Milford chronicle., 1905-04-14
Here and There.

Charles Sackett. prominent farmer and
fruit grower, living near Lincoln City, says
there will be full crop Of peaches this year
near Lincoln and Milford. Mr.. Sackett Is
good authority on this subject.
Wheat in Slaughter and Prime Hook Necks
is looking fine; growers are expecting good
crop this year.
A. l.. Bryant, farmer living in the neigh
bOrhOod OF Milton, is supplying the butchers
in Milford with cattle. He has sold them ten
in the last four weeks.
Years ago all the toilet and laundry soaps,
iiavorinR extracts and perfumes, we're bought
from the merchants in towns and at X-roads
stores in Delaware; but 1t is not SO now. One
half ofthe above named articles, are sold by
ladies and children in the towns and country.
The manufacturers Of these goods give nice
premiums for selling them.
There are a number OF ladies in Cedar and
Slaughter Neeks who are afraid to drive to
Milford, on account Ofthe automobiles Some
Of them say that they should not be allowed
10 run them on the streets or roads; but. as
there is no law TO stop them from doing so.
they have as much right to use them as own
ers Of teams have.
h. A. Lockerman, a merchant OF Draw
bridge, Sussex county. has gone into volun-
tary bankruptcy. His store was closed last
week.
George Hall, OF Warwick, Sussex county,
is the owner Of colt nve years old, that is
about lhe size Of mastif dog. The father
and mother OF this colt we're medium sized
horses. Its name is Tom Thumb.
Mrs. Mary c, Wilson, living oae-half mile
from Drawbridge, is confined to her home
with Ia grippe.
A gentleman living in Sussex says, that
fishermen who fish for pike,will find but very
few In mill ponds where sawyer ducks use.
Pike are favorite diet Of sawyer ducks.
The Slaughter Neck Cemetery,at Slaughter
Neck Church,is one Of the best kept cemeter-
les in Sussex county. The friends and rela-
tives Of the ones buried there take great
pride In looking after their cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas Lyndal farmers wife living
near Harbeson, has a hen that is high. minded.
She has a nest up willow tree, ten feet from
the ground, where she lays eggs. After she
lays her latter out, she will be set there.
Night foxes. or squank hens as they are
commonly called. we're very plentiful few
years ago on the marshes near Drawbridge,
but now they are very scarce, They are lar
ger than wild pheasaRts, and their meat is
yellow and very delicious.
A ground hog was sent to A. Kouple at
Gravley Hill, Sussex county, from Pennsyl-
vania a few months ago. 1t is very pretty
II got away from its owner and is now enjoy
ing freedom In old Sussex.
George Rust, OF Lewes and Rehoboth hun
dred, bought large tract ofland one-fourth
Of a mile north OF Harbeson. He has built
on this land one Of the finest houses and
barns in that section. The buildings attract
the attention Of all persons passing by.
Kinsey Hazel, farmer living near Harbe-
son, is suffering with a carbuncle on his hand.
DR.. Robert Hopkins, OF Milton, pronounced
It to be the worst he had ever seen.
George & Kitchens, colored man living
near Trinity, Sussex county, is the proud
father of seventeen children-ten by his first |
wife and seven by his second wife. They are |
all living. He is hfty-two years old His
father Is ninety-four and hale and hearty.
Joseph Marvil, living near Millsboro, bought
small steamboat last fall to run on Indian
River. 1t cost him $1,000 to get the boat over
he bar at the mouth Of the river. The boat
iIaws too much water for that stream.
Miss Clara Rickards, of Warwick, visited her
rother at Minsboro last week.
The fishermen on Indian River report the
atch Of herring this spring to be shert. The
ause is unknown.
Mrs. Emma Burton, a farmers wife, living
Long Neck. Sussex county, had chicken
ltched out With one eye, one half bill, and {
K toes on one foot.
Harry southard. a merchant Of Lincoln
ty. was guest at Pierce invalid Hotel, Buf- I
10, N. Y, two weeks ago. He went there to y
I'VE an operation performed, which proved
ccessful. Heis now at home attending to
siness. Il