Milford chronicle., 1893-08-11
HAR E1NGroN.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Aug 7th, 1893.

The fruit and vegetable shipment from the
N. Y. P and N. R. R. and Delaware divis.
iot up to the present tine is far ahead of
any previous season. Tine past week trains
have passed ser this division at intervals
Of rom MY 10 hfty-hge minutes; each train
consisting Of at least twenty-five cars Old
railroad men say that such large traffic
has not been witnessed over Delaware
Division for wears az this time of year. The
tr9ihc viii still increase as the peach season
advances the company has over one thou
sand cars fitted up to handle the peach trade
and most Of them are piped in order that
they may BE- put on the fast express trains
and Tuu through to their destination on
quick time aud be ready for the early mar
kets The order issued in June to ali prop-
erty holders by the town authorities cOmpeil-
irg them to pave their walks, in front of
their property, has generally been complied
with with the exception of a few who have
ignored the order. A second order has been
issued by the authorities and if they fail to
comply this time with the order the work
will be done by the town: and property
holders will be compelled to pay for same
-Shuoneoff, the Bulgarian missionary, lee
tured to fair audience in The A. l.. Church
last Sunday evening" he spoke on the social,
political, and religious lite of Bulgaria; the
audience was very much impressed with the
lecture ~-Messrs. Garrett, Harrington and
W. H. Franklin, with their families spent
Sunday at the latter's cottage Mrs o B.
Barlow is sojourning at Rehobeth for week.
Miss Jennie Mackli1, of Wilmington, is the
guest Of Ms A. c, Calhoun.--Aliss Maggie
Cain, OF Milford, Is the guest of Mrs, Be.
niah Fleming CHARLES Collision, the bov
who was kicked by a horse at Chiltunis
camp grove, aud reported dead, is still alive
aud improving with hopes of recovery -
Edith Anderson, of Philadelphia, is paying
her aunt, Jehu Fleming a visit-Mrs,
Andrew Raughley, ofPhiladelphia is visiting
her brother, Mr.. W. c, Wright-AIrs Eliza.
beth Porter, Of Philadelphia, is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Turuer.-Mr. |
John FARRELL of Wilmington, Del, and Har-
vey Bryant of Milford, spent last Sunday
with their aunt Mrs, w. c. Wright-AIrs |
of Philadelphia, is visiting her ]
brother, john w, Parvis.-Will Collision, of
was in town last week Miss /
Marcy Anderson, of our town, is spending a |
week at Rehoboth, Wallace Stevenson, of /
the Eighth Street Theatre, Philadelphia is .
visiting Harrington for Week.-Several Of /
Dur townsiolk are attending the camps now
being held at Concord, Md, Chilton's Nd /
aud Camden, Del-H c. Wolcott has had
new pavement put down In front of the store
room occupied by A H. Mathews--The ex-
cursion$ 20 Ocean City and Rehoboth on the
1 was poorly patronized by the people in
mis- section owing to the farmers being so
busy in their peaches and tnrniug fallow.-
Miss Emma Sharp and sister lydia. are at.
ending the Worlds Fair-Harlau Tellison,
employed by The G. W. Kuox Express
Company of Washington, D. c., is visiting
MS pareuts for two weeks Miss Nellie
Hanson aud Miss Laura Layton LEFT on
Thursday last for two weeks stay at Ocean
Grove, N. J.-While the disastrous FIRE at
snow Hill was rsgng last Monday night the
department. from Salisbury was summoned
~ telegraph to the scene. After the FIRE de-
laUment had responded to the call and had
heir engines at the depot they had no 10.
omotive to transport them 10 Suow Hill and
liter waiting for two hours the town council
ent telegram via Harrington 10 the ire
department. at Wilmington to rush their fire
np'ues o S"ow Hill. After receiving this
otice they were about hinety-fve minutes
Il getting loaded and ready to start Had
he town authorities notified Wilmington
7hile they were dickering with Salisbury
Or assistance they could have been there
nd saved much of the town The ere
pecial was run by L. Powell conductor and
ugiueer, K. Harrison. The run was made in
lree bours.-Our usually generally quiet
)wn was thro Tn into commotion on Tues.
ay morning 'stDy The sound of the alarm
I hre, train here in waiting sounded the
iaIuli lhen tnere was grand rush to the
lace, The people turned out peti nell for
le scene Of eorhsgrstioi,; arriving at the
lace they found that there was more smoke
Ian hre. Good willing hands helped soon
put It under conuol Had it once got the
siter Of rs there is no extent to what might
ave been terrible counagratiou. II
emcd that two things had 10 90 together
I'd the Third one is sure 70 follow; meaning
: this that the train running through here 1
ST night at high rate Of speed on her way
the Snow Hill disaster being the second
'w we must look out for tie third-A o.
ain passing through here without making S,
stop has never been known to occur in the Al
story Of our town Itshows good railroad a.
anagement With these here. and should be
pfeeiated Fire is distressing and when it
ce gets astray il requires good prompt
en- TO help stay its Roadway. AGAIN.
Summer Weakness
I'd that tired le lirp loss Of annette and