Milford chronicle., 1943-10-15
MILTON
Rally Day At Grace

MetnOulSt Cnufcn on sunday eve
ming with the following program
Recitations by Tillie Scott, Truii
Jefferson, Donna Belts, Shirle
Panusky, Bobby Reed, Janet LIE
| Hastings, Richard Carmean, Glady
Jefferson, Bobby Carey, Laurit
Clendaniel, Norma Jane Carey, Lii
Jane Spencer. Harold Belts. Mar
tina Clendaniel; vocal solo by Mis-
Martha Clendaniel; a playlet by
class of boys and girls, an exercis
by Helen Mae Carpenter, Sis Levi
and Charlotte Reed. A discussion
by Ronald Carey and James Car
penter. An invitation by Norml
Banning and Lucy Ann Darby.
song by Norma Banning, Lila Jan,
Spencer and Lucy Ann Darby. TIL,
exercises closed with a very inter
esting pageant.
Conditioning Ice Plant
Clyde Belts. who recently pur.
chased the Milton Ice Plant, has
finally received the machinery
parts for its complete repair anC
will shortly place the plant in op.
Grafton, together with the manu-
facture of ice cream.
Home Coming
Reynolds Methodist Church. neal
Milton. ON Sunday observed its an
nual home coming celebration. The
services were held in the afternoon
under the supervision of the pas
tor, Rev. Ward Mills, who made a
splendid address appropriate to the
occasion.
tinestS OF Dover Friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ. Jeffer-
son were dinner guests of Dover
friends on Sunday.
Here And There
Mrs. Webster Jefferson and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred X. Jensen spent the
weekend with relatives in Chester.
Pa.
Mrs. Annie Argo. of Slaughter
Neck. was a recent guest of Mrs.
Nancy Jones.
Mrs. Wallace Kopple. of Harbe-
son, and Miss Mary Betty Crouch,
of Milton. were Wilmington visitors
on Wednesday of last week.
Married
Miss Hazel Webb, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Webb. of Mil
ton. and Ray Dodd. of the Navy,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Dodd,
of near town. were married on Sat
urday evening at the home of the
brides parents. Rev. Gilbert S.
Ross, of SeafOrd, a former pastor
of Grace Methodist Church. Milton,
performed the ceremony. The at
tendants were Nelson Webb, bro
ther of the bride. and Miss Mabel
Smith.
Purchases Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Shockley. proprie-
tor of the Mcdowell Beauty Salon,
has purchased the Mrs. Mary Gray
property on Federal street, and
will move her salon thereto in a
short time
Painting Home
JOsephs H. Walls is painting his
residence. the William H. Stephens
property on Union street.
Married
Mrs. Grace Carmean, daughter of
Charles H. Walls. of Milton, and
Private Norman c. Kitchens, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Hitch
ems. of near Milton, were married
on Friday. October Sth, at Grace
parsonage by the Rev.
Jasper l.. Jones.
Zion Church Burned
ZiA,, NIothndfCf Chmpol fxfrO a,ailac
east of Milton, on Broadkill Road,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday,
about one hour before religious
services were to have been held. /
The fire is believed to have started !
from a defective heater. The care /
taker. after starting the heater,
to his home to dress for |
the coming service. A passing mo-
torist noticed smoke issuing from /
the edifice and turned in the alarm. /
Fire companies from Milton, Ell /
lendale. Lewes and Georgetown re-
sponded but the flames had gained
so much headway that they could .
only keep the flames from spread
ing to the nearby woods. The build
ing was erected in 1874, replacing
The original structure. which was
built in 1918. 1t is believed the
church will be rebuilt at once.
Good
Fishing in the fresh water ponds
N the vicinity of Milton is good at
his time. Many come from Will
nington and Philadelphia to fish
he ponds for bass and pike. and
some very good catches were re-
:orded over the last weekend.
apples Harvested
The late crop of apples have been
in the Chandler Orchards
the last picking taking place on
Monday. The crop was almost u
complete failure owing to the late
reeZes in the spring that killed
most of the fruit buds.
celebrations
Saturday. October 3. was the oc-
aston for the following observ-
noes: Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Kop-
lie, of Harbeson, celebrated their
fifth wedding anniversary on that
ay; Miss Caroline Clendaniel OBJ
erved her ninth birthday. and her
ncle. w. w. Crouch, slid over his
birthday on the same
ay. Mr.. F. o. B., please note the
asst item.
race Church Services
Services at Grace Methodist
hurch for next Sunday have been
as follows: Church
chool at 10 a. M, morning wor-
hip and sermon at IL; evening
-orship at 1880 o'clock. sermon by
ne pastor, Rev. J. l.. Jones. The
ublic is invited.
warded Medal
Sergeant Frank Madrasy, son of
Ir. and Mrs. Frank Madrasy of :
Iilton. has been awarded a medal
n meritorious service. Sergeant
iadrasy is stationed at Fort Ben
ing, Ga.