Milford chronicle., 1932-10-07
MILTON NEWS FOR A WEEK

I Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Daisey o
. DagsbOro visited Mr.. and Mrs Stan
= ton Messick on Sunday.
Master Burton Donovan is spend
: ing the week with his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Reed in Cave
! Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Banning and
daughter, Norma, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore, neaI
Zoar.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reed and
children of BroadKiln Neck spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wilkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hall and
| children of Harrington and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Hatfield and Miss Mar
garet Hall, of Milford, visited Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Davidson on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Reed of
Broadkiln Neck gave party on
Saturday afternoon at their home in
honor of their granddaughter, Sar-
| abs 10th birthday. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Reed, Mr..
and Mrs. David Reed, Jr., and
daughter Virginia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Reed and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Reed, Mrs. William Car
mine, Mrs. Raymond Walls and
daughter Charlotte, Mrs. James c.
Carey and children, Nelson and A9-
mes, Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Will
kins and grandchildren, Mary and
Billie, Marian King, Georgeanna and
Grace Thomas, DR.. William Hearn
and daughter Alice of Philadelphia,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Eliza
beth and Sara Millman, Thelma
Dickersen, Billie Thomas, Russell
Donovan and Wesley Sheppard.
Mrs. Margaret H. Morris, former
ly of Wilmington, died on Friday at
her home in Milton at the age of 20
years. She had been in failing
health for some time. Mrs. Morris |
was a daughter of the late John II.
Davidson of Milton. She was the
widow of the late William H. Nor
ris, who was connected with the
Pennsylvania Railroad. During that
connection Mr.. and Mrs. Morris liv-
ed in Wilmington. Subsequently
they moved to Philadelphia where
Mr.. Morris died about Is years ago.
Since that time Mrs. Morris had liv-
ed in Milton. She is survived by one
daughter, Miss Lulu D. Morris, of
Milton, also by the following broth
ers and sisters J. Frank Davidson,
of Wilmington, William II. Davidson
of Philadelphia and Mrs. Fannie H.
Atkins and Miss Emma c. Davidson
of Milton and Mrs. Nora " Ennis of
near TIarbeson. Funeral services
were neld at her late home on I'm
ion street by Rev. r. S. HOdgson,
pastor of Milton NJ. e. church, on
afternoon and interment
made in Milton NJ. E. cemetery.
Meeting Tonight
The Milton vocational agricultural
organization will hold its first
monthly meeting of the current school
7ear, in the high school building,
his Friday evening at O'Clock.
David Postles, the president of the |
Z. w. Helm Chapter, wishes that all
.ctive, associate and honorary mem
,ers be present Many important
decisions must be voted on during .
his meeting. The yearly program OF
social and professional activities.
he budget for the ensuing year, the
nomination of officers for 1928,
he aims of the organization, all
must be formulated, proposed and
ecided upon. The chapter has en-
Dyed a very active program during
his year. the most outstanding event
,eing a three-day trip to Washing
on, D. c., taken in August.
Boy Scout News
A fine program arranged by the
Milton Boy Scout Troop featured the
scout Court of Honor for the Cen
,ral Torbert District held in the
hall in Milton on Friday
September 30.
The program included several Sc
ections by the Milton Girls Band,
n address of welcome by the Rev.
oseph Wood, Scoutmaster Of the
Iilton Troop; two "Skits" by the
Iilton Scouts; two movie reels. and
he presentation of the Scout
wards by Stanley NJ. Woodhead, the
delaware Scout field executive.
In presenting the awards Mr..
Eoodhead explained the advance
rent scheme in scouting and told
hat each of the wards made repre-
ented. He also explained that the
eneral Torbert District included
vo troops in Milford a troop in
arlington and the Milton troop.
The boys receiving awards were
enderfoot badges, Robert Black of
le Milton troop; second class
ldges, Robert Lingo, Samuel Will
IN, Sinclair Campbell and Harold
ing of the Milton troop and Leo
einstein of the Harrington troop;
crit badge awards were presented
Corneal Tee, Alden Ramsdell,
)uis Freedman and Paul Trader,