Milford chronicle., 1929-04-19
Milton Letter


Mr.. Kitchens was operated upon in
the Presbyterian Hospital for ap-
pendicitis. He is very much improv-
ed at this writing.
Stephen Thayer and daughter of
New Haven, Conn.,, have been spend
ing sometime as guests of Mrs. An
ma Short.
Ward H. Short was in Wilmington
last week attending Federal Court as
a Juror from Broadkill Hundred.
One of the worst northeast storms
to visit this section began Monday
evening, continuing all day Tuesday.
The high wind that prevailed did
considerable damage to buildings
and trees. Shingles and rain spouts
were blown from many residences
and limbs of shade trees Uttered the
streets of the town. Broadkiln River
overflowed its banks, inundating
East Front, Union and Magnolia
streets. Water covered the wharves
along the river to depth of several
feet. Marsh lands from the town to
the bay were covered and fears are
expressed by trappers that many
young muskrats will be drowned in
their nests by the high tides. The
basement of the M. P. Church was
flooded at the peak of the tide, about
Z clock in the afternoon. Much of
the yu. fruit was blown off the
trees but NO considerable damage
was done peaches, according to Le-
roy Lynch, orchardist at the Chand-
Ter orchards. Mr.. Lynch asserted
that the storm knocked off fruit that
would have been later picked off by
hand in order to get marketable siz-
ed fruit. This easterly storm has
prevailed here for seven days with
more or less intensity and fears are
entertained for the apple crop,
which came into full bloom about
the beginning of the storm. The
cause for alarm is that the weather
has been so cold that bees have been
unable to visit the apple orchards
and pollinize the blossoms since
they have come into bloom. Without
this pollinization there will be no
fruit. Keiffer pear growers report
that the fruit is falling from the
trees at an alarming rate and un-
less weather conditions improve
soon there will be no Keiffer pears
this year. The asparagus crop was
coming into fruition but the cold
east winds have retarded its growth
to such an extent that shipments to
city markets have entirely stopped
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Evans of Phil
adelphia, have moved to the Lee
Smith bungalow on Union street,
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Evans will be remembered as
Miss Rilla Lekites, formerly of Mil
ton.
Mrs. Albert Capewell, of Camden,
N. j., is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Albert Edginton, on Chestnut street.
A delightful surprise birthday par
ty was given Mrs. Mollie Russell on
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Chandler.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
David M. Conwell, DR.. and Mrs. John
c. Wiltbank, Captain and Mrs. James
c. Conwell, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Wilt
bank, Jr., Mrs. Emma Hunter, Mrs.
Hannah Lacey, Mrs. Ellen NAPLES,
Miss Margaret Robbins, John M.
Robbins of Milton, Mrs. Sallie
Thompson, of Harbeson, Mrs. L. L.
Derrickson of Berlin, Md, and Mrs.
Sarah Chandler of Scranton, Pa. At
ter an enjoyable evening the guests
were served ice cream and cake.
Raymond M. Conwell and a force
of men are in the South removing
lockwood for the H. Ernest ConWell,
Inc, Nurseries, here. Much of the
lockwood will be shipped directly to
New York and New Jersey estates
for transplanting, while some will
be sent to the nursery here and re-
set for future sales.
The first trout of the season were
caught at Slaughter Beach on Mon
day and this week will find the large
nets being fished at this resort. The
fishing at Broadkiln Beach will be-
gin in a few days also. Buyers from
all parts of the State and Maryland
have been notifie dthat these fish
are being caught and through them
will be marketed all through the
countryside the trout caught al
these two beaches. In past years
auto trucks from Wilmington and
Philadelphia have made regular
trips here, taking thousands of bush
els to the city dwellers. The price
received by the fishermen has been
greatly increased because of the city
hucksters.
The Diamond State Roller Mills
is buying and storing thousands OF
bushels of corn from growers in the
eastern section of Sussex county for
future use. In past years there has
been a shortage of corn here during
the summer and mills have been
forced to purchase their supply from
other corn growing states. The Dia-
mond State Mills have now enough
to last them until the new crop is
harvested next autumn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Derrickson oi
Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Reed.
Mrs. Henry McAllister, Mrs. John
Baker and son, Norman Baker, at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Bakers
sister, Mrs. Cyrus McAllister, in
Camden, N. J., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stout and
son, Henry, and Mrs. Raymond
Spencer and daughter, Emma, spent
the weekend with relatives in Cam
den, N. ].
Reciting "Rodney's Ride" at the
oratoricaT and musical contest at
Milford on Friday evening, in COM
petition with other pupils of the col
ored schools of Sussex county, Ar
chic Tingle, of Milton, won first
place in oratory and will represent
the county at the State contest to
be held at Dover on April 10.
Rev. C. N. Jones was returned as
nastnr of Milton M. u. Church by