Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18
Milton Letter

IL was hectic game of ball play
ed here on Saturday between Milton
and Milford, ending in the tenth inn
ing with a near riot over the decis-
ions of Umpire Petry. Milford won,
score IA to 8. Umpire Petry proved
to be incompetent, to say the least,
and in all his decisions at bases and
on balls and strikes was plainly un-
fair to Milton. The decision that was
the last straw to Milton's patience
came in the tenth inning when Dut-
ton beat a throw to the home plate
by two feet and was called out by
Petry. The fans gathered around the
umpire and only the cooler heads
prevented bodily injury to the otIi-
cial. When asked about the decisions
of the umpire, Manager Crouch said
''Petry was bought by Milford, had
bet down on Milford or he is utter
ly incompetent. In either case he is
not fit official for the Sussex Coun-
ty League, and shall protest to
President Cooke against his assign
ment to games played by the Milton
club. Rather than play game where
this man is to officiate 1 will forfeit
every game. There is no room in this
league for incOmpetents or dishOn-
est umpires." In the seventh inning
Milford led the locals by the score
of 8 to 0. Milton rallied behind Belts,
who relieved Malone in the box and
tied the score in the ninth; Belts
holding the Milford sluggers power
less. At the beginning of the tenth
Petry got busy and before the side
was retired Milford had scored 5
runs. In Milton's half of the tenth
with three men on and one out HOr-
ton hit down the third base line for
what should have been two bag
ger, but Petry, despite the fact the
ball landed two feet in fair territory,
called it foul. On the next play he
called a Milton runner out at Sec
ond that beat the throw three feet,
and then came the play that broke
up the game.
Captain George E. Mcgee is load
ing another barge with brush at the
Walnut street wharf, for the jetty |
the government is building in the
Delaware River above Reedy Island. |
This brush is mostly pine sapplings,
about twelve feet long and from two |
to four inches across the butt. It is
cut from waste lands that have been |
to grow up in scrub pines.
The owners of this young growth
timber figure that at the price paid
by Captain Mcgee it pays them to
sell now then to wait ten or fifteen
eOv to 1s1yo II n nln |
timber.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clay Williams on Saturday
July 18th. Mother and son
are doing as nicely as can be ex-
Dected.
On Monday, July 14th, a daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Wiley.
The family of DR.. and Mrs. R. B.
Hopkins are rusticating at Broad
kill Beach, in their cottage. The sea-
ION at this popular Sussex county
'esort is now open and most of the
cottages are open. There is no bet
er bathing beach on the Delaware
hore than at Broadkill, and the fish
ng off the beach is fine, many large
atches of trout and hard heads are I
made daily. A commOdiOus Pavilion
las been erected for the free use of
he public and a concrete walk has j
een laid from the river side to the
ay side.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Newton FOeman
nd family, of Ridley Park, Pa, were
ecent visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Wallace Irwin. 1
Rev. Charles Dutton and son, !
esse, of Bethel, spent Monday with e
he formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a
'eter Dutton, near town. n
After a vacation of ten days to in il
tall more machinery the button fac +,
Dry will begin operations on We'd v
esday morning.
In order to stop the washing away +,
f the shoulders of the concrete f,
Dad on the hills of Milton the coun- t,
2 has had coarse crushed stone i,
laced on the shoulders. il
Millsboro will play Milton A. G. Fl
l Milton on next Saturday after
oon, July 18th. Millsboro is a very P
.rong team and an interesting game Fl
expected. The attendance at the Fl
zeal games is increasing; in fact,
-ilton has the base ball fever to a s,
Ugh degree. F
To further relieve his peach trees II
lillian H. Chandler, proprietor of G,
le Chandler Orchards, has force
, workmen picking quantities of r
reen fruit from the trees. The ap- /,
e crop is coming on and force of RI
en- and women are busily engaged "
picking and packing the fruit II
bout twenty-five carloads of early y,
)ples have already been shipped o,
ON this orchard. Later varieties Fl
e now ripening and from now I'M
October several carloads a day 10
i'll be shipped. M
Miss Helen Mcgee of Philadelphia N
spending the summer with her r,
andmother, Mrs. D. A. Wiltbank. ~
The new bridge over Lake Fang M
zvlzi has been completed and the n,
proaches are being filled. 1t is ex- tt
cted that the bridge will be open Or
traffic about August 1st. A head
water has been backed into the so
ze and the Diamond State Roller D.
lis are now using water power for an
. grinding of grist. Ia
supply of coal sufficient for the M
nter has been delivered to the Mil no
l creamery this week. This indus M,
? is putting out brand of butter on
It is creating a larger demand
,nthly. The difficulty confronting br
company is the supply of cream. tn,
effort will be made by the man
ement to induce farmers to buy en-,
re and better stock Of cows that Mr.
,ir supply will meet the demand ine
all seasons Oh Lne year. wi