Milford chronicle., 1941-10-10
MILTON
Late Potato Crop Almost Ruined

long drouth and hot weather.
Should a rain come now, growers
claim, 1t would be too late to be of
much benefit to the crop. Plants
are small and the few potatoes now
on them are about the size of play
ing marbles. Ordinarily at this
time of the season they should be
almost full grown The loss of
this crop is serious financial one
to this community. Thousands of
bushels are marketed from Broad
kill each fall, bringing to growers
many thousands of dollars. 1t is
certain that not enough late pota-
toes will be harvested here to meet
the demands Of local household
ers.
Circles Meet
The circles Of Woman's Societies
for Christian Service of Grace
Church met on Monday evening
and transacted necessary business
and made plans for future activi-
ties. Circle No. met at the par
sonage, as the guests Of Mrs. ]. j.
Won Hagel, and Circle No. met at
the home of Mrs. Goldie Owens.
Public Library
Milton Public Library has re-
sumed its winter schedule. The
library, located in Odd Fellows
Building, on Chestnut street at At
lantic street, will be open as fol-
lows: Wednesdays from to 4 P.
M; the. Milton New Century Club
hours for weekly meetings and
use of library; from to'9:30 P. NJ,
OPEN to all residents of Milton
School district; Saturday evenings
until further notice, from to P.
NJ, open to all residents of Milton
School district. A change of addi-
tional hours probably will be made
later during the Saturday schedule.
The library is supported by the
Milton New Century Club and the
/. o. o. F. No. IL of Milton, and
also receives a sum of money from
the State each year with which to
buy books. Miss Sarah Atkins,
the librarian, is assisted in the
work by members of the club. The
library is under the management
of a district commission, of which
William H. Welch is president.
The members are appointed by the
resident judge.
Visit Old Home
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Roushey are
visiting their old home in Pennsyl-
vania; also visiting relatives in
New York State.
Entertained Friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Jackson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lewis, of New Castle, on Friday
and Saturday of last week. 1
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Won Hagel
and daughter, Jean, spent several
days with relatives in Baltimore.
Erecting BrOiler House
Charles Stout is erecting a |
brooder house on the land near
Reynolds Church he recently pur-
chased from w. G. White of Milton J
Mr.. Stout expects to have the
building completed in a few days
when he will put in 10000 chicks.
Here and There
Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Richards
spent the weekend in New York
City.
Mrs. Eliza Dutton and Mrs. Da-
vid Dutton, Jr., were New York
visitors last week.
Mrs. Lulu Long and daughter,
Olive. and Mr. and Mrs. John Hick-
man visited Ocean City on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Short, Mrs.
Flossie Short and children spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Carmean at Millsboro on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Wilson, of
Harrington, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson on Monday.
The Misses Carolyn and Jane
Bigler. of Audubon, N. j., spent
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Darby.
Mrs. Wallace Elterich, Mrs. Rob
ert Pittard and Miss Martha Will
son spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Misses Alena Jones, Phyllis and
Martha Wilson are spending the
month of October at Rehoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Murphy
entertained on Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. William Clendaniel and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Shep-
pard and daughter, all of Milford;
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Davidson of
Frederick; Rodney Brittingham of
Prime Hook Neck.
Rally Day In Methodist Churches
The annual Rally Day. services
of Grace and Goshen Methodist
churches will be observed on Sun
day with appropriate programs. At
Grace the members of the Church
School will present a very inter-
esting program of recitations.
Songs and drama to begin at 1880
p. M. At Goshen Church a splen-
did program has been prepared.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Hunting Is Poor
Gunners after squirrels in this
section are meeting with very little
success owing to the dry condition
of the woods. 1t is almost impos-
sible to creep up on squirrel in
the woods without making as much /
noise as an army in battle.
HOOk-And-Line Fishing Good
Fishing off Broadkill Beach dur
ing the past few days has been
very good. and hook-and-line fish
ermen have made some fine catches /
of late running fish.
A Plea !
The superintendent of Grace /,
Church School is asking that every
member of the school, including
former members. be present at the |
session on Sunday mrning at 10. |
Let us, after a pleasant summer,
return to our church, beginning
Sunday morning, and continue
steady in attendance during the
winter months. We will be looking
for you. Our annual Rally Day ex-
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