Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26
MILFORD.
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Special Correspondence Gazette and journal

Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
MILFORD, Nov 19.-R. T. Small has
found his double team that broke loose at
Harrington on Sunday night last, The
wagon was not damaged further than the
pole, which was broken.
While the new schooner Maggie M.
keough was in tow of tug going down
the Mispillion river she dropped her rud-
der and It required several hours to find it,.
Unusually low tides have prevailed in
the Mispillion during the past few days.
4. II. Henthorn has put up road clean
ing machine for trial, to show the people
what can be done with IL.
George Clendaniel, living about eight
miles south of here, Is dead, at the adj
vanced age of about IS years. He Is well
known in Sussex county, having a number
Of years ago been engaged in the manu-
factory of peach and apple brandies,
principally the latter.
Through the continued efforts OF the
residents of Slaughter's Neck, a new post
office has been established at Prettyman's
store, on the road to Slaughter's Beach,
which will be known as Argos post-oifice.
II Will have two mails per weelS-Wednes-
days and Saturdays-beginning on Satur-
day next.
The annual inspection of Co. d, National
Guards OF Delaware, was held in Dorsey
Hall last evening. At the roll call there
was but 10 enlisted men besides three Off
GERS present and Captain Wiswell sent out
guards to arrest and bring in the absent
members of the company. In little while
seven had been found and were put in
line. The inspecting officer, Gen. X. r.
kenney, was unable to be present, and
Col. G. W.. Marshall was deputized to act
in his stead. After the men lined up and
the inspection of the arms and accoutre-
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put through the manuel of arms and they
went through it well. The foot movement
was good and everything was all that
could be expected. The little delay caused
by the captain having to send for the men
that the required number, 25 be in at
tendance was all the inspecting officer
could comment unfavorably upon. After
the inspection Col. Marshall made brief
speech giving the. boys some good, plain
and wholesome advice, After this the men
were marched around the corner TO their
armory and from thence to Viereck' $
oyster saloon were they partook of the BIZ
valves i'll every style.
Last evening DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Mar
shall gave their two sons, Chester and
samuel, birthday party. For 8 o'clock
the doctor and Mrs. Marshall had invited
large number Of their friends to be pres
ent and goodly number of young ladies
had very enjoyable time.
Miss May Hammond gave q birthday
party last evening at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hammond.
MILFORD. Nov 20.-William II. Black.
of this town, yesterday received an offer
to meet John Lynch, Lancaster amateur
pngulist, with two ounce gloves. for a
purse, but owing to the short time allotted
before the proposed match was to take
place, Black had to decline as he is now
out of condition and could not prepare for
the mill In so short a time.
The season for parties in the country
has opened, and nearly every other night
there is what is called a country dance at
some farmers home in one of the necks,
which are usually attended by few Mil
fordites.
On Wednesday A. A. Stern and Frank
Stern, the former from Monroeyille, n. j.,
and the latter from Aberdeen, Md, where
they each have excelsior manufactures
came to Milford prospecting for poplar
wood with the view of bringing one of
their plants here. They wanted from 5000
to 5000 cords Of this wood but ii is not
now to he had in this locality. They visited
what is known far and wide as 'poplar
woods" in Prime Hook Neck, but found il
had nearly all been cut down, only about
200 cords still standing.
MILFORD, Nov. 81. : Last evening
about two. score of Milford's society
ladies' and gentlemen assembled in
Reedy's Hall, and organized themselves
into a society to be known as The
Milford Assembly. W. S. Perry was called
to the chair and formally organized the
meeting with Daniel Hirsch as President
Mrs. George w. Marshall, Yice-president
Dr. q. Layton GIrier Secretary. and Treas
urer, and Mrs. W. = Perry, Miss Madeline
White and Miss Mary Hall, Executive
committee. The object of the organization
is to promote social intercourse among our
society people There are already about
40 members. Dancing and euchre parties
sembly.
The diggers on North Front street in law
ing the pipe have unesrthed many old
coins, How they came to be SO far
under ground is only a matter of conjcc
ture, The coins were in perfect condition
and bear dates away back at the beginning
of the present century
MILFORD, Nov. 23.-on Saturday even
ing Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp, an aged lady of
this town had u serious fall 1T the home of
pr. g.. w, Marshall, where she was calling.
IN stepping out Of door leading to mar
row landing, which she mis,ook for n
larger porch, she stepped of the porch and
fell face downward on the ground, a dis
lance Of about four feet, cutting her head
and sustaining severe bruises.
Union services will be held in the
Avenue NJ. L, Church on THANKSGIVING
Pay when Rev. II. l.. Bunstein, pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church, will preach the
sermon.
The mammoth boiler for the electric
light plant has arrived and is now at the
station ready to be put in position II will
be put up rs soon us possible The large
smoke stack is now completed the work.
men having finished it OH Saturday. 1t il
90 feet in height and is now the tallest
stack in town,
ON Saturday evening Prof q. i. Rich.
lngs gave panorama and lecture in the
colored A. NJ, h. Church on the Negro
before and since the war, which was very
interesting 1t was for the benefit Of the
colored church and the entertainment
melted q neat little sum.
MILFORD, Nov. M.-Late yesterday after.
noon Deputy Coroner Joshua u. Hill was
notified that the infant (agcd six months
child of domestic in the employ of James
tiricrs family, near Frederick, was found
dead IN bed between and 10 o'clock, yes
terday morning by its mother The child
was in perfect health on Sunday and the
mother said 1t was sleeping quietly when
she arose in the early morning. The
coroner went up the home this morning tc,
investigate the death. No suspicion of foul
play is entertained by the family Of MIR,
Grier. The coroner will probably have to
hold post-mortem examination over the
remains to find the real cause of death.
A severe storm visited this section yes-
terday, but no damage is so far reported.
ABOUT night il cleared and the sun is
shining brightly and this promises to be
beautiful day
The shirt factory was put in operation
yesterday with small force which will he
Increased in few days to the extent of
the present capacity.