Milford chronicle., 1927-09-09
HAPPENINGS IN
III AND ABOUT TOWN

Saptember 14th at the nurses home
at 2 o'clock. This is an lmporIan'
meeting and a full attendance Is ue
sired.
Three conventions are scheduled
IN he held in Milford this IAN TIE
Cbrie+ian Endeavor Convention III
Ootobnr the Delaware State Ieacn-
ors, Association in November anu
the state Grangers' Convention III
December. -.
C,orrine is becoming quite a
ooort Parties are going to the pay
shore every day to clam ana tnGS tl';S
are catching quite a numpel 'nn7
wear. The clans are runnlns e.
centionally good, and find a reauy
sale in the local market.
The Oldest commercial EIDeI 4os :"
.oaob orchard in the United States'
xbicb is still producing from lts =
0no traes has been found among lne
OVtonsive orchards of the HarrlsOns
Nurseries at Berlin, Nd, by Ihe 80 III
ted States Department OIL AsIl3u'
ture. on
1ra Brown. negro, was fined $1V
ond cost by Justice E. V. HenurlA-
CON charged with driving motor
.,obicIe while under the influence oI
Iionor In default of payment ne
-IaS committed to the Georgetown
ioii but the fine being later palu' ne
was released.
While William Galloway OF HaI-
rington was loading ties on FRIDAY,
abain broke as he was placing the
tios in a wagon and two ties tell on
him He suffered a severe IaceraCloA
of the forehead and a broken nose' Ie9'l
and was brought to the MliIolu
Emergency Hospital.
Mrs. Annie Yard, who makes neI
home with Mrs. May Shockley ~
North street, celebrated her 9ls'
birtbdav in bed on Tuesday, recup-,
oro+ino from a bad fall she hau
oboTt nine months ago. Mrs. Haru
has MANY friends who admire her ior
boT sterling qualities, among winch
is a never failing optimism, beautlIul
to see in one of her advanced years.
HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWN: -.
William Macklin of Mllforo NecH
had his left hand badly lhJureu
while working in a canning factory
in Milford this week. His hand got
caught in the pump that clears WhaI
ie called the "merry-go-round OIL
refuse a machine that carries the
tomatoes to the skinners. The hanu
was badly lacerated, but no bones
broken. He was treated at the
Marshall Hospital.
Haven Lake is being drained ior
the third time in three years. tnls
time in order that the posts OF the
flood gate can be repaired ne
draining started last Thursday AFTER
noon. The water was let into silver
lake the gates of which were rals-
cd giving it an outlet into the MIS-.
niI1ion River. A large number OF
fish were washed out with the Wa
fer. the lake having been heaVlly re-
stocked this spring.
A tame eagle, owned by Frank
Johnson, engineer at the HenIopen
Hotel, of Rehoboth, created quite
little excitement on the beach there
last Sunday. Everyone wanted to get
a view of this perfectly domestlcateo
bird and the bathers were actually
broken I'D for awhile. The eagle
which Mr.. Johnson has raised since
If was four months old, walks
around loose, flies about the town, is
carried under the arm of its master
and will eat and drink out OF his
hand.
A miscellaneous shower was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ). l..
Stevens in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cless Watson, on Thursday evening,
September l. About eighty guests
were present. Games and music
were enjoyed and at late hour the
guests were invited into the dining
room were ice cream and cake were
served in abundance. They were the
recipients of many pretty and usetul
gifts. All departed for home Wishing
MIR. and Mrs. Watson many happy
years of married life.
A straw ride to Slaughter Beach
was given last week for Miss Doris
Johnson of Philadelphia who was
visiting in Milford. A hot dog roast
and marshmallow toast were enjoy
ed around a huge bonfire on the |
beach, where games were played |
and a general good time was had by |
everyone. Those of the party were: |
Miss Doris Johnson, Joseph Kemp, |
Miss Hilda Scott, Eldridge Pretty
man, Miss May Russell, Tom Der
rickson, Miss Betty Lofland, Willard |
Mettam. Mrs. Warren chaperOned |
the party.
Ivory Powell, son of Emory |
Powell, negro, was arrested on
Monday as a "hit and rum driver.
He was alleged to have struck a
truck loaded with tomatoes near
Frederick. The truck and tomotoes
were the property of Charles Rich
ard, a farmer near the town. The
tomatoes were scattered all over
the road, and it is alleged that
Powell didn't stop after the acci-
dent occurred. He was also charged
with reckless driving and fined $40
and cost by w. A. Truitt, Justice of
the Peace.
Appropos of the controversy con-
cerning the proposed new road to
link the State Highway with the Mil
ford-Rehoboth boulevard, it may be
of interest to know that Governor R.
P. Robinson was heard to remark
that in his opinion it should be pos
sible for the State Highway and Mil
ford to get together on the subject
and have a mutual agreement of
some kind, by which Milford may
still derive a benefit from tourists.
Governor Robinson admitted that
he himself has stopped in Milford en-
route to Rehoboth and realizes the