Milford chronicle., 1934-02-23
A TrIp to Slaughter BEACH


ed to Slaughter Beach one day last
week. They noticed as they passed
along that the farm lands were COW
cred with ice and snow and the
wheat fields looked as if the wheat
which had been sown was dead, and
much of 1t looked as If it had been
frozen out of the ground. There was
very little activity among the farm
ers. A few were saving wood and
the weather indicated they would
need plenty of it before the winter
ends.
The dirt roads being in such IL
miserable condition we used the
stone road by the way of Milton to
reach the beach. AS we passed the
Pratts and Chandler orchards we
could not help but notice the dead
look. especially which the peach
trees had. While they had been
pruned and cultivated and put in
prime condition, yet the outcome for
crops for this year looked very mea-
ger indeed
NAPLES Mill pond was frozen over
and the boys were having a fine
time skating and shedding. The ice
looked rotten.
We also stopped to see the boys
who have en- encampment on the
Bennett farm. Their Building looked
nice and clean, but the weather has
been so bad for the past few weeks
they have done but little toward dit
ching the marshes and stop the
breeding places for mosquitoes.
They seemed to think they would
continue in their work.
We soon arrived at the beach and
what a wonderful sight we saw. The
Delaware Bay was one solid mass of
ice, as far as the eye could see. The
bay was frozen solid. We saw the
old HOhawk lying near the edge OF
the channel encrusted with ice;
made il look like an ice berg. This
old steamer is about Is miles away
and ice was from the shore to where
the boat lay. Il was a wonderful
sight and worth going miles to see.
We came home by the way of Mil
ford. The farm lands looked in the
same condition as they were on the
Milton road.
As we stood on the shore at the
bebach we could not help but re-
making that in few months the
ice and snow will soon he occupied
and where there is now ice cover
ing the bay, people will be bathing
and basking in the summers sun.
On our arrival home, where a good
fire was awaiting us, We all said give
us Glendale as q home during the
fall and winter months, but by all
means give us the little cottage at
Slaughter Beach during the warm
season.
Railroads
The reports received from the
railroads of the country is to the ef-
feet that there is a forward move
ment going on. and the traffic. both
and freight is increasing
daily. This is fine news. and hope it
will continue until the railroads are
on their feet in a solid position On:e
more. We cannot do without the
railroads.
We notice Il very fine line of
trucks which they have for deliver
ing freight to the store door. thus
saving the merchants the trouble OF
hauling from the station. Another
thing we notice is that business is
increasing on the branch line run
ming from Harrington to Franklin
City, called the Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia Railways-in the ;iays
when depression was at its worst.
such business as piling. mine props
and cord wood was almost al
standstill. but now when business is
looking better these commodities are
finding much better sale. and are
being constantly loaded at the sta
ion here.
The passenger traffic has wonder
fully increased in the las' few
months. We were used TO seeing pas
;enger trains passing through With
lut any occupants, Jut now they ar"
llten comfortably filled. We wonder
{ f.llendale will ever again have as
.lany passenger trains as it once
iad? Three each way, an trains
hey were. equipped with he hest
! tainable-the tracks in No. coH-
!iti0n; it was 4 pleasure to lid" ON
passenger train N :hars: 0f the
engagement of tie Pennsylvania
|cilrOad.
Will Glendale ever again nave
.lch service? We b, nc So.
3nIarge the Welfare Home
The Welfare Home situated at
smyrna is much too small to accom-
nodate the poor of the State. 1t is a
wonderful institution as it is. but II
$ shame il could not have been ;
uilt larger so as to take in all the ,
poor and needy, which are =
,aiting for admittance.
II the Legislature when sitting at
lover last winter had thought OF
he poor as they should, instead OF a
laying petty politics, they would t
ave been busy trying to find ways a
nd means TO help the poor of the .
tate. The long session which they a
eld amounted to very little, except C
ne members drawing their salaries l.