Milford chronicle., 1921-09-16
MILTON LETTER

Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Cutler of Cam
den, N. j., spent the weekend witt
Milton friends.
Chas. G. NAPLES will build twi
dwelling houses in South Milton, be
ginning the work at once. One will
be erected on the Mill Lot" at tht
corner of Sand and Federal streets
and the other on Federal street, JUS
south of the railroad. They are al
ready rented for the coming year
The house question in Milton is {
( serious one for the business people
to combat. Several of the renting
houses have been sold to those who
will occupy them, thus Ousting rent
ers. There has been but one house
built in Milton in two years and the
population has been increased great
/ ly by the retirement of farmers in
that time, who have purchased homes
here, thus cutting down the supply
of renting houses. This is a serious
matter and one that would be well
for the business men of the town to
take up and relieve. Unless the
matter is adjusted quickly several
families will be compelled to leave
Milton.
Hope is being held out for the
small game hunter of Sussex county.
The autumn of 1921 will be a record
breaker for rabbits and quail, in di-
rect contrast with last fall, which was
one of the worst rabbit seasons in
years. The fields abount with rabbits.
Farmers taking in their crops say they
hop and skip from all sections, and
automobilists see them in numbers
and many are found dead in the road
ways where automobiles hit them dur
ing the night.
The greatest boon to the rabbit crop
has been the dry, warm weather. In
rainy periods the young are drowned
in their lairs.
Miss Eva Smith has returned from
Philadelphia, where she has been
purchasing millinery for the fall and
winter trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wolfe, of Phil
adelphia, who have been the guests
of his sister, Mrs. Mary BrockingtOn,
have returned home.
Carpenters are remodeling the
Chandler building, recently purchas-
ed by Geo. A. LippincOtt, to be used
as a button manufacturing plant.
Word was received on Saturday by
John T. Crouch that his half-brother,
William Melvin, had died in Buffalo,
N. Y. The body was brought to Mil
ford and interment made in Odd Eel
lows cemetery, that town, on Mon
day afternoon.
Mrs. Clapham reported for duty
last week and the corps of teachers
in Milton schools is now completed.
After spending a very pleasant week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas P. Jeffer-
son, near town, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
E. Woodward, have returned to their
home in Philadelphia.
Milton firemen will hold carnival
here on September 27-30. Various at
fractions on the main streets and
plenty of amusements will be prOvid-
ed. 1t is proposed to make this the
best carnival held on the peninsula
this year. Fire companies from the
nearby towns, with their equipment,
nave been invited to participate in the
event. The carnival is being held to
secure funds with which to purchase
| motor fire engine.
The concrete sidewalk in front of
NAPLES hardware store has been torn
ID and a new one laid. This was made
because of the erection of
he cement bridge, the pavement of
which was a foot higher than the
tore walk, to overcome which tenn
Dorary walk of oak was built over the
concrete.
Local oystermen are getting their
oats and other paraphernalia in con-
ition for the opening of the season
n the Broadkiln River, October 1st.
hose who have inspected the beds
eport that the outlook is not encour-
ging.
The catch of croakers or crOcus at
,rOadkiln Beach during September
as been the poorest for years. Ex-
lanation of this condition is not ,
from the fishermen un-
sss it be for the lack of rains which
as prevented the river from pouring
le usual amount of fresh water in
le bay at this point. q
The packing of beans at the local
lctories will be in full blast in a
w days. A few have been packed :
ut the bulk of the crop will be bar
ested during the next two weeks. The
ctOries have installed hullers on
,veral farms in various sections of
e hundred and are hauling the she'll
beans by trucks to the factories i i
stead of hauling the vines several Il Il
lies.
Irwin J. Jones. aged 81 years, died y
lddenly Thursday morning of last d
eek at the home of Robert Burton,
,ar Robbins, of heart failure, super d
duced by acute indigestion. Coron- G.
George w. Collins, of Sussex Coun- Il
was notified and held an inquest,
the above verdict. Funeral
rvices were held at McColley's
lapel on Sunday afternoon by Rev.
rrett, and interment made in the -
joining cemetery by S. j. Wilson & "
n.
The body of Corporal Raymond M
ynolds, who died in France on Oc-
Der 9th, 1918, aged % years, was fe
ought to Milton on Thursday of last M
ek and taken to the home of his
dow, near Georgetown, by S. J. p;
lson & Son. Funeral services were al
Id in the M. P. Church, Georgetown,
heV. j. L. Bailey, Oh OuHudy 'tLJeT- eY
on. The funeral was attended by SS44
mbers of the American Legion. He -H
yes his wife and one child.
While returning from the Delaware 81
tie Fair, Wilmington, on Thursday f.
last week the steering gear of
ali Warren's automobile broke just ST
we Magnolia, turning the machine M
II and seriously injuring three
Lr-old John Warren. The lad sus- of
ned a fractured skull and other te,
lries. He was taken to the Emer-