Milford chronicle., 1920-06-04
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The body of David D. Palmer, ag
Sc years, who died in Dover last weel
was brought here for burial on Thurs
day last. Dr.. Palmer had resided her
for a number Of years before going L
Dover a short time ago.
William Kinder and wife Of Phil
adelphia spent the first of the weel
with their parents here.
Miss Lucie Castor of Philadelphi.
is spending some time at the hom,
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. P Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brewington o
Delmar spent the first of the week a
I the home of their mother, Mrs. Anna
Dickerson.
H. S. Layton and wife of Chester
Pa, were visitors at the home of theil
parents over the weekend.
On last Friday after starting the
days work at the strawberry juice
factory some Of the colored help thai
was secured from Cambridge went on
strike and was causing considerable
trouble for a while, demanding every
one to get out. Our town people who
are engaged there were also driven
out by them. The management soon
had the thing Strengthened out and
those who wanted to work were put
to work and the others were asked to
leave the premises.
The graudating class gave their
play on Tuesday evening entitled, "A
Scrap of Paper" at the Opera house
and was a grand success. The pro-
ceeds will be used to defray their
expenses to Washington, D. c.
During the stay of the airplane at
Seaford a number of our town peo-
pie took the opportunity to go up"
Miss Katherine Wiley and Riley
Wright also few over the town. All
of them say they like it.
Leon Layton who is employed by
the Sun Ship Building Company of
Chester, Pa, spent the first of the
week with his parents here.
Some of the Italians who are pick
ing strawberries on some of the farms
near town were dissatisfied with the
price they were getting for picking
the berries and came here in town
and demanded their money and fare
back to the city. This was refused
and some of them went home while
others returned to work.
Abe Burtman who is operating the
shirt factory here, while over in Mary
land on Sunday last with his family
in their auto was run into doing con-
siderable damage to their car, but es-
Gaping themselves without serious in
juries.
Mrs. Walter Belts will open a ice
cream parlor in the next few days in
the store of o. ]. Wiley.
H. c. Layton, one Of our merchants,
has a prize garden at the rear of his
store having picked green peas the
first of the week.
While loading a trunk at the sta
ton last Tuesday Victor Lewis had
one of his hands badly cut by a ragged
piece of tin that was loose.
H. p. Cannon and Son expect to
start their cannery some time during
the coming week to put up peas.
James Conoway of Wilmington
spent the first Of the week at the home
Of his parents on Broad street.
Z Walter Pedrick who has been en-
ployed in Wilmington for the past
winter returned home the first Of the
week and has accepted a position
with Layton and Owens.
Chas. Owens and Harry Butler who
are down at Marion, Md, buying ber-
ries spent the first of the week at
heir homes here.
Chas. Welch was on a business
rip to Wilmington the first Of the
week.
Coulter Messick of near town spent
/ few days with friends in Whining
on last week.
David Mason and family of Will
nington were visitors at the home
If o. A. Newton near town the first
If the week.
The Cedar Poultry Farm have been
hipping broilers to the city markets |
or the past three weeks.
Fred Seinu of Wilmington was /
-isitor the first of the week at the /
lone of Robert Reed.
TIE Childrens Day exercises at the /
q. e. Church will be held this Sun
lay evening. Everyone is welcome,
ONE early.
Rev. D. W. Jacobs returned home
after spending several /
weeks at Des Moines, Iowa, attending
he General Conference Of the M. p.
iuuICHs
Rev. T. E. Terry preached a spec
Il sermon on Sunday morning last
0 all the ex-soldiers. Quite a large
lumber were present.
N. H. King when bringing his last
bad of strawberries to market On
Ionday left two crates at the pack
lg house near the road and when re-
lrning there on the following morn
lg found that they were gone. No
race of them could be found.
Clarence Ocheltree of Greenwood
rhile here to attend the show on
uesday evening and parking his au- ]
} in front of the Opera house return
i to find that some one had the car.
through the efforts Of Paul Adams
ie car was found, but the party got
way.