Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-03-02
Milton Letter

of his mother, Mrs. Lydia J. Con
wells, birthday Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Conwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond M. COnwell
and her sister, Miss Nan Harring-
ton, of Georgia, Miss Jane Lingo
Mrs. Emma w. Burton, Mrs. Mary
Morris, Mrs. Lottie Black and Miss
Lillian Cade. The dining-rOom and
table were decorated with red, white
and. blue crepe paper, each member
of the party wore paper caps and
the birthday cake was decorated
with candles. Each one present re-
ceived a Washington Ratchet, decor
ated with cherries.
The Milton Chautauqua closed on
Thursday evening a three-day ses-
sion in Fox Theatre with an enter
tainment by S. S. Henry, magician.
The Chautauqua this year was up to
the usual standard of excellence,
but the attendance was small COM
pared with other years. For the
past four years the attendance has
dwindled until it became impossible
to sell enough season tickets this
year to reimburse the guarantors.
Sufficient guarantOrs were not Sc
cured on Thursday evening to war
rant the return of the Chautauqua
next year, and it is not thought that
it will return, although an effort
will be made to get the required
number of guarantors later.
George R. Davidson is having a
cellar dug under his residence on
Chestnut street, in which he will
install a heating system.
The class rooms of the M. E.
Church are being redecorated by
George B. Atkins and John Smith.
John P. Wilson has installed an
oyster shell crushing machine at his
feed mill and will supply local poul-
try growers with crushed oyster
shells for their flocks. He has
large pile of shells secured from the
DuttOn oyster shucking plant that
he will convert into the finished pro-
duct.
At constable's sale the building
on Front street known as the "old
academy was bought by Elias Bal
ley, owner of the ground upon which
the building stands. This building
was formerly a private school stand
ing on the site of the present public
school building. Many years ago
the private school was abandoned
and finally was moved to the lot
upon which the creamery now occu-
pies, and later moved to its present
location. 1t has been used for a
voting place for the first election
district for a number of years. 1t
has become dilapidated for neglect !
and new voting place will have to
be secured. The late Governor Jas. |
Ponder was one Of number of
stockholders who erected the build |
ing to educate their children under |
private tutors. The public school |
later became so efficient that the |
private school was abandoned and |
the stockholders having died the
building was later used for enter
tainments and as a community
building until it's removal to it's
present site. Many notable men of
the past and present have received
their preliminary education in this
old building and its passing brings
back memories of the long ago.
The old Office building of the Beers
Lumber Company, located on Chest
nut street, has been purchased by
the Draper Canning Company and
removed to their plant. The can
ming company is building another
addition to their factory. Last year
portion of the packing plant was
torn down and rebuilt and again
this year another portion is being ,
added. Large silos have been in
stalled and will be filled with fac !
tory pea vines to be fed to the herd +
of high-class cattle H. G. Draper, !
the manager, has on his land near Z
the plant. In former years this re- {
fuse was given to growers who haul
ed it to their farms and used as
fertilizer. This year the silos will !
be filled first and if any vines are {
left they will be used as fertilizer +
on the Draper farms, thus utilizing '
a by-prOdUct that has been loss to +
the canning company. G
The funeral of James TuIl Carey, $
an aged retired farmer, was held +
this afternoon at the home of his a
son, Alfred H. Carey, and inter- S
ment made in Beaver Dam Gene
terry, HarbesOn, by W. T. Atkins, of f
Lewes. Mr.. Carey, who was SO Z
years of age, had been ill but a f
short time. He leaves three sons, il
Willard Carey, Louis Carey and AL h
red H. Carey, of Milton, and two C
sisters, Mrs. Hester Vaughan and
Mrs. Ida Lofiand, also of Milton. 81
FOR great many years he resided 81
IN his farm in Cave Neck, one mile +,
'ast of town, but the weight of Ii
ears compelled his retirement sew cl
raj years ago. CO
Mrs. Venia Bailey, widow of the ST
ate Joshua Bailey, died at the home I'll
f her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Spencer, L.
n Wednesday morning, aged "a NJ
ears. Funeral services were held M
afternoon and interment az
lade in the Presbyterian cemetery. w
he leaves six children-George til
'ailey, of near Seaford; Mrs. Thos. fir
pencer, near Milton; Mrs. Martha tie
uyer, Miffintown, N. j.; Mrs. of
Iaggie Krebs, of Atlantic City, N. of
j.; William Bailey, of Philadelphia, w;
nd Charles Bailey, of Milton. he
Mrs. Neal MumfOrd, a former res in
lent Of Milton, died suddenly at her it
ONE in Lewes on Tuesday of last in
eek, aged 48 years. She leaves a tn
lsband and several small children. ac
uneral services were held at her a.
tie home on Friday afternoon and wv
terment made in Odd Fellows
Milton. Mrs. Mumford :
I'd many friends in Milton who vic
ere shocked at the news of her thl
ldden death. ha
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Poynter, of W.
ewes, has been spending some Te
ne with her brother, Benjamin B. ROY
mes. near Milton. and is visiting the