Milford chronicle., 1924-03-28
Milton Letter

MIS-. nelson Donovan near Calhoun 8
school house, on Thursday evening.
April Srd. Everyone has a cordial in
Vitation. We always enjoy the large
crowds.
Mrs. Thomas H Douglas will have
charge Of the program at the meeting
Of the Milton New Century Club on
Wednesday afternoon. The subject
will be: Vocational Education" The
club VIII celebrate their anniversary
day on Wednesday, April End, An an
proprlate program is being prepared.
As soon as spring opens the build
ing of a stone and tarvia road on
Front street from Federal to Chestnut
out Chestnut to the town limits. will
be begun by Town Council. This is tbe
main street to the railroad station and
. its improvement will take a large
amount of truck traffic from the con-
crete road on Federal street. Several
carloads of stone for the work have
arrived and about ten more carloads
are expected in few weeks, when the |
work will be started.
Fruit growers are elated because Of
the cold, stormy weather that is
sweeping this section of the country.
keeping the fruit buds from BURSTING
into bloom to be killed by the late
frOsts. At this time the prospect for
full crop Of peaches, apples and
pears is exceedingly bright. At the
Chandler farm spraying has been be-
gun and will be kept up until the har-
Vesting Of the fruit TO protect It from =
disease and destructive insects. At =
the Delaware Apple Farm the first I
crop of peaches will be gathered and
In another year or two apples trees 9
will come into bearing. These or c
chards are in splendid condition, the =,
trees being healthy and of vigorous
growth. A large packing house has >,
been erected on the railroad to facil- =
itate the shipment of the fruit. "
William Walls, who was operated :"
on at the Beebe Hospital, LeWes, two =
weeks ago, has been brought home A,
and is rapidly recovering his health.
Lester Clendaniel, who was recently n
operated on for appendicitis, is now ~
able to be outdoors. ".
The public sale Of farm implements, az
live stock and household goods by R. M ~
n. Collins on Wednesday brought a -
large crowd which was represented nc
from all parts Of the two lower coun- n
ties and good prices were realized for - =
the STUFF sold. There were several a.. az
pieces Of antique furniture that at il 9al
tTacted the attention Of dealers. One IAe M
writing desk sold for $91.0O while W
other pieces Of furniture sold for fab PI'
ulOus prices. '@1
The shade trees surrounding the
Episcopal Church have had their tops a.
cut out by the trustees, making for On
,bnrcI b,,iIJ;rs Hbict bo. boo,, S.o ra ket
painted. This church had a delapi- iOc
lated appearance before the improve ing
nents were made, but now is one of ing
he pleasing buildings Of the town. val
During a severe wind and rain FIJI
torn large limb was broken from a g
rec in front Of the residence Of H. K. tea
VagamOn, on Federal street. The limb sea
D falling struck the porch and smash 10 ]
d in portion of the roof. A
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. owe
dram ]. Outten, who has been ser q
)usly i'll for several months, is con- dan
alescing. Son
The freight boat, Thomas c., Of in t.
rederica, arrived in Milton on Sat seas
rday with a cargo of phosphate for the
harles A. Conner, from Baltimore. M
A government inspector was in Mil year
N this week examining the sloop nool
lat had sunk off the oyster house. Mrs
0mplaint has been made to the War atte
apartment that the sunken craft mon
as a menace to navigation, and It seve
III be removed. P.'
Revival services are being held eV- Ebe
y Sunday evening at Weigand Mrs.
lurch by q number of Holiness peo- Wills
e from LeWes. The meetings are d.
rgely attended by the people ing
Cave Neck. pany
On Thursday afternoon fire de- weel
Dyed the Outbuildings and contents Ar
the farm owned by William Smith been
d tenanted by Harley Tingle, near ldays
rbeson. The fire is supposed to gripI
We started from a spark from bon ~ Cly
, of litter that was being burned condl
ar the buildings. Several hundred his /
shells Of corn, soy beans and clover by fl
ID were destroyed. A horse in the week
Bile was burned to death before the tory
ghbors could save 1t. The fire was sales
covered by Mrs. Tingle who was in gasOl
nearby field cutting turnip greens The
dinner. A small insurance was on Bridg
buildings but none on the grain or concr
J stock. son,
bowling team from Frederick Rehol
le to Milton last week for practice the R
the Ffthian alleys. Those in the which
n were J. E. Mcbride, J. B. Hend- dred
IS, ]. R. Rogers and H. A. Werley. Hinck
'alter W. Crouch spent the week buildi
In Philadelphia. The n
1ss Viola Maull is spending some of vac
, in Philadelphia Swe
rs. Dora Warren has returned this Il
lie after three weeks stay in Phil a basil
phia, Wilmington and New Jersey. time a
RS. William Wilkins, Mrs. M. A. about
nson, Mrs. Dora Warren and Ed son M
q Shockley motored from Phila- fore r.
hia and spent the weekend with put in
and Mrs Dora Warren. Colo
1gar Shockley has returned home Nd, v
Philadelphia after spending a D. & !
as the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. to Lev
lam wilkins and other friends. also oi
- zens OF
CoNoUvc Saturd
SOk GyS citizens