Milford chronicle., 1885-04-03

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your property be certain and insure it
in a good, sound, reliable company.
Insure it with q reliable agent and in
case of loss you will have no trouble.
JOHN II. APPEL.
New HOME. 49, Mr.. benjamin f.
Woodall has purchased forty acres of
the "Shawnee Farm" near town, and
will build a residence for himself and
wife thereon. 1t is understood that
the price paid was thirty dollars per
acre.
THE Grand Jurymen Of Kent county
authorizes us to make the statement
that they will present any and all shop
keepers who keep their stores open and
sell goods on the Sabbath. This will
interfere with the tobacco and candy
business mainly.
THE following men have been drawn
for Grand Jurors from Milford hun
dred James II. Kirby, Reynear Will
liams. Jacob Y. roulk. Fer the Petit
Jury from the same hundred /: Stephen
X. Belts, Jr, Frank Richards George
S. Counselman, Nathaniel French.
An examination of teachers for Sc
cond and third grade certificates, will
be held at Wilmington and Dover
Monday, April 9th. and at George
town, Tuesday, April 7th, 1885.
4. y. WILLIAMS, lgupt'r,s
II. G. CARPENTER,
LECTURE TO YOUNG MEN-.A lee
ture to young men will be delivered
in the Presbyterian church, next Sab
bath-7:3O p. NJ, by Rev. DR.. Hammer,
of Baltimore. Sutject-"Getting a
start" BegnA cordial invitation is
extended to the young men OfMilford.
Mrs. CLARA c. ROBINSON, wife of
late Judge Alfred P. Robinson, died
March 9th at her home in George
town. Alfred P. Robinson Esq, of
Georgetown, and DR.. Thomas Robin
son, of Houston, Texas, now visiting
his old home, are two of her surviving
children.
Ma. JOSEPH A. HUDSON, who has
for thirteen years been with Mr.. John
Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, has re-
signed his position with Mr.. Wana-
maker and taken charge Of the cloak
department recently added TO Marks
Bros large stores on North Eighth
street, Philadelphia.
RED MEN.-The sakimas tribe elect
ed the following chiefs for the ensu-
ing six months, on Tuesday evening
last. Prophet, c. w. Kern; Sachem,
w. N. Dorsey; ST. S., f. J. Kesler;
Jr. S., J. II. Johnson; c. of r., a. F.
Tuthil; X. of W., w. H. SmOot;
Trustee, J. S. PomerOy.
THE Board of Directors of the State
Fair have decided to build additional
buildings at Fairview Park this spring
costing at least $500. A building
will be erected at the gate for a keeper,
for the property of the association is
two valuable to be allowed to go for
months with no one to keep an eye
on it.
PRIzE.-For several } ears past, Mr..
J. H. George, Principal of the North
Milford public schools, has been giving
prize to the scholar in his depart
ment who made the most improve
ment in penmanship. This year the
prize was awarded to Leopold Hirsch.
The prize consists Of gold pen and
holder.
| AT the last meeting of Milford
Grange the following resolution was
adopted:
RESOLVED, That the Pomona Grange be re-
ouested to hold, during their quarterly meeting,an
omen session for the discussion OF questions per-
tanning to agriculture, and that all farmers and
Others interested in agriculture, be invited to at
tend and take part.
A charter, accompanied by petition
signed by Col. II. b. Fiddeman and
other prominent men of Milford, was
handed to the Legislature this week
for its action, asking that charter be
granted to a company permitting them
to lay water pipes in the streets of the
said town and provide a system of
water-works. We hope this company
will be organized soon.
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ANY one wishing to purchase some
thing nice in horse flesh, shonld not
fail to attend the Public Sale of G. w.
Davidson at his stables on Water St.,
Milford, Del, April 14th, 1855. He will
also offer one York wagon, nearly
new; one sulky,- nearly new; carriage
harness, blankets, whips, etc. There
will.also be offered at this sale first
class horse belonging to another party.
Everybody in need of good driving
/ horses should by all means attend this
sale. See posters,
THE Penn Globe Gas Light Com
many was awarded the contract for
Hgbting the streets of the town Of Mil
ford for the ensuing year. This COM
napy has about completed arrange,
ments for the purchase of the Milford
Gas Works. They will move the sue
of the works from its present location
to a point down the creek, ana WI
build works to make gas from coal