Milford chronicle., 1923-02-23
FRANKFORT

tOH 4SOSAl4y pdlu d SuOTL VlSlL TO Lnelr
families of this town.
Sunday was the coldest day of the
recent cold spell, The temperature
stood at Is degrees all day.
The excursion from PHILADELPHIA
last Sunday was well patronized.
There were two heavy trains consist
ing of seventeen coaches.
On Sunday, March 4th the country
people will have an opportunity to
return the visit as there will be an ex-
cursion to Philadelphia on that date.
The special train will leave here in
the morning at 5:54.
For several days the young folks
have been enjoying fine skating on
local ponds and other places near
town.
Orlando Rogers, an employee at
Long Bros. lumber mill had his right
hand severely cut Monday when he
sustained fall. AS he fell he struck
sharp edge tool which almost sever
ed his hand. He lost a lot of blood.
The wound was dressed by DR.. Gum.
Elizabeth Ann, aged six weeks, and
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
wood Chamberlain, died Monday. Flu
neral services were held Wednesday.
Interment was made in Carey's GEM
etery.
Miss Alice West of Omar is a mem
Der of the second year class in Home
Economics of the Frankford High
School, was hostess Monday to Prof.
and Mrs. Clifford E. Timmons, Mrs.
Samuel J. Messick and Morgan T.
Gum at luncheon which she prepar-
ed and served in the Home Economics
Department. This is a part of the
course and each member Of the class
performs. The menu was meat soup,
scalloped tomatoes, creamed potatoes, |
sweet potatoes, log cabin salad, bak-
ing powder biscuits and butter, choco-
late pudding, tea. The log cabin salad |
was bananas with mayonaise dressing, |
chopped peanuts on lettuce It as well |
as the other part of the menu was de- |
licious. The preparation and serving
of the luncheon was very well done
and reflected much credit not only to
Miss West but also to her instructor,
Miss Bruckner.
Mrs. Clarence T. Eashum has re-
turned from few days visit to friends
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Lizzie G. Dasey left Wednesday
of this week for Albany, Georgia,
where she-will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Jessie Lilliston.
Several friends Of Mrs. Topp M.
Heath gave her surprise party Sat-
urday evening and a purse of gold.
The occasion was her birthday.
The matter of shipping strawberries
by parcel post is being considered. It
can be done under the present regu-
latiOns and to markets in certain
zones the parcel post rate is under
stood to be less than express or
freight.
Practically all the Strawberries are l
shipped in refrigerator cars and if
they are to go to distant markets it ;
is the only way to ship them. Prompt !
delivery is always an essential factor.
The berries, while enroute, can be
diverted from the original destination {
and sent to place where the market I
is better or while enroute the cars =,
are cut out at nearer market, to il l,
lustrate; car may be consigned to =
Boston, Mass, and while enroute it n
is found that there is better market q
in New Haven, Conn, so the car is Il
cut out there or it may be that the
is better in Bangor, Maine, s
so the car is kept going to the latter ~
place. tf
Re-icing cars while enroute is a u
most important matter as due to many u
unforeseen conditions cars have to be
re-iced and the transportation COM "
Danies maintain big re-icing stations st
so that this work is done at a mini OF
mum expense and with as little delay O1
Is possible. :
The government must meet all of eN
hese conditions and many more if it IN
S to go in for this business. al
At present parcel post matter may tn
'e reforwarded if additional postage A
paid, but it is not understood that "a "a
is destination can be changed while " "
nroute. Va
In berry shipments this is most es- VI "
entail. Sometimes shipper will con- uu
ign several cars to point, say Chic -,
go, as the shipment passes through IN u.
Harrisburg and Altoona, some of the sl'
ars are sold at these places and the ~
cars in Pittsburgh. The
reight was only collected to the place
here the car went. n:
The postage would have been pre- MI
aid to Chicago whether or not the
oVernment has a system by which
would promptly and quickly refund
le difference is a matter to work out.
4 berry shipments this is a daily oc-
lrrence. "a
The question of claims is in favor mi mi
the post Office as it is understood IN
lat it adjusts claims quicker than Int
le transportation companies.
1t might not be such wild dream VI III
imagine postmasters and their en- IN
oyees as icing cars, salvaging what
icy can from wrecks or doing every tuI
ling possible to expediate the move Mo
ent of this highly perishable COM iT nol
odity. the
Our city cousins need not be sur !
'ised if in the near future, if when OF
ey answer the ring of their postman am
ey find he is peddling luscious pei
rawberries. He will explain that tht Rln
all came in too late for the market n
ID that the market had gone to ant
eces so the consignee had refused VIII
em and that Uncle Samuel was sell L
g them for what he could get. Val
Or to add to the postmaster troubles 70"
Ter he has iced and loaded the cars gre
d they are all ready for the mail CIV
ain, the shipper says do not mail we, WEI
lay as the markets do not look fa- Cns
rably. ano
At convention of local postmasters wei
l. II Il