Milford chronicle., 1885-11-27

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PUBLIC SALEs.--On Dec lst, II. I
Betts will sell all of his valuable stool
Of Alderney cattle at public sale ais
farm Implements. See ad.
Smoot's sale of hotel fixtures on De
cember 10Th.
TIE immense pumpkin that has fol
some weeks been on exhibition in on
window, was divided on Tuesday anC
furnished the "staff7i and the devil
with some delicious pies to help oui
Thanksgiving.
WELL BOBING.-I am prepared tC
put down wells to any depth by drill
ing or driving. Good water gnaran.
teed. Orders left at J. Oscar Browns
store will receive prompt attention.
JOHN 4. A AlAGA N
SOMEBODY ME lot offine Delaware
grown turkeys yesterday. for james
Hudson shipped one and a-quarter
tons of turkeys from Milford on Mon
day last to Philadelphia. He paid ten
cents per pound for them.
IT is announced that the town OF
Smyrna has iioated her water bonds,
amounting to SO, coo, at four per cent
and they were all taken by parties at
home. Money can not he had of Mil
ford capitalists at that price.
IL old times they reckoned not with
the officers ofthe church because "they
dealt faithfully" Just so it is with
J. o. Brown III these days. You can
always find good stove at his store
and can rely upon his recommends
ton.
OUR night mail promises TO be very
popular. On Monday last it arrived
at 9;l5, flied a large pouch, aud re-
quired over a half hourlo distribute it.
Our merchants can now mail letter
in the morning and receive reply al
night.
"AND would'st thou dare face thy
mistress in that dress ?" "Good fel-
low, no; before I basS me in the IL
quid radiance Of her eyes, III HE me
to a tailorwright named Treidler, aud
have my form arrayed in style that
will insure her love"
Two heads of cabbage have been
added TO our vegetable collection by
Mr.. Isaac Cirwithen. They have had
the stalks cut offclose TO the heads and
all the green leaves removed, and in
this condition weigh 144 and l2i
pounds, respectively.
A fine gauze Isle thread white stock
ing should always be worn under a
black or colored stocking, no matter
whether of silk, Isle thread, or CASH
mere wool. The finest assortment in
Milford Of all, is mt Mrs. Rtedy's new
store near the Bridge.
IF the hotel at Cedar Beach is COM
l,leted after the plans now adopted, it
will be the largest house along our
and will have the best pat
ronage. 1t is only six miles from Mil
ford and that fact coupled with a good
road, will make it pleasant drive.
A vessel load of bedded oysters has
been sold at our wharves this week by
Mr.. George Reynolds. They were
planted last May on our bayshore, and
cost him twenty-five cents per bushel
They have grown to a large size, and
sell readily at sixty cents per bushel.
A report was circulated on Sunday
last that Mr. George Male. proprietor
of Slaughter Beach Hotel had died sud
denly that morning. The report was
false, and had its origin in the fact
that he is troubled with Brighrs dis
ease and has attacks that PROSTATE him
one of which came on last
Saturday.
LAND SALEs.-H. w. Stuart has
sold his farm of 152 acres, two and a
half miles southwest of Milford, to Dr.
G.. Fl. S. Lit.leton, for S2,500.
Mrs. Charles A. Blair has purchased
through DAVIS & Hynson, from $. l..
Caverly the farm one mile west of Mil
ford. known as the Morrison Farm"
at private figures.
IF our next town charter does not
contain Il clause compelling the regis
tering of all dogs kept within the town
limits, it will be an oversight that
should not be excused by the people.
1t would protect valuable dogs, and
would also protect a pet dog from the
promiscous dog killers. Our town has
about five hundred moDgreis that no.
body will claim.
A common nuisance is tolerated in
Milford that should have a stop put to
it.and we desire TO impress it upon the
Town Commissioners - from Front
street in North Milford TO Front
street in South Milford, on Walnut
street, four out of every five stores.
shops or offices, empty their coal ashes
IN the middle of the street. which re-
suits in windy weather in binding