Milford chronicle., 1883-02-16

Shoenberg & Co.'S, factory, made
cans in nine hours this week.
THE latest novelties in Spring go
are now on show at Treidler's,
Merchant Tailor of Milford.
J. LEON, of Philadelphia, has rem
the store formerly occupied by b.
Burn, and will open on Feb. goth
clothing store.
LAST Monday evening the you
people enjoyed a social at Mr.. L.
Johnson's residence in South AIilfo
Prof. McNatt furnished the music a
the pleasure was unalloy ed.
On Tuesday evening next. Feb. &c
the members of the Presbyteri
Church and congregation will gi
their pastor a social visit and don
tion. All are invited. J. B. g.
Spring STYLES just received at
E. Treidier's, on Walnut St., Milfor
where the fashiOnables get the
clothing.
The TOrbert Guards will hold the
Third Annual Drill this evenin
The programme will nOdoubt be il
teresting. The public is invited
attend. Doors will be open at
o'clock.
LENT services are held in Chri,
Church on Wednesdays, at 1890 a. m
aud on Fridays, at 4.SO p. N. Tn
Sunday services continue as usual, Z
1880 a. M, and 7.8O p. m. Sunda
School, at 2 p. IA.
BUILDING.-Wm. Gray will buil'
two cottages in South Milford thi
season between the residences of d
SsThOmpsOn and L. NJ johnson. H
has closed a contract with Mr.. Geo
Parker and Mr. p. Truitt for the car
penter work.
c. H. TREAT d Co., have started
their new factory at RCdden, Sussex
county, and that town will soon
spring into another plane of impor-
tance. The machinery Was placed
the material for working into butter
trays, crates, etc., hauled from the
woods and some forty hands set to
work in one weeks time
THE Honor Roll of the Ellendale
Public School for the month ending
Feb. 9th.
STUDIES. DEPORTNENT.
Dellie Short, Martin Welch,
Fannie Reed, Alice Macklin,
Harry Jester, Elmer Short,
George Ellegood, Harry Jester,
Clara Reed, William Dodd.
H. G. ARNOLD, teacher.
Few persons not personally cog
infant of the fact, realize how great
the oyster trade of the peninsula, on
the eastern shore is. Besides the many
hundreds of barrels of oysters that go
from here to Philadelphia, there were
fifteen hundred barrels of Chinco-
league oysters shipped over the juno
tion and Break water Railroad to New
York city last Friday.
THE Old Dominion Steamer from
Lewes has been taxed to her uttermost
to keep the freight from accumulating
at Lewes. The Breakwater continues
her semi-weekly trips, and on Friday
last tifty-five car loads were put on
board and yet several cars were left
standing on the pier unloaded. This
cargo included five car loads of the
recently wrecked coffee from the
steamer Alpine.
A PARTY of fOx-hunters from Mil
ford passed all of last week in Mary
land, near Denton, where they report
they enjoyed the hospitalities Of one
of the misunderstanding squires,
and where the sport was excellent
The party was composed Of NIessrs.
Alex. Lister, w. Cannon and John
Latchum of Milford, and Mr.. Samuel.
Short, of Philadelphia. They were
the guests of Mr. a. Warner.
RIGHT here in Milford we need
some such industry as the good people
of Kley Grange, near Girdletree, Md,
have in their midst. A. D. Irwin &
Bro, have started a cotton factory
with thirty-six looms at work. Owing
to the scarcity of hands the factory is
not run to its full capacity. Two good
houses are vacant and can be secured
by families with grown children at ,
moderate rents, with steady employ J
ment for all.
Two or three dissatisfied parties :
have announced their intention to pc !,
tition the Levy Court to transfer !
them from the new Houston School
District to adjoining ones, for the :
reason, it is supposed, that they an 3
ticipate their taxes will be few dol !
lars higher this year if they remain in /
their present district, as it is in con- q
to build a new school \
house there this spring. They should |
have more public spirit. :
SEVERAL persons, whose reputation I
L.