Milford chronicle., 1929-05-03
Milton Letter

- les to MS lett arm ehu SAuS' W
Welch, who is member of the Mil
ton Board of Education, visited the
school in his official capacity, as is
inis custom. In leaving the building
= he onened one of two doors that ad-
ioined each other and stepped on the
ION stem of the stairs, turning his
anI,1e and throwing him to the con-
orote floor of the basement. He was
= chile To get up and leave the build
;,g without attracting attention and
we1lxed to his home, where he was
= avamined by his physician, who an
bounced that several Hgaments OF
tbe arm were badly torn, the wrist
snrained and bad lacerat1ons Oh the
left side of his body.
Word was received here on Tues-
dav morning of the death of Rev.
Thomas O. Grouse, at his home IN
= nanton. Md. DIR. Grouse was pastor
Of Milton M. P. Church for three
Uoars from 1920 to 1928, and made
T,,onv friends here who are sadden-
ID bv his death. Funeral services
80 Gu held at Denton on Wednesday
evening, and interment maue III D"i-
timore. ohonoa in the
On account OIL d Ohe'n9S -
schedule in the train service Oh tne
harrington Franklin City hne' Ine
mail now leaves the Milton postonce
Of 6.45 a. M, instead of a. M
= Cantain Samuel Fithian has COM
n1eted a drydock here and TINS Week
has pulled the yacht "Almlra ouC
md will give that craft a thorough
oTerhauling and repainting. Tnls
= 6rvdock is needed here and can De
'-sed nv craft drawing not more
tbsn three and a. half feet OF wafer.
: Nirs I,evenia Donovan was gwen
surnrise party on Tuesday even
mo in honor of her slXty-1ourtn
birthday. Those present were MI
< and Mrs. Delmar Reed and son.
: Clarence. C1 Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Sharp
ond family. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
uSdson and family, Mr.. and MIS-
Hall Reed and daughters, and MI
and Mrs. Frank Donovan. Mrs. DON
ovan received many beautiful anu
,seful presents. Refreshments OF Ice
cream. cake and candy were serVeu:
~Sfter snending a delightful evening
the guests departed wishing nei
many more happy birthdays; a
Mrs. William Q. Croucn an N
daughter, Margaret, and Charles ~
crouch, of Philadelphia, spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter W.
Mrs, Mary A. Crouch on Sunday
evening entertained at dinner tnree
Of her children, four grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren. IHe
abi1dren were Walter w. Crouch
Mrs Viola DAILY and William H.
fsro,ch. the grandchildren were
Charles D. Crouch of Philadelphia;
SGrs lester Clendaniel, Mary Betty
Cronch and Daniel Crouch, OF Mil
ION. the great-grandchildren were
MARGARET Crouch of Philadelphia
wanda and Emily Clendaniel OF Mil
TON The in-laws present were MIS-
9y w. Crouch, Mrs. w. M. Crouch,
Lester Clendaniel, of Milton anu
Mrs. VIM. c. Crouch of Ph1ladelpnia'
= Rev. d. X. Sturgis, pastor OF MIL
ton M P. Church left on Monday Iof
=, a visit of several days with Phlla-
, delphia relatives.
= Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mustard ol
kCamden, N. j., were WeeK-enu 'lSi'
ors with Milton relatives.
The fight to reopen the Broadklll
River project has resulted IN an Or
der from the War Department lor
= survey of conditions at the NOUN
of the river. This is very encour-
aging to the citizens OF this sectlon
who had almost abandoned nope
that ANYTHING would be done TO
make the river navigable. Some
! weeks ago William M. Welch, repre-
senting Milton Town Council, head
ed a committee that went before the
war Department at Washington ana
presented the case as they saw IL
and asked for relief, resulting in the
order to the engineers to survey
conditions here. What will be done,
if ANYTHING, will depend upon the
report of the engineers.
Joseph M. Lank is repalntlng MS
residence on Walnut street.
R. Harrington of Milton, is buying
white potatoes for shipment ne
expects tc load cars at Milton, Mas
sau. Milford, Lewes and other polnts
in the county. Owing to the low
nrices offered last autumn at digging
time. many growers refused to sell
land placed their crop in outdoor
kiln. but the time has now come
when they must sell-betore the new
early crop comes on. Ihls ouClee
will be welcomed by the growers
and within a few weeks the stored
potatoes will be on the market
Mrs. Robert M. Collins was taken
to the Milford Emergency Hospital
on Thursday morning for treatment
and possible operation. A few days
ago the thumb on her right hand pc
came painful and infamed, the IN
aammation extending to the elbow
in a short time. Failing to RESPOND
to treatment she was advised to go
to the Milford Hospital.
l The Lofland Brick Company, near
Milton, has begun the manufacture
tof brick. This concern is capable
! of making about 10000 bricks per
day and find a ready market for
their output. This plant Will employ
about twenty men during the SUM
mer months.
As is its custom the George a.
Lippincott button factory has pegun
to cut down it's force during tne
summer. About twenty cutters nave
been laid off this week. These men
will find ready employment on the
farms and in the autumn Will De
taken on again at the button factory
and given steady work all winter
long.
The cold east winds of April have
turned wheat fields in Broadklll
hundred from a deep green in color
to a siekly yellow. Growers say tnat
whHeSthe cold wet weather has kept