Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-05

next to Lowery's Hotel, has lots OF
this kind OF customers, and Mr.. D. H.
Weeks is adding new ones every day;
because he has one of the finest and
most complete assortments of clothing
and gentlemen's furnishing goods, that
there is in Milford; all of which is
new this Spriag.
WREcK.-About 5:l5 O'Clock Tues
day morning the worst collision in the
history of the Delaware railroad occur
red in short cut just below the curve
one-and-a-half miles south of Middle
town. w. S. Rushton, an engineer,
was instantly killed and several other
train hands were more or less bruised.
The Boston berry train was behind
time, and was trying to reach Middle
town before the south bound train of
four cars left. The crews of both trains
with the exception of Rushton, Jumped
before the collision.
WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US. - We
don't often print the kind notices we
receive, but the subjoined extract from
a letter received from a gentleman
who was once a resident of Delaware,
is so encouraging, that we give it to our
readers;
Il am much pleased with the edi-
tOrial management and general tone OF
the CHRONICLE. / believe your course
meets the appreciation of all moderate
DOliticians, and suhserves the best in
ieresis of the people of the Diamond
State"
TIE Kent Co. committee of the State
Temperance Alliance are perfecting
arrangements for the celebration of
Fourth of July, by holding temper
ance mass meeting on the Camden
Camp grounds. The services OfJehu
Dewitt Miller have been secured
for the occasion and the Hon. Heal
Dow is also expected. All Temper
ance organizations, Churches and So
cieties are INVITED tc take part in the
celebration which will be held in bas-
ket style. 1t gill Oe a good place for
young and old to spend the Fourth.
INCUBATOR.-AIrs. Geo. S. Grier has
been amusing herself this spring by
experimenting with an incubator. Her
FIRST experiment was only moderately
successful, as it resulted in only about
forty chicks from about six dozen eggs
but the second attempt was more salts
factory, as she now has about one hun
dred young chicks,and more Matching,
from the last setting. She keeps the
incubator in the basement Of hes large
residence, aud the heat is generated by
A lamp. The experiment has resulted
in supplying the family with a fine
lot of eaFly bToilers at a very slight ex-
pense.
Tue members of the Rochester, n.
Y, Mutual Relief Society held meet
ing in Dorsey's Hall on Monday even
ing to receive n report from Rev. J. S,
Willis, who had been sent, by the
members of the society in Milford, to
attend the annual meeting at ROches-
ter. Mr. Willis said that he had gone
believing that the society vas mlsmap-
aged and he had intended to make it
hot for them. He had had every OPP
portunity given him to inspect the
workings of the society, his objections
had all been explained away, and he
was satisfied that it was cheap, safe
and solid method of life insurance
The members present appeared to be
satisfied with the report.
THE Pennsylvania officials are max
nginquipies as 10 the probable amount
of freight that would be hapdled, if
the road from Dover to Milford should
be constructed. The line was sur
veyed under the P. w. K 3. manage
ment and it would have been built if
the sale to the 2. II. R. had not inter
yened. The distance from Dover to
Milford Is IS miles, and the right Of
way had been pledged to the road as
far as Frederica. This line will pass
through one Of the finest fruit grow
ing sections Of lower Kent county, and
will tap a section Yhare the growers
of peaches have been in the habit ct
selling to evaporators and Gamers RAJ
Their than to haul to the Delaware
railroad.
TJEIrED STATES JURORS The fol-
lowing names have been drawn to
serve at the next term, June 10Th
Kent County-East Dover hundred
william d. Fowler; South Murder
kill, Robert Parkinson, Edmund Bar
leg, Moses l.. VanBurkalow; MispiL
lion, John Johnson.
Sussex County - Georgetown hun
bred, George A. Jones, John II
Swayne; Gumboro, William e. Can
non: Lewes and RehobOth. Thoma'
e. Ricards; DagsborO, Joseph Il. Lay
ton, George f. Burton; Baltimore
Kendall Richards.
The case of Thomas c. Hambly VS.
the Junction and BreakWater Railroad
Company for breach of contract, is eE
peclsd 20 come up.
ON Saturday last the members o
Fruitland Grange decorated the graves
of their departed brothers and sisters