Milford chronicle., 1922-03-24
Milton News By Paragraphs

The farmers and landowners in thii
section Of Sussex county are elated ovei
the announcement that the New Jersey
Legislature on Monday passed the bill
correcting the one passed by the last
legislature allowing the New Jersey Road
Commission to operate a ferry between
Cape May and Lewes. The Delaware
Legislature passed a similar measure last
winter and appropriated $4,000 to build
a pier at Lewes. This is good news to
the farmers of this part of Delaware for
it opens up a market to them. for their
vegetables, poultry, fruits and eggs that
has heretofore been lacking. With the
ferry in operation they can reach all
the resort towns along the South Jersey
coast in from three to four hours. Ow-
ing to lack of markets this part of Del
aware has been devoted largely to the
growing of wheat and corn, although in
the last few years Strawberries and po-
tatoes culture have been taken up to
some extent. The land here is better
adapted to the growth of small fruits
and vegetables than to wheat and corn
but, owing to lack of nearby markets
and exhorbitant transportation charges
to more distant cities, grain has been
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is said that this section can produce and
market vegetables from ten days to two
weeks earlier than New Jersey, using
of course the advanced methods em-
ployed by the growers of that State. The
Lewes-Cape May ferry will open up this
section as a vegetable and small fruit
growing community. Another pleasing
feature OF the ferry project is that it
will enable automobile tourists to visit
lower Delaware.
Bateman Shockley, well known here,
died at Farnhurst on Saturday He was
buried at Lincoln on Monday. He was
about 65 years old.
After being confined to his home with
illness for the past five weeks, P. p.
Welch is now able to be, out again.
Mrs. H. NJ. Bailey, who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wright, has returned to her home in
Philadelphia
The body of an unknown colored man
was discovered on the beach in front of |
the Dr.. Hearn cottage at Broadkiln |
beach, last Friday evening, by two men |
who were walking along the shore. The |
man is about five foot, six inches tall |
and will weigh about 100 pounds. Cor
Oner Collins, of Sussex county, was noti-
fled and on Saturday went to the beach |
and had the body removed to the un-
dertaking establishment of s. J. Wilson
&, Son, here. The eoroner's verdict was
that the man came to his death by
drowning. A large crowd viewed the
body but no one was able to identify
the man. 1t is supposed that he was a
sailor and that he was washed over
board from a vessel off the Delaware
Capes during a recent storm. The body
was badly swelled. giving the indication
that it had been in the water for several
days.
The mayors office was damaged by
fire Saturday morning when the inter-
ior of the building caught fire from an
over-heated stove. The building is of
sheet iron outside with the inside sheath
ed with boards The fire started between
this sheathing and firemen had to tear
off the boards before they could get con-
troll of the flames. The damage was
slight.
Golden Rule Lodge, l. o: o. F., No. II,
Of Milton, initiated a large class on last
tuesday night. March q.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert D. Lingo on Tuesday of last
week. -
Miss Ida Walls, daughter of b. Frank I
Walls, tax receiver for. Sussex county,
md Leroy Moore, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J
Thomas Moore, both of near town, were {
married at Nassau on Saturday even ]
ng.
Mrs. L. c. Darby returned from Phila-
lelphia on Saturday where she has been
treatment at a hospital. &C