Milford chronicle., 1893-01-06

By was burnt, some one broke open the
house and exchanged a pair Of old shoes
and stockings for Mr. JeiFerson's boots,
then fastened the door on the inside and
left BY the window Mr.. jefferson would
like to catdR that fellow.
Captain Lekites ofihe schooner c. c.
Davidson, arrived home on Friday and
reports his vessel 10 good condition. The
account Of her being ashore at the Thor
oughfares, Atlantic City, being untrue.
Mr.. Edward Wiley has purchased the
tin shop formerly owned by W. NJ. Jef
ferson, and on Saturday removed it to the
former site Of the store house he occu-
pied When burnt two years ago. He will
repair aud remodel it, aud remove from
his present place Of business into it as
soon as completed.
Some days ago Charles o'Neal, OF Red
den, mashed the middle finger Of his right
hand while at work in saw mill. On
Friday it became necessary to amputate
the member, and DR.. bert Hopkins
performed tile operation.
Last week the lwo-year-old daughter
ofCaptain Frank Lacey caught the thumb
other right hand in the cog wheels Of a
clothes wringer, which tore The nail of.
DR. Hopkins dressed the wound.
The past few days have Witnessed a
great deal of moving Several properties
have temPorily changed hauds. Some
have tired tf the town and removed to
the country; others have sought the town.
Robert Lank has removed into the
country to engage al farming.
Captain John Morris, with his family
has removed from Philadelphia to Milton
MIR. Samuel Fowler is at home with
his family
Captain Frank Lacey arrived home
from Baltimore on Wednesday.
Dr. W. J. Hearn and wife, Mr.. Will
Hearn, Misses Alice and Name Hearn, of
Philadelphia, are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Prettyman, the parents Of
Mrs Hearn.
Mrs. Gillespie, of Philadelphia, has been
spending the holidays with her son, Dr.
J. S Gillespie
Isaac Nailor and James Wolfe have
been doing Philadelphia for a week past
Mr.. J c. Hazard has been spending a
few days in Wilmington and Philadel-
phia.
The Milton Cornet Band is improving
rapidly under the tuition of its able in
structors.
The building committee of the pro-
posed cannery met on Monday evening
to examine the proposals received Tor its
erection. As the contract was not awarded
on that evening, the committee thinks it
best that the amount of the bids should
not be made public at present. There
are thirty shares of stock vet for sale at
$40 share The dividend which will be
paid on the stock is ten per centum
yearly, and any one can secure as much
of it as he or she may desire by applying
to Thomas Douglass, the Secretary Ofthe
company.
Mr.. William T. Starkey is an applicant
for the position of post master of this
t1wn, and has the backing of the infiu-
ential men of his party. In the muta-
ton of politics it is certain we must have
a democrat to fill this Office, aud we
know Of no one who would possibly fill
the bill any better than Mr.. Starkey. As
registrar Of Broadkiln hundred he per-
formed the duties Of that Office satisfac-
tory to all interested. He has acumen
and perspicuity, and there qualities
blended with a natural courteousness-I
important factors in any oficial--are a
that will have their
Another octogenarian has left u.s.
Jackson W. Palmore died at the resi-
ience of his son-in-law Nathaniel Sharp,
near Hackle Barney, on Wednesday,
aged SIS years, months and IS days. In
Lerment took place at Sand Hills NJ. E.
Church on the following Friday. Mr..
Palmore had been quite an active man,
up to within a short time of his death. A
stroke Of paralysis fastened the end
which is attributed to a general wearing
put Of the vital arganss
We are indebted to Mr. Joseph E. !
Lank, the assessor, for the following
statement Of the assessment of BroadkiIn
we're in the hundred |
n 1889 100 white males who are not in
-se hundred in 1898 or these 4S have
lied; the remainder have removed. Ofl
course others have moved in during the !
interim. There were 81 colored males in
he hundred in 1889, who are not here in
1898 OF them g have died
Nuu1her of all aeeaeead i, rQoa