Milford chronicle., 1934-11-23
MILTON

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9 raj services were held on Wednes
e day afternoon and interment mad'
{, in Lincoln cemetery.
= The annual Thanksgiving dance
l will be held in Firemen's Hall, Mil
ton. on Thanksgiving night. Music
: will be furnished by the Syncopa'
: tors.
w. Howard Hastings, who was re-
: Gently operated on for the removal
; of kidney stones, is now home and
very much improved in health.
The Diamond State Roller Mills
, are laying a foundation for a build
ing for storing grain. The present
granaries are insufficient to hold the
amount of grain this concern is pur-
chasing. hence the new building.
Robert Palmer, Jr., is now in
Portland. Oregon, employed with
his uncle. William Robbins, in the
steamship business.
Town Council should take some
action to stop the riding of bicycles
on the sidewalks of Milton, especial
ly at night. If there is an ordinance
prohibiting this practice, Mayor Por-
ter should see that II is enforced.
We understand that a lady was hit
! and knocked down by a bicycle rid
er some evenings ago. A warning to
the boys and girls will suffice to
break up this practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mason have
moved to the Mrs. Edward David
sons property on Union street, op-
poste the NJ. p. parsonage. Rev.
Simpson. pastor of Pilgrim Holiness
Church. has moved into the house
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Mason.
Miss Huldah Long Is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Edward Lamb, in Deep
water, N. J.
Clifford Johnson was Baltimore
visitor last week.
As a result of the free gathering
of trash and rubbish by the Town of
Milton, the streets and alleys are
free of leaves and such infiammable
matter. Council is pleased that the
people have taken advantage of this
service.
The Fire Underwriters AssOcia-
tiOn of Philadelphia have had a rep
resentative in town the past week
making a survey of some of the
properties with a view of lowering
the insurance rate if possible.
After eight years as tenant of the
II. Ernest COnwell farm in Broad
kiln Neck. Oliver II. Long will re-
move to Milton with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Welcha of |
Camden, N. j., were Milton visitors |
last week.
Neal Welch who is attending the |
law school at the University of Vir-
ginia. spent last week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Welch.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Pratt were
Wilmington visitors last week.
Mrs. Edward Kurtz and daughter.
Margaret, spent the past weekend |
with friends in Philadelphia and |
New Jersey.
George ii. NAPLES. local seed deal |
er, is shipping considerable amounts |
of soy beans to large seed firms in |
the north and west
Alvin Fisher and Howard Barker |
spent few days last week in Phil
adelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Thackery
attended football game at the
school near MiddletOwn, where their
son, Charles, Jr., is a student.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Jefferson
were Philadelphia visitors for
few days last week.
Mice Iann I inqn Of A;Itnn
accepted position at the Delaware
Colony. near Stockley, as a teacher
Mrs. Emma Darby has moved to
Philadelphia where her husband,
Captain Louis Darby, is employed.
Weldon Reynolds and family have
moved to the Fannie Atkins proper
Ly on Walnut street.
Miss May EllingswOrth and Miss
Mary wilkins spent several days
last week in Wilmington. the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin wilkins.
Mrs. Elizabeth Weir died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Millard
Walls. in Cave Neck, on Saturday
Interment was made at
Chester, Pa, her former home, on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lingo and
laughter, Margaret, spent Sunday in
Robert b. Black, proprietor of the
Milton Sausage and Scrapple Plant,
has sold that business to A. w. Vir-
ne, of Wyoming. Mr.. Virtue has ,
moved with his family to the Thos.
4. Douglas homestead on Union :
street
Theodore Wilson, of Milford, is
ipending some time with his daugh-
er. Mrs. Clarence B. Johnson, on
Atlantic street.
Several weeks ago Charles Lingo
md William WagamOn, Jr., pur-
hased a secondhand Buick and mo-
ored to the Worlds Fair and later
IN to Hollywood, California. Mr..
lingo secured employment with
larry Draper, former Milton 10y,
n the restaurant business. This
week Mr.. Wagamon returned to his !
lome here. He reports a dandy
ime"
Miss Peggy johnson has returned
ome after having he'd tonsils re-
moved at the Methodist Hospital in !
Mrs. William B. Wagamon and I
on Arthur were Wilmington visit d
RS on Monday.
Millard o. Johnson and family o
nd Miss Mary Gallun, of Philadel-
,hia spent the weekend with his )
rother, C. B. Johnson and family. l
Mrs. John Milby has returned af- Ii