Milford chronicle., 1926-07-23
Milton Letter

undated the crOSSWay 10 bEOduhll1
Beach to a depth of from one to two
feet, and autoists to this resort are
having trouble negotiating this bit
of road. On Sunday one of the larg-
est crowds of the season visited this
beach despite the deep water. The
water is land locked because of sew
eral bitches that usually drain this
section have become filled with mud
and debris, and unless these bitches
are cleared soon those farms border
| ing the marsh will suffer from the
excessive water. David Reeo, who
has resided in this section for more
than a half century, says that, eX-
cept for September storms, he has
never seen so much water on the
marshes as now in all that time. lie
told the writer that unless the dit
ches are cleared soon the young
muskrats will drown while the
grown rats will seek the higher
lands. meaning a heavy loss to the
TRAINERS on Broadkill and Prime
Hook marshes. In the high land ad-
iacent to the bayshOre many young
rabbits and quail have been drown
ed during the past ten days. Wheat
threshing, which had hardly begun
in this section, has been halted ana
growers fear for their crops now
standing in the fields in stocks. In
some fields the wheat has begun to
sprout and the straw is rotting un-
der the bands. If no more rain
falls it will require about five days
for the straw to dry out sufficiently
to thresh, even then there will be
much damaged wheat. Corn fields
are becoming filthy with grass and
weeds, the farmers being unable to
harrow because of the wet, soft
condition of the ground. Late white
potato seed planted before the rains
| is rotting in the ground and this
crop will surely be below normal,
because it is past time to replant.
Early lima beans for the factories
are suffering and the early crop at
least will be short. The oat crop is
now ready to harvest, but the rains
prevent its cutting and much OF 1t
has been beaten to the ground. The
corn crop seems to be Withstanding
the excessive wet weather but fear
is entertained for this crop when
the weather clears and the hot sun
comes out much Of the plants Will
be "scalded" and ruined.
Mrs. Lizzie Hudson was the guest
of Captain and Mrs. George e. Me-
gee last week at Hill Side, Milton
Terrace.
The Milton Canning Company has
increased it's capacity in lima beans
and can use this year about sixty
coIored women and fifty white wo-
men. For several years this company
has used local help and in order to
help the local community will con-
tinue to employ local help if it can
be secured, therefore, if any women
wanting work, beginning about Au-
gust 10th or 18th, should let the
company have their names so they
can know whom to count on detl-
nitely. Several thousands of dollars
are paid annually to the laborlng
people Of Milton by this company
and the fact that it will give en-
ployment to more help this year is
gratifying to Milton folks.
" The Sol. Edman & Son garment
factory has closed down for a two
weeks vacation. Several of their
U.abloyees are spending the time at
reu.Ly summer, resorts. This con-
cern has operated steadily for the
past year and employed many Wo-
meu a-!d men in the work.
Mss LAURA Wilson, Of Gravel Hill
and MISS Grace McSorley OF Phila-
GcIDL.a, Aav1 been recent visitors at
tie hUne CT Captain and Mrs. David
Lut,Un.
Mrs. Ii. S. Rheiner of Laurel
Springs, N. j., is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Mary S. Lank.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Mustard have
returned home from visit to Phil
adelphia, accompanied by the1I
granddaughter, Janet M. Duf1eld
who will spend the summer here.
William Markert of Milton and
2 Miss Martha E. Wilkins of neal
Georgetown, were married at the
t Milton NJ. P. parsonage on Sunday
= evening, July 18th, by Rev. A. H
r Green. They will reside in Milton.
l.. A. ]. Bolin, principal of Milton
schools, has bought of J. Leon Blacl
q a building lot on Walnut street anC
t has begun the erection of a bunga
= low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Vent ar,
= spending two weeks at Wildwood, N
y R. M. Collins, rural mail carrie
f on route No. 2, is on his annual va
cation, the route being served by hi
: son, Wallace Collins.
d An all day service was held at tn
y Pilgrim Holiness Church on Sunda,
last.
q A game of base ball will be play
n ed on the local grounds on Saturda,
y afternoon between the locals ant
/. Ocean City, Md. The latter club i
: composed of college players who ar
summering at the resort and mos
:. interesting game is anticipated.
0 Franklin Wilkins, who has beer
2 quite ill, has returned from Broad
5 kill Beach, where he has been re
cuperating. Mr.. Wilkins condition Il
2 slightly improved.
William Conwell, Jr., Of Norfolk
B.. Va, is the guest of his grandpar'
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. David M. Con
: well.
The Sunday schools Of Milton pic
niced at various resorts this week
The Methodist Protestant school
spent Wednesday at Oak Orchard
On the same day st. Johns Baptist
7 picniced at Rehoboth Beach. On
. Thursday the Methodist Episcopal