Milford chronicle., 1883-12-07

MILFORD, ]
Mr.. ~. IL. Murphy of Pennington,
has stock of new sleighs. He evil
IDENTITY believes that we viii have some
winter weather before the season Is
over.
PROF. COOPER will open a dancing
class in Reedv's Hall on Tuesday
evening next He invites all persons
having children to send, to address
him at Lowery's Hotel.
THIRTEEN men will be employed
through the winter at Houston max
ing cans. 1t is proposed to make mere
the packages to be used next year IN
the Baltimore branch of the house.
FOUND.-A Russia Leather pocket
book. Found on Tuesday morning,
between the bridge and Geo. Halls
store Owner can have same by call
ING at this office aud identifying prop
erty.
on THANKSGIVING day the Dover
militia resOrted to the mill pond near
Dover aud INDUCED in some good tar
get-practice. \ silver medal was
awarded to Lieut. Culbreth who car
ried of the best score
THE O6d Fellows lodge Of Smyrna
gave the widow Of each deceased mem
Der of their lodgea turkey, for Thanks
giving dinner. No secret society can
have many enemies that practices such
beautiful acts Of charity.
THE Lighthouse Board at Lewcs
has decreed that the men employed in
that service shall wear uniforms
These uniforms must be purchased by
the men. and will cost the rather un-
reasonable sum of $3.50.
A hunting party composed of JUS
tus LOwery, AlonzO Morris, and Ed
ward Morris visited Slaughter Neck
on Monday last, with over twenty
dogs. The result of the days hunt
was twenty-three rabbits.
TIE following letters remain in the
Milford Post Office uncalled for:-J.C.
BarWick, D. ". Bennett Jr., Better
man & Harris, Dr. Harry Dashill, D.
d Fluharty, Daniel 4. Hall, r *
jester, Mintie Oliver, Rev B +. Price,
Joseph White, franklin Walter.
4 gay riding party, composed of
Miss Lizzie Willis, Miss Lena Mar
shall, Mss CulbretE and th,ir gentle
men escorts. visited FIederica last
Friday afternoon. one Of the gentle
men of the party took his meals stand
ing for several days afterwards.
THE season for Hops" has fairly
opened. In Smyrna the young men /
gave hop THANKSGIVING Eve which |
was a great success. At least the /
dancers must have enjoyed it, as the /
Record says they danced until the rosy /
tints of morning were in the eastern |
sky"
THE oysters in our markets of this |
year have been 50 large and fine, that |
1t is to be hoped that the laws for the (
protection Of these bivalves will be en-
forced. Gov. Cameron, of Va has sent
cannons to be used on the Rappahan-
mock River against the fleet of Illegal
dredgers.
LARGE quantities Of game are being
taken by sportsman from the PENN
sula. Two gentlemen from New Jer-
sey who have been visiting at Black
istOns Cross Roads killed in four days,
$50 quail, 80 woodcuck and rabbits
Two New York sportsmen bagged 2l0
quail in ten deys.
Mrs. STEVENS and Miss NJ. Spencer
addressed a large audience in the NJ.
.. Church, on Wednesday evening
lhe subject was Japan" The dis
courses were very interesting and the
many idols. articles Of daily use and
many other things brought from Japan
we're exhibited and explained by the
ecturer.
The number of cunning accidents
las been unusually small this year,
,ut they are sure to come. DR.. Buck !
ey of Philadelphia, shot himself last
week, through the arm, while in {
lucking box near Delaware City, and {
,eWjs EliasOn of New Castle was ac- :