Milford chronicle., 1935-08-02
MILTON


ton August 3, 10 and IL, will be
baseball game on Friday Afternoon
between teams composed Of whit
and colored players of many year,
past. Babe" Simpler will hav,
charge of the colored team. Old
timers will remember Babe" who
not only pitched but did his owl
fielding behind himself The white
team will be captained by Leon
Black, and will contain such old.
time stars as Clarence Mustard, Dan
WagamOn,, Charles Burrous, Ernest
Jefferson, Harmon Warrington, Leon
Black, Dick White, Will Wagamon,
Norman Davidson, Layton Reed, and
a number of others. Several mem
bers of the fighting, scrapping teams
of 1901-O5 will be present, among
whom are Tom Spencer, Billie Da-
wilson, Walt Shorty Crouch, Ed.
Davidson, Addison Chandler, Charles
Vent, Jim Hickman, Hamp Davidson,
Fred Johnson, and the STELLAR bat
terry" Big Bill Crouch and Tuck"
Clendaniel. "Tuck" has even con-
sented to don the mask and. pads for
an inning or two. Those who re-
member this team will recall that
almost every game brought forth one
OF more scraps during the heat of
battle, but the writer will guarantee
that age has Gained them down to
some extent. Babe" Simpler has
not announced his players but he
will be there with a bunch that ex-
poets to take the whites. No player
is to be younger than 35 years and
must have been at one time a resi-
dent of Milton. The umpires will be
Frank Carey, Walt. Crouch and John
Welch There will be a brass band
present to enliven the crowd until
the start of the game, after which
the music will be furnished by the
Old-time fan band and if you have
never heard these old boys root"
you are in for the time of your life.
Dr. Hopkins will have charge of the
brass band. Now, in order to make
this affair a success every man, WO-
man and child in the town that day
must be there. A small admission
will be charged, the entire proceeds
to go to the present baseball club. !
Charles A. Burrows, now of Phila-
delphia, but on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, Aug, 9, 10 and IL, will be
very much MiltOnian, is managing
the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, of New York, /
were dinner guests on Tuesday of
his sister, Mrs. David Postles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chadwick and |
grandchildren, Burton and Joan Ann, /.
OF Chester. Pa, were weekend visit |
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Reed Leverage.
The Milton NJ. P. Sunday School |
will hold an outing at Oak Orchard |
on Tuesday, August 9Th. A large |
turnout is expected, should the |
weather permit. The committee hav- |
ing the affair in charge is Frank B. |
Carey, c. T. Vent and Granville Tyn- |
dali, and it is their desire that all |
who have no way of getting there
notify them and a way will be pro-
Vided.
Miss Dorothy Reed has returned
home after spending several weeks
with relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Cope and
daughter, Barbara, Mrs. Bessie
Workman, of Chestnut HILL Pa, and
Mrs. Cleve Reed, of Fair View, n. j.,
spent the weekend with Miss Lolita
Belts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Williams and
children, of Rawlings, WyO., are
visiting his mother, Mrs. Sallie Will
liams, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Jackson
of Milton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Orville |
Banning, of Bridgeville, spent Sun
day at Ocean City. Nd.
Don't forget the Milton Firemens |
Carnival to be held August % to |
31st, inclusive. The firemen's pa
rade will be held on Monday evening, /
August 26th, and the community pa
rade will be held on Wednesday, Au-
gust 2Sth. Prizes will be given.
Every home and business place in
town should be decorated for the
annual Home Coming, August 9Th
10th and 11th. Let's welcome the
visitors in royal style.
Charles Stout, who was operated
on some time ago for appendicitis at
the Milford Emergency Hospital, re- I
turned home on Monday evening
His rapid recovery is anticipated
Hook and line fishing off BrOadkiln Z
Beach is fine, and many large
catches were reported this week. 3
The late potato crop has been .
planted and the low prices received
for the early crop caused the cur 3
failing of the acreage of the late .
crop. 9
Mrs Orion Messick and sons spent .
Monday with relatives in RehobOth. .
William Jefferson is erecting a
store and filling station on his prop .
erty on Union street.
The crossing over the railroad on q
Federal street has been put in good .
for which auto drivers are
indeed grateful to the powers that be. 3
Miss May Ellingsworth, who has .
,een visiting her sister, Mrs. Roland
Scott, near Georgetown, for several 3
weeks, returned home on Monday .
,Vening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher are the .
Darents of a baby son, born on Mon .
lay, August 2Sth. .
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Atkins :
listed Wilmington last week. .
Mrs. Gertrude Penta, of Reading,
"a, and Mrs. Mildred BurrOus and =
of COllingswoOd, N. j., .
listed relatives in Milton this week.
The children of the Tribune Fresh =
Air Fund who have been spending .
wo weeks with families here, re-
urned to New York on Tuesday.
Mrs. May Coleman, of New York .
Iity, Doris and Cora Baker, of Farm
lgton, Mrs. Mary Fry and son, Ralph 3
nd daughter Mary Catherine, Miss .
larry Fry of Frederick, Md, and Mrs.
.ddie Slentz, of Purcellville, Va, .
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