Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-29
- nrimarles are to-morrow.

THE primaries are tomorrow.
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FODDER SAVING has commenced,
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LoTs of fine tomatoes are coming to Us
market now.
THE schools will open on September
8th in Milford.
WHAT has become Of the new school
house enterprise?
On Saturday morning, September
6th the National Guards go into camp. Vi
AN examination for teachers certifi-
Gates will be held at Greedwood to-mor- vi
row-Saturday.
F1FrY-N1NE people from Milford la
went on the Atlantic City excursion
last Tuesday. A good turnout. +
ALL Town taxes must be paid on or
before September go h; or an addition Al
of five per cent is made to them
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THE Willing Workers will meet with /.
AIrz. Alfred Maoklin, on Monday even
ing Sept, lst, Lakeview Ave-, at $50 !.
NEXT Thursday will be "circus day
in Milford, and unless rain should pre- D
vent, very large crowd of people will
be here. !,
A slight fire at the residence of Mrs.
Annie L. Hynson last Thursday noon =
was caused by gasoline stove ex- !
plosion.
THE property on East Front Street, V
now occupied by N. D. Draper, was Z
purchased by S. G Evans, ST., from
VIM. Peters for 81 200
MILFORD will have two days of '
circus in September. The first will be
WEIGH Bros, on September 4th; the
next Sig. Sawtelle, on September
A large crowd Of transient visitors
were at Slaughter Beach last Sunday
for supper. It was so unusually large, /
that supper was not over until after 8
o'clock.
THE Excursions that have been run {
to Atlantic City over the D. NJ. & V.
Road have been largely patronized,
go tickets were sold from Milford sta
tion last Tnesdav
THE members Of Milford Council Nc.
8, Jr., o. u. A NJ, are requested to be
present on Wednesday evening Sept,
8rd. Business iof importance will be
before the Council.
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FIRE consumed the neutrality-suspicious.,
a clover huller and other machinery
for Charles Reed, at Argo, P o., yester
day morning. Loss 500. Insured in
Kent County Mutual.
THE residence occupied by James H.
Mccartney, on Railroad Avenue, was
sold by Sheriff Reedy last Saturday to
I Charles NJ Hammond ard Joshua
Bennett, Jr., for $1,000 It is well loca-
ted and a great bargain at that price.
Miss JENNIE D. PORTER, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Porter, of near
FELTON,. will be married to Martin |
Grace, OF Philadelphia, on Wednesday,
September 3. The ceremony will be
performed at the BRIDES home, after
which the couple will leave on , trip to
j Cuba. They will reside in Pniladel-
phia.
FARMERS have been hauling Stacked
lime for several weeks past from c. NJ.
Hammond's yards in Milford They
are using it on pasture lands which are
to be pIowed up for corn and tomatoes
next spring. Mr.. Hammond's plan of
keeping lime already Stacked on hand
at all times, is great convenience.
He furnishes stone lime to order.
aug % 81.
TUE wedding of Mr.. Joseph Watson
Smyth, of Philadelphia, and Miss Jen-
ME Johnson, occurred at the home Of
q the BRIDES parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
; H. Johnson, near Milford, and was
witnessed by the immediate friends Of
the couple Rev. Jonathan s. Willis,
of Milford, performed the ceremony and
: Miss AIiene P. johnson, sister Of the
!, bride, was maid of honor. After a trip
I to Niagara Falls and Thousand Islands
Mr.. and Mrs. smyth will reside in the
Quaker City.
LITTLE Willie Erbsmehl, who few
It years ago was so we'll known and liked
IS by our townspeople,. met with very
sad accident at Saratoga track on
Thursday afternoon, August l4th, which
caused his death. He was riding the
race horse DR.. Hughes, who stumbled
after he had raced about quarter of q
mile, throwing Willie headlong on the
track He was picked up and taken to
the hospital, where the best skill and
attention was given him; but he died
Thursday morning, August Dist, having
never regained consciousness. His
mother, who was with him when he
of died, brought his remains to Laurel
ce Del, where they were laid at rest las
list Saturday, His mother and brothe
st, Dallas who have our sympathy reside
ed in Milford.
~ OBITUARY.
MowBRAY.
: John f Mowbray, formerly a Metho
'lor dist preacher. and well known in thi
elk, part of Delaware, and a brother to OIL
'all yer P, Mowbray, of Harrington, Del
M died at Pittsburgh, Pa, on Thursday
'lso August Goth, 1902, of pneumonia, H
late was So years old, and the remains wei
for taken to fredericksburg. Nd. for burii
on Saturday, August 10Th.
Fruit Market.
4 so Prices for yellow peaches have rule
lur- high during the last week, and SON
! S. record figures have been made. II
ford supply has ranged from four to sevs
,cia- car loads per day of all varieties. {
thy Monday the prices for white fri
T. ranged from 85 to go cents accordil
to quality-while yellow sorts such
IS. Elberta, Braudywine and Prize sold
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