Milford chronicle., 1924-12-26
Milton Letter

Benjamin T. Johnson, well
known farmer Of cave Neck, died al
his home on Saturday after a snort
Illness, age ~ years. Funeral SER
vices were held ON Tuesday at mis-
late home and interment made IN
Milton odd Fellows cemetery by
VIM. 4. Atkins. He leaves Wlte and
several grown children.
Airs. John SOckum died early Sat
urday morning at her home on East
Front street after an illness Of only
a few days. Funeral services were
held on tuesday afternoon and IN
.terment made in Bethel M. E. ceme-
terry by S. J. Wilson and Son.
The condition Of Robert M. Col
Inns who has been ill with the flu for
several days is somewhat improved
at this time.
Mrs. John 7. Crouch is quite ill at
her home on Broad street with Sc
we're attack of grip.
While cutting wood in Prime Hook
Neck on Monday John A. Ellings-
worth received a severe blow on Jhe
top OF the head when his axe caught
in an OVeThanging limb.
George w. Simpler killed three
hogs this week that weighed $50,
48S and ATS pounds. Mr.. Simpler, so
far, holds the record for big hogs
in this section.
As trustee, J. r. Atkins will on
January Srd, in front of the Della
ware Trust Company, sell at public
sale two tracts OF valuable marsh
lands, lying in Broadkill hundred.
Both these tracts are valuable for
bay and the trapping of muskrats.
n Each employee of the Milton Can
ming Company was given a twenty
dollar gold piece as Christmas
present by the firm,
]. Carey PalmeE% shipped a car
load of cedar posts from the Milton
station this week. He is now loading
a car with cedar for rustic work for
a large New York estate.
Mrs. Mildred BurrOus is spending
a few days this week in New York.
A thief brOkeA into the confection-
cry store of George R. Palmer on |
Thursday night of last week and |
robbed his cash register of about |
sixty dollars in bills, leaving a pile |
Of silver coin and several checks. |
Entrance was gained by opening a
side window. At this window H. S. |
Ffthian has several radio receiving
sets for demonstration and the COW
ers of these sets and a lot of adver-
tising matter were scattered over
the room, evidently being displaced
by the thief crawling over the sets
in making his entrance. The State
Highway Police were notified and
two officers were sent here but their
Investigations were fruitless, no
CHE having been left by the thief.
. Louis White on Thursday killed a
black snake that measurer over four
feet in length and the day before
william Niblett and George Reed
killed one that measurer five feet
nine inches: 1t is very unusual to ,
see snakes crawling about this sec
ton as late as December 18th
A sewer Is being laid from the .
creamery to the BrOadkill River to :
take care of the waste water and !
milk from the creamery.
Mrs. Laura Hickman has returned
from visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Florence Johnson left this
week to spend the winter with her L
son, Arthur Maull, in Sharon Hill,
Pa. \
John C. Wiltbank, Jr., has moved h
from the country to the property d
gacated by Mrs. Susan Davidson.
Mrs. Davidson is occupying the Da- f
nd A. Wiltbank property on Feder- | i,
II street. n
Rufus Reed has sold two building
Ots on Behringer avenue to H. En- p
nest Conwell. Mr.. Conwell has =
Fought several other lots in that n
section of town and is establishing
! flower and shrub nursery there.
Mrs. Mabel A. Draper has bought =
If Samuel G. Burrous a three acre y
OF on the south edge of Milton, on Il
-Oad from Milton to Georgetown.
Mrs. Margaret P. NAPLES has sold Il
o James A. Clendaniel the store {
Iuilding and plot Of land at the cor NJ
er of Mulberry and Federal streets,
Tilton. Mr.. Clendaniel has been oc- 81
upying this property several years pl
g meat market. G
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonah Ellingsworth,
Glendale. spent Sunday with P1
heir son, Vardie Ellingsworth and m
lmily. -