Milford chronicle., 1901-09-13
HARRINGTON.

The Kent County School Com |
at their session held at
Dover, last week, transferred the
farm of Willard Brown from School
District No. 100, to School District
No. S.. There was no objection
to the change, and Mr.. Browns
children now have about half the
distance to walk twice a day to
school.
Forty cents cash has been the
top notch Of the tomato market.
At this price tomatoes pay for better
than peaches; but this is an excep-
tional season.
w. A. Smith & Co., are shipping
half barrel truck basket to New
Jersey by car load lots. The re-
port that they never had such
demand for this line of goods.
Mrs. Charles L. Gordon was in
jured in the wreck between Edge
more and Wilmington last Tuesday
evening. She was enroute to Phil
adelphia.
Miss Annie Cannon, who was
employed in the home of Mr.. Frank
White for thirty-eight years~died
September 4th. Iocf-6f Malarial
fever sie- was a trusted servant
by her employer, who frequently
entrusted money in large sums,
and never betrayed their trust.
She was almost white, and her re-
mains were laid at rest in Bridge
vile, where many white persons
paid their respect to her memory
by attending her funeral.
-Four hundred extra papers were
sold by the newsdealer last Sunday
morning, to people anxious to ge
news of President Mckinley
There was universal sorrow expires
= sed for this dastardly attempt OF
the President lite, and hope from
all parties that he may recover.
: The work trains will be put OF
. next week, and the double trackin,
d. of the Delaware road continued
1 from Seaford to Cannon s Station
S the grading is completed, and tn
same condition exist between Har
!, rington and FELTON,.
: The County Sunday School Cor
$ vention was held on Wednesda
: last in the M P. Church
$ Buyers Of tomatoes stand on on
I corners, in groups of half doze
3 and every load that comes in is
+ busy spot for a few minutes.
a Mrs. H. c. Walcott, who ha
d been at Eaglesmere, Pa, all sun
d mer, has returned to her beautifl
o home here for the winter. He
It daughter, Mrs. John A. Chum1
Il of Williamsport, Pa, is visiting he
is Fodder saving is about over, an
g the fodder is in good condition.
A new dwelling is in process
lie building on Weiner Avenue f
: Mrs. Belts, mother of Louder Sap
d All the basket factories are worl
N ing at full capacity.
The Gamers are all working abol
a. three days each week.
is The telephone exchange has bee
al moved to the office of DR.. T. \
M Money, and very pretty sign p
IS up in front.
Alonzo P. Hammond, a toug
il character, was arrested last Satu
is day night for assaulting an o
man. He was locked mp, but
n, outside aid he made his escape b
r. fore Sunnay morning. Hammoi
as was arrested two years ago for 70
c. bling the old man Hearn, who W
at murdered last year, but Hea
ne would not appear against him
e. the hearing
The Public Schools will re-op
ia, next Monday. Prof. J II. Vile
SC. late Superintendent of the Suss
CHI County Schools, will be in charg
and he has been busy this we
ms getting the School in shape.
las The freight train men are disa
no pointed in the extra fruit seas
lie time, with the growers share
to disappointment.
Mrs. Laure E. Weston, of Phi
TO- delphia, who has been SUMMER
lie. here returned to her home Wedn
N; day.
ity The ten year old daughter
ed Enoch Poor, swallowed a safe
TO pin recently. DIR. B.L. Lewis ga
ng medical treatment to relieve