Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
Many Live Personal Happenings
Reported From Milton During Week

That portion of the concrete road
from Milton to Harbeson passing thru
Milton was completed last Thursday at
noon, with the exception of the curve
at the corner of Front and Federal
streets, which will be finished as soon
as the sixteen feet width is hard
enough to bear the mixer. This stretch
of road will be opened for traffic about
October goth.
Mrs. Joseph Brittingham, aged
about So years, died at her home here
on Wednesday afternoon after ling
ering illness. Funeral serViceS-were
conducted by Revs. HungerfOrd and
Townsend in the Milton Methodist
Protestant Church on Friday after
noon. of which church she had been
a member of several years. Interment
was made in Odd Fellows cemetery
bv S. J. Wilson and Son. She leaves a
husband one sister, Mrs. Clara
Monks, of. Philadelphia, a brother
Wallace Jefferson, near town. and a
father, Nathaniel Jefferson.
Growers are complaining OF the
rayages of worms on late cabbage. The
crop has been damaged one-fourth by
+he cabbage worms, which have been
more numerous than for several years.
New corn is being harvested and is
selling for eighty cents per busheI'
Hog growers are feeding the new corn
tn their hogs, which feed is very fat
tening to pOrkers.
Lena, wife of Walter Wright, color
ed, died at their home on Tuesday. IN
terment was made in Bethel cemetery
near town. She leaves, beside a nus
hand several small children.
The Milton colored school has op-
ened with Mrs. Efie Prettyman as
principal and Miss Michens, OF FIorl-
da, assistant. 49,.
A bake will be held by Mrs. Darby,
Sunday school class Of the M. r.
Church on Saturday afternoon and eV-
ening, September 29th, in front Of Da-
Wis Iingo's store, Milton.
The Guild of the Milton Episcopal
Church will meet at the home OF r.
P. Welch on Tuesday evening Octo-
ber End. -. 4ho
/ Amos Burrous is moving into the
house recently vacated by Miss Cara
Vaughan, who has gone to Smyrna 10
make her home.
Captain George E. Mcgee is having
a large quantity of brush hauled 10
tbe Walnut street wharf for shipment
fo Delaware City by barge, to be used
in the construction OF the delaware
Chesapeake Canal.
Keiffer pears are being bought at tne
local station by Fred Reed, VINO Is
shipping them to northern Gamers
and city markets. The price being palo
here is Is cents per basket. The croI
is a large one and despite the low
nrices paid growers are being hano-
somely paid for this crop. The mos
of +he pears are grown from trees
nIanted along the roadside or line
fences. serving two purposes, glvlne
the growers a paying crop at nIIi'
expense. and keeping the unslgntlS
'shedge rows" down in the cultlvatlol
of the trees. -,4.s,,
ground here is proven by the fac
that on the land of H. K. WagalnIo!n
bordering Lake Fanganzyh' wltnll
the limits of the town, a large cove!
of them have been hatched and nn'
refuge here. Mr.. Wagamon has post
cd notices keeping pot hunters OH ina
the birds may continue to propagate
and stock the surrounding country
Several farmers are doing as MT
Wagamon. realizing that these gam.
birds must be protected or they VII
he destroyed by unlawful gunners be
= fore the season opens.
The Ladies Aid Society of Reynold
NJ p. church will meet on Thursda'
evening. October 4th, at the home o
Mrs. Leighton Donovan, near JeHersol
Cross Roads.