Milford chronicle., 1885-07-31

their respect fOr the memory Oh Oen'
Grant, by draping either place of bust
ness or residence, when the news OF
his death was announced. Truly Mil
ford is slow to moves and unless dollars
and dimes are at stake, the town too
often acts upon the principle of"what's
the use."
Col. NJ. II. DAVIS will soon move
to his farm for the summer. The
Colonel is one of the successful fruit
packers of Delaware, and he believes
that the amount Of the fruit crop has
been over-estimated, and that there
will not be more than One-half of the
amount Of fruit evaporated this year
that there was last.
TIE last steamer run by the Old
Dominion Company will leave Lewes
pier on Saturday, August LIST. The
freight heretofore transported to New
York by this line will now go by rail
road. Many persons will miss the
pleasant ride to New York by the sea
route; but the line would not pay I'M
less supported by the railroad.
DURING the thunder storm Of Sun
dav last a small house on Miles Mills
farm in Cedar Neck, was struck by
lightning, which set fire to the wood
work AS it was unoccupied, the
flames gained Roadway enough before
thew were discovered, and consumed
The building. Lightning struck in
several places during the storm.
TIE heavy rain of last Saturday
and Sunday has done much towards
saving the corn crop and reyiving the
parched pastures; but carly planted
corn and corn on high sandy soils has
hardened and dried so much, that the
ears cannot grow larger than nubbins.
On low lands, and where it was planted
late. the crop is not seriously hurt.
FxcIrRsroN.-The Red Men of Mil
ford Georgetown and Selbyville' VIII
run a combination excursion to Reno
both ON Wednesday, August 5th. The
train will leave Milford at s O'clock,
and the fare will be only seventy-hve
cents. Those who desire to, can pass
the dav at Loves pier or the Break
wafer. where excellent fishing VIII he
found.
IT would be a good idea for some
one of the evangelists to preach every
afternoon of the Lords Day at Slaugh-
ter Beach. They would reach hun
dreds of persons who seldom,or never
| hear a sermon preached The cool all
| bv the salt water would make the au'
dience more comfortable than they
would lie either in church or on tho
street.
TIE fishing trouble between New
Jersey and Delaware, promises to riva
the oyster war on the Chesapeake
Bay between Maryland and Virginia
A fishing steamer from Lewes wa
fred upon from the Jersey shore neal
/ Cape May last week, and the rife pan
, struck her in several places. Tn
steamers will now carry ms,and vii
return such greetings with interest
"
t MEN i'm business in Milford hav
s learned that it takes a steady pun AM
: strict attention to business, to kee
f their trade after it is once made, ant
no ono realizes this more than the pre-
nrietor of Shoots Hotel He keep
the standard Of his hotel up to tn
same point at which he started it, an
while special attractions have been o
forced TO get his run of transient trade
vet thev have all failed, and Smoot
d popularity waneth not.
!, WE lately called the attention of
~ street supervisors to the coalition
he cutters in both North and Sout
Milford; but they paid bat little a'tel
II ton to the work, and the heavy raj
y orlost Sunday has caused the overiio
p of several cutters. The washouts WI
'e now cost ten times as much to fix the
SIC the cleaning out would. weed
=, Sand etc have INSTRUCTED some gu
II ,ers in North Milford, 80 that the wat
: can not flow down them.
st LAST week several of our reade
took offense at one or more articl
contained in our last issue. Well,
e. are sorry that they did not plea
OF them: but it is the province OF new
he papers to point out errors and evl
sri and suorest remedies for them, and
to we are in error then two wrongs W
not make a right; but just here
~, wish to inform that few, that |
49, rHnoNFcIE will continue to publ
lis on Fridays at the usual hour,notwi'
IRE standing their objections
ue Ana meeting Of J. A. Garfield Pa
ne a AR of Milford, held on Wedn
dav night, resolutions were aoopu
IN. reouesting the Torbert Guards a
sc Governors Cavalry, also the eitiz'
e. Of milford end vicinity, to take p
I'm in doing honor to the memory OF
-iss iate Gen. U. S. Grant Definite
,~, are not yet made, but
[. service will probably be held at
armory of the Torbert Guards on
WIS urdav. August sth, at Sp' m. M
1t ol!A, ',''U- III ~ nrominent men of
10 ford.
.oln ADKINS GROCERY is the place
ing. buy cheap sugars. Just received
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