Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-10-18

THE sweet potato crop is almost ex-
hausted in Delaware The Virginia crop
Is goue entirely and now New Jersey IS
sending ia her half crop or less. The
lew who are holding their sweets for bet
ter prices will probably realize their
highest expectations.
Tue Willing Workers met and reorgan-
lied on Friday evening last The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Mrs. K. II. Gilman; vice president, Mrs.
Charles Humphreys; secretary Miss Ella
Shockleys treasurer, Mrs. Charles Watson.
The society will meet again this evening
at Mrs. Gilman's and will begin sewing
for their winter work.
THE abundance Of fruit this year may
cause lack Of interest III fruit growing.
and some farmers will abandon the Gull
uvation OF small fruits; hence there may
be scarcity next season. The better
plan is to hold on 10 fruit of all kinds
The indications for next year are not in
sight, but it is possible that the supply
may not be abundant.
WE will print single thousand note
heads, six lb paper, for SI.7s and two or
more thousand at lower rates still. We
will print very good envelope for $3.50
a thousand. and give a discount FROM
this for two or more thousand Send in
your orders and we will please you. We
are ont for business now aud we are go
lug to make low prices bring il
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JoHN WTIALEY aud Robert Owens,
were hnsd two dollars and costs by Al |
derman Graham on Monday, for fighting |
/ Whaley was drunk and otherwise very
disorderly, and after being released went (
about the streets threatening TO thrash |
Ovens OH sight. Owens afterwards swore |
his life against Whaley aud he was held |
in one hundred dollars bail TO keep the
peace.
The residence of ]. S Purnell, living
III Milford Neck, near the bav shore, was |
destroyed by fire on Monday night last, |
together with the barn aud all other ont
buildings aud all the furniture and cloth
ing. Dir Puruell and his wife were away
from home aud only hired man was on
the farm at the time. How the fire orig
mated or how much the insurance is not
known.
STRAWBERRIES Of the Cumberland
and Lady Thompson varieties are now
ripeniDg around Bridgeville, making the
second crop the vines have yielded this
year. In some large strawberry fields
there may lie enough ripe by the latter
part of the week TO justify shipping to
city markets. Strawberries occasionally
ripen IN that section as late as the latter
part of November.
THE CHRONICLE will to-day finish an
rr9af fort Eua fbof4eat=d cTvfaanfI
sheet circulars, which order reached us
by mail on Wednesday, since which time
six different forms have been put in type
and the thirtyfi five thousand circulars
printed. We are prepared TO do good
work and do it we'll, cheaply and
promptly Send in your copy and get
our prices.
IT has not vet been made plain that the
Light and Water commission are doing
as their charter directs in selling coal.
Does the charter allow them to become
coal dealers Are they making a profit
ON what they sell Who IS able and
willing to answer these questions. There
are coal dealers in Milford and they have
q right 10 know whether the Light and
Water Commission are doing business
legally or not.
THE following letters remain uucalled !
for in the Milford postofice Miss Ida {
Betts. Miss Grace Bozman, Miss Eliza /
Bison. Miss Maggie Carmichael Mr.. John I
Evans Chas Mills, Geo H Macsiin.
Thomas H. Moore. Miss Lizzie Purrell, Z
c B. Peutz, VIM Roach, col Mrs. Alice /
Reynolds Mrs Mary Satter6eld, Gas. Fl
Turner, COL, n Weremrn, Miss Lizzie
Wyatt, Nelson Walls.
WM REYNOLDS. p. M.
A riot occurred in Middletown Satur- }
day night, during which Theodore Arm
strong a lumber merchant of that place, /
was fatally iHiured -Four hundred ne |
groes left their homes in Cecil county,
Md where local option is III force, and
went TO Middletown 10 have good time.
They attempted to take possession Of the
town and beat two policemen unmerci
fully A constable arrested one OF them,
wkereupon a general riot was preclpi-
tated Armstrong, who was passing
along the street, was struck with brick
and knocked senseless
THE Delaware Railroad Company on
Wednesday paid off and had cancelled
a mortgage for $3.50 600 held by the Fl
deity Insurance, Trust and Safe Deposit
NoWDdHy VI hllauSi P44Ai' IL "ooN ]
containing the mortgage record was
taken to the railroad station by Re
cordcr of Deeds Montgomery and Dep =,
uty Recorder Reed. Treasurer Robert
NJ Scott Of the Fidelity Company affixed
his name TO the entry OF satisfaction.
President F T. Warner and Mr. Scott
then went down the Delaware road on a
special train and satisfaction was entered
in each of the three counties.
PERSONALS Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Mcdonald and four children, of Peoria,
M. are visiting friends and relatives IN
Milford Mrs Mcdonald was formerly |.
Miss Cow
Miss Francis V. Williamson went to
the first of the week 10 az
tend a reception at the home Of friend