Milford chronicle., 1934-01-26
MILTON

At the request of the Postmaster
General, the United States Civil Ser
. vice Commission announces an open
competitive examination to fill the
position of postmaster at Milton.
The date for assembling of competi-
tors will be stated on the admission
cards sent applicants after the date
for the close oil receipt OF applica-
tions and will be about fifteen days
after that date. The salary of the
Milton Office is $4,000 per year. There
are many applicants for the job and
il will be lively warefare clean up
until the naming of the successful
applicant. May the hest man win.
The annual meeting of the Will
mingtOn Area Council Boy Scouts OF
America will be held in Emalea Pu-
i sey Warner Junior High School, Will
/ mingtOn, on Saturday evening, Jan
nary 27th. Presentation of Silver
Beavers awards will be made. An
interesting feature of the meeting
will be q pageant, "Mightier Than
the Sword" Several Milton scouts
will attend.
Mrs. Emma Johnson. who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is
much improved and her recovery Is
confidently expected by her family
and friends.
The musl:rat trapping industry is
one bright spot industrially in this
section. The present season has
been the best for many years and
present indications point TO a good
season until its close on March 10Th.
While there have been a few hard
freezes since December lst the
weather has been open most of the
time which has enabled the trappers
to work their lines OF traps almost
daily. Much of the area east of Mil
ton. between the town and Delaware
bay. is suitable for trapping OF
muSkrais, and the swampS and woods /
west, south and north of Milton are Z
good hunting grounds for raccOOnS, (
OpOssums and red and gray fox. and .
a good fur season means much in
financial way 10 hundreds of marsh
owners and I:appers. The season
for muSkratS has been much better
than was anticipated last autumn
when il was thought that the storm
of last August had killed many
young rats" Many men. owing To
unemployment, have taken up trap
ping, both on the marshes and
highlands and as a result more rae
coons and OpOssums have heen trap
ped thus far this winter than ever
before. Fur Of all kinds is bring
ing good prices and fine ready sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Birmingham
and sons. Leon and Linden, and
David DuttOn, Jr., visited Dover and
Wilmington on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Crouch
and daughters, Catherine, Florence
and Peggy. Of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday and Monday with his father
Walter W. Crouch and family.
MIR. aad Mrs. Edward Arg0 and
son Earl, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Campbell and daughter Mildred,
spent Sunday with friends in Mil :
'oFd
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Banning and
laughter, MIR. and Mrs. Louis Mcgee ,
spent Saturday with their parents, !
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore. near ZOar.
= Master BnrtOn Donovan is spend
ing some time with his grand
mother. Mrs. LOuvina Donovan, at ,
,
John Donovan and John Leverage {
the Milton Fire Com
,any at The County Convention of ,
'iremen III Greenwood on Tuesday q
vening. +,
Mrs. Stanton Messick and daugh- :,
Pr. who have been quite i'll at their n
ONE on Mulberry street, are i'm n
rowing. q q
Revival meetings at the Milton VI. a
). and Goshen NJ. +. Churches. that r
ave been going on for several !,
'eeks, have closed. r.
The Interstate Commerce Commits \,
ion has been petitiOned by Winth- u
Dp Sargent, Jr.. of Philadelphia. J.,
rincipal stO"kholder. of the Mary a,
md and Delaware Seac0ast Rail -,
lad Compahy Tor the abandonment =,
that road. II is reported that the g,
Railroad Company will ~,
nrChasc two sections OF the line, ~
le between West Denton and Den =,
N, and the stretch between Milton
nj Ellandale. Mr. Sargent claims -,
lat the road has operated since its ~
lrchase by him at receivers sale -,
4 March 2lst, 1892, at loss because -, -,
ie communities served have not -,
by shipping their pro- =, -,
Ice by rail. using trucks in prefer ~,
zee. Milton would welcome the ,'
lrchasc of the line between this ".
wn and Ellendale by the Pennsy, no
,lieV.Ig that Il more consistent ~
hedule would be maintained and III
'Oper equipment employed for fast
service.
Al the weekly meeting of the Mil
n New Century Club on Wednes- IN,
" afternoon. the program for the ve
y was led by Mrs. Albert Edgin- tb,
II on the subject, Our Communi-
Group singing was conducted we
IN Miss Sara Atkins at the piano. GI,
rs. EdgintOn presented William II.
elch, president of the Board of tai
lucatiOn. who, among other state a A.,
2nts, said The best community is {
e which banishes poverty and his
uts out luxury, as luxury is the
use of men and nations decaying." tai
social hour followed the program. din
IS Eva X. Smith, president of the Do
ib. announced that on reciprocity 4
y. January 31st. the Selbyvlle Wis
lb will be the guest Of the Milton N.
lb. \