Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Milton Letter

ren, III cave NECK, and set tlre Il
one of the stacks. Despite the effort
of Mr.. Warren and neighbOrs, six o
the eight stacks of straw were de
strOyed. A part of this straw be
lOnged to a neighbor who had hi
wheat threshed at the home of Mr.
Warren. Only the vigorous efforts O.
the fire fighters saved the Outbuild
ings and dwelling.
NIilton's colored camp meeting
will open on Sunday, August 10th
and continue until Sunday, August
oath. This is one of the largest col.
Ored camps in the county and a large
attendance from both Sussex anG
Kent counties is expected each Sun
day Some of the most prominent
preachers of the A. NJ E. Confer
ence will be present and preach at
the various services. Rev. Z. J.
Young is the pastor in charge.
City Clerk of Camden, n. J., A. R.
White and Motor Vehicle Commits
siOner John B. Welch, Jr., motOred
to Milton on Saturday, bringing with
them the following friends for their
first visit to Delaware: Edward Kel-
leher, clerk Of the Supreme Court,
of New Jersey; Surrogate Horace L.
Brewer, Hon. Charles H. Horner,
mayor of BroOklawn, B. Frank Al
colt, secretary to Mayor King, of
Camden, and Thomas B. Suydam of
the United Service, Inc. After par
taking of a supper of crabs and
chicken at the Hotel Jester, they mo-
70 oI,
jojyed the evening, dancing by the
"Sad Sea Waves" On Sunday they
were given a trip on the X-10-U-S,
down the historic Broadkill River
and to the Delaware Breakwater.
'WhO caught that big founder? Kel-
leher, that's who" And he thought
he sat on my new straw hat. The
visitors claim they had a most pleas
ant time and hope to return in Sep
tember. Messrs. Welch and White
are former Milton boys.
J. Leon Black and party of friends
witnessed the game of ball at Dover
between the team from that town
and Parksley, on Monday.
The condition of Mrs. William H. II
Workman shows but little improved
ment. She has been confined to hen
bed for the past several weeks.
The fitzgerald" left here onN
Tuesday with a load of poultry, eggs
and country produce for Wildwood,
N. J. The "Orsino" left on Saturday
with big load of the same produce. !
These boats furnish a splendid mar
ket to the BrOadkill farmers and |
serve to keep the prices up. Farmers |
from Indian River, Georgetown and |
Cedar Creek Hundreds are patrOniZ- |
ing these boats and giving them anl
outlet for produce that in former I
years brought very little money to
them.
A building boom is expected in .
Milton this fall, as several contract
Ors are now making estimates on
several dwellings for erection be-
fore the new year.
Nearly all pavements on Chestnut
street from the depot to Front street
have been laid. There are several,
however, who have failed to comply
with the orders of Town Council.
Those who have put in the improved
walks are awaiting the action of
Council against the delinquents.
The paving of the balance of the
towns sidewalks depends upon the
success Council has. with the sew
eral rich" property owners who
have failed to lay concrete walks on
their properties.
Tins section of the cc"ptX is bad
ly in need of rain. The fields of pO-
tatoes, corn, and other produce are
burning up from the hot sun and
lack of moisture. 1t is now time the
late potato crop was planted, but
the drought makes this impossible
and unless a rain comes soon this
crop will be practically nil in Broad
kill hundred.
The prospect for a normal, or even
a half crop, of corn is very poor.
The growers had difficulty in get
ting a proper stand and then the
bud and cut worms came along and {
destroyed acres of the young plants, ]
necessitating the replanting of some
fields several times. There are three I
and four different paintings in the
same fields and growers say that {
some of the plants will not mature
before frosts kill it off. On the bay ]
shore farms the plOwing was late {
because of the excessive rains Of the 7
spring and since the plOwing and J
planting adversely has almost ruined J
the fields. If other sections Of the G
country have been as unfortunate as {
Broadkill hundred corn next win (
,er will be high in price. K
Since the threshing Of wheat has d
begun here it has been found the y
crop is not more than sixty per T.
cent of normal. Buyers are offering | Y
,1.10 per bushel for this grain and
hose who have no storing facilities il
ire selling at this price, while e
hose who can are holding for
aise in price. T
Although the huckleberry crop is Il
arge, Milton housewives are unable q
o secure them for canning purposes T
because buyers go into the berry dis r
ricts and buy the berries for ship \
nent to city markets. The price they "
re paying makes it more profitable Il
o the pickers than to peddle them
n the surrounding towns. q
Usually by the fifteenth OF July II
nd earlier the sweet corn crop is "
in this section, but this n
ear there has not been any offered n
n the Milton market, although a
ew early gardeners have had sweet
orn on their tables, grown in their f,
ack yards. "
The Milton canneries are prepar-
ng for the opening of the lima bean
eason. This crop is short because of Il
.,n In,,r. d,.n11 n.lnt II is thnnoht the ~