Milford chronicle., 1904-10-28
BOWERS.

"The CHRONICLE is one fthe brightest and
newslest journals in the Diamond State. The
nrst mum Der was Issued October 4th 1873 since
! which time Its popularity has steadtiv in
creased until its circulation is said TO be the
| largest In the State south OF Dover. The sub.
scription price is sl.0O a year and Messrs.
scott townsend are the proprietors "
The above is copied from an industrial, his
torical and descriptive review OF the Sta,e OF
Delaware, which was published twenty-five |
years ago,and your correspondent gives other
notes from the same which Will no doubt be
interesting to majority OF your readers, es-
peeially of interest to those that are lust
reaching manhood and womanhood.
Milford was settled in 1850. The town was
laid out In 1907. in accordance with a special
enactment OF the State Legislature. DR.. JOS
eph Sudler John Pettigrew, John Wallace.
Martin Dewhale and william Davis being
appointed commissioners for that purpose
The railroad was completed to Milford In
1867. The first newspaper was the "MiIford
Beacon" published in Septenab Der. ls4s. The
population in 1880 was 24OO, and the following
merchants were doing business in that wear !
n. J. Pierson, boots, shoes, etc. Charles W.
Davidson, matchmaker and jeweler; Alex. T
Pullen, fruit culturist; j. H. APPEL, confec-
tioner and baker; NJ. G. Lohand NJ. D., drug b
gist; G S. Grier, iron and brass founder; Geo. +
W. Marshall,M. D.. j. Oscar Brown, stoves
and tinware VIM. Marshall, M. D., National q
Flour Mills and brickyard; J. W Abbott & N
Co., shipouilders; Mispiliion Mills, Smith &
Houston proprietOrs; T. F. Hammersley, d.
druggist; d. S. Thompson & CO., general pro.
luce; Foulk & Delamater, drugs and hard NJ
ware; Fl. L. Paige, fruit evaporator. VIM
iray & Co., stoves and tinware; ]. w. 1u1np.
Try goods, etc; J. W. CuykendaIl fruit pack
ng; Walter Pardoe, furniture; Smoot's Ho-
el NOW Windsor's); P. W. Hall, readv-made te
lathing; S. Matthews, foundry and macbip. at
st; &. NJ Howell fruit canning; Charles E. W,
'reidler, merchant tailor; First National Sc
'ank H. B. Fiddeman, president; S. C.
'Tans' Jeweler; VIM. B. Trutt, cigars; VIM. We
:. Iruitt, dry goods, etc.; Byard P. Burn
ents' outhtter; The Milford Basket Co: c. s lis
watson, agent for Pacific Guano; Silver Lake
Voolen Mills, W B. Carpenter & Co; James Pu
l. Deputy, dry goods, etc; d. S. Trultt, gro ph
cries; Latehum & Davis, merchant tailors.
latham Pratt, NJ. d. and druggist; A. X. Han an
Son, lumber; s. r. Ennis, boot and shoe tes
laker. las
II Your readers will compare the foregoing '
st with the advertisers who helped to make tyI
le Industrial edition ofthe MILFORD CHRo, +
LIE success, It will find quite a number Of RE
lerchants in business now that we're in bus v
less twenty-five years ago It should give CHI
pointers" to some OF the younger merchants tea
Milford, that success will follow when a eel
lsiness is properly advertised as some of pla
Ter merchants that were advertising twenty. j
7e years ago are still among your advertis. Lai
s. thi
The oysters in Murderkin and st. Jones' tow
Vers are about all gone for this season f
me few are still being caught and are in me
e condition. They are now bringing fifty It II
nts n bushel here
rhe Wilmington Dredging Co.'s big dredge
i'm is working at the mouth ofthe ST.
nes' river.
among our visitors on Sunday were noticed NJ
:. Thos. Powell ard Mrs. S. Reedy, of Mil Mar
d, who were entertained at the "Kent.n NJ
Irs. William Spencer is visiting PbiIsdel- itin
ia tn is week El
emile Galloway has returned TO PhiladeI Geo
"a after spending the summer with her sis. NJ
Ann aMay Galloway, OF Bowers VIII
homas jackson is i'll, having paralysis Of and
heart. and
Z W. Trib0itt has contract to rebuild B. L
OF the cottages on the Murderkiu front NJ
started work on Tuesday. the
ow that we have two good steamers toncb- Mi
at Bowers, we hope to see them arrange ing
lr timetables during the season so as to Gu
us a boat each day. Among our visitors Lint
ing the season, large number have bpt Trui
weeks vacation, which really begins on Ma
nday and ends on Saturday and one of the Elsi'
rs should cater to this trade,as by leaving day.
ladelphia on Monday and leaving here on HI
urday, II would thus enable our guests IN were
r longer with us. Heretofore the guests J. W
have but week, cannot leave PhiIadeI.
uatl tuesday, and must return on Fri Tn
to enable them to renort for srort- - the
1dav. The stearnar ~ ,,.,,, n OH geth
-. ~, = 'I"V VIII arIhhge TO pose
rhlIFueiphla on Monday, Wednesday year
Friday and leave here on Tuesday, Thurs ina
and Saturday, is the one that All three 81. 81, u. ~
els should patronize. catu
the thirty-ve to forty families that live the,
overs at least threefourths Of them own Vben
r own dwellings CHEr stitu
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