Milford chronicle., 1915-03-12

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than Tuesday noon mail. Monday would
b better.
Joshua Gray is said to be convalescing.
The Royal Packing Co. were shipping
canned tomatoes last week.
Noble Ellingsworth has sold his fox
hounds. We published last week Nobe
! had received a summons to report for
duty; later he was notified not to report
until further notice.
Mrs Goldie Owens has returned from
a business trip to Wilmington and Phil
adelphia
On Friday evening the Sth inst. Bishop
Kinsman will administer the right of con-
firmation, and dedicate the new Memoir
ial Bishops chair at the St. John Baptist
Episcopal Church, of this town
David Dormau, of Philadelphia, accom-
panied the remains of his sister, Miss
Nellie Dorman. to Milton on Thursday;
and was the guest of his many friends
for few days thereafter.
Arthur Welch, of York, Pa, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
]. B. Welch.
A G. Raught, of Federal street, is CON
valescing from an attack of pneumonia
One of w. w. Conwelp horses was
taken sick on Manship Avenue last Fri
day. After being attended to for while
by local horse doctor. it was put into
Mrs. Martha Warren's stable and Dr.
Roberts, veterinarian of Milford, phOned
for. He arrived the same evening and
attended to the animal, which was taken !
home on Sunday quite recovered
The Milton creamery opened for busi- |
ness on Thursday. and churned on Fri |
day. There was a small amount of cream |
received and forty four pounds of butter |
made. The butter is pronounced to be |
very good. The operation of the cream
cry was novelty to many and there !
were several present to witness its man !
Mrs. Laura Pepper returned on Satur-
day from visit to Philadelphia, where
she was one of the many to hear Billy"
Sunday.
On the farm of John Robinson, in Broad
kiln Hundred, there is a small white
oak nine inches in diameter. Three feet
from the ground it has limb three inches
in diameter, that extends from the par
ent trunk. thirty-eight feet in length.
This is quite curiosity to woodmen; and
unique in appearance; but scarcely no.
ticeable to one unaccustomed to visiting
the wood.
Evangelist John Clark, who is con-
Quoting a revival service at Beaver Dam,
the services at the Een's Meet
ing at the NJ. P. Church on Sunday after
noon
The Annual Town Election was held
at the Mayors Office on Saturday after
noon. There were three tickets in the
field, and 136 votes polled, three of which
we're thrown out DR.. R. B. Hopkins,
William H. Stephens and c. +. Bacon,
we're the candidates for mayor. R. B.
Hopkins we're chosen by a plurality of
L. votes. Fred w. Pepper and Weldon
:. NAPLES were elected commissioners to
ierve for three years. The Board met
IN Saturday evening and formulated an
by re-electing the officers
If the old board, viz Arthur Jefferson,
J. A. Belts, treasurer. And
low we have change in the majority, a
long sought after by many.
During the last fifteen years, ex-Mayor
stephens has been in Office eleven years, I
nd has certainly done no harm. And
he change has come, and we shall see
What we shall see.
An adjourned quarterly conference of {
he M. P. Church will be held on March {
I'd. /
Maria Jester died at the home of Will I
am Vent, near town. on Friday of heart I
iilure, aged about 80 years. Funeral I
late residence on Saturday afternoon n