Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN

The Ladies Aid of Slaughter Nee
will meet with Mrs. John Moore o
September 9th.
Christ Church Guild will hold
bake in the parish house on Satu1
day, September 3rd.
The last baseball game of the sea
son had to be called off last Satur
day on account of the rain.
Mrs. Anna V. Carlisle and Mrs
Walter Grier each gave one of tn
aluminium luncheons" in thei
homes this week.
The Vinyard Shipbuilding Com
pany launched a pleasure cruiser OF
Wednesday afternoon. This was bull
for Arthur 1. Levine of New York. l
is a 1876 horse power boat Mr.. LIE
vine expects to cruise in southern
waters in the fall.
Carpenters and painters are busil!
at work on a store recently occupied
by C. D. Abbott, Transforming it into
a grocery store, to be conducted By
]. w. Crook and Company. From al
indication, the opening will take
place in the near future.
It has been suggested that a Mo
Tiers Club be organized in Milford
Such a plan would seem an excel
lent thing, the mothers meeting once
a week to read good articles on she
care, training and discipline of chill
dren of all ages, followed by a dis
cussion with suggestions from the
mothers.
Charles Parker, colored, was ar
rested and fined $25 on the charge OF
reckless driving last Saturday night
by Officer Lank of the State police.
Parker's car and Pennsylvania car
collided on the MilfOrd-HarringtO
road. Parker's car was badly injured
and the fender on the Pennsylvania
car was broken.
The Carlisle Fire Company of Mil
ford was loud in its praise of the
Cranston Heights Band assigned to
their division at the Smyrna Carni-
val which they recently attended.
The Milford firemen say that this
band did the Milford firemen honor
and were responsible for the local
company making such a fine appear
ance.
w. D. Scott of Harrington, one of
Delaware's progressive hatcherymen,
entertained about 100 flock owners
who supply him with eggs at pic
mic at RehOboth on last Friday
Plans for the coming season were
discussed, and Mr. Scott was assur-
ed of the cooperation of the flock
owners in giving their best attention
to their breeders so that the very
best quality of chicks will be pro-
duced. John R. Sappington of Mil
ford gave a talk, with Breeding,
Wedding and Feeding" as his sub
ject.
The following cases were heard by
Justice of the Peace w. A. Truitt
last week: E. B. Wilson, of Whining
ton, who was fined S25 and costs for
reckless driving; Samuel J. Blight,
of Arlington, Md, fined $25 and
costs for reckless driving; and for
operating a car without mirror, all
fined $40: George B. Baldwin, of Mil
ford; r. P. Messick, of CannOns; Eli
jah Baker, of Milford; J. C. Parvis,
of Houston; R. H. Collision, of Hous-
ton; G.. A. Wilson, of Houston; F. H.
Harrington, of Milford; John Carson
of FELTON,.
Quite a good crowd attended the
benefit 500 and bridge held in tie
nurses home of the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital Tuesday night, there
F,,1 AoI N nn1
Ice Cream Company furnished de-
licious refreshments, and the prizes
were very attractive. Those who won
prizes were: Mrs. Bessie Gillespie, |
ladies high score in 500; Mortimer |
Browning, mems high score in 500; |
R. D. Prettyman, low score in 500;
Mrs. w. M. Joseph, high score in
bridge; Vaules Grier, mems high .
score in bridge; Mrs. C. r. Fries,
low score in bridge; Mrs. Mcclellan,
consolation.
The United States Weather Bureau
which takes no stock in Ground Hog
Day, st. Swithin's Day, Dog Days or
kindred periods, has apparently re-
come slightly ruffled over talk about
this being the year without a sum-
mer, long predicted by amateur
meteorologists. The bureau does
make slight admission, well con-
ditioned. while there has been a
tendency to GOODNESS in some states"
it says, extremes in temperatures
during the present summer to the
middle of August have been unusual
ly narrow" Summers are cooler, on
the average, the bureau argues, than
people generally realize. 1t cites rec
Ords, some for years back, to show
that while it may be sweltering in
most parts of the country, it is free
zing in certain other spots, some of
them isolated. 1t then answers those
who talk of year without a sum-
mer thus: 1t is an easy matter in
any year to cite from one or several
sections Of the country as wide and ;
varied as the Uni =
ed States some weather features :
hat appear unusual. Wide variations :
n weather, as we'll as local summer
rosts. are common to much great
,r extent than is generally recogniz- .
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