Milford chronicle., 1924-05-23
Milton Letter

GIdy On ueSudy.
Mrs. FOoks of Laurel and daughter.
Mrs. Vought of Pennsylvania and
Capt. Long visited at the home of B.
Frank Gray on Thursday.
Work of building a concrete bridge
and waste gates at the Diamond State
Roller Mills is progressing rapidly
under the direction of Fred w. Pep
per A jury dam has been erected and
the operation of the mill is not inn
paired. 1t will require about a month
to complete the work and in the mean
time the road over the dam will be
closed to traffic.
On Tuesday morning a wild duck
with a brood of little ones was seen
crossing Federal street, at Coulter, !
headed for Lake Fanganzyki. 1t is /
thought the mother duck Matched the
young in the woods east of town, and
having grown large enough to travel,
was taking them to the lake for safety
and instructions.
Efforts are being made to have the \
Wyoming base ball club play here on
Saturday, May 81.
Beginning on June first the steamer
Fitzgerald will make semi-Weekly
trips from Milton to Wildwood, N. J.,
with country produce. This loat ply
ed on this route last year and the
farmers were furnished a market for
their produce at prices that pleased. ,
Owing to the frequent rains of the
present month many farmers in the =
lowland districts have been unable to g,
finish plOwing for the corn crop. Some
who completed plOwing before the y
rains have been unable to plant. How :
ever, no anxiety is felt as planting of
this crop may be delayed as late as n
June 5th and then mature before frost .
in the fall. 2
A majority of the farmers of Broad
kill hundred do not agree with the !
wholesale slaughter of crows as advo- n
Gated in other sections of the State. '
They claim that the crow does not \,
damage the corn crop only during the ~
two weeks that is required for it to
sprOut and come up, and that the
crow more than pays for chis by his
destruction of field mice, insects and
worms during the balance of the year.
Hence very few crows are being a.,
in this section. a. a.
The usual Memorial Day exercises
will be held in Milton on Friday NOR "i
hing of next week, in the Fox Theatre. -.
Captain George e. Mcgee, who for ~ u
rears, has had this service in charge, 0'
S arranging the program. An eminent -,
,ut of town speaker will address the ~ ~
gathering. The soldiers of the Civil g..
md World Wars will occupy promi- ~
lent place in the days exercises. In
he afternoon a game Of base ball oI, b0
will be played on the local grounds ~ ~
the Milton A. C.'s and Days ~ n,
oro. Ladies are especially invited 10 - !
ttend all games played here, as moth -, -,
lg obnoxious will be allowed by the - -
Management.
Rev. J. w. Townsend was a Balti- - !
lore visitor last week. He returned w Nc
n Saturday with his family, who ~
ave been spending two weeks with -
elatives there. a. a.
Gilbert Morgan of Ellendale, launch "a
] in the BroadlliH River a 28-ft. cab e..
yacht that he built in that town a.4 LetI
nd hauled by team to Milton, dis WI
nee of seven miles. Mr.. Morgan eX-
ects to enjoy the fishing and bathing 2Pe
Broadkill Beach this summer. The L.
lcht is fitted out with Buick four
gine for power and convenient u pr
uipment for himself and guests have eve
en- prepared in the cabin. uay
Mrs. William H. Workman who has e,
en- i'll for several weeks, is some n.y.
hat improved. era
Mrs. George A. Goodwin was oper-
ed on at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, O nOI
Saturday for gall stones. Mrs. OIU ~,
,odwin came through the operation ~
eYDa ev1Doo+o5 80 phis
Mrs. George B. Atkins was operated
at the Beebe Hospital on Saturday.
II condition is cheering to her rel
yes and friends.
A busy man these days is Charles
lchlik, the egg and poultry dealer. Gaze
Stuchlik has two trucks making OF I
ly trips through the country buying theL
IS and poultry for shipment to the SUPP
W York markets. ris'
susan NAPLES, cOlored, aged 80 aDet
IT'S, wife of Theodore NAPLES, of PhlI
ton, died in the Methodist Hospital, the
ladelphia, on Friday of last week, nom
er an operation for tumor of the TT
mach. The remains were brought tne
Milton on Saturday and funeral tame
vices were held at Milton A. M. E. MI
lrch by Rev. E. J. Young, on Sun tprd
afternoon, and interment made in az mn
hel cemetery, near town, by S. J. NCh
son & Son. She leaves, besides a dian
band, three small sons. She was Thur
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry erica
Vithian, who have lost three sylvia
ghters within twelve months. Isaac
liner Harmon, son of Myers Har- meml
/, near town, died at the EdgewoOd DR..
itarium, Marshallton, on May 18th with
aged % years. The the p
aims were brought to Lincoln City The
Monday and funeral services held their
interment made by s. ]. Wilson Sund;
Son. at 2 {
idian Mission Church. of the NJ. P. with
ference, will be dedicated on Sun and i
May 25th, with appropriate cere- from
les. The new church is located Rev. ]
: Millsboro and was built by the Of the
RS of that section. A large crowd P. Coz
Ipected to- be present on that day sion.
preparations have been complet- charg
Or the accommodation of all who there
attend. and o-
leodore Johnson of Philadelphia nreseT
t the weekend with his mother, W
Theo. Johnson. nm the
ere Will De DaKe given Dy MRS. Day.
Darby's Sunday school class of The,
4. P. Church on Saturday May "a. Geore,
bake VIII De helo IN the mayor S they a
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next Sunday morning, May 25th, h,,+ +b