn of Milton M.
). church on Saturday evening, Au-
ust 8th. Homemade ice cream, :
AXE, candy and lemonade will be
n sale and the young ladies and !
heir teacher, G. r. Johnson, ask the T
atronage of the public and warrant ,
g ood time for all who attend. :
Robert Calhoun was taken sudden
' ill at his home on Broad street
n Saturday and was in a critical .
for several days, but is {
ow improving. !
Miss Sarah Darby was operated
n at the Pennsylvania Hospital, \
for appendicitis last 7
'eek. She is rapidly recovering :
rom the operation.
James Wolfe, a former resident
f Milton, but now residing in :
was in town this week :
enewing acquaintance.
Walter w. Crouch, of Milton, ac- !,
Roland P. Ingram and !
Lilton K. Fried, of Rehoboth, to
on Saturday and saw =,
lie AS defeat Cleveland in doubleJ !
eader. L.
Milton defeated the strong Hick- \
ian, Md, team in a hard-fought +
anne on the local grounds on Sat
rday afternoon, by the score of 8 ?
, 2. Owing to the Kent-Sussex
ounty Fair at Harrington there
ill be no game played in Milton on Y
aturday of this week. On Satur- n
~, August 8th, the locals will play
Millsboro, and on the following {
aturday will entertain Millsboro at t
i1ton.
Tho sporo and JinouD fO1Iov,e.