Milford chronicle., 1923-12-21
Milton Letter

4H0 WAhtAy weather OF the past week
is welcomed by muskrat trappers, it
causing the rates to put on a heavier
coat OF fur, and causing the rats to
range greater distances for food.
Prime Hook trappers report that the
rats are not so plentiful as in prev
iOus seasons. They give the cause of
this to the breaking of the beach
during the storm several weeks ago;
the extreme salt water that flooded
the marshes killing many of the ro-
dents and causing others to seek the
fresher marshes further up the river.
Ihls is born out by the reports of up-
river trappers who say that there are
more rats on their marshes this win
ter than for several years. The meat
OF the rats are bringing fifteen cents
each at the marsh by traders who car
ry them to inland towns for sale.
Quite a number are being taken to
Wilmington by motor trucks.
The concrete road from Milton to
Harbeson is now open to traffic, but
at the users risk. Work OF building
the shoulders and the erection of
fences over the streams Is being done
as rapidly as the weather will per-
NIT.
The following officers were elected
on Sunday by the Goshen NJ. E. Sun
day school: President, J. Leon Black;
superintendent, William B. Wagamon:
assistant, J. l.. Black; secretary, Cor
nellus Wiltbank; treasurer, Joseph NJ.
Lank; organist, Sarah Atkins; assist
ant, Miss Mccoy; librarian, B. ].
Darby. The Christmas entertainment
will be held next Sunday evening. A
special program has been prepared.
A large congregation greeted DR..
Walter Gunby, District Superintend-
end of the Dover District, on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. John D. Wright is spending
some time in Philadelphia, the guest
of her daughters.
Noah E. Warren killed two large
hogs this week. One weighed $40
pounds and the other 500.
The Christmas entertainment will
be held at Reynolds Church on Mon
day evening, December "a, at 1880
o'clock.
The next meeting of the Milton New
Century Club will held on Wednesday,
January End, when a New Years par
ty will be held, in charge of Mrs.
Wallace Irwin.
u Charles Stuchlik has sold his farm,
east OF town, to Frank Maljorosa, and
has bought the poultry farm, in the
same neighborhood of DR.. R. H. T.
Wilson, who will move into Milton at
the first of the year. Mr.. Stuchlik, who
is an egg and poultry dealer, had de-
clded to move to Maryland, but his pa
irons prevailed upon him to remain
here and he bought the Wilson farm
and will continue his poultry and egg
routes.
Evergreen dealers finished the ship
ment of Christmas greens on Wednes-
day. They have done an enormous
business this season despite the fact
that holly berries were scarce in this
section. They secured some berries
from other sections where they were
more plentiful, and did not have to
use artificial berries as last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Atkins have
returned from a visit with their son,
William 7. Atkins, at LeWes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch, Of
this town, will celebrate the 50th an
niVersary of their marriage at their
home on Federal street. Mr.. Crouch,
who will be 70 years old on the first
day of January, is hale and hearty and
works every day at his trade of shoe
cObbler. Mrs. Crouch, who is &C years
of age, is enjoying good health and
does her own house work. They are
the parents of six children, all living.
They are Walter W., William NJ, Of
Milton; Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt, of
Georgetown; John T., Jr., Of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. Viola Daley, Of New
Orleans, and Mrs. Mary Maull, nurse
at the Emergency Hospital, Milford.
Mrs. E. L. Collins is i'll at her home
on North Union street.
James H. Palmer's new residence
on Chestnut street, will be completed
in few days and will be occupied by
Mr.. Palmer and his family.
Charles G.. NAPLES has purchased
the Joshua Prettyman house on Broad
street and will put it in repair for
renting. Mr.. NAPLES since 1921 has
bought and built several houses, he
seeing the need of renting houses for
the rapidly growing population of
Milton, due to the influx Of workers
for the button factory and other in
dustries.
Mrs. Eva Tompkins, of New Haven,
Conn, is the guest of her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. James H. Palmer, for
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Smith have
removed from Woodside, where Mr..
Smith was superintendent Of can
ming factory during the canning sea-
son, and are occupying their Bay
street home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Of
MorrisVille, Pa, have been visiting
his mothec, Mrs. James Wilson, of
Milton, and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kohlenburg, near Lincoln. Mr.. Will
son was severely injured in the right
foot by an auto truck he was operat-
ing several weeks ago. He is now able
to get around again and will return
to work this week.
Mrs. Walter Jefferson who has been
at the Brandywine Sanitarium, for
several weeks, has returned home,
greatly improved in health.
Thomas Wilson, ST., residing alone
near Gravel Hill, fell while working
around his kitchen, fracturing his hip.
He was found by his granddaughter,
Miss Laura Wilson, who was return
ing from the Milton High School.
Medical aid was given the aged man
and his condition is reported as crit
icaL Mr.. Wilson is about 85 years OF