Milford chronicle., 1916-08-25
sEAFoRD.

Mrs Stella Dove and Isaac j. Records
We're married wednesday evening, Aug
sonage, by the Rev. j. j. Bunting.
The Republican primary election held
here Saturday afternoon was the liviest
| affair Of its kind ever neld here, and
| while the organization won it was only
! by the margin Of one vote. The only
contest was in the Third Election dis
J trict delegates in the Second district op-
/ posed to the organization, failing TO file
their names in time 20 comply with the
law.
The action Of the Board Of Health in
! requesting thar no children be brought
! from Pennsylvania to work in the can
neries here resulted ia the cancelling of
! the contract made by the Greenabaum
! Brothers, and the employment of a large
1 number Of Negro laborers from Norfolk
! va. While i'm the past this class Of
iaDorers has NOT proven as satisfactory
| 20 tne Gamers here as the Italian labor
/ ers, under The existing conditions it was
/ deemed wiser to make the change than
/ 70 take chances Of an outbreak of in
iantiie paralysis in Seaford.
on the same day that Mr. and Mrs
/ John w. Harris celebrated their Golden
/ " eddins anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Fleetwood also were celebrating
thelrs. These couples were both married
august l6th 1866, MIR. and Mrs. Harris
having lived i'm SeafOrd in their home on
Plne street, for 10 years. Mr.. Harris has
oeen IN the employ Of the railroad for
IA NtAA - AltLil MS retirement AnDuL AnreH
years ago. liev. Bawlins, the marrying
clersy man was in the receiving line
AIT. and Ms. Fleetwood have been liv-
ing on their farm near town ever since
their marriage fifty years ago, it being
one OF the most prosperous farms i'm Sus-
sex county. Both houses were prettily
decorated for the occasion and from
early morning until late at night cards
flowers, letters and kilograms arrived al
the Harris and Fleetwood homes
The Maryland Emancipation Fair As
soclation will hold its fourth annual fair
on. the Wicomico Fair Grounds in Sails
bury from September 18th to 18th inclus-
i've, and the colored people from all parts
OF the country are expecting a big time.
That it pays the farmer to put the
proper label on his cantalOupe crates has
been thoroughly demonstrated at various
shipping stations around this section this
season. Those farmers who We're thrifty
enough to provide themselves with good
labels for use on each end of the crate
nave received on an average the season !
through ten cents more per crate for
their cantaloupes than the shippers who
failed to use labels. As the labels cost
about cent per crate the farmer real /
izes the benefit of taking care to label 1
his output, and it is thought that nearly 4
everything will be labelled in the near /
future so as to demand the top market .
prices.
The new electric line of the Eastern
Shore Gas and Electric Co. from Laurel
70 Cambridge has been completed The
me runs through SharptoWn, Federals-
burg, East New Market Hurlock, Will
lamsDurg, Secretary, and Cambridge, all
OK which towns are now lighted from the
Laurel plant. The plants in the various
towns have been shut down and viii be
held as emergency plants. The new line
IS considered as one Of the best in the
'o7atT and carries a voltage Of $4,000
-ie cantaloupe crop. which is coming
@ q close IN Sussex County, has not pro.
IN as profitable as was first expected OF
Nran fraaa nd tra urrsf 3
unusually large and the yield heavy but |
iecause OF the several hot nights and the /
lot sun during the day, the melons all
lpened about the same time causing
he markets to be flooded and the price
o crop very low. In some cases the
rates sold on the local markets for as
)w as 20 cents per crate, and this caused
ne growers to stop shipping and thou
ands Of crates were left in the field to
OF. The watermelon crop, however, not
outstanding the large acreage and large
lelds, has had very strong and active
larket at good prices, buyers paying
rom $lOO to $3.50 per carload on the =
racks here. With an extra large acre
&c Of tomatoes through Sussex County
nd with shorter crop than usual in s.
7Veral sections of the Peninsula, the s.
'cal Gamers and foreign buyers are pay .,
q exceptionally good prices around 2
ere al present and indications are that s.
lis will be a profitable year for the
-rmer growing this crop. NJ
The local Chautauqua officers have be-
nm the annual sale of tickets and are N
eeting with great success.
Walter Marvel and Miss Mabel Cordy,
ltn OF TINS town, were quietly married
J Monday evening at the NJ. p parson- NJ
se by Rev. C. u. Dryden. They viii
side in Seaford.
In response to request from the Fire N
apartment, the Seaford Town Council At
IS decided to purchase 500 feet of new -'i
'se, and has instructed the secretary to
rte various supply houses for prices.
MISS Mae Cooper, librarian for the
aiord Public Library, announces the -
nuibution Of several volumes by Seal "a
nd citizens. -
John D. Stewart, manager Of the Stew ~
{ Foundry was painfully injured when
fell into pile of scrap iron. sustain u
9 several bruises and a badly lacerated
ee. ~
Rev. J. j. Bunting. pastor Of st. q
hn's n. q. Church here, has been ~
anted vacation, and viii spend the 81
ne at Brandywine Summit Campmeet- "a
3, at Ocean Grove, N. j. ~