Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-27

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A parlor meeting of the w. G. T. U. ="
will be held at Mrs H r Errickson's, q
North Walnut street, on next Tuesday !"
vening at 80 o'clock. .,
Ice four iuches thick was cut and NJ
loused the early part Of this week by n
hose who have storage places. 1t was III
lear as crystal and handled fine. te
THE Kent County Pomona Grange
will meet in Camden, Del, on Thurs
lay, January I'd, 1902. A very inter !. !.
sting and instructive program has "
,een arranged. r
THEo. P. WILSON, of Slaughter Neck, Ia
,utchered hog last week which A
weighted, when dressed, $50 pounds. b
This is the largest hog killed in this b
,iciuity this season. N
On account of the death of Salisbury n
Sparklin two weeks ago, the Hepta 81
,ophs have paid $1,000 to his heirs-Mr. L
Edward Sparklin, a son, and Mrs. ;
rheo Williams, his daughter. +
If you move your residence notify a
his office at once-so that your paper I
may be delivered promptly. Give the
old as well as the new address-sO we Z
may find your name on the books. Z
AT ThOmpsonville, on Christmas :
Day, the champion shooter in the shoot :,
ing match, was Joseph Watson; Wis =
itor from Philadelphia, who took first ,
money by breaking nine out of ten j,
blue rocks.
THE steamboat Emma REFS was pre- !
vented from coming up the Mispillion Q
last Saturday afternoon by ice. She
did not arrive at her wharf until Sun
day afternoon. The passengers did
not get home until Sunday morning.
AFTER seventeen years of married
life, Mrs. Geo. H. Prettyman presented
her husband with their first baby-a
boy-last Christmas morning. Mother
and son are both doing well, and the
captain is the proudest father in Sus-
sex county.
The Cedar Beach road will start the
new year in the best condition it has
been in for years-and that is bad
enough; but "hope" bids us look for
ward to next spring, when the Levy
Court has promised to do something
for this amazing miserable piece Of road.
J. II. HALE, OF Connecticut, fhstsl9 been
asked to talk on practical Peach
Growing" and H. w. CollingwOod, of
"Rural New Yorker" on "COw Peas, "
at the meeting of the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society to be held at Berlin,
Worcester county, Md, January 8th,
9th and 10th, 1902.
THE shooting match at Slaughter
Beach on Christmas Day was well at
tended. VIM. Deputy of brick Gran
airy, " won the first sweepstakes match
at live birds, and VIM. Ward won the
second match. The free-fOr all match
at 'clay pigeons" was won by u. J.
Galloway, of Milford. Perry Warren
won four guineas. and the turkeys were
won by individuals all over Slaughter
Neck.
THE Christmas entertainment given
by the Presbyterian Sunday School on
, Christmas night, was an interesting
and enjoyable affair, and every one
seemed pleased and happy The sing
ing and Rotations by the children were
unusually good and well rendered. The
recitation by Miss Mae Gillis, of hu-
morOus selection, was literally applau-
ded Christmas boxes of candy were
given each child.
g BERLIN, WOrcerter county, Nd, be
ing well located for the Peninsula peO
Z pie, and with the efforts being made
everything points to a successful meet
4 ing of the Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety, which will be held January Sth
9th and 10th, 1902. r. w. Sylvester
of the MARYLAND Agricultural College
10 will be present and his entire staff, will
new ideas from the past years expert
IN ence at the college and over the State
and the neighbOr State, Delaware, wi
- send her State officials from their col
lege.
THE Christmas Ball, given by tn
"a young gentlemen of Milford Thursda
or evening of this week, was the finest
ice the history of dancing in this plac
If Armory Hall was beautifully dTapt
Der and trimmed for the occasion, and 8
are the arrangements were attended to wi
till fidelity. Albert's Orchestra of s
ING pieces rendered the music, and as I
Ike press of the CHRONICLE ceased runni
md this edition, the waltz music ma
of sweet dreamy sounds to sOOthe the til
,gh printers spirits, and caused ruminati
:. of other days when they were young
SAMPLES of California figs were
"a ceived last week from Mr.. HarV
.aa Laws, who is engaged on the Sherm
To- Fruit Company's property in Il
.'od State, by his father I. H. Laws,
. N coal dealer in Milford. The figs
80 packed in shape of caramels-th
- layers deep, and with directions of b
49, to use accompanying each packs
~. Several packages have been used
making Christmas dolicacies this W
in the writer's family, and they
Truly delicious Mr.. Laws is enI
tured with California, and is anX
=, that his parents should move there
rs, l.. THE farmers of South Jersey have
en- d manded that s. per ton shall be
at on contract price for tomatoes next J
st OF and in a convention held at Bridg
now last week, adopted resolutions to
md is effect. The Gamers objected to
d 1874 and want the old rate of Sc per tC
eased hold; but it is probable that con
mise price of 81 per ton will be ae
upon. In this part of Delaware
Us. Gamers will offer S. per ton; but
are many who realized big pric
selling to the buyers at stations,
John will be slow to contract at any
rested Unless tomatoes are set extra earl
on as that the first shipments can go to
e year ket in July, it is possible that gr'
laving NAV be disappointed in their to