Milford chronicle., 1922-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clifton and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Spencer have re.
turned from a motor trip to East Sal
EN-, Pa, where they were the guests
of Mrs. Spencer's sister, Mrs. e. E
Guyer. The party also attended Juni-
alta Fair, at Port Royal, Pa, before
their return to Milton.
Miss Frances Winans, of Mt. Lakes
N. Y, is the guest of Evelyn Workman
Garfield, at the Workman farm, nea1
town.
The people of Milton were statrled
about 4:S9 o'clock last Wednesday af-
ternoOn by the violent shaking of win
dOws, as from a heavy earthquake OF
a severe explosion. No local cause
for the shock has been reported and
many think it was caused by an er-
plosion of a powder making plant on
the Jersey coast. The disturbance
only lasted a few seconds,
John P. Wilson is now harvesting a
crop of factory beans that during the
hail storms of last month was thought
to be ruined. At the time of the
storms the plants were in full bloom
and the hail stones knocked every
blossom from the vines, and only the
demands of other work on the farm
prevented Mr.. Wilson from plOwing
under the crop. The vines blOssomed
again and he is now reaping a heavy
crop from them.
Captain Samuel Fithian on Monday
gave the members of the Milton brass
band an outing down the river to the
bay shore on his yacht, x 10 U 8.
This is an annual treat given the
members of the band by Captain Filth
ian. The oyster season in the Broad
kiln River opened on Monday and the
party stopped at the oyster beds and
took on a quantity of the suculent
shell fish and hied themselves to the
sands of the bay, at the mouth of the
river, and partOOk of a feast of oys-
ters in all styles, prepared by Captain
Fithian's cook. The members of the
band enjoyed an additional trip around
the Delaware Breakwater.
This week will see the finish of the
tomato packing season in this section.
The factories have put only a small
per cent of their usual pack, owing
to the unsettled condition of the mar
kets.
Mrs. John Hazard and son, of Phil
adelphia, are guests of her parents,
Captain and Mrs. c. Frank Lacey.
Charles E. Jones has nearly COM
pleted a handsome home on part of
his farm, near NAPLES Mill, into which
he will move at the first of the COM
ing year. Mr.. Jones is one of the larg-
est farmers in this section and has
earned the retirement into which he is
going.
Captain George Goodwin is moving
into the residence he recently pur-
chased on Chestnut street. Mr.. and |
Mrs. John Hazard will occupy the /
house vacated by Capt. Goodwin.
Thackery-White have contracted .
with Mrs. Joseph Johnson for the
of a bungalow, hen houses,
garage and feed rooms on the boule-
ward, near Milford. The work is to be
done by January 1st.
At the Republican primaries on Sat
urday Ward H. Short, near Milton,
was nominated for Representative and
George P. Tunnell, of Lewes, for Sen
atOr.
A. H. Lofand has sold to Edward
Bailey a building lot, adjoining the
Bailey home. The lot fronts on Front
street 80 feet, extending back about
20 feet to Academy street. 4
The Milton Home Economic Club
will present a series of farces on
Thursday, October 18th, at 500 p. m.
in the high school Assembly Hall, to
raise money for the home economics
room. Home made candy will be on
sale. J.