Milford chronicle., 1891-02-13

linger, the largest single cargo Of clover
seed ever brought to Milford. They
are owned by D. H. Holland & Son.
who purchased them in the West,and
who are selling them at wholesale to
dealers in all parts Of this peninsula.
THOSE who own property on Wal
nut street north Of the bridge, notably
Jumps block aud Watson's row have
to hunt Lively to find insurance COM
panies that will write a risk on 1t.
This week risks were placed on part
of it at 2 per cent, or at the rate of so
per thousand. A water tax would not
be more than one-tenth ofthat amount
THE new mill just completed by
James T. Smith for Peter F, Causey
on the site of the old Red MILL"
which Was destroyed by fire last fall,
is one of the best built in lower Della
ware. The machinery will soon be
placed anu when opened for work Mr..
Causey will have much better prop
erty than before the ire.
THE town has beeu placarded with
posters announcing the entertainment
for the benefit of the Milford Library
on. Monday evening next Tickets
should be secured at once. The hall
will be comfortably warmedand ifone-
halfthat has been said of Comfy is true,
his audience may expect a most enjoy
able evening, besides helping one of
the best institutions Of our town.
THE "Wining Workers" met at
Mrs. Isaac Truitt's on Tuesday even
ing, and elected the following officers
for the nextthree mouths: Miss Name
smith. president; Miss Minnie Sipple,
secretary; Miss Emma Hallet. treas
urer, and Mrs. Charles Watson, vice
president. After an enjoyable evening
they adjourned to meet on next Tues
day evening at Mrs. Gen'l TOrberts.
OUR ueighbor. the Nes0S, made the
statement in its local columns that
Milford was paying 81 300 for electric
lights on thestreets. We were Of the
opinion that the town was paying only
81 500 for its street service Ofone hum
dred lamps. If the Meas is correct,
land it should be as it is a warm friend
of the managers Of the electric light0
Milford is paying too much for street
lighting by % per cent.
LAST Friday this Office was pre-
sented with curiously shaped loaf of
bread from John H. Apel's bakery. II
was in the form of a wreath with
cross.bars and rosettes, and the whole
piece was two feet in diameter 1t
was tested for quality and found to be
away beyond the ordinary kind OF
bakers bread; it reminded us of the
old-fashion milk rising" loaves made
by our grand parents. APPEL is baking
fine bread, anyway.
THE new pipe organ placed last
week in the Avenue M. E Church,
was used last Sunday for the first time,
aud the music was good. Professor
Bishop was the Organist, and the choir
was assisted by Charles E Treidler, of
Dover. The new instrument is placed
in the aloove back of the pulpit, and
eost about $500. Several stops did not
work smooth, and some other minor
defects will have to be remedied, when
the Instrument viii be accepted.
It is the purpose of members of SAX
fmas Tribe of Red Men, toinform the
people of Milford what the objects
their organizations are, and those who
attend the entertainment on March
18th next, Will not only be amused by
the performance and programme ar
ranged for the occasion, but will hear
the true cause for the existence of the
Improved Order of Red Men. This
lodge is gaining in membership more
rapidly than any other in Milford.
LAST Monday evening Crystal
Fount Lodge of Odd Fellows made its
first initiation with its recently organ
ized degree staff. The work ia beau
tful. and for the first time, the staff
dId its work without bad break. The
Lodge is in good condition, notwith-
standing that it has paid out upwards
Of seven hundred dollars for benefits
in the last two years, Next Monday
evening business Especial Importance
will be before the lodge,
THE musical Entertainment given at
the Academy os Music last evening
was a great success. Especial men
tion belongs to Mr.. Frank Comfy, for
his most excellent character delinea-
lions, which entities him to an artist
of great merit. His humorous char
acters, however, appeared to be most
appreciated BY the immense audience
which crowded the house, and he was
encored again and again. HIS powers
Of mimicry were eXcellehS anu euol,
onghly brought out, and the effect
upon the laughing audience can o.
more easily imagined than described
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THg actual loss in hard cash to Nil
| ford in not harvesting an ice crop wa
approximate $4,000 Last year Gel
linger paid out for ice to run his ~. le
cream business nearly 81 100. IN
Central Hotel consumed half ina
amount.and other hotels with the Val
ions butcher shambles and undertah
ing establishments took the balance
This does not represent The priyat
consumption, which was without an.
regular supply, and would have use'
tl.- e. nA0 worth more. From