Milford chronicle., 1909-09-10
SHORT LOCAL BREYlTIES.
Paragraphs Of Condensed News Items
Of a Local Nature.

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Captain Charles Watson lost large
hog last Sunday.
Eight prisoners were lodged in the
Georgetown Jail last week.
The equinectial STERN is only ten
days distant, according to the calendar.
Oysters aud fish have been scarce,
but the quality Of the supply has been
fine.
Monday was Labor Day and was OBJ
served here by closing the banks and
postoffice.
The Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias
OF Delaware will meet in special session
at Dover on Tuesday, September l4th.
"When the Town Clock begins to
strike, IN be waiting for you Mollie at
the DAM" is a new song sung by Mil
ford seTenaders.
The white potato crop has been in
jured by the dry weather, so much that
some growers are predicting that rain
will do no good now.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society
won 2S prizes out of 80 exhibits at COun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, in competition with
the rest of the United States
The annHal convention Of the Kent
County Sunday School Association will
be held il the Dover Baptist Church
on Wednesday, October goth.
1t was reported here yesterday that
the canning factory at Nassau burned
down Wednesday evening. 1t was be-
ing operated by Baltimore parties.
The reunion Of the members OF the
Delaware Legislature will be held at
the summer home Of Senator l.. A. /
Drexler at Bethany Beach next Thurs.
day and Friday.
John II. APPEL has rented from Mis-. |
Bessie Hall the room now occupied by .
the Milford POstOfiice and as soon as he
can get possession will open a general
supply store there. ~
What has become of the Saturday
night fighters? Under olden days, the
month Of September was prolific with
drunks and fights, and the treasury re-
ceived many dollars
In the boys contest at the New Castle
County Fair last week first premium
was awarded to Ambrose Killen Eel
ton second, William Killen, FELTON,
third, William Vaughn fourth, Norris
f. Garrison, Cheswcld.
The third annual State corn show
and convention OF the Delaware Corn
Growers Association will be held in
Dover on Thursday, November 18th.
Over 500 in cash premiums Will be {
given and all Delaware corn growers &
are invited to exhibit.
Mothers aud White Ribbon Recruits j
md members Of the w. G. T. U. will {
nave a meeting in the Avenue M. E. 8
Church on Friday, September 18th, at '
O'Clock. An interesting program will Z
)e prepared and refreshments served.
All are invited to attend. q
The 22nd annual Sunday School Con- I
'entiOn Of the Wilmington district Of c
he Philadelphia A. NJ E. Conference,
Omprising all Of the State of Delaware I
nd part Of the city OF Philadelphia, '
vas held ia Bethel Church, Whining
on, on Thursday and Friday last.
Postmssters are being notified by the
'Ostoffice Department at Washington >,
hat the new issue OF postage stamps to :.
the discovery Of the Hud- :,
on River by Henry Hudson and the .
avigatiOn on its waters by Robert ;;
'ultOn will be ready tor distribution :,
beut September 25th. -
Florence Hammond, daughter of d
'. b. Hammond Of North Milford, p
,ok the examinations for entrance is
Ito the Ithica Conservatory Of Music, a,
! that city last Tuesday, passing No. re
of all applicants, and was awarded a
lree year scholarship. This was the
suit of her answering an ad in the
hrOnicle. -,
So far this season the Pennsylvania nj
abroad has carried from points along III
; line within the State the following de
lantities Of fruits: Berries, Is, ,S46, ,539 P,
larts apples, sc, ,275 baskets peaches, ST,
1872 baskets pears, $3.50 baskets ch
matOes, 42l ,474 baskets grapes, 1885, tw
z pounds; potatoes, l6O,O25 barrels l 81
nteloupes, 245, 10 carriers; water 44
elons, 276 carloads. du