Milford chronicle., 1930-05-02
GLENDALE
Scanas Of Long AgO


back to the scenes of other days and
brings prominently to his memory
those things which were in vogue
when he was a boy and long before
the people of this country had enter
ed into that fast life which is pre-
Valent today.
Old-timers will remember well
when the farmers in general had
quite a flock of sheep, which they
kept for their wool and for eating
purposes as well.
No wheat threshings in the early
days would have been considered an
I'D to date affair unless a fat sheep
or lamb was the principal meat Of
fered to the helpers as was firmlty
made from new wheat, was to pc
the principal dessert offered at one
of these feasts.
The sheep were sheared by the
farmers once each year-the WOOL
having been washed clean and made
reading for the carding mills, the
principal one in Sussex county was
situated near Millsboro and was
called the Doe-Bridge- Mills where
the wool was carded and put in
rolls ready for the spinning wheel
of which nearly all homes in those
far off days had one.
The wool or rolls were spun into
yarn by the women who were ex-
merits in the art of spinning and
could keep the size of the yarn at
an even texture all the way through.
From the spinning wheel to the
winding blades where it was made
into skeins and finally wound into
balls and was ready for use in the
loom in weaving carpets, blankets,
and also in producing that useful
wearing material fustion which was
worn by both women and men, both
before and some time after the Civil
War, had closed.
An up-to-date farmers home in
the old times was equipped In this
manner: In the parlor (if they hap
Dened to have one) a gerton carpet
woven by the women of the home, a
small stove, set of cane seat
chairs with one or two rockers.
Living room, rag carpet, made by
the women of that day, set of wood
chairs and a settee, and few rock
ers, and we must not forget the fire
place as the parlor stove was the
only one in the home. Kitchen,
which was always, kept scrupu-
lousy clean was sanded once a week
with clean white sand, and for seats
they were generally made from
slabs. Let us also remember the
large fireplace where so many de-
licious things were cooked.
Next week we will give you No. 2
of the scenes of long ago.
Come Home, Ducky
A gentleman residing in Ellendale
is the owner of flock of valuable
ducks, which he prizes more than
anything else he owns. One morning
one of the ducks belonging to this
prize flock was missing and the ow-
ner naturally commenced to look
everywhere for the duck but could
not find it, then as an incentive for
others to look for the duck he offer
ed reward of one dollar for the
safe return of the duck.
These ducks it seems often wan
dered away and being very tame
could be caught without much eff
fort. A boy was passing along\ ere
these ducks where and conclude %
catch one and sell it, which he did
to a nearby merchant for one dollar,
and went on his way rejoicing.
When the boy returned to his home
he found out that the owner had
been asking about the lost duck and
that he had promised a reward Of
one dollar to anyone who would re-
turn the duck. The boy, becoming
scared, for fear the owner would
find out from the merchant to whom
he had sold the duck, took the dol
lar which he had not spent and went
back to the merchant and asked
him to please sell the duck back
to him, which the merchant finally
agreed to do. The boy then took the
duck and carried it to the home of
the owner and delivered it, receiv-
ing the promised reward of one dol
lar, which the boy now has. This Is
how the matter now stands. Don't
say duck to the owner, for he is apt
to get mad.
Forest Fire
A forest fire of an unknown origin
broke out Saturday and continued to
burn all day Sunday, which took the
combined efforts of the firemen from
Milton, Georgetown and Ellendale,
assisted by the people Of the neigh
borhood to subdue it.
1t seems this fire started below
Redden to the east of the du Pont
Boulevard, and continued to burn
until thousands of acres Of standing
and growing timber was consumed.
The club house, and residence Of
Robert Veasey at Redden was
threatened but was saved by back
firing. Severa / other residences
which stood in the way Of the fire
we're saved in the same way. The
Sand Hill M. 2. Church came very
near being burned, but by the he
roic work Of the firemen it was fin
ally saved. It was here that the fire
was cornered and turned back and
subdued. =.
Forest fires are growing and II
something is not done to cause peo-
ple to be more careful in building
brush fires or dropping lighted cigar
or cigarette stumps, the whole scope
of forest between Ellendale and
Redden will be destroyed and in the
lot will be the Ellendale Swamp now
considered the most beautiful piece
of forest scenery in Delaware or
elsewhere.
Too much cannot be said in re-
gard to the great work being per-