Milford chronicle., 1926-10-01
Milton Letter

ceipt of the new engine the Milton COM
pany is as well equipped as most otheI
Delaware towns for the fighting et hres'
either at home or in nelghDorlns loWhs
and in the countryside.
c. Clay Williams has accepted po-
sition in the store of Black SS Lingo
taking the place of Richard Green, VINO
has entered Wesley Collegiate institute
at Dover, as a student
Henry Jones has marticulated as
student at Delaware University New
ark.
A new roof is being placed on the
residence and office Of Dr. Robert b.
Hopkins, by William Mcgee & Son.
Mrs Luvinia DuttOn, who offered her
farm in Cave Neck at public sale ON
Saturday, bid it in, the price offered,
$1975, being considered too low for TINS
The Goshen NJ. L. Church. Sunday,
October 3rd, J. Smith Eldridge, Phi b.
pastor: 1O:S0-The morning service Ior
divine worship. We would stress tne
importance of worshiping Coo III ms
Holy Temple. There cannot be found
any substitute for the Temple of God.
Do not stay away, for your own good.
12:OO-Our Sunday school session. Last
Sunday was truly rally day. a pumper
attendance Keep up the good record;
In the afternoon and evening we shaH
have Col. j. II. Cudlipp, who has charge
of the Young Peoples work OF the
Maryland Sunday School Association.
Delaware is a part of that work Al
2;3O Col Cudlip will hold a conference
for all Sunday school workers, and for
everybody who can attend. 1t VIII pc
for only one hour, so that you may pe
able to attend the evening service. 1fy
to attend this conference. At 1:SO Col
Cudlip will speak on one OF ms taYorlte
themes, on Sunday school work lie is
d wonderful speaker, and 1ull Oh ms
subject. y big choir will conduct the
music. y song service will precede lIe
regular service. We insist that you az
tend for we do not want you to mss IT,
Anyone having fruit they desire TO give
to the Methodist Hospital, may BRING
it to the parsonage. This is good
work. Help us with it..
Fire of unknown origin early TueSday
evening destroyed the large barn and
stables on the dairy farm OF former
Coroner Elmer Dickerson, entatllng a
loss OF $4,000, partially covered by lnsur-
ance. The fire started in the hay lott
on the second floor of the building as
the COWS were being milked by MI
Dickerson's sons. They noticed that the
temperature of the stable had risen
considerable and one of them Went out
side and discovered smoke ana names
issuing from the hay lott. Mr.. Olckef-
son was not at home at the time but
his eldest son, Walton Dickerson, be-
gan to unshackle the cattle and drove
them out of the burning building while
another son called to the Milton Fire
Company. By the time the lire fighters
arrived it was seen that it was too late
to save the building and they turned
their attention to saving the dwelling.
which was only few yards away, ana
were successful in their efforts. In the
meantime a crowd had gathered and
succeeded in saving much or the Iarm
machinery and implements. A call was
sent to Georgetown for that company
and engine as the Milton company IS
equipped with only chemical engine.
Georgetown responded promptly and by
pumping water from the nearby pond
kept the embers from flying md Sc ting
fire to the dwelling and to LaVlnlaS
woods which is Just across the road
from the Dickerson home. About 1000
bushels of corn and several tons OF nay
were consumed, along with SeVeraL
suits of harness, number OF farm mn
plements and a Chevrolet touring car
The hay had just been stored in the
loft and it is thought that the tlre was
caused by spontaneous combustion, due
to the tightly packed hay. Mr.. D1cker-
son will start rebuilding at once ana
will erect a modern dairy building on
the site of the burned structure.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. MearS are
spending a few days with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elderdice Fowler, in CHESTER
Pa.
Dempsey-Tunney fight in the Sesqui
stadium at Philadelphia last Thursday
night.
While at work at the Milton Canning
Company Theodore NAPLES, respected
colored citizen of Milton, was stricken
with heart disease and died soon aIter
being taken to the Office of DIR: Robert
B. Hopkins. NAPLES was helping 10
clean up the floors of the factory short
ly after six o'clock Thursday eVehlls
and was seen to fall by a fellow labor
er, who called for help and had him re-
moved to the physicians office. He was
about 81 years of age and leaves three
small sons, his wife having died several
years ago. Funeral on Sunday alter
a number Of neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Elmer Dicker-
son, near town, and helped erect tenn
porary quarters for his DAIRY STOCK 10
replace the large barn and stables de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday eXenlng
Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson MISS Vlr-
ginia Jefferson and Ernest N. Jefferson
of Milton and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II.
Abbott of Milford, lett on FFl9ay 13 In1Ia- qdfe
ing for Calver, Pa, to visit Mrs. JelL-
erson's son, William Jefferson ana wl1e
for a few days. They are making the
trip by automobile.
Earl Tyndau has bought OF George a.
Bl-van the $50 acre farm, known as Inc
WILEY Farm" about three miles south
west of Milton. Price paid S45OO. Ihere
are seVenty-fiVe acres OF cleared lahu
and the same amount in young TIMBER
Ernest M. Jefferson has SOLD 10 ID n;
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building lot, situate on Union street.
near the northern limits of town. Con-
sideration private. This is practically
new house, having been Dullt DuC LWo
years and is modern in every way. Mr..
jefferson retains the Dalance OF tne
land, about four acres. -o,--.- ...
Hard cider is ripe and its effects can
be seen almost every night on Ine
streets of Milton-and TINS town Is hoI
different from other Sussex county
In former years at this season the
baan canning factories of Milton were
Working night and day to take care OF
the pack, but at present the CI! IacsoiieS res
are working only few hours each oay
owing to the short crop. The quahty rs
swaV below par. At the Milton Canning
Company the pack will be far snort OF
half the usual pack. A much larger
acreage was planted but the unlaVoT,,,
abIe Tveather initiated against !ull
CROP. A part of the time growers IN the
haVsbore district were unable to culIl-
yate their crop owing to SO much ram ~
and the rains knocked OIL AeallS SliA "a
the early blossoms. o5o1;,,r, 1,is
dwelling on Federal street, adding mod
ern conVeniences that he dld not nave.
Miss Ada Craig of Lewes and wilson
Wiley of Milton were !llarIleu Z, Oit I',, w
nesdaY, September 10th' a' ''iiSOUi' .
Mrs. Weldon C. NAPLES and daughter 9tei,
Margaret, have returned home me- aIegt .1Tt
spending the month of August and part part
oi september with Mrs: Waplesn lot ndng1eF datheF'
p r. Yirden, on ranch ranch near fSe T9t R9fstTS two
weeks Of September with them. H.
The Ladies Aid Society Of REYNOLDS 33g11o ds
NJ = church will meet at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. Kensey Truitt on Thurs
day evening, october 9TH. All are CUT
Weldon 6. NAPLES on "Wednesday at
tended a dinner at the Hotel DUPONT IN
Wilmington, given by William D. HIGH
field ,- ,,a con
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie MorgaInq Iqosdls,, anu SO5lf Of