Milford chronicle., 1920-09-10
MILTON LETTER

Miss Fannie Russell is preparing TO
build a dwelling on the lot next to
the house she recently sold to Noah
Z. Warren, on Union street. Mr..
Warren is erecting a large poultry
house on the six-acre lot in the rear
OF his house and will engage in the
poultry business on large scale.
/ John Welch. Jr, OF Camden, y. J.,
was a Milton visitor this week
Reed & Harrington shipped a car
load OF white potatoes to city markets
on Friday. They paid Sl.00 per bushel
for them. On the same day they
shipped a car load of watermelons
for which they paid $40 to SIS per
hundred
Miss Cordelia Atkins has entered
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
as an apprentice nurse.
Mrs Elizabeth Clifton of Philadel-
phia visited friends in Milton last
week
The Milton Band will give a con-
cert every Thursday evening this
month in front Of the William H. Fox
Theatre. The Saturday evening con-
certs will continue during the autumn.
Former Mayor William H. Fosque
died suddenly at his home in Milton
early Wednesday morning, Septem-
Der l, 1920, aged II years. Mr. Fosque
had been in i'll health for the past
several months but his death was un-
expected by his friends. He~was born /
near Dagsboro and in early manhood (
taught school in various parts of (
Sussex county. He moved to Milton /
nearly a half century ago and mar
ried Miss Emma Wharton, who. to-
gether with two children, survive
him. The children are Mrs. George
Leonard of Philadelphia and William
H. Fosque, Jr, OF Norfolk, Va. Fu-
neral services were held at his late
home on Friday afternoon and inter-
ment made in Odd Fellows cemetery
by S. J. Wilson & Son.
Arthur Conwell of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with his mother
and sister.
Joseph Robbins, near town, is quite
III with typhoid fever.
Miss Clara Wilson OF Philadelphia
was the guest of her uncle, John Ell
ingsworth, last week.
Fishermen are catching some large
,rocus off Broadkiln Beach They !
ell - .he local market At 80 cents
Der dozen.
Owners OF marsh lands in Broad
liln and Prime Hook Necks are post j
ng their lands against trespassers.
This means that these ducking {
grounds are closed to gunners. S
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crouch OF Phil
delphia spent the weekend with his Z
parents here. I
John Wright has sold his house on 9
Mulberry street to Cove S. Vent. Mr.. +
Wright will move to the dwelling now
occupied by H. c. Wagamon. :
Rufus Wilson of Philadelphia is the
-uest OF his mother, Mrs. James Viii
on.
Charles and James King of Phila-
elphia spent the weekend with reia-
ives here.
Edward Sharp of Philadelphia has , ,
cen the guest Of his sister, Mrs
,harles Virden.
Lawrence Crouch of Philadelphia :
pent a part of this week with his !
Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. :
rouch.
The largest crowd of the summer v
ras in Milton on Saturday evening \
, hear the open air concert by the ~
and. :,
Mrs. Ellen Smith is visiting her son, !, u
ee Smith, in Wilmington. a
Captain Lucius Darby of Camden, =:
/. J., spent the weekend with his v
lmily here. ~
Miss Birmingham, who has been u
isiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Calhoun,
i'll return to Wilmington on Satur-
ly.
Mrs. Leighton Douglas and chill
rem, who have been spending the NJ
INNER here, have returned to their NJ
ONE in Camden, n. J. lb
Mrs. Fred Argo and son, Russell, 10
e Wilmington visitors this week.
Local Gamers are preparing to pack S
ma beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Welch and
ms have returned from a visit to in
Island. 8
Mrs. Robert Naylor is rapidly re- ov
'vering from an operation for ap- ne
.ndicitis.