Milford chronicle., 1922-02-03
MILTON LETTER

inches OF snow. In some places the SnON
banks are ten feet high, and the road
were impossible until Tuesday loon
when farmers from all directions cam
into town dragging behind long string
of horses and mules, large snow plows
There has not been a train over the M
ID. & " railroad since Saturday. An eff
fort was made Tuesday morning to get il,
train through from Lewes but the en-
gine stuck in a heavy bank of snow, jus
after leaving Lewes No mail went on
or came into the Milton Office until Mon
day afternoon when John Hudson, the
star route driver, succeeded in getting
I through to Ellendale with a mule team
For the first time in several year!
/ sleigh riders are enjoying that sport OF
the streets of Milton.
Local merchants are expecting a large
crowd of people in town on Wednesday
February Sth, when Dollar Day sale
will be held, in which all the merchants
will join.
The blizzard of Saturday prevented the
basketball game scheduled for that ev-
ening between Milton high and Millville
high. The game will be held at a date
to De made known later.
An especially interesting program for
the farmers meeting to be held this
Friday night has been prepared by Mr..
Entwisle. The subject to be discussed
will be of interest to all farmers.
A very pleasing musical was given in
the Opera House on Friday night of last
week by the Milton Band, assisted by To-
cal musicians. Owing to the inclement
weather the attendance was. small but
those present thoroughly enjoyed the
program. There is talk of taking the
entertainment to Lewes soon.
Mrs. J. Frank Lank is confined to her
home with illness.
James C. Moulton has resigned as man
ager of the BirdsOng Brothers cannery
here, and will leave for his home in
Havre de Grace, Nd, the first of Febru
airy, where he will engage in the canning
business for himself. Mr.. Moulton came
here about twenty. years ago to manage
a canning plant Tor A. F. Anderson and
since that time has worked for various
establishments of the kind. During his
residence here he has made many friends
among the farmers by his square dealing.
His successor at the Birdsong factory
has not been announced.
While going down into the basement of
her home last week Mrs H. c. Davidson
fell on the top step of the stairway and
fell to the bottom, severely injuring her
side and leg.
When Walter Argo, of Prime Hook
Neck, went the rounds of his muskrat
traps last Thursday morning he found
that during the night he had caught three
otters The animals were full grown
and of perfect fur. The pelts are worth
from twelve to fifteen dollars each. The
otter is fast becoming extinct in this
and for years not so great
1 catch has been made, the trapper who
captures one otter during a season
thinks himself lucky.
Mrs. Walter Jefferson, near town, is
confined to her home with abdominal
trouble. It was at first thought she was
from appendicitis
Lake Fanganzyhi was frozen over last
friday and Saturday and the young peo-
de enjoyed skating. Large crowds gath |
,red in the evenings. and large wood |
Tres We're built on the banks and for |
lours the merry voices of the skaters
yere heard as they glided over the ice.
Charles wilkins has bought of the Del
ware Trust Company one of the brick
wellings in North Milton, and has NOV
d thereto
Senator J. Carey Palmer is having a
uantity of cord wood cut from the John
'onder farm, west of town. This gives
mployment to several men who would
therwise be idle. He is paying one dol
If and twenty-five cents a cord for the
utting.
The cold weather of last week has
lade the roads in the necks about Mil
On so rough that it takes a strong man
D keep a f1livver on the ground. AS
many farmers have hous-
4 their automobiles and come to market
18th horse and wagon. Il
The Broadlkiln river is frozen over and
ystermen have been compelled to stop
1nging oysters, with the result that
ie oyster house here has been compell-
I to close.
The Wesleyan Club of the NJ. E.
hurch gave an entertainment in the Op-
"a House on Tuesday night of last week
II the benefit of the church. "A Poor
arried Man." was the title of the play.
Coming home from work Tuesday night
ajor Robinson, colored, found the dead
,dy' of his aged wife on the floor of his
,me, on East street. 1t is apparent that
le woman had been dead for several
ours, as the fire in the stove was out
Id the rooms as cold as ice. When Rob-
son left home early in the morning his
ife, who had been in ill health for some
Nafc h. /
,rs saw her about the premises in the
orning but no one remembered seeing
n during the afternoon.
Mrs. Kate White, aged about So years,
as found dead in bed Tuesday morning
her son, Delmar White. She had .
en in poor health for years, yet her
ath was not expected, as she seemed
worse than usual Monday night, when
r son prepared her for bed. Mr.. White,
was his custom, arose in the morning
ID prepared breakfast and went to call
S mother and found her dead. A physi-
IN gave it as his opinion that she had
en- dead for several hours when found.
e was the widow of William White, a
teran of the Civil War, and Mrs. White
Us a pensioner She leaves one son, who
sided with her. She was a daughter Of
E late Henry Spencer, for years keep
of the Mispillion lighthouse, near Mil
d. Funeral services were held on
ursday afternoon by Rev. T. o. Grouse
d interment made in the NJ. E. ceme-
y by S. ]. Wilson &c Son.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
I'M Wiley, near town, on january 17th
is is the ninth child born to this cou-
, seven of whom are living.
"a r,,oars ora taking q great interest |