Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-02-14
ELLENDALE.

ELLENDALEs
Henry Laundry arrived home Saturday
from his prospecting tour to Cuba which
has extended over several weeks and we
have been highly entertained by his
graphic and interesting stories OF that
country.
We are at this time suffering need OF
physician, as Doctor Samson has gone to
the hospital for treatment or an operation
ON his Jaws. At one time Glendale bad
three doctors but now the town has none'
George spicer, "a young man Of this place
met with a serious accident by sticking a
splinter in his right eye and is given but
little hopes by DR.. Prettyman, OF ever see
ing again, as the sight is about gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hitch are the parents
ola 8 ID. bouncing baby girl.
A valuable mule, belonging to neigh
Dor, escaped from the stable OF Charles
Indie and while running fell on the ice
and soon died from bleeding Of the nose
Mrs. Horace Reynolds has returned
from a visit to her mother and friends at
Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes, OF Bridgeville,
are the guests of her father Constable
Luke Postles.
Miss Mary and Gertrude Dickerson, are
visiting their grandmother, Mrs NJ. q.
Jacobs, at Bridgevile.
Mrs. Robert Swain, is in Milton, at the
he'd side of her brother, who is very i'll
with pneumonia
During the heavy wind storm, OF last
week, a large shed at Laundry's mill
was completely demolished. A large
pair of oxen belonging to Ernest Gunby
were stabbed there bat escaped without
much injury while the wagons, carriages
and implements, were smashed to pieces.
Mrs. NJ. A. Webb, the leader OF the
grand entertainment and box sociable,
wishes us to remind the young folks OF
the Sociable, which is to be at Oakley
church on the evening of st. Valentine
dav next Friday. Everybody IS invited
While hauling timber at Ellendale on
Wednesday evening, February 18th
1908. jeremiah Deputy, aged 50 years and
son of the late James B. Deputy, dropp-
ed dead. He had stopped at a store Ieav
ing his team unhitched in the road, an(
while be was inside the store, the animal
started home, three miles away Mr.
Deputy started running 20 Overtake them
and had reached the home OF Rober
Warren, half mile from town, where h
stopped to speak to Mr.. Warren, AM
while talking, fell forward and died
His brother-in-law, David Reed, OF E
was notified of the death at once by Mi
Warren, and the Coroner notified. III
remains were taken to his h ONE, wher
the shock utterly Frustrated his wife.
We have a great scare here over scarl'
fever. as an infant of Mark Deputy {
Milford. is with its mother at her paren
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayville, near this tow
The child was brought here to see D
Samson, who pronounced the troub
scarlet fever. The entire family hi
been ouarantined until the trouble
over.
Mrs. J. Frank Case has gone to Il
Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, wit
her smallest child to have an operati'
performed.
The ticket agent of the D. NJ. V.
R.. Mr.. Donovan, attended the cove
ton of ticket agents held at Dover Ia
week.
Mrs. Howard Anderson has been Wis
inc at Lewes this week.
James Donovan, two miles east OF he
has sold bis comfortable home farm
100 acres, to Short & Hall, Of Milford
50 10000. Mr.. Donovan bought Il
farm three years ago for 81, 400.
While the last snow was here o.
smith tracked and captured three large
raccons and two oposums and Jour squ
reIs in one afternoon. They were all
t.,IIov traa. PAUL PRY
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