Milford chronicle., 1893-12-15
HARRINGTON

a Z. G Adams butchered here on Thursday
e last the finest beef said to have ever beer
killed in this town. It weighed 99o pound:
/, on hoof and dressed SIS pounds. It ha:
been stall fed for twelve months by A. Apple
mau of Houston. It was paraded aboul
town decorated with flags as the champion
beef ever brought to Harrington market
T W. Pierson, State Coancillor Of Will.
Eaingtou, Edward Jones, Vice-Couneillor
Middletown, and A. c. Calhoun, Past Couu
cellof Jr. o. U. A. NJ. of this State paid
Milford Council No 3 a fraternal visit on
Wednesday night last On Thursday night
they visited Delmar Council No. S They
report the Councils thus far visited in a very
prosperous condition.
There were about fifteen teachers who
purchased tickets at this station to attend
the Kent County Teachers Institute.
sam Short went to Philadelphia few
nights ago for short visit
Mr. Josiah Melvin, our postmaster, who
has heen confined to the sick room so long IS
slowly couvalescing and will soon be able to
resume his official duties.
Mr., J B. Summons, of rarmingtou was in
town this week selecting sights to erect sew
eral new dwellings upon in the near future.
Rev J. Z, Nicholson, who has been at
tending the convention of c. E. Societies in
Baltimore, returned home Thursday last.
N. F. Raughley sold at his residence be
tween Harrington aud FELTON,, December "a,
his entire farming OUTFIT. Mr.. Raughiey
will embark in other business.
On the evening of Thanksgiving Day,
John H. Short. formerly ofthis town but now
of Philadelphia, was married to Miss Sarah
George of the same city, at the residence Of
the brides parents Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D.
officiating. Mr.. Short is employed as CON
ductor on one of the city railways.
Ieuape Tribe 1. o. R NJ, of Wilmington
was visited last week by a delegation of
Mingoe Tribe No. 81, Harrington. After
adopting two pale faces aud having a socia
BILE time, Lenape Tribe banquetted its guests
at Ainscow's restaurant on Shipley street.
Dr.. VIM. Marshall of your town was sum
moued on Saturday last to the bedside of
W. J. Richards daughter Flossie, who is
very i'll. Grave hopes are entertained for
her recovery.
H. c. Fleming is confined to his house
with very severe attack of the grippe.
Miss Nattella Owens, daughter of T. J.
Owens Of this town aud William Devices,
Esq member of the Caroline County bar,
Denton, Md, will be married on December
goth, by Rev. Frank Howes in the Baptist
Church. They will reside i'll Denton after
their wedding tour.
Franklin & Bros. are making preparations |
for the manufacture of truck baskets and |
will soon begin operations.
The protracted meetings at the NJ. E.
Church are still in progress and are meeting |
with great success in the way ofcouversions, |
Mr.. E Fleming and A. H, Matthews paid |
Philadelphia a business trip this week.
At Carey Switch on Saturday last, train |
I58 coming north was thrown from the |
track by a broken rail, wrecking several /
cars. No one was injured except the flag
man who was badly Jared up The wreck
train Immediately went TO the scene of the
wreck and cleared the track. The track was
torn up for two hundred yards or more.
Beginning last week two local mails each
wav will be received at each Office on the
line of the D. NJ. & V. railroad. The service
will be the same as last summer aud throug
locked pouches will be discontinued.
Rev. W. J. McKuatt, of Georgetown, had
accepted the position of business manager
of the Conference Herald at this place an
has entered upon his duties.
Sales of personal property were never so
numerous in this vicinity as now, fourteen
posters now being hung up in the hotels of
sales that will be held within the next three
weeks.
The same Spaniard who worked your mer-
chants has victimized about all of the mer-
chants in this town and skipped. He
will meet with lively reception if he ever
shows his face in this town again.
Miss Nellie Bancroft, of Camden, was a
guest at the NJ. E. Parsonage last Saturday
and Sunday. i
A class in the NJ. E. Church composed of
Sunday School children who have Professed |
conversion during the meeting, has been or
panized. Over forty have joined it. They |
are earnest workers for the conversion Of
others.
W. W. Sharp of the firm of Fleming &
Sharp, druggists, left for the city last We'd
nesday where they will purchase their
Christmas stock,
Mr.. C. L, Baird, vino had light touch Of
the grippe is out again.
DR.. B. L. Lewes and wife spent few days
in Dover this week.
MI. Thos. Anderson who has been keep !
ing hotel in FELTON, for the past year has
bought Thos. E. Heathers out and will con-
duct the hotel in the future. Mr.. Anderson
is very successful hotel keeper and will
keep good house in every respect
AGAIN.
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