Milford chronicle., 1924-06-06
Milton Letter

= Jefferson Cross Roads, on THURSDAY
} evening, June 18th. Everybody wei
come. Come and enjoy a pleasant ev-
; ening.
, On some farms the first planting oi
; lima beans for the factories has not
: sprouted as they should and many
} patches will be plOwed and planted
. again. String beans have come up in
good shape and the outlook for this
factory crop is good at this time, de-
spite the heavy rains and cold wealth
er of May. The strawberry season is
now on in earnest and promises an
abundant yield. Buyers and the juice
factories began operation on Monday
and since then many carloads have
been shipped or preserved. Scores of
colOred berry pickers have left Milton
for the larger patches at SelbyVille,
Bridgeville and Greenwood. Despite
this flight of labor to other parts there
is enough left to handle the local
crop.
Captain L. c. Darby, Philadelphia,
has been visiting his family here.
Clay Williams of Wilmington has
been the guest of Mrs. Emma Darby.
Mrs. Henry McAllister who has
been ill for several weeks, is now able
to sit up a while each day.
S. Franklyn WoOdcook, of Sails
bury, Md, will sell at public auction
on Saturday, June 21, number of
building lots and small farms near
Milton, sale beginning at / p. m, on
the Conwell property.
The Milton A. C.'s defeated Lewes
in well played game on the local
grounds on Saturday afternoon. Score
z to 5. Belts pitched an excellent
game for the locals, while Raught for
the visitors was hit at opportune mo-
ments. This is the third straight vic
tory the locals have registered over
the Lewes club. On Memorial Day the
A C.'s defeated their old rivals, the
Dagsboro team, by the score of II to
z. This is the first game the Dagsboro
boys have played this season and lack
of team work was the principal cause
of their defeat. Manlove, who pitched
for Milton, was hit hard but was eff
fective in the pinches. The next game
will be with the Lincoln City team,
which has trounced Milton in both
contests played this season. The To-
Gals hope to take their scalps on Sat
urday. The attendance at the games |
here is very gratifying to the manage
ment.
Miss Virginia Brockington spent the |
weekend with her mother, Mrs. Mary |
A. Brockington.
The tree trunk that has been men
ace to traffic over the MiltOn-Harbe-
son improved roads, has been remOV-
ed. The tree laid almost on the con-
crete road bed in front of the home
of William Mason, at the intersection
of the Georgetown road and several
accidents have been narrowly avert
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McIlvaine of Il
Camden, N. j., spent the latter part
of last week with Mrs. Annie Ingram.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Marvel spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Jar
Wis at HarbesOn. /:
Captain William Pettyjohn of Will
spent the weekend with his
family here.
William Pettyjohn, Jr., of Harring-
on, spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Harry Martin.
A Ford runabout driven by Fred
of Milford, crashed into the
ear of a truck owned by Gus KOp-
)le driven by his son, almost COM
lletely wrecking the Windsor car.
yOung Kopple, who had just dumped
load of gravel at the bridge on In
on street, ran his truck into Fearing
street and backed out just as Wind
or came down the hill. Mr.. Windsor
.pplied the brakes to his car but the |
momentum was so great that his car I
truck the Kopple truck with sufi-
.ient force, to smash his radiator, |
freak the windshield, and bend the
rOnt axle. Mart Hazel who was in
he Windsor car was severely cut
bout the face when the force of the
ollisiOn jammed his head through
he windshield. The Kopple truck was
ot damaged. The State Highway PO-
Ice were notified and two policemen
rom Georgetown came over but no g
rrests have been made as yet.
Mrs. Matte Watson who has been
saching school at Frankford during
he past term, has returned to her
ONE in Milton.
Mrs. Wilson who has been spend
lg the winter with her daughter,
Lrs. Andrew J. Davidson, in Whining
IN, returned to, Milton on Wednesday
7ening.
Mrs. John A. Hickman has returned
ON a visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harry Manship, of Wilmington
1ent a few days in Milton last week.
Mrs. Emma Darby spent few days
ith her daughter, Mrs. Clara Will
ans, in Wilmington. She returned
1 Saturday accompanied by Mrs.
illiams.
Charles A. Conner received a YES
j load of fertilizer from Baltimore
/ Monday.
Mrs. Robert H. Vaughan entertain
several guests over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. White Of Camden,
J., spent the latter part of last
eek with her parents, Captain and
RS. James C. Conwell.
Walter C.. Welch of New Jersey
ent Memorial Day with Milton rel
ives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welch Of Bos-
n, Mass, have been the guests of his
ster, Mrs. William B. Wagamon.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Lippincott,
Chestnut Hill, Pa, have been the
tests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gray.
Mrs. Sallie Pettyjohn who has been
lite i'll is convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of viii
W Grove, Pa, spent a part OF last