Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-07-26

w uOOplug cough mas become eplQeullCI
nd many Of the little ones are barking
oudly
Miss Lottie WEIGH showed rs a six I
eaf clover a few days ago. Four leaf
clover are scarce, and six leaf one is a
The first one we have ever
seen.
Contractor l. w Nailor left on We'd
nesday with a gang of workmen to COM
mence on his Lewcs contracts. Other
men went to Lewes to join him OH Mon
day.
Mr.. J. w. Atkins left on Monday on
his regular business trip. This week he
will visit Wilmington, and from thence
he will 90 to Baltimore, and returning
will visit points on the Eastern Shore.
Prof. W. 6. Fearing has trimmed the
shade trees in front Of his residence, and 1
a better view is now obtained Of his
building
The excursion to Queenstown OH We'd /
uesday was fairly patronized from Mil
ton. The storm Of that evening delayed
the return of the train which did not
reach this station until after 2 o'clock.
DR.. W. j. Hearu and DIR. Roe, of JEFF
ferson Medical College, Philadelphia,
were in town on Wednesday and dag
nosed the case of David Hazard. They
considered an operation unnecessary,
and that the Doctors Hopkins were do
ing all that possibly could be done for
the sufferer. They returned to the city
by the next train
Captain w. H. Mcgee, of Philadel-
phia is visiting BrOadkiln Beach and
Milton
William Smith, of near town, lost one
of his horses on Thursday night, from
an unknown cause.
A lad Is or Il years of age, was
brought to this town some time ago by
Captain Zadoc Dutton, and was given
situation with Alfred DuttOn brother
of Captain Dutton. For purloining
j sundry articles he was discharged from
the employ of Mr.. Dutton, and subse
1 quently secured a berth on one of Cap
f tain Sculps vessels. During the past
e spell of hot weather, Captain Scul
T. took the boy to his home to sleep a
, night, as being a cooler place than il
,. the cabin of the vessel. On THURSDAY
y morning the bOy-JOseph Manning
il was gone; and upon investigation, Cap
l. tain Scull found that his pOcketbOol
e with SD was also gone, and the captain
L naturally supposed that Manning an
l. the money had gone off together. II
II instituted search; and started in tn
/ direction of Lewes. Inquiring alon
g the route he found the boy had gon
d that way, and he finally captured hir
p in Lewes. He secured the money, an
as instead representing the boy gave hi
o, enough to pay his passage to Philade
G, phia.
IN Irwin King and Joshua Gray a
Id agents for the Fronkford Basket Con
l. pany. They have several thousar
IL baskets on hand stored in the buildir
e. adjoining Mr.. Kings blacksmith shO
H. Mrs. Emma Prettyman, OF Philad,
at phia, is visiting her mother Mrs. Eli
at Black.
ID, Mrs Ida Fox, with son and daught
nr- of Cambridge, Va, is visiting her p;
M ents, Mr.. and Mrs S. J. Wilson.
He The Sussex Trust, Title and Safe
ell post Company have purchased the
us belonging to the NJ. E. Church, and
to ing contiguous thereto. 1t is und
les stood building or bank will be erect
i'll thereon.
the James Ponder, ESD, attOrney-at-l
ali of Wilmington, accompanied by
can fancee, Miss George NJ. Taylor, of b
ure timore, visited the mother of Mr.. P,
,ass der on Sunday, and spent a part of
was day at Rehoboth. Miss Taylor is qu
In a fine looking lady; she is neither a
has cided blonde nor brunette; she
an blue eyes, dark hair and a fine physiq
Ter Miss Taylor is the daughter of MIR. &
OWN Mrs. Winfield J. Taylor, of BaltimC
ted Miss Taylor has been prominent in ]
Iary timore society for the past four or
-lity years, where she has been very popu
con- Mr.. Ponder and Miss Taylor will
of married in October D. A.