Milford chronicle., 1883-07-13

THE recently appointed State Board Of Phar.
: macy met at the Clayton Honse last Friday ai'
; ternoon organizing and laying plans for work.
As soon as possible the Board will have the
necessary certificates for examination and regis
try prepared, and arrange the time and places at
which they win sit to examine applicants.
LAST THURSDAY afternoon Edward Ridgely, esq.
with his wife, and daughter and lady friend were
down jones' creek in a row boat, when in chang
ing seats the boat gave sudden urch, throw
ing Mrs. Ridgey overheard. She was dressed
in a heavy woolen dress and not being able TO
swim sank. Mr.. Ridgely jumped Immediately
after her and rescued her, the only damage
being good bath. The boat was a round bot
tom one, intended for a center board, but none
is used in the creek. Sentinel.
The Baltimore aad Ohio Railroad Company
has commissioned J. 7. Budd, Esq, late land
agent OF the P; W. g B. r. R., with headquar-
ters in Wilmington, special agent to deveopits
freight business on the Peninsula. An arrange
ment has been made with all the steamers ply
ing between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore to
carry large quantities Of freight during the peach
season now opening The B. & o. road will run
the peaches thus received to all the larger cities
in the West and Northwest by the fast freight |
trains. Mr., Budd estimates the coming crop a,
80 percent OF that Of 1882, or about ,OO0O bas'
kets.
A rather amusing story is that which was told
at Drummondtown. 1t seems that love-sek
swain. who lives near that place, recently had
sweetheart whose personal beauty was marred
a. l., D
to increase the charms OF his Dulcinea, he pro-
cured new set of artificial teeth for her; but no
sooner had she possessed herself OF them than she
gave her lover the "grand bounce" Feeling
outraged at such treatment, he determined to de
prive her OF the teeth by force Of arms if nsces
sary. In the scufle that ensued he got his anger
Ia his iaithless sweetheart's mouth, but she bit
him so savagey that he was glad to give up the
struggle and acknowledge that he had been both
iuPed and whipped.
A PENISsULA ELO PEMENT.--A Philadelphia
irummer has creaei a sensation down on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland by running off with a
we'll known society BELLE Miss Lsna Merrill Of
oocomoke City, the daughter Of tue editor of the
Record nd Gazette of that place. The father
Of the young lady, who is engaged in business
n P hladelphia, while his family live in POGO
noke City, objected to the attention which the
RUNNER paid to the daughter, but the eOurting
v cut on. Finally the father directed that under d
10 consideration should the suitor be admitted !
nder the parental roof. This provoked a crisis, ,
nd Oh Monday mOrnlng OF last week, between
Midnight and day, the trusting sweetheart left
Ter home and with her lover drove over TO Snow o
Iill, where, at 5 o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Wiley, pastor a
f the Methodist Church, there. made them man Y
nd wife. The couple took the early train for I
"where they are now enjoying F.
heir honeymoon"
ISAAC REMEETER, who resides IN the suburbs
( Newark, on the Shepherds farm, Is the own
r of a wonderful dog, who is now raising a
rood Of young coons aud prizes them so highly L
lat she will not permit any one to touch them pI
ecently coon and four young ones were cap
red in the woods and brought TO the farm. L
h mother soon sckened aud died and her of: bT
'rDg we're given to a cat who had just been en-
lrsing several kittens. The cat was highly ell Fl
ted over her strange babies, and kindly cared Ia
Or them for about two weeks when they were
AIKEN from her and given to the dog, who -
ourned the loss of several puppies. The dog n
ok to the cOons the same as though they were :,
n own and nurses them to perfection. ANY Fa
rsOn who doubts the abeve Is iRyited to visit IIn
z farm and see for themselves. lt was stated PI
at the dog raised several young coons once be- dr.
re with success, and her actions now are
ltched with lnterest.-Dsla1are Republican.