Milford chronicle., 1947-01-03
MILTON


larger water tank built thereon. The I
department has also ordered an up
TO date new engine that will be de-
livered in few weeks. This engine
will also have a water tank OF
several hundred gallons. 1t is neceS-
sary for country town engines to be
able to carry great quantity OF
water when fighting fires III the
country districts. The new equip
ment, together with the large tank
wagons. will greatly enhance the
work of the Milton company in the
outlying districts.
Plans are underway for 5OX90
foot brick and concrete building 10
be erected on a lot on Front Street
recently purchased of the James H.
Palmers heirs. The building Will
house fire equipment. a meetlhS
room and a public auditorium or
community building. The company
has sold to Z. NJ. Scott the theatre
building and adjoining frame build
ing now occupied for storing the
fire fighting equipment. The latter
building will be turned over TO Mr.
Scott as soon as the new building !
is completed
Miss Jane Mathis spent the hOll-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Mathis at Port Norris, \. }.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Campbell and
children spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Nancy Jones spent several
days this week with her daughter.
Mrs. Hubbard Arso and family in
Slaughter Neck
Mrs. Lydia Black Cannon of
Philadelphia spent the holidays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Black,
Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griffith and
sons, Tommy and Billy of Washing
ton, ID. c.. were the guests last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hood and
Mrs. Jennie Iittlcton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Welch. OF
Camden. N. j., spent few days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. William Il.
Wagamon, ST., and Mrs. Mae HOl-
com.
Mrs. Ida Fox spent the Christmas
holidays with her daughter. Mrs.
Lewis Mathis and family in Port
Norris, n. J.
Services next Sunday at Grace
Methodist Church has been all
nounced by the pastor, Rev. Milton
II. Elliott, as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m, followed by
preaching by the pastor. Evening
worship and sermon at 1880. The
lublic is invited to all services.
The Graves Factory, after close
down during the Christmas holi-
Gays resumed operations on Mon
DAY. The Milton Manufacturing
Company shut down for the holi-
days and resumed work on Monday
James King, Jr.. of Brooklyn
\. Y. is the guest of his aunts, Mrs
George B. Atkins and Mrs. Daniel
WagamOn. Jr.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Donald Tefft in Amesbury, Mass.
on December 26th. Mrs. Tefft viii
be remembered as Miss Florence
Barker. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Barker of Milton
Mrs. George T. Cannon and son
George Theodore. 2nd, returne
from Beebe Hospital, Lewes, o
Thursday OF last week. Both are dc
ing fine at the Crouch home o
Broad Street.
MIR. and Mrs. William b. FRANKIE
of Phila.. spent Christmas with MI
and Mrs. w. A. Johnson.
Mrs. Charles A. Behringer. q
MOorestOwn, n. j., is whiting MI
and Mrs. George B. Adkins and'Ml
and Mrs. Daniel WagamOn. Othc
guests over the holidays were Nj
and Mrs. George Fowler and Nj
and Ms. William I.entz of Phila.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Rogers el
tcrtained at dinner on Christina
pay Mr.. and Mrs. James Pars0n
Clifford Parsons. Mrs. John MI
chell and son, James, Mr.. and Mr.
II. Guy Chesser. Mr.. and Mrs. Rlci
ard Hudson, Miss Mary Mears an
Mir. and Mrs. Charles Baker ar
son of LeweS.
Miss Margaret Jefferson and MI
(atherine Parsons spent MOndf
with Mr. and Mrs. Cove Reynol'
at their home on Chestnut Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond I-ank
Sunday entertained at turkey dl
ner Mr.. and Mrs Robert Afexandt
Mrs. Carl Heiss of Wilmington, n
and Mrs Paul Druary, of Detro
Mich. Miss Eleanor Lank and Nh
Mary James and son, of Phila., y
and Mrs. Leroy Moore, MIR. and Nj
David Donovan and children. y
and Mrs. Willard White and chill
zen, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lank, y
and Mrs. Paynter Sharp and sc
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert I-ank.
Miss Jean Marvel, a teacher
Newark, spent the holidays with h
parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Mary
Mrs. GOldie Owens is at hOl
after spending some time with h
mother in Briarcliffe Manor. Pa.
c. Paul Vincent. prominent ag
Culturist of the Broadkill distri
returned on Tuesday from an
day trip to San Francisco, Calif'
liia with the Farm Bureau COnvt
ton tour They left Wilmington
special train. stopping enrOute
Pratt. Kansas where they inspect
700 acre tract of wheat; they a
visited Carlsbad Caverns at Mex
City, 'citrus groves in the Imper
Valley, Grand Canyon of Arizo
and the Red Wood Forest of c;
fOrnia.
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer J. Hook
entertained the Young Peoples
ciety of Pilgrim Holiness Chu
at the parsonage on Friday event
Ernest NJ. jefferson returned
Sunday evening from three
visit with his son, Penfield jeff