Milford chronicle., 1922-06-30
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e ball on the Fourth.


Racing at Harrington on July 4th.
Camp meetings will be ripe mex
month.
Cabbage is in large supply and ot
fine quality.
It's a round-about-way to get to
Harrington now.
Sweet potatoes are starting to grow
well this summer.
Home grown sweet corn will be in
market next week.
Wheat threshing starts this week,
with good weather.
Red raspberries were never better
than they are this season.
Tomatoes bring high prices for
those who grow them early.
Laws Church, Sunday school, 1870
p. m. Preaching 2:3O, July End.
Automobile statesmen report %he de-
mand for cars the best in years.
Come out and see Milford trim Do
yer on the Fourth of July-1O a. IN.
The race for congress in Delaware
is a free-for-all-contest for nomina-
tion.
Homegrown cucumbers have made
their appearance in the Milford mar
kets.
Painting property in Milford this
summer seems to be general with all
owners.
Bayshore cottages are being occu-
pied generally for the balance Of the
summer.
Racing at the Harrington Fair
Grounds on July Fourth will draw a
large crowd.
Lima beans in the pod are selling
in the Milford markets-but they are
not home grown.
The Sunshine Society will meet
this afternoon with Miss Anna Rat
cliff at 3 o'clock.
Cantaloupes and watermelons -
home grown-will be in market in
just short time.
Always place your post Office ad-
dress to all advertising, to be sure to
get the results you pay for.
Blackberries continue to sell at
good prices, and the growers are well
pleased with the crop so far.
Blackberries have been bringing
good prices and the crop will be at
it's heighth this coming week.
Christ Church Giuld will meet We'd
nesday evening, July 5th, at 1880 with
Mrs. Minnie Davies, ITO West street.
The Shawnee folks will be glad to
see you at their festival this Satur-
day, July 1st, on the lawn of the
church.
Don't forget the pie and roll sale
of Christ Church Guild at Miss Sip
pies store on Saturday, July 1st, at
IL a. m.
Visit Harrison's Nurseries at Berlin,
Md, on Friday, July 14th-its worth
far more than the time and cost Of
making the trip.
Have you paid your county tax yet?
After August 1st, one per cent will
be added each month until it is paid.
Better not neglect it.
Early peaches have been in Milford
market for ten days or mOre-they
were of small size and poor quality.
Good fruit will come in August.
Farmers in some districts report
that their hopes for a bumper crop of
wheat will be exploded. Many of them
look for about a two-third crop.
Tourists passing over the concrete
roads in Delaware are loud in praise
of the wonderful road system now be-
ing constructed in the Diamond State.
Town Council of Milford has built
public toilets for the use of the pub
lic-they are located at the rear of
the municipal building - entrance
through the alley.
Growers of early apples in the vi
cinity of Milford have found it pro-
fitable to truck their crop to Wyoming
where better prices have been offered
this week than in Milford.
There will be free Bible lecture
at Hickman on Sunday afternoon, July
End, by one of the I. B. S. A. of Brook
lyn, N. Y. His subject will be "Mil-
lions now Living Will Never Die" All
are welcome.
The road leading from Milford to
Slaughter Neck, was neglected by the
supervisor while it was wet-by fail
ure to run split-log drag over it
now it is in ruts and rough. Better
do the work at the proper time and
leave new jobs to later dates.
Farmers who have alfalfa fields
have been cutting good crops this
year. The second cutting Of the sea-
son is now being cured. With sea-
sonable weather one, and possibly
two more crops will be harvested
from their fields. A good paying in
vestment is field of alfalfa well fer
tilted.
Wednesday, June 21st, the Cedar
Grove Canning Club met at Chickabee
Farm. Miss Dorothy Emerson, county
leader, brought with her, Mary Jones,
from the Georgetown club, who dem
onstrated the canning Of cherries and
spinach. Several new members have
entered this season and fine spirit
in club work is shown by all.