Milford chronicle., 1923-10-12
Milton Letter

brigade. 1t is thought the nre was
caused by Mr.. Milby pouring ashes
with a live coal of fire on the pile.
Willard Short will sell his personal
at public sale at his home on
the Ira Hazard farm, in Broadkiln
Neck, on Wednesday, October 11th.
The Delaware Trust Company is act
ing as his agent.
Mrs. Harry Manship left on Wednes-
day for a ten day visit to Wilmington.
John Leverage is building bunga-
low on Federal street, into which he
will move as soon as completed. Inc
building is "A feet by % feet, and
fronts on the new concrete road to
Harbeson.
Mrs. Mary Lank is spending few
days with relatives and friends in
Lewes.
Mrs. Annie Steelman leaves on Sat
urday for Philadelphia, where she will
spend the winter with her daugh-
ters.
Mrs. James A. Belts and daughter,
Loleta, were Philadelphia visitors last
week, making the trip in their new
Ford sedan.
Mrs. Mary BrockingtOn and daugh-
ter. Virginia, are spending some time
in Georgetown.
Mrs. Charles Carey has returned to
her home in Camden, N. j., after VS.
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. L.
Collins.
u. Grant Collins and wife, Of Phil
adelphia, were Milton visitors on Sum
day.
Grand Master of I. o. o. f., OF Milton,
installed the following officers at
Iewes. members of Atlantic Lodge, No.
Is. on Monday night: William Carson
Noble Grand; Fred Wolfe, Vice Grand;
Harry Maull, Sr., treasurer; Roland
Hart, secretary.
Frank B. Carey represented EndeaV-
or Lodge, No. II, A. F. and A. NJ, at
the Grand Lodge session, neld az Will
mington on October S-4.
While driving along the road near
Frederick, on Sunday afternoon Chas'
A. Conner, of Milton, ran upon sew
eral mules. All of the animals except
one moved to one side of the road
when Mr.. Conner blew his auto horn.
The one mule turned and sprang at
the machine, hitting the Cur with ms
front feet, tearing off the radiator ana
hood. and broke out the windshield.
None of the passengers in the car were
injured. but the car was put out OF
business. ..
Mrs. Harry Horner, Of philadelphia
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. h.
H. T. Wilson. ,,.,.
The concrete road through Milton
has been opened to traffic. Those US
ing the road should do SO WIN eA-
treme caution as the shoulders nave
not been completed, and those thaI
are completed are soft and car run
ming off the concrete will be likely TO
overturn. 7.,
Mrs. Willie Warrington, of Phila-
delphia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. d.
NJ. Conwell.
William James Houston Warren,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William G. War
rem. of near town, and Miss Anna Ril-
ev Donovan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
charles NJ. Donovan, near Lincoln City
were married at the M. P. parsonage,
Milton, by Rev. John W. Townsend, on
Sunday evening, October 9TH. They
will reside on the Warren farm, north
of town.
Amos Burrous, of New York, is
spending a few days with his family
here.
Andrew Mustard and friend of At
lantic City, are guests Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Mustard.
y A building boom has struck Milton
and several houses are in course OF
construction. There is an acute de-
mand for houses by the workmen en-
ployed in the various manufacturing
plants of the town. The button factory
is EMPLOYING about a hundred young
men and have been compelled to get
laborers from nearby towns. Ihese
men want to move to Milton but are
unable to get houses. To relieve this
situation Thackery and White are put
ting up several houses and have sold
them before completed and will build
several more. They have plan where
by the purchaser can purchase the
houses on easy payment plans. 1t is
estimated that 25 houses are needed
to take care of those who want to
move here. and the scarcity Of houses
is preventing the manufacturing
places from expanding.
Thomas Black and sister, Miss Le-
titia Black, of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day in Milton.
The duck shooting season opens on
October 18th and a mob Of gunners is
expected to be on the marshes by
daylight. In Prime Hook and Broad
kiln Neck marshes the owners have
posted their marshes against trespas-
sing by gunners, which limits the
cunning places to a large extent.
These owners are sore at some of the
local gunners who make a good thing
out of guiding city gunners during the
duck season. These men own no marsn
lands but trespass on others, killing
ducks by the score. Sometimes leaV-
ing the carcases to rot. They do more
to destroy the ducks and drive them
from the feeding grounds than do
those pot hunters who shoot Cucks
before the law is off.
\ Buckwheat is being threshed in this
section and growers report the crop
a littIeabove normal. Cow peas, for
seed/ is being threshed, and this crop
is turning out well.
t/Nrs. John B. Hazard and son
Franklin, went to New York Tuesday
to Join Mr. Hazard. They will then
go to California via Panama Canal re-
turning about November 15.
Don't forget the ONE CENT SALE
Of Bra++en's Red Star Drug Store, Mil