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Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.

/ Monday, Jan 22nd.-After organization, Mr.
Bates called Mr.. Justice TO the chair and sent to
the Clerks desk to he read the following: Be il
Resolred by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatves in General Assembly met. That the
Chancellor and Judges be and they are hereby
requested to communicate to the General Assem-
bly, their opinions in writing upon the following
questions that is to say; Is il within the ccnsti.
tutional power Of the General Assembly by a
concurrent vote Of lwO-thiTds Of the members of
each branch thereof to provide for the increase
of the members Of the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives in the General Assembly and to ap-
portion the members thereof unequally among
the several counties Of the State!
Is it competent for the General Assembly to
provide by law for the election Of members of
either branch or both branches of the General
Assembly from any or every county, from dis
tricts created by law within such county in lieu
o. the election thereof upon the general thicket
throughout the county! And be it further
ResolUed, as aforesaid, That q duly authenti.
Gated copy ofthese resolutions shall be forthwith
transmitted to the Chancellor, the Chief Justice
and each OF the Associate Judges, by th seers
tary Of State.
When the resolution was read Mr.. Bates ad-
dressed the House. The subject was one, he
said, that had been called to the attention Of the
mem bers by the message of both the retiring
and incoming Governor, and 1t had been mat.
ter Of grave consideration to himself and his col
leagues. They were glad to find their friends
from Kent and Sussex concerned In viewing this /
as one Of the most important and pressing mat
lers that would be considered during the present |
session. This was the time to address them
selves to the subject and seek to find measures
acceptable to the people Of the State. The
speaker, who had carefully considered the SUB.
ect, had found himself confronted by she aHes-
ion as to whether the change should be D ms e.
BY an act Of Legislature or by constitution E
convention. This had long been amooted e,t sho
ion anaong lawyers, but he found that theana T.
,onderance Of opinion favored the idea the I, !,
legislature bad the power to deal adeqr ~
With the subject. II that could be done thy mar
Stature might be congratulated ths. this bsilnat'
ould be finally dealt with at the seesenl Ike up m
alton wi
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

FRozE 10 DEATH.-Wm. Davis, bet
ter known as Hop Davis" a can
maker residing at Houston, came down
to Milford on Monday last with Mr..
COunselman, and while waiting for
Mr.. G. to attend to his business he
drank freely of liquor. When Mr..
Counselman was ready to go home
Davis informed him that he had an
other way to get home later, and he
would stay in Milford and ha We a good
time; with this understanding Mr..
COunselman went home. Davis was
around tue town until after ten o'clock
and appearantly was very much under
the influence of liquor. When the h0-
tells closed he started for home, walk
ing up the railroad track. So far rs
known he got talong very well until he
was nearly in sight Of his home, when
he must have stumbled over the rails
into a hole about four feet deep, which
had been eXcavated by the railroad
men to repair the road. He was found
in this position frozen on Tuesday
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Read the left-hand columns Oi hgurcs from the
top; the righi-haud columns f-om the bOttol
NEW CASTLE ACCOMMODATION TRAINS,
leave Wilmington az 60J a. m. and 800 D. ~
Leave New Castle at 9.35 a m and 40 p. m.
SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.-Additional 70
those above, leaving Smyrna for Clayton at ESQ
and IS p m. Leave Clayton for SnYrna, 7.25
a. m. and 4.35 p m. to make connection with
trains North and South rom Clayton
CONNECTIONS.-A Townsend, with Queen
Annes and Kent Railroad. At Clayton, with
Delaware and Chesapeake Railroad and Kent
County Railroad. At Harrington, with Junction
and Breakwater Railroad. At SeafOrd. with Der
chester and Delaware Railroad. At Dclmar with
Eastern Shore Railroad. Wicomico and FOcOmoke
Railroad aud Worcester aud Somerset Railroad.
II. F. KENNEY, Supt.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

The following is a composition
written and read hy a pupil in our
pnblic schools. It is evidently oridgi-
nal and probably is heartfelt
acknowledgements.
A schOol-teacher is quizzical man
armed with a rattan he Strides about
aud tries to look big, and teaches little
boys and girls to read and SPELL A
school-teacher that keeps a school
must have some scholars, unless iu-
stead of scholars they are all Ounces
or, they may he mixed like Indian
pickles. SchOOl-teachers as a general
thing are either old maids or old
bachelors. A lady said that she had
never seen a schOOl-teaeher that could
make a "mash." When the little boys
do not know their lesson, they get a
but the big boys don't. The
scholars cannot get to bring apples,
peanuts, pickles, etc, to school. If
they do, the teachers take them away
from them and eat them themselves,
l suppose.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

thar there is an organized band Of
smugglers at Lewes, and that they
have been rosecuting their business
right under the nose Of the L. 5. In
ternal Revenue Collector. 1t is trte
Interrogation in Lewes "have
a mu.gled scgar," or "have drink
of smuggled rum" The Government
took the secret service detectives
away from Lewes about year since,
and the gang has been operating ever
since.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THESouth Milford Schools made too
meager provision for the accommoda-
lion Of their scholars, when they built
but one room in addition to their
school building last summer. Already
the rooms are all Over-filled, and the
teachers are taxed beyond endurance.
A building Of double the capacity Of
the present one would be only prudent
provision for the present, AMI early
Iuture need- of the districts.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

A correspond, mt to the Wilmington
Nelos predicts that the Rev. John d.
KEN }, of the Wilmington M. f Con
ference, will succeed the Rev c. w.
Prettyman in his charge ut Lewes.
He say. I make this statement rom
the fact that our Methodist people
have asked that Mr. Kemp should
come, and that Mr.. Kemp has urgent
ly requested that he might come. 1t
is to be presumed that both preacher
and people will be suited and for once
at least be happy all around.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Trains leaving Harrington at L. 10 p. m. and
Franklin City al AS and GOO a m, connect at
Lewes with Steamer for New York Tuesdays and
Fridays.
Train leaving Lewes at 30 q. M, connects on
Iuerdays and Fridays with steamer that leaves
New York az 3 % .. M, the day before, and at
Georgetown with tram for Chincoteague and inter
mediate points, and also makes close connection
at Harrington with Pennsylvania Railroad
steamer Midge0n connects daily for ChiRcO-
league Island. with Train due az franklin az 90
p m and train that rvs ChincOteagne ut 45 A. m
and also runs 10 Atlantic Mondays and Thursdays
Al Harrington. connection is made with the
Pennsyyania Railroad trains going North aud
south. A. BROWN,
Central Passenger Agent
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
mILsoRD OmURom DIRECTORY.

VI e. Church on Railroad Avenue Services
al % 80 a. IA. and 30 p. m. Rev. j. S. Willis
Pastor
Presbyipriun Ctusch, corner Of Walnut and
Front Streets, South Milford Services nc 1913
g. ~ and so p. m. Rev. II L. Bunsieln, Pastor
Baptist Church, on Second Street, arove North
Services 10 so %. m. and $50 p. IN. Rev w. II.
Eldredge, Pastor.
p f. Church, corner Third and Church Streets.
Services at 1879 4. m. AID 73O p. M. Rev L.
II. jackson Rector.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

The post Office authorities have at
last recognized the necessity, which
has been long felt. for letter box i'm
South Milford They have caused to
be erected at the corner of Front and
Walnut streets, in South Milford, on
Holland & Sons corner, an iron
letter depository, where letters with
stamps on them can be dropped. The
mail is collected from it every morning
at O'clock. The merchants and the
citizens ofSohth Milford find it a great
cOnVpnience
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THE dying request of Miss Mary
Blocksom, of Milton, who died this
month. was that she should be buried
by the side other mother. In order to
do 50, the grave of her deceased BROTH
ers' David BlOcksom) wife's grave
had to be opened, which person had
been buli twenty-Seven years. The
clothing was still intact and the slip
per shoes almost perfect, as well as
gold ring which was left upon her per-
son when buried shone bright.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

TIE Laramie Boomerang prints the
following significant notice: Sub
scribers Of the Boomerang who find
cross-bones and skull, with crest of
metallic ca lIet drawn in blood, on the
wrapper of their paper, will know that
their subscription has expired and that
and crOss-boncs, but when you find
small, red piece of paper, pasted unto
your paper, either insirie or out, you
can bet all you are worth We nerd the
use o the amount you are in arrears.
{ Z IS. CIRONICLE.)
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

! THE HOWELL CAsE.-On Tuesday
last, Judge Houston sat at Dover tO
hear evidence why the motion to dis
solve the foreign attachment, laid by
I +. w. NAPLES & Co., at Pennington,
against G. NJ. Howell, should not be
allowed. The amount involved is
about Sl400. The plaintiffs were rep
resented by Smithers, Ridgely and
johnson, who claimed Mr.. Howell to
be a nonresident, and also claimed
that the burthen of the proof laid on
Mr.. Howell, as they had simply fol-
lowed the precepts of the law in maxi
ing an affidavit that they believed Mr..
Howell was an abscon1er from the
state. 1t necessarily followed that
he must prove that he was citizen of
Delaware at the time Mr.. Anthony
counsel for Howell offered
an argument against Mr. Smithers on
this point but the Judge sustained |
Mr.. Smithers. Mr.. Higgins then |
offered a number of tax receipts as
none of them were for poll tax they
lid not have much weight. Mr..
Howell was first put on the stand, and
sstified that the first year he was in
Milford he boarded but that ever
ince, he and his family had kept
rouse in Milford in the summer and
II the winter time had closed up and
listed his family in Trenton, New
ersey. Frank Reedy. James Ander-
on and Squire Beswick of Milford
estitied in behalfof Mr.. Howell while {
)r. Pratt, J. G. Wilson and Homer
!. Belts gave testimony as to Mr.. |
IOwell's short residence in the State. !
he arguments We're finished on We'd :
es lay. Judge Houston will not de
yer his decision this week.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Me have within the past ten days
printed a new line of legal blanks, on
the very hest paper used for this pur-
pose and are dispOsing Of them at very
low rates
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

ENTITLED TO a PENsToN.-Mr jon
athan LOngfellow, well-to-do farm
II. residing near Whiteleysburg. was
married last week for the third time
He is nearyly 70 and his bride is 2S.
His first wife bore HIM six children /;
his second wife twenty-five, making
the reasonable large total of twenty
eight. The presence of so many olive
branches is very naturally calculated
to canse a father some serious reflec-
tians Being naturally thrifty, rs his
family circle grew, Mr.. Longfellow,
concerned fur their education, conclud-
ed to run a school house of his own.
He. therefore, simply herause it WAS
more economical to do such IA whole
sale educational business in this way.
built u school house and installed
young lady therein as teacher. Now
having been left widower for the sec
ond time, he has still further inn
proved upon his scheme by marrying
the teacher.-Sentinel.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

morning by Mr.. Counselman, who had
been in search Of him, since being in
formed that he had not arrived at his
home the night previous. He was im-
mediately taken to his home where he
revived slightly, but died of cnnges-
tiOn Of the internal organs on Tues day
night. Davis was about q years old
and leaves a wife aud two children.
This is the second death within q year
at Houston that has been caused
through men drinking; both men
losing their lives near the same spot
on the railroad.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THE NJ. E. Church at Odessa cele-
brated its semi-ceutcnmial on Jan. 18Th.
Al of the former pastors were invited
to he present bur only two. Rev. Ben
jtmin Price and R-v. s Willis, went.
Services began at 1890 a. m. Mr..
Price preached. In the afternoon u
'R miniscencen meeting was held
Many of the older members spoke, tell
ing what they could remember of their
former pastors. The Hon. Charles B
Lore of Wilmington was present and
made some remarks. In the evening
the Rev. J Willis gave an able dis
course on The Progress Of Method
isnl.u
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

herby give notice that I shall pro-
ceed to cGllect the Town, and the
School tax for the past year by process
of law, on o. before Feb. 10Th, 1888, if
not paid before this date.
$. NJ. SIMPLER.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
CHANGE OF TIME.
.&B., b. & F. and w. Railroads,

In connection with the
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND BAL
TIMORE RAILROAD.
On and after MONDAY Oct 9th. 1892, trains Will
run ~ follows Sundays excepted.
Going Sonth read down. Going North read up.
GOING SOUTH. eOiNg NORTH
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Mr.. EMIL GErLINGER has the
thanks of this Office for cream pufis
which were delicious 10 the taste. As
a baker Mr.. g. is a grand success.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Miss Anna Beebe went North, two
weeks since, with her cousin Miss
Mamie Benedict, at whose home it,
Orang ge, New Jersey, she will visit for
several weeks.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

No disposition has vet beeI made
of the ill-fa ed brig Goidfinder, whose
crew was all frozen to death at sea. She
still lies in the harbor at Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Mr.. EMIL GEILINGER, who sue
ceeds Mr.. John APPEL in the Wholesale
bakery and ice cream business in
Milford, will be cordially re-
ceived by our people. He is
fitting up new building where
in he will manufacture all kinds of
candy to supply the wholesale trade of
the peninsula. He is now making a
few kinds in the limited quarters
taken from his large bakery. All
kinds of cakes are carried i'm his large
stock. He comes t. Milford recom-
mended very highly. Having baked
in Paris during the reign of Napoleon
III. he then received a compliment
from the French connoisseurs of that
fashionable city.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
Milford Meniions.

Two Communications reached u too
late for this weeks issue. They will
appear next week.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Mr.. HARRY CLARK has bought the
E'Edwa d Belts" property for S600.00.
He will improve the buildings, by re
pair and paint which will make it a
very desirable property.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

A DROVE of fine cattle passed
through Milford this week en- route for
Hare's Corner. Holland & Donovan
are the owners.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THINGS are getting quite serious be-
tween the young men of Milford and
the young ladies of Frederica if we
are to judge by the literature they
read. One of the aforesaid young
men, who regularly visits the latter
town, is making a careful study Of a
book called, Love Made Easy, or
how to Court" 4"
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

The many fearful di asters that
have occurred since the opening Of the
year seem to suggest that We have
fallen upon the frayed edge of time,
though Mother Shipton missed the
fulfllment of her prophecy in 1891.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

J. w. ABBOTT & BRO, have con-
tracted to build a go ton schooner for
Milford parties. She will be used in
our creek trade and will be launched
in the month of May. The keel was
drawn onto the yard this week. Jas
H. Deputy A. X. Hall, Holland &
Son, and George Reynolds each have
an eighth interest in her.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

J. FRANK WILDs. of Kenton hun
dred. was appointed Register of Wills
for Kent county on Monday last.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

REV. J. c. CRAIG will preach in the
Baptist Church on next Sabbath morn
ing and evening.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Miss Mary Postles, daughter Of Mr..
James II POstles, is visiting friends
in BridgetOn New Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

WILL some one of our many Milton
r. aders give us their views on the fol-
/ lowing letter? 1t may help the per-
plpxed widow to know what her inn
mediate friends think Of the case. We
reprint the letter from the New York
Sun. IT was received at that Office from
woman in Milton, Delaware signing
herself "M.n
"SIR You give young folks advice May not
those who are not young, ask the same considera-
tion ? have lived a widow for ~ years. choosing
single hlessedness, as might hlye been married
several times in that period Now I regret my de-
cisOns, as find grown up children no company
for parents. Ihave but two. and one Of them Is
married. now have three offers OF marriage
Which shall accept! The fret is from geatle-
man about 60 years Of age-near my age. But he has
70 grandchildren. What should we do il they all
came to see us at oncef The next one is a good
deal younger but has not the same pretty eyes and
fear he might wish he had married some one
younger 20 or 30 years from now. The third one is
older than any Of us but he can't be called old at
all, being only 20. don't call any one old till 90
unless they have taken calomel which will make
them old at 20. It stffcns the joints, affects the
marrow in the bones. has killed and crippled more
than powder d ball makes work for the doctors /
Thank God never took any. and expect to live /
all the days Of my life and when was young [ 4
hOnored my parents, and am entitled to 100 years
hope you will advise me- as l have great faith in 4
yonr judgement.
The editor of the S,m devOtes more
than half column in answer to this
epistle, the gist of which is that the old
man is too Old, and the young one too
young, while the one with 10 grand
children seems to be the most eligible.
THE following list shows the aver
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

SCHOENBERG & Co., have com
menced to make cans They have six
men at present at work making two
pound cans. This firm lost about
s2,S00 on tomatoes last year and they
will consequently not pay as high rates
fJr tomatoes this season.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THE efforts of our Methodist friends
t. make their extra meetings a success,
are being crowned with success. Sew
eral have been forward aud many are
interested. The church, on fair even
ings, has been we'll filled,
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

PROBABLY on or before the year 1850
there will he a railroad built between
Dover and Milford, via, Frederick
and probably on or before the same
date the Ship Canal may he commenced
The surveyors are now at work re-
surveying the Choptank route between
the two bays, aud will finish the
other routes in the spring.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

VALENTINES DAY is less than three
weeks distant, and we hope that every
one who has morbid appetite will re-
lieve their narrow brains 10y studying
through the mails their spite, envy or
jealousy, to those who will either not
pen the missive, or if they do. will he
ignorant of the sender The govern
ment will be the gamer by the amount
of the postage.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

BLAIR's factory will commence
making strawberry baskets about the
middle of February. This work would
have commenced this month, but the
heavy snow fall prevented the draw
ing of gum timber out OF the swamps.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THERE is a rumor afioat to the effect
that the Pennsylvania Company will
tear up part of the bed Of the DOrches-
ter & Delaware Railroad and change
its course so as to connect with the
Delaware Road at Harrington instead
of Seaford. This would make the road
run between fredericksburg and Preston
about miles from Baltimore and
would shorten the route from New
York to Baltimore.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

Mr.. ROBERT CAREY, of Milton, has
erected a monument in that place to
the Carey Family, and Mr.. Thomas
Atkins, of the same place has perretua-
ted his name and that of his family by
building a vault, and erecting monu-
ment also.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

REAL ESTATE SALES -Messre. G.
H. Treat & Co., have bought through
the agency of Downing & WagamOn,
a timber tract of "A acres, near Red
den, of DR.. VIM. Marshall. Price
$500 cash. Through the same agency,
the same parties bought three weeks
since, a timber tract of 2954 acres. Just
south of Glendale, of Col. G. S. Wat
son. Price 81, $50.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

AT a meeting of b Company on
Jan. 18th, the company decided
to hold their third annual dress drill
and reception, on February 10th and
the following were appointed a
committee; Capt. G. w. Marshall,
Lieut.. Wiswell, Corporal Sammons,
Privates SparkIn and Edward Matth-
ews to make arrangements for the
same,
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

A VERY painful accident happened
to Mr.. James G. Hastings, baggage
master on the J. & B. Railroad, on
Friday Of last week. He was assisting
to couple up the train and while in the
act ofcOupling his foot slipped, and the
draw-heads. The arm was fearfully
mashed. He was put under the in
fiuence of chloroform to ease his
sufferings, and was then moved to
Lewes for the physician and surgeon
to examine his wound.
Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26

THE following list shows the aver
age standing in Department AMI in
the va.iOns branchs of Study of each
pupil in the Principals DenartmeCt of
ihe South Milford Public Schools:
WTRsT rTAea
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-12-15
A Cure for HOwling Dogs.

Many wearied and wakeful persons
find in the bowling of dogs by night
persistent, widespread and most annoy-
ing form of irritation. The owners of
dogs given to spend the hours of dark
ness in assiduous bowling appear gen
orally to regard with serene personal
impertubabillty the noisy nuisances
which makes night hideous for their
neighbors. Nevertheless, those who
keep dogs, especially those who do so
in populous places, ought to feel bound
to take the simple precautions which
some form of vexation, which is really
a serious source of Inconvenience and
loss Of rest and possibly of loss of health
to very many people. To the honest
bark Of a watch dog giving warning
tongue upon suitable occasion no one
would object, but the purposeless and
intending bowling of the chained ours
which are especially prevalent in the
suburbs OF towns is simply intolerable.
1t is not necessary to exterminate dogs
to put an end to the ANNOYANCE in uues-
ton. The nuisance isperfectly prevent
able by the adoption ofafew simple and
sensible measures which. SO far from in
juring the offending animals, tend to
give them length of days BY conducting
to their contentment. Those. who have
had experience in keeping dogs know
that these dogs will not howl at night if
they be comfortable. If dogs, instead
of being cruelty chained up out Of doors
in kennels which are often drauehty
and damp, be allowed to have their
liberty by day and to lie within the
house at night, they will generally sleep
through the night in perfect quietness.
Or, if it be necessary to keep a dog
chained by day he ought to be let loose
at night, when it will be found that he
will retire quietly to his kennel and alb.
stain from bowling, especially if he be
furnished with some fresh hay or 8
clean mat for bed. In warm weather
dogs often howl at night because they
want water. Many dogs howl at nigh
because they are kept constantly chained
both night and day. This is a common
and most reprehensible form of cruelty
dogs SO treated are sure to be restles,
and irritable and can scarcely be healthy
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