Milford chronicle., 1937-08-20
MILTON
Home Coming

ANtatOh o1Aaat tACAuC Sohfhn Va
ems today (Friday) for a three da
session. Special programs have bee
prepared for each day, as follows
This evening there will be speakin
at the old school grounds. TIL
speakers will be Zack Wells an
others. Lewes Band will furnish mu
sic for the occasion. On Saturda,
evening there will be a communit,
parade, after which there will b
speeches by Rev. Howard McDade o
Frankford, and several former Mil
ton boys and girls. The Coast Guart
Band, 1S9th Artillery, will be pres
ent and enliven the occasion will
some splendid music.
On Sunday special services will be
held in the churches of the town. II
is expected that former Milton prea'
chers will deliver the sermons at the
morning worship.
Rev. Richard Green will deliver
the sermon at the M. E. Church on
Sunday evening.
Supper
A supper will be served in the
Firemen's Hall on Saturday night,
during Home Coming by the ladies
of the Goshen NJ. E. Church from B
to 1880 D. m. The menu will be bak-
ed duck, baked chicken. dressing.
potato salad, mashed potatoes, gra-
Wv. cole slaw, corn on cob. pickles.
beets. butter beans. apple sauce,
sliced tomatoes, ice tea, watermelon,
cantaloupes and sugared peaches.
Tickets: Adults. soc; children, 35c.
Home Coming Services
Home Coming services at Goshen
Methodist Episcopal Church. on Sun
day, will be as follows:
10:3O a. m.-Morning worship:
Rev. Howard Davis. pastor. Sermon
nv Rev. Richard NJ. Green, Milton
boy. now pastor of the Christiana M.
z Church. Edgar Welch. also for
mer Miltonian, now superintendent
of music, Bethany Temple, Philadel-
phia, will sing.
11:45 a. m.-Church school: Harry
Edginton, superintendent. Message
by Ermon Postles. State Teachers
College, West Chester. Pa. Mr.. Pos
ties speaks annually at each Home
Coming service of the church school
and he always brings worth whlle
message.
Edward Davidson of Carneys
Point. N. j., formerly superintendent
of the church school, will sing.
There will be other special music.
Come to these services. You need
the church and the church needs
your support if it is to go forward
Corn Crop Good
Fodder saving has begun in the
Broadkiln section and the outlook
for a bumper corn crop is fine. Ear
ly planted corn in the highland sec
tions is ripening fast and Is wen
cared. The late planted crop will be
garnered some weeks later, and thls
planting is very promising.
Attend Camps
Many Miltonians attended the Hol-
mess Camp at Milton, Del-Mar-Va.
near Laurel, and Carey's. near
Frankford, on Sunday afternoon ana
evening.
Charles L. Jackson is building
garage on his property at Rehoootn
Beach this week. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stidham and
children, and Mrs. William Norris
of Wilmington, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Philips on
Mill street.
John B. WeIch of Camden. N. j.,
is spending the week with William
A. Morris, near town. Mr.. Welch Will
be one of the speakers at the home
coming on Friday evening.
The Firemen's Carnival will be-
gin on Thursday evening OF next
week with a greasy pig chase oae
and shoe races. Come out and ENJOY
Yourself and meet your friends. the
carnival will be held every night
except Sunday, until Saturday, Sep
tember 4, when it will close with the
awarding of the automobile.
Mrs. John Brittingham is serious
ly ill at her home in North Milton.
A chicken and duck supper will be
given in Firemen's Hall on Satur-
day evening by the ladies OF Goshen
NJ E. Church, in connection with the
home coming. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend the summer and
enjoy the many good things prepar-
ed by expert cooks.
Mrs. William H. Stephens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Walls and daughter.
Miss Clara Walls, are occupying the
Stephens cottage at Broadkiln
Beach for a few weeks.
The cottage of Mrs. David Dutton
at Broadkiln Beach was broken into
On Saturday night of last week and
The interior wrecked by a crowd of
men.
Apte Bros. cannery at Milton is
1usily engaged in the packing of to-
natoes. They employ number of
nen and women in this work and
he plant is working night and day
o keep up with the rapidly ripen-
ng vegetables. So great was the
'ush that the plant was compelled
o work several hours on Sunday
lorning in order to save the toma-
oes delivered on Saturday. The
Draper cannery is working steadily
acking the lima bean crop. This
oncern packs several thousand
ases OF beans during the few weeks
he season lasts, giving employ
lent to a large number of men and
Iomen. These two plants disburse
DR. labor alone many thousands of
ollars.
lower Show
The Milton Flower Arrangement
hnm and Cnn munifv Exhibit will