Milford chronicle., 1919-10-10
MILTON NEWS

ed. al the foot Of Federal street, and
has removed it to lot on Front street
adjoining the creamery. Mr.. Blizzard
will conduct his blacksmith business
here. removing from the corner of At
lantic and Chestnut streets. The build
ing now occupied by him has been sold
to Captain George B. Hunter
The coal question is becoming SER
ious here. Dealers are unable to Sc
cure a supply, although hopeful of re-
ceiwng their quota before cold wealth
er sets in. Many residents are pre-
pairing to burn wood during the win
ter and a number of farmers are now
cutting wood for the local market and
promise that fuel OF this sort will be
more plentiful and cheaper than last
winter, when the price was almost
pnohibitive
Birdsong Bros. are canning pears.
The re-Opening of the NJ p. Church
will take place next Sunday DR.. Sher-
idan will preach both morning and
evening. The services during the fol-
lowing week will be interesting and
win be held every evening Rev Hun
gerford, the pastor, has arranged a
program that will be appreciated. You
The oyster season opened on We'd
nesday and before night Broadl1iln
oystermen had the luscious bivalves
on the local market. The prices ask
ed was 75 cents a basket, 150 a bu-
shell. Rather high, but they sold very
readily. The oysters are fat and Of
delicious flavor.
David Reed of near BrOadkiln Beach
has lost 10 hogs within the past ten
days from a disease known as hig
cholera. He also lost a mule from
anthrax. Veterinarians from Milford
took charge of the situation and have
succeeded in stopping the rayages of
the disease and the danger Of its
spreading.
Frank W. Johnson has bought Of
George Reed a dwelling at Milton Lane
for $1,000. Mr.. Johnson will remove
thereto January 1st. He has rented
his farm in Broadkiln Neck to David
Reed, whose son, James Reed, will
reside thereon.
Charles Jefferson has moved into the
dwelling on Broad street recently pur-
chased of him.
Justice of the peace J. F. Lank has
been appointed receiver of taxes and
alderman by Milton town council.
The late crop of lima beans is being
harvested and packed by Birdsong
Bros. It was feared that frosts would
kill this crop before it matured, but
the recent warm weather caused the
pods to fill rapidly, with the result
that the crop was saved.
Edward Melvin of Philadelphia spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. R. Crouch.
Work on the brick dwelling for J.
Leon Black is being rushed by Con-
tractor Pepper. When completed this
will be one of the incest residences in
town.
The Thackery-White Company of
this town have been awarded the con-
tract for white oak railing to be used
at various places on the DUPONT Road.
N. Wallace White has rented of John (
Bennett the Wilson store and dwelling
on Union street. Mr.. White will con-
duct a general store there
Willard Clifton of Wilmington spent {
the weekend in town.
w. H. Workman has force of work 2
men at work building an addition to !
he dwelling on the farm of Mrs. Frank
Richards in Slaughter Neck. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cutler of Ches- d
er have been visiting friends here
he past week. a
Sterling's Uncle Toms Cabin Co. ex d
libited at Fox's Theatre on Tuesday 4
svening to a large audience. /,
That portion of saw mill dam"
which was washed away by the storm 7
everal weeks ago, has been repaired T
nd the road is now open to traffic.
The buckwheat crop is being har-
-ested and the crop is larger than f
vas expected. The storms of Septem- 6,
er damaged the crop considerable
nd at that time it was thought that n
be crop would be a total failure. AL q,
1ough the straw is short and in many NJ
istricts very difficult to cut, the grain y.
j fairlly heavy and the crop will be
bout tWO-thirds normal. Threshing Ia
i'll begin next week.
The colored school building has been c.
spaired and sessions are now being
eld there under the principalship of ~
Irs. Anna Fisher of Dover. An as N
stant has been engaged and will re-
Ort this week. on
Several persons were made violent 20
i'll on Saturday by the use Of milk. Sol
is thought the cows ate some poison
eed in the pasture. n;
Miss Blanche Conner, who has been
lite i'll with diphtheria, is now fully G.,
No other cases have been % %
ported. ~, y.
Rally Day services were held at the II N
+. E. Church by the Sunday school on -
lnday evening. A very interesting @.
'ogram was rendered by the pupils. 81 81
+. W. Pepper has been awarded the y
ntract for the removal of the spire -
the NJ E. Church. The spire will -.
torn down and a bell tower erected. pa
bis tower has been in an unsafe con-
tion for several years and at various N.
mes talk was made of removing 1t G.,
Il nothing definite resulted until this ~ ~
EEK when the contract was let for
removal. Work of demolishing the
wer will begin in few days.
Charles Wiley, son of Wilbur Will
z, died on Saturday at their home Mi
ar Milton. of typhoid fever, aged 2 hel
)nths and Is days. Funeral at Nc SCI
lley's Chapel on Monday, Rev. Bar an'
tt of Glendale officiating. Inter- FIG
mt was made by S. j. Wilson & Son n
the adjoining cemetery. by
Katie Morris, wife of James Morris, Cre
ID at their home near Coolspring ing
tuberculosis, on Sunday, October 5. enz
ed 80 years. Funeral services were UNI
d at Harmony Church on Tuesday mis-
interment was made in the ad- H'
ming cemetery by S. ]. Wilson & IS
q. day
lanes Moulton. manager of Bird tioI
lg Brothers cannery, who has un- a
gone an operation for appendicitis, ike
now able to assume charge Of his clas