Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1909-03-19
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Growing VI peas III OttA 4 an ~ ~
will excel all former seasons.
Both of our phosphate factories
are running daily filling orders.
Manonoes, or soft shell clans,
have been very scarce this season.
While opening oysters a few days
ago Edward Lowery found pearl
Charles Hobbs caught at Cedar
Beach recently $50 large founders.
Our pigeon fanciers claim that
thieves are at work among the birds.
The coming week we may expect
to hear the sound Of the herring
horn
The moving picture shows Of this
town say that business is ON the
wane.
Plenty of quail and rabbit have
been left over from the past cunning
season.
There are complaints being made
ofover-speeding automobiles on our
streets.
There are quite a large number Of
chicken fanciers in this town and
vicinity.
/ Our cat fishermen say this has
been the poorest season for a number
Of years.
Quite a few trailing arbutus was
gathered last Sunday by lovers OF
the flower.
The first spring chickens offered
in this market sold for fifty cents
per pound.
Our cattle dealers say that good
cattle are scarce in this section and
hard to buy.
There were six liquor agents in
town on Saturday soliciting trade
for their houses.
/ Farmers in this vicinity are haul
ing manure and blowing the ground
for early vegetables.
Gunners and trappers say the
mosquitoes and flies are quite plen-
tiful on the marshes.
Quite a number Of relic hunters
have been here this week and some
good bargains made.
Southern new white potatoes and
tomatoes are being offered by our
up-to-date merchants.
Thieves with wagons last week
stole a number Of cords of wood
from one of our dealers.
Some OF our mechanics say they
expect building boom in thistown
and vicinity this season.
Our Town Council should name
a dog catcher as the town is over
run with worthless ours.
Wintercress is being gathered by
the colored people and meets with
ready sale in our market.
Hound dogs are in demand and
hunters have been offered as high
as $40 each for their dogs.
The scarcity of chickens and
ducks was never known as at the
present time in this market
Several cabins will be built this
season between Cedar and Slaugh-
ter Beach by our fishermen.
With favorable weather all the
shad fishermen on our river and bay
will be at work by the 10th.
Not pound Office has been stored
in this section this winter. Dealers
have given up all hopes now.
Farmers say that the dogs are
killing their chickens, guineas and
ducks to an alarming extent.
1t is said there will be a number
of cement walks put down by our
property owners this summer.
Thieves got quantity Of wearing
apparel from the clothesline of one
of our wash women last week.
Our milk dealers have established
the price of milk for the spring and
summer at six cents per quart.
A bill has been introduced in our
Legislature against catching snap
ping turtles under two pounds
Quite a few English snipe were
killed on our marshes last week,
month ahead of former seasons.
Both ofour shipyards are running
to their full capacity, and the out
look is fine for a season 5 work.
Complaints of dogs being unlaw-
fully allowed to chase rabbits in
this neighborhood are being made.
The gill fishermen on our river
are busy with their nets and boats,
preparing for an early run Of shad.
Our fox hunters are having the
time of their life, as there are plenty
of foxes and races take place often.