Milford chronicle., 1923-11-16
Milton Letter

Miss Loleta Belts, Miss Viola Mau
l attended the Sunday School Conven
ton at Delmar on Thursday.
: Rev. w. M. Green has a pumpkin
grown by his brother-in-law, William
T. Mason, near town, that is one of tn
largest grown in this section in years
1t is estimated that the pumpkins will
: weigh one hundred pounds. 1t meas
ures five feet in circumference. Rev
, and Mrs. Green will not want TO
pumpkin pies this winter.
The Milton oyster house has opened
and is giving employment to man!
men and women oyster shuckers. Cap
tain David DuttOn, the owner, is rush
ed with orders and is hampered some
what by the scarcity of oysters in the
Broadkill River.
The Milton Athletic Club gave ban
quet at the Hotel Jester on Friday ev-
ening that was attended by about fif-
ty guests. The menu was prepared by
Mrs. Jester in her inimitable style. Ad-
dresses were made by several invited
guests and a good time was had by
all who attended. The club is compos-
ed of employees of the Lippincott
Button Factory, and is primarily in
terested in sports, especially base ball
They had a good team in the field last
season, winning majority of their
games. They now have a basket ball
team that promises well.
Sheridan Warrington, aged SO years,
died at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, on
Saturday morning about z o'clock, of
injuries received several days ago
when he was struck by an automobile
in front of his garage at Harbeson.
Mr.. Warrington was working on a
| truck, standing off the concrete road
in front of his garage when he was
called by a Mr.. Anderson on the op-
posite side of the road. He started
across without looking east and had
barely reached the center of the road
when a sedan, driven by Mrs. Frances
Derrickson, of Ocean View, struck him
and knocked him down and dragged
him before the driver could bring Ler
car to stop. Mr.. Warrington was
taken to the hospital where it was
found that he was suffering from a
fractured skull and internal injuries.
He leaves a widow and six children,
Tie youngest VI WAOn 10 DuL JuASO
months old.
The house and lot at the south edge
of Milton was sold at public sale by
the Town Council of Milton on Satur-
day to James Salmons, of near Sand
Hill, for $500. : J property was
bought by Town Council to secure the
undisputed right of way for the Mil
tOn-Harbeson~ concrete road.
A pure food supper will be given by
the Ladies Aid Society of the M. e.
Church in Odd Fellows Hall on Tues
day evening, November Goth. The sup
per will be served by the H. H. Fuhr-
man Co., of Philadelphia. Price Of
supper so cents.
The Ladies Mite Society of the M.
P. Church will hold a Thanksgiving
supper in Odd Fellows Hall on the af-
ternoon and evening of Thanksgiving
Day. A good supper is guaranteed.
Fred Seaman will sell at his home
at Drawbridge, his stock and farm i'm
plements at public sale, on Monday,
November 26th, at p. m.
Elmer Johnson will sell his farming
and stock at public sale |
at his home, on the Mrs. Annie Rust |
farm, on the road from Overlook to
West Hill School House, on Tuesday, |
9th.
The Milton Fire Company gave a |
banquet at Gray's Lunch Room on
Wednesday evening.
The Ladies Mite Society of Milton
M. P. Church will hold a turkey sup
per in Odd Fellows Hall on Thanks
giving. A regular Sussex County
menu will be served.
On Wednesday, November 14th, Mrs.
Mabel Draper had charge of the Mil
ton New Century Club meeting. The
theme was "The Peace Movement"
That the recent high tides were de-
5tructiVe to muskrats is shown on the
Prime Hook marshes, where the bod
les of hundreds of rats are found.
The northeaster broke over the beach
n seven places, filling the marshes
With salt water, that is killing the
nuskrats. Davis Jefferson, one of the
largest trappers, says he has found
ots of dead rats on his marsh land
md he believes the cause Is the flood
ng of the marshes with salt water.
some of the breaks in the beach are
rom fifty to a hundred feet wide and
It high tide the water in the breaks is
several feet deep. The marsh owners
ave investigated the breaks and have
concluded that to fill them is too ex-
DensiVe for them. Unless the breaks
re repaired it will mean that the best
at marshes on the Delaware Bay will
e ruined.
The late potato crop in Broadkiln
hundred is the largest grown in years.
wing to the failure of the early crop
larger late crop was planted and the
ield has been above normal.
Mrs. Edward Bailey has returned
rom the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
here she went for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Douglas
pent a part of this week in Camden
nd Atlantic City, N. ].
The single story house that stood
t the corner of Front and Chestnut
treets, has been moved by James
Tatson to a lot on Dock street. An
Their single story dwelling on the
ame lot will be moved next week to ]
It on the same street by William Le-
ates. On the site of the old houses
i'll be erected a modern dwelling for
lmes H. Palmer. 7
The rabbit and quail cunning season n
)ened on Thursday and local gunners NJ
re anticipating great sport, as both y
re plentiful in this section. This is n
specially true of quail, as the dry N
Gather during the Matching season IL
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