Milford chronicle., 1920-08-06
MILTON LETTER

the Slp-SnOu metnOuS OL past anu
present town councils, who failed TO
have the building insured, although
the structure cost the town practl-
cally nothing, it having been built by
the old fire company and turned over
to the town. Several months ago the
building was partly destroyed by hre'
and to date no effort has been made
to rebuild, except that after adver-
tising for bids and getting them,
council failed to take action on the
matter at a meeting held last week.
Some of the reasons why" the build
ing has not been rebuilt are ridlcu-
lous. One learned councilman says
that council has no legal right to use
the town money in rebuilding. Is not
this town property, TO be kept in re-
pair by town money? Another argu-
ment advanced why the building was
not insured I'VE cannot get insur-
ance unless we have a paid janitOr."
This statement only goes to show the
ignorance of the man advancing it,
and needs no reply from the writer.
Be honest and say that pure bull
headedness prevents rebuilding.
Either rebuild or tear down. the
wreck.
Roland Raught has a new Cadillac
touring car.
Mrs. VIM. T. Maull and children
have returned from visit to Will
mington. Philadelphia and points in |
New Jersey.
On Thursday, July 29th, Mr.. and !.
Mrs. William G. Fearing of this town /
| celebrated the seth anniversary of /
I their marriage. 'Uncle Billy" and |
"Aunt LYDIA" as they are known to
Milton folks, are as healthy and ac-
tive as many several years their pun
ior. The writer extends to them his
hearty well wishes and hope for them
many more years of life together
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson last spring
planted a gallon and a half of seed
potatoes and last week dug twelve
5-S baskets of marketable potatoes.
Many residents of Milton and VI
cinity attended the Kent and Sussex
Fair at Harrington last week and
were agreeably surprised at the mag
nitude of the affair and the accommO-
dations for the public.
Miss Ida Belts of Philadelphia is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Bailey.
Mrs. Arthur w. Hopkins and ]
daughter, Thelma are visiting her mo- |
ther, Mrs. Z. f. Carey.
Miss Mary Postles of New Castle, l
is the guest of Misses Lydia and Car
rie Belts. G
Miss Emma Belts of Milton is Wis a
iting her aunt, Mrs. Hester Clifton in |
Neck.
William H. Chandler of Scranton, I
Pa. was the guest of his mother last y
week.
Enterprise Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. I
of Milton, gave a reception to Mr.. and q
Mrs. VIM. G. Fearing, who had been L
married Sc years, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Carey. who had been mar q
ried "A years on the evening of July I
29th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Douglas of +
Camden, N. J., are the guests of his o
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. H. u
Douglas.
Miss Olivia Wright of Philadelphia I
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. :
John D. Wright. G
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fowler and .
son. Kenneth, and Mrs. Lou Messick
and daughter, Ruth, of Philadelphia, I
have been guests of Mrs. Lucius u
Darby
Wheat threshing in Broadkiln Hun D
1red is nearing the end and few Il
more days will see the finish of one =,
Of the largest crops ever harvested y
here. Many growers sold the grain di- I.
rect from the threshers and very lit .
tie wheat will be stored in local
granaries this winter, waiting for d
higher prices.
Many farmers are making cider
presumably for vinegar, but lot of 81
lpple juice will never be vinegar. M
The bridge over the BrOadkiln Riv- =
II at Drawbridge has been repaired -
md is now open to traffic from the 7
lorth to Lewes and RehObOth. n
Under the auspices of the Sussex
county Farm Bureau, a demonstra III
ion in selecting breeding and laying Z
.hickens will be held on the farm of
Samuel NJ. Reynolds, one mile north y
ast of Milton, on Wednesday, Au II
.ust 18th. Poultry raisers are urged NJ
o be present and receive free in 4
tructions in this important part of
he industry. Mrs. Reynolds is the
eading chicken grower in this sec
ion and has demonstrated that scien- n
ific methods, proper selection of d
reeding stock and right feeding will Il
dy anu III OTueI " euilSutcu utt ~
eighbors has arranged this demon
tration.
Mrs. Mary c. Maull and children
ave returned from visit to Will a
lington, Philadelphia and points in
lew Jersey.
The Saturday evening concerts are
rowing in popularity and the crowd
resent last Saturday evening was the q
lrgest yet Merchants report an in
reased business and are asking for p
mid-week concert. Il
In turning the corner at Chestnut
nd Poplar streets, automobiles driv-
II by Robert Black and DR.. R. H. n
:. Wilson collided and only the fact
hat the machines were running at
low speed prevented serious injur-
IS to the occupants of the cars. This
) a bad corner and warning signs
hould be placed there. III
Mr.. ard Mrs. Edgar W. Lank and
aughter, Miss Dorothy Lank, of
accompanied by Miss
Ielene Wittenberg of New York will 4
all on Saturday for Europe, where e
hey will remain until the autumn.
Eliza J. Stuart, wife of James H. -
tuart, died at their home near Lin =
oln, on July 31st. She was 70 years IN
f age. Funeral services were held at
CENTRAL Church, Shawnee, on Tuesday iii
fternoon by Rev. R. X. Stevenson, iii
nd interment made in Odd Fellows iii
o.