Milford chronicle., 1924-08-29
Milton Letter

DR.. George T. Welch, of Passaic
N. j., died on Monday morning from
injuries received when his automo-
bile was struck by a train last We'd
nesday near Patterson, N. ]. DR..
Welch, who was about n years old,
was born and reared in Milton, and
is a brother of Peter p. Welch, who
attended the funeral services on
Wednesday at his late home. Inter-
ment was made in Cedar Lawn Gem
etery, Passaic. DR.. Welch leaves a
wife and one son, George NJ, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, two sisters, Miss
] Fannie, of Passaic, and Mrs. Kate
Hepburn, of Bloomfield, N. j., and
one brother, Peter P. Welch, of Mil
| ton. Mrs. Welch, who was with DR..
Welch when the accident occurred,
was painfully injured but her injur-
les are not expected to result seri-
Ously.
John Carey, of Miami, Florida, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Eliza Carey
this week.
Mrs. George Reed and daughters,
Alena and Viva, and son, Clarence,
of Philadelphia, are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Johnson.
A copius and much needed rain
visited Milton and vicinity on Mon
day night. Corn, beans, tomatoes |
and other growing crops were suf-
fering for moisture and the rain fall |
came in time to make the crops pro-
duce more nearly normal. So dry
had become the land that farmers
were compelled to stop plOwing for
the wheat crop, but now the plowing
can be finished in time to seed the
crop.
In the Chandler orchard on Mon
day four carloads of peaches were
picked It is estimated that forty
or more carloads will be harvested
from these orchards during the next
two weeks. The Pratt orchard is
producing the first full peach crop
and many carloads are being shipped
each. week.
Thackery & White, crate and box |,
manufacturers, are increasing the II,
size of their plant and putting in adj
power to take care of their u
business. They have just =
the erection of a large '
power house, in which has been in n
stalled a $50 H. P. boiler, taking !
he place of a so H. P. boiler. Ad- 9
litiOnal saws and machinery are be- !
ng placed, which will greatly in
crease the output of this plant. This n
irm has sold their lumber and build n
ng material business to NAPLES & :,
7irden and will devote their whole
)lant to the manufacture of box
hooks and crates.
Austin Darby, of Philadelphia, is
he guest of Milton relatives this G
week. . .
David Guilford, who has been u u
pending some time here, has re-
urned to Philadelphia. +
Local canneries are now busily en- =. -
aged in canning lima beans. This =,
rOp will be about normal despite -
he long droughth of July and Aug ?
st.
The condition of Mrs. William H.
Workman remains unchanged. In Or
er to make it as quiet as possible 4,
round her home Broad street has :. ~
cen closed to vehicular traffic. III
Louis Lane, superintendent of
ater, has notified all patrons to 10
once repair all leaky faucets, r
ave washes, ETC., in order to con- ne
,rve the water supply of Milton.
Another barge load of brush has W
zen shipped this week by Captain lii
Gorge E. Mcgee to Reedy Island. pa
everal more barge loads will be
tipped there before cold weather he
ops the work on the new jetty. tv
Mr.. and Mrs. William McIlvane,
ho have been visiting Mrs. Annie do
gram, have returned to their home bo
Camden, N. ]. H'
The cOlored camp closed on Sun .,
y evening after one of the most IN
ccessful camps ever held here. ur
veral thousand colored folks from La
parts Of the State were in at
1dance during the two weeks ses- MI
N. lis
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Crouch
d son, Thomas, of Philadelphia, ha
re guests of the formers uncle, ine
hn T. Crouch, on Sunday.
Roland Maull, of Mullica Hill, N. ]
was Milton visitor on Sunday. ing
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kolatta and If
l, Harry, Of Stevensville, Md, and vol