Milford chronicle., 1931-08-21
MILTON

Hl6hI, August 0ISt, VIII be organ
izatiOn Night and the following
prizes will be awarded:
s25 to best band playing passing
judges stand.
A1O to organization with greatest
number of men or women in uni
form in line.
$40 to organization making best ap-
pearance, Is or more in line (men
or wOmen).
$40 to organization coming long
est distance, Is or more in line.
$40 to best decorated automobile
in line.
SIS to best decorated business
front along line of march. l
$5 to best decorated home front
along line of march.
$40 to best comedy.
$5 to best decorated bicycle.
Firemen's Night, Wednesday, Sep
tember 2nd.
$25 to best band.
SIS to second best band.
$50 to company best appearance
with apparatus, with Is or more in
line.
$40 to company coming longest
distance.
SIS to company with apparatus
with most uniformed men in line.
Judges stand will be at Chas. w.
Fisher & Sons Chevrolet garage.
Any organization not receiving a
personal invitation is publicly in
vited to take part in these parades.
Parades to start promptly at 1880
p. m.
Firemen Give Shetland Pony
As Prize
The carnival will be held on the
grounds opposite the baseball park
and there will be ample parking
space. There will be twenty-fOur
booths, containing blankets, cook
ing utensils, groceries, canaries, etc
and a large beano booth. Free prizes
will be given away each night, and
on Friday night, September 4th, a
Shetland pony will be given away;
a Victoria Ford will be given away
on the last night of the carnal. |
Special attractions will be a merry
gO-round and a Ferris wheel. The |
boys are striving to make this the /
biggest and best ever, and reason |
able prices will prevail at every
BOOTH Don't forget the opening
night-ThUrsday, August 9th.
Miss Martha Mustard has accept |
ed the position of stenographer at
the Conwell Boxwood Nursery. She
is a graduate of Beacon Business |
College.
On September Sth there will be a
membership meeting of the Milton
M. P. church, at which time business
pertaining to the church will be dis
cussed.
While at Rchoboth on Sunday Ii
cense tags were stolen from the car
of Charles Barker, of Milton. Mr..
Barker failed to discover his loss
until Monday morning, when he
drope up to a filling station and was
Informed by the attendant that his
car was without tags. Mr.. Barker
Immediately informed the State .pO
lice.
Open Season For SQuirrelszs.ss-..s-.,
The Z, open season for shooting
squirrels will open here. on -Septem-
ber list. Those freqHe1fi 'the
woods about Milton say tsqtiiiaefs are
scarce in the interior sectiOnS but
more plentiful in that section bOr-
dering on the bay shore and river
swamps. This is believed to be
caused by the exceeding dry wealth
er experienced in this section for
the past two years, the animals NOV
ing near the tide water streams.
Samuel J. Wilson, for 5S years a
funeral director in Milton, celebrat-
ed his 81st birthday anniversary on
August 18th. He was born in Mil
ton, the son of the late Captain John
P. Wilson, a sailor in his day, and
Sarah A. calhoun Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard
and Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Welch, of
Camden, N. j., are spending a few ,
days in Milton and Broadkiln Beach.
Large Crowds At Camp Meeting
Pilgrim Holiness camp meeting,
being held in Lavania Woods, drew
large crowds at each service on Sun Z
day. The camp opened on Thurs
day and will continue until August
Both. On Monday Rev. w. L. Sur
brook, of Michigan, arrived to take
charge of the evangelistic services
and will remain during the remain :
Ter of the camp From Thursday
until Sunday evening Prof G. P.
of Westchester, Pa, :
chalk artist, depicted upon paper
many biblical pictures that was in )
eresting and instructive. Services
will be held each morning, afternoon
ind evening during the camp sea- 8
ION. Rev. II. p. Adams, pastor of J
Milton Pilgrim Holiness church. is
n charge of the camp and invites 8
everybody to all the services.
Gathering OF Thomas Family &
A reunion of the Thomas family
vas held at Riverdale Park, on In
lian River, on Sunday with the fol- 4
owing in attendance: Mr.. and Mrs. Q
Iohn Thomas, ST., and family, of 8
)verbrook; Mr.. and Mrs. Burton 4
Deputy and son, of Harrington; Mr.. 9
nd Mrs. Harry Davis and family, of y
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Kitchens
nd family, of OverbrOok; Mr.. and
Grs. John Thomas, Jr., and family; 4
Gr. and Mrs. Trlie Thomas and fam
ly; Mr.. and Mrs Paris Thomas, and 5
Irs. Paynter Morris and son, of Mil 8
on, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Whit g
ey, of Maryland. All had a most y
njoyable time and hope to make the 4
eunion a yearly affair.
Jun Club Shoot LarbOr Day 3
A holiday shootwill be held by the 8
1ilton Gun Club on their grounds =