Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-10-26
Milton Letter

son OF MIS-. James wilson OF MllJOn,
met with a serious accident while
helping to change a solid tire on the
truck he was driving, when the wheel
fell upon his fot, breaking bones. He
was rushed to the Mckinley Hospital
at this time the seriousness of the
accident is not known.
Linden POstles is having a bunga-
low erected on Federal street, 'front.'
ing the new concrete road. Thackery
and White are the contractors. This
building is of the same plan as the
one being built for John Leverage on
the same street.
The Ladies Aid Society of Reynolds
M. P. Church will meet with Mrs.
Henry Bennett, at Jefferson's Cross
Roads, on Thursday evening, Novem-
Der LIST. Everyone welcome.
Thackery and White, with the help
of New York capital, are building sew
eral houses to relieve the housing con-
ditions in Milton. They have four
dwellings under course of cOnstruc-
ton and hope to have thirty COM
pleted by the first of next September
These houses are built for sale and
they have an easy payment plan that
makes it possible for the laboring man
to own his home. A small first pay
ment is asked and the balance is pay
able in monthly installments, that
amounts to very little more than rent.
By this plan, similar to that of build
ing and loan associations, the pur-
chaser is to pay the taxes and insur-
ance above the monthly installment.
One can have the plans of the house
made to suit him, including bath
rooms, basement heaters, etc., If de-
sired. The price of the house depends
upon the style wanted.
Charles T. Pepper will sell his per-
sonal property at the home of Hyson
B. Davidson, on road from Harbeson
to Lohand brickyard, on Thursday,
November 9Th. Mr.. Pepper has secured
a position with the Diamond State
Roller Mills and will discontinue far
ming.
The Milton New Century Club will
entertain the Lewes Club on next
Wednesday, October 81. The meeting
will be in charge of Mrs. Causey Lof-
land, Mrs. Mabel Draper and Mrs.
George NAPLES. The subject will be:
RECIPROCITY"
A northeasterly storm passed over
Milton on Monday and Tuesday. The
Broadkill River overlooked its banks,
flooding the lowlands and marshes.
Muskrat trappers are fearful that the
rats have been driven from the bay
marshes to higher marshes along the
river and those trappers along the bay
shore will be the losers. This occurs
every few years, to the profit OF up
country trappers.
Edgar WEIGH, of New York, was
Milton visitor over the weekend.
The laying of concrete on the Mil
ton-Harbeson road is expected to be
completed the first of next week.
Captain Lucius Darby, of Philadel-
phia, spent the weekend with his fam
lily in Milton.
The canning factories in and around
Milton are shipping out their seasons
pack. The pack of tomatoes was much
greater than last year while the lima
bean pack was about normal.
George H. NAPLES, the largest seed
buyer in this section, is now buying
soy beans and cow peas. The price of
soy beans is $500 per bushel, and COW
peas, S1.75. Mr.. NAPLES has erected a
larger warehouse and seed storage
rooms to be more able to handle the
crops.
Milton will celebrate Halloween
next Wednesday with a parade OF
mummers in the early evening.
Mrs. Elias Lofand is having her
residence on North Union street paint
ed. Charles Roach is doing the work.
The interior of the Episcopal Church
is being decorated by Addison Chand-
Ter.
The sweet potato crop is being har-
vested in Broadkill hundred. The crop
is about normal and the price being
received by the growers is such that
the crop is a paying one this season.
Mrs. William Pettyjohn has moved
into her new home on Chestnut street.
Irwin c. King was a Dover visitor
on Tuesday.
The molasses mills are now con-
verting the sorghum crop into syrup.
Now that the concrete road is open
to traffic it is up to the authorities to
see that auto drivers observe the speed |
limit through Milton. The road is such
an improvement over the old dirt road |
that some autoists seem to want to
speed up.
Simon Levie will sell his household |
goods and other personal property at |
his home near Jensen's Mills, at pub
lie sale, on October 10Th, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Several Milton homes have been
wired for electricity during the past
month.
The condition of William Wilkins,
who was taken suddenly i'll at his
home near town last week, is greatly
improved.
Lee Smith of Wilmington has bought
of Mrs. Louella Mcgee the cement
bungalow on North Union street. Price
given not made known. Mr.. Smith re-
Gently sold his property at the north
edge of town to William Wilkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jefferson, of
near Gravel Hill, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Crouch.
William M. Crouch and J. B. Gray
have been chosen delegates to repre-
sent Golden Rule Lodge, No. II, I. o.
o. F., at the State Convention of that
order to be held at Wilmington in
NOVemheT