Milford chronicle., 1925-03-06
Milton Letter


Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Pratt for several
days this week.
Miss c. Agnes Hopkins, former
employee of the Delaware Trust Co.
has accepted a position as bOOkkeep-
er with the Charles Warner Com
pany at their main Office in the I. o.
o. F. building, Wilmington.
At a meeting of the members of
the Milton Methodist Protestant
Church held at the church on Mon
day evening, reports of the various
organizations of the church were
read and proved very satisfactory.
The following officers were elected
for the next conference year: Trus-
tees, William G. Fearing, James A.
Belts, John w. Coulter, Charles H.
Sharp, John F. Hudson, John D.
Wright, Hulda Hastings, William A.
johnson and James A. Clendaniel;
steward, Clarence B. Johnson, Frank
B. Carey, Charles T. Vent, Ernest NJ.
Jefferson, George r. Davidson; Or
ganist, Miss Virginia Jefferson.
Charles H. Sharp was elected dele
gate to represent the church at the
Maryland Annual Conference, to be
held in Baltimore, Md, on April 9TH.
Mrs. Emma Darby was elected alter
nate delegate. The present pastor,
Rev. John w. Townsend, was unan-
imOusly asked to return for another
year.
The cold weather that came to this
section on Sunday night was graft
flying to fruit growers, as it is be-
lieVed it will prevent the destruc-
ton of the crop by holding the bud
ding back. Fruit trees, especially
peaches, were beginning to swell
with the warm weather of February
but they had not sufficiently deveI-
oped to cause their ruin by the pres
ent cold spell.
Some of the muskrat trappers of
Prime Hook and Broadkiln districts
are of the opinion that the season |
for trapping should be made at least |
a month later than at present, MAX |
ing the opening day January 1st. It |
is claimed by them that the majority |
Of rats trapped during December are |
kits" small rats, and if the season
opens a month later these will have
heavh maturity, thus enhancing the
value of the pelt.
A most unique public sale, for this
section at least, was held in front
of the pOstOfice on Saturday after
noon Wnen J. D. Robbins sold one
hundred acres of farm and wood
land. The wood land was in five
tracts Of ten acres each. These were
put up separately, and afterward
was offered as a whole. Then forty
six acres of farm land and wood
land was offered. Finally the whole
one hundred acres were put up as a
WhOle-three sales in one. The forty
six acres were bought by Charles S.
Jones for $3.50. Mr.. Jones owns the
adjoining farm-the Robbins home
stead.
Joseph F. FOrst, Milton poultry
dealer, last week shipped IT'S cases
of eggs and 100 coops of chickens. !
He has two Ford trucks employed
hauling eggs and poultry to &
the Philadelphia market, and four !
trucks on routes that cover the en- ,
tire eastern part of Sussex county
gathering eggs and poultry. Mr.. +
Forst began this business two or !
three years ago with a horse drawn f
vehicle and by honest dealings with
he farmer has increased the busi- n
ness to it's present proportions. Be f
sides the rural routes covered he
maintains stOrehOuse in Milton q
where those who do not live on the
routes may bring their eggs and
poultry. "
Edward Blizzard left on Tuesday
or Philadelphia where he will take
,harge of a sand barge plying on the
Delaware River:
Edgar W. Lank of Philadelphia
jpent the weekend with his mo- -
her, Mrs. Mary Lank.
Mrs. ]. Oliver Hazard and two "
children who have been quite ill are p
-
Miss Edith Mumford and friend, s.
-ames L. Mitchell, of Rehoboth, "A
pent the weekend with Mr.. and 81
frs. C. w. Mitchell, of EastOn.
Miss Eva K. Smith, president of al
Iilton New Century Club and Mrs. {.
Wallace Irwin, vice president, at W
ended the Smyrna Club luncheon. p
Nelson King, of Georgetown u
pent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will -.
am E. Clifton, near town. ~ ~
The Milton Bowling Club came in Ut
D it's own on Wednesday evening So
hen it won from the Frederica II
owling Club, evening up the series W. W.
{ one all. In a series of five games M M
n Wednesday evening the Milton gu
ea,n won all games by large mar WI
in The total scO"c for the five I'd
ames was, Frederick 3955, Milton, ue ue
$50. nj nj
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Smith and p
aughter, Mrs. Clara Roach and LII
aughter of Wilmington, Mrs. Lizzie
ester and son of Georgetown, Mr.. a. a.
nd Mrs. Allie Hudson, OF Millsboro, F'
harles Kitchens aui family of near Es
-ilton and Mrs. Lizzie Walls, Of Mil 'i'
N, spent Sunday with Mr., and Mrs. -
lillian E. Clifton. d. d.
The annual town election will be -. De
eld on Saturday afternoon Candl- IT! IT!
ates are required to file their ~ ~
ames one week before election day Iel
nd no candidates being filed, eX- an
,pt those by members Of town coun- NJ,
/. there will be but one ticket in ~ 81
Ie field. That ticket contains the IL III
ames of H. C. Davidson, to succeed CI' w
mself. and Moan E. Warren, to sP
lcceed Charles A. Virden. The bal we
t will not contain the name of a
.ndidate for mayor, the present ma ne
IF being in Office until his success III
r is elected. ot
The regular weekly meeting of the re.
ilton New Century Club was held LuS
-ednesday afternoon, the president,
iss Eva K. Smith, presiding. me
Plans were completed for the pro- no
-essive party which was given hlt
ro5oasdov avening The Dresident