Milford chronicle., 1934-02-09
Nearly Asypxiated

Nearly Asypxlated
Robert Kner. Nelson Warren and
Archie Ellingsworth went to Milford
last Thursday after some parts for
Mr.. Kner,s car. After securing the
parts, they left for home, at about II
o'clock and had an experience which
nearly ended the existence of all
three of. the men.
; II seems that on their way home
something happened to the Exhaust
pipe and the car was soon full of
poisonous gas, which made them
sick, hut by lowering a window, Mr..
Kner and Mr.. Warren got some air
which enabled them to drive on, but
still very sick. Mr.. EllingswOrth in
the mean time had become uncOn-
scious. When they arrived opposite
Lshch's garage where they should
fiaFe stopped, they drove by and a
little below the garage they ran OIL
the. boulevard and struck a sign post
which stopped the motor. and no
doubt saved the lives of the men.
Mr E1lingswOrth was carried to
HIS fathers home. still in an uncon-
seious condition, and it took several
days before he was able to be
around. MFR. Kner and Mr.. Warren,
while made very sick by the fumes
of the poisonous gas. were able af-
ter. Nttle while in the open air to
proceed to their home. A narrow
escape.
Winter Here
old Boreas has been doing some
IL Of
the country the past week. The ther-
m0meter has been lowering just
above the zero mark and threatening
sometimes to go below. The burning
Of coal and wood has been heavy
and those people who did not pro-
tide sufficiency of coal or wood
we're out of luck. We have heard of
no one who either suffered for food
Or fuel during the spell Of the cold
weather we have been experiencing.
:. Ice, snow and sleet everywhere
good time to sit by the fire and hear
Some old timer tell of the cold win
ters they had when he was a boy |
Hhen snow, which fell in December |
EoHld remain until March and the |
fun they used TO have in building
slefghs out of white oak saplings |
and goods boxes. and coasters out of
board about inches wide, nailed to
the bottom of small box. These
were considered up to date and suit
able for taking your best girl either
sieighing or coasting.
You must remember that cutters
and small sleighs for coasting were
scarcely known before the Civil
War. He also went further and told
how during his bOyhoOd days he US
cd, TO set bird traps during the
SHOWS then eXisting) in the fodder
or straw pens; how he would catch
lafks, doves and quails and at the
edge of the swamp where he would
catch cardinals (red birds) and blue
jays-be said it was great fun to set
deadfalls where he would simply
smother the snow birds--hc told the
boys who had gathered to hear him.
sometime he would tell them furth-
cG%of the doings of the people who
lived more than IS years ago
! Btt let Us get back to the present
time. Sunday, one sleigh of the cut
fer style, arrived in Glendale; two
lutu shCiC d UlhNh BOug |
there was not sufficient SNOW on the
boulevard to make sleigh slip. Con-
seduently the pony was exhausted.
aud cOnld go no further. The men
tried in every way to make the pony
so but there was no response to
their persuading. The last seen of
the men, sleigh and pony was the
men pushing the sleigh and the pony !
stepping, far enough to keep the ,
whlffletree from hitting its heels.
What time they arrived home we
have not heard as they had about 10 !
miles TO 80.
Let us hope that this will he the
last spell of very cold weather we !
will have this winter. for VIC know
il has been severe on the poor of i,
the many northern cities of the Uni
ted States-but let us one and all be =.
willing to divide with the poor and :
distressed part of the little mite
which VIC may have.
Since writing the above little .
more snow has fallen.
Chicken Farms :
Many of our people are engaged
in raising chickens. No difference
how low the market gets they keep
On raising brOilers-this shows even
at the low prices now existing there
must be some profit.
The trucks of the produce dealers
are at work daily seeking out those
ThO have chickens to sell and come =
IN loaded in full and most of them
zecp trucks going to New York sev-
sral days in each week to carry the
accumulated poultry. Sussex county
s full of land suitable for chicken
those who understand
ne raising of poultry. il is an easy
way, to make a living.
Dur Markets
Trucks. directly from the groves
Il Florida, are delivering at our
ioOrs. weekly. oranges. grape fruit
md tangerines at very reasonable
iRu:e.
Fish and hluskrats seam plentiful
'cfore the Ia At freeze, aud with
ytrmer weather they will be sen
ally on sale.
Cabbage, beans. greens of differ
mt kinds, are in the market. Trucks
rom the South, where the vege-
ables are grown are bringing them
orth where they can be bought at
cry low prices.
Strawberries from the South are
ere and good old short cake can
n on niovcd during anv seasnn