Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
LINCOLN FARMERS
TOMATO CONTRACT
At Fifteen Cents Per Basket. Young
People Enjoy Skating. Church No
tees in Full Work on Road.

Again the cold north winds have come
sweeping over hill and plain, freezing
everything before it. The ground here
abouts is covered with snow and ice,
and woe unto the horse that a person
tried to drive without being rough shod.
Travel in this neighborhood is about at
a standstill, and so far as outdoor work
is concerned it has about ceased. The
farmers cOngregate about the store fires
and talk of growing the different crops
for the coming year. The tomato is the
most talked of.
Frank Clendaniel has contracted for
about 400 acres of tomatoes at Is cents
per basket to be delivered at the rail-
road station. Some farmers have not
contracted yet, they having decided to
hold off for $40 per ton.
There are several thousand of dollars
to be worked out on the roads of the
two districts around here this year.
Gravel will be used on the roads and
the teamsters are getting ready to
start work as soon as the weather will
permit The roads around Lincoln are
above the average for Sussex county.
Henry Cook bought a span of draft
horses this week from Fred Harder.
All the persons in this vicinity, whose
lands will be crossed by the dupont Road
have been notified to meet at George
town Saturday.
Mrs. George Morrison has been quite
sick this week, but at this writing she is
very much improved.
The choir will rehearse with Miss
Edna Clendaniel tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Henry Cook returned home last
Sunday after a several days visit with
her brother, Mark Welch, in Whining
ton.
Miss Laura Calhoun, who is teaching
at StaytOnsville public school, spent
Sunday with her parents.
Frank Clendaniel loaded another car
of potatoes this week for foreign mar
kets. The price paid was the lowest of
any of this year.
Frank Warren seems to be having
hard luck this winter. He recently had
several fine chickens stolen from him,
and now comes the announcement, he
has lostseveral basket of white potatoes.
George Walls, one of our young men,
who is employed by J. w. DOwnes, the
piano man at Dover, visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walls, last Sun
day.
VThe skaters of this town spent last
Saturday afternoon and evening on the
old Shockley Mill pond. There were
about seventy persons enjoying the
sport George Derrickson was the only
person who was hurt. While making a
turn, he fell aud sprained his ankle. As
a result Of the injury, he had to have a
substitute in his barber shop.
Services in Lincoln next Sunday as
follows: Preaching 10 a. m; Sunday
School p. M; Epworth League and
Prayer Meeting $50 p. m; Preaching
7.30 p. m. The extra meetings now in
progress are increasing in interest.
George Teas, of Cedar Neck, who has
been i'll, is much improved. The funeral
of Mrs. Maggie Draper, Prime Hook
Neck, was largely attended Thursday
of last week.
Mrs. Hope Kirby, who has been spend
ing few days with relatives in New
Jersey, has returned home.
Mrs. David Ellis visited friends in
Smyrna over Sunday.
Services at Slaughter Neck Church.
as follows: Sunday School 1.30 p. m.
2.30 p. m.
Cedar Neck Church Sunday School
2 p. m. q. X. Z.