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Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
HOUSTON.

The picnic given by Miss Edith Pitcher
our public school teacher, to her pupils,
last Saturday, was an enjoyable affair.
The scholars rendered the program pre-
pared very creditablY, indeed. The re-
freshmeuts we're abundant and by the
manner in which the children put them
away" we should judge they enjoyed
themselves berry crop has been
large, and fair prices have been realized:
Mr. David Scott has moved here and
will soon build a new residence and make
Houston his home. Our canning factory
Is very busy making caus for this season s
naclk.-Mr. G. L. Couuselman has gone
10 Milton to look after his canning fac
torv there--Mr Zach. Johnson is receiv-
iuo his supply of cans and anticipates a
laree mack this season. Mrs. Lulu Smoot,
of Baltimore is visiting her father, Mr..
I. w. COunselmau.- Squire Graham, and
wife, of Milford. spent last Sunday with
their son Randolph. Edward Bur
tom. of Dover, spent last Saturday with
her neice Mrs. Randolph Graham. Our
ChiIdreu's Day service will take place
next Sunday evening. Quite an inter
estiug program is being prepared. -Obs
minister. Rev. G. R. Neese, is well " ed
bv his people and is working up 4 revlv-
ing spirit among the membersl OF bis
church. His missionary collecioE few
SUNDAYS ago amounted to nearlk $500.
The Epworth League of this CHI. m is IN
Aourishing condition through the et-
forts of our pastor. Mr.. Neese, aud presi.
deut, Mr.. H. W. Pusey. Ee7. Green,
of Greenwood, will lectursto this chapter
Tune "a. All are invited to come and
hear this lecture as 7ey will no dou6l
hear something good gad beneficial. z
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

oh. .Prettyman of Seaford was arrested
at Dover Oh Monday morning, by Sheriff
Dunn, and lodged in Jail. Prettyman is
charged with committing felonious as
sault upon a little white girl named Rick
els, aged about years, living near Sea
ford The little girl was picking berries at
the time of the assault. -Four officers
we're our searching for Prettyman, Satur-
day, in the vicinity of Seaford, but were
unable TO get up with him. He went to
Dover Saturday night The sheriff, on
the receipt of a dispatch from Seaford,
arrested him Monday morning The as
sault was committed last Friday, and 1t
was some time before the child told her
parents about 1t. DR.. Johns made au ex-
animation and state that the child is Ill a
critical condition. Prettyman is a white
man, widower about IS years of age,
and has an estimabe family OF grown
children. He was at one time Method
ist preacher. Prettyman claims that he
caught boy making the assault. The
citizens Of Seaford threatened to lynch
him and would have done so if they could
have cought him. He was taken to
Georgetown and put in Jail on Tuesday
to await trial.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Resolutions Of Respect.

At a regular council held the 8th sleet
hot moon, C. S ID. 4o7, of Okiahoma
Tribe, No. 26, I. o. Off. NJ. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God
the Father Of all tribes. in the dispcnsatiou
of His Divine Providence, to call from this
earthly tabernacle to the heavens above Mrs
W. II. Hall, beloved wife Of our esteemed
Brother W. H. Hall, and
WHEREAS. In her life she so faithfully per
formed her duties as a wife, mother aud
neighbor. be it
Resoiyea That Oklahoma Tribe, No. 26, /.
o. of R. NJ, extends to Brother Hall their
most sincere and heartfelt sympathy in this
his great bereavement reminding him that
be is ia tribe of brothers whose duties are
to ever remember a member; therefore
Resolved, That these resolutions be placed
upon the records of the Tribe aud a copy
furnished for publication in the Delawars
Pilot, of-Lewes, aud MILFORD CHRONICLES
and copy be handed to our bereaved bro
ther.
A. B. HUDSON,
E. T. WILLIAMS, Com.
d. W. WOLFE.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Mr. Grier Again.
A. B. HUDSON, J
F. T. WILLIAMS, Com.
D. w. WOLFE,

Mr. Editor.-An article appeared in the
Nels and AdverfiSeJ Of June sd under the
caption Of "Zack Deputy" giving figures
which are so far from the truth, that I desire
here in your valuable paper to contradict I
Will simply quote from them, and state facts
/ as proceed.
| "Mr. Grier says, he let Harris have Sssoo,
or he endorsed in Bank for so much. He
does not show how much of this Harris ever
paid the Bank"
Harris never paid the bank one cent of
this $500, but did pay it,
lust mark how Mr.. GTier secured him
self by mortgage collateral insurance policy
etc, resting on plant and machinery for
81, ooo"
The $1,000 insurance had expired, and
was never paid, to which Mr., Van Trump
will certify.
"Iu addition to this Thomas Watson has
paid Mr.. Grier about $500 out of the effects
Of Harris"
Thomas Watson paid me out of the effects
II Harris sI9o. "A, and not as stated $500, and
/ pad Watson for goods bought at Harris
ale SI72 SO.
Captain Williamson never carried any
goods for me. had two shipments of goods.
Que in a Frederica vessel, sailed by captain
Palmer. I752 cases, and one by Elijah Reg
lister, Harvey Bryant captain, 5l7 cases.
Total, 2269 cases, instead Of $3.50 cases as
stated,
These goods were consigzed to me towards
paying the notes in bank The 2269 cases
assigned to me by Harris, were sold TO
Comfy and Flanagan for $50 SO. 29, and Har-
ris drew a check for ST953 making S5G92 20,
and this was applied towards paying off the
bank account.
He made a statement to his lawyer, N. B.
Smithers Jr., Of Dover, and the papers can
be produced, that he owed me 5000. .o5, also
the rent for 1889 that was not then due
The rent being $500, made S692o.o5.
The amount 1 received was S5IoI.2o, ieav-
ing balance due me Of Si729. 90.
These statements are facts, aud any one
who will take money from me that I do not |
owe is not an honest man.
GEORGE S. GRIER.
Milford, Juue IS, 1898.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Personals.

Mrs. Harry Laws is visiting friends in
St Georges, Del,
Mrs. Weeks has returned from New
York where she has been on a Purchas-
ing tour.
Mrs Eli Watson left yesterday for
Ocean Grove, N. j., where she will spend
the summer.
Mrs. c. F. Noble and daughter, Edith,
Of Philadelphia, are visiting relatives ana
friends in Milford
Mrs. Charles Christ and children, Of
Shamokin, Pa, are guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Metz at the Central Hotel.
ALL members Of Sakimas Tribe are le-
ouested to meet at the Wigwam Tuesday
the 7oth Of June for important business.
Mrs. Lavinia Edmunds,o Washington,
the daughter of the late Garrett Luh, Esq
Of Camden, Del, is visiting her niece
Mrs. S. John Abbott.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

A horse with CHAMBERS, which John Bo-
dine traded for OIL Friday night last was
shot and killed by DIR. Wiederhall on
Monday. The disease had made great
headway and it was only matter of a
short time when the animal would have
died The disease is most positively
contagious not only to horses and other
animals but to man as we'll 1t was the
intention of Dr. Wiederhsll to hold a
post mortem but after cutting into the
Jumps that were scattered all over the
horse he decided not to do so, as the
danger was too great and there was not
any doubt as to the correctness of his ad-
vising the horses death. Lon Rust, of
Dover, traded the horse to Bodine,
knowing that the horse was suffering
with CHAMBERS and being thoroughly cog
nigant of its contagious nature. The
people here are indignant that he should
have allowed the horse to come into this
community where the disease might have
been given to many valuable horses of
this section. As it now is, we hope all
danger is past.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Bicycles.

Bargains in shop-worn aud second.
hand Bicycles. We have prepared a list
of secondhand wheels, which will be
mailed free upon application Over fifty
to chose from. Will be sold for cash, OF
on easy terms. Send US your name and
address.
Agents for Delaware for the Cleveland,
Phoenix, Excelsior, Fowler and others.
Agents wanted in every locality. Bicy-
Gle suudries of all kinds.
PYLE CYCLE Co,
So7 Market St., Wilmington, Del.
Mar. ~, If
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

II is we'll worth the trouble ofaii to visit Mrs
Reedy's beautiful store and examine hei
beautiful stock Of goods for the ladies' In
deed it is simply Impossible to de scribe her
stock or her store. She has everything 10
her liue that IS artistic. handsome aud ele-
CANT Her fine dress fabrics for summer
wear are simply beautiful The ladies'
should visit her store often aud they will
each time find something new aud pleasing
to their fancy.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
1oEl 1OHIl 1CElII

am prepared to supply the public with
good naturali ice; it keeps we'll, and also gives
the water good flavor. My wagon will start
out about the FIRST Of May Will also keep
ice on hand at my place Of bu siuess at the
bridge WIN. II. DAVIS.
April Il IT,
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE train which goes north through
Milford at 4 "a p. m, ran into five box
cars at Harrington on Tuesday, and as a
result two of them were broken to pieces
and the other three thrown from the track
and badly damaged AS this train goes
in to Harrington she crosses all tracks of
the D. NJ. and V branch and all tracks
also Of the Delaware road. It is hard to
see switch improperly placed until you
are yeiy near it and Engineer Ewing is
not responsible for the accident as we see
it He reversed his engine and put on
the air brakes tie moment he saw the
switch wrongly placed ard then jumped,
as did also his fireman and baggage mas
ter. All these precausions failed to stop
the rapidly moving train and she flew
into the empty cars with result as above
stated. The passengers were consider
ably shaken up but no one was injured.
The baggage master, engineer and fire.
man were not seriously injured but they
were the only ones at all hurt aud they
we're the three that jumped from the
train.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

This is bargain and no mistake. We
have been accommodating for some time
single suits of boys clothing, until now
we have on hand about so suits, sizes
from IA to IS years old. Which will
sell for one halt their original price.
Latchum & Davis.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Brick Yard Tor Rent.

offer for rent my brick yard at Lincoln.
Fine Bed Of Clay and a good stand. I'm
mediate possession given. Will rent for this
year with privilege of continuing the lease
indefinitely. Call on or address R. P. Small,
Lincoln, Del. Nav 26.tl
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Two black thieves havd been driven
fout Of Milford and there are two or three
more that had much better seek a more
congenial cline before they regret re.
naming here so long. Alex. Brinkley
and Will Ewell were the ones who so sud
snly and unceremouiously left for parts
IN snown. They were in company with
a N, IN named Lewis, from Little Heav-
en-, just above Frederick, and they made
him think Of Little other place" be-
fore they took leave of him and OF the
town and state Lewis was feeling pretty
happy after freely imbibing during the
day and as he took out his pocket book
to give Ewell and Brinkley a quarter to
get whiskey with, Ewell GRABBED the
book and both he and Brinkley made of.
Thirty-six dollars in bills aud a check for
four dollars was what the book con-
tanned. The robbers left town the same
night and have not since been heard
from tits healthier for them away from
the balny breezes of Jimtown. If they
should become homesick and return they
will be gladly received and will very
much favor the authorities here, but will
probably regret having returned to their
native heath when they are introduced
to the Delaware whipping post and pill |
lory. The town is well rid of them and if
two or three others we have in our minds |
would follow their example and quietly /
steal away, our people would be much |
happier and easier.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Ladies who BIoat-

What gteat number there are; how uu-
comfortagle it makes them; it is almost i'm
possible for those afflicted TO enjoy life. In
my private practice haye always found
Rulphur Bitter to be the best remedy. All
who are thus troubled should use it.-MRs
DR. CHILns, Boston.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
To Whom It May Concerni

The public are hereby notified that my
wife, Mollie n. Griffith, has left my bed
and board and I will not be responsible for
any bills Of her creating.
DANIBL 7. GRIFFITH.
Milford, DEL June 18th, 1898. 3t-6I6-'93.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
1t is Not Best

to always believe everything that a person
tells you, but when you hear that the best
blood purifier is Sulphur Bitters, you can
believe it, for they cured me of a severe
case of blood poisoning. REV. A. FAIR
CHILD, New York City.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

The marriage at Georgetown on
Thursday morning of Mr.. Charles J. Lam
dis, Jr, to Miss Minnie Rosenbaum was
the event Of the week at Sussex county's
seat. The ceremony took place in the
Episcopal Church at 6-3o a, M and the
edifice was we'll filed with the friends of
the bride aud groom. After a wedding
breakfast the newly made man and wife
took the $40 train for Vineland, N. J.,
their future home.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Arrival of MalIs.

FROM NORTn-Io:56 AM, 6:53 p. m.
FROM SOUTH S43 AN.
Nail leaves the Post Office twenty minutes
before each train.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

WE wonder how our citizens would
Re to be without water works now Is
ere a man in the town that would be
ling for the sake of saving the small
y, to have the plant destroyed aud go
lex to the time when the town was
Ehted by oil aud sprinkled by the use Of
Hnd force pumpsf The present ar
cement makes it very easy to keep the
DOWN anG the town clean and
Everybody is satisfied aud
with the improvement and are
o pay the extra tax to maintain
aud improvement 70 the town.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Remember we have twenty-five styles OF
soc Summer Outing Shirts that far exceed in
quality anything ever brought to our town.
Latchum & Davis.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Wanted.

Good Iaborers for inside work on Iron
Bridges. Apply Immediately to
Edeemore Bridge Works,
Nav 26-4t Edgemore, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Ice

Want all our ice customers. Will COM
mence delivering ice about the FIRST of May
or sooner if required. Ice on hand.
G. S. CRIRR.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Special Attention.

Two light Sweep Horse Powers, for one
or two horses, to saw wood or run corn
shelter; lot Of new corn shelters cheap;
old shelters repaired G. S. GRIER.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Remember whatever you buy of us, if you
can buy the same cheaper anywhere else,
bring ours back and get your money back
L.atchum & Davis.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE advertisement of R. c. & J. A.
Hall, lumber dealers, through a mistake
of our foreman, was left out Of our paper
last week and the week before. It is in
his edition aud prospective purchasers
vii do we'll to read it.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Fifty dozen pants, just rece wed, for6oc
75c,, 9oc, aud SI,oo pair; fine dress pants
from $500 to $500 pair, at S. Arnold's, ag't
Light and dark suitings from 1900 up, al
S Aruold's, ag't
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

tiAt Latchum & Davis, YOU can get a beau
pful pair pants for Spring and Summer 10
ter cent less than the usual price Give
he m a look. For 80 days only.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Shirts in endless variety as low as 25c to
81; Gauze Suits at SOC; neckwe ar, Suspeu-
ders, Hosiery, aud Haudkerchi efs, very low.
Call at once at the Bargain Store of S. Ar
nold's, Agt.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Mems and Boys Clothing going fast; Chev-
lots in Mems Suitings in good quality, light
and dark, down to s. and s5, at S. Arnolds
Aqt
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Our Spring and Summer underwear far ex.
eeeds anything in town for price and quail
itY. All weights sizes and prices.
Latchum & Davis
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

CH1LDREN's DAY at all the churches
was properly celebrated on Sunday last
appropriate exercises were given which
big crowds assembled to witness. The
AZ was a perfect one and the children,
q grown folks too enjoyed the celebra-
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE new pension examining board for
Sussex county has been selected. DR.. ].
S. Prettyman. Jr, retires and DR.. J o.
Pierce takes his place. The local Dem
ocratic leaders could not allow as strict a
the board. DR. Pierce is the Republican
last
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THREE young ladies. Miss Sadie Hill,
liss Verde Sapp and Miss Nina Lynch
instituted the graduating class at the
orth Milford Public Schools this year.
esterday they were examined by Prof.
indie, county Superintendent of Public
'hools. If they pass the examinations
+. ey will be given certificates which quail
es them as teachers.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

SHERIFF SALES. Sheriff Truitt or
Saturday afternoon last in front of the
Dorsey House sold the Trusten M. Stew
art Farm of 1871 acres, four miles south
west of Milford, to James Webb for $3.50.
At the same time he sold the Hiram and
Joshua +. Short lands and interests-all
. which was bought by James Webb.
Tract No, was sold for $40 90; tract No.
? brought $50 90; tract No. $40 acrss-
brought $500, aud two acres owned Jointly
by them brought $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

BLACKBERRIEs are going to be scarce
n Delawarethis season. The crop prom
ses to be very short, indeed.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Persons wishing Berry Crates and Baskets,
can get them at home of
POWELL s. REYNOLDS
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Good pants at 6oc and up; fine dress pants
at $500; silk coats aud vests in brown and
steel; black alpacas; seersuckers at soc, and
thin coats at use and up, at S. Arnold's ,Aet.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THIEvEs broke into the chicken house
az +. c. Wiswell a few nights ago and
ssrried off about forty large hens.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
WORTH KNOWING.

200 Bushels white Star" potatoes for sale
BY J. f. Holland
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

You have always had trouble in finding
shirts, collars ard cuffs that would Mt and
suit your boy; so we now keep anything in
that line you may want. Latchum & Davis.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE subject of the morning sermon in
The Avenue NJ E. Church will be: "a
cdmmon Principle in Religion" Even
&a Lessons from the Washington Ca
7arl5tV.n
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
CratesI orates orateg lII

W. Harry Kern is ready to fill orders for
Peach Crates, either bevel edged aud dressed
or plain. Orders left at Kern's barber shop
promptly attended to.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THERE is some pIeurO-pneumonia
among the cattle of this State as has been
discovered BY our veterinary surgeons, but
i'll this section there is not as much as in
the northern part of the State. One COW
was killed because of this disease few
weeks ago and then other cases were dis
covered by DIR. Weiderhall, who wrote to
DR.. Ewes, of Wilmington, IN reference to
same. The following is what DIR. Ewes
has to say about the matter:
WILMINGTON, DEL, June II, 1893
]. c. WEIDERHALL, V. S.-DeaT Doctor -
Yours of the 2oth inst, MAY 29th)received
in due time. Please excuse me for neglect
ing to answer. The letter was mislaid and
to-day I found it. My answer to your ques-
ton is simply this: There is nothing you can
do. We have no State law controlling the
disease mentioned. There is really no use
paving any attention to it. All you can do
is advise an animal killed and if the owner
does not care to do so, that settles it. We
have tried hard to educate the State IN gem
eral Of the dangers that may arise but they
apparently would much rather remain in the
''old rut' and be troubled with the disease.
In my district we have any amount Of it,
and we have agitated the matter to the high
est pitch imaginable with no avail.
Very respectfully yours,
H. P. Ewes.
The disease will gain a foothold in this
State before proper legislation is obtained
and then there will be much trouble and
enormous loss in stamping the disease
out of existence, even if it does not prove
to be impossible to entirely eradicate its
results. Something should be done and
done quickly in this matter. Whenever
and wherever the disease is found the an-
imal should at once be killed and the
State should pay the value of the slaugh-
tered animal to the owner. In this way
and in no other will our farmers and
dairymen be safe from this much dreaded
disease.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

RoUGH peach crates are selling for
eight cents and dressed ones with bevelled
edges for ten cents. It is much better to
tse the plaued and bevelled ones as fruit
as spacked will bring much better prices.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

IN accordance with an order of the Levy
Court of Sussex county sealed proposals
were opened on the 9th inst at Ellendale
for cutting an outlet to drain the marshes
contiguous to Fowler's Beach. The bids
received we're as follows Oliver Beide-
man, of Lincoln, $40 4o; J P Hayes, of
Milford, $40 90; c. NJ Marshall, Lewes,
$4,000; B. Frank NAPLES, NAPLES. .S45S.oo.
To MIR. NAPLES, the lowest bidder. the
contract WAS awarded and it is to be hoped
that the efforts of the Levy Court to drain
these marshes will be crowzed with sue
cess.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

If you go 10 I.atchum & Davis. your sum
mer suit will only cost you $1,000. Either
single or double breasted A fit guaranteed.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

RED TOP clover is being harvested in
this section. In some instances the yield
promises to be very large indeed. while
ID others it will prove almost total fail
ure. Many thousands of bushels of seed
Vill be harvested in the aggregate.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE Avenue NJ. E. Church Sunday
School will hold basket picnic at SWANS S
woods on Tuesday next.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
For Rent.

The 1o--room house, with stable and car
riage House, one-third acre garden, at west
end az sront street known as the McColley
pgopertS for rem. GEo. S GRzRR>
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Summer Shirts by the hundred as low a.
25cts, scots, and 81. 90, with cuffs and collars.
Kuee Pants 25cts, and Suits at SI.oo at S. Ar.
nolds, ag't.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

ErwoRrH LEAGUE services in the
Azenue NJ. f, Church Sunday evening
ed As o'clock. Subject Kingdom With
in1 Leader, Rebecca Fosky. All are
..-come.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

STRAWBERRIES are about over in this
section. The crop has been fair one,
enly, but prices have been little above
the average. On the whole, the crop has
been a fairly good paying one.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
MILFORD MENTIONS.

THE subject OF Rev. H. L. Bunstein'.
Sermon on Sunday will be True Am.
bition."
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE Childreu's Day exercises in the
resbyterian Church were held on Sun
~ evening aud the program published
Isl week was rendered. A collection
as taken up for the benefit of the i2res
gteriau Sunday School Association whose
leadquarters are in Philadelphia Tire
mount raised was about forty dollars.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Now is your chance to buy a Spring and
Summer suit 10 per cent less than the
usual price. Good for 80 days only.
Latchum & Davis
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

DIED.-At his residence in South Mil
ford, of Bright's disease, on Monday last,
Mi. James J. Holsten aged about Is years.
lhierment was made at Union Cemetery
on Wednesday afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

The highest praise has been won by Hood IS
pills for their easy, yet efficient action
Sold by all druggists. Price IS cents.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

The largest cheapest and best designs
in China and Japan Mattings ever displayed
in Milford is at Geo. H. Halls.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

THE Chapel Sunday School pleasantly
'issed the time away at Slaughter Beach
" Wednesday. There is no place i'll this
elton like Slaughter Beach to pass a
easant day or week by the salt sea, nor
there any place OH the shore where as
pod table is spread for the masses. The
1ppers at Slaughter are proverbially ele-
ant and satisfactory
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

q4HE home of Mr.. Charles Barker is
beng improved by the removal of two
houses just north Of his grounds. The
change will be very noticeable and make
Wonderful improvement in Mr.. Barker's
eiegant home
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

The standard Berry Crate made and sold
By POWELL & REYNOL Ds.