Milford chronicle., 1907-09-27
Il MILTuNlNEWs!

- sNS eohuerle7 nave Deen crowded with to-
nstoes' and the price OF this fruit has ruled
rom Tour to ten cents a basket. on Wednes-
Gay Ihey we're given away. on the street 10
anyone VINO would take them. There never
has been so many tomatoes raised In the hts
tory of Broadkiln Hundred On Friday alter
noon the Royal Packing Company ran out OF
cans, those ordered. not having arrived. il was
compelled to close. Saturday night closed
with all the factories fun. The Royal Packing
Companyreceived cans on Saturday afternoon
ana on Monday morning the four eannertes
opened again in full blast. BY o O'CLOCK 10
matoes commenced pouring into town
Frlees were cents for these gathered on sat
urday and 10 cents for the ones gathered on
Monday. Everything in Milton smells like
tomatoes, and every person looks like a toma-
toe dealer. Busy Milton!
Dr. Walter Hunter, who gremoved from
Greenwood to this town, few weeks ago, re-
moved to Wilmington, last week.
Charles Veasey has removed with his family
to Lewes; and the house he occupied on Fed.
eral street IS now. tenanted by John Moore.
formerly Of near New Market silt,t {
Josiah Culver one Of the proprieiors Of the
Milton Shirt and Overall Factory, was taken
70 the Jefferson Hospital last week, and anop-
eration performed for appendicitis The latest
news we have, the patients condition is favor
able. Mrs. Culver went to visit her husband
on Saturday Ef{sts #UttI f
Rev, Compton Of Nassau preached at the NJ
E, Church on Sunday mOrnfngi tiafft q
Farmers, and others, are so busy with their
tomatoes AND fodder that II liz almost an ini-H
possibility to get a load or wood hauled into
town. Hence wood famine is on, to GER
tain extent
The worst case OF neral depFayity ever witt
messed in this town was the occasion Of the
arrest Of two women-mother and daughter
Fpm Baltimore, on Fridaylnight. The arrest
was made at Sculltown, and the charge was
Qqscenity and profanity They were fined the |
nother 81 and the daughter 81. On Saturday |
pOrning the mother-a defOrmed and aged |
Gpman-paid her fine and was released. The I
Daughter remained in the lookup until Satur-
gay night, when her fine being paid she was
released. Drunken men are occasionally seen
on the streets Oftowns; but a drunken woman
is p phenomenon TO the unsophisticated Of
Milton. ei5ettl
Drainage pipes were put down last week, on
Union Street. north for the accumulation Of
private families
Mrs. L. b. Chandler has introduced a bath
tub in her residence.
The two maple trees in front OF W. W. Con-
wells residence on Federal street have been
removed. The shade that these trees made
Will be missed but a better view of the house
is obtained.
David A Wiltbank has filled up and raised
the ground In front OF the property recently
purchased on Federal street king a very
respectable sidewalk.
Edward Robinson Of lower Dadkln, re-
ports that one night, last week. me person, Il
or persons purloined two wheels Fl Nm a wagon 1
OF bis, at his home. S
The Draper canhery ofslaughteT Neck, and '
Workman & Co of Milton, have been shipping f
tomatoes Of this year, pack. a
Mrs. Susie B. Davidson after spending a
month with her Milton friends, returned to t
Philadelphia on Friday. a
"Bloomer" Walls, got lost one night recently
and after search of one day and the night, n
was found BY his friend, at "A home in the a
suburbs OF town. n
John L. Lingo, son of Elisha Lingo OF long
\ eek, was killed at Nassawadox, Va, on Tues
lay evening, the l7th, His remains were p
brought to HarbesOn, and earriedto the home Ct
Of his father. where funeral services were held b
'n Friday. and the remains deposited In the Il
u. E. Cemetery al Lewes Rev. Wells of Mills ca
1oro, performed the last sad rites, and 5. j.
Wilson & Son inhumed the body. .-.s ~
Aetr1 way AlE U.s. uah5nAtI Oh MI anu ME-
lanes Belts died at the bone OF her grand al
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bailey in North -
didon, on SATURDAY Funeral al residence I'a
donday aflernooB, by Rev. q r. McCready, as
nd burial at the Belts cemetery near town,
y S. j. Wilson ~ son.
Luke Clend4siel, 81, aged 81 years, 6 months "l
nd6 days, died al the home OF his Son, Ldke PC
lendaniel, Jr. on Friday, Of old age Funeral
eryices we're held st the Reynolds NJ. r. 'ei
hufch on sunday afternoon by the Rev.
ittell Of Harbes1n, and intermeut made in '"i
he adjacent cemetery by ID. 7. Atkins at i'li
raVelly Hill. .... -.,
James Martin. an employee in the cannery ~
Goodwin Bros. & CoHwell, was overcame iei
? heat on Saturday afternoon and thrown VIC
ito cramps. Dr.. r. I. Wilson was summon
and gave relief Mr.. Martin was able to co
tend to business on Monday. MI
A man., who was watermelon hungry, came ma
to the Milton Times Office o. Monday 10
~ that vegetable. They we're out of the "ei
tiole. y
Miss Rilla Estella Pennewill WAS married on AM
onday, at high moor, to Mr.. Packer Fink d.. ~
ne, OF Chester, Pa. Ire wedding was quiet =
le occurring az the home Of the bride, and 'iii'
Informed by the Rev. 6. r. McCready, The me- :,
ippy pair drove to Glendale and boarded >
e afternoon train bound north. wa
lanes Carey Reed. lower Broadkilp. brought
town on Monday % tomatoes, which was a .'ie
sket filled. Who can beat it? "ui
On Wednesday night oflast week the electric -. y,
,hts suddenly went out at 80 O'Clock, but - +,
ey bloomed again in twenty minutes. on ~
Onday night they went out early, and stayed c,-l
/ all night. Such occurrences make It bad oa'
the fsctOries, that want to work at night. Oi
IL said tree fell across the wire between
lton and Georgetown on Monday evening.
ese trees appear to fall often. Some one
s said: "-- such lightsp Al
T. Roland Atkins is convalescinR from ty- Felt
old pneumonia, and his father. Thomas ]. last
kins, is improving. to b.
IN Tuesday morning. the lower part OF the SUITE
w was crowded with wagons loaded with Tn
natoes. The price paid was cents a basket sehO
-ain some were given away on the streets ware
the factories were full ana at night Good tenn