Milford chronicle., 1914-04-17
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Cleanup now.
Filth breeds flies.
Whitewash the fences.
CLAIMS are in season now.
Clean out the cellars now.
Clean and then keep clean
This is Arbor and Bird Day.
Arbutus parties are forming.
The oyster season closed with March.
Don throw waste paper in the street
Repair the fences and burn the rubbish.
Picnic parties will be numerous for the
next month.
Haul all rubbish and tin cans to the
public dump.
Paint and paper sweetens up many an
old stale room.
Hogs jowl and turnip greens were never
better than this year.
The swallows and martins have come
back to catch the insects.
The Sons of Delaware of Philadelphia
will go to Lewes on Saturday, May End,
for their annual shad dinner.
Shedrick Benson is the owner of
fine Jersey COW that presented him with
a pair of twin calves on Easter Monday.
The 34th annual encampment of the
Department of Delaware, q. A. R.. will
be held in Wilmington on Friday, April
oath.
The Faithful Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers will meet with Mrs. j. L. Pratt on
Thursday afternoon. April 23rd, at 3. 30
o clock.
Several new six or seven room dwell
ings with modern conveniences could be
rented in Milford just now If they were
to be had
Misses Cornelia Bennett and Helen
Marvel rendered a beautiful duet at the
service at the Baptist Church
last Sunday.
The eighty-eighth stated meeting of
the Presbytery of New Castle will meet
in the First Presbyterian Church of
Delaware City next Monday.
1t is illegal to fish in the Delaware Bay
for shad after II O'Clock Saturdays and
before u noon on Mondays. The game
wardens will get you if you break the
avs.
Mrs. Barsheba Rawley died at Frank
fort, Ohio. on March 9th. She was born
near Frederick February 10th, 1921, but
went to Ohio in 1860 to reside with rela-
lives.
The Milford High School baseball team |
opened the season Thursday of last week /
With Georgetown High. The result was 1
4 walk-over for Georgetown, the score
being 10 to 6.
George H. Hall and William T. Records
nave been reappOinted jury commission
srs in Sussex County and Charles J. Luff
and William H. Walker in Kent County
Tor the ensuing year.
The First n. P. Church held its Easter
ierviseWT IlAing which was well
6y - -.-.nIren. Il tend
lnce was very large and wa. Zap
lreciated by the audience. - A
The Mock Conference that was held I
It the Bethel A. NJ. f. Hall on April
lth and 10th was a grand success. We
want to thank one and all that particl-
,ated in the same and especially our
,astor, Rev. Eugene Racks. NJ. Thorn,
General Secretary.
A Fine Social" will be given under
he auspices of the Parent Teacher As
ociation of Shawnee District, at the
Iome of Mrs. Osmound, on Friday even /
ny, April 18th No person will be fined
yer fifteen cents and ice cream and cake /
will be served free. All come and make
his a success.
The committee on conference enter
wishes to express their thanks
o all who entertained at their homes
nd also to those who paid for entertain
tent. They are delighted to know that
he guests were royalty entertained and
he ministers and delegates were de- !
GIFTED with the hospitality of Milford.
he committee also wishes to thank
very one who took a part or gave to-
ard the success of the luncheon :
hicb was enjoyed by the conference.
KENT PETIT JTR0RS @