Milford chronicle., 1915-05-21
d. A. CONNER
IN FREDERICK.

II same car, This gentleman carried tw
Ill suit cases, and remarked as he deposite,
! the rather dilapidated one on "a seat
i've got eggs in this ~ 'Xou had bet
ter be careful, / suggested. "or vot
will carry them home in a LIQUID form.
20, I've got more than them in there.
he continued i've three pounds Of
tnrnip greens, a piece of hogs iow and
a four pound chicken Chicken
cleaned 9' interrupted; YES, chicken
cleaned, and I've got many other things.
o, always load up when 7 come to Mil
ton. You see things are cheaper here =
A few Sundays ago we had occasion
10 motor from Milton to Frederica, aud
1t was then we noticed the parsimonious-
ness and stinginess of certain farmers, in
trying to till the roads-or. as near to
them as they can. We noticed below
Milford, where one man has his trees so
near the road that when the overseer
was repairing, he guttered within a few
inches of the trees. There is little ex-
cuse for such stinginess as this. and the
road overseer should cut the trees down
For the last few years there has been
much improvement on the roads from
Milton to Milford. Forty years ago these
roads were miserable In the winter
they were muddy, in the spring and sum-
mer they were almost impossible on ac-
count of sand. These conditions have,
IN great measure, been overcome, vet they
are by no means perfect And the drain |
I age is not what it might be. Notably is |
/ this the case at t'Ponder's Old Mill, " |
three miles from Milton Formerly this /
piece of road was in a very bad condition.
Now the road is very good, but the drain
age is insufficient A culvert has been
put ir where the former bridge was. but
in making the road good the water has
been backed up on the upper side. This
is plainly visible in wet weather, and in
dry weather this water becomes staenated. l.
Another culvert is needed.
When we landed at FELTON, on our trip
up, we met several old acquaintance,
among whom was ex- Senator Alvan B.
Conner. Mr.. Conner has been ir the
employ of the Delaware railroad for I
nearly fifty years; and he will retire
according to his own statement on the
hrst OF July; II he knows anything about
his own business. But it appears that
some newspaper correspondents know
more about Mr.. Conner's business than
he does himself, for they insist we will
retire on the first of June next.
Notwithstanding the cool weather,
wheat appears to be growing lively. There
are two fields on opposite sides of the
road leading from Frederica to Barratt'
Chapel that we have particularly had our
Eyes on. They belong to Mr. Howard
Wix and Luther Robbins; and it appears 4
hat each time we 60 by these fields we
an see that the wheat has grown since
ast we saw it.
On Tuesday evening the 11th inst, at
80 o'clock, Prof. c. E. Bacon William
'ox and Charles King of Milton, passed 4
Trough Frederica en- route for Dover,
7here part OF them were delegates to
St. John Baptist Church at the
Episcopal Convention held there the fol-
1wing Wednesday.
On Thursday, June Sth, the property Al
-anchise, assets, etc, of the Frederica
later, Light and Power Co., will be sold
l front of the County Building at Dover
y Arley B. Mcgee, Esq, Receiver.
At the grist mill, near the Drawbridge,
what one may call a sonomete. It is a
4 the principle of fog horn, and when
le mill is in operation the sonometer has
70 short and one long clap. It needs
be heard to be appreciated.
The health of the town is generally
)od; the fact is there is but little sick
,ss in Frederica, other than that occa
oned by inertia, ennui, and a life of ease.
d. John Darby, being amongst this a
lmber is now suffering with gout and
eumatism.
The Frederica post Office, under the "
lcient management of Miss Lizzie Lank.
e esteemed daughter of our old friend -
ithaniel Lank, is we'll conducted. Miss
INK appears to the manor born. -
lis is one of the many good appoint
ents made by Senator SALISBURY.
Joseph Fox & Son, contractors for the
pairs at the Drawbridge, commenced
rk with four men on Monday, the 10th
It., and finished on Tuesday, the 18th.
ere is, really, no repairs made to the
dge; the work is mostly to the abut-
mt over the arch, joining the bridge
the south. This had become rather
1gerous, and the earth above was re-
wed, iron girders put from wall to wall,
between filled in with concrete max
good substantial job The other
ltments, which are of stone, have been
aired and whitewashed, and the bridge
ainted It looks we'll. This bridge
,nly eleven feet wide, and MIR. Fox
h his gang of men, have done the
rk without stopping travel or traffic,
ey are from Leipsic, Del.
he inclement weather of Sunday pre-
ted a visit to Bowers, an event we
fondly anticipated
hardly seems right to close our brief
lmary of a visit to Frederica without
ing a compliment to the ladies of the
n. From time away back" they
E been commemorated in song and
y for their beauty, amiable DISPOSE
Z, and charming naivette; and there
a young crop now blossoming into
manhood that bid fair to fully main
the reputation of the older ones who
now being shelved. The ladies of
ierica seldom marry.
little vacation like the one we have
J taking, does us good; While we do
form many new acquaintance, we
W old ones and learn how the elite
in other towns than our own.
make room for concrete pavement
ont ofhis residence on Market street.
ce-of-the- Peace Davis has had three
uiul shade trees, that have been an
ment to that locality for a quarter of
itury, removed.
e incidentally noticed a crowd of col
people getting ready to go to Bridge
on Monday to pick berries.