Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-05-01
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Trout fish are fine this spring.

Trout fish are fine this spring.
Picnics and box socials are numerous
in rural districts.
The King crab has made its appearance
along the bayshore.
Peas and vegetables are growing well
despite the cold weather.
The moving picture audiences in Mil
ford get larger each month.
Get your tickets for Palace Theatre
week through the Caulk Club.
Don't fail to attend the Lyman H.
Howe pictures tomorrow night.
Its necessary to keep the lanes and
alleys clean as we'll as front yards.
Eggs are worth only Is cents the
dozen in Milford, for ordinary stock.
Chickens are retailing at Is cents for
hens and II cents for ROSTERS in Milford.
The Milford markets have been well
supplied with both shad and trout this
week.
Tap the sewers and get clear of
stagnant water and Stops around the
home.
Manager of the Palace Theatre will
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performances.
For an instructive evening, attend
the Lyman H. Howe picture show to-
morrow night.
Mrs. Charles Zackriski is making
plans for the Children's Day exercises
at the Baptist Church.
The annual convention of the Sussex
County w. C. 7. U. will be held in Green
wood on Thursday, May 18th.
Clover and pastures are very backward
this spring, but the showers have made
the grazing good just the same.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Tharp Thursday morning,
April Both, 1914, and left them fine
daughter.
The stork visited the home of Rev.
and Mrs. L. A. Bennett on Tuesday
evening, April 18th, 1914, and left them
a fine son.
Lyman H. Howe's travel pictures will
be shown in the ArmOry Hall tomorrow
night. These are usually good and draw
good crowds.
The 9th annual convention of the
Kent County w. c. 7. U. will be held IN
the NJ. E. Church at Clayton on Thurs
day, May 18th.
Illness of three of the force in the
Chronicle composing room delayed the
issue of the Chronicle last week until
Friday afternoon.
The colored baseball club of Milford
defeated the ColoreG College Club Of
/ Dover here on Monday in an interesting
game by the score of 3 to l. =
L. P. Shew has been appointed post
master at Lincoln. He has given bond,
received his commission and will take
charge of the Office on May lst.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Avenue M;
E. Church will be held at the home, OF
Mrs. Thomas Davis, Wednesday May
9Th, 1914.
The Ladies Aid Of Milford Neck will
meet with Mrs. j. Ponder Thomas on
SATURDAY. evening, May End. All mem
bers are requested to be present. Elec-
ton of officers.
L. T. Layton & Co., of Philadelphia,
are advertising stock of the Lewis
Fisheries Co., for sale in this week
issue of the Chronicle. For particulars
see ad on another page.
Rev. w. K. Lord of the Delaware
Children's Home Society addressed tne
Bible School of the Baptist Church on
Sunday morning. A liberal collectlOh
was taken for that object.
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Will
ougbhv Josephs. and George H. Draper
Ire took place in st. Peters Church at
SMYRNA last evening. They have, gone
on a wedding trip to New England.
Mrs. C. M. Hammond and Mrs. y: L.
| Prettyman were elected delegates Mrs
M. ]. McIlvaine and Mrs. EDWARD I, AZ A.
kins aIternates to the County W. Z. 1; U.
Convention to be held at GREENWOOD Oh
May 18th.
Owing to inclement weather. the meet
inc of the New Market Ladies AID was
nostponed. 1t will be held Saturday
evening, May End, at the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Johnson. Every
body viii be given a hearty welcome: y
Last Saturday morning James H;
Millman brought load OF hne specHsiie ~
sea trout to the Milford Market wiilen
sold as IaSL as ne COuiA NAM 49,.
to buyers. They ranged IN IS SIZE rom
two to seven pounds eaen. Ihey 49,
the first of the speckled trout to come
to market this spring.
Last Sunday morning Mrs. J. G, Daw-
son. soprano of the Presbyterian Cn0lrs
sang a most beautiful solo, emitted
"Contentment, which was very appTo-
nriste to the sermon preached by the
pastor. Rev. H. L. Bunstein, VINO 5o9 3S
for his text, ''For in quietness ana N i,
confidence shall be your strengtGi
Isaiah xxx, Is. At the close Of IN Ihe
service Mr.. Lord, who represented ! ee :
Wilmington Association for the BenenU
of Destitute Children, gave DrieL a.
count of the work being Done Dy elie
association, and special COLLECTION was
taken for the society.