Milford chronicle., 1920-06-18
MILTON LETTER

The benefit show for the Milton
Band given by the management Of the
w. II. Fox theatre on Wednesday eve.
ming of last week was well attended
and netted the band about $50 The
picture shown was Country Cousin,
Elain Hammerstein starring. Before
the picture the following musical pro
gram was rendered Selection by the
band; violin trio, by the Yukls; vocal
solo, Carolina Sunshine" Delma Sim
pier; quartet, in brass, members of
band; vocal solo, let the Rest of the
World Go By" Clara Clendaniel /;
Glass Day" by the band. The mem
hers of the band wish to thank Mrs
Fox for her generosity, the public for
its patronage and Misses Simpler and
Clendaniel for their able assistance.
Clyde Pettyjohn has bought of Chas.
5. Barker an Overland touring car.
Walter c. Welch has returned from
visit with Wilmington friends
Since the rains of last week this
section is suffering from an influx Of
mosquitoes.
On Friday Of last week a team owI.-
ed by Green Brittingham got away
from the driver and crashed into
wagon i'm front of c. A. Corners store
smashing a wheel.
The canneries are working long
hours TO pack the pea crop. BirdSong
& Bros. have established pea hullers
on several farms in BrOadkiln Neck in
order TO save growers long hauls to
the factory. The shelled peas are
brought to the factory here by auto
t,t,oiye ono fr,tol- briu.-sp,, ,,,oro fbop
ten wagons can deliver in the vines.
The Draper Cannery is doing the same
thing in Prime Hook and Slaughter
Necks. These plants expect to put up
the largest pack in years.
Despite the unfavOrahle weather of
the early spring, strawberry growers
are reaping a rich harvest. Harry
Burton of near Harbeson has sold 5000
worth of berries from two acres and .
is still picking. This is not an iso- /
lated case but the experience of all |
who properly cultivated their patches /
Milton promises in the next year or I
two to become an important berry cen 4
tire. as those now growing them win .
increase their acreage, and others
who have not yet ventured will put
Outp lantS next spring The juice fac
tory of Townsend & Son is putting up
an average of 75 barrels a day and eX-
pect to pack 1000 barrels during the
season They are bringing truck
loads of laborers every day and return
ing them at night from Lewes, Ellen
dale and Milford.
On next Monday the sale of the Haz-
zard land will be sold. This tract has
been sub-divided into small truck
farms and buildings lots.
Mrs. James Davis of Philadelphia
is the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Nfs. F.. L. Collins.
VJohn II. Hood and crew who have
been trout fishing at Slaughter Beach
during the spring moved their boat
and nets back home on Tuesday
In response to a petition from the
business men of Milton the pOstoffice
department. of Washington has order
I'd the Star Route from Glendale to
Milton continued the whole year. 1t
las been customary in past years to
this route from June 18th
o October 1st. During the summer
months the NJ. d. & V. Ry. Co. I
would bring the noon southbound mail
o Milton, but this summer the Ry l
20. has so arranged its schedule that .
10 train will connect at Glendale at |
loon, hence the petition for the contin-
latiOn of the Star Route. Some rail
Dad service the NJ. d. & V. Co. is /
living Milton. Is it any wonder that >
his road is known locally as the TOO =
erville Linew
Mr.. and Mrs George Leonard of =
are guests of the latter's
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Fasque 1
On Friday afternoon of last week
he most severe electrical storm of the
aaSOn passed over this section. Hail
the storm, doing some
amage to fruit During the storm the
arm of David Jefferson. near town,
as struck an but for the quick aid
neighbOrs would have been destroy
I. An automobile driven by his son
rerturned near the rOomper factory
5 he was returning from town with
load of men to help fight the blaze
no one was seriously
lrt.
George II. Messick died at his home
est of town on June 10th, age "a W
'ars. Funeral services were held on bt
Inc 18th and interment was made in pl
cCOlley's Chapel cemetery by S. J. er
ilson and Son. OF
Charles Donovan is erecting a mod
II dwelling house on his farm south NJ
EST of Milton. ar
H. NJ. Bailey of Philadelphia spent on
e weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John mi
right. on
a five per cent rebate will be allow by
by council on town taxes paid be- sa
zen June Dist and July 3rd inclu-
-e.
Bids are being asked by town coun-
for the rebuilding of Fireman's
Ill, recently damaged by fire
Cildren's Day services were held at
2 Methodist Churches on Sunday Ph
aning last. -