Milford chronicle., 1928-04-27
Milton Letter


ed sc years. Funeral services were
held at his home on Saturday after.
noon at two o'clock. Rev. A. M
Green, pastor of Milton M. p
Church, officiating. Interment made
in the Presbyterian cemetery. Cap
tain Lewis was born in Milford, but
came to Milton early in life, and was
employed for years in the shipyards
of the town for many years. At one
time he commanded a schooner ply
ing between Milton and Philadel-
phia. Failing eyesight compelled his
retirement from active labors sew
eral years ago and for the last few
months he has been totally blind
and compelled to remain at MS
home. A wife survives him, but no
children, having lost six children
while they were in their infancy.
A sandy portion of Mulberry street
is being covered with oyster shells
by town council, and when COM
Melted will furnish a hard road bed
for fruit hauling from the Chandler
orchards.
Leroy Lynch, orchardist at the
Chandler farm, announces that al
ter a careful investigation Of these
large orchards peaches are killed,
caused by the three freezes last
week and accompanying frost. APP
pies and pears were not greatly IN
iured and at this time the prospect
is for large crops of these fruits.
Factory peas are up three or four
inches above the ground and the
outlook in the Broadkill district at
this time is for bumper crop, pro-
viding weather conditions are taV-
orable and the pea louise does not
appear again as it did several years
ago when the crop was cut short
here.
George Porter is Quite ill at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dorman Porter, on Mill street.
Edward Walls is painting his res
idence on Glendale road, making a
decided improvement in the appear
ance of this property.
The Collins hatchery, after sup
plving the local demand for day old
chicks, is now shipping in large |
quantities to New Jersey poultry
men. This hatchery specializes IN
Barred Rocks, from free range
fiocks. This is their first year in the
business and they have had remark
able success.
State Highway engineers are sur
viewing the proposed concrete road
between Milton and Glendale. Inc
route being surveyed is the one 1ol-
lowing the county road via the
Chandler and Pratt fruit farms, TO
the railroad at VOLTS Crossing,
thence on the north side of the rail-
road to the farm of Elmer Short, at
the east edge of Glendale, crossing
a portion of this farm to the con-
crete road that passes through Ell
lendaIe to the du POnt Boulevard. I
This route seems to be the one most {
favored by Milton and Ellendale I
people. 1t is the route used by the I
nail bus between the two towns, i
md on it reside more people, aside
rom the two large fruit farms that )
transport hundreds of carloads OF q
ruit during the fruit season. When q
| road between Milton and Ellen o
lale will be built is not known but N
t is hoped the work will be done N
Turing the present year. This IS a
bout the tenth time the route has h
cen surveyed during the past three d
ears. This route is in deplorable II
ondition all the year despite the A
act that the Levy Court Commission
mend large sums each year to keep u
he road in passable condition. A nj
oncrete road is needed here badly u
nd it is hoped the work will be u
one during 1928. .!
william D. Quigg who has been tie
isiting Mrs. J. T. Crouch for W
eek, has returned to Media, Pa. u
rrs. Quig will remain with her mo- tn
Ter for a few days before return al
lg home. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B. Johnson pc
.turned from Philadelphia last pc
eek after being several days in IN
lat city, where Mr.. Johnson re- N
lived treatment for a fracture OF d
10 left ankle, sustained several sU
eeks ago when he fell on the stair
az of the Diamond State Roller NC
ills, where he is head miller. the -
acture failed to respond to treat ue
ent by his local physician, hence ~
e trip to the hospital. On
There is a well defined rumor VI
re that Milton is soon to have an M
,-to-date postofice in so far as u
uinment is concerned. The present "a
1linment is Anticipated and neces- liz
+ates greater labor on the part OF en-
. nostmaster and assistant than Ial
ore modern equipment would en- Pc
Il. The present call and lock boxes Nc
3 obsolete-many of the lock boxes ~
wing no keys and the owners are IT, IT,
mpelled to leave them open or ~
II on the postmaster to open them q
zen mail is wanted. 1t is said that &c 20
boxes will be of the lock variety, ~ NJ
CHI patron getting his own mail, A.. -
stead of calling on the clerk. The 'HS
stofice building in Milton is not A.,
vernment owned but is rented No
I'm year to year. 1t is said that NJ
: present building will be used -, -
ovidins the owner consents to =
operly equip, light and heat the =.
ilding at a reasonable rental on a 1Ts,
,g term lease. There are two lui'
Ter buildings available whose ow- Gu
rs will equip properly If the ow- 4ho
r of the present building fails to o one
nply with the proposed conditions. an
e present location of the post -
Ice is fairly centrally located and NJ NJ
) been used many years. W. =
after two postponements town ~,
lncil has called a meeting for ue.
ursday evening to decide on the ''"T
s received for water superintend- -
. and police officer. There has s ea
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