Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-05-23

FULL moon yesterday.
LIGHT showers this week.
How will the people of MILFORD OBJ
serve the Fourth-of-July? 7
THE Willing Workers win meet with
Mis-. WIn. Kern this Friday evening.
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A vessel load Of crushed stone was
received this week for the streets by
Town Council.
THE ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
give the "Peak Sisters" in Armory
Hall, June 18th.
FINE strawberries sold in Milford
market for prices ranging from to u |
cents this week.
THE price Of asparagus has advanced
in city markets, and now sells fer S2.75
per dozen punches.
THE High School Commencement
will be held in Armory Hall, Tn nrsday
evening, May 29th.
IF celebration of the Fourth-,f-July
is to be held in Milford, it is time to
make preparation now.
Next Friday will be Memorial Day.
The Grand Armory and Company B
will see that departed comrades graves
are properly decorated.
THE finest asparagus seen in Milford
this year, came from the farm of Mr..
Edward Call, 1t was large white stalks
tipped with purple, and as tender as
marrow.
Persons attending the High School
Musical will be interested In noticing
the violin Of Miss Della simmons. It
is the product Of one Of the old masters
and is l25 years old
CUTTING scarlet clover for hay has
been general in this part Of Dsnaware
this week. The crop is only an aver
age one. as the dry weather CAUSED it
to be shorter than was expected
WHY not have a big Fourtll-ofJuly
celebration in Milford? A crowd Of
two OF three thousand people here on
that day, would spend a thousand or
more dollars with the shops and hotels.
BAYARD P. BURN last week took the
Civil Service Examination as an appli-
cant for the position Of Superintendent
of Rural Mail Delivery for Kent County
which pays a salary Of 81 900 per year
FINE blade fodder is worth only 81 so
per hundred sheaves, and if The sheaves
are not good sized they sell SLOW at$I.S5
There is more fodder in this part of Del
aware, than has been known Tor years
past.
The Economic Life insurance Com
pany, Of Wilmington. Delaware has
sold its business and charter to the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Of New York. It's policies will be con-
,inued as heretofore.
SWEET potato plants; Big Stem Jer-
seysi and Peppers Choice, new
variety; now ready for setting. In
single thousand lots SlOO; in lots from
5 900 to 10000 only IS cts per thousand.
Beds III the town Of Milford, apply to
Thee. Townsend, Milford, Del.
THE members of Company B, list Inf.
N. q. D., are requested to meet at the
Armory at $3.50 p. M, on Sunday even
ing for the purpose Of attending the
Avenue NJ. E. Church, with the Grand
Army Post, when Rev. S. NJ Morgan
will preach q memorial day sermon.
A horse with record 2 IA was taken
from Milford to Greenwood last weeh
by Messrs. Pennewill ami Currey
They were accompanied by Mr.. Bigg
an expert horseman, and they are nov
arranging to have a great horse race OF
their Greenwood track on the Fourth
Of-July.
FRANK LEWIS, a small eolored boy
stole set Of gold watch cases from tn
jewelry store Of B. B Topping, las
MONDAY evening. The boy was appre
herded about an hour afterward ant
the cases recovered. The boy is to-
2 small to imprison and an effort to hav
J hina taken to a reformatory, or colore'
refuge, has been made.
The friends who have visited MessT