Milford chronicle., 1927-10-21

and producing the food so necessary
to those animals. After the trap
ping season is over, in ] March of
next year, the trappers are COM
PEELED to open the mouth of the
creek so that the water may drain
off the marsh, that farmers resid-
ing along the marshes may pillow and
plant that portion of their farms
flooded by the closing of the creek.
BY this the farmers are not injured
and the trappers are benefited.
buttons oyster shucking house is
going full blast and tongers are now
furnished a market for their catch
at prices that are renumerative. In
former years the tOngers were COM
Delled to sell to traders or peddle
their catch from house to house and
town to town to dispose of them.
They now have a ready market and
their entire time is giving to tong
ing the bivalves. The crop IN
Broadkill river is large and the fla
vor excellent.
Robert B. Walls has bought of N.
e. Walls fifteen acres of land on
Broadkill Road and will soon begin
the erection of a bungalow, which
he will occupy as soon as completed.
Mr. Walls will retire from the meat
and provision business, which he
has conducted here for several years
and devote his time to raising chick
ems.
Daniel Wagamon, Jr., has pur-
chased of William B. Wagamon, the
Clara Vaughan property on Chest
nut Street and will remove thereto
as soon as some remodeling is COM
pleted. Francis Wilkins, who has
resided in this property for some
time has removed to his new bunga-
low recently erected, on Chestnut
Street, south of the railroad.
The condition of George A. Bryan,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis
at his home last week, remains I'M
improved.
The lima bean canning plants
have completed the season with one
of the largest packs ever canned
here. At the Milton Canning Com
pany between sixty and seventy
thousand cases, of twenty-four cans
each, were packed. At the Draper
cannery the pack is larger than in
former years. The growers have
made money on this crop, the sea-
son being favorable for its growth.
Broadkill hundred is especially
adapted to the growth of lima beans
and this crop proving so profitable
to farmers the growing of tomatoes
has almost been abandoned, al
though a few farmers persist in
growing them on a small scale.
What tomatoes were grown here
this year has been bought by Fred
Reed and R. Harrington, commits
sion dealers, and trucked to Gamers
in other towns. Local Gamers did
not pack tomatoes this year, giving
their full attention to peas and
lima beans.
The Lippincott button plant,
which has been working only five
days a week for the past few months
is now working five and a half days
a week, owing to increased demand
for their product. This will mean
several hundreds of dollors each pay
day to the workmen and benefit to
Milton business men.
Leighton Douglas and family, OF
Camden, N. j., were the weekend
visitors with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas H. Douglas. They re-
turned to Camden on Sunday ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas,
who will spend several days as their
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Lynch and
children, of Milford, were the guests
of Mrs. John T. Crouch on Sunday.
Mrs. Luther Wilson has returned
from visit to Philadelphia and
Wilmington.
Miss Elva Truitt, of Lewes, was
the weekend guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenzie Truitt near
Milton.
Miss Edna Ingram and Miss Anna
Dickerson of Slaughter Neck were
over Sunday guests of Miss Elva
and Kora Truitt.
Mr.. George Gusea and family, Mr..
Elwood Fox and family, and grand
father, Theodore Fox of Salem, N. ].
were guests of their cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenzie Truitt over the
weekend.
Miss Elva and Kora Truitt called
on their grandmother, Mrs. Lima
Watson of Slaughter Neck, who is
still very sick with heart trouble.
It has been announced that Sun
day. October %, will be Rally Day
at the NJ. E. Sunday School. All
members of Fisher Bible Glass are
requested to be present and bring
new member with thine.
William T. Parker will sell his
household furniture at his home on
Federal Street, near the postoffice,
on Saturday, October %, consisting
of parlor suit, DINING room suit,
feather beds, bedsteads, stoves,
chairs, etc.
J. Harold Short, of Stamford, Con-
necticut, spent the weekend with
Ward H. Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Burns, of
Philadelphia, spent a part of the
week with Milton relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Wagamon, Mrs.
Emma johnson, and son, Leroy,
spent Sunday in Philadelphia.
The Goshen M. E. Church, Milton!
Delaware, Sunday, October 29rd, ].
S. Eldridge, Pastor. 1t will be
Rally Day in all the services. We
are requesting all the members OF
the church to attend as many ser
vices as possible. The Sunday
school will give a Rally Day Pro-
gram. We urge the teachers to see
their scholars this week, and re-
quest them to be present.
19.3O-The morning service for
worship. Theme; PauPs Religion.
A real Rally Day theme.
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