Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18

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contract with a concern for a hall
million pottery crates, that insures
steady work for their employees for a
year. The lumber manufacturing con-
Germ of the James Palmer Lumber
Company resumed work this week.
This firm shut down a month ago be-
cause OF a lack of orders, with their
yards full of the finished product.
They have sold much of this surplus
and now have a number of men at
work in the mills and woods. The
resumption of work by these two
mills means much to the merchants
of Milton.
Several car loads of corn have been
shipped from this section this week
by dealer. The price received was
from IS to 20 cents per bushel.
Charles Harmon, cOlOred, while
saving wood near Hollyville met with
a serious accident and his life is de-
SPARED of. He was throwing wood
from the saw when his jumper be-
came tangled in the shaft of the saw
and he was WhiFled around and
around until his clothing was torn
from his body. He was badly bruised
about the body and sustained frac-
ture of the skull. He was taken to
his home and physician summoned,
who states that HarmOn's recovery is
very doubtful.
Another peculiar accident occurred
while saving wood at the home of
Robert NailOr The balance wheel of
power saw flew off, narrowly miss
ing Preston Nailor, rolled through a
small orchard, jumped a wire fence
and landed against chicken house,
wrecking it.
Peach and other fruit trees are al
most ready to burst into bloom. A |
rain followed by freezing weather |
will mean that the fruit crops in this
section will be nil.
There seems to be an epidemic of |
old fashioned la grippe in this Sec
tiOn. Several families in Milton are
stricken with the complaint and 10
cal physicians are kept busy reliev-
ing the stricken.
Kensey Truitt, farmer, near town,
stroke of paralysis this
week and is in precarious condi-
'l;Ti ;TThioml 5 H. Douglas, as admins
traitor Of the estate of the late Sallie
G. Clifton, will sell at public sale, a
fve-acre tract of land on the east side
Of Milton on Saturday afternoon, in
front of the Delaware Trust Co. This
is one of the most valuable tracts of
land here and it is expected to bring
4 top price.
Local fishermen are shipping perch
md pike to the Wilmington markets
ArO f,- !
hem. The warm weather has caused
hese fish to run much earlier than
Usual this spring.
If the weather next week is as warm
is at present the large shad and her
ing seins will be hauled in the
3roadkiln River. Only the small
lets are being fished now and are
Meeting with success. Fishermen are
Expecting big season as the legis-
ature has passed a bill allowing the
se of the "rattler' in netting these
sh. This device has heretofore been
rohibited.
Mrs. Robert Nailor, near town, who
as been ill for several weeks, is
Omewhat improved.
EX-Mayor William G.. Fearing is
lowing recovering from a serious
lness of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Palmer Wis
ed in Wilmington last week. Mr.. \
almer is foreman of the section gang q
the M. D. & V. R. R. here and this 3
his first vacation in two years.
Woodrow Wilson Warren, son of e
lillian M. Warren and wife, of
died Saturday, March {
9th, 1921, aged years and 10 q
onths. The funeral was held on Mon q
ly and interment made in Red Mems G
smetery at Glendale. Rev. J. T. Bail y
2 officiating, with S. J. Wilson G Son {
neral directors. e
John Henry Deputy died in Phila- e
slphia at the home of his son, on &
thursday, March 10th, aged 73 years. 8
is remains were brought to Ellendale q
Id taken to Union Church for the fu- g
.ral. The interment was made on 8
lnday in Odd Fellows, cemetery in q
ilford. Two sons survive him, one G
siding in Scranton, Pa, the other in 8,
Pa. Funeral directed by q
J. Wilson & Son. z.