Milford chronicle., 1922-09-29

Amps Burrous has purchased of Pc
ter P. W. iCh, the plot of land situated
on Chestnut street, between Mr.
Welch's residence and that of John S
Robinson, Jr. Mr. BurrOus will erect
a modern dwelling thereon in the near
future. This is one Oh the most deslr-
able locations in South Milton.
Miss Ida Ponder, of Baltimore. is a
Milton visitor.
AT the urgent solicitations of his
friends, Ward H. Shor-, prominent
young farmer, near town, has filed
with the Republican County Commit
tee for the position of Representative
from this district.
Mrs. Clara Roach and children.
Laura and May, of Wilmington. have
returned home after a two weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. Hester
Clifton.
While plowing for wheat recently
the team he was driving became
frightened and ran away with William
Clifton, near town. Mr.. Clifton escap-
ed injury.
Miss Sallie Melvin, of Milford. is
the guest of her brother, John L.
Crouch.
woodrow Ellingsworth fell on Sat
urday afternoon and broke his left
arm, above the wrist. Woodrow. who
IS the son of Mr.. and Mrs. George FL
hngsworth, was walking the rail of
the porch at his home on Mulberry
street and his foot slipping, fell to
the ground with his left arm doubled
under him. The little fellow. al
though suffering circulating pain
walked to the Office of DR.. R. B. Hop
kins, several blocks from his home.
and had the fracture reduced.
Several years ago Joseph Forst, Bo-
hemian, bought a farm near Milton
and began its cultivation. During the
winter he began to buy eggs from his
nelghbors and shipped to a select
trade in New York. He gathered the
eggs with a horse and wagon. His
grew so rapidly that he was
forced to enlarge his gathering terri |
tory that horse driven wagon became |
obsolete and last fall he purchased an
auto truck. By careful selection and
grading, his New York trade grew so
-ast that this week he was forced to
lgaln increase his gathering territory
md added another auto truck, Mr..
Forst candles" every egg received
md guarantees his trade first class
resh eggs. This is only another in
1dent that goes to prove it pays prop
rly grade and prepare all produce,
whether eggs or potatoes, for the mar
-ets. Mr.. Forst has a receiving sta
ion in MiltOn's business centre and
n Wednesday and Saturday of each
7eek farmers bring their eggs and
h1ckens to him and on other DAYS he
raverses planned routes through the
urrounding country, thus affording
rowers a market right at their door
Dr. poultry and eggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton G. Douglass
nd family, of Camden, N. J., and Mr.. '
ruise and Mr.. Neal, of Collingswood,
/. j., spent the weekend with Mr.. and I
[rs. T. H. Douglass. 6
Services will be held at ST Johns
aptist Episcopal Church on next l
unday, at 8 p. M, by Rev. Percy Dea- I
on, of Milford. Everybody invited to
ttend ttis secyjce. t
Mrs. T. F. Marsh is on a visit to v
Mrs. Charlotte Wilson has had a
ew roof put on her residence, on I'm h
n street. c
At the Democratic primaries here ?
1 Saturday, Charles G. NAPLES de-
'ated Jacob Prettyman for the Sen
,orial nomination, but PreUtyman de- v
ated Mr.. NAPLES in Georgetown and
ewes and Rehoboth hundreds, there
? winning the nomination. Elmer 4
ickerson for coroner, received every
1te cast in this election district.