Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-09-18

WHY does that young lady look so
melancholy? She consented to go
with her young man to church next
Sunday, and has just found out that
he don't buy his clothes at Treidler's.
You may bet your life she will go back
on him.
If YOU want to know all about fer
tilizers, send your name on postal
card to the "Rural New Yorker" "a
Park Row New York and mention the
CHRoNrcLE and they will send you
their Fertilizer SpeciaW that will tell
you all about Il.
Why we sell our XIX so reasonably;
we have no yearly or monthly sales
men to pay, which means at least one
dollar per ton advance. We try to
make no had bills. We economic
every way TO increase the worth ofour
goods. LoFLAND q DAVIS
THE thlrty-first annual exhibition
of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society, to be held on the State fair
ground in Philadelphia, promises to be
the finest exhibition of the kind that
has ever been held there. For parlie-
ulars, see advertisement in another
column.
D. REFS has bought of Hon. w. F.
Causey a strip Of ground on the east
side of the ground his factory stands
on running from the street tOthecreek.
Mr.. Refs has filed in nearly two acres
around his factory and made solid
ground Of what few years ago was
unhealthy marsh.
TIE Grler evaporators of D. Refs
have been running on full time this
week and turning out some good fruit
Robt. Davis has had his three Phil
lips machines full most of the time
and his product is first-elass. John
Dana is running his machines, but not
to their full capacity.
THE new porch at the front of the
dwelling OF Mrs. Ruth Carlisle adds
much to its ppearance, and the taking
up of the old trees that INSTRUCTED the
sidewalk will be great benefit to the
street. The street would be dryer and
the houses more healthy ifall the trees
on that side OF the street were re-
moved.
THE following letters remain un-
called for i'm the Milford Port Office:
Mrs.H. NJ. Cannon, Mr.. A. B. Con-
away. Miss Minnie Gray, Mrs. Sarah
H. Harris, Miss Maggie Mann, Mr.
Daniel Mccarthy, Mr.. VIM. Henry
Richards, Mr.. WIN. Rose, Joseph
SteeIman, Miss Laura Smith, Miss
Mollie r. Voice. r. 4, STEWARD
THE peach markets in the cities
have been little easier this week Ow-
ing to full supplies from Jersey. Prices
varied from 81 to $3.50. There was a
glut at Wyoming on Wednesday;
Smocks sold as low as 20 cents. More
yellow fruit will be evaPOrated than
was anticipated a week ago,as Shocks
are turning out better than was eH'
pected.
OUR farmers should be pushing their
big pumpkins, squashes, beets and pO-
tqtoes for the fair and feed the pigs and
sheep and curry off the cows and bulls
for the time is coming when you will
want to take them to the fair at Wor-
ton Station, or Dover, and scoop some
Of the prizes offered by the managers.
The Young man should devote u part
of his time 10 the trimming Of bis colt
that he thinks is fast, and perhaps lie
may win purse.
Mr.. JOHN H. APPEL is going to put
up building next to his Bell property
to be occupied 10y a party that will
manufacture all kinds Of sausage from
pork and beef. Every convenience
will he provided to do frst-class work
This will keep the money at home
that heretofore went to Wilmington
for sausage, and give our citizens bet
ter article. They will also be able tf
secure a greater variety than has eVeI
been kept in Milford.
SEVERAL of our merchants have
been TO the city during the past week
to secure Raw goods, and among then
was Mr. N. J. PiersGn, who visited
New York and Philadelphia, RBd has
made arrangements to secure q supply
of as fine goods as have ever been
brought to the Milford market. His
stock will comprise all sorts of boots
shoes and slippers. from the heavy
farm boot to the light kid slipper n
for the belle of the ballroom.
Now is the time of year that the lii'
of the boy Oh The farm becomes a bur
den. as he wears out his hands strip
ping blad or has to take the moon
light evenings when he would like t.
be hunting the festive coon or luseiou
opossum, for "binding blades" An'
as the old man shouts, "eOme boys,ge
the last Of them blades out, so we cal
stack 'em when the dew is on" be in
wardly swears when / get to be man