Milford chronicle., 1907-07-05
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u mer.
Our truckers say the butter. bean CROP
y will be small.
The woodcock is about exterminated
in this vicinity.
n Fox hunters claim that foxes are nu.
l. merOus in this vicinity.
d Catching Of pond terrapins has been
r. quite a business in this vicinity.
=. Mallard and young black ducks are
s quite numerous on the marshes.
Drumlish of unusual size have been
> caught this week at Big Stone Beach
Our churches should arrange to hold
shorter services during the heated term.
q The past cold weather did MT kill the
1 quail or rabbits, as both are quite plen-
tiful
One dealer shipped over twenty bar
= rels of fresh trout to Philadelphia this
week.
Sussex county farmers say that prds-
poets are very bright for a large crop of
wheat.
A farmer in Cedar Greek Hundred
raised over three hundred dollars worth
of peas.
Several dogs which have been acting
suspiciOusly, have been killed during
the week.
1t is said that the ministers are com.
planning about the scarcity of June
weddings.
Farmers in this section say that the
yield of the white potato will be large
this season.
King Crab was never known to be so
scarce along our bay shore at this time
of the season.
Rosebugs are numerous. They are
very destructive TO rose bushes and to
strawberry plants.
Chicken thieves are getting in their
work. Several of our inhabitants have
lost heavily this week.
1t is said by knowing ones that there
will be one, if not two, camp meetings
in this vicinity this year.
Quite number of our washerwomen
have had clothes stolen by clothes. line
thieves during the past week.
Quite few frogs have been shipped
this week. There should be a law pro-
hibiting frog-hunting by lamplight.
Draper & Hirsch. of this town, have
made large shipment Of this seasons
pack-something unusual for this time
Of the year.
Elias Jester Of Milford Neck, has
quite q collection of coins found on the
beach, which parties in Phiiadel phia
are trying to Duy.
Fishermen on our river say that from
A financial standpoint, shad fishing was
he best this season that has been ex.
for years.
Three yachting parties from Phila.
lelphis have been stopping for the past
en- days at Cedar Beach Hotel, conduc-
ed by Harry Holden.
James Galispie and other fishermen
t Cedar Beach caught over one thous-
nd pounds Of bluefish, and sold in our
market eight for ten cents.
Some OF the farmers heTeabuuts WhO
eld their last seasons sweet potatoes,
ave been shipping and receiving from
&c to Sl.OO per basket for them
GrubwOrms, which always accom-
any a wet spring, have made their ap-
Farmers should make a note
this, as they are very destructive to
Oung plants. L
The trout fishermen at Cedar Beach
nd Slaughter Beach, who are using
IN nets, average 70 to 10 bushels at a
ight catch, which they sell for 75c to
90 bushel.
The swapping turtle hOokers have
ught in our creek over a thousand
'Hnds Of snappers during the past six
lys. They findIready sale in the city
ten cents a pound.
Several young men Of this town have
en- indulging in Sunday psstime Of
asing young rabbits with dogs. This
uel sport should be stopped, as many
ung rabbits are thus destroyed in
ire wantOnness.
At Big Stone Beach, Friday, Joshua 4
verdale caught in a gill net COW.
lrgeon 6 feet inches long, which ?
'ighed 537 lbs, and which he sold for 1
yen dollars. The caviar Of this fish
Is worth about $50 in the market, but
r. Coverdale, not knowing how to %
eserve the same, was forced to sell at res
acrifice.