Milford chronicle., 1902-11-21

TaE Dover Del.) Delawarean says
of the "Folk's up Willow Creek" ]
.'Such show is a credit to a town and
to the management of the Opera
House, Milford Wednesday Nov.
2e.
UNION Thanksgiving Day services
Of the Baptist, Methodist and Presby-
terrain Churches will be held in the
Presbyterian Church at 1870 q. IN. on
Thursday. The sermon will be preach
ed by New. D, G. Bixby, Of the Baptist
Church.
MILFORD Grange has begun work in
earnest after its summer vacation
There will be an interesting debate at
the meeting this week. Subject: TN
tensive VS.. Extensive Culture" All
are requested to be present and air
their views.
A LARGE crayon picture Of the late
Edward B. Davidson was presented to
Crystal Fount Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
Of which be was a member, by Miss
Davidson this week. It is a handsome
picture and was executed by w. w.
Dougherty, Of Milford.
The Album Of Family will be repeat
ed in the lecture-room of the Presby-
terrain Church on Thanksgiving night.
Admission Is cents. Ice cream and
cake 10 cts. in addition. As every one
was delighted with the album year
ago, we may expect full house.
AT the Stevenson Sale just above
Frederick last Friday, large prices were
paid. A sow and eight small pigs
brought $S7, while the implements
brought almost full value This sale
was advertised in the CHRONICLES, and
as a result it was largely attended.
A large raccon was captured last
week by Thad Windsor and placed
in box in the Windsor Hotel bar
room. During the night it got out of
the box; and climbing upon the shelves
knocked over and broke ten dollars
worth of wines and whiskey. They
have named it "Carrie Nation"
IN another column Of this paper you
will find the advertisement Of Messrs.
Young & johnson, Importers Of Fine
Cigars, who sell direct to the consumer
only at a small profit. They sell one
hundred as cheap as 1000 at prices
from $500 to Sl4OO per hundred. I'll
you are interested in cigars, tell them
price and color, and they will please
you
PARTIES were in Milford last Friday
who had come over the road from
Lewes to Milford viewing the route
with the view of building trolley line.
1t is the same project that has secured
right Of way from Seaford to Lewes
and RehOboth, and that proposes to
put a line Of Steamers on betweed Lewes
and New York to connect with the
trolley.
WHILE 'The Folks up Willow
Creek" is a roaring, rolliczing comedy,
its humor is clean, harmless, innocent
and refreshing, the kind all refined,
sensible people enjoy and approve.
Ladies may attend confident that there
will not be a course or questionable
spot in the entire performance. The
date is Wednesday, Nov. 26.
THE ladies of Lincoln City will give
one of their celebrated suppers in The
packing house Of the Lincoln cannery,
Friday and Saturday nights Nov. %
: and %. The proceeds are to apply to
: the minister's salary. All are co1di-
ally invited to attend. Ice cream
q fruit, candies, etc., will be on sale
!. while the Sussex County acknowledged
chicken, and the Chesapeake oystel
will predominant at the table. Come
o one and all.
/ ONE thousand square yards of spec
- ial scenery, all on a magnificent seall
Is and adjustable to any sized stage, il
carried by the Frrnk Davidson com
pany. This assures absolute Scent
= perfection to the "Folks up Willow
y Creek, {" aud will virtually make an en-
tire new stage in our Opera House, al
- of the stock scenery being removed
Z, Such a display Of mechanical effect
y was never before attempted, and
well worth seeing. The date is Wed
" nesday Nov. g..
al GROWING onions is branch of true
VI farming that is growing each year abOl
We Milford and Houston, and experienv
DC has demonstrated to growers the a,
OF vantage of fall setting. On the far
las of Representative elect-Lavinus Austi
es' in Milford Neck he has about an &C
cl- set with small onions Of a new breo,
. samples of which have been placed
he this Ofiice-which are equal to Il
sor finest Bermuda onions in size al
M. flavor. By setting in the fall sever
or days are gained in maturity over spril
It's set onions.
~ A general change in the train scht
800 ule on the Delaware railroad will
n into effect about December first; WI
two or more new trains will be ado
and the public have better train servi
cial What is needed even more than
Inu- other things to improve the cOnditi,
ira of railrOadiRg in Delaware to farm'
for is the double tracking Of the entire I
we aware railroad from DeImar to Wi
able ington--which would relieve
sell freight congestion and consequent
ney. lay of freight trains reaching n
1its; York in time for the early market.
sds, For Rent.
reef Store in Milford now occupied by
and r. Grier & Co. Apply to
N. VIM. 7. Watson. Milford, Dc