Milford chronicle., 1906-11-09
SHORT LOCAL BREVlTIES.
Items Of Interest in Paragraphs ABOUT
Milford and Vicinity.

who are expert marksWoIleH'
Gran shooting is causing the poilce
Of this vicinity no little trouble.
The Republican and Democratic meet
ings last Saturday were well attended
The price Of pork is at the top notch
in Milford and farmers are realizing
heavily. .,on
titles of canned goods TO the Phllauel'
phia market.
A mad dog is said to have been killed
on one of the back streets of our town
last Saturday.
Since the closing of the bar rooms OF
this town it has had atendency to boom
the cider trade.
The National Hotel of this town Is
closed to the public. Servants have
all been discharged.
There are several cases OF sickness ID
this place brought on by boys playing
Halloween pTanks.
The season for shooting quail and
rabbit in Delaware will open on Thurs
day, November 18th.
The farmers in and around Milford
are nearly through huskiVs corn The
yield has been large.
Heavy shipments Of white and sweet
potatoes are being made from here 10
Philadelphia markets.
The w. e. T. L. meets with Mrs.
James GOslin, North Walnut street.
next Tuesday evening at 7:3O.
The coal wagons are on the move and
dealers happy. Considerable coal has
been stored this week by our people.
The oystermen say that they never
knew Of there being SO many young
oysters in our creek as there is this
season.
Travelling speak easies are quite nu'
merous on our streets. They done a
flourishing business on Saturday even
ing last,
The next meeting of the Social Society
will be held at the home of Mrs. Ella
Simpson, Tuesday afternoon. Novem-
ber 18th.
The Faithful Circle of Kings Dagh-
ters wiH hold a rummage sale in the
APPEL Block this Saturday, November
the tenth.
Clothes line thieves have been re.
ported by our wash women. Several
articles have been taken from the lines
this week.
A liquor drummer arrived in this
town on Friday last and took orders
for bottled goods. He secured nine
teen orders.
Eight detectives arrived in Milford
on Monday to watch the people who
put out the long green to voters on
election day.
The tenth annual convention Of the
Equal Suffrage Association Of Delaware
was held in the NJ. E. Church at New
port on Tuesday.
Considerable more building is going
on in Milford and vicinity at the present
than any time in years and all carpen'
ters are employed.
A party of colord people who have
been engaged with Frank A. Robbins
Circus have returned home. They re-
port a dull season.
There will be several fur buyers in
Milford this season for the raw material.
Lovers of the meat can be assured Of a
good supply at fair prices.
Milford market is well supplied with
cabbage and bananas from Philadel-
phia. Cabbage two cents per pound,
bananas ten cents a dozen.
The woods around this town were
full Of hickory nut hunters last week,
the high winds causing the nuts to fall
to the ground. The crop is big.
Jane Spencer, cOlOred, died at her
home in North Milford, Tuesday even
ing Of heart trouble, aged about so years.
She had been in poor health for some
time.
The Milford Coon and OpOssum Club
expects to open the season next week
if the weather is favorable to the sport.
Hunters say they are numerous in this
vicinity.
Sherman Vann, cOlOred, of this town,
has been shipping pointer, setter ahd
hound dogs to Pennsylvania sports.
men, from whom he has been Tealiz.
ing good prices.
The Firemen's Band rendered Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey COnard a serenade on
Monday evening. This young couple
returned home from their edding trip
Sunday evening.
Beginning on Thursday, November
1st, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany inaugursted the maximum rate
for One-way tickets over its lines east
Of Pittsburg. The new rate is two and
one half cents per mile, as against the
IL 70 80