Milford chronicle., 1922-04-14
Milton News By Paragraphs

Frank Clendaniel, of Lincoln Cit,
is contracting with growers for seN
eral hundred acres of cantaloupe
around Milton. The cantaloupes al
to be delivered at the Milton station
Mr.. Clendaniel agreeing to pay tn
market price, the day of delivery, o
to ship them on a commission basis o
5 cents per package above the actua
cost of packages, packing and load
ing. He has also contracted will
growers at COolspring and LincolI
City under the same terms. Last yeal
Milton growers contracted with Viii.
liam H. Chandler, but it is under
stood that he will not handle canta-
loupes this year other than those
grown on his farm. Considering the
high cost of fertilizer and packages
the Milton growers did fairly well last
year with their cantaloupes, al
though it was their first year in grow
ing them for market.
Josiah D. Robbins, recently ap-
pointed postmaster at Milton, has
bought the Atkins property on Chest
nut street and will remove there the
first of May, when he expects to take
up his new duties.
Ralph Mustard, son of Postmaster
John B. Mustard, of Milton, who is in
the 3. S. Navy, has been under the
care of surgeons for several weeks
with an affected foot, the result of
running a cactus barb in it while at
a South American port For a time it
was feared that he would have to
have the foot amputated, but it is get
hnt h III f,
put his weight on it yet
Antoine Weibert, a Bohemian shoe
maker, having experimental with two
of his sons on his farm near town,
and both proving a failure, according
to his story, has gone on the farm
closing his shoe shop here.
The third son, Charles, refused to
tackle the farm and has gone to Bal
timore to work.
Frank B. Carey has been appointed
of the estate of his mo-
ther, Mrs. J. Frank Lank, deceased. /
and will sell her personal property at
public auction at her late home, Fed
9ral street, Milton, on Saturday, April
9th.
Owing to the cold weather of the
)ast few days shad fishermen in the
3rOadkiln river are almost discourag-
ID over the small catches made. Sea
'rOakers are being caught off the
3reakWater in large numbers for this
ime of the year and their sale in the
ocal market makes shad slow going,
7hile herring can hardly be given
way. Bay fishermen are preparing
heir nets and boats for the trout fish
lg season, which is expected to open
l few weeks.
Those people who have been slow I
bout paying their county taxes are
citing move on themselves since
ak Collector Walls posted a lot of
Ills here for the sale of property in [
-her localities for non-payment of L
xes. o
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Walls, near town, g
ltertained Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sam a
ons and J. R. Sammons. Jr., and
lie, OF Harrington; Mrs. Oscar Tat S
an and daughters, Annie and Irena, e.
Houston, and Mrs. E. B. Walls. of S
illiamsville, on Sunday. O
John L. Warrington, of Marcus al
ook, Pa, was Milton visitor on Of
0nday. b,
Mrs. Chas. E. Darby and sons. Gill fe
ri and Louis, of Philadelphia, are OF
guests of relatives here. H
Captain George E. Mcgee has re- ne
med from visit to Wilmington. -
ling very highly encouraged as to 81
prospects for landing the Job of
putty Internal Revenue Collector. II
Mrs. William Summers has return w,
from a visit to Philadelphia. w,