Milford chronicle., 1937-03-12
MILTON

County will be held in Milton schoc
today friday. Strickland Gill
land, of Washington, will be tn
principal speaker at the afternool
session. The morning session will
open with music and flag salute
Luncheon at noon will be served il
the school cafeteria. Many well
known educators from the East ant
South will speak at the meeting
Among them will be DR.. Herbert Re
barker of the Teachers College
Greenville, N. c., DR.. Cottonwood
of the University of Maryland, ant
DIR. Edwin Broome, of Montgomer,
County, Maryland. The officers o.
the association are: President. Mrs
Alton Isaacs, of Milton; secretary
treasurer, Mrs. Rosalie Martin
Georgetown; directors, Mrs. Sallie
Ellis, of Millsboro, and Mrs. Thomas
Hickman of Gumboro.. The following
are in charge of the committees
Resolutions. George T. Macklin
neurology. Miss Edith Jones; audit
ing, Miss Mary King.
DR.. E. A. Sexsmith. president of
the Maryland Annual Conference
made a visit to the Milton NJ. p.
Church on Sunday morning and de-
livered an inspiring sermon before a
large congregation. DR.. Sexsmith
was accompanied by Mrs. Sexsmith
and they were entertained at the
parsonage by Rev. and Mrs. G. S.
Ross.
Millions annual town election was
held on Saturday afternoon. Fred
W. Pepper was elected mayor. sue
ceeding Charles B. Porter who de-
clined reelection. Clyde Belts and
T. Harold Palmer were elected cOun-
cilmen. Mr.. Pepper is prominent
builder and contractor and is GER
tainly fitted for the position to which
he was elected. Both Mr.. Belts and
Mr.. Palmer are young business men
and should be of much assistance to
the other progressive members of
council i'm placing the town finances
on a better basis than the last re-
port shows. II should be the first !
duty of the new mayor and members /
of council to take some action in the !
collection of back taxes and long /
past due water rents. A perusal OF
the report put out by the council
last Saturday reveals the fact that
there are due water rentals for the
year 1896 and prior TO the tune OF
s3,4l6.27, and taxes for year 1886
and prior amounts to $i,70i.54--a to-
tai due the town in taxes and water
rentals of $S.120.Sl. Ii these rentals
and taxes are cOllcctablc il seems
to us that il would be u fine thing
for council to gather them in-even
if new machinery must he used TO
do so. There are other illuminating
revelations in that report look il
over.
Frederick Il. Reed, a former mem
Der of town council and a we'll
known business man of Milton. died
at his home on Chestnut street on
Friday night of last week, aged 40
years. Mr.. Reed was taken i'll ON
Saturday, February 26th with pncu-
munia aud despite the efforts of his
physicians died on tue following Fri
day. He leaves his wife who was
Miss Clara Postles. and five sons,
Russell Reed, of RehobOth, Ralph,
Alvon, Frederick. .Ir.. and William
Of Milton He is also survived by
three brothers. Floyd. Wilbur and
John. Funeral services were con-
Quoted al hi late home by Rev. G.
$. Ross OH Monday afternoon and
interment made in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Emerson. of Will
IningtOn. spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Walls and
FL al RnDH Enpnt
Saturday with friends in Salisbury.
Md
Mrs. Hayward SOckrider and son
Raymond of near Harbeson, spent
several days with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Spencer.
While cutting wood on Saturday
James Jones. son, of James Jones.
Df Milton. cut a cash i'll his foot when
his axe slipped. He was taken to
Lhe Emergency Hospital. Milford. for
i eatment. His condition at this time
IS very serious.
Miss Bertha Jones. employed by
he Geo. ID. NAPLES hardware store,
s confined to the home of her broth
,r, Lester Jones. with illness.
Mrs. Earl Reed is spending this
week with 'r and Mrs. Joseph Der
ickson in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred X. Jensen gave
turkey dinner to "a number of rela-
ives on Sunday.
Miss Helena Blizzard spent part
f last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Williams. near Georgetown.
A chicken supper with all the
xins'" and old-fashioned home
lade pone will be served in the
lassrooms of the Goshen Methodist
Episcopal Church Tuesday night,
Iarch 10th, from 5 to O'Clock. The
upper will be sponsored by the
len's Bible class. Prices, children
5 cents, adults so cents.
Miss Mary King was hostess to the
i'd Week Bridge Club at her home
Ist Thursday evening. The guests
ere the Misses Eva Nailor. Gretchen
alhoun, Carrie Bennett, Thelma
swell and Ada Shockley of Milford;
iss Bertha Jones and Miss Esther
Milton, who were guests
II absent members. Miss Nailor
ON high score and Miss Bennett
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton spent the
eek k-end in Wilmington with rela-
yes.
MIR. and Mrs. Franklin wilkins
id Miss Mary wilkins. of Whining
n, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
RS. William R. wilkins.
Mr. and Mrs. John Donovan spent