Milford chronicle., 1895-09-20

THE evening preaching service vii
"a be resumed at the Avenue NJ. + Churcl
y. on Sunday evening next. beginning a
At 1870 o'clock. The Epworth League vii
- begin at 8 80 p. IN. III the Lecture Room
y, All are Invited.
p THE following letters await claimant
y in the Milford post Office: John H. Dep
d uty, Miss Mary Davis, Andrew Freder
. lex, Mrs. MILAN, Robert Owens, Mr.. B
d A Scott, Fred k Stump Smith 2.
WM. REYNOLDS, p. NJ.
< THE finest oysters and supply o
fresh fish of almost any kind are Away.
to be had in Milford at low prices
Everything good 10 eat is abui dant and
cheap in this town. and the climate is
perfect. Who wants more in life?
$ A night blooming cereus that has
bloomed many times before, always a.
night, belonging 10 Or. G. w. Pleasanton,
bloomed in broad daylight on Sunday
morning last. We want some one to ex-
plain this freak. Who can do it?
THE Christian Endeavor service in the
Presbyterian Church viii begin al seven
O'Clock Sunday evening. The topic :
Our Christian Endeavor Pledge; lis
Joys. Its Requirements" The meeting
will be held by Mrs Geo. d. Smeallie.
"
CHARLES Diapers boy ofnear Eugle-
side, Queen Anue's county, Nd was on
Sunday last peeping INTO box in which
was confined a craue when the bird
pecked at MIN, striking him in The eye
with its bill The sight of the eve was
entirely destroyed.
MANAGER LAYroN, Of the Whining
ton base ball team, levied on the Smyrna
Clubs share of the receipts Of Saturdays
Smyrna-Rockford game, in Wilmington,
on claim for an unpaid guarantee ofthe
Wilmington Smyrna game in Smyrna
The claim will be contested.
PRACTICE up boys! go up to the fair
at Dover and win the prizes offered by T.
K. Jones & Bro. for bicycle race ANY
boy not over eleven years can enter.
Only one quarter of pile First prize
IS 90 in cash; second prize bicycle lamp.
Race to be on Children's Day, Tuesday,
October Ist. Entries close September
10th.
THE CHRONICLE is now open to make |
bids OIL Job work OF every description. |
Prices must necessarily be low and we
/ are prepared to make low estimates on |
all kinds Of printing. Send in your or
ders and we will please you in quality |
aud superior style Of work executed as /
we will also please in prices charged. |
All work done promptly.
THE Chinese laundry in this town is a
thing OF the past The work done at
Guers steam laundry was so much bet
ter that business dropped with the China
man to almost nothing, so he closed up
shop aud went away to look for a more
business like spot in which TO settle The
work Of the steam laundry is simply per-
fiction itself and the success obtained is
deserved by Mr.. Grier.
GOVERNOR WATSON aud staff yester-
day inspected Company B, N. G D., at
their Armory III this town. The Gov
ernor and his staff called on Hon John
w Causey aud w, F. Causey, Esq where
they were photographed after the inspec
ton aud then spent a half hour at the
residence Of the Governor. At two O'Clock
they sat down to a banquet at the Central
Hotel aud remained there until time 10
take the A IS train north
THE following letter explains itself
aud we publish il without comment:
To THE EDITOR or CHRoNIcLE;-The
Committee of Wilmington Fourth and West
streets monthly meeting of Friends, on I'm
proper Publications, earnestly requests that
in the newspaper under your care you avoid
as far as possible long and elaborate accounts
of crimes and immoralities, the shocking in
ci6euts and details Of which tend to debase Z
the minds of their readers. Signed on be.
half Of the committee by {
DAVID FERRIS. CHAs TAYLOR, /
EDWARD N TAY. OR, CHAs. d GOOD, ,
EsIELLE H. SPEAKMAN, MARY J, HOPES. T
FUNERAL services over the remains of ,
Charles Theodore Russell Bates the young /
lawyer who shot himself last Friday ;
morning, were conducted in St. Andrews +
P E. Church, Wilmington, on Monday !
Bishop Coleman aud Rev Charles E. +
Murray oficiated. The Pallbearers were
John Bird, Andrew c. Gray, Marriott
CanbyJ Percy Nields, Leonard + Wales, r
r., lanes w Ponder Rodney Cause and I
Christopher Ward. Tue remains we're =
sent 10 Cambridge, Mass, for interment d
Among those who attended was ex gov /
ernor William z. Russell, of Massachu' d
sets, an uncle ofthe deceased. a
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CHARLES H. K ITTINGER went TO Dover :
Wednesday morning to perform pleas q
ant mission for J Edward Addicks. II n
was to present to Colonel Charles Treid- q
Ter sword, belt and swordknot OF hand
some design. Before making the pres
entation Mr. Kittinger assembled as -
many of the staff officers as were in Dover n
and they we're present at the ceremony. I
Colonel Treidler is the only Republican G.
on Governor Watsou's staff. He was ap- n
pointed because he and the Governor had /
been warm personal friends TOR many !,
years and Sand Snipe Club crouies. The n
G lionel is also an Addicks Republican y
aud this led tn the presentation. ?
HOME advertisers suouid not delay =
until too late in the seasou-telling
through the newspapers Of what they
have to sell and Of prices etc. There is Y
more money this fall in the hands of far e
ners and others than for many years past I,
aud the merchant who is alive and up
add doing is the one who will get the =.
most Of this money. Our columns are =
open to legitimate advertisers and we .
know therei not better advertising me-
iium for home advertisers anywhere than o
he CHRONICLE We reach nearly all
he people in Sussex county and they are d
he ones advertisers desire to reach. Send b
in your copy. 81
THE sweet potato crop promises to be "
short. or rather some who ought to be
experienced so claim There is not
much cause for this, however, as the late
-aiu came in Just the time 20 make them a
grow rapidly The last two weeks of
and the first week in October D
are the weeks for sweets to make their
growth in this section. If the weather j..
keeps warm we will have a very fair yield !,
vet, even if not au extra large one u
Sweets should be dug about the tenth Of
October, at which time offers to buy n
hem all at a fair price will be made by Il
hose loading cars at our depot for ship
ment to different parts Of the country. o