Milford chronicle., 1909-05-21


A little soap and water would be a great
benefit to some Of the store windows.
Lovers retreat west end of town, is
being we'll patronized these evenings.
All kinds of birds that feed along our
bay shore are making their appearance.
Why not have the streets sprinkled
this summer at the expense of the town
Our fish commissioner is going to stock
our river and ponds with bass and white
perch.
The steamers and schooners on our
river arrive and depart well loaded with
freight.
Quite a number of anglers have been
out on the lake this week but report poor
success.
Any day at low water can be seen
from Walnut Street Bridge thousands of
herring.
Mr.. Devalinger, proprietor of the Nati-
onal Hotel, has been to the hospital for
treatment.
There are at present u different per
sons who are boarding sporting dogs for
city people
Physicians will soon be in demand as
green apples are beginning to make their
appearance.
There will be no one engaged in the
sturgeon fishing this season at the mouth
of our river
Tempted by the fine weather quite a
few OF our inhabitants visited the beaches
last Sunday
Drum fish are very scarce, and so far
have brought fancy prices, selling at
10c a pound
The majority of the cottages at Slaugh- /
ter Beach are being put in order for the .
coming season.
Trout and clans are cheap, the former
sell eight for 10 cents and the latter 10
cents per dozen
Large quantities Of foreign fruit are
brought to Milford each week and meet
with ready sale
The distemper is raging here among
the dogs Some good ones died this week
from the disease.
The colored people of Slaughter and
Cedar Beach have been catching large
quantities of clans
There are only TWO ice wagons in the
trade IN this town. There WASH { pound
of natural ice stored.
The last Legislature passed an act max
ing 1t unlawful to catch swapping turtles
until the first Of July
The anglers for pickerel will open the
season the coming week. The prospect
for good sport is fine
A May Pole dance was observed by ]
number of the children OF this towu dur !
ing the present week. {
Herring are being caught by the thous- !
ands in our creek, and are offered in our +
markets at Sc per dozen. ~
Quite a number Of trees and shrubbery !
were damaged in this vicinity by the \
wind storm of last week \
Our young juveniles are having fine G
sport shooting blackbirds with air rifles.
These birds are numerous. T
Snakes are said to be numerous along q
the ispilion. Several have been killed y
that measure over three feet
The Torsch Packing Co. are having r.
their old factory taken down and put up S
on the new site in South Milford
The motor boats on our river have com 5
meuced taking excursions Quite a few y
spent last Sunday down our river. =
Tramps are beginning to make their n
appearance, and two or three were OBJ /
served begging from door to door. Il
A few soft crabs were in our market e
this week and sold for IS cents per dozen. L
Hard shell crabs sold for cents a dozen. n
Pioyer, yellow shank and beach robin N
are very plentiful and the crack of the L
sportsman gun is heard along our shore. N
The season for catching bull frogs is f
now open and they are reported plentiful Y
They bring Sl.O0 a dozen in city markets. A
All Of our phosphate factories are run 3,
ming on full time. and the demand for s.
phosphates is much greater than last sea- i l.
son r, r.
Swapping turtles are said to be plentiful N
and the hookers are making prepara- st
ions to stake hooks the first of the y,
month ~
Horses are higher this season than was FF'r
.ver known to be and the reason given is El
hat not enough Of them are raised by the HHj
arners. "
Summer ducks are being killed by our M
portsmen in large numbers. They are Ge
aid to be more plentiful than for a num- q,
ier Of years. ar
The extreme wet weather has been FS Fo
ard on the farmers and some of them Ne
ay that many Of their fields will have !
; be replanted. sey
e
The CANNES of this town seem to be Ian
ery snappy for this season of the wear. -
iere being two school children attacked
y them recently.
Several loads Of fine fire wood were
.ea standing on our street during this
eek This is an unusual thing for this -,
ason of the year. III
at the Pier, Big Stone, Cedar
d Slaughter beaches say this has been
record breaking season and all have 81
lde good money.