Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
SHORT LOCAL BREVITIES.
Paragraphs Of Condensed News Items
Of a Local Nature.

Next Monday is Labor Day.
School starts next Wednesday.
The reed bird season opened ON We'd
nesdsy, September lst.
The battleship Delaware will be ready
fOr her trials III October.
Funny clowns and uptodate acting
are features Of the Washburn Shows.
The County School Commissioners Of
both Kent and Sussex hold a meeting
today.
See the two big performances at the
Leon W. Washburn Shows in Milford
today.
Dry weather has injured the tomato
and late corn crop in this vicinity con
siderably.
Cow Evans has negotiated for the
purchase Of jewelry business at Cen.
treville, Md.
Picking tomatoes, fodder saving and
blowing stock ground are occupying
farmers now,
Leon w. Washburn's Famous Shows
will exhibit at Milford today, Friday,
September 3rd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Henderson
will stop farming at the end Of this
year and move to Milford.
Leon w. Washburn's Shows are
highly recommended. They will ex.
hibit here at Milford today.
Harry Pierce has recovered from scar.
let fever and the house has been fumi-
gated aud quarantine lifted.
James e. Webb Of Milford, mem
Der OF the Delaware rifle team, made a
fine record at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Casper Pierce, son of Edward G.
Pierce, while cranking an automobile
one day last week broke his right arm
below the elbow.
John +. Mayhem OF Milford, who has
been acting as night agent at the rail
road station in Dover, has been trans.
ierred to Cambridge, Md, and becomes
assistant clerk there
The Ladies Aid OF the Milford Neck
NJ. f Church will hold a festival in
the church grove on Saturday evening,
4th. Music will be furnished
by the Milford Neck Band
A culvert has been placed across the
road at the Presbyterian Branch this
week by the county officials. The road
it on each side will be 1
graded up several feet and greatly i'm.
proved
Frank L., the 2.year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank l. Finlaw, both former {
OF Milford, died at Rehoboth
)n Saturday, August 2lst. The remains 8
were shipped to their home in Salem,
Y. j., for interment. '
Milford Grange has accepted an In.
yitation from Mrs. Lizzie H. White
lead to hold their next "field meeting"
1t her home, near Lincoln City, on
afternoon, September 4th, at
which time Mrs. Whitehead says plenty d
# good melons Will be ready.
Lavinus Austin, who formerly rep :,
esented North Milford in the House OF :
representatives, is candidate for the
levy Court from the 10th district Of
Kent County. He is capable and en-.
rgetic, and would make a good men,
er Of this important branch Of county ii
f.
The W. CT Z will meet with Mrs. b
LATHE Watson, on Montgomery Street. NJ
n Tuesday evening, September 7th. It
'ill be an important meeting as there -,
to be an election OF officers and dele 70
ates appointed to attend the State !,
The text word will be n
Consecrate. ." y,
Much interest is manifested by the
ublic ia the new Lincoln pennies and
ley are in great demand. The Lincoln -
eLny is unique in that it is the first =
nited States coin ever put into cired- "
tion bearing the portrait Of a citizen, q
wing or dead To supply the country "
general, it will be necessary for the VI
Mint to strike off about
%, 900 600 Of these coins. P