Milford chronicle., 1926-10-22
Milton Letter

near town, lost several large ones,
Charles Jackson and Robert Cal
houn lost one each and others
have either lost hogs or have them
ill. Many are OF the opinion that
damaged wheat fed is the cause Of
the outbreak, while others who
feed nothing but corn have lost
hogs during the epidemic.
Concrete cutters have been Iald
on East Front street this week by
Town Council, and crossings laid
at Front and Walnut.
William Marsh has moved into
the John P. Robinson house on Null
berry street.
Mrs. George H Belts was taken
suddenly i'll on the street early Sat
urday evening. She was taken
home and has since recovered.
Mrs. Earl Reed was taken sud
denly ill at her home on Broad
street while entertaining company
on Sunday, and her condition Is
quite serious.
Mrs. David T. Atkins. who has
been ill for several weeks, is con-
yalescing.
The large peach orchards at the
Chandler farm are being pruned by
a force of workmen this week.
These trees were somewhat broken
by the heavy crop of fruit and
these broken branches are being
removed.
Leroy Lynch left on Sunday eve
ming for Scranton, Pa, with a num-
ber of men to gather the apple
crop on the Chandler farms at
Falls, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Robbins visit
ed the Sesqui at Philadelphia on
Sunday.
Last Saturday being the last reg
istration OF voters, the politicians
got busy and registered the tagging
voters. The total registration for
this district is a few more than
twelve hundred, about two hundred
less than registered two years ago.
Captain David Dutton is building
brick addition TO the Tomlinson
granary on Walnut street wharf,
and will use the building for an
oyster shucking house.
Local oystermen are complaining
that tongers from Bowers Beach
and Milford are taking oysters from
the BrOadkill river and leaving the
oysters in Jones', Murderklll and
AIispilliOn rivers, their home rivers,
until later. On the opening OF the
season it is estimated that these
oystermen took away nearly q
thousand bushels OF prime oysters.
They have a perfect right to tongue
here but local Oystermen will make
an effort to have passed by the
next Legislature a law preventing
the dispoiling of BrOadkill oyster
beds by outside tOnguers.
Muskrat trappers say that the
marshes are well stocked with rats
but that the draining of the marsh
es by opening bitches into the bay
will make their capture difficult.
There is a mild war on between
the trappers and landowners bor-
dering the marshes. TrapperS
want the bitches closed that musk
rats may have larger feeding
grounds, while the farmers want
the bitches kept open that they
may have more land drained, that
it may be planted. The heavy
rains this year flooded many fields,
causing heavy financial loss to
farmers because the drains had be-
come clogged with debris from the
marshes, and some say that the
trappers closed the mouths of the
bitches that the marshes may be-
come covered with water. How
ever, a majority think the bitches
naturally closed from no attention.
Rabbit and quail are plentiful in
Broadkill district this year. The
early spring was dry and favorable
to the propagation of the game
One driving along the roads in the
early evening sees many rabbits
along the roadside feeding, and the
call of the BOb-White can be heard
on every hand.
The owners of farm lands are
finding it a difficult problem to
rent their farms this year. This is
caused by the fact that farming this
year has not been very profitable,
and many young men are leaving
the farms to engage in other and
more lucrative occupations in the
towns, especially in Milton, where
they can secure work in the button
factory. Several first-class farms
in BrOadkill Neck, one of the most
fertile in Sussex county, will re-
main vacant during the coming year
because of the lack of renters.
Thomas Black, of Philadelphia, is
spending a few days with relatives
in Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Mears
have returned from a fOur-weeks'
visit with relatives in Philadelphia
and points in New Jersey. They
visited the Sesqui while away and
are loud in their praise of the build
ings and exhibits there.
The-funeral of Captain George D.
Hunter, who died at his home on
Chestnut street, on Saturday, Oc-
tober 18th, was held at his late
home on Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
J. S. Eldridge in charge, and inter-
ment made in the NJ. E. Cemetery
bv S. J. Wilson & Son. Captain
Hunter retired from the sea several
years ago and since then has been
active in the financial affairs of the
community, being vice president
and a director of the First National
Rank of Milton since it's OrganiZa-
tion. He was SO years of age and
leaves a wife and one son, Dr. Wal
fer Hunter, of Pittsburgh, Pa. He
was n Mason and an Odd Fellow,
and a member of Milton M. e.
Church. Captain Hunter came to
Milton when a young man and fol-
lowed the water in vessel COM
manded by the late Captain Eli Dur
roughs. He later commanded and
owned interests in cOast-wise YES
sells. -, -, -.
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