Milford chronicle., 1885-03-27

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An examination of teachers for Sc
eond and third grade certificates, will
be held at Wilmington and Dover
Monday, April 9th. and at George
town, Tuesday, April 7th, 1885,
T. =. WILaIAMs, y.I,I,I.A.,d5,o suppr's
SPRING has been carrying heavy
load,if the old aphorism of lingering
in the lap ofspring," is correct; but
while this is true OF the weather, the
popularity of Smoot's Hotel goeih OF
forever. He has the run Of the travel
ing public, and they are the best
judges.
IF we ever feel at one time more than
another, desire TO condole with fel-
over some trouble of the
flesh, it is when he reports an account
ofhow chicken thieves robbed his hem
roost. w. 7. Vaules and Henry Pierce
lost a fine lot of poultry last week, and
we extend our sympathies.
ALFRED T.. HAMMOND, late of Fred
erica, but now living in Philadelphia,
will start for Missouri on or about
April 1st, where he contemplates max
ing his future home. Some of his Del
aware friends will regret hearing Of
his decision; but Al. is wide-awake
and knows what he is doing.
OUR Town Commissioners are wait
ing for their tax duplicates before doing
any active work; but in the mean-
time they are not entirely Idle. They
are meking arrangements to purchase
90 600 bushels of oyster shells, flat slabs
of stone for guttering. and have ap-
poiuted a town Bailiff, at salary Of
$500 per year. The Bailif must keep
order and attend to the lookup.
DocKsTADER & ARMsTRoNd's un-
exeellcd minstrel troupe will give two
entertainments i'm D0rsey's Hal on
Thursday and Friday evenings. There
will be a street parade each day, and a
free concert by the band about seven
o'clock in the evening. This is one OF
the best troops that has ever been down
the Peninsula. Allshould hear them
THE craze for crazy work has set one
halfofthe people crazy and ifthe craze
don't come to an end soon, the other
half will go crazy out Of sympathy.
The crazy craze for crazy patchwork
of ali kinds, has inocculated even the
paper-hangers, and Mr. John .Pomeroy
is paperiug a ceiling in the raging
crazy style, and he is making a good
job of it.
SAD CAsE.-Last Tuesday morning
Mr.. John Conden, aged twenty 'one
wears, died at his fathers residence in
Cedar Neck. The young man was the
only son living to care for an old father
aped about seventy years, who has been
totally blind for the last five years.
The old gentleman owns farm but Is
totally dependent on his neighbors for
attending to the little affairs Of the
farm.
THE house of jeremiah Deputy
about two miles from Lincoln, on the
James Wilkins farm, was destroyed
bv fire about noon on Monday last
There was no one at home, and Mr.
Deputy lost all of his household goods
Miss Annie P. Russell, who boarded
there while teaching the district school
lost all her clothing and lot of books
candy, ETC., that she had provided for
treat for her scholars at the close o
| the term on next Friday.
Down in Sussex the annual stock
law elections cause much hard feelinl
in the districts afflicted and the sooner
the law prohibiting stock from run
ming at large is made permanent act
tbe better il will be for the people
Why any farmer should prefer to turn
his stock out to shift for itself instead
of giving it care and improving it, j
more than an enlightened man cal
find ont. If stock is worth anything
lit is certainly worth taking care OF.
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THE following letters remain uu
called for in the Milford pOstoflice
Mrs. SalIie Bradley, Mrs. Harriet Bul
ton. Mr.. J. d. Bresel, Mrs. Annie Z
Daniels, c. J. Deputy, Miss Annie &
Evans, John Gedder, Miss Heste
ZONES. Mrs. Mollie II. Johnson, Wilm
Leach Mr.. Charles Lingo, Mrs. Lizzi
Morgin, Mr.. Thomas Rickits, Mrs
Emilia shockley, VIM. H. Truitt, An
ME Vanleer, Mrs. Elmira Wheelbaek'
r. A. STEWARD, z. NJ.
ANY one wishing to purchase som'
fling nice in horse flesh, should nc
fail TO attend the Public Sale of G. W
Davidson at his stables OH Water St
Milford, Del, April 14th, 1855. He wi
also offer one York wagon, nearl
new: one sulky, nearly new; earring
harness, blankets, whips, etc. TheT
: will also be offered at this sale a frs
class horse belonging to another party
Everybody in need Of good drivin
b,rsos should by all means attend Tn
sale. See pastors.
t ALL good Grangers of Delaware al
q desired to be present at the meetings
/. Pomona Grange for Kent and SUISSE
counties, at Georgetown, next Thur
t day. The Oranges in Delaware II
/, Eastern Shore of Maryland ana VI
S einia. and South Jersey'are invited