Milford chronicle., 1912-02-02
GLENDALE TO HAVE
TWO NEW CANNERIES
Shannahsn & De Bow To Erect One,
Harry Jester Another. Man Narrow
ly Averts Being Run Down By
Train. Entertainment At
School House

Boss Shannahan, with his business
partner, Mr.. De Bow, Of Belle Air, Nd,
are here busiiy engaged in making ar
rangements for the building OF a factors
which will be used for the canning oi
tomatoes, peas, corn, pumpkins and sweet
potatoes They have just purchased a
fine site for the factory along the Penn
sylvania railroad from Col Dave Reed,
for which they gave $500 Col Dave says
/ he sold the land at bargain. The build
| ing which they will erect will be 100 feet
by 50 feet. The farmers in this vicinity
have contracted with them for 300 scTes
of tomatoes az l5c per basket.
Harry Jester has now come forth with
the announcement that he, in conjunction
with others. will open a factory at this
place, and they also are busily engaged in
making contracts with the farmers for
tomatoes at the same price. Their factory
will be erected on the site Of the old burnt
factory. The building of two new fac
tories by competing parties will keep the
price Of tomatoes up, and the farmers are
glad of the new undertakings
We notice in last weeks issue OF the
Chronice that D A. c. had opened that
great big generous heart of bis and given
his true and faithful son a pair Of cast off
gum boots. Now our boy, also, needed
pair OF gum boots, and out Of the mag
nanimity of our heart we bought him a
brand new pair. No cast of stuff for him
We think too much of our boy, and give
our old rubbers to the Jew peddlers.
We are in receipt of polite note from
Miss Conwell, the teacher, requesting US
to say in our letter that there will be held
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evening fine Box Social and Entertain.
ment, with a program Of amusements
Dainty refreshments will be served. If
Friday evening should be stormy then
the entertainment will be Saturday even
ing. The proceeds of the affair are for
the benefit Of the social functions at the
school. We hope that our Young gentle
men and ladies will attend the affair and
help the teacher out.
Many Of our young bows are leaving rs |
for other parts. This is sad to cOntem- |
plate, but the young fellows are seeking |
more fruitful fields for their work. Wal |
Ter L Fisher has accepted position as
with the Bancroft firm at
We are indeed sorry to see
Walter leave US and wish him success in
his new field
We note from a Milton correspondent
% the Evening Journal that buzzards are
10 hungry aud tame in the country that
when a lady kills a chicken for dinner
he black fellows scoop down and take it
Up as it hutters. 1t looks as if they were
hungry, and we wonder what that farm
RS good housewife said.
4 wild scene occurred near the station
asst Monday when an old and highly re
pected citizen of Milton, John c Hsz-
ard, aged 90 years, narrowly missed be
lg run down by a train, Mr. Hazard
4 very deaf and as he was going from the
lueen Anne station to the Pennsylvania
tation he stepped in front of the ap
rOaching train on the latter road. The
rOwd who we're present were mortified, {
mt quick action on the part Of those pres
Mt resulted m Mr Hazard being pushed c
'om harms wav. The old gentleman
as nervous and excited when be realized
is barrow escape, but went on his jour
ey rejoicing.
Dorsey Morgan infant child is very !
ok at bis home here and is not expected [
live many days longer. PAUI PRY Z