Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-15
MILFORD.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
MILFoRD, Aug. 9.-Professor Beokwlth
Of the Delaware Experimental station
was In Milford this week looking after
the alfalfa planted In this section. At
the station at Newark this grass was
found to be diseased and under micro
scopic examination II showed fungus
growth under the leaf which caused 1t
to turn yellow and fail to grow. In his
examination of plots on Bancrofts farm
at Camden, W. +. Causey's, j. j. Rosa's
and DR.. George W. MarshsllB farms near
Milford, he found the same condition OF
affairs. BE took samples of each for
anylitical examination for the purpose or
finding out the cause and a possible rem
edy.
Robert Russell is erecting new resi-
dence ct tho wet end of Front street,
North Milford, on the property of the
late John Sharp.
The town authorities are having Truitt
avenue aud Second street curbed aud
graded. The work was not done too soon,
az the thoroughfares were badly in need
of repairs
A combination was agreed upon among
the peach buyers at our depot this week
and prices ranged from SO to 90 cents per
basket, the latter price for Crawfords,
though some individuals paid as high as
| 81. 20 for extra fine yellow fruit.
| The United States government Is about
| 20 build q bonded warehouse for the
storage of fruit brandy. Its location
| will be either at Georgetown, Milford or
| Harrington. 1t is to be put up at once
and its location ia q matter of interest to
the asIirants for the position OF store
keeper.
| MILFORD, Aug. 10.-rhe following were
appointed as building oommittee to at
tend to repairing the Avenue M. y. Church
| William G. Herring, James G.. Pierce, W.
| A. Truitt, james WEIGH and John Ratclif.
| The committee Is now making estimates
| preparatory to beginning their work.
More electric lights are being put on our
streets. Richard johnson OF the Milford
plant has brought two linemen from Balh-
| more to do the work of wiring the back
streets. Ia some places there Was not a
light for whole square, and the Shade
| trees made It so dark that ladies were
afraid TO venture out after night. There
has been some new machinery added TO
this plant and 1t Is now the most perfect en-
the Peninsula as far as the station goes
and after few more lights are put on rhe
street Milford will be the best lighted town
In the State.
MILFoRD, Aug. a. yesterday was an
other big day for the camp in Swain'i
woods near Milford. The crowds tina
went to Milton and Camden did no
seem to decrease the one at home. Gam
den camp breaks to-day. l. is SURPRISING
the number Of tramps that visit MilforC
at this season; al and near the MILFORD
depot they can be seen sitting around II
little groups and on the little strip o
land that extends out In Rockland lake
it looked more like laundry than an,
thing else, Sunday being their wash day
None of them have been arrested as yet
but they are becoming nuisance.
Special services re held in The Ave
, nue. III. E. Church yesterday morning
The music was furnished by the mem
bers OF the Young Peoples Society o
/ Christian Endesyor, and was very beau
tifully rendered.
, M1bFoRp, Aug. 13.--The W. O. T. Q
and the Y's will hold their regular meet
! ing this evening at the residence of Mrs
, Nehemiah Draper. II will be an import
, ant one as arrangements will Boon nav
, to be made for the reception Of the COZ
vention which meets IN Milford, Octobt
' 18th.
1 The largest shipment of peaches frol
] this depot was made yesterday, abou. 81
! and one-hslt oar loads being distribute
as follows: Baltimore, 8 Boston,
: Holyoke, l, and one half between sever
! OF the smaller marts. Prices kept u
pretty well. Mixen's brought about
! cents on the average, whlle Crawford
= sold for SIS cents. Some small lots
r extra fine yellow fruit sold as high
a 81 25, the highest price paid for peacht
n this year by our commission men.