Milford chronicle., 1902-09-05

THE law in regard to marking bal
lots has been changed, and it is legal
to use a black indelible pencil. Re-
member this
THE Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Chas. Nutter, North Front street.
Monday evening, September sth. A
full attendance is desired.
THE oyster season opened last Mon
day, and Milford market has had a
liberal supply of fine oysters from the
AIispillion river at % cents per basket.
TIE schools Of Milford will be- COM
PEELED to employ another teacher
simply because the children can not
be placed in rooms large enough in one
building
B. H. MATTHEWS has invented a
preparation for erasing or removing
ink frorn either paper or linen, which
surpasses any similar preparation on
the market
MABsHALL's MILLS have been leased
TO Robert Coulter The machinery
will be put in first-class condition, and
Mr.. Coulter anticipates pushing a
lively mill business.
THE mother of Willie Erbsmelll, the
Jockey who was killed by horse falling
on him at Saratoga. has received a
check for 5000 to defray the funeral ex-
penses, from the owners of the horse
THE w. G. T. U. meets with Miss
Letha Joseph, North street, next Tues
day evening at 7.3O. All members are
requested to bring or send dues Other
important business is to be transacted
The Teachers Institute for Sussex
County gives promise Of being grand
intellectual treat. Prof Leon A. Davis
writes us this week that VIM Hawley
smith has been booked for December
10th.
THE phosphate plant Of Draper,
Davis & Co., since the new machinery
has been installed, has capacity of
200 tons per day and upwards. 1t is
the most complete plant in Delaware
to-day.
BENJAMIN TRUITT was stricken with
paralysis Wednesday evening and died
Thursday morning, aged So years He
leaves three children to mourn their
loss. He will be buried Sunday at
Staytonsville.
"Black Saturday. August, 8Otf, was
the cause for thousands Of colored peo-
pie for twenty miles distant to gather
at Slaughter and Cedar Beaches. 1t
was the largest attended "Black Sat
urday" in many years.
THE Western Union Telegraph office
has been moved from the MILFORD
CaRoNIcLE Office, where it has been
for about fifteen years, to the store Of
s. c. Evans & Son. Mr.. Cow G. Evans
is the operator and manager.
OK Wednesday Thos. R. Maloney
brought load of extraordinary large
tomatoes to the Milford depot. They
were purchased by J. o. Truitt, and
one basket contained p tomatoes that
filled it.. Many weighed 20 ounces
MIR. VANCE HICKMAN has pur-
chased the lot, corner Estella Avenue
and South Walnut street, next South
of Mr.. j. Harry Humes, from the
Georgetown Bank and will commence
at once the erection of a neat house.
WILLIE MOORE, boy about seven
years old, ran in front of the National
Hotel hack on Wednesday afternoon
last, and was run over by the wheel.
Fortunately no bones were broken, but
the little fellow was considerably
bruised.
Miss Fay Temple, the graceful dan
Ger with Peck's Bad Boy, does an ex-
ceedingly clever toe dancing act.
Another leading feature will be the
famous Travestry Sextett, presenting
a short travesty on FloradOra. Armory
Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 10th.
LAWRENCE ALLEN, the little boy
who has delivered the CHRONICLE tC
the people of South Milford, for a veal
or more, is dangerously i'll from typhoid
fever. So if your paper is not deliv
cred regular as usual, it will be the
fault Of inexperience on the part of hil
substitute.
IT may be a matter Of public inter
est to know that "fifty-seven per cen
of the capital stock of the Farmers
Bank is owned by the School Fund 0
the State of Delaware; fifty-seven pc
cent Of the dividends of the bank there
fore, go to the support of the publi
schools"
SOME person has broken two from
! windows in the Chronicle Oific
1 within two weeks past; if with malic
4 and aforet bought, we would like t
3 know the guilty parties; and if acc
/ dental, they should be men enough t
r come forward and make good the dam
I age.
A bay mare owned by DR.. G. "
Marshall, and driven by his son Chestl
Marshall. became frightened ON Slaugl
ter Beach marshes last Monday nigh
= and got away. Hunting parties Vre
out all of Tuesday aud Wednesday AN
Il up to noon no trace Of the horse hs
been found.
% THE Masonic Fraternity of Mili'Ol
Ie are to give a grand banquet at wlliC
'r high class music will be promillel
feature. 1t will take place on Tue
day, September 9Th, 1902. in Armoi
Hall All MasOns, with their wlv
D. and daughters will be invited. IT
affair will cost several hundred d.
i'll lars.
THE Presbyterians have instituted
- novel scheme. by which they hope
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