Milford chronicle., 1924-10-24
Milton Letter


body is cordially invited.
The Ladies Aid of the M. E. Church
will meet with Mrs. Clara Starkey
on Monday evening, October 27.
Rev. J. w. Townsend Officiated at
the wedding of his sister-in-law in
Baltimore on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. J. w. Townsend has returned
from a visit to Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. F. B. Carey, Mrs. w. A.
Johnson, Miss Hessie Johnson and
Rev. J. w. Townsend attended the
State Convention of the Delaware
Christian EndeavOr Union held in
Dover on Friday and Saturday of
last week.
The ladies of the M. P. Church
will serve lunch and supper near
the Polk, on election day.
James A. Clendaniel has bought of
Mrs. Charles G. NAPLES the store
building and lot of ground at the
corner of Mulberry and Federal
streets. Mr.. Clendaniel has occupied
this property for several years as a
meat and provision store.
George R. Marshall is marketing |
his crop or winter grown head let
tuce, a new crop for this section. He |
planted five acres to this crop and
his success will mean the planting |
by others next year.
The Antrim Lyceum Course offer
ed this year at Milton consists of
three we'll selected numbers which
combine entertainment with high
educational value. On October 29th
the first number offered will give the
people of this section a rare Oppor-
tunity to see and hear one of the
greatest magicians of the Lyceum
stage, De Jen, the renowned wizard.
AS a special feature De Jen will
present his famous Black Art Act,
"Dr. Faustus." A wierd, wonderful
and beautiful conjuring scene in the
laboratory of the old-time sorcerer
and alchemist. He will carry special
stage and lighting effects, as well as
the most elaborate outfit of para
phernalia ever used by a magician
on the Lyceum platform.
The well known National Male {
Quartet will be here on the oath of
This will be a musical
both vocal and instrument
tai.
The last number of the course, and
perhaps the best, will be presented
on February End. Mr.. Robert Bow !
man, the great hUmOrist and reader,
will give his famous Character POr- +.
trayals and humor of a very high
character.
ALI these numbers will be given in S
he Fox Theatre, Milton, on the 5
above dates. Admission, adults, so i
cents; children, 25c. Season tickets e
three numbers) $1.25. Do not for il
get October 29th.
Captain and Mrs. David Dutton r
md Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar S. Belts {
we're Seaford visitors on Saturday o
The sweet potato crop is being har- p
rested and the prices the growers r
re receiving makes the crop this
ear a profitable one. The yield has
,een about normal and the quality =
-ood. Storage house men are filling q
heir houses with the expectation =
hat the price will be better later, n
ut most of the Broadkill crop is 4
eing shipped from the patches be-
ause of the alluring prices offered
Y city dealers. The late white pota- II
D crop, for which great concern was II u
cit because of the cold weather of y
ate September, now promises to be II
early normal and good prices are U
xpected. The time to plant this ei
rop found the land so parched that
could not be plowed and the W
lanting was several weeks later OF
nan usual, and owing to the late bi
ess of planting and the cold wea- to
ler of September, it was feared til
lat the crop would not mature be- TO
IRE a freeze killed the plants, but Ri
ctober came in warm and has re- to
aimed so it is now believed the po-
ltoes will mature. In some fields p
le ground around the potato hills M
re cracking open because Of the da
rowth of the tubers, a good sign DIR
lat the crop will be a fair one at tn
asst. Sc
The buckwheat crop in this Sec #,
on is being cut, and on some farms dr.
e grain is being threshed. 1t has FL
zen found that where the grain was CT
,wn early the yield is normal, ar
hile in those fields where planting
as late the yield will be small. -
lte planted fields did not come up
all thick and many fields are
Lrdly worth cutting, although most
| will be cut, for to leave it stand
III mean that if planted next spring
corn, the buckwheat plants will
a source of nuisance to that crop,
e seed sprouting and growing
long the corn plants.
of the new grade level es-
blished by the county engineers
len the concrete road was laid
rough Milton it has been found
cessary for Town Council to raise
3 city hall about eighteen inches
d the side walk a corresponding
light. Bids have been asked for
IS work and it is expected the i'm
Ovement will be done in the next
v days.
Elmer Dickerson, Coroner of Sus-
< county, and one of BrOadkill's
to date farmers, has received
m the United States Department
Agriculture, bureau Of Animal
iustry, an Accepted Herd Certifi-
e, that certifies that his herd,
assisting of one pure bred and
enty-eight grade Holstein and
'sey cattle, is an accredited tuber-
osis-free herd. While this certifi-
e is in force Zone year, cattle
m this herd may be shipped in
state without further tuberculin
t. Mr.. Dickerson takes great
de in his herd and had the gov
ment officials examine them that
might know the milk he serves to