Milford chronicle., 1931-04-10
HOLLYVILLE

7 John T. Warrington OF this place
who has been very sick at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Zit-
timer in Camden, N. j., is much inn
proved
George r. Walls who has been
spending the past few weeks with
his son Harry in Wilmington has
returned to his home.
Miss Cassie Prettyman, a senior of
the lllmann College, Philadelphia,
returned back to school after spend
ing the Easter holidays with her
parents, Alr and Mrs. Herbert Pret-
lyman.
MIR. and Mrs. Vaughn Altemus and
son Junior spent the weekend with
the latter's parents. here, Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Joseph. They were ac-
companied by his brother, Arthur
Altemus who is one of the twenty
six pages in the United States Sen
ate Arthur will return in May to re-
sumo his. duties. while the Senate
investigating committee is in ses-
sion.
Otis Joseph of this place who
served as IT, S. juror in the Fed
cral Court at Wilmington during the
March term has been notified by the
| L. S. District Clerk, II. G. Mahaffy
Jr., to return for continuation of
the same court Tuesday, April Z.
An adult class in landscape gard
euing has been organized. Meetings
are held every Tuesday evening in
the community hall at Coolspring.
Competent and efficient teachers
have been secured for each eve
ming. About seventy-five are enroll
ed This is very interesting sub
ject To learn how to beautify your
home surroundings with the least
outlay of finances. Interesting talks
have been given by several of the
members who have had much cXper-
ienCe alons that line, including Mr., /
MCNicol of Rehoboth, who formerly |
owned and managed a large green
house at Milford,
Mrs. Hannah Wyatt, widow of the /
late Thomas Wyatt, died Wednesday, |
April 1, after a severe stroke of par
alysis on Saturday previous, from
which she never regained conscious /
ness. Funeral was held at Conley's |
NJ Il, Church on Good Friday and !
interment made at the Marsh family |
burial plot. near RehOb0th. Services |
were conducted by the Rev. Jas. o.
Neil. Aunt Hannah as she was af-
fectionately known was childless,
but she had been as a mother to
three of her nieceS, Mrs. Daniel 7.
Joseph, Mrs Fred W. Joseph and
Mrs Boyn of Rehoboth. whose own
mother rad died when they were
quite small. She died at the home OF
one of ne nIeCes, Mrs. Fred w.
Joseph She leaves one sister, Mrs.
Ella Truitt of Nassau, several nieceS
and nephews to mourn their loss.
The year that has recently passed
was one of the most depressing to
farmers in this part of the state in
many years. One of the first of the
many set backs of the season was
severe hail storm, that practically
destroyed all the early crops such
as scarlet clover which was just be-
genning to be ready for harvesting,
it also injured wheat and strawber-
ries The hail stones were large.
enough to kill hundreds of broileF
chicks weighing up to two pounds.
This storm occurred on May u.
A few days after that disastrous
fire swept through this locality, de-
thousands of dollars worth
of timber land, besides dwellings,
stables, garages, dry feed, grain and
farm machinery for several farmers.
The hot and excessive dry summer
and fall cut production down to less
than half in most cases. Low prices
for the little they did manage to
GROW has only tended to make the
serious problem worse. The poultry
in most parts of the county
have been getting less for their pro-
ducts than it costs to produce it. Al
so the dairy farmer is in the same
boat. There has been two price cuts
On milk in the past few months, one
1n the price per cwt. and the other
ln the basic quantity. "The Lord
oveth Whom He chastises."
It was a very gracious and COM
act by Representative
Lingo of this place, in presenting a
1ill to the claims committee for par
ial reimbursement for the damage
lone by the disastrous fire that was
llleged to have been started by one
If the employees of the Delaware
1olony at Stockley, State Institu-
ion. While this particular claim
nay seem unique and establishing a
precedent. But any one viewing the
Iesolation caused by this fire would
ealize how pitifully small and in
.dequate the amount asked for is.
here are several reasons why this
lain should have some real consid-
ration; some of them are that it is
lleged to have been caused by the
tate and the State is sponsoring
program and those
hat suffered by it have been eau
ious and careful as it is humanity
ossible to be all their lives and
through no fault of theirs. have suf-
cred serious loss which they could
i afford to lose.
The people of this part of the
tate do not look upon the State and
s treasury as never ending