Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05
MULES BROUGHT TO
GLENDALE TO WORK.
On dupont Boulevard. Will Have New
Drainage Ditch. Rain Stops AllFarm
Work. Sick Much Improved.

We are much greived to report the
| serious condition of that well known
and familiar parsonage, Samuel G.
Fisher. As ave write, his condition
seems to be hopeless, as the doctors are
administering stimulants to him in order
to keep him alive Mr.. Fisher will be
greatly missed in this community.
Last Sunday was a great day at the
home of James H. Donovan, of near
town. Jim is one of our very best fer
mers and neighbors. Everybody loves
and respects him. Sunday being the
occasion of his forty-seventh birthday
his seven children and five grandchil-
dren decided to give him a surprise.
/ They accordingly drove to his home in
a body. A big spread was in evidence
with pot pie, ice cream and cake to beat
the band. Jim was bumped AZ times by
his sons.
We learn from an eyewitness that
there was some trouble in town on Sat
urday night. After such a long period
of calm there is bound to be a storm,
but we are pleased to note that no ar
rests were made because of the affair."
Our policeman did not get into the affray
with his new billy, but there is a storm
brewing and we predict that he will
soon have a chance to use his stick.
The uext time that there is a scrap,
we will try to be on the spot and note
the different punches which are admin
istered. 49,
Still it rains and pours and our land
is soaked with water Everything in
the shape of work has ceased and is at !
a standstill. The steam engine owned !
by Nat Steward, who has been saving |
wood in this vicinity, is stuck in the /
mud at the home of William Hammond. |
1t will be necessary to wait until the
land dries up before he will be able to
get the machine out of the mire.
The dupont road people have built
Ong shed stable here and have installed
forty-five head of fine mules therein.
they will be used on the grading of the
section through the dense swamp, which
S a mass of mud and mire. 1t looks to
he natives of this section like a futile
fort on the part of these energetic
contractors to accomplish anything here
n this swamp until dry summer time.
Ne note that several writer's, among
hem Charles Hammond, of Milford, are
1udly proclaiming that the value of s
and is being enhanced by the building 7
f the boulevard. Mr.. Hammond states
S fact, that land which he offered at
1000 last year, he has sold this year for Z
2300, or, as a direct result of the pro-
osed boulevard, a gain of $500 on that f
ract of land. Another tract which sold B
Or S2500 last year was sold by Mr. p
hammond this week for $500. A gain
$1,000 in this case, and in both instan- p
es the buyers told him that the boule- n
ard had made the increase in the value e
their estimation. There are about "
farmers between here and s.
ilford who have banded together to n
yht the road. They state that they
i'll fight it through the courts. C
While the great ponds of water are 81
anding on our fields, many of the far VI
ers have been sitting about the stoves, S
the stores here talking of the good di
at a ditch would dc for this cOmmu- pl
ty. None of them have done any
ing, however. Col. Dave Reed has al
arted a movement to build big drain d;
e ditch which will prove a great ben cF
t to US when it is completed. st
We are more than happy to report a to
vorable improvement among our sick
d suffering. Mrs. Wallahan has so m
r improved as to be able to return to
r Camden, N. j., home. Mrs. Will to