Milford chronicle., 1920-07-02
MILTON LETTER

The school held in Milton on Sat.
urday, June 18th, resulted in the
election of Robert B. Hopkins. Eben
A. Townsend and l. Elmer Tyndall
for County Commissioners Local
commissioners, or trustees. elected
were Leon Black, Harry Wagamon
and Weldon c. NAPLES Mt Black
will serve years, Mr.. WagamOn >
years and Mr.. Waples one year.
The largest land sale in the his
tory of Milton was held on Monday,
June 2lst, when the Hazard addi-
tion to Milton was sold by the Dixie
Realty Company at public sale. This
tract of land, lying ON the east side
Of the road leading from Milton to
Georgetown was sub-divided into
building lots and small farms. The
building lots sold from $3.50 to S4OO
each, while the farmland sold from
S175 to $500 per acre. The average
price for the whole tract was nearly
$500.
The strawberry season is over and
the growers are satisfied at the profit
made from their patches. although the
prices received this year were not so
high as last year.
Farmers are plOwing for the late
potato crop. An increased acreage
will he planted in this esction.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A Lippin-
colt have returned TO Philadelphia.
Local anglers are having much sport
catching catfish in the Broadkiln
River with hook and line. Paynter
Morris caught one Tuesday morning
of last week that weighed six pounds.
Thackery-White have bought the
berry crates and baskets that have
accumulated at the juice factory of
Townsend & Son.
David NJ. Conwell has had laid in
front of his residence on Union st.
a concrete pavement.
This town and community was
shocked on Thursday morning to learn
of the sudden death of Joseph l..
Black at his home on Chestnut street /
On Wednesday afternoon he left his /
store in apparent good health to NOW /
the lawn at his home. After this job |
was finished he complained of fatigue, /
but nothing serious was thought of I
this About two o'clock Thursday .
his physician was called and .
the patient rallied under treatment .
and the physician left him at three
o'clock. He suffered an attack of the
heart about four o'clock and died be-
fore the physician could reach him.
AIr. Black was the senior member of
the mercantile firm of Black, Lingo *
he having started the bus
mess about forty years ago. He was
a stakeholder and a director of the
member and official of Gashen NJ. +.
Church and deeply interested in town
md school affairs. He leaves a wild
)w, who was a daughter of the late
Sheriff Samuel Martin. one daughter,
Mrs. Robert Lingo, and one son, J.
Leon Black, assistant cashier of the
Milton branch of the Sussex Trust
company. Funeral services were held
It his late residence on Monday after
lOon by Rev. H. f. Reed. Inter
nent made in the NJ. f. cemetery by ,
5. J. Wilson & Son.
Morris Black of Philadelphia at
ended the funeral of his uncle JOS ,
ph L. Black. on Monday.
Fred EllingswOrth of Camden, y.
f., is visiting relatives here.
Miss Argyll Snyder has returned to .
er home in New Jersey after spend =,
ng some time with her uncle, Sam
el Fithian.
Miss Cordelia Atkins attended the +
raduating exercises of nurses from
he Cooper hospital Camden, n. J.
ist week. Miss Margaret Warren. !
aughter of the late Wise Warren, of
IiltOn, was one of the graduates.
The pea canning season has closed =
ere and the growers are pleased at
he profit shown in this crop. The 4
rOp was the largest ever grown in
bis, vicinity and the Gamers were =
ard put to handle it.
Ground is being prepared for the
IT. potato crop and the acreage
lAnted will be larger than usual.
A stand has been erected at the
Drner of Front and Federal streets Il
Y the Milton Band, which Organiza- b
on will. during the summer months Ii
i've open air concerts every Satur- ,
ay evening from 80 to S 80. The
lea is to attract people from the II
country to Milton. there d
Y increasing the business of local
lerchants. The movement has the II
of the business men of II
le town. The first concert will be
ven this Saturday evening. Is
Robert Walls has opened a meat +
arket in the Fox building.
Miss Catharine Gray is the guest of Il
ar aunt, Mrs. Geo. A. LippincOtt in pl
Walter G. Welch has purchased of ~
Gorge Palmer a half interest in the Ii
OK restaurant and confectionery
ore. II
Mrs. Eva Thompson of Connecticut w
the guest of her parents. Mr.. and Sc
rs. James II. Palmer. D9
Samuel Fithian was Wilmington
sitOr last week. oi
Harry Williams has moved into his
w house on his farm near town. Vi
he new house replaces the one de- r.,
rOyed by fire last spring. -
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