Milford chronicle., 1904-04-22
Here and There.

cudIus near LeWeS, Nassau, COOlspriuG
i HarbesOn and Milton, last week. H
l. found most of the trees to be in a goo
=. state of health. In two orchards nea
e CoOlspring he found some San JOS
Scale and Oyster Shell Scale. H
marked the trees that were diseased
K and the owners will be compelled t,
n have them destroyed.
e Mrs. J. X. Moore, farmers wife Iiv
: ing near NAPLES Mill, Sussex county
D says: that one day last week sh,
heard one of her hens cackling and
making about twice as much noise a.
hens do after laying an egg. She went
l to the nest that the hen had just vaca.
ted and was surprised to find that the
hen bad laid two soft shelled eggs. One
OF the eggs was full sized and the other
about twO-thirds the size OF an!ordinary
egg. Mrs. Moore says she has been
raising chickens for the past thirty.
seven years, but has never known a
hen to lay two eggs in one day.
Prince, a very valuable and hand.
some dog owned by Wilbur Hunter.
near HarbesOn, bit two children few
days ago. The wounds weie cauter-
lied aud the dog was killed at once.
George Smith, of the State of Kansas.
is visiting relatives and friends in Sus.
sex. He left Delaware thirteen years
ago and settled in Texas. After living
there few years be went to Kansas.
where he is an extensive grower of
cattle. His ranch is 800 miles south
west of Kansas City. Mr.. Smith is the
son Of the late ChaltOn Smith. who
lived few miles southwest of Ellen.
dale.
Richard Steelman, a very extensive
dealer in charcoal, is dangerously ill at
his home in Redden, Sussex county.
Potato bugs are one Ofthe seven pests.
A farmer living in Sussex county fooled
them in the following way: He plowed
about one-eighth Of an acre of land.
run out the rows, but did not plant any (
potatoes in them. He says that the
potato bugs came there by the thous.
ands and starved to death, waiting for
-he potatoes to come up. The writer
If this cannot YOuch for the truth Of
he above, although it was told to him 7
@ bea fact. r
The most Of the cOlored people living
n Slaughter Neck, were surprised to
earn that Jacob LOfland the man who
murdered his common law wife last
all, got off Sc easy. He is to be inn.
'risoned fer life. The persons whom
e threatened to kill, are afraid that
e Will escape from Jail and carry out n
lis threats. u
Dry feed is very scarce and high in
'wer Delaware. There are a number A.
farmers who are buying baled hay :.
= the ton, and some of them say that -,
Is their first experience in buying dry -,
ed. III
John NAPLES, or NAPLES Mill has in
ade number of Improvements in the IN
ST year on the home farm at WapIes. TO
new barn has been built aud painted. Lao
e dwelling has been Treated to a coat tn
paint, new fences, etc. Mr.. WapIes leg
an extensive grower Of hogs and cat an
Miss Lydia COnwell, living near wa
awbridge, Sussex county is still tax for
care of the insane persons at her VIII
me. One Of her patients, a lady from
'ssachusetts, had a slight stroke of
ralysis last week.
directory Of Georgetown, Sussex Fl
lnty' Del and handy book of use read
information, which is being printed s.'
the MILFORD CHRONICLE office will NJ,
completed in short time. The nun
* vii! have about 85 pages, nicely He
ma with card board backs It will ana
the most complete book of the kind NJ,
pi'H'eu Ill lower Delaware Every days
ner in the county should have one Ali
hese books. here
Mi
gorge Morris, manager of Frank 'c yaea
'in pson cunning preserve. n ar Red Mi.
, sussex county, says that their Georl
II did not die from cold as was re Ere
ed this winter MIR. Morris has ehur'
ie number of improvements -''Iol' 1ob
md his home lately Ibis spring and f
'ianted a number of peach, pear Mis-
plum tees for famiIv No spent
Mis-
le farmers and fruit o,ro,,o,e, I;.-,. Benja
Milton are pleased to know that visit !
steamer mary NJ. VinyaId will run Cur