Milford chronicle., 1917-08-17
MILTON NEWS.

The NJ, d. & V. r. R. Co. is doing
considerable work around the Milton sta
ton. It has put down another and a
longer switch which will be the last one
it can put down at this station. The
whole available space is now occupied by
switches, and to give room for this last
one the tool house used by the section
gang has been removed some distance
west. across Federal Street. The COM
pany is doing no more than it should do
at this station, as Milton is the best pay
ing station along the route of the NJ, D.
& V. R.R.
Mr.. Chandler peach orchard will have
big crop this year. He estimates there
will be at least 10 car loads of 500 crates
each, and each crate holding 1 y baskets
This will make over so, 900 baskets as the
product of his orchards this year. Ship
ment is now being made to various points
but the glut is not yet on.
DR.. Joseph Conwell, ex-Inayor of Vine
land, N. J., has been a Milton visitor of
late.
Mrs. Lizzie Fowler, with her daughter
Helen, of Philadelphia, is spending some
time with her mother
Miss Helen Webster, who was re- elect
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Public Schools, has declined the position,
having obtained a school near her home.
The property on Broad Street belong
ing to Mrs. Robert Blocksom of Magno-
liza, and in tenure of William Workman,
is being screened in front.
Thursday was Big Thursday" at
Broodkiln Beach. A small rain before
noon marred the pleasure of the company
for awhile, but a general happy time pre-
vailed.
DR.. Edward Douglass, of Middletown,
visited his mother and sister last week.
Clarence Mcgee and family, of Phila-
delphia, are the guests of Milton relatives.
About 100 foreigners arrived on Thurs
day to work in Winters & Prophets can
merry. On Friday morning there was
plenty of company in town. These women
and children were on the streets in force
Some of them were grubbing up in the
line of vegetables, and others were Co
quetting. There are few of this crowd
who were here last year they are quite
good looking and born coquetts. They
comb their hair in the latest style, pow
der their faces, and talk bewitchingly to
the boys. The boys like them.
The Tax Receiver for Sussex County
was at the Trust Company Bank on Fri
dav to receive taxes. Many paid
The Milton market is now overstocked
with vegetables of all kinds. Some of
them are reasonable in price and others
are not.
The personal property of the late Cor
nelius NAPLES was sold at public auction
on Saturday afternoon.
Slaughter Neck colored camp meeting
closed on Sunday. Lavinia will COM
mence on next Suday the 10Th and con-
inue until the 9th.
Miss Margaret Powell, who has been a
Milton guest returned to her home at
Force City on Monday.
Mrs. Rae Irwin, daugbter-in-law, and |
granddaughter, of Baltimore, have been |
The guests of friends.
Charles W, Cook of Wilmington, ac- |
by Meryl Compton of the
same city, joined his family, who are
visiting Milton, on Saturday. On Sunday |
he visitors with their host and hostess,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Welch, ten in num-
Der, spent the day with James E. Reed |
and family in lower Broadkiln. They |
also visited Broadkiln Beach and were
much elated with their days enjoyment. |
Iohn E. Dean chaperon, as well as chauf- |
eur, contributed much to the ecifcation |
If the company on this days outing.
Strange as it may appear, the very day
he Food Control Bill'' passed Congress,
ugar jumped to nine cents a pound in /
Milton.