Milford chronicle., 1934-12-14
MILTON

day afternoon after an illness OF sew
eral months. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Simpson, of the
Pilgrim Holiness Church, of which
the deceased was member, ON We'd
nesday afternoon and intermeni
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mill
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson retired
from farming several years ago and
erected the home in which they have
resided since. The deceased leaves
besides her husband, two daughters,
Mrs. Emma King. of Milton, and
Mrs. Alena, of Philadelphia. Mrs.
Hudson was highly respected in
this community and had many
friends who will miss her sadly.
William Apte, of Apte Bros, ac-
companied by Mrs. Apte, was in Mil
ton on Saturday alter returning
from a tiip abroad. Mr.. Apte stated
that his company will can asparagus
next season and wants to contract
for same with growers in this sec
tion. they will also contract for 100
acres of string beans and 300 acres
of tomatoes. This will mean that
the plant will operate from the be-
ginning of the asparagus harvest
until the finish OF tomatoes, giving
employment to many men, women
and children during the summer and
cary autumn. besides furnishing
market for these vegetables to the
g.Owers of Broadkiln hundred.
william IL Chandler, owner of
the large commercial fruit Olchar S
near Milton. WAS in town last week
having ground prepared for the
Planting C? several hundred apple
trees, to take the place of the peach
trees removed this winter.
The Diamond State Evergreen
Company is now shipping evergreens
very extensively. and owing to hav-
ing so many orders they are COM
PEELED to buy a quantity of decora-
tiOns from southern states. Mr.. II.
+. Conwell states that orders for
eveggre2ns are much larger than
for several years.
The Marvel cottage at BrOadkiln !
Beach was destroyed by fire on |
Thursday night of last week. The |
Milton fire company responded but |
the building was burned down by |
the time they reached the scene.
Mrs. Irene Messenger spen. the
Weekend with her son, Edward Mes
singer. in Philadelphia.
Tn" community Christmas tree
has been placed on the Burton lot.
n The corner OF Front and Federal
streets by the fire company anC the
stores are now decorated with
LAUREL and vari colored strings Of
e,eCIic lights. Tha tirgmen are re-
c1il.ng discarded toys AMI putting
IA m in good repair to be dis,riG-
u.cd among needy kiGGies on Christ
mas. Have y3u such toys? If so,
notify th~ fremrn or leave them at
WEB Jefferson sjCre. ID nj put
It of d.p il now.
\ n-WS real mpany was Ia town
last week and took pi, lures Of holly
htiuG en-. boxed and made into
be shown ai some nearby th7atre
sJan.
Ms Jane Luru. Martin Black and
Mrs. Vireinii C1nwell attended the
Army Navy fo-tbIll game in Phil4-
q .rIia last week. They found it
VIZ u.I.elsaGt Ow NJ 10 the rain
bul thoroughly eni9yc the game.
Mi Bernie Magni' entertained {
a brid-e luncheon a, the Mansion {
IIGus, on ) .tUu day evening.
ii s. Margaret Kurtz was weuk- ,
end vi .io. with her pl"cmtS. Mr. I
ard Mrs Edward kUrtz I
Mr. and Mrs. ]. ID. Robbins spent .
last week with re atives and friends
il New York City.
David Olsen Is coIiind to his home
on Behringer avenue this week.
Mrs. N0Ih Wa. rem AMI LIush er, :
Miss Ruth Warren. spent last week
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Willie VI. Warrington. who
has been sctnding th" fail and early
winter with her sister, Mrs. Lydia
J. C1Hwel. has returned to Piila-
d ,lphil.
Ms. Jeanette I.nt'scy. of New
York. spent las; extend with her I
plrcnts. MI and Mr.. Joseph la
velka
Master Franklin ID l"u1 ROoscvs't
Blrker is i'll a the home of hi par
cnis. chief of Police and Mrs. Ilnw-
ard Birkor. lie i Threatened viii
pneumonia.
Mrs. William Jefferson is a~s;s,
in" during the Christmas rush at
the post office.
NJ. and MIS-. Alton Long ana son,
iIlwood. sp"Ht last Sunday with his
uncle. George Long. at Penn's Grove,
y. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Carey enter
Ia ned a party of friends and neigh
bcrs at an ice cream party on Sun
l2y evening.
Mrs Elmer Mess!ck. who IS in
Bccba Hospital. Lewes. for treat
nent, shows very little improve
nent
A membership meeting will be
leld at Milton VI. p Church on Fri
lay evening. January 4th. THIS viii
)e mee'ing of vital interest to the
church. and every member is urged
o be present.
The annual Christmas entertain
nent and treat will be he'd in the
VI. P. Church on Wednesday evening,
Dec. 26th. An appropriate program
$ being prepared.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Birmingham
ave removed from the corner of
Broad and Mulberry streets to the
Amos BurrOus property on Chest
mt street.
Captain David DuttOn local fur
uyer, states that the raccOOn, OpOs-
um and muskrat pclts are heavily a
Dated and says reports from hunt
RS are to the effect that cpossum