Milford chronicle., 1924-10-31
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P. Church, near Milton, by Rev. j.
w. Townsend, and interment made
in the adjoining cemetery by S. J.
Wilson and Son. Mr.. Walker was
stricken while unloading wood at
the Robinson meat market late Fri
day afternoon, and died without re-
gaining consciousness on Saturday
He was Sc years of age and leaves a
widow and one son, Charles Walker,
of near Greenwood.
The power slOOp, Thomas c., ar
rived at Milton on Tuesday from
Baltimore with a cargo of phosphate
for c. A. Conner.
The first rain to fall in this sec
ton for four weeks fell on Monday
night and all day Tuesday. Many
farmers were becoming concerned
about their wheat seeding, the
ground having become so dry and
hard as to make plOwing impossible
And in those fields already seeded
fear was entertained that the seed
would rot before rain came to sprOut
them, but now that rain has come
the wheat seeding will go forward
rapidly. The acreage in Broadkill
will be larger than usual because Of
the prices received for the last
crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crouch en-
tertained at dinner on Sunday the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Crouch and children, Mrs. William
c. Crouch and daughters, Louis Rit-
ter, of Philadelphia; Mrs. VIM. Wy
att, Mary and Cora and Margaret
Wyatt, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ryan, of
GEORGETOWN, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Hudson and daughter of Dagsboro.
The lima bean canning season at
the Milton Canning Company closed
this week with the largest pack in
its history. $4,000 cases were packed
and the growers have received more
for this crop than in former years
despite the seeming unfayorable
weather conditions.
Miss Clara Richards is quite i'll
at her parents home on Mulberry
street.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry EdgingtOn early Thurs
day morning. Mother and daughter
are doing fine.
packing house at the rear of his
residence to be used in the ever
green business. Mr.. Jones is one OF |
the leading evergreen dealers IN |
Sussex county and his business has |
outgrOwn his present quarters and
the new building is the result.
J. D. Robbins, George R. Marshall,
Mrs. V. T. Atkins, Mrs. Sallie Irwin
and Mrs. Lizzie Lingo motOred to
Wilmington on Thursday and heard
an address by Charles Dawes, vice
presidential candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket.
Local fox hunters are having rare
sport chasing reynard in the swamp
section near Robbins. On Monday
two men were here from Blades
looking for a fox dog that had be-
come lost in a chase last week. The
fox was raised near Harrington ana
led the hounds a merry chase until
it reached it's den on POnder's Point,
near Milton, a distance of about fif-
teen miles.
Fyergreen dealers report that hol-
lv has berried fine this year and that
there will be enough berries in this
immediate neighbOrhOod for all the
wreathes made here without sending
to other states for them as was done
last year.
. William H. Stephens was in Phil
adelphia this week purchasing the
stock for the general store he Will
open at the corner of Broad and IN
ion streets.
Mr.. and Mrs H. M. Burns of Phil
adelphia, left on Wednesday for MI
ami. Florida, where they will spend
the winter. Mrs. Burns was formerly
Miss Mamie Conner, of this town.
The Milton oyster shucking house
opened for business on Tuesday
with about half the usual force at
work. In the next few days it is ex-
pected to have the full force on and
will be able to handle all the oys-
ters delivered by the oystermen
from the Broadkill River. The rich
flavor of these oysters has become
widely known and the local house
has all it can do to keep up with the
orders received.
Local fishermen are catching I
some large black perch and houn-
ders at the mouth of the Broadklll
River, for which they are receiving
good prices. IL
Work of raising the city hall and
fire house to the new street level, l
made necessary by the laying of the L
concrete road through the town, has
been completed by the contractor, A. S
P. Croll, of Georgetown. Mr.. Croll
has also secured the contract for :
laying the street crossings of con- \
crete on Federal, Chestnut and I'm
ion streets. This work will begin at /
once and expected to be finished be- Il
fore freezing weather sets in/
William H. Workman, a Milton S
has begun the work OF q
building a handsome residence for o
James Tarr at Harbeson. Mr.. Work C
man is completing a bungalow for S
lawrence Mason in the same village.
Miss Virginia Davidson has re- o
turned from a visit with Wilmington "
relatives.
Mrs. Annie Steelman has gone to
;pend the winter with her daughter, t
Mrs. Cleveland Reed, in Camden, N.
Mrs. Robinson of Philadelphia is r
,isiting her mother, Mrs. Sallie Pet
viobn. who has been i'll for some II
ime.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence r. Crouch 5
md son, Mrs. William c. Crouch and S
daughters, Catherine and Florence ;
md Francis Palmer of Philadelphia l.