Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-12-09
Milton Letter

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bake held last Saturday, which were
che officers of the society, desire to
say a sincere thank you" to all w.
c. T. U. members, or anyone else
for their cooperation with them III
helping to make it Il success. Again
we say thank you"
There is some unjust criticism OF
the Milton police by few that
should be stopped. These few claim
that if a too strict enforcement OF
the traffic laws is enforced 1t Will
tend to drive people from the town
and lessen business. This is wrong
attitude on the part of the critics.
The automotive laws are made 10
nrotect the life and limbs Of the cit
izens and to enhance the peace and
ouietness of the inhabitants. Auto
drivers know that they must have
two lights on the front and one on
the rear of their cars; that the mo-
tor must be properly muffled; that
marking in front of fire MIGRANTS is
unlawful and pregnant with danger
in case of fire; driving while intox-
icated is prohibited; that reckless
driving is dangerous, and the whole
mass of laws are enacted to protect
the careful driver against the IRE
sponsible driver. They know TINS:
Then when a violator is arrested
whv get red in the face and con-
denim the officer or officers making
the arrest? It is not the fault of the
officer but the fault of the driver.
The laws should be enforced (sen-
siblv) or they should be erased from
the statute books. For 4 long time
milton was without the services OF
a neace officer and we all demanded
protection from law violators. NO"
hat we have peace officers there are
a few that say they are oVerstepplne
their duties. Human nature is queer;
We cry for that we have not anu
when we get it we howl because II Is
not what we thought 1t woulo pe-
especially if a friend gets bitten ny
the thing. Let us back our oInceIS
as long as they do their duty III
common sense manner.
Harry Shockley, aged 81 years.
died at his home in Glendale on
Thursday, December list, 1927. Fu-
neral services were held in the FL
Iendale M. E. Church on Sunday al :
ternoon, Rev. Willis officiating ana
interment made in Lincoln cemetery
He leaves a widow and five children
also one brother, Wallace Shockley'
of near Lincoln, and two sisters
Mrs. Oliver Biedeman of Rehobotn
and Mrs. Eunice Mitchell OF near
Lewes. r
dairvmen's convention held in the q
BENJAMIN Franklin Hotel, Philadel-
mia. last week. There were eight '
hundred dairymen seated at one time
in the dining room of the Motel at |
dinner. Mr.. Dickerson, who is Mil c
toms leading dairyman, said the
meeting of dairymen was an inter- S
esting one and many helpful sug- '
gestions were made by the speakers. I
The monthly business meeting OF |
the w. C. T. U. will be held at the :
home of Mrs. Mamie Atkins on Mon [
day evening, December 18th, at 1880. g
Text word Zeal" l
Steve Sockum, a well known and +
respected colored citizen of Milton, a
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis 5
on Tuesday morning in front of the c
store of James T. Mason. He was n
taken home where medical atten- +
ton was given by DR.. r. B. Hopkins. {
He is slowly improving and his re-
covery is expected by his family and y
friends. ,
Hog killing has begun in the z
Broadkill district wit hthe advent OF T
cold weather On Tuesday morning
George C. MARVEL butchered two c
that weighed 378 and 374 POUNDS 2
each. There has been no reported
illness among the hogs this autumn d
as last, when scores OF fattenlng
hogs died from cholera. This year a
nearly every hog raiser had the S
porkers inoculated when young and v
no deaths have been reported as yet c
from this disease. b
Milton was enveloped in a most "
severe rain, hail and snow storm
from Saturday to early Tuesday a
morning. On Sunday the ground was n
covered with about two inches OF
snow and water and this later in the u
day froze, making a coating OF ice v
that made travel dangerous. On
tuesday the weather cleared ana S
traffic was resumed. No serious acct
dents occurred and no damage was s
done the electric and telephone c
wires in this vicinity.
: Owing to the ban placed on broau- n
kill and other river oysters by tne 7
state Board of Health, prohibiting b
tbe longing from these rivers, the b
mutton oyster house closed on MOI v
dav This throws out of employment
many oyster shuckers and taxes F
from the tongers thousands OF dol b
1ars-and the hardship is that there n
is no other employment for the s
tongers, who depended almost solely =
upon longing oysters from the
Rroadkill to keep their families
through the winter months.
Mrs. Raymond Conwell was called
to the home of her parents in South
ern Georgia on Thursday because OF
the serious illness of her father,
who has been an invalid for several
years.
The roadway and crossings at the
1tersection of Mill and CHESTNUT
streets have been concerted TINS
week. This has been a bad spot Tor
sometime and town council decided
to eliminate the nuisance. A. P. Cro4l
of GEORGETOWN did the work. What
is now needed is that Chestnut hill
to Front street be concerted. The
condition of this portion Of Chestnut
street is in a very bad condition.
Local merchants are displaying
Christmas goods and preparing for
The holiday trade.
A meeting of Importance to poul-
try growers was held in Fox Thea
ire last Wednesday evening, under