Milford chronicle., 1923-03-16

The muskrat trapping season closed
on Saturday after one of the most sue
cessful seasons for several years. The
fur in the early winter was not of first
class because of the continued warm
weather until about January 1st.
Since the middle of January the con-
dltion of the fur improved and dur
ing February and the first days of
March it has been in prime condition
and bringing good prices. Many trap
pers are refusing to sell at present
prices and are holding the fur for an
advance which they believe will be Of
1ered soon. Those owning trapping
marshes have made more money from
them than they did from their tillabIe
lands this year; several owners who
did their own trapping have cleared
from the marshes from $4,000 to S5,-
900 in the three months of the sea-
son. The marketing of the flesh of the
rats heretofore has been a serious
problem, in former years it was
throWn away, but this year several
buyers were on hand to take the meat
at fair prices and disposed of them in
inland towns and villages. These buy
ers made good money and the trap
pers were afforded a revenue from the
sale of the meat that in past seasons
was of no profit to them.
Rev. H. E. Reed who has been i'll
for several days is somewhat improv-
ed. Rev. William Green supplied the
M. e. pulpit on Sunday morning, Rev,
Reed being unable to preside.
Revival services are in progress at
Milton M. P. Church, in charge of
Rev. T. o. Grouse, the pastor.
Almost the entire membership of
Golden Rule Lodge, No. II, I. o. o. F.,
will visit Crystal Fount Lodge, at Mil
ford, this evening, when the degree
team Of Eden Lodge, Wilmington, will
confer the first degree to a large class
of candidates from nearly every lodge
in the county. Milton will have a class
of twenty to be inducted in the mys-
teries of the order.
Many growers are selling their
corn crop, receiving IS cents per
bushel for it at the local mills. This |.
is an advance of thirty cents a bushel
over that offered at harvest time and /.
those who held for larger prices have /
won.
Joseph Millman has built a new sta
BILE and erected fences on his farm |
south of town and otherwise improved .
the appearance of the property.
Owing to the illness of the teacher,
Mrs. Ida Baker, Ingram School, near
town, was closed all of last week. Mrs.
Baker expects to open the school on
Monday.
Speaking of roads, this section has
none-they are simply bitches of sill
my mud and traffic in the neck Sec
tons is practically impossible. Those
farmers residing along the bay marsh
es are unable to haul their seed peas
and fertilizers and some are growing
anxious as it is near time to begin
blowing for the crop. To haul an Or
1inary two-hOrse load over these roads
requires not less than six head of able
bodied mules.
DR.. L. o. Grouse, pastor of Milton
Methodist Protestant Church, has in
'ormed his congregation that he will
lot return to this charge another year.
Hhe Maryland Annual Conference will
meet in April.
There is an epidemic of whooping
cough among the children of Milton
md as result the 1st grade room of {
he school has been closed all the
week.
Ralph Short, of Wilmington, spent
he weekend with his brother, Ward !
I. Short and mother, near town.
Where is my wandering boy to-
light? Don't worry, mother. Probably !
les at the Plaza seeing "The Old l
homestead" and dreaming of you. A
Paramount picture. Wednesday and I
March 21st and 22nd. adv S
Get our prices on Buckeye Incuba- a
ors and brooders before you pur- $
base. Chas. W. Fisher & Sons, Mil 1
on, Del. 1887