Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-12

of black bass in his pond near Lin
coin. If the experiment is success,
the anglers of Milford will be able TO
enjoy some rare sport within the next
two or three years. Every person in
terested in fishing should encourage
the enterprise.
MEMBERS of the Chapel Sunday
School, old and young, are requested
to be present at the "Children's Day"
service next Sunday. Front seats re-
served for the schools. Addresses
will be made by J. f. Holland and
others. A service OF songs and respon-
sive reading for the day.
THOMAS DUNLAP has sold out his
bakery and candy store OH Walnut ST.,
near the Bridge. William Satterfield
will hereafter act as salesman there,
and have fresh bread every morning.
Fancy cakes, ice cream, all kinds of for
eign and domestic fruits, and every
thing kept in first-class confectionery
store.
A four-yearold son of Mr.. John
johnson was run over by a moving
machine last Monday morning, nnd a
serious cash cut into his temple, The
child was following the machine, when
it struck a stump. In backing, the
child was thrown down and Ihe knife
bar passed over it. The wound is
about two inches long.
THE North Milford School Board,
supp0sing that an act had passed al
the last session of the Legislature en-
towering them to borrow $4,000,
planned improvements for the school,
house and had given cut the contract
when it was discovered that the act
had not passed. If this is so, it will
stop all improvements for two years
TIE members Of the board of COM
missioners recently appointed - redis-
trict this county, have determined
that they have no power to transfer
resident of one district to another, and
that the only way in which the boun-
arv of district can be changed is by
dividing il into two, or by cOnsolidat-
ing two or more districts,-Democrat.
MIR. WIN. MORGAN, the road over
seer i'm Slaughter Neck, intends to so
improve the road from the "Brick
Granaryv to John i. Prettyman's,
that the sand, which Is now almost us
heavy as the beach shall be done away
with. There is good gravel and clay
underlying ths most of that road and
he intends to pillow down deep enough
to bring il up.
RACE. - Last Tuesday about two
hundred gentlemen went from Milford
to Lincoln to witness a trotting race
arranged between Col. NJ. H. Davis
trotter, Ben, and a fast mare owned by
DR.. Short, of Millsboro. The race to
be three best in five. Ben won easily
in 2:5l, Dab and Pas. Mr.. E. G. McCol-
ley purchased DR.. Shorts mare ana
brought her to Milford.
So many of our old subscribers took
advantage of our proposal to send the
CHRoNTcLE from last week until Jan
uary next to any Rew subscriber, by
sending it to their friends az a Gislanee
that we publish the offer again. We
will send the CHRONICLE from now
until January next. to any new sub
eeribcr in the United States or Canada
free Of postage, for fifty cents paid in
advance.
THE "barrel race" at the Polar ltinh
last Friday night was the source o
much amusement for the spectators
and The participants. Twelve boys
entered for the prize, and as the bar
rels were suspended in the air an'
without heads, the job Of cra|llpi
through was no small one. JONI
l Morgan and Charlie Meais both go
= ,brouph the four barrels forty-sil
3 times each, and won the prize Of
gold dollar.
OFTENT1MNs we have wished 10
s somo more expressive token to offer t
4 our friends than the mere expression
T of thanks convey, and the most re
!, cent occasion Of this kind was o.
Monday last, when a basket of Sharp
less berries, several Of which measures
, over five inches in circumference
were sent to us by Mrs. r. H. Gilman
win a little sugar and cream, the
J furnished us with a repast that wa
equal to the Queens taste.
II TIVE examination OF teachers &c
milford and vicinity was held in th
I'll Milford Academy yesterday, and cal
q didates for End aud Bird grade eertii
ic Gates underwent the trial The e.
- animation was conducted by sup
~ Carpenter. Ofthe % persons who pr
- sented themselves, most Of the eano
daies were ladies; many of them h'
been educated ID the public schools
es the town and were passing examlh
re ton before the board, for the II
p time in their lives.
u THE very latest styles in lao'e
q gloves are displayed at Mrs. S z. a. J
sous ut The Bridge.