Milford chronicle., 1940-08-09
MILTON
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section Of town is moving up rapidly
Home Coming Starts To-day
Millions annual home coming getl
under way tonight friday in from
of the old school building ON Chest.
nut street. The program will open
with music by the Lewes Band, fol-
lowed by speeches by Rev. Chas. w
Marker, pastor of the Methodist
Church, Berlin, N. j., and Brmon M.
Postles, of West Chester, Pa. Both
of these men are former residents OF
Milton. Jos. M. Lank will be master
OF ceremonies.
The speaker on Saturday evening
will be VIM. H. Welch, Of Milton;
Ralph Short, Harold Short, of Stan
ford, Conn, and James P. Darby Of
Philadelphia, all former Miltonians.
The churches Of the town will hold
services Sunday morning with guest
speakers and special music.
Sixth Annual
Community Exhibit
On Friday and Saturday of this
week, from 2-S p. M, the sixth annual
exhibit of flowers, glass, china and
table arrangements, sponsored by
the Milton New Century Club will
be held in Goshen Methodist Church.
A silver offering will he taken.
Widening Union Street
To make room for the widening
Of South Union street the municipal
buildings adjoining the bridge on
the north side are being moved back.
On the south side adjoining the
bridge the building containing the
novelty store of w. R. wilkins will
have 10 feet of the front removed.
The bridge will be widened with a
10 foot walk on the western side.
This will complete the work of wild
eIing the street from the First Ma
tional Bank Building to Magnolia
street.
Packing LimaS
Local factories have begun the
canning of the early crop of lima
leans This particular planting will
fall short of a normal yield owing |
to excess drought and heat of the |
past several weeks. Succeeding |
rlantings, unless rains come soon,
will also be far below normal.
Camp Meeting
Begins Sunday
The annual camp meeting of Mil
ton Pilgrim Holiness Church begins |
in LaviHa Woods, east of Milton, on
Sunday, and will continue for two
weeks. Rev. Crider, pastor of the
church, will be in charge. Rev. DOO-
ley, of Virginia, will be the evange-
list in charge, and the Hamilton
Sisters of Indiana, song evangelists.
Grace Church Services
Services at Grace Methodist
Church on Sunday have been an
nOunced as follows: IL a. m. Church
school. II a. m. Morning worship /
The theme of the pastor, Rev. G. S. /
Ross "Balaam's Prayer" $3.50 o.
clock, Evening worship. Theme. i
Spirit Fruit" No mid-week SER
vices will be held during August.
Fruit Shipments
The Chandler Orchards. near Mil |
ton, are furnishing labor for a num- /
ber of men and women picking and
packing peaches and apples Large
quantities are being shipped daily |
t. the northern markets.
Hotel Building Being Raced
The old building known as the
Lakeview Hotel at Federal and At
lantic streets, which for some years
has been allowed to remain an aban-
doned and worthless wreck and a
distinct menace and fire hazard to
that section of Milton is being torn
down and residents of that locality
are heaying sighs of relief at its be-
lated passing.
Chicken Supper
ha Cfrsn1n fN1ogs ,f 7
Methodist Church will hold a chick
en supper in the social hall during i
the home coming. Come and enjoy ,
this feast of good eats. Price, soc.
Here anu There
Drew Simpler, of Columbus, Ohio, ,
Is spending three weeks in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Setter and daughters
have returned home after a visit !
with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. RalstOn Pepper and ,
and Mrs. Eliza Dutton were
dinner guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, OF Cokesbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Richards :
have returned from a visit to At ,
lantic City and Wilmington.
Master William Edward Graves of 1
Georgetown is spending a few days
with Miss Sue Graves.
Mrs. Annie Marvel, of Stockley,
was the dinner guest ut the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richards on
George A. Goodman las returned
home after a visit with relatives in
Maine and New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs Milton Graves, Miss
Sue Graves, of Milton, Mrs. Frances
Futcher, of Lewes, and Master Will
liam Graves, of Georgetown, spent
Sunday at COLCHESTER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steinle and
daughter. of Wilmington, are visit
ing Mrs. Elizabeth Goodman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers, of |
visited MIR. and Mrs.
Hall Reed on Sunday. I
Miss Mary McIlvane, of near Mil {
lord, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Les
eT Jones. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Cochrene and
D. Fackler, Of Philadelphia, spent {
ast week at Broadkill Beach.
Joseph Jefferson, of NemacOla. {
Pa, who has been visiting his grand I
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson, for /
he past several days has returned l
lome. {
Dyson Spencer spent Monday at ]
3roadkill Beach.
Mrs. Charles Meyers and children q
Who has been spending the past
seek with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Reed
ave returned to their home in Phil +
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