Milford chronicle., 1924-10-03
Milton Letter

Ter Migrants School, near Milton, wa.
las opened again on Thursday When the
IN, school term began the first of Sep
tember a woman teacher was secur-
1T ed but later discharged because of
r. alleged deficiency of her certificate.
Another teacher, this time from
40 North Carolina, was engaged, bat af-
OF ter one look at the school building.
IL she returned from whence she came.
N Through the State Board of Educa-
tiOn teacher has been secured and
r school opened again. This is one of
4 the several schools that should be
n consolidated with the HarbesOn
school, transferring the pupils of
y the district by auto to Harbeson,
! where modern school house should
A be constructed. There are several
: schools within a radius of five miles |
of HarbesOn the building of which |
a are small and inadequate for school
purposes There are parents in each
district who favor consolidation with
Harbeson school but unluckily they
are in a minority and unable to
bring about this very desirable con-
z ditiOn. However they are keeping up
the fight and ultimately expect to
win over the objectors.
Mrs. David NJ. COnwell has brood
of young chickens that have been t
under the protection, since they 7
were hatched, of a tabby' cat. The q
cat took up her vigil in the coop lust Y
as soon as the chicks were placed in a
it. At first Mrs. Conwell feared the t
cat would destroy the chicks and S
tried to keep her from the coop. But b
despite her efforts the cat remained v
and has slept with the chicks until y
the present. TIL chicks now weigh II
two pounds each but tabby is yet Y
looking after them. 1t is needless to p
say rats got none of this brood of fl
chicks. "
The Vaughan property on Chestnut
street was sold at public sale on
Tuesday afternoon to Francis Will
kins for $16S5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Crouch
and son, Charles, Jr., after spending to
ten days with his father, Walter w. pa
Crouch, returned to their home in
on Tuesday afternoon. Fl
J. F. Forst, local poultry and egg to
dealer, has purchased an automobile
truck and is hauling chickens, eggs be
and country produce to Wilmington
and Philadelphia. Mr.. FOrst during EI
the summer months shipped by boat an
to Wildwood, N. j., but now that the
boats have tied up, decided to contin- FL
lie buying all winter and haul his Br
produce by truck. He now covers
Sussex county as far down as Days da
1orO, Millsboro and FrankfOrd and Vii
surrounding country, giving the Ra
growers of this section a new outlet
or their poultry and produce. chi
B. N. Palmer has put a new roof AM
N his residence on Walnut street phi
nd otherwise improved its appear -
PEE.
William Pierce, of Milford, and P
Tall Pierce, of Marlboro, Massachus-
it's, spent Sunday with relatives and
riends in Milton
Oystermen are preparing their
oats and apparatus for the opening
the oyster season in the BrOadkill
iver on October 18th. It is reported
Y those who have examined the -
eds that the catch this year will be
rger than last, the poorest ever
lOwn in this river.
Bay fishermen are catching very All
W crocus fish off Broadl1iT Beach
this time. It seems that these fish II
e coming in to the shallow waters +os+
ter than usual. In former years o.
.ptember was a harvest month for Eri5
Ocus fishermen but the present .
Onth has been almost a failure and c..
the fish do not appear soon there ~
II be very few of these delicious ,,;ao
h salted down for winter use by
e people of this vicinity. ino
Captain George e. Mcgee, of Mil p.
l. is a candidate for Receiver of ~.
Xes for Sussex county, subject to Co.
: decision of the Republican party e.
their primary election on Satur- NJ, SS
Y. Captain Mcgee is an "Old War M,
rse" and is capable of conducting ~
duties Of the office. He has been Iop
i've in the affairs of the Republi- 10;
l party for more than quarter of --iI1It M.
century and has many friends in 10, Ii
h the Republican and Democratic IN M.
ties that would like to see him II II
ure the nomination. q
he Ladies Aid Society of Rey- I5I: r. N
DIS M. P. Church will meet at the 1Ieeoi
ne of Mr.. and Mrs. Kensie Truitt lt. on q
Thursday evening, October 9Th pi1se .e4
,rybody welcome. Come and help Su1C M, y
ood cause and enjoy a pleasant iii TX :
ming. - WI
lloyd Lingo is erecting a building O0Iop
in front of Beaver Dam H. an On
P Church, in which he will con- c.. ~.
a stl.oral store. .Iu-D oullut
everal real estate deals have Predc
1 made around Milton during the ~ - !!
few weeks as follows: Mary A. oDseI
Ter, of Philadelphia, has sold 10 ~. w IS
liam A. Johnson, Milton, build tne 5I
lot on Chestnut street. Mrs. Mar G"y d d
]. Wilson has sold building lot 'H9 H4 =. -
Chestnut street to Mr.. and Mrs. 49,,
nix B. Carey, upon which the lat ~. NJ =
have begun the erection Of a 1oo+ilU i,U
k bungalow. Miss Lillian Jade ~ w w
sold to Harry WagamOn a build 1Il.;5o, ~ !"
lot on the east side of Union ! iu''I
ct. John w. Clark, Sr., has
sht of Samuel J. Wilson a build aZSzz
lot OH Coulter stree+, upon which
t,u erect a dwelling Charles A. a "
Ter, of Milton, has sold to David
{ f., rsOn, Jr, a 100 acre farm or Till
iced from Reyn0l Is Mill to Ell II
ale
Orge Marshall is trying an ex-
nent that will be of great inter-
o farmers of this district. He
planted five acres of winter head
ce to be sold in Philadelphia,
York and Wilmington markets Q.A5
lg the winter months. His ear1v