Milford chronicle., 1912-05-10
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LOT hdplu heaueTS
Tomato plants are sprouting well
! this season.
Wheat looks well and will soon be
heading out.
Corn planting on the high lands is
generally completed.
Strawberries will be ripening here in
two weeks from now.
Go to hear Mrs. Sparks at the Avenue
Church Sunday evening.
Potato bugs and mosquitoes are thick
and causing farmers much annoyance.
Every farmer should plant sufficient
of all kinds of vegetables to meet the
needs of his family. Do it now.
Mrs. Sparks will speak at Slaughter
Neck Church Sunday morning, May 18th.
Also at Cedar Neck in the afternoon.
Sailing trout fish has been largely
done by farmers who want salt fish next
winter. Trout salted make fine break
fast in the winter.
The dirt roads are in fine condition
now, and the use of a splitlog drag
would make them smoother riding over.
Use the drags at this time.
Clean out the back yards, whitewash
the old fences and buildings and the
general health will be better, and the
home will look better. Do it now.
The Alden Branchof the International
Sunshine Society will meet with Mrs
Thomas Davis on Thursday afternoon
May 10Th, at half past three O'Clock.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Herbert Edgell and left fine
ten pound baby boy. Mother and son
are doing fine. Father wears a broad
smile all Of the time.
The light shower of last Sunday night
was very acceptable to vegetation the
scarlet clover, peas, wheat and garden
truck needed just that amount of rain
fall to keep it growing rapidly.
The members of Mrs. Lacy's Sunday
School class will give a supper at the
NJ. P. Tabernacle next Friday night
May 18th, for the benefit of the new
church. The public is cordially invited.
The outlook for crop of red clover,
where there are fields of this variety,
never looked more promising in Della
ware. This means more money for the
farmers, and cheaper feed for the ones
who have it to buy.
Alexander f. Rosa, son of John j
Rosa of near Milford, whose father has
one of the prettiest 700 tree pear orch
ards in this vicinity, states that the re-
cent storm did not affect it in the least. |
The young pears now setting on the trees 1
indicate tremendous crop.
Charles G. Fisher, the Milford archi-
tect, received the contract for furnishing
the plans for the new school building
which will be built at East New Market, /
Md, yesterday. Mr.. Fisher was com I
peting with many of the leading archi- /
tects in this State and Maryland.
The young shade trees along the I
streets of Milford need trimming up
from the bottom, so that the light from /
the streets lamps can illuminate the
the sidewalks. Trim them up higher
now, and they will make beautiful heads .
and afford more shade in very short
time.
The illustrated lecture of Niagara,
which was given at the Tabernacle on
Thursday evening of last week under the
auspices of the class of William Roach,
vas rare treat to those who attended.
The pictures were fine and the lecture
most enjoyable. The entertainment net
ed the class $40.
A Japanese Festival will be given on
Friday evening, May 10th, at the NJ. P.
rabernacle to symbolic e the Japanese ma
ional gala day, "The Fall of the Cherry
His Royal Highness, the
Iikado, will see that all patrons are
arefully served. Proceeds for benefit
# the new church.
Mrs, Sparks, State president of New
ersey Young Peoples Branch of w. C.
=. IT,, will speak in the Avenue M. E.
'hurch May 18th at 7.30 p. m. A pleas
ny program has been arranged, includ-
ng a vocal solo by Mrs MalcOm Bizzell, {
nd violin solo by Mrs. Derrickson. A
liver offering will be taken by the young
aides of the church. All are cordially
lvited to attend. '