Milford chronicle., 1901-04-05

evening. "COsette," by Victor Hugo, /
was read. 'i'
THE work on the scow schooner being re
built by VIM. G. Abbott, is progressing Sc
rapidly. The frame Of the vessel has a
about been completed. ar
THE survey and plot for the Dorsey u
Addition to North Milford, has been .''
completed this week. 1t will contain i'
about thirty building lots. a.
DIR. FRANK l.. GRIER has broken pl
ground for the handsome residence he te
will build at the corner of Lake Avenue a'
and the Kings Highway. tt
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THOSE now behind the Milford and =,
Dover trolley road, purpose to use the r
"third-rail" system, which does away
with poles and wires overhead.
Ten-foot extension table;solid walnut; =,
in good repair; can be bought for $500 :,
-cash-by applying to II
THEO. TOWNSEND.
CHAs G. FISHER went TO Greenwood n
this week to lay out private race track "
for Thos. Curry and Simeon Pennewill t.
1t is to be a Standard Regulation track. e'
PEAR street, North Milford. will be Ii
extended and a new street opened II
north Of the Dorsey residence, east of f,
Walnut street, and at right angles to it. a
THE New Century Club will give an h
entertainment on April 18th. An in f.
teresting program has been prepared, a
after which refreshments will be served. n
ESQ. CULLEN has relinquished his "
claim to the office of Justice of-the-
Peace and turned the dockets and papers {
over to his successor, Esquire William =
A. Truitt.
DIR. FRANK l.. GRIER has purchased
one hundred sugar NAPLES from Ro-
chester firm, and will set them out on Il
the block in which his new residence v
will be erected I
A new tnmbling dam has been put a
in at Haven Mills by Geo G. Abbott. !
1t was the conception of Engineer
Peter f. Causey, Jr, and has proved
an entire success.
CAPT. CHAs. JOHNSON has sold his !
property on Marshall street, South Mil
ford to VIM Viereck, and will move his
family to Wilmington where he is en-
plOyed as captain of steam dredge.
A. SNYDER, who has purchased
farm q few miles west of Milford, and
erected handsome house thereon, h, 8
this week installed a gasoline engine
on the farm, which will be used to pump
water through the buildings.
J THE banks in front of the residences
of Samuel G. Evans, G. d. Abbott, Mrs.
Bessie Hall, and VIM Aldred, caused
by the grading of South Walnut street,
has been turned and sodded with grass.
This will make quite an addition to
, the street.
SHEPHERD dogs in this part of Della
: ware are not very numerous; but Mr.. .
/ Joshua S. Bennett, of Milford Neck, /
2 owns female of this breed, that gave
:. birth to ten puppies last week-all of
:! which are males. Their sire is part
/ Shepard and New FOundland, and the
litter is as pretty picture of dog life
"a as you could desire to look upon.
. VACCINATION has caused several So
} ciety ladies of Milford to walk with
decided limp. AS the scar from vac
= cinatiOn on the arm would mar its
:. beauty when short sleeve dresses are
: worn, the ladies have the doctors vac
climate them just above the knee
hence the limp A prominent physi-
is clan performed this service for several
ladies on railroad train this week.
d. ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected
for the annual meeting of the Delaware
d. Sunday School Convention, which con-
It's venes in the Avenue Methodist Epis
cOpal Church, of this town, on April
18th and 56th. There will be present
over 200 delegates. for nearly all OF
80 which homes have been provided. The
sessions promise to be full of interest =
al as much care has been taken in arrang
= ing the program
NEXT Sunday being Easter, extra mu
RID sic will be rendered in the variOu
ul- churches of the town. The choir o
the the Presbyterian Church has been re
al hearsing for some time, and they viii
'ou provide an interesting program of mu
rst- sic. At the Avenue NJ E. Church tn
tire local choir will be assisted by sewers
10. singers of repute from out of tow
Special music will also be rendered g
the Episcopal Church.
'Eer The tearing down and removal
the old crib north of the Mispilliu
Lighthouse, has nearly been complete
by Contractor Wilson Vineyard. +
the use of unique cOntrivance
dTedge and shears combined, he h
made rapid progress. 1t is estimate
that $50 tons of stone have already be,
D. taken out 1t is thought the work W
be completed in about ten days, if t
tides and weather will permit.
ased
East THE 'S's' of the Presbyterian chur
cave gave very pleasant social in the Il
Il NC ture room last Tuesday evening. I
O'o- following program was rendered:
ehus Piano solo, Miss Mabel Smith; Reel
oiu ton, Louise Smeallie; HarmOnica so
CLASS John Williamson Recitation. A
) Oh Gillis; Vocal solo, Geo. d. Smeal
Reading, Miss May FouIk; Piano Sc
FL Miss Edna Barker; Piano solo, N
Minnie Richards. After the prOgr
refreshments were served
= will -
LOUIS A. DANIEL, son of JOS
Daniel of North Milford, is in the TIT
in z ship Hartford of the United ST.
Nlvy. His letters indicate that h,
pleased wi h the Navy so far as he
gone; but misses the home conf
and freedom. This is the usual
Derienpe of all VOuDO men when