Milford chronicle., 1922-08-11
Milton News By Paragraphs

Government veterinarians, Drs
Birmingham and Gallagher, on Satur-
day re-tested the herd of cattle on the
farm of Elmer Dickerson and found
the herd absolutely free from tuber-
culosis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dorsey, of
Wilmington, have been visiting Miss
Virginia Davidson.
A severe electric storm accompan-
led with hail hit this section Satur-
day evening, doing much damage to
growing crops. Hail stones as large
as hickory nuts fell with crashing
force for. several minutes, breaking
windows in some sections of town.
During the storm an Out-building on
the farm of James A. Belts, east or
Milton, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground The tenant of
the farm, Percy Warren, with the
help of neighbOrs, succeeded in pre-
venting the blaze from communicating
to the dwelling and barns. The storm
centered in Quarter-mile strip from
NAPLES Mill to Zion Church. In this
district, especially on the farms of
James Faren, E. L. Collins, William
w. Davidson, r. NJ. Collins and Harry
Williams, the damage was heavy. Corn
was cut into ribbons, tomato plants
stripped of fruit, COW peas and soy
beans completely ruined, while can
talOupe and watermelon vines were
stripped of foliage, leaving the fruit
exposed so that the hot suns will rip
en- them before they reach marketable |
size. Hail stones fell in this vicinity /
as large as hen eggs, according to /
residents. The loss to these farmers /
will reach into thousands of dollars. /
The orchards of William H. Chandler, |
just north of town, were damaged but
slightly, although the northern end
of the orchard was struck by the
storm, this part of the orchard has
been picked over and the fruit ship
ped. On the farm of Ira Walls, the
damage done to crops, while not so
heavy as his neighbors, means a loss
of several hundred dollars. The storm
hit here about nine o'clock Saturday ;
evening and the fall of hail was so
heavy that on Sunday morning the ,
stones could be picked up in buckets
full on the farm of William Davidson
It was the most severe storm to visit '
this section in many years, and COM
ing at a time when corn, tomatoes,
cantaloupes, WatermelOns and beans t
we're maturing did more damage than
any previous storm ever recorded
lere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King, of Phil +
ldelphia, spent the weekend with his S
sister, Mrs. Geo. B. Atkins. S
The M. D. & V. Ry. Co. ran an ex- d
,ursion to Ocean City, Md, from all C
points on it's line on Wednesday. a
Miss Annie Nelson is the guest OF F
Ter sister, Mrs. R. B. Hopkins. e
Miss Olivia Wright and Mrs. Edith h
Bailey and children, of Philadelphia, a
ire the guests of their parents, Mr.. Il
nd Mrs. John D. Wright. D
Peaches are selling in the Milton 81
market for so cents a basket and t1
ousewives are canning them for win tt
er use. !
During an electric storm on Monday pi
light three telephones near the farm fo
John Ponder, west of town, were O.
battered by lightning. pl
The road from the northern limit OIL
)wn to Ingram's Brancn, distance fr
{ one mile is being plOWed and fir
,raped by Supervisor Reed. MT. heeu he
as proven himself a frst-class road sit
lilder since his appointment last is
lnuary by the Sussex County Levy of
)urt.
Mrs. Sykes and son, of Baltimore, tin
e guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Ha
mes.
Mrs. Luella Mcgee is spending some an
ne at Broadkiln Beach. the
Local anglers are having rare sport H.
oking Pond Perch in Lake Fan
nzyki. we
Town Council has caused to be Pa
ected at each approach to town
rye signs, painted in red, warning We
tomobile drivers to obey the speed da7
". to close cut-outs and to sound Chi
rn at all street crossings. Violators
Il be summarially arrested and fin Mr.
This action was taken because OF gus
nplaints from residents, because OF {
fact that some drivers seem to de- DOR
e a great deal of pleasure, late at dw,
Int. to open their cut-outs and step n
the gas. Chief of Police Britting- is +
n has been instructed to arrest all lott
9nders. I
Ohm D. Smith and family are occu- afte
ne their cottage at Broadkiln q
lch. this week. They have as their deli
,st. Miss Carlin Palmer. fam