Milford chronicle., 1935-09-20
Thirty Years Ago
Taken from 1905 Files Of the
Milford Chronicle

Milford Chronicle
Thomas J. Donovan is visiting in
Boston, Mass.
Miss Florence HOusman is teach
ing school near Milton.
Ona Benson has moved with his
family to Philadelphia.
Joseph Z. Holland was a Philadel-
phia visitor this week.
Miss Hattie Joseph of Georgetown,
is visiting Miss Iva Rogers.
Miss May Sharp, of Lewes, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sanders
Truitt.
Harry T. Vaules has been the
guest of his father, w. T. VauIes,
this week.
John Edward Addicks was a guest
of DR.. George w. Marshall last Sun
day.
James Hill Stanton left on Mon
Gay for Philadelphia where he is a
student at the University of Penn
sylvania. .-,,. o,as. "a.
Mrs. Robert Johnston and sister,
Mrs. Mamie Johnston. of Philadel-
phia are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
f. Lank.
Arthur Russell. Charles Hillman
and Arthur Jester, who have been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever are
improving.
r. A. Steward, who has been as
sisting Daniel Hirsch in the canning
returned to his home in
Camden, N. j., last Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Stidham, who has
been in the. wholesale trimming de-
partment with the Custer Millinery
Company. has returned home and Is
with Mrs. r. White for the season,
Rev. James Colona, of Princess
Anne, Md, and Miss Bertha C. Stem
Gle of Salisbury, Md, daughter Of
II residing Elder Stengle, were mar
ried in the Salisbury NJ. E. Church
at noon on Wednesday, October 4.
John P. Holland of Milford was the
best man.
After a fortnight's visit In VIII
mington, Philadelphia, YOnkers. New
York and Boston, Miss Ann Burton
Marvel sailed on the DevOnian from
Boston last Wednesday. She win be
chaperoned by the principal Of the
Thompson Baldasseroni School, con-
sisting of six other young American
girls. and, after four months spent
in London, Paris, Munich, St. Marltz,
Naples and Rome, they will reside In
Rome for the purpose Of studying
Ancient and Modern History. Litera-
ture and Art, returning home on
July 1,'19O6.
A Keiffer pear tree, owned By
James H. Warren. of near Glendale.
has owing to it's heavy yielding
qualities, established an evidently
record. From this tree
this year there was gathered thirty
seven baskets of the delicious fruit
Although this does not compare
very faVorably with its record Of a
few years ago, when fifty-six bask
sts were harvested, to which eject
a statement appeared in the lhron-
icle at that time. The tree in ques-
ion was purchased at somewhat
fabulous price, but yet it is readily
10 be seen that an investment Of this
description is a paying one, even az
prices of Is cents a. bas
1et
Charles w. Cullen. Esq. Of
passes much Of his lei-
sure time on the Rehoboth Bay. end
n his cottage at Oak Orchard Beach.
where he keeps a naptha boat, the
after being a nice one. Last Friday
IN company with the meme
,ers OF his family, he attempted 10
i'll the gas reservoir and while do
ng so held a lamp lighted to see by.
The fumes from the gasoline took
lre,- badly scorching Mr.. Cullen and
the launch Upon investlga-
iop it was found that several Doys
lad been playing IN the boat and rad
ct the gasoline run from the ienk,
the wo0dkork and goher-
ting explosive gases. Dr. Robinson.
he attending physician, saws Mf
JULIEN was burned very badly bst
lot dangerously. Mrs. Cullen Wae
lot injured