Milford chronicle., 1910-02-25
ELLENUALE.

our people are trying to pass away these
pleasant days that hang heavy upon them
hile they are waiting Tor the season 70 one, Il q
when they can't get busy and then our town
people are hunting for amusement, and two
instances have occurred that have been qsfie
amusing, though quite serious 10 the particl
pants, one Instance occurring with the Old
boys and the other With the aids The old
one is Ike this: M-. Baker. a long. larkv gen.
lleman of - years, declared that he was a.
active as boy and could kick the hat from
any mans head, and % emphasize 10 he walk
ed up 10 the staid aud di.n.f E>quie Ellie.
good and landed his No % shoe under hi. chin.
which knocked MIN over unconscious and
nearly unjo'uted his big fat eek aud sent him
70 bed sick for three days. Mr.. Baker was so
huri and mortified al his miss lick that he
begged some one 10 kick him as bad. The
other amusing occasion took place Tuesday
evening. when a boy Dy name of Beidemap
from Jefferson, Cress Roads came 10 town
70 see pretty damsel, whose parents thought
her TOO young to have company, and there.
fore bade her study her books one OF the
boys soon Informed Mr. Beideman that she I
was on the street; he soon found her. hrgsed /
and kisseO her and spooned little when she
Invited him 10 go into neighbors home 4
which he did. After going 10 the light. Luther
Coverdale le' the dress fall on TO the amaze. Z
ment OF the love sick swain who gOtout Quick
and has not been seen since. Il was a giest
event for the promoters OF this ugly ,oke and
caused great amusement among b1ys and
girls
on Sunday evening last there came bie
bouncing boy 10 gladden. the home Of our
painter, Harvey Wilson. He now has a nice
pair, one Of each sex, and Harvey Is now salts.
ned that he has dishwasher and painter.
Charles Lindle, who With several other men
works in the timber al Robbins ior Bob Glen.
Daniels always carries his dinner. and Mr.. Lin ,
die slways carries cheese, but It happens thai
he cheese alwayg disappears before meal time {
while nothing else is disturbed. This occurred 6
or several days until the mystery became :
wonder and a watch was put upon the dinner
'au and big black cat was detected In the {
'ct OF stealing that portion ofthe lunch which n
ne preferred 10 the other parts or the meal /
our farmers are now busy with their annual
port saving wood with Nat stewards engine.
hey help each other, and a general good j
me Is had while they are preparing their c
rood for the sum mer use
Our old soldier citizen Samuel Fisher. is
reat sufferer day and night with an affected
er7e on the len side OF his face and head g
hich was occasioned by the falling OF large d
NIB OF a tree upon him while cutting timber pl
lme time ago.
While the sextoR was ringing the church
aii last sunday evening, the structure upon
hich the bell rests in the tower gave away
ID down came the whole thing with a crash
iat made the sexton run for his life. Ills 90
i'd that the bell was cracked by the fan and =
ere has not been any effort to restore il to :.
usefulness.
Henry Laundry has returned here after an L;
tended tour through southern Florida and =
e fsr south, and he gives a gloomy account /
the prospects, Of fruit because Of the severe =;
'ezes In that country. H.
David Reed has sold TO David Warren one 4
re Of land At the extre northern suburbs -
town with small house thereon for $500 -
d.
Wo OF our enterprisiug young men. Cleve- Al.
ID Reed and Howard Prettyman, have en-. IL,
'ed in a new busi ness with new and up.to- -
e machinery and are now ready 10 clip !, ,
-ses and mules -
osi master Whitney is stilI IN Connecticut II,
he bedside Of bis aged mother. whom ne ~,
oris a. sinking Iapidily.
Irs. Mary Gray has returned home from Gre
res, where she was taken sick and Is now ber
, ili a. the home OF her mother Mrs. Lord VI
=. Frank Kitchens has a child that is very AIS
with pneumonia. Paul Pry. Mis-,