Milford chronicle., 1926-12-03
HERE AND THERE ON THE
DEL-MAR-VA PENINSULA
Items of Interest Prepared by
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association

1t is estibated that $1,000 worth of
turkeys will be shipped from Talbot
county every day during the shipping
season. About 300 barrels of turkeys
will be shipped north from Easton
this year for Thanksgiving use. Each
barrel contains approximately 200
pounds Of dressed fowl
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The Southern Maryland Steamboat
Company has begun to operate a
steamboat between Baltimore and
Chestertown which will make two
round trips weekly. The line is plac-
ed for service to shippers of both
Kent and Queen Anne's counties.
90
A pamphlet entitled "The Accom-
plishments of the Del-Mar-Va Eas-
tern Shore Association" has just
been published. Reports of three di-
rectors of the association to the exc
utive committee meeting on October
% are printed in the booklet, with a
statement of the original aims and
purposes of this association. The
booklets are for distribution to the
members of the association and all
interested parties.
80
The Delaware apple crop is de-
cuared to be the best in the Union,
having reached 100 per cent yield
this season.
The Nanticoke Indians of Della
ware held their annual Ancient Ger
emonies at Oak Orchard on Thanks
giving Day. A large number of
pale faces" were present and were
most Hospitality treated by the In
dians. Professor Frank G. Speck who
is making an anthropological study
of these Indians, was present at the
ceremony.
Milford Chamber of Commerce,
composed of Glendale, Lincoln and
Houston, has just received from the
press copies of their very handsome
booklet entitled, Come and Investi-
gate the Milford Section in Sussex"
The theme of the booklet is, "Pic-
ture your Ideal Home and Find it
Real in Delaware" This booklet
was prepared in cooperation with
the Research and Advertising De-
partments fthe Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association.
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The Seaford Chamber of Commerce
has just issued to its members an
attractive automobile membership
sticker boosting good roads and in
dustries. The principal aim of the
Seaford Chamber of Commerce is
to attract industries to its commun-
ity.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia
Chamber of Commerce is making
elaborate plans for publicizing the
two shore counties of Virginia. The
plans call for the erection of a large
18 x SO foot multi-colored highway
sign to be erected just over the bOr-
der line of Maryland and Virginia en-
tering Accomac County. The sign is
to be electrically Illuminated at
night and will carry a graphic de-
scription of these two counties and
point out their advantages. Another
of these signs will be erected at
Cape Charles. Anticipating the erec-
ton of these signs the Chamber of
Commerce will erect lateral road
markers in Northampton and Acco-
mac counties Immediately.
80
The officials of Salisbury have Sc
cured location for a new fire house
which when prepared for occupancy
will permit the present town hall to
be used exclusively for official mu-
nicipal business.
80
The completion of the harvest sea-
son of sweet potatoes is being rush
ed in Accomac county because of the |
cold weather. Approximately 95 per |
cent of the crop has been dug. 1t is |
estimated that at the close of the |
season the two counties will have
yielded one million barrels of sweets |
this season.
Washington College, Chestertown,
has recently added $36,000 |
to it's endowment fund. The college |
is now preparing to wage an active |
for the purpose of secur-
ing additional funds for endowment
purposes.
Within the next week or ten days
holly will be gathered on the Pen
insula preparatory to the Christmas
Millsboro, Delaware, claims
to be the holly wreath center Of the
world and will be going at full
speed until the Christmas holidays
to meet the demand for Del
Mar-Va holly wreaths.