Milford chronicle., 1928-04-13


Chandler is looking after his large
fruit orchards here. Despite the
predictions of many fruit growers
that peaches had been killed by the
January zero weather, Leroy Lynch
manager of the Chandler orchards,
SAYS that the present prospect i'll
their orchards are for half crop
of peaches, a full crop of apples and
pears.
Fred X. Jensen caught a black
bass in the fumeway of his mill
Yesterday that weighed nine and a
half pounds. The fish, after get
ting in the fiume, was beat and
battered almost to death. Mr.. Jen-
sen took it out and placed it in a
tank of water, hoping it would re-
vive, but it was too badly injured,
and died. This is the second large
bass Mr.. Jensen has taken from the
flumeway during the past year.
Local fishermen are catching big
numbers of shad that are being
readily sold in the local market at
good prices.
Town Council is advertising for a
water superintendent and police Of
ficer. The positions are put out at
bids and both positions may be
combined. Several applications
have been made and bids will be
opened on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Quig, of
Media, Pa, are the guests of Mrs.
]. T. Crouch this week.
Miss Emily Maull is spending a
few days with relatives in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Joseph Reed, who was oper-
ated on at Jefferson Hospital, Phila-
delphia, for appendicitis few days
ago, has returned to Milton and is
rapidly regaining strength at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. William r.
Wilkins, on Broad street.
The Ladies' Mite Society of Mil
ton M. P. Church will hold chick
en- potpie supper in Social Hall on
the evening of April 26th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Reed gave
their daughter Estella a birthday
party in honor of her 21st birthday
Wednesday evening, April 4th.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carey and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Maull and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pepper and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Maull
and Truston Lofland, Mrs. John
Reed and son Preston, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mcgee, Mrs. Hycen David
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hudson,
Mrs. william Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Reed and daughter Sara, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Reed, Mrs. David
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Davidson,
and daughter Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Pettyjohn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Parey, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Reed
and daughter Thelma, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Donovan and Mrs. Burt Dono-
van, Miss Bertha Jones, Miss Ira
Miss Margaret Taylor and
Robert White. Refreshments were
served and at a late hour the guests
departed, wishing Miss Reed many
more happy birthdays.
Mr.. Rhalston Pepper, of Whining
ton, spent Easter with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Truit Pepper.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Donovan, of
Georgetown, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Delmar Reed.
Mr.. Merritt Hopkins and sister
Agnes spent Easter with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dora Hopkins.
Mr.. Louis Little, of Media, Pa,
and son Joseph Little, of New
Haven, Conn, spent Easter with
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Reed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, aged 43
years, wife of Thomas H. Wilson,
lied at their home, near Milton, on
Thursday morning. Mrs. Wilson,
who was the daughter of James H.
Jefferson, had been in ill health for
several months, but her death was
and came as a shock to
her family and friends. Funeral
will be held at Harbeson
VI. P. Church on Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Haddaway officiating, and in
.erment made in Beaver Dam ceme-
cry. She leaves a husband and one
laughter, Miss Laura Wilson, a stu
lent nurse at Beebe Hospital, Lew
IS. Mrs. Wilson was a member of
he Harbeson church and took great
interest in the work of the church.
She was a kind neighbor and
friend, a loving wife and mother,
md will be greatly mourned in the
leighborhood in which she has re-
sided all her life.
James H. Palmer is erecting a
garage in the rear of his home on
Chestnut street.
The iron from the Milton Canning
Jompany's plant, recently destroyed
" fire, has been sold by the insur-
nee people to Orkin Bros, of Mil
ord, who are breaking up the boil
rs, retorts and machinery and
hipping it. They have number of
nen employed with acceyteline |
orches cutting the heavy machin-
ry into more convenient pieces for |
Rev. William Shockley, colored,
Who died in the hospital at Farm
urst, was brought to his home
ere and buried on Thursday. Rev.
had been confined to the
ospital for several years. He was
son of Nehemiah Shockley, re-
pected farmer on Slaughter Neck.
Louis Clendaniel is painting his
esidence on Mill street, greatly
the appearance of same.
Peas are coming through the
round and present indications are
Dr. a good stand and consequent
ield.
The jubilee singers from Federals-
urg, Md, and Nassau, will again
ing at the First Congregational
hurch, Milton, on the night of
thursday, April 10. An admission
barge of Csc will be taken at the
COR for the benefit Of the church.
'hese are the singers that sang on
he air at WIFI. StraWbridge and |