Milford chronicle., 1933-02-24
MILTON

clarence DlckerSOn, prOminen
farmer and director of the Firs
National Bank of Milton, was Sc
verely bruised and cut about the
head and body when ne was drag
ged for some distance under a wa.
gon by pair of mules he was driv.
ing on his farm in BrOadkiln Neck
Mr.. Dickerson was hauling wood
from the timber land TO his home
where ii was to be sawed into stove
lengths. He was riding on the load
when the wagon eareened from hit
ting q stump or log of wood, throw
ing him to the ground. He held fast
to the reins and was dragged thru
briars and bushes some distance be
fore the mules were stopped by his
son, who was driving another team
just ahead of his father. He was
unconscious when picked up by his
son. lie was brought to the Office
of DR.. Douglas, who rendered medi-
cal aid and was taken back to his
home later. lie is rapidly recoVel-
ing.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Emmex at their home on N.
Union street on February 10th. Both
mother and son are doing nicely.
The girls band of the Milton Fire
Department has been reorganized
and Prof. Carl Heilman. teacher of
music in the public schools, has been
made conductor of the band. =.
A sewing unit of the Welfare Or
ganization has been opened in Mil
ton, i'm the S. Edmond & Son factory
which has been closed for o. some
time. About thirty women are now
employed at wages of twenty cents
per hour, for an eight o. hour day,
three days per week. The plant is
kept going every day in the week
by using two shifts of workers, three
days each per week. More will be
taken on as soon as those in charge
get the affair under a system.
The Milton Fire Department will
entertain the Sussex County Fire
mems Association in Fishers show
room on Tuesday evening, February
2Sth. This will he the regular
monthly business meeting of the as
sociatiOn and the wives of both the
local and county departments will
be present. ...
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the M. T.. Church held a
missionary tea at the home of Mrs.
George b. Atkins. on Federal street,
on Friday afternoon of last week. A
short program proceeded the tea.
The monthly meeting of the Milton
Association was
held in the school building on Mon
day evening. The program was
given by the fourth and fifth grade
pupils, under the direction of their
teachers, Mrs. Elsie Palmer and
Miss Mildred Scott.
The toxoid treatment for preven-
tion of diphtheria was. given TO the
school children and pre-school chill
dren on Friday, when DR.. Derrick
son, the State physician, adminis-
tered the first of the last two treat
ments. More than sixty children |
we're treated at the first clinic in
January. -
The third quarterly conference of |
Milton M. p. Church will be held at |
he church on Thursday, March End,
according to announcement made on
Sunday by Rev. o.. w. APFiHce, pas
Lor of the church.
The Senior Christian EhdeaVor So
,iety- of Milton NJ. p. Church will
lold a business meeting in the social
lall on Friday evening of this week.
Miss Virginia Jefferson, the presi-
lent, wishes a full attendance of the
as business of importance
will be discussed. ..~ teY
DR.. Leonard B. Smith, president
# the Maryland Annual Conference
f the Methodist Protestant Church.
iill pay his official visit to the Nh
On Church on Monday evening, April
9th. Everyone is cordially invited
D come and hear Dr. Smith on this
ccasion. -
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. William
I. Crouch entertained Mr.. and Mrs. :
Ierman Warren and daughter, Lu- !
ena, of st. Martins, Md, and Mr.. /.
nd Mrs. Harry Jarman, of Whaley-
llle, Md. G
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Mcgee spent .
unday with the latter's parents,
Ir. and Mrs. John Moore, near Zoar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Tyndall q
Dent the weekend with Rev. and :,
RS. l.. c. Randall, at Centreville,
d. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mcgee and =,
ms were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. = =
'ry Massey in Long Neck on Sun =
~. 1,
Frank Blanchard, of Philadelphia, y
'ent the week as guests of Mr.. and '
rs. Stanton Messick. =,
Harvey Walls. of Wilmington, u
ent Sunday and Monday with Mr.. :
ID Mrs. Elzey Walls. g
Miss Harriet Clendaniel enter I"
ined number of her girl friends =,
the home of her parents, Mr.. and n
rs. Clarence Clendaniel, at a Jig 4
W" Party on Saturday evening.
lose present were: Margaret Lin O.
Marion King, May Ellingsworth, p
lrgaret Black and Mary Wilkins y
Mrs. j. r. Atkins, Mrs. Cordeia n
dke and son, Lester, Miss Sarah - -
kins and Miss Lilly Davidson were. =. -
ests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. u'
ompson at Midway. e s..v5t =,
Sunshine Circle Sunday School =.
lss of Milton M. p. Church will ~
e a chicken supper in Social Hall ",
March 9Th. Price of supper, 30c. "
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