Milford chronicle., 1922-04-28

A heavy frost Saturday night did
much damage to fruit in Broadkiln
hundred. 1t is claimed that early
strawberries were almost totally
killed, while the late varieties are fif-
ty per cent ruined. EARLY cherries
seemed to have escaped the killing
frost to a remarkable degree, while
plums, apples and ounces are only
slightly damaged. An examination of
several peach orchards where heat
ers are not used shows that this crop
was the most heavily damaged; the
estimate being that from forty to fifty
per cent of the buds are killed. Grapes
are almost a total loss, especially in
that section around Harbeson. In this
section the vines were heavily set
with fruit and Sunday morning the
vines had a burned appearance as
though fire had passed over them. In
the large Chandler orchards the
heaters were started about nine o.
clock Saturday evening and kept go
ing until after sun rise. In this or
chard the loss is nil. Early potatoes
that were beginning to show above
the ground were withered and dead
and it is predicted that this crop will
be but half the normal. Later varieties
of strawberries, while hurt to some
extent, will blossom again, as they
had only put out few blossoms that
were killed. The crop will be a few
days later than usually, but unless
they are killed later the crop will be
a fair one. The early crop, however,
will be almost total loss here. The
frost seemed to be heaviest in the low
lands and on these lands the young
clover and alfalfa were damaged
some, but not entirely killed. Peas, a I
hardy crop, came through alright and
the crop, other than being later than
usual, is not affected to any great eX- /
tent. Several gardeners in Milton, re-
ceiving the warning of frost from
Washington early in the day, cover (
ed their sprouting vegetables with pa
per and other protecting materials
and saved them. The frost and ice /
damaged this section several thous-
and dollars, but was not so destruc-
tive as the freeze of last April, when
the entire peach, pear, apple and
strawberry crops were totally destroy
ed.
The Ladies Aid Society of Reynolds
NJ. P. Church will meet on Thursday
evening, May 4th, at the home of Mrs.
Kenzie Truitt, near JeffersOn's Cross
Roads. Everybody invited to attend
Mrs. May Welch Blizzard has NOV
ed her residence and millinery shop
to the John Cord Hazard property,
on Federal street. Mrs. Weleh for
merly resided in the property just
purchased by Josiah D. Robbins, the
newly-appOinted postmaster, who will
occupy it about the first of May.
The body of Theodore c. Carey, who
was killed by a railroad train in
Spain in September, 1916, was brought
to Milton on Saturday and inferred t
IN the NJ. E. cemetery by J. R. Atkins, '
funeral director. At the time of his /
leath the young man was about % /
Years of age. His relatives tried to
nave the body brought to this coun- t
ry for burial before but the war pre- I
rented. He was a nephew of the late l
Z. Davis Carey, and of the Misses
susie and Sallie Carey, of Philadel- d
Dhia. He leaves a brother, Joseph
,arey, of the same city. i
Miss Mary Smith, daughter of Mr.. /
nd Mrs. Charles H. Smith, of Broad b
lin NECK, ana benjamin ReeQ, son u
f Mr. and Mrs. David R. Reed, of
ear Broadkiln Beach, were married Il
t the M. P. parsonage on Thursday h
vening, April Goth, by DR.. Thomas P
/. Grouse. They will reside in Broad d
lin Neck. F
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt, of K
ear Stockley, and Mrs. Harold Hud- fC
on, of Frankford, spent Sunday with NJ
Lr. and Mrs. J. T. Crouch. cl
Mrs. John B. Hazard, who has been W
pending some time with her parents, F
aptain and Mrs. c. F. Lacey, has G
one to New York to join her hus- o,
and, who is chief engineer on the OF
oean liner.
Miss Nell Gray has returned from al
visit to Germantown and Chestnut m
i'll, Pa. ed