Milford chronicle., 1917-10-05
MILTON NEWS.

To one who has been cooped up in
town for a number of months, it is not
only interesting, but delightful, to take
ride in the country on some favorable
day. and we simmer along, Far from
the maddened crowds ignoble strife,
view the bOunteous harvests that the
summer had produced as we'll as the
organic life with which the poor farm
er" is surrounded. 'Tis true the turkey
crop appears to be short, but the guinea
contingent is much in evidence and to
our taste equally as good to the palate |
and more favorable to the digestive or |
gans. Twelve pigs in one litter is |
sight one does not often witness, vet on |
this day of which we write we saw this |
sight. The pigs were spotted and nearly |
all alike and about three weeks old at |
this age, we were told, the owner had ,
heen offered fifty dollars for the lot.
Fodder saving is long since over. The
corn is mostly cut off with the ground /
but some of it is topped, and the blades
LETT to blow away, not being worth saw
ing at the present price for labor. The
corn crop appears to be good to our un-
professional eye. One noticeable fact is
the great quantity of buckwheat planted
the present year. Almost everv farm
has small acreage, and many of them !
a larger one in buckwheat in various
stages of growth; some almost ready to s
cut, and other fields not near maturity
All along our route and all over this
country mother nature appears to have
been prodigal this year with her bounties
and the poor farmer" should be thank
tul; he has made a small fortune on his b
tomatoes, and those patches are about c
all gone.
According to an old adage-call it f
togylsm If you will-this coming winter il
VIII be cold one, as the cedar trees are e
filed with berries. F
Deputy Grand Master George B. Hvn- Il
son, OF Milford, made an official visit to el
Lodge, No. II, A. F. A. NJ. OF
It Milton, on Thursday evening. After Q,
ne business Of the meeting was over. ef
he lodge gave a squirrel dinner at the h,
estaurant of Mrs. Ida Fox on Soutb
Union street, at which twenty nine souir- h,
els were served to the delightful re- d,
lpiants. squirrel supper is something 1e
niqne' and this one was appreciated ao
With becoming eclat. Besides members "o
I the Milton Lodge there were present
5 guests Messrs. Charles 7. Holzmuel ne
er, Jay Pierce, G. Marshall Town w
end, Herman Johnson, DR.. S. NJ. D. I'd
Iarshall, all of Milford, and 4. New co
'odson, of ST. Michaels. Nd.
The Milton Trust Co. will sell for Mrs TIC
gorge NJ. Mcgee on Oct. s, her stock fri
nd farming implements at her residence
Milton Terrace. See adv. in this an
iper. The farm has been sold to Toseph ne
arvelka for $1,000, it is said. Mrs. plS
egee VIII remove and join her husband it'll
Hampton, Va.
Owing to depression in business the we
nllds grocery has laid off a part of its ]
erical force. rot
Mrs Ida White, daughter and grand wit
t11ghter, OF Camden, N. j., have been {
llton visitors of late. snf
W I. Parker, of New York, is a guest her
the town.
Mr.. Carroll, head of the Anderson wit
nnery, has quit canning, shipped his stit
ok and returned to his home. It sei'
Another time schedule went into effect
tne M. D. < V. r. R. on Monday, W.
T. l, by which the morning train leaves vi
ilton at 7.05 a. m. and arrives AZ Mil cep
4 at S.24 p. m. Consequently there is unl
t one passenger train daily to and Z
I'm Milton, and we get no mail untiI wee
E arrival of the night train. A star he
ate will go on between here and Ellen v
le on Nov. is, but that is a month and dell
lalt off yet, and in the meantime the
with Germany may end, and we
ow nothing about it. G
The Milton colored schools will omen ent
Monday, Oct, 8, with Miss Virginia the
'ig, of Dover, principal, and Miss kinC
ePhine Washington, of Washington suit
c., assistant. ~
he Ladies Aid of the NJ. Z. Church L,
hold a rummage sale in one of the can
'er rooms of the Palmer Block on her
urday, Oct 6. sor
I, o1,os;tS Is Dullt ma silo on hiss for
he T5e o11SI y5i,its 70 sanla .allt Wooa. this
mud has 49, 4o-.. sn' IN I'aVania camp ing
Irs Annie I,orai,e sOlI uo"n' nesd
phter and otbsr f- f-;aAds - visiting her ton
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