Milford chronicle., 1936-11-20
MILTON

much improved
Evangelistic services are being
held at Milton M. P. Church this
week. II is expected that the SER
vices will close on Sunday evening.
Rev. 7. ]. burlington, of Denton,
assisted the pastor, Rev. 9. S. Ross,
during the past week.
The Friendship Bible Glass OF the
NJ. p. Sunday School will hold a
special meeting III Social Hail on
Monday evening, November 23rd. An
entertaining program will be rem
dered aud refreshments served. Il
is requested that all members OF the
class be present, as business OF iIn-
Dortance will be considered on that
evening.
Union Thanksgiving services an
annual custom for Milton, will be
held this year in st. John the Bap-
tist P. K. Church at II a. m. on
Thursday, November 26th.
All members. former members and
friends Of Milton NJ. P. Sunday
School are urged to be present at
the Sunday School service, at 10 a.
M, as this session will be Of special
Importance to all
The first snow of the season fell
in this vicinity on Sunday night and
the residents awoke on Monday to
shiver through the first taste OF real
winter. Old residents say that there
will be as many snow falls during
the winter as the date of the first
snow fall. II that be true then we
will have but Is large and small
snow storms this winter. Let's see.
Rabbit and quail hunters opened
the season on Monday, and many
game birds and rabbits were slain
in the Broadkiln district ON that
day. The yelpiHg of rabbit dogs In
the pines these frosty mornings is
like sweet music to the hunters
ears. Many hunters gathered around
the stove at the stores on Monday
night and related their experiences
Of the day, and if they killed the
amount of game they claim, then
there is no more rabbits or quail in
this section. Boy, oh boy, but some
wild yarns were spun.
Mr.. and Mrs. LEROY Moore. Miss
Delcie Long and Everett Argo were
Philadelphia visitors last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Steinle,
in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Porter
have moved to st. Petersburg, Fla. |
where they will conduct a tourist |
camp during the winter months. !
They were accompanied by their |
daughter, Miss Helen Lee. William |
Porter is in charge of the ice plant |
and ice cream manufacture here |
during the absence of his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan DickersOn and |
son, Donald, of Drexel Hill, Pa, |
spent Saturday and Sunday with his |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Dick
ersOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Mumford, and |
Mildred Myrtle COnoway, Mrs. Myr-
tie WOoten and son Ray, Of Careys |
were dinner guests at the home of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Brittingham |
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Marvel. Of |
StOckley. were the guests of MIR. |
day.
Mrs. Evelyn Huxley and brother
Russell Harmon, left on Thursday
for Dayton, Ohio.
Lou Little, of Philadelphia, is en-
joying the CUNNING for upland game
in the Cave Neck district. He is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Reed.
Frank Donovan, of Sand Hill, and
Stephen Yeaker, of Buffalo. N. T.,
spent Monday with Milton friends.
You are invited to the apron So
cial and bazaar" in social hall, un-
der the auspices of Golden Rule
Glass of Milton NJ. P. Sunday School
ON Saturday. December 5th. Aprons,
caps, ice cream, cake and candy will
be on sale.
The widening of the road from
COolspring to Lewes has been COM
pleted and will be opened to traffic
in a short time. The work on the
stretch from Georgetown to Cool
spring is underway and expected to
be completed in a few weeks. This !
highway will be twenty feet wide
when completed making driving
more pleasant and much safer.
The washOut of the gutter on the
west side of Union street, near {
Broad, which occurred several months
ago, is dangerous and should be re-
paired at once. Why the delay? {
Holly wreath making will soon be q
engaging the attention of BrOadkiln \
iolks. II is reported that berry hOl- {
" is very scarce and they will have I
10 be secured from other sections. !
This business means many hundreds
If dollars to these people, employing |
men, TO secure the holly. women and /
children, to manufacture the
Vreathes. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jackson. Mr.. j
md Mrs. Harry Smith and Mrs. '
Smedley Palmer and daughter at I
ended the flftieth wedding anHiver- '
lary of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Whar- |
on, at Dover, on Saturday evening. )
iIrs. Wharton is the sister of Mr..
Jackson and Mrs. Smith.
Wedding
A very pretty but quiet wedding $
vas solemnized November 9th, 1886, I
vhen Mrs. DeIema P. jefferson, L
laughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. William q
oettyjOhn OF Milton, Del, became y
he bride Of Mr.. Paul w. Handy Of U
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G
Willard S. Handy of ClaymOnt, Del. ;
'he reception was given by the
rooms parents. Rev. ]. Carroll Z
Ianby of Laurel, a brother Of the Q
room was present. Mrs. Handy is a :
ormer Delaware teacher Of many j
ears experience. Mr.. Handy is em- Y
loyed with the General Chemical i i
'ompany.
CLIFTON'S CORNER /
Near Tavaal s,