Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
ELLENDALE

| Last Sunday evening sur nearby miller
Ainsworth Abbott. had his flour mill
| dwelling house and barn destroyed by fire
Of unknown origin. A small blaze was
first seen about o'clock and a few min
utes later the whole mill was a mass OF
flames Later the house and barn ig-
nited. A large crowd soon gathered but
| there seemed to be nothing they could do
| % check the flames. Mr.. Abbott was not
| at home Sunday and did not arrive until
| the buildings were destroyed When ask
| ed if he carried any insurance, he replied
| in the negative. Now j. the time for our
Town Council 10 purchase an up-to-date
chemical engine and be prepared for such
emergencies in our progressive little town.
| Gel busy, the tax payers are back Of
you.
The Farm Bureau wishes to state
| Trough these columns that the Lowest
| estimate on the cost of growing and mar
| keting an acre of toma toes was SS2. %,
| which did not include the cost Of plants,
| instead Of S42e0, as it appeared in Paul
! Pry's last weeks letter. All estimates
Of adjoining farmers were close
; r b. Veasey has sold his nice little
| home, recently purchased from o. b.
| Reed, to Clarence Mahan Of Bel Air Md.
who will move his family here in the near
| future Mr. Veasey has purchased a fine
pair of mules and will move TO the club
| House farm at Redden. which he has
leased for the ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs H. p. WeIch Of Whining
| ton We're visitors at the home Of c. L.
johnson and family last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Reynolds visited
their Slaughter Neck friends last Sunday.
Miss Ida Warren of Price. Md, is spend
ing a few days with her parents. Mr. and
| Mrs. X. \. Warren.
H. w Jester made business trip to
Philadelphia on Monday.
Jehu Hudson and wife Of Georgetown
visited relatives in town sunday.
William j. Reed is able TO be out again
after several weeks illness.
Mrs. j. B. Ennis is convalescent after
a severe attack Of influenza.
Charles Veasey of Harbeson spent Tues
day with his brother. r. B. Veasey
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur MCGEE of Phila-
delphia were the guests Of Mrs. Wlford
Warren sunday
Mrs. Ethel Beebe has accepted a po-
sition with the p. b. & W. r. r. as flag
man at Glendale to assist John Watson.
Luther Shockley has returned from his
trip to Marcus Hook.
A strawberry meeting was called to
order Tuesday evening but nothing defn-
ite as to price was decided upon Another
meeting will be held later.
Fred Donovan has been confined to his
nome several days with influenza.
Mrs. r. A. Wood is spending the week
with friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher Welch of Milford
spent Sunday afternoon with Samuel
Wech
Mrs. Annie Norris lis much improved al
this writing, she having been i'll with
influenza.
Warren French of Nebraska is visiting
his brother, l.. French, near town
NJ. W. Johnson has returned home after |
a TWO weeks visit with Maryland friends !
The Literary Society Of the Glendale |
public school extends a cordial invitation |
to parents and friends TO be present at |
the school house Friday March Z. at 23O |
O'Clock. and enjoy a prepared program, !
which will be as follows Song, God Bless |
Our Rally Day: song. Hustle and Grim: |
instrumental solo, Mildred Reynolds re- |
marks by chairman; song by club: debate. |
Resolved. That Glendale Should Main |
tain a Fire Department affirmative, |
Blanche Baker. song by boys, Farewell, |
negative. Dorsey Reynolds song. Come, |
Let Us Learn TO Sing; afiirmat tive. De- |
lena Warren; song. Il Salute Thee. Old |
Glory; negative, Chester Dickerson; re- |
trenent Of judges; remarks by Prof. JEFF
ferson; song. "Duty's Call"