Milford chronicle., 1934-02-16
Severe Winter Weather

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The past ten days have been
season of very cold weather. Tn
thermometer on last Friday morning
registered as low as 6 to IA degrees
below zero, according to the loca
tion. The damage to the fruit tree
and crops remains to be seen, but i
will be great as we already know.
The oldest of the old timers nov
living don't remember of having ex
perienced during their lifetime an!
weather so cold as it was Friday
morning last. The nearest was In
February, 1881, when the thermom
eter registered as low as 10 degrees
below zero. At that time there was
snow at least 16 inches deep. Rail
roads had ceased to run and for fOuI
days no mail was received at Ellen
day. The Junction and Breakwatel
Railroad had at that time only three
engines and they were on the side
track at Glendale, out of water and
sand, and had to get an engine from
the Delaware Railroad to dig them
] out. The Delaware Bay from Lewes
to beyond the Breakwater was froZ-
en- over, and at that time very few
tramp steamers, were running, but
the oil and grain was carried across
the sea by vessels whose owners
were either British, Italian, Norwe-
gian or Swedish, and a few belonged
to other nations, and the cold spell
had caught many of these vessels in
the harbOr and they could not get
out. These vessels were of the
square rigged type, consisting most
ly of ships. barges or brigs, but
mostly barges and they had come
here for orders, as q telegraph office
was situated on the stone pile. The
cold spell lasted so long that they
ran out of provisions and people
from the shore carried them food by
sleds and other means until they
could go free. The old timers living
in Glendale in 1881 said it was the
coolest weather they ever felt and
some of them were nearly 80 years
of age. Peach trees were killed and
the giant trees of the forest froZe so
that they cracked. Let us hope that
the extreme cold weather is past for
this year.
Boring For Oil
The writer received the following
post card Monday of this week:
To Our Lessons:
The first test well has been
placed on the Townsend Apple
Orchard, near Bridgeville. This
card presented at the field office
located on the drilling site will
admit bearer on the derrick
floor. x (Signed)
The Cleveland Petroleum Corp.
This would seem that these people
are ready for business. We only wish
their efforts will prove successful,
and oil in paying quantities shall lie
found; not only on the Townsend
land but all other properties which
have leased in several parts of Sus-
sex county.
The finding of oil by this corpora
tion on the lands of farmers would
give Sussex county a real boom and
perhaps advance real estate to such
a high figure, perhaps greater then
was ever known.
Raymond Reynolds Post, No. 1881
The following communication was
received this week from Commander
Baughman, whose address is Bridge
vile, Delaware. Route /, Box 70, and
should be interesting reading for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars:
The next regular meeting of this
post will be held in the Red Mems |
Hall, Glendale, Wednesday, Febru-
ary 81, at 1880 p. m. All members
are requested to be present, as it is |
expected that the department COM
mander will come down and give us
the latest news concerning veterans |
affairs, as seen from the inside at |
Attention of all comrades is again !
called to the bulletin sent out by |
your commander on February 8, il is
that prompt compliance
be made to requests contained there
In. Don't put it off until Tomorrow"
10 it now.
Comrades who have signed up and
paid their initiation fee and dues
will not receive their membership
card and button until they present
themselves at a regular meeting and
lake the obligation of membership.
Any comrade who gave the State
Of Pennsylvania as his place of res
dence when entering the service in
either Spanish-American War. Phil
ppine InsurrectiOn, or World War,
IS entitled to a State bonus. Blank
applications will be on hand at our
next meeting, or they may be secur-
I'd from the Post service officer. VIM.
W. Houseman, Glendale, or the Ad-
utant, G.. NJ. Macklin, Bridgeville.
Any comrade who has made appli-
;ation for employment under the
pWA or the CWA. and has not yet
'een called. will please report facts
o your Post commander at once.
Ill members OF the VFW stand
eady at any time to aid, within the
INIT of their ability. any worthy
'eteran who is i'll or in distress.
The Senior Vice Commander, c. f.
Glendale. is authorized
o provide insurance for you or any
member of your family at an excep-
ionally low rate. This applies to
Members of the v. F. W. only. Don't
orget the 21st.