Milford chronicle., 1913-08-08

some food and tried to resuscitste it, bu'
whether she did or did not. we are I'M
able to say. Now what does any person
think Of himself or herself to do such All
aCt2 If you have kittens, and want to
get rid of them be merciful enough to
drown them don't turn them loose to
starve. Older cats turned loose can for
age for themselves; but not little ones.
Sloop Maud 5, Morgan, Peck * CO.
cleared from Milton on Saturday with a
cargo Of scrap iron for Levy * Co., Viii
mington, Del.
The Bowers correspondent is much in
error in stating ID A. C." was not at
the beach on last Sunday, the 9th ult.
We were certainly there. We did not
90 with the morning party, but with the
afternoon contingent. We left Milton
at I p. NJ, spent about two hours at old
Bowers, stopped at Barratt $ Chapel,
made two calls in Frederica, and were
home at p. NJ. exactly We would
have been glad to have met the cores
pondent at that place, as we DO not know
him, or her, and if her" we would
have been more than glad. However
we are so much enamored with Bowers
that it is possible we may vet 90 there
and spend some time this summer.
J. Chase, on the W. H. Chandler farm,
shipped carload of peaches on Saturday
to Scranton, Pa.
W ". Conwell has contracted with
the [. 5. Government to furnish us car
loads of pine piling, and a quantity of
white oak timber for use at the League
Island Navy Yard
Mrs. 7. II. Douglass is visiting in Cam
den, y. J.. at the home OF her son I.
{. Douglass
Miss Virginia Brockingtou after a three
week 5 vacation, has returned to her
duties at the training school for nurses,
at the Medico Chirurgical Hospital, Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram Pettyjohn have
been the guests of Mr. Pettvjohu's
mother, in South Milton
Immediately after his return from Bow
ers Beach on Sunday evening the 9th
ult., y. T. Neasey was taken very sick,
and though now much improved, is una
bic to be around
Miss Clara Mears and Miss AIicha
Davidson are home from the Summer
School for teachers.
Mrs. Edward Mears and children, Of
Centerville, Md, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs w. H. Mears
Mrs. p. ". Bice and daughter Lillian.
of Philadelphia, are being entertained
by Mrs. F.. J. Sharp on Federal street.
The drought was broken on Friday
evening when rain and electric storm
visited the lower part Of the Peninsula, I
and resusitated the ianguishing fora. /
The storm was of considerable duration,
the lightning vivid and the thunder loud, I
though not so terrific as we have known
i to be. The dying grass in the town
parterres is revived, and all nature is
now blossoming as the rose. There were
)nly two casualties in this vicinity that
We know ola house in Prime Hook
Neck occupied by Theodore Wilson was
struck by lightning and badly damaged,
no one was hurt. A stable in
Pike Neck was struck, killing a mare
md a young colt belonging to Walter
Andrew
Mrs. Eli Collins is quite IL suffering {
With gastric troubles
Mrs. Francis Hopkins is having her
roperty on Federal street repainted BY :
Palmer
Rev. Riley Williams preached at the t
L P. Church on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Clarence Welch is the guest of c
lr. and Mrs j B. WEIGH, ST. n
W. II. Chandler, wife and children, Of
crauton, Pa, are stopping with Mrs ii
lizabeth Chandler during the peach
asou Of Mr.. Chandler n
Nathaniel Lank and daughter, Miss al