Milford chronicle., 1942-07-03
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Society To Meet

Society To Meet
} The Woman's Society for Chris
tian Service (Eadies' Aid of Reyn
oIds' Methodist Church will NEE
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Walls on Thursday even
ing. July 8. A cordial invitation il
extended to all. Ice cream will b.
on SALE Comel
Grace Church Services
Services at Grace Methods
Church have been announced al
follows: Church School at 1000 A
NJ. The superintendent is issuing
a call for all scholars and friends
to make special effort to be pres
ent next Sunday morning. Morning
worship and sermon at IL o'clock
Evening worship at 700 o'clock
beginning with the Young Peoples
meeting. followed by sermon by
the pastor, the Rev. ]. ]. VonHagel.
All are urged to attend these ser
vices.
Rats and More Rats!
Milton Town Council, in an effort
to enlarge the public parking lot
on Magnolia street, is filling the
marsh on the south side of that
street with rubbish gathered from
the town househoIders. On Sunday
the writer strolled by this street
and the place was alive with rats.
Not so good for the chicken grow
ers of the surrounding vicinity!
The place would look more slightly
should the present fill be covered
with clean earth.
Women Jurors
Mrs. Ida ]. Fox, of Milton, and
Mrs. Elsie Mcgee Bryan, of the
Coolspring section, have been
drawn as jurors at the session of
Court of Oyer and Terminer to be-
gin at Georgetown on Monday of
next week. They are the first wo-
men to be drawn as jurors since
courts have been held in George
town.
A Welcomed Rain
Oni Saturday a most welcomed
rain fell, breaking a drought of
several weeks duration. The wea-
ther cleared on Sunday, and on
Monday Broadkill farmers started
their plows and have kept them
going steadily ever since. Most |
early white potatoes will be bene-
flied, while lima beans for canning
will benefit greatly. Wheat thresh-
ing was stopped for a few days but
by the last of the week this work
will be taken up again.. The
planting of late potatoes will start
as soon as the plowing is COM
pleted.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Emmerson, of
spent Thursday of last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
L. Jackson.
Ermon Postles, of West Chester,
Pa, spent the weekend with rela-
tives here. Mrs. Postles and son,
Dickie, will remain here this week,
Or until Dickie RECEIVERS from the
Mr.. and Mrs. William Vent and
Mrs. Clarence Vent visited relatives
and friends in Berlin, Nd, over the
Arthur ]. Jackson, president Of
Wesley Junior College, Dover, was
in Milton on Saturday, interviewing
several prospective students.
The Misses Windsor, of Milford,
weEe. Milton visitors ON Sunday
afternoon. "a
On Monday Mrs. Annie G. Crouch
served her family green corn, from
her victory garden"
Mrs. Nancy Jones spent several
days this week with her daughter,
Mrs. Hubbard Argo, in Slaughter !
Neck.
Mrs. Virginia Won Hagel and
Jean, spent last week
with relatives in Washington, D.. G. !
You are invited to the services at =,
Grace Methodist Church next Sun
day, morning and evening. i
Mrs. Wallace Koeppel and son,
Eddie, of Harbeson, spent Friday $
with Mrs. w. w. Crouch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barker
and family and Mrs. William T. G
Walls spent the weekend at the /
Barker cottage at Broadkill Beach. /
The early potato crop will soon :
be harvested. A few growers are '
now digging them in small quanti-
les for the local market. The q
crop in yield is somewhat below 9
normal in this section, due to lack
If rains. n