Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-04-03
ELLENUALE.

/ Everybody seems to have mania for real es-
tate speculation aud land in this vaciniiy is
changing hands very rapidly Last week Henry
Owens sold his home Of 80 acres of very low land
near town to Harry Jester for $500 cash. Mr..
Jester contemplates dividing this into three
small places with new buildings and placing it
on the open market Mr. owens immediate Y
bought OF j. B. jackson his high and dry home
farm Of 80 a res 81 New Market for - 500 cash
Mr.. JacksC wi dispose OF his personal property
and move 10 Milton and Mr.. owens will take
possession. We learn that : W. Kinder OF Mil
ford has sold h S farm near here TO Mr.. CalhOOn,
OF Lincoln and ShoIt K Hall of Milford have his
week 50 Il 10 james Don van Of Philadelphia the
remainder Of the old Prettyman propertyat Mil
maus Crossing.
Greensbury Benson, one OF our very best and
most enterprising farmers. is very sick at his
home on the state road. Last Monday Dr. san
sou performed a very de icate operation ON him
by opening his bowels and sewing up some
broken parts wi II him from which Mr.. Benson
has sutfe. ed greatly but since the operation he
has experienced great re ieE He has our warm
est sympathy
Reuben Smith Of Nil sbOrO who has been opei-
atlng saw mill here for two years tor l. d. shor.
VI AAAbAti - surely hlllltteus vi chluAAAy AlN
lost a child five years old from typhoid fever and
came in town to phone to Undertaken Wilson at
Milton. On returning home he found his five
weeks old baby corpse from pneumonia. On
Monday Mr.. Wilson took the two children to the
family burial grown at MilsborO.
on Friday morning at O'Clock Mrs. sale
Ann Smith, reict Of the late Tryford Smith and
mother OF VIM Warren, Cove Smith and Mrs.
Maggie Tmde all OF this place, died at the home
OF her son, Cove, after long suffering Of infiam-
alton OF the stomach and drop>y, aged 80 years.
The obseques were at MeColley's Chapel by the
side of her hus band Sunday afternoon. Otis Reed !
The ladies of the Aid Society requests us to say
that Wednesday night Of next week they will |
give an entertainment and box social in School |
House Hall here for the benefit of the parsonage |
which they are preparing for the reception of our
minister, Rev. J. NJ Kelso, and his young bride |
Mr.. Kelso has been returned and will bring
buxsome bride home with him.
Last Sunday the John Milman household cele-
brated the Dist birthday OF their Son, Elwood
Milman, and gave him his freedom party with a
big crowd OF friends aud loaded table OF good
things. Fine music was rendered by talent from
Milton, Glendale and Lincoln. Everyone was
jolly and expressed much pleasure over the
affair.
Friday Oflast week Alfred Lofand was stricken
with a slight stroke that rendered him speechess
1t the home OF his son-in-law, W. E, Tucker, near
own. On Sunday he was again stricken but
low he is much improved.
Robert Knerr, a Philadelphia policeman, is
'isiting his sister Mrs Joseph Reed OF this place
they spent last week on Broadkiln Beach gun
ling and fishing and enjoyed fine time.
s. E. Reed has placed on his farm here a family
# Germans to manage his large acreage OF berries
nd truck
Mrs. Samuel Warren is visiting her daughter,
drs. Phillips, near Georgetown.
Miss Ethel Tucker was the guest Of Miss Mary ,,
)iekerson last week.
Miss Wilma Rust, OF BridgeYille, Is visiting her {
lister, Mrs. Horace Reynolds. !
Harry Jester has gone to Philadelphia with two ,
Inc horses to sell in that market. :
John B. Ennis has just received larger assort- Z
aent Of new farm implements carriages, buggies /
tc' This Is an entirely new industry for this
own and will we think be highly appreciated h
nd patronized, We congratulate Mr. Ennis
pom his new and much needed enterprise and d
ope MIN grand success PAUL PRY. Il