Milford chronicle., 1923-07-13
MILTON LETTER

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ion street from Bay street to Broad
have been torn up and rebuilt. Thes
streets, especially North Union, Wer
said by motorists to be the wors
stretch of road in the State. The roa
beds of the town have fallen into mis-
cradle condition through the neglec
of town council to employ compe
tent street supervisor.
William Welch, Jr., is spend1ni
some weeks with relatives in Phlla
delphia, Camden and National PARK
N. ].
Charles Vaughan, of Philadelphia
has been the guest of his mother Il
North Milton.
Lemuel Hickman and family
Millsboro, spent Sunday with his bro
ther, John a. Hickman.
Verna, the infant daughter Of Geo
Ellingsworth, died at the home OF lts
aunt, Mrs. John Messick, on Monday
afternoon, after short illness. Age
8 months and ten days. Funeral ser
vices were held on Wednesday aIter'
noon at the house by Rev. J. w. ToWn,
send, and interment made IN the Ouu
Fellows cemetery, beside the motneri
who died three months ago. -,
The Milton M. P. Sunday school VIII
hold its annual picnic at Oak Orcnaru
on Tuesday, July oath. All of those de-
string way will please notify f. b.
Carey.
The late potato crop is being plant
ed. The early crop, owing to dry Wea-
ther, was a short one and an increase
of acreage of late potatoes will be
planted to make up for the shortage
of the early crop. Late cabbage plants
are being set out by growers since the
rains of last week by the thousands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllister, Mrs.
RAYMOND Spencer and daughter and
Miss Emma Andrews have returned
from a visit to Berlin, Md.
The Sunday school of Reynolds
Church will hold their picnic at OAK
Orchard on Wednesday, July 25tn,
leaving the church at eight a. m. All
are invited to go with us if there are
any that have no way or if there are
any who have room for children
please get in touch with the superln-
tendent.
Milton A. M. E. Camp will begin
on Sunday, August 18th and continue
over three Sundays, closing on sun
day, August 26. Rev. 3. ]. Young Will
be in charge of the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Welch, Jr., OF
Camden, N. J., are visiting Milton rel
atives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilson Of Indi-
ana, are the guests Of his mother
Mrs. Lydia S. Wilson, Of North Union
street.
William Clendaniel is putting new
wharf logs on his property east OF
Chestnut street.
John Hudson has accepted the agen-
cy for the American Express Com
pany and is now hauling by truck the
express packages to and from Ellen
dale and Milton. ..-
William and karKer Mason, Of Great
Neck, N. Y, spent a few days this
week with their parents, Mr.. and MIS-
William Mason, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyatt, OF
Georgetown, and Mrs. Harold Hudson
of Frankford, were recent visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch.
Mrs. Clarence Melvin and children
of Milford, spent the first of the week
with Mrs. Mary G. Maul.
Clarence Welch, of Milford, was
Milton visitor this week.
Miss Annie Havelka, Of New YORK,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Havelka.
Samuel Bailey shipped IA snappers
to New York this week, the t1rst TO
90 from here since the opening OF the
season, July LIST.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur B. Donovan, near town,
on July Fourth. On June Both son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Hudson.
\ It is reported here that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has purchas-
ed the track and right Of way OF the
defunct M. D. & V. Ry. from Milton TO
Ellendale, assuring Milton at least
freight service.
y Miss Elizabeth Lank is spending the
month of July at "Gilfillan Camp for
Girls" at Paoh, Pa.
Bertram Lane and family, of Phil
adelphia, have been visiting his bro
ther, Louis Lane.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Reynolds |
M. P. Church will meet on Thursday |
evening, July 12, with Mrs. Marshall |
Wilson, near Jefferson Cross Roads.
stephen Thayer and daughter, Eel
ma, Ridgefeld Road, Wilton, Conn,
are guests of Mrs. Annie Short, near
town.
]. Harold Short and Ralph c.
Short motored down from Connecti-
cut and spent the Fourth with their
brother, Ward H. Short.
Thelma Buell. is spending some time
with her grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Short.
James Hevalow killed one of the !
largest snakes in his chicken coop,
near town, on Friday. It measured 6 ;
feet, 6 inches in length and inches
around its middle. Hearing commo- +
ton in the coop Hevalow found the +
snake had killed several young chick
ems that weighed about two pounds G
each. Harry Argo, living in the same y
killed black snake the A
day before that measured seven feet
in length. The snake had six eggs in o
It's stomach. r
That Broadkill hundred is reaping
Dne of the largest wheat crops in U
years is proven by the yield on the :,
farm of Charles Ennis, near Harbe-
son. From seventeen acres the yield q
vas 522 bushels, an average per acre
If 30% bushels. n
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns, Of Philadelphia, =
spent the weekend with her sister, o.
.Irs. Emma Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Welch Of New h
FORK are guests Of Milton relatives. P
NJ, and NFTs ROharf Williams of -