Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1892-06-24
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The Lincoln posi- pfice was made
money order Office TIL week.
Mrs. c. W. Burke a y daughter Mis-
aIary Burke, are visitid in Laurel, Del
Mr.. George Mastin, employee Of tn
Atlantic aud Danville Road in Vir
giuia, is home on a vi5sL
The Union Sunday School picniced al
Slaughter Beach Thursday.
On Wednesday M.-1 Nellie Burke gave
beach party in honor Of her guest, Miss
MOwbray.
John Lacey, who has bes attending
the Cornell University at Ithica, N Y,
arrived home Monday to spend his va "a
ton with his mother, Mrs. Curtis Ng4uu, :
ton.
chas. H. Sackett shipped the isrst
blackberries from this station this seasou
on last Monday. They were of the Early
Harvest variety.
The latest racket for the boys here is |
to go to the brown church Of nights.
when they practice singing and go home
with the girls and grass widows. So
"Dutch" Shockley says, and he has been
there.
Every voter must come out and help
us elect Geo. H. Johnson school COM
missioner on Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock. This means good school for
another year, and the putting down of a
lot Of cranks, who out of mere spite
would ruin our public school. {
A serious. and what may prove a fatal I
accident, happened to Mr.. John B. Cough /
and wife on Wednesday morning about Z
Il o'clock. Theg we're returning from g
Milford driving a spirited young horse to u
road cart, aud when opposite Clement o
4ouston's farm, a reaping machine which
vas at work in wheat field along the
which was hid from the horse's
light by the thick hedge-row bordering G,
be road-came suddenly in sightthrough h
n opening in the hedge, giving the II
orse fright causing it to spring to one ii
de and Overtnrning the cart, throwing =,
lie occupants out and iuiuring Mrs.
Iough quite seriously about the body.
is thought no bones were broken but
he was brought home suffering great
ain. 1t can not be learned Just yet how Ie
.rious her injuries are Mr.. Cough 5SS
ED to the reins and succeeded iu stop So
ing the horse after being dragged about pc
irty yards. He received some severe w
'uises about the face ana body but is tic
DE to walk about the house. Pc
Wasn't il real mean for those Milford or
dies to say what they did about Miss wi
mule Lacey's class of young ladies when
ey went to Milford recently to have
cir pictures taken in group to pre- in
Mt to their teacher, that "If they were fl
flowers of Lincoln, Lord help the
ds," aud that they understood one of
e pictures was to be framed and sent !
the Worlds Fair as a curiosity" The rial
Fan things they don't know what good enc
ks is, when they see It, pro
The fourth act of the comedy of errors
S performer last Saturday, the star ac-
being P. c Penuell, crier for the Or 4
ans Court of this county. He came Co.
from Georgetown on the morning dog
in and returned on the II O'Clock js4-
in, leaving written Instructions for ex -
erif Truitt to adjourn the A. S. Small
ate sale for the second time. At one
lock, the time the sale was to have
Mr.. Trui;t stepped forward
read Mr. PeHuell's notice as follows
his sale is adjourned until July and. %
9. at O'Clock a. IN" There was no an
rections made in the date; therefore HI
sale stands adjourned until $50. Now tn
question is, how the dickens" are ~,
to get back to 1882 Perhaps some
the wise men of Georgetown can an,
re this problem appear as easy and as say
to vs. as they have always heretofore bt
e when any question arose in regard On
MS sale; then again Mr. Penuel may
made an error in writing the year
may possibly have intended it to read
) but, great Scott to think of knock 10,
around ON this earth for another hun. ertC
years just to get chance to attend tne
sale, makes one wish he had never p,
] born. mo hon