Milford chronicle., 1924-02-22
Milton Letter


Century Club next Wednesday, Feb
ruary 9th. The subject will be "Cur
rent Events" A special program ha
been prepared and a full attendanc
is desired.
The Milton oyster shucking hOus
has closed for the season because o
the scarcity of the bivalves in tn,
Broadkill River. The oysters have be
come so scarce that many Oystermel
have stopped longing and are pre-
pairing their nets for the run of shat
and herring expected next month.
Thackery & White have sold theil
building material business to Waple'
& Virden, and will devote all theil
time and machinery to the manufac'
ture of crate shocks. New machinery
together with a larger boiler, will be
installed. They have contracted with
a New Jersey pottery concern for a
carload of shocks every five days dur
ing the year 1924. They begin ship
ments on this order April 1st. Thack-
ery & White will increase their force
Of WOrkmen to meet their new re-
quirements.
Tyndall & Wilson who have bought
the William Russell tract of timber,
have installed a saw mill on the tract
and are shipping out sawed timber as
rapidly as it is sawed. William john
sons mill is being used on this tract.
John A. Ellingsworth is Ill at his
home on Broad street. He Is some
what improved at this time.
David Guilford returned from Will
mington, where he is employed, on
Monday evening and will spend some
time with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Pratt will move
to their new home on the Delaware
Apple Farm at the first of March. Mr..
Pratt, manager of this fruit farm and
was compelled to move to Milton be-
cause fire destroyed the farm house
some months ago.
Snow began to fall in this section
early Tuesday morning and for time
it looked like a real blizzard, but af-
ter covering the ground with about
two inches of snow, rain began to fall
freezing as it fell, making travel
for pedestrians rather difficult. A
high wind prevailed and the sleet for
med on wires and trees until the
landscape resembled fairy land.
D. Wagamon and Son began a four
day February sale on Wednesday that
is attracting the attention of house
holders.
Miss Sallie Lofland will sell at pub
lie sale her household goods on Sat
urday afternoon at her home on
Broad street. The house will also be
offered for sale at the same time.
Owing to the nOn-arrival of shells
the button factory was forced to close
down for a few days on Monday. This
means the laying off Of about one hun
dred and twenty-five men. It is ex-
pected that shells will arrive in a few
days and operations will begin at
once. The shells are brought here
from tropic waters and the storms of
the past few days have delayed the
ships.
y Two carloads of oak piling have
been shipped during the past week
from Raught's switch, west of town.
Robert Workman has shipped several
carloads of pine mine props and pill
ing from this switch during Febrp-
airy. u
Several thousand peach trees, that
have outlived their usefulness, have
been taken out of the Chandler or
chards this winter, to be replaced
with young trees. On this farm is one
of the prettiest young orchards it has
ever been the writer's privilege to
see. It comes into bearing this year
and promises well. Mr.. Lynch, the
orchardist on the farm, says the fruit
- ~ a
cold weather and SHOWS Of the pres
ent will go a long way toward insur-
ing a full crop this year.
Mary A., wife of Smith Britting-
ham, died at their home in Cave Neck, !
on Friday, February 18th, aged 77
years. Funeral services were held at |
Sand Hills M. e. Church, by Rev. DON |
Ohio, and interment made in the adj
joining cemetery by S. J. Wilson &
Son. She leaves, beside her husband,
seven children: Edward, of Stevens
Vile, Md; David and Theodore, of
Lewes; Joseph, of Milton; Greensbury
and Ira, near Milton, and Mrs. Annie
Reed, of Milton.
Mrs. Margaret P. Robinson, widow
Of the late Peter Robinson, died at her
home at GlassborO, on Thursday,
February 14th. Her remains were
brought to HarbesOn on the 1880 ;
rain Tuesday morning and transfer
ed to the st. Georges Chapel. Ser
rices at 1880. Samuel J. Wilson and
Son had charge of the funeral.
Mrs. Lizzie Deputy, of Harrington,
S the guest of Mrs. Noah E. Warren.
The personal property of the late ;,
David Postles was sold at the Postles L
arm on Wednesday afternoon. "
Mrs. John Reynolds is i'll at her r
ONE on Chestnut street. a
William Marsh is ill with a severe
Did at his home on Mulberry street. ,r
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. :, l
hurch will meet at the parsonage y y
-ith Rev. and Mrs. J. c Mccoy, on - u
-onday evening, February 25th. All W W
embers are cordially invited to at Ii
nd T..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Walls and children 10 @i6
David jefferson and family, Char ies N "
lrcy and flmily, Frank Jefferson end
mily attended the funeral Of Mis-. -,
aUs' aunt, Mrs. William Stewart. at NJ NJ
eenwood, on Saturday afternoon. "
Mrs. Helen Williams Of Philadel- W.
ia is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Nl
nma DarDV. =,
Milton Chautauqua began on Thurs 9n
v and will continue until Saturday 50
ening. On Sunday 4 session with a ~
i+ohla Drovrann will he held. This