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Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
Report of Public Schools of Sus-
sex County.
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS,

SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS.
Whole number of districts in the county Io4
Number of districts consolidated. 49,. 81
Number of districts single I57
Number Of districts incorporated %
Number of school departments in the
Incorporated districts rs
Number Of school departments outside
of Incorporated districts. 49,. I65
Total number of school departments in
the county I93
The remaining part ofthe report excludes
the incorporated districts.
TEACHERS.
Whole number of teachers in actual ser
vice Io5
Average monthly salary S3I 90
Average experience in years. 49,. IL
Average number of months taught in
the county 6.5
Whole number of examinations IS
Whole number of candidates examined
for second and third grade certificates. 756
Number of third grade certificates is
sued 40
Number of second grade certificates is
sued 30
Number of first grade certificates issued 2
Total number of county certificates is
sued 2I2
SCHOLARS.
Whole number of scholars enrolled in
the county outside the incorporated
districts GRO
Average enrolment in the schools. 80
Average attendance in the schools 2o
Average age in years II
Whole number of visits by the Superin-
tendent 100
The financial part of the report, and the
part concerning the value of school prop
erty, will be omitted
wish to show the public the comparative
number of school houses in good and
poor condition, as follows:
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Whole number of school houses in the
county, except the incorporated
schools .... .-. I53
Number in ordinary condition 60. as
Number in good condition 90. 6S
Number of school houses furnished with
new desks ... 25
Number of school houses with good
desks. 49,. III
Number of school houses with ordinary
desks 49
Number of school houses with old desks
(very poor . 6S
In all the school rooms some of the neces-
sary facilities are wanting. There are found
few maps, fewer globes, and no reading
charts. There are blackboards in all the
schools but many are inrerior.
trust the time will soon come when the
proper aud ueedful facilities shall, by law,
be furnished free to all the public schools in
the State. This report extends to last April |
Respectfully submitted,
JAS H. WARD.
July 3rd, 1883.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
FouIk's Buysetin.

July 6th.-sun ices at 4.sS
and sets at 7.81.-Days' length
14h. High water at Milford
at 8.3s a. m at the mouth of the
creek 9.15 a. m:-New moon next
monday the 9th, at 1.16 a. m.
Weather for the next Z days
fair.
Do you like purfumery? we'll,
always get the best; Alfred Rights S
purfumes are the finest in the
United States; we have them;
among the finest are Mary Stew
art, ,Stephauotis, Lily ofthe Valley,
IIeliotrope, we have others, we
sell them by the bottle or in bulk.
The DiarrhDa is becoming so
prevalent it becomes every one to
be prepared for it, get a bottle OF
Foulk's Diarrh@a Mixture, it is
sure cure, as a prevention use
Foulk's Essence of Jamaica Gin
ger, no better medicine for cholera
morbus, for a stimulant take a tea
spoonful in a glass of sweetened
cold water, it will invigorate the
whole system and leave no de-
preston.
Another lot of fine box paper
and envelopes just in; good paper
and envelopes, (but poor boxes,)
for half price, the very latest
styles.
Camp meeting will soon be on.
Beach parties are already the or
der of the day. No young man
wants to take his best girl in a
shabby paint worn carriage and
he should be ashamed to ride in
such a carriage when he can get
it painted to look like new for
one dollar. We have just the
paint that will do it and it only
requires one coat, call and see it.
Don't wear your machinery out
by using cheap oil on it. We
have pure lard oil, castor oil, and
lubricating oil that will give salts
faction.
Just received a new lot of base
balls and bats. Balls from sets.
to $1.50, bats from bets to soc.
Why viii you suffer with the
chills? Call at Foulk's, we will
stop them as sure as D and D
makes 5.
FOulk's Ready Mixed paints
are giving entire satisfaction, how
can they do otherwise, they are
strictly pure paint ground in
strictly pure Linseed Oil with the
proper amount of drying to make
them dry hard, they will not
crack or chalk off.
F0ULK & co.
South Walnut-st, Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.

A land owner at Elko. New. is seeding his
ranch to tea
The Finnish diet has decided to adopt
capital punishment for the crime Of murder.
Black ncckties win succeed white in Paris,
except upon the grandest OF occasions
The income Of the University Of Cam
bridge Of this year win be $4,000, and ex-
penses $4,000
The Austrian government has adopted the
automatic Maxim gun, which is considered
the finest in existence.
The largest railroad system in the world is
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. which
operates about 5000 miles Of road
Asbestos clothing has been used by the
Paris fire brigade with success, and is soon
to be adopted by the London fremen.
A well known London firm Of refrsshment
contractors recently advertised for 1900 ad
ditional walters. and 10000 applications
were received in response. the whole of the
candidates claiming to have had experience.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
The Peach Orop.

The following ideas published in the
Morning Ne70S this week, shows how
the drift in marketing the present
crop land its Yolume) is setting. We
publish them for what they are worth
and advise growers not 10 lose their
head in the matter:
P. H. Marvel, of Georgetown, says that five
times as many peaches will be shipped from
Georgetown this season as were shipped
last year. The early varieties will be ready
to ship in ten days or two weeks. According
to Mr.. Marvels estimate Georgetown Will
ship between ten and fifteen cars of peaches
daily during the season.
William P. Corsa, solicitor for the Polk
Distributve Bureau, says that 100000 trees
have been pledged to the bureau by peach
growers on the Peninsula, and that arrange
ments have been made to supply the mar
kets in 800 cities and towns in the North and
West Each town or city will take one car
load or more of peaches every day Mr..
Corsa estimates the total crop of peaches on
the Peninsula at not less than 10, ,ooo, 900 bas-
kets. Ofthis amount 3,ooo, 900 baskets'nay
be canned and evaporated by the different
canneries on the Peninsula
W. n. Brown, the representative of the
Fruit Exchange, is on his way to Canada,
where he will try and interest people there
to send buyers here for the purpose Of ship
ping fruit to Canada Mr.. Brown is opposed
to the Bureau system of Mr. Polk, whose
plan, he says, will fall dead. It is the opin-
ion of Mr.. Brown that the interests of both
producer and buyer are better satisfied by
personal exchange than through commits
sioners. That is, he says the buyer sees
what he is buying and the seller knows what
he is getting and the money is paid on the
spot, and fruit brings its full value He
thinks the North and East will be the con-
sinners and purchasers and that the West
will patronize this section but little Quite /
a number OF prominent farmers are opposed |
to Mr.. Polks plans because they say it
places them where they were before-at the
mercy of the commissioners-whi1e the ex.
change plan is plain and simple
The Ceni,evile Record says ]. p. R.
Polk, manager Of the Peninsula Bureau Of
Distribution, has ascertained that the Penn
sylvania railroad will not be able to furnish
cars to market the present peach crop, and
that he is now in New York negotiating with
other railroad officials for cars. The hitch
seems to be in the cost Air brakes have to
be placed On the cars and racks on the in
side 10 hold the fruit. The cost to add these
is sIoo a car. The same gentleman also es-
Inmates that there will be shipped from the
Peninsula by rail 10000, 900 baskets. This
may be an overestimate, yet all admit the
rrop will be a very large one, the largest ever
grown on the Peninsula.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
The Five Sisters.
july 3rd, 1855

There were FIVE fair sisters, and each had an
aim,
Flora would fa;n be fashionable dame
Scholarly Susan's selection was books;
Coquettish Cora cared more for good looks
Anna, ambitious, aspired after wealth;
Sensible Sarah sought first for good health
So she took DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery and grew healthy and blooming
Coras beauty quickly faded; Susan's eye
sight failed from over-study; Flora became
nervous and fretful i'll striving after fashion,
and sickly family kept Annals husband
poor. But sensible Sarah grew daily more
healthy, charming and intelligent, and she
married rich.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

THE culture of vegetables for market
has never been extensive near Milford;
but the necessity for diversity and
larger returns from the farm, has in
duced progressive men here TO reach
out into new channels. Some have
given fruit particular attention, and
with marked success; but still there is
a deep feeling that grain growing is
not the most profitable course possible
to pursue in conjunction with fruit
farms. Truck farming then must fill
the bill. Vegetables require great
quantities of manure and much labor;
both Of which cause large disburse-
ments of money, and which deters
many from engaging in truck farm
ing. But it must be borne in mind
that while the expenditures are large
If successful-the returns are in the
same ratio.
Cucumbers yield large profits when
liberally treated. for either picking or
marketing in the green state. Melons,
cabbage and other staple vegetables
do equally as well; but the main draw
back to she business has been the facil-
tiles for putting the produce into mar
ket. THIS to a certain extent is due to
the small quantity of this character of
freight offered the railroad. When
the quantity is sufficient for profitable
train and low freight service. then
this part Of our trouble will have been
eradicated. Farmers who engage i'm
trucking must take pattern after our
Norfolk neighbors and plant largely,
and manure heavy. A few rows of
vegetables may be profitable for the
local market, but prove utterly worth
less for shipment because of iusufli-
cheney. To those who contemplate
truck farming, we offer this advice
If you think that vegetables will come
to perfection without the best culture.
don't engage in trucking. If you ex-
pect to 90 to all licnics, beach parties.
or merry-makings, and work truck
the next day, you had better let truck |
farming alone. Make up your mind |
that rainy days are just the ones that
all hands must work, and remember
that the early vegetables marketed in
good condition catches the big prices.
Cold frames and hot beds are necessi-
ties in this business,an without them
early truck is impossible.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

The department in Haybe,'S Magazine
for July are even more in touch with the top
ice Of the day than usual Mr. George Will
lam Curtis, in the easy Chair, pays hearty
compliments tothe company ofactors (espec-
tally to John Gilbert so long at wallack's
Theatre, but now disbanded Some criti-
cism of the display at the Academy of De
sign is uttered, at the use of the house-tops
as places of resort in summer is discussed.
In the SfNdV Mr.. W. d. Howells discusses
Matthew Arnold's recent criticisms of Amer
lean things, and does not entirely agree with
him; but any one might guess as much who
knows Mr.. Howells's views on democracy
and kindred topics. In the DYa70er also,
the sketches being especially good, with
clever verses interspersed. A feature of
this number which will attract notice is Du
Maurier's full-page social study of Mature
0e1ses Art"
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

THE name of James Pennewill, esq,
Of Dover, is used in connection with
the republican nomination for repre-
sentative in congress. So far as the
democracy of Delaware is concerned it
makes but little difference who the
nominee may beibut tits a local prom
nence that a man so young as Mr..
Pennewill may be proud of.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
Cured Of Malaria.
p FLORIDA ST, ELIzABErH. n. J.
March II. 1854.

y FLOktDA 0A-s A4l-iLAhENAf ~ j.
March II, 1854.
have been using Allcock's Porous Plas-
tiers for the last FIVE years. Some two years
ago, after having been sick for upwards Of
six months with malaria. / found myself
with an enlarged spleen, dyspeptic, and con-
stantly troubled with headache, and my
kidneys did not act very we'll, either. Hav-
ing spent most of my money for medicine
and MEDICAL advice, thought to save ex-
pense would use Allcock's Porous Plasters,
two on the small of my back, one on the
spleen or agHe cake, and one on the pit Of
the stomach, just under the breastbone. I
continued using the plasters about thirty
days, changing them every week. At the
end of that time I was perfectly well, and
have remained so ever since.
GEORGE DIXON.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
VVananlakeP's.
PHILADELPHIA. Monday, June IS. 1888.
Closed Saturdays at P. NJ.

When you come to the city
bear in mind that Wanama-
kers is a meeting and resting
and waiting place as we'll as the
biggest store in the world.
There are reading and sitting
and retiring rooms for you {;
telephone, telegraph, and mail
facilities. Your parcels will be
cared for without charge. We
try to make you welcome
whether you care to buy or
not.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

No medicine is more conscientiously pre-.
pared, more powerful, or more highly con
centrated, than Ayers Sarsaparilla. Its
standard of excellence is the result of care
full study. This preparation acknowledged
by the medical profession to be the best
blood purifier.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
LITERARY NOTES.

The reunion at Gettysburg will be remem-
bered in the July CeRfH'J' by the publica-
tion of a short article descriptive of the re-
unions of the Blue and the Gray which have
taken place within the last few years. A
poem by an ex-confederate soldier, entitled
The High Tide at Gettysburg" will be
printed in this number.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
eHYRiu
SQuARf
E77PTFeWTH 81

You know that there is no
worthy hot weather Tor any
weather. thing for wear or
home use but we have it. If
you can't come to the store,
write for whatever you want,
samples or goods. Shopping
by mail has come to be simple
and certain. A few scratches
of a pen,and all the facilities of
the store are yours.
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market streets
and CitY-hall SQUARE
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

EVERY indication points to busy
season for farmers and fruit growers.
Without doubt the demand for peach
pickers will be without precedent, and
may exceed the supply usually offered
by "neach plucks,n or tramps. To
this must be added the vast army Of
laborers that the canneries and evap-
orators will require; all of which is
outside OF the regular farm labor, aud
which will cause labor to be at a prinl-
ium during fruit season. Many can-
neries will bring Bohemians from Bal
timore, and it will he wisdom for
large employers to look into the future
and make provision for the labor
supply.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
UTS. HDliG Jump.
Mas. ANNIE JUMP.
SOFT CRABS.

The new hotel at Cedar Beach is
furnished and is most complete in
every particular. But what is of
special interest to the people gener-
ally is the cuisine. The season Of
soft crabs is rapidly approaching
and there is no place along the shore
where you Will get them served so
nicely as at Cedar Beach.
As a summer resort this place is
unexcelled and the schedule of
amusements is most excellent.
The bar is fully supplied with
the best imported and domestic
wines liquors and cigars.
The sleeping apartment are large
and airy and the spacious veranda
give an excellent sea view and are
always exposed to delicious breeze.
M. LoeWenhein, Prop.
P. o. Milford, Del
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06

Are you weak and weary, overworked and
tired9 Hoods sarsaparilla is just the med
icine to purify your blood and give you
strength.
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
TO THE
SIMPSONS PHospHATEs are

SIMPSONS PHOsPHATES are again offered as a safe rela-
BILE Fertilizer Having been used for years they experiment
worth and merit constantly
pilates popular than Larger
season than in localities where the goods have been used for years
Fifteen years Of attentive application and study brought exper
ence and knowledge of every of the fertilizer
edge of the requirements of the soil the
Food Therefore manufacture knowledge experience which
enables combine the proper proportions as to
insure the best results to the growing crops.
We also grind Bone Tankge buy the crude state
which enables get the purest and best articles,
Milford chronicle., 1888-07-06
TERMS, INCLUDING POSTAGE.

FOR ONE YEAR CASH IN ADVANCE. d. 81 90
FOR SIX MONTHS, IN ADVANCE, .......sO. 30
FOR ONEYEARNOT PAID IN ADVANCE 81. 80
Payments within thirty days OF subscription date
on label will be regarded the same as cash in ad-
vance.
Subscribers noticing any error in their dates will
please notify ms at once
Ne paper will be discontinued Until ell srTear-
ages are paid. Money may be sent by mail at our
risk BY draft. postal note, postal order, register
ed letter only.
Transient Advertisements, so cents per inch OF
first insertion. Subsequent insertions, 25 cents.
Reading Notices 10 cents per line
Yearly rates gwen on application.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05
J. 81. WILLIAMS,
-DEALuR ~
General Merchandise,
MONTGOMERY, LA.


Invites your special attention to IN i'm
msnss Stock Of Goods Of every descrip-
tien. which will deepen the interest Of
the most fastidious lockers and cautious
buyers. Having bought his stock on the
most favorable terms and ct the lowest
prices, he Offers ~
Extra Inducements
to cash customers, and will even make
reasonable prices end agreeable terms to
well-known responsible parties desiring
to purchase on time.
Agent for Daniel Pratt Improved Re
volving- Head Cotton Gin. Eldridge Sew.
ing Machipes, and >Stcrn's Fertilizers and
Raw Bone Super.Phosphates.
Patronage collected in the Receiving
and Forwarding Business.
At Williamsville, on the west side Of
the river, my well-known and popular
salesman, Mr.. Aurilius Smith, desires in
speetion Of eur hinge stock of goods Of
every character, and especially Pixies Old
Bourbon and Sour Nah Whiskios, Fine
Brandies, Best Wines, and great variety
Of Canned Goods.
While this house lives We mean business
Life u too short for attempts and pre-
tensss that end In nothing. You are again
urgently invited to call and inspect n
PIKE's PEAK and WILLIANsvrILE when
you want bargains.
jy33 J. n. WILLIAMS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

Weston. June 80, 1885. II purchased
. bottle Ut DsDby's Cotton Patch Bit
ters frpm w. T. Walsworth and used
them for general debility and liver
complaint and think they are worth
their weight in gold. ] had rheumatic
pains in one Of my knees and one bot
tie of Cotton Patch made iiual cure.
l think they ere all that 10 claimed fou
them. -wm. Duty. Fev sale ~ J. H.
NeNesly, Collar. s
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na0ucV to be made. Cut this out end return
mUUC To N, and Ne viii send you, fres,
somethina Of great value and importance "a
YOU. that viii start you in business which will
bring you in more money right away than any
thing else in this world. Any one can do the
work and live 1t home. Either sex; I'll ages.-
Something new, that just coins mooney fer all
vorkern. We will start you; capital not needed.
This IL one Of the genuine important chances Of
prising viii not delay. Grand outfit free.
Address True 4 Co. Augusta. Maine. al
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

William Jones and Charles Angels
quarreled the other day in Oregon, each
claiming to Be the better markeman.
Jones bet Angels $50 that the latter
could not hit him In three ahots with Z
revolver At seventy-lave yardA Angela
Arsd twice and won the wager. but be
had 10 ssttle with an undertakes tor hil
frienda funeral
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

The majority for Nichols in the
4th Congressional district is a.
587. It is said that word has bean
sent out to the parishes Of this
district that it is time to quit rot
ing a. the election il over and
Warmoth is beaten
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

The Louisians Legislature which
is to convene in Baton Rouge two
weeks from now will be composed
q follows: Senate 80 Democrats,
2 Independents and 4 Republicans.
House 10 Democrats, 2 Independ-
ents and IL Republicans.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

The Louisiana Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union win hold
it, annual convention ct Baton
Rouge juno 9Th, 9th and 10th.
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No District Court.

Judge Blackman was on hand
last Tuesday morning to open his
court but found that the Bird Cir
cult Court had just been declared
open, and had been adjourned I'M
til Friday. The opening of that
court was held to convene it, and,
as the law stipulates that two
courts cannot be in session at the
same time, District Court was de
clared of"
Some censure 10 expressed at
Judge Blackman's failure to tx his
term 20 it would not come in con-
fiict with the higher court a. the
matter is said to have been discussed
heretofore, and the likelihood Of
the two courts occurring together
pointed out We know nothing
about this part Of the subject, but
do know that it is shame and all
nonsense for moro than . hundred
men to have to leave their business
and dance attendance on . court
that it appears to Fave no habita-
ton of its own-to say nothing Of
the useless cost TO the parish.
By the way. now that new Leg
islature is about to assemble, it ID
in order to remark that this dis
trict has no use for more than one
judge. All that the extra judge
has to do is to stay ct home while
the other judge is holding court
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

The President has appointed
Melville w. Fuller. of Chicago
Chief Justiceof the United States.
Mr.. Fuller while not Q man of M
tional repute, is q Democrat Of
ability and great popularity, hav-
ing been elected to the Legislature
from . STRONG Republican district,
in which he was victorious by 9
large majority. On several occa-
sions he has been pitted against
such lawyers a. Edmunds, Thur
man, Ingerson and others, and has
always held his own against them.
The appointment is looked on a
q good one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05
GOODWYN'S
EUREKA
Yeast Powders,
MANuRACruAKD N
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

1t 10 regarded by many Experienced
housekespers - not only good, but the
vory best thing Of the kind they have ever
tried. Only give THE
HOME PRODUCTION
. fair trial, and yoa will hardly fail to
patrouise il.
Ii 10 . pure, excellent and hsalthful
preparation, and u - pronounced by Drs.
VIM. @. Austin. C. J. Bickham and J. J.
Lyons. Of New Orleans, who have EXAM
ined the recipe for making it.
AZ IL II the special provinos Of house
keepers practically 70 test articles IN the
culinary line. and 20 jndes Of their merits,
their attention 10 respectfully invited TO
the Eureka YEAST Powder.
All Of the leading family grsesrs Of New
Orleans deal in Il.
Manufactured BY
MRS p. n. GOODWIN.
- Joeephins Strsst. near Magazine,
Nov Orleans La
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-05-05

Owing to . complication Of cir
cumstances" We were unable to at
tend the press convention It Ope.
lousas this week All the same
We are obliged to the railroad fol
the free pass We got and the ride
we didn't get and to friends fon
the hospitality with which they in.
tended to greet IA
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