Milford chronicle., 1936-11-13
MILTON

company kitchen with sufficlen
dishes to take care of all future ban
quets, etc. Entertainment are be
ing planned to raise the necessary
funds. A kitchen shower was helC
on Tuesday evening, attended by the
public, and many useful and needfu
articles were received. The evening
was spent in bingO and other games
On Monday afternoon the Milton
w. C. T. U. met at the home of the
president, Mrs. Charles L. jackson
A very interesting session was en-
joyed by those present.
On Friday, December 4th, the
senior class of Milton High School
will present the annual senior class
play in the school auditorium. Gu
pid Scores a Touchdown" has been
chosen and practiced and is prog
ressing nicely under the direction of
Mrs. Leah Isaacs and Mrs. Aileen
Welch. Those who will take part
in the play are Alice Jackson, Bea-
trice Wells, Marie PettyjOhn, Prace
Vincent Fannie Jackson, Agnes
Carey, Hazel Evans, Leslie Short,
Nelson Hall and Fred Rust.
Wilson Wheatley, of Bridgeville,
is occupying the barber shop that
the late John L. Mcgee conducted for
many years in the wilkins building.
Mr. Wheatley comes well recon-
mended and those to whom he has
rendered service here speak highly
of his ability.
Mrs. William T. Johnson celebrat-
ed her birthday anniversary on Sun
day at her home by giving a big
dinner to a number of friends and
relatives. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Ward and daughters
Margaret and Katherine, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mariner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Wilkins and daughter Mar
guerite, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson
and children Vietta, Freeda and
Reese. Miss Lois Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs Willard Donovan, Mrs. Ida
Short, Mr. and Mrs. James Reed
and daughter Loetta. Weldon Reed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moore and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Hill. She received |
many useful presents.
In celebration Of their victory, the |
Democrats on Saturday held an OK
roast at which many prominent |
members of that party spoke. A
crowd estimated at one thousand was |
present and enjoyed both the roast |
beef and the speaking. The roasting |
of the OK over an open fire was in !
teresting to the younger generation, |
who gathered around the fire and |
took in every detail of the work. The |
Milford (colored) band enliVened |
the occasion in the evening with |
some snappy music.
Charles G. Jones has enlarged the |
stables on his farm near Zion
Church and is repairing other out
buildings.
Oscar DickersOn is building an ad-
dition to his residence on Union |
street. He has just completed two
car garage on this property.
Revival services began at Milton |
NJ. P. Church on Sunday evening and |
will continue each evening, except I
Saturday, during the coming week. |
The public is cordially invited to at /
tend these services. The pastor, Rev. |
G. S. Ross, has been assisted this
week by Rev. C. p Butler. Next (
week Rev. T. J. Huntington. a solo
ist and cOrnetist viii lbe in attend
ance
A combined meeting of the Mems
and Women's Bible Glasses of Mill
ton NJ. P. Sunday School was held
on Friday evening of last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Postles, near town. A large crowd
was in attendance and plans for the
winter were made. Mr.. and Mrs.
Postles proved themselves to be
royal hosts, serving ice cream and
cake to their guests and otherwise
making the visit very pleasant.
Mrs. Charles Morris is visiting her
sister in Baltimore this week.
Dr.. and Mrs. William E. Douglas
and children spent the weekend
with relatives in Baltimore and /
Washington.
Richard WagamOn gave a Hal
lowe'en party to a number OF his
friends. The boys and girls enjoyed
the evening playing games, after
which refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Welch and
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Goss, of Camden,
n. j., were weekend guests of Mr..
William A. Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred X. Jensen and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen spent the
weekend with relatives at Erial,
n ].
Captain and Mrs. Charles E. Darby
and son Gilbert, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Goldie
Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Clifton spent
the weekend with relatives in Rich
ardson Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scott, of Penn's
Grove, n. j., spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Lulu Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Edginton and
daughter Marion, sons Robert, Rus
sell and Franklin and David DuttOn,
IT., visited Wilmington on Saturday
Mrs. Stanton Messick and chill
iren are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Elmer Latchum, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wilson of
near New Market, Mr.. and Mrs.
Minos Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
'ow Wilson and daughter Betty,
Samuel Wilson and Miss Mary Lit
Teton, of near Cokesbury, were
quests of Captain and Mrs. David
button on Sunday.
RaccOon and opOssum seem to be
plentiful in this section. Since the
'pening of the season, Nov. 1st, sew
raj large catches have been report
d. One trapper has caught nine
nd another five this week. The
'elts are bringing good prices.
Golden Rule Glass of Milton M. P.