Milford chronicle., 1891-01-30

Twc fres this week with no water
works.
WE noticed several farmers plow-
ing on Wednesday last, Jan. 2Sth.
A lot ofblanl1 Judgment bonds will
be sold cheap at the CHRONICLE Of
fee.
THE month ,lvmeeting of the Build
ing Loan Association will take place
next Tuesday.
FARMERS are preparing for the
sweet potato crop by putting manure
in the burrows.
D. REFS lost his large gray horse
on Friday night last. 1t was the
finest animal in Milford.
THE Mothers meeting will Re held
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4th, in
the south class room Of M. 3.
Church.
ALDERMAN CULLEN has appointed
Robert H. Williams and Theo. Towns
end Town Auditors for the year clos
ing March lst, next.
THE w. c. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs Robert II. Williams
Monday evening February End,
members are requested to bring in
their dues for the next month.
PREACHER WATT preached a ser
mon last Wednesday evening to men
exclusively. His topics were Scam
bling, Drinking, Swearing ana Assig-
nation" He had a packed house.
Mr.. REYNEAR WILLIAMS has re-
signed his position as agent tor the
Kent County Mutual Insurance Com
pany and will be succeeded by his
brother, Robert H. Williams, who
has been appointed in his stead.
r. WILLIAM z. HOPKINS, of this town,
is leading candidate for Depart
ment Commander, of the G. A. R.,
with a good chance Of success. The
election will he held in New Castle
on Thursday, Feb. 70, next.
THE dolly Warden" ball was a
failure. Every preparation was
made for a good time on Tuesday
evening; the hall was draped with
flags; the music played; but the
dancers came not. Only one cou-
pie was present.
THE Christian Endeavor Society
of the Presbyterian Church will
havej special service on Sunday
night in honor of the tenth anniver-
sary of the Society, when a concert
exercise will be given and recitotions
made by members.
A horse died at Donoyan's stable
last Saturday from the same disease
that has swept away so many ami
mails this winter. It was driven tC
Milford by David Vinyard and Bur
ton Donovan last Saturday afternoon
and died in the evening.
THE new schooner built by the
Abbott Bros. is yet at the mouth o.
our river waiting for a tide large
enough to get out. When the big
tides of last week were running, the
heavy storm made it dangerous to
send her out onto the flats.
THE following letters remain il
the Milford post Office unclaimed
Robert II. Collins, Clement A
Hambleton, Mrs. S. Macklin, col.
Parvis & Williams, Mrs. Elizabeth
Oliver, Mrs. Anna L. Shockley.
A. T. THOMAS, Pm.
1
WE wonder if there are dozel
men in Milford, who will vote agains
bonding the town to build waite
worls2 If there is, it Is a pit,
that the experience Of this week il
Milford, could not have visited ther
instead of those who did suffer.
MILFORD will be very foolish to le
a private company put in her waite
works. That means simply this,
water tax of 20 cents on the hui
dred dollars Of valuation annual
forever. We must own our ow
works, and get all the revenue ou
selves.
THIS town was cut off from tell
graphic communication with Phil;
delphia by the big storm of Saturda
night last, which broke down ever
telegraph wire between that city an
Wilmington. Messages had to b
sent by mail from and for points b.
yond Wilmington. This condisio
Of affairs continued until last Wee
nesday morning. The storm was til
most damaging one TO telegrap
wires that has occurred since til
blizzard of QQQ