Milford chronicle., 1904-06-10
GLENDALE.

ny luC AdlA OuSSi BuL we cannot
manufacture items of news bv
drawing on our imagination. If
those who know of things happen
ing will only send the facts in the
case to us,we will gladly put them
in shape to please the readers of the
CHRONICLE.
We have at least one abominable
fool with us yet, and he boasts of
the proud honor of being a public
official; and really is an apology
for an overseer of the public roads.
He has plowed the main road lead
ing into Ellendale west for a mile,
and left it in that condition, so that
it now is a miserable mess. The
ruts have cut down as deep as the
plow went, and the whole roadway
is a mass of soft sand and dust.
Pedestrians find it something aw-
full. One with common sense
might learn from observation and
advice from others, but others know
it all. As a suggestion, we ask
why not clay this piece of sandy
road? 1t would have the merit of
making it hard, and of some good
use, and the public money not be
wasted as it is in this case.
The Democratic primaries were
held last Saturday to select dele
gates to the Dover Convention last
Tuesday and we have heard inquir-
les as to whether our townsman,
SamuelC. Fisher, has been informed
of the results. Sam met his Water
loo, but he did awful we'll after such
a mighty effort, as he polled thir-
teen votes out of the forty-five
cast. He gave vent to his disap-
pointment by registering a VOW to
have vengeance on his party for
this defeat, by preventing every
Democrat from registering in his
power. That is the spirit of a
| brave Democrat O and a true par
tisan, but we are glad to say that
| it is not in Mr.. Fishers power to
iniure the Democratic party in the
least, and that he does more harm
in the party than he can out of it,
and the sooner the party is purged
of such men as be, the better it will
be off.
Hmedicine company has big
tent and a company giving free
entertainments here this week. 1t
| is composed of DR.. Davis, six men
and one woman. Large crowds
attend nightly, and the music is
really good and above the average
of such concerns.
The berry season has given the
people some money to spend, but
! the growers have not realized any
profit from the crop so far. Many
who are spending now have book
accounts at the store that have
come from last winter, and they
had better look after the bridges
that brought them over before
spending the first money that comes
to hand.
In the school election held last
Saturday in Ellendale, there was
no unusual interest displayed. The
usual amount of money was voted
to be raised,a and Elias Macklin was
chosen to succeed Robert Swain as
a commissioner for three years.
The picnic given last Saturday
in Morris Woods by the Sunday
School was a delightful affair, ant
all went we'll until the following
Sunday, when a dispute resulted
over a gallon Of ice cream that was
left over, between two of our prom
inent citizens. High words fully
favored with birthstone, marked
the earlier part of the fracas, auc
tbe language was certainly unbe
coming to a church member or
gentleman. The disputants were
prevented from coming to blows
bv those present, or blood would
E have flowed.
The Children's Day services a
New Market appears to have beef
the occasion for a horse race by the
young sports who were present. t'ant
VIM. lester appears to have Passet(
every team on the road, and Incl
f dentally drove over littleFredMill
f man, who was walking on the sid'
, of the road. The boy was seriously
injured, and the wrath of the par
ents is certainly justifable.
A young mule owned by Bur
Millman was poisoned last weel
. bv being given water to drink in
bucket where Paris green had beer
used to spray potato bugs but tor
tunately, it did not get sufficient t.
kill it.
w S. Dickerson has this weel
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