Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

Inc regular monthly meeting of Mil
ton W. G. T. U. will be held at the
home of Mrs. Carrie Hood on Monday
evening, April 9th, at 1880 O'Clock
Text word, Works"
The right of way for the concrete
road from Milton to Harbeson is be-
ing secured and the committee having
this work in charge are pleased at the
hearty cooperation being given by the
land owners along the route. All have
signed up with one or two exceptions
and these are expected to sign in a
few days.
Thackery-White Lumber Company
has begun the manufacture of straw
berry crates for the coming season.
The crop in this section promises to
be one of the largest ever harvested,
the plants passed through the winter
in good shape and are vigorous.
The stock of garment materials
damaged by the recent shirt factory
fire is being loaded on cars at the Mil
ton station to be shipped to a paper
manufacturing plant to be converted
into paper.
William H. Chandler, proprietor of
the Chandler Orchards, near Milton
aIter thorough examination of tbe
peach and apple trees declares that
the past cold weather had killed fiftv
per cent of the buds, both peach and
apples. Other growers around here
mad thought the cold weather had NOT
nurt the buds to any appreciable ex-
tent, but Mr.. Chandlers Statement has
caused them to more fully examine
the trees in their orchards and thew
nave found that his estimate is cor
rect Ihls does not mean that these
crops VIII be failure for if fifty Der
cent OF the buds mature there will be
large crop, or up to normal. When
peach and apple trees are heavily set
with fruit and nothing comes TO kill
portion Of them the "June Drop''
will be heavy, more than fifty Der cent
Of them falling off.
Mrs. A. M. Driscoll has returned
from Wilmington where she has been
at the bedside of her daughter, who
has been quite i'll.
William H. Chandler, of Scranton,
Pa, and Major Louis B. Chandler, of
Camp Meade, near Baltimore, motor
ed from Florida, and are spending this
week in Milton.
Mrs. Maggie McIlvaine, of Camden, |
N. J., is at the bedside of her mother, |
Mrs. Annie Ingram, who has been very
i'll, but is now much improved.
Mrs. Hannah 3. Walls, widow of the /
late Benjamin F. Walls, died at the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, early Thurs
day morning. Mrs. Walls was taken
suddenly ill with appendicitis on Mon
day and on Tuesday was taken to the
LeWes Hospital and operated on at
once. Her condition became so critical
after the operation that her children
were summoned to her bedside. Mrs.
Walls was about 65 years of age and
leaves two sons, Millard Walls, of Ell
lendale, and James Walls, of Laurel,
and one daughter, Mrs. Frank Rey-
nOlds, near town.
Mrs. Annie Ingram is quite i'll at
her home on Federal street, threaten
ed with pneumonia.
N. Wallace White suffered a second
paralytic stroke at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. R. M. Collins, near
town and his condition is very ser
ious.
Mrs. Mary C. Maull has returned
from a visit to her niece in Whining t
ton. i
Plasterers are finishing a bungalow
for John Warrington, at HarbesOn.
William H. Workman was Will !
business visitor this week.
Elisha Dukes, of Millville, is erect ]
Ing crate and basket mill at Harbe- {
son, to employ about 25 men and boys.
W. E. Graves & Son began the man g
1facture Of shirts and garments on
Wednesday. Their old factory building a
was destroyed by fire several weeks
ago and they began the erection of the \
present building two weeks after the l
ire, on the site of the old building. '
There has been a persistent rumOr g
that the Messrs. Graves would put in j
1 partition in the building and employ n
,olored help along with the white Op- F
orators. This, according to Mr.. Milton
Graves, is false-only white help will \
De employed. S
The shirt factory Of S. Edmonds is e
completion by L. P. Clendan- \
ell, the contractor, and work Of man I
lfacturing garments will begin in a
'ew weeks. Mr.. Edmonds was also a b
leavy loser by the fire that destroyed il
he Graves factory, he occupying the f;
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,rietor of several garment factories R
N the peninsula and will cut the Il
foods in the Milton factory for the p
,ther plants. The Milton factory will Ii
.lso make garments, giving employ o.
nent to many women and several S
len. "
Fire from a burning marsh came CT
ear destroying several cottages at
daughter Beach lost Wednesday
light. The fire was set far up the n,
1arsh and the high winds soon got "
he flames beyond the control Of the s,
1en burning off the marsh. The
ames rushed with great rapidity to-
rards the cottages and an alarm was pI
ounded through the countryside and S;
lany farmers rushed to save the cot
ages at this popular bayside resort. II
hey succeeded in saving all the
after the cottage Of Charles C
Iendaniel was badly scorched. al