Milford chronicle., 1928-07-13
Milton Letter


afternoon. For more than an houl
f rain fell in torrents, flooding the
{ streets in the business center anC
. overlooking the garage of George
Hopkins and the Lippincott buttoI
factory several inches with watel
and mud. Work was suspended il
those places. During the height OF
, the storm lightning struck the home
of Joseph Havelka, but doing very
little damage. The fire company was
called out but did not get their en-
CINE in action. Union street hill
was a torrent, water rushing down
: down the road in such quantity that
the inlets of the sewers were unable
to take off the water, resulting Ill the
flooding of the two properties above
mentioned. So rapid was the rush
of water that the brick-lined cutters
at the crest of the hill were washed
out, the brick tumbling in great
numbers to the intersection of Fear
ing and Union streets where the lev
ell nature of the street stopped them.
There were scores of these bricks all
over the road, making travelling for
machines difficult for a time. In at
tempting to pass through the minia-
ture lake on Union street large
truck became stalled and remained
there until the storm passed. The
early corn crop was beaten to the
ground by the force of the water and
wind that accompanied the storm,
and its condition is such that it will
be impossible to further cultivate it.
Country dirt roads were badly wash
ed and are in a rutty condition, re-
quiring several days and much mon
ey to repair them. Broadkill River
was bank full but did not overflow
in the town section, but the
marshes between town and the bay
were flooded.
Milton defeated Rehoboth in two
games of ball on Wednesday. The
first game was played at Milton in
the morning, being won by Milton by
the one-sided score of Is to 0. Brit
tingham who started for Rehoboth,
was unable to get single batter out
and after II runs had crossed the
plate he finally realized that he had
been good pitcher but had seen
his best days, and gave way to Cal
houn. Before the Milton boys could
be retired they had crossed the plate
fifteen times in the first inning. AT
ter that Calhoun held the locals to
three runs in eight innings. Gray,
for Milton, allowed the seaside boys
but two hits, striking out twelve and |
walking but one man. In the after
noon game at Rehoboth, Milton won
6 to 8. Willeys, for Milton, held the
RehobOth boys to five well scattered
hits. retiring seven on strikes and
issued but two bases on balls. Mil
ton scored one run in the first and
three in the second. After that Pleas
anton held the hard hitting Milton
boys fairly well, allowing them to
score but two more Iuns. Rehoboth
was unable to solve Willeys delivery
until the fourth, when they crossed
twice. and again in the eighth when
they made their last run of the
game.
Mrs. Jane Pennewill, of Whining
ton, a prominent official Of the Del
aware League of Woman Voters, viii
sneak at a citizenship meeting in
Fox Theatre, Milton, on Tuesday ev-
,ning, July 10th, at o'clock. Her
subject will be present Day Needs"
The regular monthly business
Meeting of the w. c. 7. U. will be IL
leld in the NJ. E. Church on Monday
evening, July 9th, at 1880 O'Clock.
Text word, "Fear.
DR.. Makosy, president of the Mary
and Annual Conference, preached at
he Milton M. P. Church on Sunday
An Illuminated bulletin board is
,oon to be erected in front of the NJ.
:. Church, upon when the various 7
activities of the church will be post
ID from time to time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McAllister 7
AVE returned from weeks visit
With Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones, in c
camden, N. ]. d
Mrs. Charles E. Darby and son, {
Gilbert, of Philadelphia, are spend
ng the summer with her sister, Mrs. 7
Iolda Owens. Mrs. Owens enter
aimed over the weekend Mrs. Riila =
Evans of Philadelphia. r
Farmers in the Broadkill district {
re threshing their wheat crop and
rom all indications the yield is one @
f the largest for several years. The "
traw is Of good length and heads
re large and full of grain, giving i.
romise of yielding more bushels per "
ere than many growers had antici-
ated. This is one of the largest c
7heat areas in Sussex county and 6
here are but few farms here that do :,
Ot have a few acres of wheat. The n
ield is heaviest in the neck sections =,
along the Broadkill River and Del r
ware Bay shore. In this section a
he yield per acre is larger and the
creage sowed to wheat greater a.
nan on upland farms. The yield on N
ne latter farms is this year far
bOve former years and growers Icl
ill cash heavy on the crop. a
Mrs. Sallie Warren has been
ranted letters of administration on u
ne estate Of Theo. Warren, deceas- Al
d.
Miss Mary Jefferson has been a h,
uest at the home of her sister, Mrs. r
sa Gray, at Georgetown. Ia
Several Milton citizens attended
lie annual Children's Day services ts
{ the Georgetown M. P. Sunday K
chool on Sunday evening. Rev. M. 4,
. Hungerford, pastor of the George
Dwn Church was formerly pastor of Ire