Milford chronicle., 1932-08-26
MILTON NEWS FOR A WEEK

by January l, the contracted time.
The first Tuesday evening in Sep
tember will be the date for the
membership meeting of Milton NJ
P. Church, at which time business
Of vital Importance will be brought
| to the attention of the members, to
be acted upon.
The fodder saving" season has
arrived and in many early planted
fields in the upland sections of
/ Broadkiln Hundred much corn has
been cut and shocked, giving the
countryside an appearance of au-
tumn.
Milton Firemen's annual carnival
opened Thursday night and will
continue until and including Satur-
day night, September 8. The first
parade will be held on Monday eve
ming, when various organizations
from all parts of the peninsula will
take part. Prizes will be awarded
for best decorated float, best decor
ated automobile, largest organiza-
tion, organization travelling longest
distance, decorated bicycles, ponies
and comedies. Thursday evening,
September 1, will be "Firemen's
Night" at which time fire companies
and their bands from various towns
in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
will parade at o'clock. Awards
will be made for various features.
Following the parade a chicken
supper will be served by the Girls
Band at the carnival grounds. On
the closing night, Saturday, Septem-
ber 8, new Chevrolet coach will
be given the holder of the lucky tic
ket. Free prizes will be given away
each night of the carnival. A brass
band will furnish music every night
at 1880. Merry-go-round, ferris
wheel and chair planes will make
the evenings attractive. Several
new booths have been added and
this will be the largest carnival yet |
held here.
Harry Edginton and family are
spending some time at Rehoboth |
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Crouch and |
children of Philadelphia and Mr.. |
and Mrs. Walter w. Crouch and |
daughter, Mary Betty, spent Sunday |
at Bowers Beach.
Mrs. Charles Jackson spent Sun
day and Monday with her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel Banning at Bridgeville.
William D. Quig of Media, spent |
The weekend with Mrs. Quig at their
home ON Broad street.
Mrs. AleXine Mason and daugh-
.er, Miss ANGELA Mason, of Swarth-
more, Pa, are guests of Mrs. w. D.
Quig this week.
Miss Emma Mustard has returned
lOme after visiting in Philadelphia
or two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt and
Margaret, of Georgetown,
we're Sunday evening guests of Mrs.
Nary Quig.
An exhibit of articles brought
rom Czecholovakia by Charles
on a recent trip to that
country has been on display in a
window of the Black e Lingo De-
1artment Store, on Union street.
rhe collection includes articles of
lrt needle work, centre pieces, table
inens, embroidered and trimmed
With Bohemian lace, made by a sis
er of Mr.. Stuchlik, who is so years
# age; also knitted shoulder
hawls. A collectio moi family Jew
Is were displayed including Bohe-
nian garnets. These Jewels have
een in the family for more than
wO hundred years. A family Bible,
ne hundred years old, was shown,
S were pipes, glasses, drinking
mugs, razors, trinkets and a good
objection of photographs of the
tiles and countrysides of Czecholo-
aka, and portraits Of the family
wing in what was formerly Bohe-
Tia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Vent enter
aimed over the weekend Mr.. and
Irs. Ira Lewis and son Richard,
Ir. and Mrs. r. H. Hudson and
aughter Naomi, also Mr.. and Mrs.
ed Timmons, all of Whaleysville,
ID.