Milford chronicle., 1938-12-23
MILTON
Woman Breaks Leg

woman BREAKS Leg
| Mrs. Roy EllingswOrth, while wash
ing windows at her home, fell from
a ladder and broke her leg. She wa
taken to Milford Memorial Hospita
where the fracture was reduced ant
she was returned to her home. Mrs
| EllingewOrth was standing on thG
tOpmOst rung when the rung broke
dashing her to the ground. Neighbors
heard her cries and hurried to hel
assistance.
Mrs. NAPLES Injured
Mrs. Margaret NAPLES fell while
walking along the street near hel
home and sustained a sprained knee
She is at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Sinclair Campbell, and is get
ting on nicely.
UndergOes Operation
Sinclair Campbell, Jr., was taken
suddenly i'll on Friday and was taken
to Beebe Hospital. Lewes, on Sun
day, where on Monday he was Oper-
ated on. His condition is encourag-
ing.
Christmas Entertainment
The annual Christmas entertain
ment and treat by the Milton NJ. P.
Sunday-school will be held on Mon
day evening, December Goth. A dra-
ma, entitled THE Guiding Star" will
be produced by the young people of
the Sunday-schOOl, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Grace Ross. A special
Christmas sermon by the pastor, Rev.
G. S. Ross. with the singing of carols,
will be special features at the morn
ing worship. At the Sunday-schOol
session. at 10 A. NJ. on Sunday, Gods
Great Love" will be the subject of
the lesson. In the evening a candle
light service will be held.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Gray, of Heb
ron. Md. spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Reed.
Rev. and Mrs. G. S. Ross and son.
Gaylon. were Wilmington visitors on
Monday.
The Milton Fire company was call
ed to the Seth Reed farm, now owned
by Hulda Hastings and tenanted by
Walter Atkins, early Monday morn
ing to extinguish a chimney blaze.
No damage done.
Meet Old Santa at the Christmas
tree at the corner of Front and Fed
eral streets on Saturday evenings and
watch the kiddies enjoy themselves.
Hog killing is the order of the day
among Broadkiln farmers these days.
Some large ones are reported and
good country sausage and scrapple
is now on the menu in many homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Walls, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles l.. Jackson and
Mrs. Annie G. Crouch spent Friday
afternoon in Milford.
Gaylon Ross and Kenneth Douglas,
students at Western Maryland Col
lege, are spending the holidays with
parents in Milton.
Miss Beatrice Wells will. at the
beginning of the new year. enter
Banks Business College, Philadel-
lhia, for a course of study.
Miss Virginia Johnson, graduate
IF Wilmington business school. has
accepted a position with the H. e. |
Conwell company in Milton.
Milton merchants report splendid !
holiday trade. The last drawing for /
he cash prizes will be held on Sat
lrday night, and one of the largest
rowds of the season is expected in |
dilton on that night
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Collins are
he proud parents of their third son. |
Iarold Gilbert Collins. Mother and
on are doing fine.
Mrs. Goldie Owens entertained over
he weekend Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 4
J. Darby and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
)arby, Of Philadelphia.
Miss Catherine Atkins spent the
weekend with relatives in Milford.
Miss Esther Weekly and Miss Es-
ellie e. Beebe spent the weekend
a Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Workman, Miss
luth Messick and Paul Layton. of
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
ar Dickerson on Sunday
Mrs. Minos Wilson and son, Samuel
nd Betty Lou Wilson, of Cokesbury,
lsited Mrs. Eliza Dutton last week.