Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1889-06-21
MILFORD MENTIONS.

Mail leaves tne foSt Oncc twenty minutes
before each train.
MILFORD MENTIONS.
NEW MOON next Friday.
THIS has been a splendid harvest
week.
THE North Milford schools close
today for the summer vacation.
GEILINGER's team ran away again
on Wednesday but this time no seriOus
damage resulted.
Mrs. WEEKS has closed her South
Milford store, and removed the stock
to her North Milford store.
The rite of infant baptism was ad'
ministered to three children at the
Chapel last Sunday afternoon.
THE picnic of the Oak Grove (SOur
Apple Tree) school has been postponed
from Saturday, June 22nd, to Friday
afternoon, June 18th.
LAST week valuable young horse
belonging to Thomas Carlisle was
badly gOred by a COW. The wound
was an ugly one, but is healing rap
idly.
THE following letters remain IN the
Milford pOstoffiee unclaimed; Miss
Sarah J. Bailey, Miss Lizzie England
Levin James, Mrs. Margaret Smith.
R. Y. WATSON, P. NJ.
THE Indian Medicine Company,
which has been located here for the
past three weeks broke camp and de-
parted yesterday morning. Their
next location will be at Milton, Del.
ON Wednesday the bar-rOOm at Ce-
dar Beach came near being destroyed
by fire. The cause was the explosion
of coal oil stove. Some damage was
done TO the interior, and large hole
burned in the roof.
B COMPANY has received invita-
tions to attend the FOurth-Of-July
celebrations at Dover and at Laurel,
but not accepted either; as it has
been decided to remain at home and
participate in the exercises here.
THE cool threatening weather Of
Wednesday caused the Presbyterian
Sunday School to postpone its picnic
excursion until to-day. An early start
was made this morning, and the
weather now promises to be most pleas
ant.
ON Saturday last the Steward estate
was closed up by trustee sale in front
of the Dorsey House. The old home
stead on South Front-st, was bought
by a daughter. Mrs. Geo. Ward, Of
Camden, N. J., for S5OOOO. The old
business stand on North Walnut-st'
occupied by Mrs. Annie Jump. was
bought by John w. Jump for 81, SO 90.
"CHILDREN's DAY" was observed
at Milford neck NJ. e. Church last
Sunday afternoon. Owing to the i'm
mense crowd which usually gathers
on such occasions a stage and seats
were put up in the grovetO accommO-
date the people. The service was well
conducted and very pretty. Excellent
music was furnished by the M. E.
Church.
LAST Sunday was "Children's Day"
at the Avenue NJ. E. Church. In the
morning Rev. j. H. Wiley preached
a special discourse to the children, of
whom the audience was largely COM
posed In the evening a very pretty
special service was held, which was par
ticipated in by both the Avenue and
Chapel schools. The attendance was
quite large, despite the heat of the even
ing.
THE thunder storm which passed by
Milford last Monday afternoon, was
quite severe in the lower part of Cedar
Neck and along the beach extending
down as far as Hog Island" below
slaughters. At Slaughters the light
ming struck the tall flag pole near the
pool room, aud tore a clean groove in
it from top to bottom, throwing splin-
tiers around fora distance of fifty feet.
Everyone on the beach felt the shock
more or less severely.
THIS season has been one of low
prices for all kinds offruit. Strawber-
ries were Improbable to the growers
and raspberries have opened at eight
cents for the first shipments from
Delaware. This indicates low prices
for ackberries and other small
fruits. If the same rule follows
through peach season, the returns
will not make our Peninsular people
feel very wealthy next fall. Much
depends upon the weather.
THE editor of the Meas last week
described the glory Of these June
mornings in such a rhapsOdieal man
ner that we were induced to cut oul
morning nap short aud take stroll
into the country. 1.-THE dawning day,
and 1.-THE sunrisep and 1.-THE birds" ar
all right, but "the flies and insects OIL
the wlngn robbed the occasion of mucl
of its romance, and we are inclined t
be sorry that we were deluded int
furnishing an early breakfast for 8
many "lively Insects"
THE elOcutiOnary entertainment Il
Dorsey Hall last Monday evening, b.
Prof Ford for the benefit ofthe AVenu