Milford chronicle., 1924-09-26
Milton Letter

Mrs. AlWilda Workman, wife O
William H. Workman, a prominent
builder and contractor, of Milton
died early Saturday morning at heI
home on Broad street, after an ill
ness of several months duration
She was about ,55 years of age, and
was the daughter of the late Thorn
as w. Jefferson, once State Senator
from this district and later State
Librarian at Dover. She is survived
nv husband, mother and one sis
ter. Mrs. Bertha Jackson, near Mil
ton Funeral services were held at
her late home on Tuesday afternoon
and interment made in ODD FelloWs
cemetery by S. ]. Wilson q Son.
Political leaders were busy on
Saturday getting all who had not
done so registered. A larger registra-
tion has been made to date than in
former wears and the last day, in
october, will see very few not on
the registration books.
BLACK & Lingo will on next We'd
nesdav hold their sixth semi-annual
Dollar Dax sale. This event draws
people from the southern most part
of the county, because of the con-
crete roads that lead into Milton.
Mrs. William FOsque is lying at
the point of death at her home on
Fearing street. Mrs. Fosque, who is |
the widow of the late Mayor William |
H. FOsque, has been i'll for several
weeks.
The RehobOth Canning Company is
buying tomatoes at Drawbridge for
shipment by barge to the cannery
on the Lewes Canal.
Robert B. Black has sold his in
terest in the Black & Lingo Depart
ment Store to J. Leon Black and
Robert D. Lingo, his associates, who
will continue the business.
William H. Stephens has rented
the Carey store house at the corner
of Broad and Union streets and will
shortly open a general store there.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Milton /;
NJ. E. Church will meet with Mrs. {
Mable Draper on Monday evening, |
September 29th. All members are
requested to be present. 2
Mrs Emma Smith of Philadelphia, {
spent a part of last week with Mrs.
William Pettyjohn. :
Mr.. and Mrs. William Montgomery =
of New York have been recent Wis
itors with Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Belts.
Harper Richardson, of FrankfOrd, t
and Miss Mildred Andrie, of Milton, n
mOtOred to Wilmington on Sunday n
The regular monthly meeting of
Zion w. C. T. U. will be held on
Wednesday evening, October 1st, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lof-
land. Everybody invited and a good =,
is desired, as we will n =,
have the election of officers. =
Fire on Friday night partly de- "
strOyed the fire room at Draper's .
cannery in Slaughter Neck. The II
flames assumed alarming propor- =
tions and but for the assistance of II Il
nearby farmers, who kept the flames i i
from spreading to the main factory 3 >
building until the arrival of the Mil +,
ford Fire Company, the entire plant u
would have been destroyed. The roof =
of the fire room was entirely con-
sumed but the boiler and engines
were not damaged and the plant was
able to resume work next morning.
The destruction of this canning
plant would have meant a serious
loss to tomato growers in that sec
ton.
The Silver Canning Company, at
is complaining that :
number of tomato growers are not
living up to their contract and sew
eral suits will be instituted against
these growers. 1t is claimed that the
Silver Canning Company last winter
contracted with growers for tOma-
toes at twenty-five cents a basket, m
but now that the scarcity of toma-
toes is causing out of town packers F
to offer as high as fifty cents per
basket, some growers are selling to- 81
matOes to buyers who call at the
fields and get them. vi
HarbesOn is enjoying a building
boom, three new houses now being in
lnder course of construction. A
handsome dwelling has just been
completed on the GeOrgetOwn-Har- Sc
DesOn concrete road for M. Carlisle,
tatiOn agent for the Pennsylvania Nj
railroad Company. A pretty bunga-
Ow on the MiltOn-HarbesOn con- Pc
rete road has been enclosed for
'aWrence Mason, and the foundation m;
Or two story dwelling near the
abroad station has been laid for yo
Tarr. The two latter build
lgs are being erected by William H. iOr
Workman a Milton builder and con- pa
actor. TIL
Mis- sAnnie Beswick of Milford on
as a Milton visitor on Monday.
The condition of Mrs. James P. Yo
who has been confined to at
er bed with illness for several Gre
eeks, remains critical. ]
Amos Burrous has moved into the sto
yelling he recently purchased of ]. at
Turner, on Chestnut street. Al
With the exception of a few. p(op-, Hy
ties, North Union streetANSsfde SUI
alks have been laid in concrete. It sto,
thought that the entire street will tur
competed by cold weather as sew 7:3
al contractors are working along =
is thoroughfare now. = ~
Come early, do your shopping; A
ay for the Firemen's Carnival. We "A