Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
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Very little cider was made around here last
fall.
The sound OF the herring horn will soon be
heard.
An Of our ship carpenters are working on full
time now.
great many English rabbits are raised in
this vicinity.
Fish dealers claim that cold storage fish have
no SAFE here.
There are few cases Of measles reported in
and around town.
The miikmen say that milk will not adyancein
price In our town.
The merchants say that there a great many
boy thieves about.
Chesnuh were never known TO be so scarce as
they are this year.
street last saturday.
A halt should be made against speeding auto
mobiles through town.
quite quantity Of tobacco was grown in this
vicinity the past season.
Horse dealers inform US that prices OF horses
will be high in the spring.
quite q number OF english snipe have been
seen In the meadows lately.
Quite = number Of our inhabitants have lately
been attacked by worthless dogs.
Catfish and mullett were never known to be so
scarce In our creeks as at present
Duck shooters have been having fne sport on
the mArshes for the past two week
A number of red fox have been seen during the
past week by farmers in this vicinity.
woman auired in mems clothing was seen
going down Walnut street last week
TheiVes entered two dwellings here last week |
but nOthing of any value was taken.
John Tucker OF this place, shipped SIS worth |
OF diamond backed teTrepin few days ago.
There is no danger OF a coal famine 10 our town |
at present as the coal yards are well stocked.
The shad fishermen are putting their boats and
nets in good order for the approaching season.
The junk dealers here have added another line
to their business in the way Of all kinds Of bottles.
Two agents selling fish netting were in town
recently and took several orders from the fisher
men.
Quite large number of our farmers have con-
tracts for cord wood, railroad lies and telephone
poles
Several large raccoons have been caught in
Milford Neck and Cedar Neck during the past
week.
Phosphate dealers are getting in material for
manufacture Of phosphate the season will
soon be open for its sale.
One dealer in this town shipped to candy
merchant in the city last week, one hundred
baskets OF black walDuts.
All the pleasure boats OF this place are laid up
for the winter and will be thoroughly repaired
before the coming season.
Oysters have been so scarce in our creeks this
season that the restaurant keepers are compelled
10 send away for part Of their oysters
Maninoes are reported by the dggers to be
quite numerous along the bay shore and have
ready sale in our markets at 15c per dozen.
Trappers report that muskrats are very scarce
this season. The pelts sell from twenty-five 10
fOTty-fve cents and the meat at fifteen cents.
One Of our terrepin catcheTs SHIPPED thirtY.one
dozen red-belly terrepin to the city last week,
realizing the neat sum Of Sl.QO per dozen for
them
The farmers say there are plenty of partridges
and rabbits left and some Of the farmers have
been feeding the game during the late snow :
stOrnA
Our fishermen should take warming, as the last
Legislature passed a law against placing stake
nets in our creeks and ponds, imposing heavy
line for the OfIenSe.
The slOop Grace Collins, which was wrecked
a short time ago at the mouth of our river, and
from which two coored men were drowned, has
been raised and towed to our yards for repairs
One of our lady school teachers, while on a
visit to Wilmington, recently, lost her handsome
gold watch. In answer to an advertisement for =
same, it was returned by lady who had iouud
il, and who refused to accept any reward.
The king crab collectors on our shores claim
that the placing OF the jetty at the mouth OF the
creek will injuie their business which in sum
mer is quite an industry. The crabs sell on the
shore for three dollars thousand and are sent 4
10 Jersey. where they are ground up into phos- B,
phate and have ready sale at forty dollars ton q
some of the collectors OF these crabs make as B,
much as twenty-five dollars week in season. II