Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
MILTON

Tuesday, July 20. The followin
were named by Superintendent "
w. Crouch, to have charge of ar
rangements: Granville Tyndal, Har
vey H. Wells and Charles r. Veni
Buses will leave in front of tn
church at a. m. and will leave Oal
Orchard about z p. m. Il
Frank b. Carey has been reap
pointed as a member of the Miltol
Board of School Trustees for an
other term by Resident Judge Chas
S. Richards.
Four days of torrid heat wal
broken on Sunday night when rair
fell in torrents. The thermometer
registered above 80 degrees each day
and at night sleep was fitful and ex.
hausting for old and very young
children. Previous to the heat wave
rain had fallen almost every day
and wheat growers were unable to
thresh their wheat crop, which
stood in the fields in shocks, threat
ening to sprout All during the tor
rid heat threshing was carried on
and many crops were garnered, but
there remains many unthreshed in
the Broadkiln district.
On Sunday evening the Young
Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor of the NJ. P. Church returned
from a three-day outing at Oak Or
chard. They had swell time. They
were chaperoned by Mrs. Grace Ross
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Benedict.
Mrs. Ella Bailey, widow of the late
Edward Bailey, died at her home in
Milton on July Z, aged So years.
Mrs. Bailey had been in i'll health
for several months. Funeral SER
vices were held at her late home and
interment made in Reynolds ceme-
terry on Saturday, July 10.
Arrangements are being complet-
ed for Milton's annual Home Com
ing, under the efficient direction of
the committee in charge. 1t is plan
ned to make this one of the best
ever. So be sure and be here to help
celebrate on August 10, 20 and 81.
Watch this letter for further word
of progress.
Miss Florence Crouch and sister,
Peggy, of Philadelphia, are spending
the summer months with their
grandfather, Walter w. Crouch and
family.
There is a scarcity of renting
houses in Milton and a lively de-
mand for them exists since the es-
of another garment fac
tory and the expansion of the sew
eral button factories. New people
are coming to town to work and
they want to bring their families
here but are unable to do so because
Of the impossibility of securing
houses. This is a splendid opportun-
ty for safe investment of money in
he erection of small renting houses
here. The need is urgent.
The members of the Junior Choir
If the NJ. p. Church will be given a
picnic at Oak Orchard on Monday
lext by their leader and teacher,
Mrs. Eliza Dutton. They will leave at |
O'Clock in the afternoon, and re-
main at the resort until early dusk.
A baptismal ceremony will take
,lace at Hearn's Pond, near Seaford,
IN Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, by
he members of Faith Church, near
Rev. Willard Donoho will
onduct the services. Singers from
iarcus Hook, Pa, will be present.
he public is cordially invited.
Mrs. Emma Jones is quite i'll at
er home near town. Mrs. Jones has
cen under the care of physicians
Dr. several months but does not
eem to respond to treatment and
er relatives and friends are con-
erned over her condition.
Services at Milton NJ. P. Church
n Sunday, July 18, will be as fol-
,ws: Sunday school at 10 a. M;
reaching at IL. Subject of sermon
y the pastor, Rev. G. S. Ross, AN
udience." Text: Matt. 1879. Evening
orship at 1880. Song service, SER
on. Subject, Temptation" Text
att. Al. The public is cordially in
ted to attend these services.
Mrs. John L. Mcgee after spending
veral months with her daughter,
RS. Viola Tallman in Tulsa, Okla,
Is returned home. She was accom-
Inied by her grandson, John Nc
ullen, and wife, who spent several
US here before returning to Tul-
George, young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
'ank Bailey, fell from the rear of
e truck driven by his father on 9
nday evening while going to
Beach. He, with two bro L
er were riding in the truck body,
len the tailboard dropped, throw
) George to the road. He was pain
ly injured about the arms and /
ad. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Cross and 4
lighter, Gloria, of Ocean View, Va,
snt several days last week with
=. and Mrs. Louis Mcgee.
ilen Marvel, of Wilmington, spent 4
J weekend with his mother In Mil B
dr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Wilson
! son, William, Mrs. William War 4
/ and daughter, of near Dover,
mt Sunday with Capt. and Mrs. 4
vid Dutton. III
irs. Long and daughter Olive. n
mt the weekend with relatives in
'ney's Point, N. ].
ir. and Mrs. Lee Smith and HI
lghter, Miss Hester. of Whining 81
are spending the summer III
nths at their Milton residence.
Ir. and Mrs. James C. Carey had
their guests over the weekend,
and Mrs. Fred Gundlace and son 81