Milford chronicle., 1921-11-11
MILTON LETTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vent, of Phil
adelphia, are Milton visitors.
Chief of Police Brittingham, who
has been ill, is again on duty.
William H. Stephens is building an
addition to his cottage at Broadkiln
Beach.
Miss Eva Smith is having her res
idence on North Union street, re-
painted.
James King left on Monday for
Philadelphia where he has accepted
a position.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Smith, of Broadkill Neck, on
October 80.
The Reno Stock Company will be
here on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of this week.
at Harbeson handsome bungalow
to which she will remove about the
first of the new year.
George NAPLES shipped a carload
of cow peas this week. He paid the
growers $500 per bushel.
Noble Ellingsworth, of Wilmington,
was in town, on Monday. He is spend
ing a two weeks vacation with friends
near Bridgeville.
The degree team of Crystal Fount
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., Of Milford, initiated
a class of eight candidates in the Mil
ton Lodge on Tuesday evening.
A meeting of the directors Of the
Sussex Trust Company was held at
the local bank on Monday. After the
meeting dinner was served at the
Hotel Jester.
The business meeting of Milton w.
G.. T. U. will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Mamie Atkins on Monday al
ternoon, November IA, at p. m. Text
word: Justice.
About thirty-five members of Gold
en- Rule No. II, I. o. o. F., will at
tend the dedication exercises Of the
new home for the Salisbury Odd Eel
lows on Friday.
The power boat, National, continues
to make weekly trips between this
town and Wildwood, N. j., carrying
: eggs. chickens and mill products to
the latter resort.
On Monday Samuel Jefferson, OF
Milton. and Lewis Marvel, of Stock
? lev. killed sixteen ducks on Prime
Hook marsh in an hour. Ten of them
were black ducks.
, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch, of
Milton, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
WYATT. of near Georgetown, spent
Sunday with relatives in Milford.
Mrs. Robert Rust is having erected
, Rev. H. E. Reed will deliver a spec
+ ial sermon to Golden Rule Lodge OF
Odd Fellows at the NJ. E. Church on
Sunday evening. On the following
> Sunday evening he will preach to the
f Jr o. U. A. M. lodge.
\i CAPTAIN and Mrs. James G. ConweL
d have returned from an extended trlI
a through Pennsylvania, Maryland anc
District of Columbia, taking in Gettys-
S burg. Valley Forge, Mt. Vernon anc
e the National Cemetery at Arlington.
e The Teachers Association
t held a very interesting meeting II
o fine School Hall on Friday evening
: plans for the betterment Of the
e schools and closer relationship be-
tween parents and teachers were dis
e cussed. These meetings are CROWNS
: in interest.
A surprise party was given Hyso1
u r. Davidson at his home near town
. on Saturday evening by his family
: and friends, the occasion being Mr.
l. Davidson's 51st birthday. There were
sixty-four present. Refreshments O
ice cream, cake, candies and 1rult'
! were served.
The Halloween dance, held in the
,. Fox Theatre, Wednesday night was
the largest attended this autumn
Guests from Georgetown, Milford anC
Lewes were present and the costumes
: WORN were most unique. About one
hundred and fifty were present. Mus
ic was furnished by the Georgetown
= orchestra.
William G. Fearing has a tomato
J. vine in his yard that has both ripe
and green fruit. This vine is about
eight feet high and has supplied to-
matoes for the family all summer
: John T. Crouch, a neighbor, is eating
green corn from his garden. 1t is un-
: usual in this section to have corn and
, tomatoes ripening in November.
= The entertainment by the Tempest
Stock Company for the benefit of the
l local American Legion, on November
' "a, 25 and 26, promises to be the
event of the season. The people OF
= Milton are behind this and success is
assured. The proceeds are for the pur-
pose of securing a meeting place for
l the boys, who are at present without
= rooms.
In accordance with the plan of the
National Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, the local Union will OBJ
serve a day of prayer for world dis
armament on Friday, November 11th,
from II a. m. to 1 p. M, at the M.
e. Church. We call upon all to join
us in day of earnest supplication to
God for His blessing upon the Inter
national conference on limitation OF
disarmament.
White potato digging will begin
, here next week. Some growers have
begun to harvest this week but the
, real work of garnering this crop will
begin on Monday. Those who have be-
gun the work report about half
; crop, but the tubers are of good size.
In some fields the stand was poor but
those that survived the drought will
produce a fair return. One of the
largest fields here is that of George
Marshall at the south edge of town.
, This field, while not getting a good
stand, will be near three~quarters OF
, a normal crop. Mr.. Marshall expects
, to harvest his crop the latter part Oh