Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
MILTON


p. Church on Union street.
Mrs. Susan Hudson, of Smyrna
and Miss Lavinia Lynch, of Mt
Pleasant, were the guests of Miss
Lillian Cade ON MONDAY.
Mrs. Frank Davidson and Miss
Agnes Hopkins, of Wilmington, at
tended the birthday anniversary OF
Mrs. Theodore Hopkins on Sunday
returning home on Monday.
The Community Gospel Singers,
OF Salisbury, Md, will be at the
First Congregational Church, Milton,
on Sunday evening, November Is, at
eight o'clock. Everybody welcome.
Come and hear some good singlns.
On Monday afternoon at the school
auditorium, prizes were given the
winners of Fire Prevention Es-
says" by the scholars of the fourth
TO the sixth grade. The awards were
as follows: First prize, $500, Billy
Spencer, sixth grade; second, $500,
Franklin StOgden. Jr., sixth grade;
third, $l.OO, Ray Russell, sixth
grade.
Successful Season
One of the members of the Town
Council has just received from Apte
Bros, a statement showing what
money was spent in Milton at the
canning plant which was operated
this season. The building il owned
by the Town of Milton, and operated
by Apte Bros. For tomatoes, $19,-
S37.S9; for labor, $10,440.22; sup
n hng
houses in Milton, $1,000. The pres
cnt plans are to contract for much
larger acreage of tomatoes next
year. and there is some talk of can
ming string beans and asparagus.
This will not be determined before
the early spring. Apte Bros. cOnsid-
er the Milton plant the best of eight
they operate and plan to make it the
main one by canning macy other
vegetables than they have in the
past.
Evergreen Crop
The evergreen business has now
started i'm this section. Charles G.
Jones and II. Ernest COnwell have
already made a number of ship i
ments. The outlook for the coming /
season is very good as the holly and |
laurel is of very good grade and
plentiful in this section. This means ,
a considerable amount of money |
will be paid to the farm folks until
a short time before Christmas, when
the season closes.
ii. Ernest Conwell was guest at
a goose dinner at the home of Da-
vid H. Reed in BrOadkiln Neck this
week.
Mrs. Ida j. Fox is still going to
Wilmington on the bus each Satur-
day it makes the trip. She goes to
entertain the remainder of the pas
sengers.
Miss Susie ID. Carey has returned
to her home in Philadelphia after
spending the summer in Milton.
The NJ. L. cemetery is being re-
seeded with grass seed and fertili2-
ed
Morris Black has returned from
"Trip to Miami. Fla, where he attend
cd the American Legion Convention.
Alton Long, after being employ
cd by the II. Ernest COnwell, Inc,
for eight years. has left their en-
plOyment and is now employed by
William II. Chandler To take care of
his orchards near Milton.
Milton Mustard was operated on
last week at the Becbe Hospital,
Lowes. for an injury he received to
his hand at one of the button lac
tories. He is improving rapidly and
il is hoped that he will have the or
iginal use of his hand when he re-
turns lone.
New Factory
Riley Ingram is rcmOdCling his '
saw mill building for the installa-
tion of a button factory and expects
to have il i'm operation by the FIRST
of the year. This new plant will give
employment at first to about a score
of men. and later additions will he
made TO employ many more.
The business people of Milton
have been advised by the Pennsyl- (
Vania Railroad authorities that ship
ments made to Georgetown address,
cd for delivery to Milton will bc de-
livercd to the door without extra
charge, and any express or freight I
going out will he called for by nOti
flying the railroad agent at George
town. The business men of Milton
are hoping the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will take over the line from :
lillendale TO Milton, as the railroad
facilities at this time arc very un- 1
certain by the present owners.
The road building machinery that ! {
has been at the railroad yards in I
Milton for some time is now being (
near Five Points in order
10 build extra width TO the concrete "
road from there to RchObUth. i
Milton Gets $75,OOO i
The Draper Canning Company is S
now paying for the seasons pack of f
lima beans to the growers of this il
section and Prime Hook and a
Slaughter Necks. About $4,000 will
be distributed by this company for
he crop, which was an exceedingly \
good one.
There is being considerable u
mount of anthracite coal delivered Il
o Milton direct from the mines of | y
Pennsylvania by truck drivers at y
;aving in price. a
The fishermen on BrOadkiln Riv- a
n are making some good hauls of h
lack perch at this time, for which h
hey are receiving good prices in the r,
earby city markets. r,
David H. Reed has returned home q,
rom the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, and n
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