Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23
J. NJ. CLAYTON GIRLS
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Referee Norman DOTuau.
After these games the Milton town
team defeated the Georgetown town
team by the score Of SO to %.
The lack of attendance of the Mil
ton town people at the basketball
games is very noticeable and IL
would he greatly appreciated if more
interest in sports could he aroused
among the local people!
Members of the Fisher Bible Class
will give Il dramatic entertainment
III the Sunday school room of the
VI. T.. Church on Thursday evening
al O'Clock a feature of the pro-
gram will be a one act play entitled
backing the Home Missionary Bar
rel" in which parts will be taken by
Mrs Linden Pnslles. Mrs. Mary Mar
vel. Mrs Eliza Clcndaniel, Mrs l-t-
roy Lynch. Mrs. Adelme Hurley,
Mrs VIM. Mcars. Mrs Iucius Darby,
Miss Bertha Jones'. Mrs. Ralph Snow
berger. MrS. Mabel Fisher Readings
and rccitatiuns and music by the or
chestra will also he u part 0l IN"
program.
Don't forget the bake and food
sale to be given this Saturday hy
the Fisher Bible Class in the store
next to r. d. Lingo's store. begin
ming at IL Il. m.
One of the officials of the Penn
sylvania Railroad called in Milton
this week and advised some of the
business places that they had made
definite plans to take over the rail-
road leading to Milton from Ellen
dale as this railroad now has filed
Il petition with the Interstate Com
merce Commission in Washington
ior it's abandonment. The party who
called advised that we would have !
the same service that We had in 1928 |
al which time they served us, with |
the exception that all less than car
load shipments would he overnight |
service by truck, the same as they |
are doing in other places on the
main line. They are asking that the
give them their business
in the way OF freight in order 10
help it to be a paying business.
There is no set time they are to take
this portion OF the railroad over but
the advice Is received that there IL
no doubt but what it will he Ope:-
hted very shortly.
II. Ernest Conwell, Inc, has sold
an acre of land TO the Leo II. HirSch
4 Company for the purpose of build
ing a button factory to employ sixty
cutters with the intention, of en-
larging the plant in the course of
time with a finishing plant. There
he now in Milton three hutton fac
-ories which are employing a total
lf about 100 men.
The road leading from Milton to
DonOvan's filling station which con-
lects with the road to Rehoboth is
now completed which Is the last con-
lection of the concrete road from
he Pacific TO the Atlantic. We have
understood that our neighhOrs, the
Maryland people. have worked very
,ard in order to get this road bnilt
md we want to thank them and also
u. Simpler of Columbus.
)hio, for the interest which he took
n having this road built and the
Town of Milton is very grateful to
he Highway Department for this
Dad. 1t is understood that they are
low asking for the rlght-of-way
rom Donovan's filling station TO
Beach and the Town Of
liltOn trusts that the farmers along
his road will not hesitate to give
he highway department permission
o build this road across their land
which will not only benefit the far
ners but will help the Milton people
Eho have cottages at BrOadkill
leach.
The Temporary Emergency Relief
commission will furnish this week
D the unemployed here 600 pounds
f salt meat, 120 pounds. of butter1
nd 720 pounds Of floor which was
ent to Milton from Laurel through
Wiley Thought. director, and will
c dispursed by Mrs. McCabe ont
of this week from the
layers Office. There are a number
{ farmers in our section whose hay
nd fodder crops were destroyed in
ugust by the storm and we hope
nat the Emergency Relief will make
Dme arrangements for the feed for
leir cattle and team. There has