Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-03-14

THIS evening the young ladies Of +
Mrs. Harris Sunday School class will I
give Missionary Tea, at the Methodist /
parsonage. The public is cordially in il
vited to attend. a
Mr.. James P. Pierce has been elected
Superintendent Of the Avenue NJ E.
Sunday School to succeed Mr.. James
f. Anderson, who served i'll that ca
pacity for many years.
THE Iown Council of Milford, DIT
meeting held last Monday night, by
vote Of 3 to l elected Mr.. Allan Vineyard
policeman and supervisor of roads. The
regular monthly bills were paid.
THE equinoctial period is near at (
hand and next Saturday, day and I
night, will be Of equal period After t
the sun passes to the north Of the elua- /
torial line, the weather will be much
better.
THE Cedar Beach road was surveyed
from Milford for three miles cas- to- /
ward the bayshore yesterday, by Chas. q
G. Fisher, preparatory to having the
road graded and clayed. The work
should be done this month.
MARRIED. - Capt. James Millman {
and Miss Elizabeth Shockley, were ]
married by Rev. Frank p. Harris, at I
the Methodist parsonage, last Tuesday /
evening. They have gone to house t
keeping at Captain Millman's home, in q
South Milford. G
THE Light and Water Commission
contemplate adding to the water sippy
Of Milford by building a reservoir to
collect and save the water that gses to
waste while the pumps are not at work.
This will enable The pumps to fiji the
standpipe in very much less time.
A reward will be paid for the unrest
and conviction of the boy, or boys, who
are accustomed to throw stone DIT the
s.and-pipe in South Milford. This
tAoUghtless act of boy injured an old
lady in her yard last week, BIZ the
thrown stone striking her on the head.
THE Avenue M. E. Church Choir has
been reorganized, and is now composed
of Misses Mary Little, Willie CSoslin
and Lille Macklin, as the sopranos
Miss May Davis and Mrs. A. e. Archer,
as the altos; Mr. Thomas Watson, Jr.,
the tenor, and Messrs. Frank Richards
and Hall Anderson, the bass voices.
Mr.. BRAINERD WEBB will be at the
National Hotel rIext Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday, March 18th and 10th,
with full line of latest, up-io-date
shoes for men and women, from the
well-known J. p. Twaddell sho estore
Of Philadelphia, His card appears
in another column.
AN article of considerable eonven
fence and cheapness is a "fire klndlerp
sold By A. ]. Harper, Of Milford. 1t
is very simple thing to manage, and |
consists of an oil absorbent. 1t is used |
as torch, or to burn caterpiller nests
in fruit trees, and saves expense of
much l5indling. We have ono and it
works fine.
LAST Sunday evening the Avenue
M. E. Church was packed with large
audience The pastor, Rev. F. P. Har-
ris, preached short but very able ser
+ mon, and Mr. Thomas Watson, Jr.,
! sang tenor solo of great sweetness.
r Next Sunday Hiss Lille Macllin will
sing soprano solo. "a dream of
Paradlee."
AS policeman Trice was patroling his
beat about a. m, last Sunday morn
, ing, he saw two man standing behind
!, G. NJ. Tatman's store. When he APP
preached they ran away and disap-
peared in the darkness across The large
yard in rear OF P. F. Causey's residence.
The police fired several shots at them
n but without effect.
A large pond of water had formed on
the south side of Front street in South
. Milford, which was caused by the open
3 ditch drainage having been permitted
70 to fill up When it was opened there
was a great commotion among property
holders along the line. for the waters
Z went with rush, and flooded stables
= and outbuildings.
d THE Levy Courts of Kent and Sus
er sex counties, have appointed commit
y tees to view the old woodert bridge a
en- Railroad Avenue, with the view o
u putting new bridge over The Mispil
lion at that point The old bridge i
~ rotten and its abutments almost washe,
- away so a new structure Of iron woul
- be much more economical.
lOA
me The phosphate plant ,f Draper
ed Davis & Co., will have its capacit
ay, more than doubled, when the machir
lde cry now on their ground is set up. M
zen Richards purchased the entire plant
IF Edward Ross, at Seaford, Del. and th
or engine and boiler from tho chair faS
Iuit tory to drive the machinery with, an
will have it in operation b.Y April I'll
! e-
ladies of the Presbyterian ChurC
itv. whose name begin with A b G and ]
an ars preparing an entertainment for Il
for evening Of March IS TUESDAY mex
On 1t will be given in the lecture rooI
and An admission fee of 10 cents will
,ep- charged. The Family Album will
As exhibited by one Of the ladies in t
,ett. popular manner which has made Il
,nce entertainment SO noteworthy. All W
ade. be delighted.
anu Ifpeople who are subject to tlie annoying
uat- arising from a torpid liver, " ouid take f,
the nights course of Ramon's Liver Pills and To
FORK Pellets they would not have to be almost c
~, stantIy dosing with strong purg Atives. Ramc
Treatment does the work tioroi ighiy, yetgen
e. as Ceuts. ROE sale hg 7. F. Hans mersly.