Milford chronicle., 1889-03-15

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The Cedar Beach Hotel is an appli
cant for license to sell liqaor, and nc
tiee of the application is published il
papers at the centre Of the county
Wonder ii the proprietor is afraid t
let The public, where he is to sell liquor
know that he is applying? It look.
so-by going long way off to pubiisi
his application
The annual farm dinner at th'
Glendale Farms OF Rev. J S. Willis
will take place on May oath. At tina
season these farms are well worth in
specting, and past experience hal
taught US that these annual farm din
ners Of the preacherfarmer are epochl
in coed living to be remembered with
more pleasure than the most elaborate
banquels
FRED DOUGLASS lecture on Wed
neaday evening was quite well patron.
ized but thesmall proportion ofcolored
people in the audience was a matter OF
surprise, especially as the benefit was
for their church. The amount above
expenses was very small. but the COM.
miltee have the satisfaction of know
ing that the public were well pleased
with their effort.
IN Esq. Fowler's court last Satur-
day there was tough crowd, and it
all arose over a brawl between lewd
characters. The Esquire Is about out
of patience with this class of legisla-
ton, aud if these petty cases are per
mitted to cucumber the county in
stead Of going before the Town Alder
man, the Levy Court allowances in
costs for such cases will bankrupt the
treasury.
The pantomime which was to have
been the attraction this and to-mor-
row evening,at Dorsey Hall, will not
be rendered Messrs Prettyman &
Hegeman have received notice from
II. o. Dawson, manager of the COM
pany. to the effect that several of the
best performers having left his COM
pany without giving notice, he would
he compelled to cancel all engage
ments on the Peninsula.
Those who fish in the creek for shad
have long claimed that the large
seines at, or near the lighthouse, have
been stretched across the creeks
mouth, which prevents shad from
coming up 10 spawn. The creek fish
ermen propose to watch this point
close during this season, and enforce
the law If possible-ifn not possible to
get evidence to convict, they purpose
to destroy the seines.
LAST Monday night the Torbert
Guards elected IA new board of trustees
iar their armory, to secceed the board
Of last year---wilh whom portion of
the company was dissa tisfied The
new board is composed of Capt. f. G.
Wiswell, Edward Lank, Jay Foulk
Wilson Ennis and w. G. Powders
The board organized by making Capt.
Wiswell chairman, and Jay FOulk sec
retary.
A colored gir, answering to the
eof Emma Cannon, stole pocket
book last week from Mrs. Ann Rev
lille that contained S36 The theft was
not discovered until Monday last, and
suspicion fell upon Emma. She was
accused and being pressed, confessed
to the theft aud promised to return
what WAS left. She went to Mrs.
garden aud there dug out Of
ihe ground S25; which was all that
WAS left. She was not prosecuted.
Ara meeting OF the Milford Hook
and Ladder Company. held last Mou-
day evening, officers were elected as
follows: Geo w. afshall. president;
rhos. Hook, vice-president; Geo. W.
Little. treasurer, w. n Dorsey, secre-
tary; > n. Gray for chief; V. NJ Har-
A. Macklin aud w. E. Lank,
assistants to the chief. The newly
elected chief made speech ,andinvlted
the members to an impromptu feast in
his office.
THE Town Council has organized 10y
electiug James Pierce secretary and
continuing the other officers. The tie
for the twu.year term was settled by
seating the old member VIM T. Wat
sou-which is in accordance with the
law that iequires councilman to hold
Office until his successor is elected
Tins viii necessitate the election next
March of some one to fill the unex-
pired term, besides the regular term
candidates.
LAST Monday evening the custom-
airy annual supper, given by the hold
ing over members to the old Town
Council, was served at the Central
Hotel MemOers ofthe press ana Rev.
J S. Willis were the only invited
guests-Lut they labored and we think
succeeded, in holding their own in
gustatory feats. Next week the retir-
ing President of Council, Mr. Frank
will entertain the same
party in a similar way.
LAST MONDAY evening the REGULAR