Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-04-10
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Easter Sunday.
Keep boosting Delaware.
Wheat in fields is growing fast
Frost and ice last Saturday morning.
Swat the fly now and keep them down.
Eggs retail in Milford at Is cents per
dozen.
Milford needs several new dwellings
to rent
Planting gardens with vegetable seed
is now in order.
Shad are plenty in market at from so
to 70 cents each.
Clean up your yards and the street in
front of your home.
Butter is plenty at from 25 to 30 cents
per pound in Milford.
The Wilmington NJ. E. Conference
will meet at Laurel in 1915.
The steamer Greensborough is carry
ing lots of freight to and from the city
Haul old tin cans and old glass to the
dump grounds don't throw them on
vacant lots.
The Sunshine Society will meet with
Mrs. Mark L. Davis on Tuesday, April
10th, at $50.
Now is a splendid time to paint build
ings the weather is right and the work
men are ready to work.
Don't throw rubbish in the streets
its making the town look bad, and its
unhealthy as well as not lawful.
Frank D. Massey, the Grand Master
of Delaware, will visit Temple Lodge
A. F. and A. NJ. this evening in Milford.
The Milford Cornet Band went to Mil
ton last Saturday to furnish music at
sale made by the Dixie Bros. that day.
The Ladies Aid of Wildwood will meet
at the home of Mrs. Walter Dill. on
Saturday evening April 18th. All are
cordially invited.
For a time yesterday morning snow
fell very fast, and anumber of persons
began to talk about the big snow storm
of April 18th, 1898.
There will be a box social held at the
Tub Mill in the new auditorium just built
there by the farmers of that district,
on Tuesday April 18th.
A reception was tenered to Rev. W.
R. Mowbray by members of the Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church Wednesday
night in Armory Hall which was largely
attended.
The Milford Creamery has contracted
to supply the State Hospital at Farm
hurst. Del, with butter for the next six
months. They Will deliver 100 pounds
each month.
The Caulk baseball team have com
menced Or 4ctiCing and Mar sger Harm G.
ton is looking forward to a very success
fvl season. The line up will be an
bounced in the near future.
III So successful was the performance of
ana Sweet & Co." in ArmOry Hall that
the Caulk Theatrial Troupe and Or
chestra went to Frederick last evening
and repeated the play there.
The Parent Teacher Association of
Shawnee District will give an interest
ing social at the home of Mrs. Osmound
on Friday evening, April 18th. All are
cordially invited to be present
The Scholarship is something for the
Primary, Grammar, or High School
pupil to look forward to. Your son and
daughter may profit by it sometime. /
Help the cause along by patronizlng
Daddy"
With the approach of spring weather
the summer grounds of the Cauik CluD
will soon be gotten in shape for outdoor |
sports. Tennis, crOquet and baseball,
will add much to the social life OF |
the younger set of Milford.
The administrators of the late w. H. |
Murphy will sell the balance of the
personal property at Pennington, on /
Thursday. April 18th. 1914, commencing .
at ID. m. For particulars see advertise /
ment in this paper and posters.
The Local W. C. T. U. meets with |
Mrs. Mary J. Mcllvaine next Tuesday
evening at 7.30. Text word, Praise.
A full attendance is requested as dele
gates will be elected to attend county
to be held at Greenwood on
May 7th.
The ladies of Christ Church Guild will
reopen their Delicatessen Shop for one
day on Saturday, April 18th, at 2 clock
n m. in Doctor Watson's new store on
Walnut Street Cakes, candies, pies
and bread for sale. Also aprons ana
CAPS. fancy and practical. >. H. ".
Prettyman, Secretary.
The last Saturday in April 18th, is to
he observed as Sisters Day by the Mil
ford Grange. The meeting will be held
in Grange Hall in the evening and de-
ligbtful program is being arranged. ms
meeting will be an open one and an
admission of ten cents will be charged
The public is assured Of an enjoyable
evening at very slight cost
We. the leaders and congregation OF
Ct PauI M. Z. Church, greatly thank
Rev u. A. Bennett for sending such a
man as Rev. H. F. Schwarzkoph to fill
our pulpit on Sunday last. His sermons
both morning and evening, were intel
lectual and full of the Holy Spirit also
Inc brethren that accompanied him,
Signed, St Paul M. E. Church.