Milford chronicle., 1922-09-01
Milton News By Paragraphs

Mrs. Joshua Robbins, of Milton
has a number of old deeds and
land grants for lands in Sussex
county given by William Penn. These
papers were given her by her father
in-law John M. Robins, being in the
family for many years. One of them
is a grant of 1000 acres of meadow
land in Love Greek, being granted to
Alexander MOlstin and John Kipharen.
The payment was to be a bushel of
wheat for every 100 acres thereof,
''to be delivered in the town of Lewes
on the first day of the first month in
every year, to the person or persons
that from time to time shall be ap-
pointed" This grant was made in
1851, being the 4th year of Penn's
government. Another paper is a deed
to 500 acres on Love Branch, Sussex
county, to Roger Gum, dated 1851.
The price paid for this land was to
be "233 lbs. English money" This
land, according to a deed in possess
sion of Mrs. Robbins, shows that this
land was sold in 1855 to John Fisher
of Philadelphia by Mr. Gum for 5000
pOSnds of good marketable tobacco,
to be in casks" Another old paper is
a commission from William Penn to
Thomas LlyOd, James ClaypOole and
Robert Turner to grant and convey
lands, sign warrants and patents to
lands of Penn in Sussex county. This
commission is dated 1886. These doc
uments are written entirely by hand
on sheep skin and signed by William
Penn, and having the great seal of
Penn thereon. The papers and writ
ing are remarkably well preserved
and are highly priced by Mrs. Robbins.
In the River and Harbor bill recon-
mended to Congress is an allotment of
$4,000 for Broadkiln River. 1t is
presumed that this appropriation is
for dredging the shoals in various
parts of the river. What this river
needs is an appropriation to finish the
jetty at the mouth. AS it is at pres
ent, with a jetty on the north side, it
is impossible for vessels to enter ex-
cept at extreme high tide. A ietty on
the south side of the mouth would
keep back the sand that drifts into
the channel, at times almost closing
the outlet. The condition of the
mouth has ruined the water traffic of
this river and prevents the establish |
ton and Philadelphia To enter the
government owned Lewes and Reho-
both canal craft must enter the mouth |
at the Broadkiln river, and this is
not a safe venture for craft other
than small pleasure boats.
Milton's schools open on Tuesday,
September 5th, with the following
corps of teachers: Principal, ThOs.
L. Entwisle; Robert Livingston, of
Pennsylvania, Science; Donald Rudi-
sill, of Pennsylvania, Mathematics;
Ruby Bird, of Tennessee, English and
Latin; 8th Grade, E. M. Chaplain, of
7th Grade, Mrs. Matte
Watson, of Milton; 5th and 9th Grades,
Bessie G. Matthews, of Smyrna, DEL;
4th Grade, Miss Marion Elliott, of He
dron, Md; End and 3rd Grades, Mrs.
Elsie King Wagamon, of Milton; 1st
Grade, Mrs. Goldie Owens of Milton;
Home Economics, Miss EldOra Meigs,
of Vermont. During the vacation the
school building has undergone re-
pairs and the addition of sanitary
closets in the basement. This i'm =
was secured through the
efforts of the Parent-Teachers Associ-
alton. ;
The Ladies' Aid Society of Reynolds 7
W. P. Church will meet on Thursday
September 7th, with Mrs. I
Charles Morris, near Milton. Every 4
body has a cordial invitation to be
present. !
Captain Samuel Fifthian left Tues l
lay night in the power sloop X-1O-U-S I
with $50 bushels of peaches from the
Chandler orchards. '
B. N. Palmer is painting the resi-
lence of Captain George Goodwin on /
Federal street. Captain Goodwin re- a
,ently purchased this property from
lis brother, Otis L. Goodwin and has {
made extensive improvements thereto. c
Ie will remove there about the first of
he coming year. d