Milford chronicle., 1935-07-05
MILTON
Home Coming Date Announced

MiltOn's annual home coming
event, under the auspices of Town
Council, will be held on Friday and
Saturday, August 8 and 10. The fol-
lowing committees have been named
to take care of arrangements: Gen
eral Committee, Mayor Charles B.
Porter, chairman; Joseph NJ. Lank,
secretary and treasurer; and Chas.
S. Barker. Committee on speakers,
Joseph NJ. Lank; music, Charles S.
Barker; community singing, Mrs.
Linden POstles and Mrs. Eliza Dut-
ton; lights, Owen Davis; parade,
George B. Atkins; decorations, Mil
ton Fire Department; booster COM
mittee, Mrs. Ida J. Fox and Leroy
Carey; publicity, Miss Sarah At
kins.
The affair last year was big sue
cess and it is believed that even
more former residents of Milton will
be present this year than last. 1t is
hoped that every home and business
place will be decorated and a real
welcome extended to the visitors.
Further details will be published in
this letter from time to time as they
develop. Let's all make a special ef-
fort to make this a most joyous Oc-
casiOn. Invite your relatives and
those former residents with whom
you have kept in touch to hold these
two dates open for visit to Milton.
Do it now that they may have time
to prepare for the event.
Quite 4 number of MiltOnians at
tended "Old Sussex Day" at Lewes
and RehOboth on Saturday, many
homes in both towns being open to
the public. Family heirlooms were
exhibited, many of them from old
Milton homes.
A reception to Rev. Gilbert S.
Ross and family. the new NJ. P.
Church pastor, will be held on Fri
day evening at o'clock. A prepar-
ed program will be presented in the
church. followed by the get-ac- (
quainted meeting and feast in Social
Hail. The public is cordially invited
to be present and meet the new
pastor and his family
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Reed, Mrs.
William T. Walls and Mrs. Fannie
Barnes spent Wednesday in Will
mington.
The Junior Choir of Milton NJ. P.
Church held an outing at RehOboth
on Tuesday afternoon and evening. !
They report a most enjoyable time.
Many Milton folks attended the
funeral Of Edgar NJ. Baylis on Sum
day at his late home at Five Points. : :
Mr.. Baylis, who was president of
the Sussex County Levy Court. had
many friends in Milton.
Mrs. Delema P. Jefferson was the !,
recent guest of her brother Ever
EFT G. Pettyjohn and family in Phil
adelphia. She also visited friends in ,
Chester and Wilmington. q.
Wilbur s. Moore, of Chester. Pa, =,
recently spent several days with his =
mother, Mrs. Letitia Moore, near !
town.
Mrs. Samuel Jefferson and son :
and Miss Mildred Campbell have re- I
turned from a visit to Linwood, Pa. !
Willard Clifton. of Milford, was /
the guest Of his daughter, Mrs. Ed f
ward Argo and family last week. t
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove S. Lynch of G
Wilmington were weekend guests of t
G. William Pettyjohn and family, {
near Milton. S
Miss Frances Leverage is spend a
ing a week with her grandparents, Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Leverage, near S
NAPLES Mill. q
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Land and 81
son, of Deepwater, N. j., spent a few a
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L
Alfred Long. n,
Miss Myrtle PettyjOhn was a din til
ner guest with Mr. and Mrs. Charles bl
L. Jackson on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs Fl
0rville Banning of Bridgeville also
we're present, it being Mrs. Ban to
ning's birthday and it was an en- W
ioyable occasion. fiji
Neal NJ. Welch. student at a Vir- CT
sinia College. is spending the sum- ca
ner vacation with his parents, Mr. al
and Mrs. William H. WEIGH. al
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Short, of Phil IN
adelphia spent the weekend with Al
MS sister, Mrs. Mamie Reed and IN
family nv
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. ca
Webster jefferson on Sunday. Mo- Sc
her and son are doing fine, and ~
Webb is stepping high, wide and IN
handsome. an an
Wheat cutting in the Broadkiln 81 81
district is about completed and in a ~ ~
ew days threshing will begin. The ~ ~
rOp is good one and growers will r. ="
make considerable money r.
n the crop. Many growers will sell ~
irect from the threshers as they ~,
ave learned that it is more profit ~,
BILE than storing it for later sales. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker spent dn
he weekend in Atlantic City. Tb
Miss Florence Barker is spending Ch
ne week in Washington. "a
Misses Norma and Marian Dicker- lie
1n. of East LansdOwne, Pa, are he
pending sometime with their grand teI
lotheT. Mrs. Charles A. Dickerson ma
BTOadkiln Neck. ne
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