Milford chronicle., 1904-10-28
Short Items Of News.


ried by dogs killing their poultry.
Don't fail TO see "Old Farmer Hop
kins" next Tuesday evening atArmOry
Hall.
A chimney sweeper was seen at work !
here this week; the first for a number
of years.
Diphtheria is fast disappearing, but
there seems to be no abatement to the
typhoid fever.
The truckers here have large celery
patches. and the outlook is fine for an
excellent crop.
There is some talk of our local marks.
men taking Steps towards organizing a
Trap Shooters Club.
There were more intoxicated people
seen on our streets last Saturday night
than for several years.
Report says there has been more
wheat seeded in this vicinity this fall
than was ever known.
From present indicatiOns,i it now looks
as though there would be no base ball
ia Milford next season.
Our oystermen who went to Broad
kiln river to catch oysters, have all re-
turned to the MispilliOn.
pA very singular disease has attacked
the pigeons here, and quite large num-
Der have died this week.
One or two more frosts will bring the
old-time drinks, eggnOg, apple toddy,
and tOm-aDd jerry, on our hotel bars
The crap shooters Of this place laugh
at our police. The game is still in pro-
gress, aud if anything, brisker than
e er.
Several people of this town have bad
their homes entered this week by sneak
thieves. Some money and clothes were
taken
The pumpkin crop is very large.
Farmers grow them largely to feed to
the stock. They are selling for five to
ten cents each.
Several canary birds in this town
have died this week from some un-
known cause. Some claim that the
seed fed are inferior.
A case of scarlet fever was reported
this week by DR.. James G Stanton. Ii
was in colOred family in North Mill
ford named Cannon.
Hog butchers here say three hundred
and fifty is the count to be buichered
this season, against twelve hundred aud
eighty two years ago.
The rural mail carriers Of this place
will be glad when the election is over.
Campaign documents by the hundreds
fill their mail pouches.
| ID6fe Will DC uO ACoS AAAo' ~ ~ -N-
buvers in this town for the raw mater
ial, and the lovers of the meat can be
assured of a good supply.
Our bay and creek fishermen have
sent in their orders for netting to the
American Net and Twine Co., Boston,
Mass, for the fall and winter fishing
All Of the hotels Of this town must be
transacting the square business, as
there hasn't been any remOnstrances
filed against them for several years
past.
Our sportsmen should be on theil
guard for dog thieves, as some few are
around. The dogs stolen from thi'
place last fall were taken to Maryland
and sold.
There are in this town at the present
time twenty-five pointer and settel
dogs being trained for city sportsmen
The trainers get from ten to twenty
five dollars apiece for their services.
The majority Of our farmers will moi
feed the salt hay from our marshes, on
account Of so many cattle dying with
anthrax on the marshes, claiming the
salt hay contains the germs of the dis
ease.
The early looming of cold weather
promises well for the catch of fur But
the wal now going on between japan
and Russia will have strong tendency
to keep the price down, as most Of thu
fur caught here is sold in the Russiaf
market,
James Thomas, of Milford Neck, hal
instituted suit in tho Philadelphia
court against Charles Thomas of thu
same city, for holly wreaths sold las
December, amounting to four hundred
and fifty five dollars. Trial will cOm'
off in November. Some witnesses vii
90 from Milford Neck.