Milford chronicle., 1911-09-01
ELLENDALE,

this writing the country is flooded, and
all farm work is at a standstill. Even
tomato picking is impossible, and fruit
is rotting, and fodder saving which is at
its height, is an impossibility, We can
see no prospect for dry spot. It seems
that our weather man is making a botch
of it this year-first dry then wet. What
survives the drouth the rain browns.
We surely have a grand tomato crop
if we can only save them. What we
want is good market for them. At
this town they bring but az cents per
basket, which when the price Of the
basket is deducted, leaves very little for
the farmer. We hear of buyers paying
40c for them at Bridgeville and other
towns. If these buyers would only come
to this place we could furnish them
with FIVE or six carloads of them daily,
and would be glad to have their high
prices. Although the tomatoes are not
ripe at present, everybody will have
them next week if the weather permits.
So come along you hungry buyers, and
we will furnish the goods and take your
high prices.
Things are beginning to liven up
around the station Now it reminds us
of the old-time peach season.
Since the cannery has been burned
down. all tomatoes are being shipped.
cars are being loaded with watermelons,
and with the extensive lumber business
it looks like stirring times around the
railroad.
The basket factory of Col. Dave Reed
is running to its full capacity, and loads
of them are taken to Seaford daily, where
there is great demand for the well
made baskets. Besides this, his big
steam mill about three miles from town
is busily engaged in filling his many
orders.
We note in last weeks Chronicle
very pretty poem in our honor from that
bright genius, J. B. WEIGH Of Milton,
to whom we extend our compliments.
There are some things about it we would |
like to correct, and there is much that
could be added as our father Elanson the
the hero of this poem, was a man of
honor and fame inth ose stirring days Of
"Ye Olden Time
We hear that the eastern route of the
dupont survey has been abandoned, and
that the road will not touch this place
Few persons in this neighborhood are
sorry, as they are becoming tired Of
being bored with the talk, for many have
come to the conclusion that the road will
not be built Col Benston of Fleatown,
ordered the surveyors off his land, and
obliged them to pull up their stakes and
90 to the public road
There are some persons who have the
idea that we are living in the swamps
Now the surveyors Of the dupont route
tell us that we are IS feet higher than
and rs feet higher than George
town
Those persons who think that we do
not enjoy ourselves down here, should
come along some Sunday and see the
big crowds and big dinners that appear
as we ride through the country. Last
Sunday as we passed neighbor George
Webb's home, we saw eighteen visitors
around his hospitable board The table
was spread beneath the large naples
which surround his home, and reminded ,
IS of wheat threshing time.
Rev. Desolian Pettyjohn is in a criti-
al condition, and his advanced years d,
makes his recovery doubtful.
On last Thursday as Mrs. Rob Veasey
vas starting to Milford, her young horse
ook fright and threw Mrs. Veasey out
# the buggy to the pavement, but for
unately she was not hurt. The buggy
vas smashed, and the horse after extri-
ating himself from the vehicle ran
round town for about an hour before
ie was caught As soon as the horse
vas caught, Mrs. Veasey had him hooked :,
o another vehicle and continued her )
Quincy to Milford. =
ION Saturday, as Mr.. Ervine Coverdale
nd wife were driving fiery steed anound "
corner, the dearborn upset and Mrs. :
,overdale and child were thrown into ?
ig pond of water, but fortunately no
ones were broken. a.
Mr.. John Webb, wife and son, of Mid Fl
letown, are guests at the home of his
ather, the Hon. John P. Webb. al
Mr.. Jonothan Clendaniel, of Trappe, a,
ID, is the guest of his nephew, Mr..
ames Daniel He is seventy-five years L
Id, and for forty years was a faithful ei
nployee Of the Pennsylvania railroad, "
nd now a retired pensioner of that cor 81
Oration. He is hale and hearty, and F.
'oks to be not more than forty years Of
ye. -,
We have learned Of a very thrilling NJ
cident that occurred to Capt. KINNEY
! the BroadlSiln river, which he related Vi
he passed through, but for want Of the W,
we are unable to give it Gre W
nee. Why does d. A. c. not write
ese things upl PAUL PRY. lite