Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1944-09-08
MILTON

\ Georgetowns Mr.. Hudson has pur
chased of William Wilkins a trac
of land just east of Milton, on thu
! Broadkill Road, and has moved |
small dwelling house from tn,
farm he sold to Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
son to his new purchase. Mr.. Hud
son is now enlarging the house ant
will remove there to upon compile
tion. a
Mrs. Cordelia Radke, of Ocean
View, Virginia VINO has been spend
ing several weeks with her sister
Miss Sarah Atkins, has decided tC
remain IN Milton during the war
Mr.. Radke, of the Navy, is on a
long tour of duty and the time OF
his return is uncertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Green, of
Woodbury., New Jersey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Truitt and children, OF
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with MIR. and Mrs. William r. Will
kins.
JackSOnS Entertain
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. jackson
on Thursday and Friday entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Emerson and
Mrs. May Lee, of Wilmington.
Returns Home
The misses Wanda, Emily, and
Martha Clendaniel, who spent last
week with their aunt, Mrs. Zelda
Wolfe, at Springfield, Pennsylvania
returned home on Sunday. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
ElwoOd Laudenburger, of Collins
dale. Pennsylvania who spent the
day with the Clendaniels.
School Opens
Despite the scarcity of teachers
the Milton school opened on We'd
nesday with a full complement of
instructors.
Services Resume
Regular services will be resumed
at Grace Methodist Church on Sum
day. Sunday school at 10 and
by the pastor, Reverend
Milton Elliot, at IL A. NJ. Evening
worship and sermon at 1880. There
was no preaching service at this
church on last Sunday, the pastor
being on vacation.
Birthday Celebrated
Mrs. Mary Hughes on Thursday
evening celebrated her twentieth
at the home of her par
snts, Mr.. and Mrs. James Reed.
The following guests were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Reed and
laughter, Saray. Mrs, Sallie Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Wilkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dickerson,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dickerson,
Mrs. Annie Dickerson, Mr.. and Mrs. !
Marshall Wilson, Charles Pretty |
nan. Ralph and Janet Marvel, !
Pearl Belts, Annetta Dawenhower |
md Harry Marvel. Mrs. Hughes
vas the recipient of many pretty |
md useful presents. Ice cream and
axe were served.
Apple Harvest On
The harvesting of the late apple
.rop from the Chandler and Isaacs
orchards near Milton, began on
The crop is a tremend-
JUS one in quantity but only fair in
iize owing to the long sustained
lroushth of the past five months.
rhe Circus
The kiddies, and some oldsters,
thoroughly enjoyed the antics of
and clowns, and the var
GUS animal acts of a circus that
listed Milton on Wednesday. The
-lamour of travelling circus is on
he wane, and the owners are find
ng it out when they hit our town
n such a busy season.
lack To Milton
Mrs. Lucious A. Darby and chill
rem have returned to their Milton
ONE after spending several
lonths in Philadelphia. Mr.. Darby
, in the U. S. Navy. He was a
IiltOn visitor over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Smith en-
'rtained at their Broadkill Beach
ONE over the Labor Day weekend
Ir. and Mrs. Lee Smith. Richard I
On Park, Wilmington Miss Betty [
NTH, Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs.
larry Smith, Miss Eva Smith, Miss 5
larry Betty Crouch, of Milton, and
Ir. and Mrs. Joseph LOfland and
IN. Joseph. of Millsboro.
Mrs Doris Watson and daughter
onnie Lee, are spending several
eeks with her mother. Mrs. Jesse .
'alls, in Milton. Mrs. Watson's
lsband is now stationed in Texas
here she and daughter will join
i'm after her vacationing.
Miss Phyllis Walls. who has been I
sitting her mother, Mrs. Jesse
'alls, for the past weeks, has re-
lrned to Florida where she will
'sume her work.
The w. S. c. S. of Reynolds
ethodist Church will meet on
thursday evening, September 14th, 5
the parsonage with Reverend a
Id Mrs. Ward Mills. at Harbeson. !
'e cream and cake will be on sale.
cordially invited to be n
'esent.
Mr.. and Mrs. willard Carey, on \
riday night. gave a birthday party {
# their grandson, Bobby Carey, in {
lnor of his eighth birthday. :
William Markert returned home
Wednesday after spending a
eek with relatives in New Jersey
here he attended the funeral SER
ces of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ber-
IA F. MaPkert, wife of Jacob Mar G
ert, which were held at the Flock a
lneral Home in Long Branch, N.
, on Friday, August %. 1
Colonel and Mrs. ]. II. Davidson :
osed their house in Milton and
# on Monday for West Point, N.
>, where Colonel Davidson has
zen assigned as an instructor.
Mrs. Henry Morgan returned
,me on Saturday after a weeks
sit with her husband in Chicago. .
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fowler of X
were we k N d