Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
Milton Letter


street. Funeral services were held
at Whites Chapel and interment
made in the adjoining cemetery on
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Carpenter
had been in poor health for nearly
a year, yet his death was uneXpect-
ed. He was able to walk down
town a few days before his death,
and his family and friends looked
for his complete recovery. He had
resided in Cave Neck all his life un-
til year or two ago, when he re-
tired from the farm and made his
home with his son.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Clifton on March 18th.
Mother and daughter are doing
nicely.
A severe electric storm visited
this vicinity on Saturday evening,
accompanied by a heavy dOwnpOur
of rain that washed the dirt roads
of BrOadkill hundred badly. Light
ming struck the barn of VIM. Green,
near st. Johns Church, and set fire
to it. The Georgetown Fire Com
pany was called and succeeded in
saving the dwelling. which was on
fire several times.
John O'Neal and son and daugh-
ter. of Wilmington, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Crouch.
Rev. J. S. Eldridge is attending
the NJ. E. Conference at Salisbury
Md. this week. Mr.. Eldridge has
been asked to return to Milton for
another year.
The Broadkill Pearl Button Com
pany has completed the addition 10
their factory building and Will IN
stall more cutting machines, thus
giving employment to many more
men
In the Welch drugstore window
is a display of model vessels that is
attracting considerable attention.
There is a barkentine, built and
rugged by George Neal; a schooner
by DR.. R. B. Hopkins, and tugbOat
by George B. Atkins. The models
show master workmanship, both in
construction and rigging.
The Milton baseball team is TAX
ing advantage of the springlike
weather of the past few days and
are rounding into shape for an ac-
tive season. There are several can
didates for each position, and the
prospects now is for a better team
than for years. Belts, Mears and
Robinson are the pitching candi-
dates and show great promise. On
first base Copes is the leading can
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is trying to clinch the job. In Nc
Mullen Manager Crouch has a very
promising infielder. At third Bill
Elliott is the best hot corner man
ever turned out in Milton. In the
outfield are several men trying for
the position, prominent among
whom are Spencer, Hall, Bailey,
Messick, Walls, Belts, Lynch and
Jim Elliott. Already word has been
received from several surrounding
towns that they have or will organ
ize, and the outlook for busy sea-
son is good.
The muskrat trapping season is
over and trappers on Prime Hook
and Broadkill marshes, while they
have had a good season are far
short of last seasons catch. The
price has been better this year,
making the catch about as valuable
as last season. Weather condi-
tions have not been so favorable,
and as result there are more rats
left for breeding purposes than for
many years, and the prospect is
bright for a greatly increased num-
ber of rats next season, providing
the weather is favorable during the
spring and summer months.
Very few herring and shad are
being caught in the Broadkill River
while at other points along the bay
they are being caught in large num-
bers. Local fishermen cannot ac-
count for this unless it is because
these fish go up the Lewes canal
rather than continuing up the
BrOadkill. The Lewes canal emp
ties in the BrOadkill river near it's
mouth, and many think that the
fresh water coming out of the canal
lure them up that stream. In the
canal herring are being caught in
large numbers.
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children, Thelma, Betty and Nor
relI Jr., of Philadelphia, were
weekend visitors with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip R. Davidson
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary on Friday. In the evening
they were surprised when a group
of friends gave them a party at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. J. C.
Lank, with whom they make their
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson re-
ceived many gifts, including several
gold pieces. The evening was
pleasantly spent, talking over old
times. Mrs. William Lank gave sew
eral piano solos. Ice cream, cake
and nuts were served. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walls,
Mr.. and Mrs. John White, Captain
and Mrs. James Conwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Palmer, Mrs. Eliza Robin
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William David
son and son, Mrs. Emma Hunter,
Mrs. Hannah Lacey, Miss Clara
Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marsh,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lank and son
Billy, Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Lank,
Anna Lank. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson,
who are both u years old, were
married on March II, 1877, in
Georgetown by an Episcopal rector,
Rev. Mr.. McCann. Mrs. Davidson,
before her marriage was Miss Jane
M. Robbins, daughter of James
Robbins. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson
spent most of their married life on
a farm in Broadkiln Neck, recently
moving to Milton. They have one