Milford chronicle., 1924-05-02
Milton Letter


S Mill, were destroyed by fire yesterda
|, afternoon. The farm was in tenure O
). Elmer Harris, cOlOred, who lost all hi
household goods, grain, hay and a st,
; of hogs by the fire. The origin of tn
; fire is unknown. Harris discovers
!. his stables to be on fire and succeed
!. ed, with the help of his family in re
:, moving his horses and cattle from thu
4 blazing building, but was unable Il
prevent it from spreading to his barn!
: and later to the dwelling. Several tons
= of hay and corn fodder, together will
three hundred bushels of wheat anC
? corn were consumed. Neighbors tried
to have the sty of hogs but their stub.
bOrnness prevented their removal tt
a safe place before the barn, adjoining
which was the sty, collapsed, envelop-
ing the hogs in flames. Harris carried
no insurance on his stock and furni-
ture, but it is thought a small insur-
ance was on the buildings.
The Ladies Aid Society of Rey-
nolds M. P. Church, will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Rey-
nolds, near Milton, on Thursday, May
8th Everyone has a cordial invita-
tion to come and enjoy a social even
ing.
THE foundation for the new school
house for the Broadkill district, at
Drawbridge Lane, is being laid. The
building is to be single story one Of
brick, one room.
A monument has been erected over
the grave of the late David Postles in
Odd Fellows cemetery, and one has
been placed over the grave of N. Wal
lace White in the M. 3. cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence R. Crouch,
Mrs. William c. Crouch and daugh-
ters, Catherine and Florence, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles D. Crouch and son,
Charles, Jr., of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John 7.
Crouch.
Miss Viola Maull has returned from
a five weeks visit with relatives in
Philadelphia and Mullica Hill, N. J.
Junior Thackery entertained his
young friends at his home on Monday
afternoon, the occasion being his sixth
birthday.
Francis Palmer, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Miss Emily
Maull.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell,
near town.
The Milton A. c. Baseball team will
play the Lincoln City team on the Mil
ton grounds on Saturday afternoon.
The game will begin at 8 p. m. This
opens the season for the locals.
William H. Chandler and family, Of
Scranton, Pa, are occupying the
Chandler home on Union street. Mr.. |
Chandler is here looking after his |
large fruit farm. He expects one of !
the largest crops of peaches ever har- |
vested. His trees are loaded with |
fruit.
Trout fishermen have opened the
season at Broadkill Beach, where |
several large seins are being fished.
A number of trout and hardheads have |
been caught this week and buyers
from the interior towns have been
able to get quantities for their trade.
Next week is expected to be a profit
able one for the netters if the warm
weather Of the past few days con-
Linues.
The Junior Glass of Milton High
School gave a play in the Fox theatre
On Tuesday night before a large
audience. Those taking part did very
,reditable work. The title Of the play
was "The Face at the Window"
Norman J. Workman, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Workman, near town,
and Miss Myrtis L. Green, daughter
If Mrs. William Green, of Milton, were
married on Sunday afternoon, April
10th, at the Milton M. E. parsonage by
Rev. J. c. Mccoy.
Captain J. B. Scull is quite i'll at his
lome on Front street.
Town Council has ordered the prop
.rty owners along Chestnut street
rO mthe railroad to Front street to
,ut in concrete sidewalks at once. A
urvey will be made giving the proper
lavement grade that all paVements
will be on the same grade. Other
arts on town will be attended to
lter. This step was taken by cOun-
il upon request of many citizens that
II pavements in the town be Of con-
rete, doing away with the uneven
rick and dirt sidewalks. =
Truitt Pepper and crew caught the
rst trout of the season at Broadkill
each on Monday Of last week, when
ley landed about two bushels Of large
out
The Milton A. C. baseball team will
lay the strong Lincoln club at Mil
N on Saturday, May Srd. Game
llled at p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ellington were
visitors last week, be-
g called there because Of the illness
Mrs. Edington's mother. ~
Joseph F. Forst, local egg dealer, re-
lived a carload Of egg crates this
eek, the second carload since the
'st of the year. Mr.. Forst ships
cry week about one hundred cases
eggs to the New York market.
The official board, with, the Ladies
d, will give a supper in the lecture
om> of Milton M. q. Church on
lursday evening, May tn. The
emu consists of chicken salad, boil
ham, pickles, jelly and Delaware
scuits. The price will be so cents.
David Dutton, Jr., celebrated his
lrth birthday on Tuesday afternoon
tn party to his little friends at the
me Of his parents, on Mulberry
'eet.
usin Miss Doroth Elizabeth Lank,
lta Delta Sorority dance at the