Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-05-17

- WE desire to give notice again to 4
IL public that Charles f. Stevenson is n
connected with the MILFORD CHRoN
l Gle IN any capacity whatever. He b
~ been soliciting job printing under q
: guise Of an emFloye Of this paper, and v
J. again announce that his acts are an in
. position on our friends aud fraud.
FIRE -Au alarm was blown at thrS
Get, a m. on Tuesday morning because Of
ing' blaze in a woodshed attached to a tent
slar ment house in the Fourth Ward owne
loo by Thomas Hook II was about extir
ne guished by buckets before the fireme
sie arrived, and FROM what source it had il
yer origin no one is able to tell. Loss abou
and 500.
.or. FOR SALE.-A good farm, quarter sec
al ton, Zoo acresl situated TWO and a-hal
vs miles west of Milford known as the Mas
w, ten Farm, on easy terms, 10 close part
aD nership 10 acres of woodland, IoO'
oJiu1 peach trees in full bearing. Possession
ay Jan. I, 1896 Purchaser to have thi!
ed years rents. A bargain to a quick pur-
Ut ~ chaser. Apply to
I'd NJ. H PRETrYMAN, CHRONICLE Office
az HARRY LYNCH well known in base
rs ball circles, and an employe of this Office,
took an impression upou his right hand
in an eighth medium Gordon press, on
Friday last He is now taking an inde6-
mite vacation while the ends of the two
fingers that were mashed and crushed are
49, knitting aud healing His enforced idle
ness will give him time to perfect his
- voice aud vocabulary for tue coaching
base ball season.
on Thursday evening next, May 23rd,
Chaplain McCabe will deliver his famous
lecture. "The Bright Side Of Life in Libby
p Prison, " in the NJ. + Church at Freder-
lea Tickets are now on sale aud the
number is limited it will be well to pro
cure them in advance. This lecture is
pronounced by competent Judges TO be !
one of the three best lectures being given |
by the lecturers of the present day. A |
rare treat is in store for those who attend. |
THE popular steamer. Mary L. Citizens,
on and after Monday, Nav goth, aud until
further notice, will make regular stops at
Chester both III going to and returning
from Philadelphia, for the accommodation
of the travelling public, as well as ship
| pers offruits vegetables etc. Chester gen
orally furnishes COON market and ship
| pers can take their choice between 1t aud
the Philadelphia markets. See time {
table Of steamer for Bowers in another col
umn
II is well to be remembered that we :
are doing job work of any aud all de- 7
scripton, at unusually low prices, just now 1
We do not allow anything TO leave our
hands in this line without it being per- =.
lectly satisfactory to our customers. You :
can also get the Weekly Tribune with !,
the CHRONICLE, tile two papers, for one :.
price Send or bring to us one dollar :,
and we will mail to any address in the =,
United States the two papers for one year. IT,
This offer holds good only during the y
present month d
A result of friendly wrestling contest u,
on Monday last was a broken leg for John ~
Ratcliffa young man of this town He -.
and Hirschell Holland were wrestling ~
when Ratcliff was thrown to the ground ~
and Holland falling on him the broken -,
leg was the result. Only last week Mil a.
ford boy eight years OF age had his arm a
badly broken at the elbow as a result of "a. d.
wrestling, aud now young Ratclif has a -; -,
broken leg from the same cause. These ~
wo serious accidents coming so close to- ~,
yether should be a lesson to many others vi
As local advertising sheet the CHRoN IA
Gle is worth more than any paper in !
he United States. Our circulation within III "
welve miles of Milford is larger, to bona Vi
de subscribers), than any paper in the 81 ~
world. 1t will be well for advertisers to rs
l,C,,, o,1r snbecr;',,io,, boole or the ,7ost. Ne
fa11 D, tl
est, how many papers we send each aH'
eed to subscribers We know this to an,
e the best advertising medium in the DO
orld for Milford, and nearb by advertisers sur
, use in reaching the people within 50
,dius OF twelve miles of this town. "O'
o. T. LEE, formerly of New York State,
as leased the property on South Walnut ga
rect owned bv Mark c. Lofand, and low
it'll his family occupied it last week. OF
r. Lee came to Delaware with the pur ola
use Of purchasing a farm and making ga 90
S home here, but decided TO remain a NJ T,
ason to become familiar with the coun Oh 4
y. He is practical lock and gunsmith WIZ
ID seeing Milford without a skilled me me
anic in this liue he has opened up this res
aced his card before the nsoDI,. in the of I
Inn,rs Of The t,HRoNICT and orders hac
mail will receive his attention There All
a large scope of country south Of Mil men
d without practical gunsmith, and .ne
cd business should be built up here. 10 10 no
On Friday last horse belonging to T. T 1l..I
Windsor ran away on Walnut street I M
lie Of the reins became unbuckled and MS
, horse started away on a run, Ed Lyu
ndsor was driving the horse, and the a'eI,
tant he knew the trouble he jumped stdl
M the spindle wagon on to the running Pc a'
-se's back and reached down aud got 'ne
d of the bride bits. At the same time, WIN
p. Small, who was with him i'll the .ne
gon jumped out with the one rein well 10 sy'
band He fell and vas dragged about .ei *
mtg yards, when the efforts of the two 'on
ught tue horse to a standstill. The uPoI
* Of young Windsor was pretty and mo- 90
ely. His presence of mind and cour- kILI
saved the wagon and probably the loMa
Sc, and possibly neck or two. i n,@L
Mrs.
OR five years the supply of wheat in The f
part Of Delaware has fell short of sup wa, I
ing the local milling demand aud the tbous
.ers are compelled to pay more imam hack
marker price in Philadelphia to keep hustl
r mills running. The cause for this drive
be found i'll the necessity Of farmers town
ell wheat to pay their phosphate bills, Sta
S week Frank and Mark L. Davis re- charg
ed a cargo of wheat by the schooner Consi
la of novarN for their iucoirt mill r