Milford chronicle., 1929-05-10
Milton Letter

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brit
tingham on Thursday evening, May
16. Ice cream and cake will be on
sale.
Bridgeville disappointed the Mil
ton fans on Saturday by failing to
appear for the opening game as ad-
vertised. The home season will open
On Saturday afternoon, May IL, with
Dagsboro here.
A Chamber of Commerce was or
ganized in Milton this week at a
meeting of the citizens in School
Hall, by electing w. F. Smith, real
estate broker, president; w. G.
White, poultryman, secretary; Dam
iel Wagamon, Jr., merchant, treas
urer. Committees were appointed to
secure members, and on bylaws, to
report at a meeting to be held on
Monday evening, May 20. The or
ganization of this body was effected
through the efforts of representa-
tives of the Del-Mar-Va Association
who visited Milton on Monday eve
ming, April 20 and explained the
need of such body and its work
ings.
About three months ago the fire
plug at the corner of Front and
Federal streets was put out of COM
mission by an autoist who ran into
it while turning the corner, and the
plug is still out of commission. This
condition is deplorable. Should fire
occur in this section the fremen
would have to connect with a plug
block away, or get water from the
river, which at low tide would be al
most impossible. Council is lax in
this matter and should get busy and
replace the plug at once.
The Milton Fire Company was
called to Harbeson on Monday eve
ming to fight fire at the home of
Courtland Veasey, caused by an ex-
ploding oil stove. The fire was ex-
tinguished by neighbors before the
arrival of the Milton Company. The
damage was slight.
The front of the Mears Building is
being repainted by Henry Jones this
week.
William R. Wilkins is repairing
his cottage at Broadkiln Beach.
other cottages at this popular re-
sort will be renovated during the
month, to be ready for the opening
of the season on Memorial Day.
Elias Bailey was arrested last
Friday night for murderously as
saulting Elmer Blizzard at the lat
ter's home, near Milton, with
knife. 1t is alleged that Bailey visit
ed the home of Mr.. Blizzard and in
a drunken quarrel attacked Blizzard
with a penknife, cutting his throat
from ear to ear and badly gashing
his right arm. DR.. r. B. Hopkins
was called and it required several
stitches to close the wounds. DR..
Hopkins stated that the jugular
vein was narrowly missed by the
knife thrust. Bailey was taken in
custody and before a Georgetown
magistrate was held in bail for
court.
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Crouch
entertained his mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Crouch, and sister, Mrs. Viola
Daily, at dinner on Sunday.
Scarlet clover is coming into full
bloom and the fields about Milton
are very beautiful in their crimson
dress. This crop is one of the lar
gest for years and growers will reap
a rich harvest. Much of the crop
will be threshed for seed, while a
large portion will be cut for hay to
feed cattle and horses during the
winter months. Dairymen find that
there is no better milk producing
forage than scarlet clover when
well cured. Cutting for hay will
begin in a few days, while that to
be cut for seed will be harvested two
weeks later.
Early potatoes are coming up fine
and well set with plants, assuring a
bumper crop. A majority of the early
potatoes are of the white skin va
riety although many acres of the red
skins are planted. The white skins
bring the higher prices, yet the red
skins are more prolific and many
claim that this offsets the better
prices received for the white skins.
Asparagus growers are complain
ing that this crop is greatly handi-
capped by the cold nights and that
their fields are not producing as they
should were weather conditions
more propitious. The prices received
are good and will prevent the grow
ers loss in this crop.
Strawberries are looking good de-
spite the several killing frosts that
have visited this section since bios
som time. Picking of the early va
rieties will begin in few days.
The president of the Rebekah As
sembly and staff, visited the Eliza
Ann Welch Rebekah Lodge, No. IA,
I. o. o. F., of Milton, last Monday
night and installed officers for the
coming six months. Various lodges
of Wilmington were represented and
the Rebekah Lodge of Harrington,
attended in a body. After the install
lation the lodge adjourned and re-
freshments were served. The officers
installed were Mrs. Floyd Hurley,
noble grand; Alberta Wagamon, vice
grand; Miss Ruth Warren, recording
secretary; Mrs. Goldie Owens, fl
nancial secretary; Mrs. Catherine
Belts, treasurer; Mrs. Lottie Waga-
mon, chaplain; Miss Amanda Walls,
warden; Miss Edith Calhoun, R. S.
to N. G.; Mrs. Virginia Conwell, L.
S. to N. G.. Mrs. Margaret Black,
L. S. to v. G.; Elsie Wagamon, R.
S. to v. G.; Mrs. Ida Welch, inside ]
guardian; Mrs. Ida Wainwright, out {
side guardian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram ]. Outten en-
tertained over the weekend Earl {
of Philadelphia, Claude {
of Washington, d. c.; {
Raymond Elliott, Ernest Sheckelton,
George Buckmaster, of Wilmington; {
Miss Betty Wright, of fredericksburg, s
Nd, and Miss Elsie Wells, of Lewes.
Rev. D. X. Sturgis returned from I