Milford chronicle., 1932-04-15
MILTON

btNtIdl NeHl county lOWnS during
the past three weeks and have been
well recommended as entertainers
of high class. An old-time black
face circle of fifteen young men and
young ladies of Frederick will open
the show, followed by several acts
of vaudeville, featuring Jane llar-
ringtOn. famous "Blues" singer, of
Milford, the Milton male quartette,
Hopkins q Co" Of Dover, in dane
ing and singing act: Wilson d.
Jones" in "Hill Billy" act; tap
dancing by Jack Leverage and Jack
Donovan, of Milton duets and solos
by artists from Milford, Frederica
Nand Milton; Milford Quartette Ad-
mission will be, adults 35c; children
15c The baseball fans of Sussex
county are urged to attend the en-
tertainment and give financial aid
10 the Milton baseball team for
1892
On Saturday evening Miss Anna
MadiarOsy entertained at a birthday
party at her home near Milton, the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen,
Misses Helen Lewis, Ruth White,
Laura Thomas, Lillian Novatny;
MessrS. Alfred Johnson, Layton
Richards, William Welch, Edward
LoVenguth, Alfred Edginton, ElwOod
Walls, George Neal, Henry Hood,
Edward Mas and Willard Millman
The evening was spellt in dancing,
singing and late in the evening ice
cream and cake were served i'm alb
undance. Miss Anna received many
geautiful gifts. AT Il late hour the
guests departed wishing their hos
tess many happy returns of the day.
Word has been received here that |
John McMullin, grandson of Mr.. and |
Mrs. John l.. Mcgee, of Milton, and |
at one time a resident of this town, |
was operated on last week in Tulsa, |
Oklahoma, for appendicitis. He is |
reported as rapidly recovering from
the operation.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the NJ. e. Church held a
missionary tea at the home of Mrs
George II. NAPLES on Thursday af-
ternOOn.
The seventh annual anniversary
meeting of the Fisher Bible Glass
of Milton NJ e. Church was held at
the home of Mrs Margaret Black,
with twenty-five members present.
Miss Edith Calhoun led the devo-
tiOnal services. After the devotional
service, the following committees
were appointed for the ensuing year.
Devotional, Miss Edith Calhoun:
missionary, Mrs. Gladys Palmer;
membership and visiting, Miss Eva
Smith; social, Mrs. Margaret Black;
teacher, Charles w. Fisher; assist
ant teacher, Mrs Robert S. HOdgson
The following officers were Install
ed with a short candle light service:
President, Miss Sarah Atkins; vice I
president, Mrs. William b. Waga- |
mon; secretary Miss Lulu V. Nor
ris; treasurer, Mrs. Estella LOlfand;
assistant secretary. Miss Eva Smith. |
Mrs. ID. S. HodgsOn made short
address and the class welcomed the
JiOdgson's back to the community
for another year.
The Senior Glass of MinOn High
School gave a play entitled 'lligh
Fliers" in Firemen's Hall which net
ted them a neat sum of money for
the Washington trip fund. Those
taking part in the play were Marian
Black, Jane Mathis, Davis Hazard,
Virginia Wilson, Clifford Jensen,
Howard Carey, Dorothy Reed and
Edith EdgintOn.
The owner Of the Graves Manu- {
featuring Co., gave an "old Fash ]
iOned Costume" party at their plant
for the employees. Songs, games
a nd IL II, nxrh I'm
monica and accordian. Mr. Ira IIaZ- .
zard, Mrs Hettie Reed and Miss ,
Sarah Atkins were the judges and {
awarded first prize to Mrs. Charles ,
jackson, who wore constume pop
ular in the late forties. Second 4
prize went to Mrs. Harvey Wells,
who was dressed as belle of the I
ninties.
Elmer Hastings, of near Milton,
has purchased af Earl Tyndal the
"Willey Farm" better known as the c
Gebrge A. Bryan farm on the road
from Milton to Sand Hill.
1 Mrs. Rogers, rural mail carrier
from the Milton postolfice, is having
II twO-stOry fran dwelling erected
on the Conwell land on BrOadkiln
road near Milton.
Capt. Samuel Fithian and son, II. (
S. Fithian, were called to the bed y
side of Mr.. Fithian's daughter, Mrs.
Verna Bailey, in Salem, N. j.. this v
week. Her condition is very seri- c
Dus. q
The following officers of Rebekah Y
Lodge, of Milton, were installed by f.
Mrs. j. II. FarlOw, president of Re il
Dekah Assembly and staff, of Will o
mington; Noble Grand Miss Amanda \
Walls; vice grand, Catherine Belts; \
secretary, Mary Wiltbank; treasurer,
Gstelle Lolland; left support of No !,
Die Grand, Margaret Black; r. S. OF -
\. g., Ruth Warren; chaplain, Mrs.
Floyd Hurley; warden, Mrs. GOldie ,
Owens; Inside guardian, Mrs. Vir- y
sinia Conwell; pianist, Mrs. William \
3. WagamOn. y y
Mr.. and Mrs. Minos Wilson, Of -
jOkesbury, spent Sunday with Capt. "
md Mrs. David Dutton. n
Mrs Emma Belts has been visit =
ng her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Veasey, =.
II HarbesOn J'
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Maull, of
Sharon Hill, Pa, spent the weekend d,
1t their home in Milton. W
Neal Welch, of the University of W
Delaware. spent Sunday with his NJ
'arents, Mr. and Mrs. William II.
Velch. Lt