Milford chronicle., 1896-09-18
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was packed. fNeN- j. l.. OliduBuhsVi AA1t
rington, president of the district It is said
by all to be the most notable Sunday
School gathering ever held in southern
Delaware. Much credit is due Rev. }. L.
Sraughan. He was busy man, but ne
can have the satisfaction of knowing tina
his efforts were crowned with success
Ths palatable oyster can be seen on our
streets any day in the week
The Queenstown railroad is not COM
pleted to Lewes yet. but the BroadlSiln and
bayshore line Island the rolling stock is on
This is a paying investment of DR. Joe
Hearns. 1t leads from his magnificent
cottage at Broadkiln to the waters edge
A new shirt cutter from Middletown, by
the name of W. H. Hall, began cutting
dry goods with Mr.. Davis in Douglass &
Whites shirt factory last Wednesday, so as |
to enable them to catch up with Mr. At
kins' fall orders.
The time of our iron steamer Eudeavor,
which phys between here and Philadelphia,
is growing short. Although Captain Den
mis- will run as long as there is any thing
to do, but we think that October will end
the accommodation, pleasure and convent
ence this boat has been to US. When
peaches are done her freight will be cut
although up to date she has paid exceed
ingly well, averaging twenty passengers
each way and some trips three and four
thousand baskets of peaches; also horses,
wagons, sheep, wheat, dogwood, and gen.
eraI merchandise. The owners are very
well pleased with the trade up old Broad
kiln. When the Endeavor leaves she will
go South in the fishing trade for the winter.
The steamer, the two large canneries and
Beardsley's big mill have made things
boom here this wear.
Rev. S. G. Snepp, rector of St John Bap
dstP. E. Church here, preachedin st. Paurs
Church in Georgetown last Sunday morn
ing.
The cutting fracas spoken of in my last
communication ended by sending the col
ored man, Edward Derrckson, to Jail in
default of bail. Capt Stephen R. Bennett
made the complaint. Mr., Donovan was
intertered with by the negro, and on jump
ing out was cut badly with razor.
Capt. Chas. G. Cannon,of Camden,N.
j., came here several years ago on a dredge
a perfect stranger. and won for life part
ner out of Cave Neck a most winsome
lass, Miss Maggie Shnrp, Since those
days this happy couple have made fire.
quent visits to the old home and Milton,
and have made for themselves friends here
by the score.
1t seems that no person knew when
Labor Day came this year until they wonld
get to our old and dilapidated postofice and
see a notice stating, Labor Day. Post
master off on vacation; office closed until
his return"
You can't vote this fall unless you get
registered. Go and attend to it.
1t is reported that lot of country boys
and young men were in town Saturday
night drunk, swearing, driving fast, and
insulting ladies' We hope that none of
the boys of this place are so lost to COM
mon decency and good manners as to act
So
There are a lot of subscribers to this
paper who are not keeping paid up, and
when it runs up to a good sized bill and
the officer comes to collect, they will say
they did not subscribe; yet they are taking
the paper from the office regularly each
week. Examine the label on your paper
and see if the figures say you are paid up
to 90 or 81. If you don't want the paper
settle up and stop like white people, and
don't come around saying the paper is
forced on you and talk as though youl
liver had been out of order all summer.
The Rev. Charles 6. Snepp has ac
cepted the call to the rectorship of St Paul's
Church, Georgetown. with that of ST. John
Baptist Church, Milton. Mr.. Snepp viii
however reside in Georgetown, and will
move there the beginning of next month.
James T. Mason was on the sick lis
last week.-Peter Virden left for the Wilc
West last spring and to-day is one of the
State of Wyoming's cattle ranchmen.-
Jonn j. Morris and wife, of Georgetown
and Mrs Emma Burton, of Milton, made Z
trip to Philadelphia by boat last week =
, Capt VIM H. Mcgee and Capt James
Conwel was home this week from theii
ships Mrs. Hannah Lacey has been in
Baltimore with her husband Captain c
| Frank Lacey, this and last week. Mr.
Will Hendricks and wife spent some time
in Milford last week .-Miss Name Atkins
after several weeks sojonrn here with rel
atives, has returned to her home in vii
mington.- Thomas and Dice Fowler, OIL
r Wilmington, made their mother Mrs. Lydia
Fowler, a visit last week.-Mrs. Caddi,
. Blocksom and son, of Magnolia, were thu
guests of Mrs. Joshua Carey last week
Mrs. Frank Carey and wife, and the bride:
mother, returned from their city trip Fri
day on steamer Endeavor.-Mrs. Ida Fo2
leaves for Cambridge, Md in October anC
will remain until spring.-Mr Frank Prim
rose and wife, of Baltimore. are at the
r Hearn cottage at Point Pleasant Mr.
Primrose with his bride of few months
gave Milton aVisit last week. DIR. Horace
. Vaughn, of Middletown, and James Pom
der, Esq, of Wilmington, gave their par
ents here a call last week.-Mrs.. Mary
Fields, the popular ice cream maker, made
a very enjoyable trip to Philadelphia las
week via steamer Endeavor.-Mr Luvent
Mustard is with his family again.-John
B. Barker and daughter, Ida, the Mrs, and
Misses Lightcap, Mrs, Geo. Mcgee, B,