Milford chronicle., 1924-04-25
Milton Letter

from FELTON, to a Long Island estate
last week.
Miss COrdelia Atkins, a graduate
nurse of the Delaware Hospital, Will
mingtOn, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph r. Atkins, over the Eas-
ter holidays and was present at re-
union dinner of Mr.. Atkins family on
Sunday. Those present were David T.
Atkins and wife, Mrs. Emma M. Da-
wilson, the Misses Annie and Clara
Atkins and Miss Sarah Atkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conwell and
spent Easter with Mrs. Charlotte Will
son.
Miss Emily Maull is spending the
week with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Hamilton Davidson and daugh-
ter, Virginia, Mrs. James H. Jester
and Miss Ruth Jones mOtOred to Will
mington and spent Thursday and Fri
day with relatives.
Miss Lillian Fisher and Miss Mil
dred Pierce of Linwood Heights, Pa,
spent the weekend with Miss Virginia
Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher spent
the weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Emma Wilson.
Mrs. C. M. NAPLES is visiting in Will
mingtOn this week.
H. E. COnwell made a shipment of
rare lockwood plants to the Vincent
Aster estate this week.
The finishing touches are being put
on the program for the Annual Field
Day to be held in Milton on May End.
The ground is being laid off for the
races and ball games that will be
played that day. The folk plays will
be rendered on the lawn in front of
the colored school building by the
different schools of the county. The
physical drills will also be held on
the lawn. At the same time the races
and ball games will be taking place
on the athletic field at the rear of the
school building, in order that one may
watch the game that he or she is most
interested in and allow the finish of
all exercises before dark, so that
those coming a long distance may
leave at an early hour. The lawn will
be rOped off that the spectators may
not interfere with the sports. Plenty
of room for a large crowd. Mrs. Efie
Prettyman, who has charge Of the To-
cal end of the program, announces
that a hearty welcome will be given
to white citizens. The parade will
form at the school house and come
down Union street to Federal to F. W.
Peppers residence, to Chestnut street
to Front, to Union street, to Union
thence to the grounds. Following the
parade DR.. Cooper, head Of the Ser
vice Citizens of Delaware, and DR.. !
Holloway, head of the State Board of |
Education, will be the principal speak
ers, between the hours of IL and o. |
clock P. M. The State Highway De-
partment will assign extra traffic po-
lice in and about Milton to take care
Of the lar traffic which is expected. |
They will Keep the roads open in and
about the school grounds. The COM
mittee has secured ample parking
places for all vehicles near the school |
grounds.
A quiet wedding of two of Milton's
popular young people was solemnized
at the Milton M. P. parsonage on Sun
day, April goth, at high noon, when
John Henry Jensen and Miss Naomi |
Delema Workman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Workman, near town,
were married by Rev. J. W. Townsend. l
The first base ball game of the sea-
son was played on the local grounds
on Easter Monday between the Milton
A. c. and the "Old Timers" A good |
crowd was present and enjoyed a well
played game. The AS won. The AS
show much improvement over last
season and a successful season is ex-
pected.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pepper, on Mill street, on
Thursday morning, April 18th Mother
and son are doing nicely.
Mrs. Sallie Pettyjohn, who has been
spending the winter with her children
in Philadelphia, returned to Milton on
Wednesday to spend the summer. She
was accompanied home by Able Pet
tyjOhn and Mrs. Robinson.
Miss Viola Maull who is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia and Mullica
Hill, N. J., spent last Sunday with her
father, William T. Maull, in Atlantic
City.
The condition of Mrs. Henry Meal
lister who has been ill for several
weeks, shows some improvement.
The wheat crop in the low lands and
along the bay shore will be short this
season because of the water that COW
ers many acres in the fields. The
heavy rains of ten days ago filed the
low places in the fields to a depth of
several inches and the plants have
been drowned out. There is no possi-
Dility of these flooded fields putting ,
out new sprouts as the water has been ;
On them so long that the roots are !
lead. These wet areas cover hundreds !
Of acres in the Broadkill district.
Ground is being prepared for the !
first planting Of lima beans, which :
will occur about the first of May. T
Paintings will be made from then un-
il the middle Of June The last plant r
ngs will mature in September and =
,arly October. The paintings are reg
Hated by the cannery men so that T.
heir plants can be operated on full 7
ime from the first delivery until the ;,
asst with a glut at any time Of the
easOn. \
Despite the excessive wet weather :.
annery peas are showing through the = =
round in some sections, while in
theirs, where planting was delayed, it n
5 feared that many seed have decayed /
nd must be replanted. n
Peach trees are blooming, in fact, =
ONE varieties are in full bloom and Il
be indications are for full crop, un-
sss late freeze or heavy frOsts fol- n
)Ws a rain, occurs within the next :
w weeks. Contrary to common be- /,