Milford chronicle., 1922-08-11

Arthur Lambden has had a concrete
pavement laid in front of his resi-
dence on Walnut street.
During the hail storm on Saturday
night Ely Walls was going home
with two dozens of eggs in a market
basket. The storm hit him about a
hundred yards from his home and
broke nearly all the eggs.
Horace Draper died at his home
near town on Monday evening at $3.50
o'clock, after an illness of over two
months. Mr.. Draper was a son of the
late Tom Reed Draper and was 38
years of age. He leaves wife and one
daughter. Funeral services were held
in Slaughter Neck Church on Thurs
day afternoon and interment made in
the adjoining cemetery.
Bricks are being delivered on the
ground for Wilford c. Whites new
residence to be erected on the ground
he recently purchased of Peter P.
Welch, on Chestnut street. The build
ing is. to be two story, the walls of
brick and the gables of stucco. Com
mOdious pOrches are to surround the
building. 1t will be one of the show
places of the town when completed.
Thomas EntWisle is attending
SwarthmOre College,, taking a summer
course in agriculture at that institu-
ton.
Mrs. Charles A. Virden, who was
operated on in a Philadelphia hospi-
tai several weeks ago, has returned
home, much improved in health.
Louis Lane, who was operated on
at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, some /
days ago, is regaining his health.
Amos Burrous, who has just re- !
turned from a cruise down the At (
lantic Coast was Milton visitor over
Sunday.
Carlton Draper is entertaining some
college chums at his home near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davidson, of
Philadelphia, are guests of Milton rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard, of
are spending some time
1t Broadkiln Beach.
Robert Black has bought of the
Joseph Black estate the dwelling on ]
federal street, next the M. E. Church.
Miss Mary King is spending the {
week in Philadelphia and Atlantic I
,ity.
Mrs. Luther Wilson was a Whining
on visitor last week. {
Oscar S. Belts is on a business trip
D Philadelphia. /
A demonstration of something a 4
'ordsOn tractor can do on a farm was
hown on the farm of Elmer Dicker-
on, near town, last week. 1. C. King, a
ealer, sent tractor to the farm in C
barge of Thomas Entwisle, teacher of
griculture at the Milton High School,
ulling three plOws the tractor ploW- t
more than an acre of land in an b
our, dragged and disced the land, a
nd after doing these things ran a. c
machine. Those farmers n
resent at the demonstration were
lrprised at the power shown by the o.
actor and at the many uses the trac-
r can be put on farm. W
Captain Samuel Fithian sailed in the
)wer sloOp x 10 U on Wednesday ty
r Reedville, Va, to tow to the Lewes
Il COmpany's pier at Lewes, two tt
lrse boats built at the former town. ca
William Marsh was brought home
ON RehOboth Friday night suffering be
ON sprained back, sustained while tn
lping to put a heavy piling into po- us
ion for driving in the new .jetty. He
confined to his bed under the care of
his physician to-
Mrs. c. F. Lacey is spending some sic
ne with her daughter, Mrs. John
zzard, in Philadelphia. wi
Mrs. Pinkmine, Mrs. Dice Fowler :
/ daughters, of Chester, Pa, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. w. apl
Mears. Wi
Irs. Annie Mears is spending the dir
elk with her daughters in Chester,
the
l social was held in the woods at car
igand Church, near town, on Tues lett
: evening by the W. c. T. U. of that tin
lrch. bar
. daughter was born to Mr.. and dia
). Harry Mcgee, near town, on Au- or
t 3rd. ing
harles Thackery is having a larger apr
ch erected on the north side of his mis-
cling on Union street. exp
Iiss Edith Wilson, of PHILADELPHIA. salt
he guest of her mother, Mrs. Char meC
e Wilson. den
he shirt factory has resumed work Goa
r weeks vacation. q
aptain Louis G. Darby, of Phila- tion
,hia, spent the weekend with his 8.
lily here. plic
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