Milford chronicle., 1903-09-18
ELLENDALE.

While the elements are raging with fury,
the rain falling in torrents, the wind blowing
the growing corn nat to the grouRd, damsg-
ing Inc late corn, whipping the fodder into
shreds, and making fodder ing difficult
task, We, 10 oar cosy corner, Will c0mmuui-
cate with the readers ofthe CHRoNIcLE with
the news Of Glendale.
The event Of changing our postmaster has
been looked upon with great interest, and q
clash between the new and old officers was
expected and which occurred on saturday
evening" when the new officer made demands
/ for the effects OF the office Mr. Jester, the
retiring officer, replied that he u ust be
thrown out IN order that the office might be
TUNED over; but cooler de liberation prevailed
aud Mr.. Jester on Monday night turned over
the Office 10 Mr.. Cler daniel, and now tke ps-
irons can enjoy a real comfort in goi g f
their mail as Mr. Clendaniel has nice roomy
and convenient new Office, with every NJ
provement ard everything up-io-date. With
his ailable manner and his capable wife as
an assistant everything is running smoothly,
aud really this new affair would do credit 10
a much larger and more prstentious place
than Eler dale. We are very fortunate in
this chaiasa.and hopo Il VII be permanent.
the>drst affair or this kind ever appearing
here, came or on the 18th. In the afternoon
the audience was too small aud there was 10
Performance; IN the evening "a crowd Of 100
gathered to see the one horse snide affair." that
do uot mn their advertisement but gobble up .
every penny and leave nothing belind but
disappointment and sore heads-tbelr money
gone and nothing in return. How applics-
ble the old adaee 'That fools aud their
money are soon parted
Mrs, Margaret Warren, widow OF the la'e
Robert Warren, an old ard highly respected
lady living on her fine farm near town, passed
to her et,rnal rest on Saturday
evening after a long illness. She was about
20 years Of age. Her remains were laid in the
fafully plot at the ancestral home ofthe Glen
daniel family, beside those Ofa long line Of
ancestry. A long procession followed lac re-
mains TO the grave, after touching talk by
Mr. Buc6som atthechurch She leaves three
James and Miss Ida Warren.
They all occupy the old hons, where these in
dustrious young men have made an elegant
and highly improved farm from run down
Did place.
Miss Minnie Carey, daughter Of Erasmus
carey is very low with nervous prostratiop.
VIII Workman, one of our best farmers, is
prOstrated from Over-work in the fodder field
Mrs. d. II. Reed is quite ill, and her daugh- 5
er, Mrs Lena Anderson, of Lewes, is al her
bedside.
Mrs. Lille Jester, Of Wilmington, is a guest
IF her grandmother, Mrs Rachael Reed.
Joseph Fisher and Thomas Lekites, who
nave been employed on the p. W. Il b. r. r., d
ire home.
1t is rumored that the Queen Anne Rail
Dad has been sold to The Jay Gould system,
n order that the Western road may reach
he Atlantic Coast. We await new develop
nents with grear interest.
The tomato market is still demoralized- s
,rices from 10 to y cents. The cannery uses
uite "a few. Our only hope and relief Is i
hrough the honesty and generosity of Es- /
uire EHegOod, who tries to help us to realize D.
ometring through an honorable source for L
ur produce. Mr.. EllegOod is a god-send to
ur farmers, and he should be appreciated -
nd patronized, and not so harshly critic 'sed.
The storm last Tuesday evening or early on c
Wednesday morning, blew down The large y
wo-storp house frame flr Gilbert Mo gan,
'hich was erected Tuesday, completely de- q
the frame like kindling wOOd,alsO n
caring down the brick foundation. IL as
-ell uprooted a large maple tree in the front )
ard of Mr.. Laundry the large corn crib of \,
avid Warren was blown down, and the ap- b,
lie and peach orchards were much injured. oi
PAUL Try.