Milford chronicle., 1933-05-12
MILTON NEWS FOR A WEEK

The election by the freeholders o
the town as to whether or not tn
town council should borrow 5000
TO erect a building for canning pur
poses, held on Friday afternoon, re
suited in an overwhelming majorit.
in favor of the loan. Work of erect
ing the building will begin at onc'
and Apte Brothers, who will opdr
ate the plant, will install necessar!
machinery for the canning of toma
toes. They are now contracting fol
two hundred acres of tomatoes will
Broadkiln growers. While tomatoes
will be the only vegetable cannet
this year it is expected the packing
of peas, lima beans, corn and Other
vegetables will be done next year
The plan will employ about one hun
dred men and women and will fur
nish a market for tomato growers
putting out about $25,0O0 in cash
during the present year. II is un-
derstood that local help will be EN-
ployed in preference to outside
workers so far as is possible.
Mrs. Mary Quig entertained at
dinner ON Saturday her niece and
nephew, Mary Betty Crouch and Dan
Crouch.
Earl Reed, of Milton, was operated
ON at the Marshall Hospital. Mil
ford, on Tuesday of last week for
appendicitis. Mr.. Reed is rapidly re-
covering and will be able to return
10 his home Oh Bread street in a
short time.
At the present time this section of
the country presents a beautiful ap-
pearance. The fields are green with
wheat, rye and clover. Crimson clo-
yer has started to bloom and in a
few days will have the appearance
of crimson and dark green carpet.
Doewood blossoms are dotting the
woods with their white blooms and
these flowers give the appearance OF
clinging snow amid the dark green
Of the pine and cedar, and the light
er shades of green of the oak, ma
pie and beech add greatly to the
picture. Apple orchards are beyond
description in THEN new dresses OF
pink and white blossoms. 1t is
worth driving, in a leisurely man
ner, through the country side to
view the ever changing panorma OF
colors.
Mrs. Laura Conolly, of Milton,
who was injured in an automobile
accident near Philadelphia last week
is in the Delaware County Hospital
at Upper Darby, Pa. Her injuries
consisted of a fractured vertabrae |
and fractured skull. Her condition |
is serious. At the time of the acci-
dent Mrs. CCnOlly was driving the
car, which is owned by her brother, !
Rev. Joseph c. Wodd, pastor of st. !
John Baptist Church. Milton. she |
was accompanied by her mother, of
Wilmington. They had motored |
from Wilmington to Philadelphia
for the purpose of placing flowers on
the grave of Mrs. Conolly's husband,
the late John Connolly, at Laurel
Hill cemetery. The accident happen
ed at Lansdowne avenue and State
Road, Upper Darby. A man named
HurlOck was driving the other car.
Mrs. Connolly was thrown from her
car. which Went down an embank-
ment. Mrs. Wood escaped with
bruises, although for a time she
was unconscious, having been
thrown under the car, which was
badly wrecked. Mrs. COnolly resided
here at the parish house with her
brother, Rev. Joseph c. Wodd and
has made many friends in Milton,
" no sincerely hope for her complete
recovery.
George w. Sharp, a former resi-
dent of Milton, died on May 3 in a
Wilmington hospital after an illness
Of only three days. Mr.. Sharp was
born in Milton and until few years
ago resided here. He was for many
years secretary of Endeavor Lodge
A. +. & A. NJ. of Milton, several sew
eral terms as member of Milton
Town Council and took lively in
terest in the affairs of the town. He
was never married. For the past
lew years he had been making his
home at the Masonic Home near
The body was brought
10 Milton on Friday morning and in
terment made in Odd Fellows Gem ,
atery. He was II years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Quig, Mrs. vi '
lla DAILY and Miss Mary Betty
Crouch spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Clendaniel and family {
1t Lincoln. I
Edward Land, of Camden, N. j., 1
spent Sunday with Milton friends. {
The fourth annual dinner of the {
Alumni Association of Milton High
School will be held on Monday, May /
- at the Mansion House. President G
". f. Douglas extends a cordial in Ct
litation to all graduates of Milton
High School to attend the dinner. f