Milford chronicle., 1896-05-08

LAST Friday sturgeon was captures
> by Joseph Willev which weighed whei
cleaned $50 pounds 1t made one an
three-quarter kegs of caviare. It wa
shipped by Captain Connard who pai
the fishermen $40 for the fish.
: We still nave some Of the Perryl stool
\ Of shoes OH hand, but are going fast BIZ
money saved while they last. Sizes are get
}. ting broken but your size may still be Il
= stock Better get them while you eau
r See our advertisement in another col
j umu. N. ]. PIERsoN.
: THE Somerset Building aud Loan il
r operating ia town, capital stock OF $500,
, 900. offering the best investment also
money to loan on easy terms.
]. T. RANSOM General Agt.
Central Hotel.
Losr "A lemon and white setter dog.
Had collar on his neck with Frank
I h. Ellis, Philadelphia, on it. Strayed
from home last Saturday noon. A re
ward will be paid for his return 10 o
Chamberlain at Central Hotel, Milford,
Del.
REV T. A. II O'BRIEN will preach
at Milford Neck NJ E Church Sunday
afternoon at 2 20 o'clock and will con-
tiuue in charge of Milford Neck and
Wildwood churches For the present the
Rev. Mr. O'Bfien will preach alternate
Sundays at these churches
In our sheriff sale lot Of fine clothing
are the s6 and IS pants. We can sell
them for 50; aud the $40 and S25 suits
for 50 and SII. Other all wool mems
and bows suits that knock out the kings
of low prices. Come early to make sure
of the sizes. c. NJ. TATMAN.
LAST Thursday evening Miss Florence
Sharp daughter OF Roland PaynteT Sharp,
of near Milford was married TO William
Potter, sou of John w. Potter, Of Cedar
Meek. The ceremony took place in Phil
adelphia aud was a surprise to the par
ents of both, who are wealthy farmers OF
Cedar Neck.
| W. -. LlOAHAr Will DE OluAAAE1 n lAAuA9-
ter and installed as pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church at Bridgeville, next Tues
day night Many members of the New
Castle Presbytery are expected to be
present. The Revs. w ]. Fitz Simmons
N s. Miller. W + Lewis and w. H.
Logan will cfficiate.
ACCORDING to the New York Sun
catcher Zearfoss and pitcher Bowen are
not with the New Works on this "Trip.
The latter has a verY lame arm and the
formers eyes are SO weak that he Is
wearing blue glasses. Arthur Irwiu's
ball tossers have been playing IN hard
luck since the season opened.
c. w. BILDRRBACK, at his restaurant
and ice cream saloon has all the leading
favors of cream at all times. His soda
fountain is kept constantly ready for bus
mess and everything he offers must be
perfectly satisfactory to his patrons. This
is Biderback's way of doing business.
Perfect satisfaction is guaranteed TO all,
BASE BALL in this State this year
promises to he dead indeed, outside the
city Of Wilmington Not one of the lar
ger towns has as vet made any prepara-
tiou for the National Game. We would,
in common with many others, be pleased
to see some good games played here dur
ing the coming season but we fear we will
not be able to do so
S. K. Belts, of Blackwater was car
ried to Georgetown Jail and locked up
for safe keeping on Monday last Belts
mind is gone aud Monday night he wanted
Al -. As, he soil IL
drove Andrews, the big warden into one
of the cells and locked him there Since
the above occurred Belts has been put
safely away at Farnhurst.
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THE Ladies' Athletic Club are trying
to lease the Causey lot for the season,
upon which they propose holding their
meetings The forty members will con
tribute the money necessary to put the
field in perfect condition. Gentlemen
will not be permitted to contribute but
thev will be the guests OF the ladies at
all times during the season.
A new culvert has been built by the
town this week under East Front street
in South Milford. The old one was too
small to carry off the water, and was a
monument to the slipsshod way the town
affairs we're administered in past years.
Had the town been graded by compe
tent engineer years ago hundreds of dol
lars would have been saved.
THE Doctors Prettyman, on Saturday
last, removed a large cystic tumor from
the Jaw of Mr.. Johnson, residing OIL the
Gardner farm near this town. It proved
to be quite a formidable operation, be-
cause OF TIE proportions of the tumor
and its proximity to the large blood yes
sells Of the neck. The patient is rapidly
recovering from the effects Of the opera
ton
Trout, drum fish. sturgeon and shad
are plentiful and cheap. Trout ten cents
dozen for fair-sized ones for frying;
drum fish eight cents a pound f3r the
best cuts; sturgeon at six cents aud shad
at your price. Milford is usually supplied
with all kinds of salt water fish at low
prices, and there are very few towns any
where where one can live high so cheaply
as here
EVERYBODY should have a phone,
The system is now in working order
from Dover TO Georgetown, via Milford,
aud new applicants ior phones are Gull
ing in every day No business place or
private residence is completely equipped
without telephone connections To be
in it YOU must have telephone. Leave
orders at this Office and your desires will
be attended TO
THE Junior Society Of Christian En-
deavor had a orally" at the PresbyteriaH
Church on Tuesday evening last. Reel
tations, dialogues, music, aud address by
Rev. Mr.. Turner was the order Those
present were highly pleased with MIR.
/ T,,,r,,o-'s addrass and the little ones