Milford chronicle., 1924-09-12
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years, has been JfduSI6fTeu 10 queen
Anne, Md, and has this week moved
his family to that town. Mr. Turner
sold his house and lot on Chestnut
street to Amos BurrOus. Price pri-
vate Mr.. Burrous will occupy his
new purchase on January LIST.
Irving Jellison and wife who have
been visiting the latter's mother,
Mrs. Voshell, have returned to Will
mingtOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard T. Reynolds,
near town, on Sunday entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and family
and Mrs. Jane Truitt of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Truitt has just celebrated her
91st birthday.
NJ. R. BOyce, Miss Annie Manship
and Miss Sophronia Hamersley, of
Philadelphia, have been spending
two weeks at the Indian River House
at Oak Orchard.
The ladies of Milton M. P. Church
will serve lunch on election day near
the booth
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Collins
and children of Assateague Island,
Va, have returned home after spend
ing some time with his mother, Mrs.
John P. Holland. While here they
motored to Philadelphia and Harris
burg, Pa.
Fodder saving in the early planted
fields is now going on. In some fields
the corn is fiat, having been blown
down by the severe wind storm of
two weeks ago. In these fields only
the tops are being saved, the lower
stock and blades lying fiat on the
ground have been ruined as feed.
Peach picking at the Chandler Or
chards, near Milton, was completed
on Tuesday. From these orchards
there have been shipped eighty car
loads of high grade fruit, and sew
eral carloads of soft or full ripe
fruit were sold to the Wildwood
boats.
One of the heaviest rainfalls of the
year fell in the Broadkill district
about noon Tuesday.
Mrs. George Reed and children
who have been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Alena Johnson, have returned
to their home in Philadelphia.
DR.. Walter S. Hunter and family
of Pittsburgh, Pa, were guests of
his father, Capt. George B. Hunter,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horton and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Horton, of
Camden, N. J., were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. R. Atkins, last week.
Miss COrdelia H. Atkins, graduate
nurse, of Wilmington, has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
R. Atkins.
Mary c. Maull has bought of Chas. |
G. NAPLES the James Palmer proper
ty on Broad street. Consideration |
private. Possession to be given Jan
uary 1st, 1925. Mr.. NAPLES will |
shortly begin the erection of a
house on his lot on Federal street, |
above Sand
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall |
spent last week with Mr.. Marshall's
sisters in Bethlehem, Pa.
Thackery and White are erecting |
at their crate and box factory large |
storage house and loading platform.
Miss Virginia Brockington after
spending ten days with her mother,
Mrs. Mary Brockington, has returned
to Philadelphia.
Mrs. C.. A. Marshall las returned
from New York and Philadelphia
with her Fall stock Of millinery.
Charles G. Jones who has been ill
for the past week, is now able to be
out again.
A concrete sidewalk has been laid
this week in front Of Odd Fellows
Automobile owners in and around
Milton are rushing to comply with ]
the law concerning head lights. The
Lane Garage has been kept busy for
the past few days properly adjusting ]
and focusing the lights according to
a chart issued by the State authori-
lies.
One of the fercest Democratic pri-
nary elections was fought in Milton
IN Saturday between the Tunnel l
and Lynch forces. More than four 1
hundred votes were cast. The Lynch
crowd won out in this district, elect t
ng the following delegates: George G
A. Walls, Alfred H. Carey and Otto g
t
The frame work of the house for
Ernest Jefferson has been raised n
his week, and masons have begun to Il
ay the brick walls for the Frank B. fl
,arey house on Chestnut street. "
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ Bailey and
Hiss Olivia Wright who have been Il
he guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. b
Wright have returned 10 PhiladeI- a
hia
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Macklin of b
have been guests of the n
alters parents, Mr. and Mrs Dol Il
'almer il
Mrs. Harry Manship who has been pI
pending the summer IN Milton has ia
eturned to Wilmington. W
Fred Reed is buying tomatoes at
he railroad station for shipment to pl
ther down State canneries. The To- W
al canneries are devoting their time e1
} the canning of lima beans. The
rop of tomatoes in This section is oy
OF more than one-fourth of normal, 81
nd those growers who have toma- th
)es are receiving good prices. al
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