Milford chronicle., 1924-09-19
Milton Letter

Sunday at Nassau, by the Rev. Nc
Lane.
Miss Matilda Lewis, daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Lewis, an,
Elias Bailey, Jr., were married a
Salisbury, Nd, on Friday of las
week.
Squirrel hunters are complaining
of the scarcity of this game animal
1t is thought that the heavy rains Of
the early spring drowned the young
in their nests.
Private P. R. Ness, Of Fort du-
POnt, spent the weekend with his
wife, Mrs. Ethel Ness.
Miss Betty Blocksom, of Penns
Grove, N. j., has returned home af-
ter spending a month with her cous-
in, Miss Virginia Davidson.
William JQline, a private at Fort
Mott, N. j., is spending a few days
at Hotel Jester.
Hamilton c. Davidson is confined
to his home with neuritis.
Mrs. Rebecca Johnson has return
ed from two weeks visit at At
lantic City.
Miss Panebaker, teacher in the
Milton schools, spent the weekend
at her home in Westminster, Md. \
The past weekend closed the sea-
IsOn at BrOadkill Beach and cottage
I owners have locked and nailed up
their cottages. During the past sew
| eral weeks cottages have been brok-
en- open and robbed. An effort will |
be made to stop this, as a watchman |
who resides on the beach all year, is |
to keep a look out for these thieves. |
The season at this popular resort |
was one of the best and it is expect
ed that several new cottages will be
erected before the opening of next
season. The fishing, grabbing and
bathing at BrOadRill Beach is the
best on the Delaware shore. II
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles d. Crouch
and son, Charles, of Philadelphia,
are the guests of his father, Walter
w. Crouch.
Thomas Draper, of Philadelphia,
spent a part of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles G. NAPLES.
Mrs. William Fosque is quite i'll at
her home on Fearing street.
A Democratic Club room has been
opened in the Palmer Block by the
Democrats of Broadkill Hundred.
Milton closes the season in the
Sussex County League on Saturday
when they play Lincoln on the local s
grounds.
Everett Calhoun has moved to the
Vent farm, east of town, and will
engage in farming and poultry rails
ing. Edward Andres, who resided
on this farm during the present year,
has moved into house on Mulberry
street.
Oliver West has moved into the !
William Johnson house on Mulberry g
street, recently vacated by Mrs.
Florence Johnson. {
Herman Lewis has rented the +, G
house on Mulberry street recently l
erected by Noah E. Warren and will
remove thereto on January 1st. f
The Draper Cannery is packing to- O
matoes this week, thereby helping to
market the local crop. Fred Reed is [
buying for down State canneries. n
The prices range from thirty-five to
fifty cents per basket, the best price (
paid for several years. The largest [,
tomato packing plant in this section o
is the Silver Cannery at HarbesOn.
This plant devotes it's entire time to 5
the packing of tomatoes, and con-
tracted with growers this year at
twenty-five cents per basket, consid-
cred a good price by the growers.
Unable to get enough local help this I
cannery has sent to Baltimore and el
secured several families who have1 el
been installed in the quarters at the p
plant. I lfu
Fodder saving is engaging the at 81
tentiOn of farmers. The crop of corn pl
is below normal in this section aid NJ
yet those who have been in other NJ
sections say that the Broadkill crop &C
is far better than in other sections W
of the peninsula. Owing to the scar-\ p
city of help many farmers are top ~
ping the fodder, allowing the lower
stocks and blades to go to ruin. 5p Sp
The Vaughan property on Chest Nj
nut street, lately occupied by Amos tic
Burrous, will be sold at public sale nv.
IN Tuesday afternoon on the proper wi
Y. an
The last load of brush for the jet ve
y work in the Delaware River above tb.
4eedy Island, has this week been sto
Oaded on a barge by Captain George {
J. Mcgee. Captain Mcgee early in the en-
ear secured the contract to furnish is =,
thousand cords of brush to be de- I
vered before cold weather set in, PEI
nd has pushed the work so rapidly \
nat he has made delivery more than No
month ahead of contract time. This \
rush was cut from hedgerows and re
aste lands and has been a source of wit
rOfit to the owners of such lands. JOB
William H, Chandler picked and c,.l i
lipped a carload Of Keiffer pears Sur
ON his orchards this week. He ex- cha
ects to ship about ten carloads dur pre-
e this month. w
Mrs. Lee Smith who has been ere,
pending the summer here has re- pur
Irned to Wilmington for the win N
r. sdf
The frame work for Ernest Jeffer- n
ms new house on Union street, has littl
zen razed and will be enclosed in 4le 4oy
w days. The house is to be COM M
eted by January 1st. yisi
Mrs. A. H. Lofiand and children Z,
e Wilmington visitors this week r,al AZ
here Mr.. Lofland has charge Of a war
rye brick manufacturing plant. M
Come early, do your shopping; ed
ay for the Firemen's Carnival. We in {
i'll check your packages free. moo moo
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