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Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28

has an effect on the temperature of
person.
The bad weather has baked many
things that were to have taken place
last week. The Temperance lecture that
was to have taken place at the NJ. E.
Church on Friday evening, was declared
off; the entertainment of the Volunteer
Fire Company, which was scheduled for
Saturday evening" has been postponed !
until this "wednesday evening; the in
clemeucy of the elements precluded the
possibility of any display in honor of the
birthday of Washington, and other mat
tiers Of less importance are numbered
among the things that were not.
A social was held at-the NJ. E. Parson-
age on Wednesday evening of last week,
which is said to have been a most enjoy
able affair and participated in by many
of the ladies and friends of the church.
Winfield Wright has sold his saw mill
to Edward Reynolds, who will supply
the people of town with fire wood, as
Mr.. Wright has been doing heretofore
It is said Mr.. Reynolds will ship wood
ut-into-stove-length to Lewes by car
5 load.
} James H. Warrington has repaired and
repapered his store room.
: That portion of the Burton Block
/ which will at the first of the coming
: month be occupied by Messrs. Mason
: and Morris as a general store, is beins
j. arranged by carpenters and painters TO
y its new occupants.
. The anniversary of the Missionary So
0 ciety of the NJ E. Sunday School will b.
r held in the church on next Sunday even
i ing.
Z The country schools that have bee
/ closed for the past week, reopened o.
le Monday.
/, Rev H. S. johnson preached a sermo
ct to the Red Men on Sunday morning.
4 Our town election will be / e on Sa
Of urday afternoon. There is some intere'
IS lready being manifested on the result
I'd Certain it is there, there should be bus
10 ness men elected to manage the tow
re affairs. Men who are competent
le manage their own business will be Il
~ right kind of men who handle municip
ne business. Let all voters surn out on Sa
mt urday and vote for whom they think a
Sc the best men.
SIS William D. Norwood, well-todo fa
IS. mer, died at his home at Bell Town ne
ed Lewes, on Wednesday, of dropsy, ag
MS 81 years, months and days. Funeral
to Sunday at A. NJ E. Church and interment
ID Israel Cemetery,s. J. Wilson funeral direct'
Buzzards are made so tame by hunger tn
lol they alight in the yards Of the town and
res any offal that may be thrown out.
ed The social that was to have been held
~ the residence Of Mrs. Lucy Atkins on Frid
-, evening, has been laid over until the evl
w ing of March 4th.
'od temperance lecture will be delivered
llv the NJ. E. Church on Thursday evening.
M Charles Marker is quite in with pneumor
James Ellingsworth is suffering with pl
am rasy. Christien Jensen's disease which '
ng at first pneumonia and partial paralysis,
emit developed into inhammatOry rheumatii
He is yet quite sick.
Several of the shirt factory employees
well as some OF the school children, are
duty on account of Enthusiastically cold
On account ofthe rain on Tuesday, sev'
nav persons, who had intended to attend
r of mon .euo'i can, meeting , AZ eOr s9.0
the w.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28


The Constitutions of the United
States of Amrica has put a new
meaning into the word citizenship. /
The high ideals of the fathers of /
our country have laidthe efaunsa-
lions of good citizenship IL such a I
way that the industrious, high
minded, ambitious md and wom-
en- of all nations have hocked to
our shores, The present PROM
inence of our nation among the
nations of the world and it's new
fields of usefulness and power
fhave given to American citizenship
a fresh inspiration toward true
living and great accomplishment.
The high sentiments of our
| Chief Executive in his address,
The New Citizen" printed IN
"The Youths Companion, are fit
tingly published in the Washing
toms Birthday Number. George
Washington, by his pure life and
E wise conservatism and ambition
| for the country, fairly won his ii
f tie of Father Of his Country. Theo
' dore Roosevelt, the best exponen
1 of our twentieth century activity
has equally high ideals for tn,
! nation; and in this address and il
! his life he lays particular stres
f on the individual. his stewardship
+ his usefulness in home and publ
e life. =.
# Washington and Lincoln led oil
/ nation over its most difficult path.
Ar 1t has been left in recent years fc
At such men as Theodore Rooseve
i to embody the highest ideals
e private and public citizenship.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
MILTON NEWS.

Years hence the youth of to-day, may
look back. in memory, to the winter of
IeoI-o2, as, perhaps, the worst in the
annals of many years. Particularly has
the 1902 part of the present winter been
remarkable; as has the last week been
notable. Our last communication ended
on Tuesday, at which time a general
blockade prevailed throughout the coun-
try roads leading to Milton.
The mail had to be carried to the
station for several days on Jumper, "
and that received here has been late dur.
ing the week, more especially at night
No noon mail on Saturday. On We'd
nesday the highways became somewhat
broken. People were trying to gel
around. Mr.. G. w. Atkins and wife
intending, if possible, to visit Mr.. Will
liam Mas m-Mrs. Atkins brother
managed to get to the station in sleigh
finding that the road beyond was impass
able, they turned and drove parallel with
the railroad east, in order to reach tn
saw mill road, by which they might als
reach Mr.. Mason's residence. We, som
of US, at least, know that snow, even tn
"beautiiul snow, " is sometimes PREACHER
Gus. Mr.. Atkins and his companion
found it so. For in driving along tn
railroad track the snow appeared beaut
fully white and level; but its appearance
was as seductive as the "song of tn
Siren" Suddenly one runner was o
the embankment, the other in the quite
along the track; the equilibrium bein
destroyed, the sleigh was capsized. Nj
H-ius' head struck the rail, but hui
little, his shoulder was bruised, an
ashed. Mrs. Atkins was throw
snow, but uninjured. While L.
she did not lose her presenC
nd thinking some of her il
ends, after having heard
would want to krov- l
snow, she
teGsy
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only a shame compared to one of the many
special feasts given by the farmer to his
neighbors, who have come over to help him
in the wood savings, fodder cuttings, corn
Smelling. and many other extra occasions
He does not have to send out agents a month
before hand to select specimens of rare quail
ity % set before his guest; but instead the
good wife goes to her poultry-yard and makes
| her selection out of several hundred turkeys
geese. ducks or chickens. The farmer takes
| ais pick out of flock OF calves. pigs and
lambs, and If the mothers OF these little ones
ever made music for the farmer they make it
ON these occasions. Then the vegetable and
fruit patches are searched for the finest
speeimens, and all is ready for the several
wives and daughters of his neighbor farmers
who have come over to help prepare these
4 products OF the farm, so as o tisfy the ap
netite ofthese willing workers Can you i'm
apine a happier lot of guests when the dinner
horn blows? And without further ceremony
each guest is seated at a long table in tn
, dining room of a farmers palace; be it-ene
story or two, it does not make any difference
the table legs are strained to hold the weight
A farmers table is not furnished only will
= knives, forks and napkins, and the rest lei
s tn the Judgment of lazy cook or waiter
The style and preparations Of the man
tdisbes prepared by these country ladies,
New York city caterer would have to ste
: aside. when these welcome guests hay
done tustice to the farmers nberalitv b
docs not have to send for doctor with dy
d DeDtfc cures; but every man is at his po
rben the whistle blows, and soon the ia
neris crop is saved; when all go home r
, ioirinq that they are invited 10 another neig
boris tomorrow
g The little country schoOlhouse W i'll not
:, Coreotten for the many happy days spent
" and around them; the gathering together e
" ;nstitntes, summer picnics and Christina
entertainments. Some Of these g4tnerin
LaDniness Of the children, bring joy al
thanks from the hearts OF fathers mothe
O and friends. as they listen to the speech a
sono Thai comes from the hearts and lips
De Gods most precious gifts-thr childre n, W
- are to take our places,and for whom we no
n That even greater blessings may come
then, so that the happy side OF count ~
can never be weighed and found wanting.
IN b. F. b. WOOpALL,
Milford, De-
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of the beat, and whose special duty II |
is TO see that each assessed resident |
shall work out or pay his road tax.
AS a rule. work is poorly done. With
some exceptions these officials know
little of the science of rOad-making.
Roads are usually worked when moth
ing else can be done. Seemingly the
aim is not to improve the road. but to
"put in the time" On the whole it is
wretched system.
In comparison, Delaware road law is
good. Although producing unsatisfac'
tory results, the fault is not altogether
in the law but in its execution. In the
two lower counties its main provisions
are -briefy-as follows;
To the Levy Court is given authority
to make an assessment-within limits
and lay tax throughout the county
for road purposes, and 10 appoint one Of
more overseers in each hundred, as
signing to each certain district.
; The Levy Court Commissioner fol
each hundred superintends all roac
} work done therein.
The first need is "MOre Money"
The average amount now aVailabl
|, for road purposes in Sussex county an
nually is about s. per mile. Whel
from this is deducted the cost Of build
d ing and repairing bridges, grubbing, etc
r about 81 per mile will be left for rOa
improvement. Each of the eleven owe
seers of Cedar Creek hundred is Their
e fore confronted with the problem: HO'
f. to keep thirty miles of road in goo
- order for Sl2O? This is an impossibi
ity. ''No wonder roads are neglected
a, The second need is competent owe
S seers "
n Doubtless our Levy Courts usual
=, do the best possible i'll the selection
these officials. Under existing cond
lions competent men cannot be ha'
II There is little or no provision for fittir
IN them for this work. Their only I
III source is the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ley
80 Court Commissloner-whO is not us
ally selected because of his knowled
of road building.
OF How shall these needs be supplied
in Provide by law, first-for gradu
b. increase of road tax.
- Second-for the appointment by t
Governor of thoroughly compete
"s Road Commissioner in each count
IT who shall be superintendent Of
nut roads and road OveTseers therein.
rio Third-for the appointment by
-. Levy Court Of the most competent m
in each hundred to be foreman Ov
lCe seer, who shall-under the supervise
E of the Country Road Commissioner
have charge of all the road work of
hundred.
at Fourth-For the organization by
md County Commissioners of Road Ira
ers ing Schools" where appointees can
inc taught scientific road-making. bet;
~ cannot now be given.
'.e' But say some, "Times are hard;
tn people are poor, and an increased
fol- will be a burden" No, not burd
ia but an exceedingly profitable inv
b,t ment. Every dollar wisely expen
- in improving our public roads will,
a promoting social intercourse, by less
nee ing the cost of marketing farm
lca- ducts, and by enhancing the valu
low land,-be returned a hundred-fOld.
or JAMES b. GTLCHRIs1
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measure which will relieve Cuba's
will be adopted but it is
impossible to determine at this
writing how long the Committee
will take to arrive at that end.
Mr.. Tawney tells me that he
believes the Cuban sugar crop, and
to a large extent the sugar lands,
are controlled or owned BY Amer
leans and to that end he introduced
a resolution in the House request
ling the Secretary Of War to inform
the House of the conditions, but
Mr.. Payne objected to the reso-
luton being adopted without hav-
ing first been referred to a commit
tee which resulted in the loss of
the resolution.
I called on Postmaster General
Payne Saturday and asked him if
The would confirm the statement
that hereafter it would be the
po1icy of the administration to
Remove fourth class postmasters
only for cause" There is moth
ing in the law, replied Mr.. Payne
ito warrant the removal of post
masters at the end of four year:
and I see no good reason for 81
J doing" But, Mr. Payne, 81 said
: "is it not fact that the postmaster
, ships are regarded as the specia
/ perquisites of the local organiza
tions and will not this radical de
; parture from time-honored Gus
y tom injure the party?" They ma,
d have been regarded as perquisites
+ said Mr.. Payne, "but l see Il
|. reason for removing a postmaste
r unless the interests of the admin
stration, good politics or good GOV
y vermont demand it." you meT
'f ton good politics; would not tn
i fact that the local organization
or the Congressman of the distri'
g regarded the removal of the IL
E. cumbent and the appointment {
y another as essential to the succe!
l. of the party come under the hea
&c of good politics'?" I asked. IN
I believe that in the long run mo,
L? injury is done to the party by Il
al supplanting of one republican |
another than the reverse. tt
he knowledge that this DEPARTING
Mt made removals only for eau
y, would save Members of COngre
all from many grave embarrassment
They are now frequently call
he upon to decide between tactic
an where their decision is bound
er- make enemies for themselves a,
on their party. Of course, 1 do L
- say that I would conden chang
he where the administration chang
politically, but under all other c
he cumstances 1 regard it as. go
in government--which means go
be politics--to make changes OF
ills where the incumbent proves hi
self unfit for the office. 1
our opposed to the principle of payi
AK political debts with governm'
en-, positions.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
THEO. TOWNSEND
EDITOR AND PRoPRIETOR

THE taxpayers of Smyrna by a
decisive vote, refused to establish
and maintain public library. An
election for the purpose of getting
a public expression was held last
Tuesday, and the vote was seven to
one against public library.
Smyrna has about all the convent
ences of an up-to-date town, with
this one exception; and, as an ex
cellent private library is maintained
there, her citizens will not suffer FOL
the lack of it.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
Ge0reet0wn News of Interest.


News reached here last week of
the death in Washington, D. c., of
Mrs Ella c. Campbell, mother of
Mrs. Charles w. McFee, of George
town. Mrs. Campbell was the
widow of Duncan G. Campbell and
daughter of the late Hon. Charles
B. Calvert of Riversdale, a descen-
dant of the Calvert family (the
Lords Bartimore,) proprietors of
the province of Maryland She
was a membeT Of the Maryland
SocietT af the Colonial Danes.
Former Judge Charles M. Cul-
len IS i'll at his residence here.
4 The Rev. ]. H. Wilson, pastor
4of GeorgetowR NJ, Il. Church has
| been invited to return fof The
fourth consecutive year; and The
Re w. N. Cono&ayg pastor 0
ZdAr M. E. Circuit, is invited t.
return for the second year.
John L. Thompson cashier 0
a the Georgetown First NatiOna
p Bank, enjoys the distinction 0
e having been born on the 22d da
}, of February the date of the Dirt
!. of the father of our country. Nj
: Thompson celebrated the Got
anniversary of his birth on Sa
85 urday, when a large number
r relatives and friends were presen
5 The annual town election W;
d held at I p. m. on Saturday,
rs which time a mayor, FIVE counci
Of men, an assessor and a treasur
51ee were chosen, and on Monday
to the same hour a vote of the ci
zens of the town was taken to d
. termine the question of having
free library for Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28

THERE are those who are at
tempting to cresSse prejudice and
thereby hinder the efforts of others
teresed III building trolly line
in t;1e over part of this state.
The Evening Journap'the mouth
piece of Colonel dupont andhis fol-
lowers, processes to see a COLOMBIA
ton scheme in this enterprise; but
most every boy in Delaware is a ware
of the fact, that years residence
in this State is one of the qualihca-
tions of voter, and that it is now
too late for a scheme of this char
acter to be attempted-even if it
were desired, which it is not; nei-
ther is it necessary. The railroad
.esSss, and Mr.. Willard Sauls-
a6Gry's trolley road interests in
New Castle County, do not desire
Mr.. Addicks to build the trolley
in Kent and Sussex. They see
the results it will bring about fol
the people, and against their i'm
mediate interests, and the favor
able effect upon the political flu
ture of Mr.. Addicks and the Uniol
Republican Party; party that ha
kept every promise it has made t.
the people, and brought about re
forms in county and state govern
ment. We do not believe that
trolly road will lessen the earning
power of the Delaware Railroad
but on the contrary, it will Great
more business by reason of it
competition; and in ten years bot
lines will be reaping the benefits
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
GENERAL Markets.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 25.-Flour
firm; winter superf1ne, S2.650290;
PENNSYLVANIA roller, clear, S325G3.50;
city mills. extra, $2.9003.15 Rye -four
steady, at S3.25G3.35 per barrel. Wheat
steady; No. Pennsylvania, red, SO 2c.
Corn steady; No. 2 yellow, local, CSC.
Oats were steady; No. 2 white, clipped,
No. 1 timothy sold at S15015.50 for
large bales. Beef steady; beef hams,
19.5062050. Pork firm; family, $50
1880 Live poultry, 100101ac. for hens,
and &c. for old ROSTERS. Dressed
poultry, at 111aQ12c. for choice fowls,
and at &c. for old ROSTERS. Butter
steady; creamery, 32c. Eggs steady;
New York and Pennsylvania, 281ac. per
dozen. Potatoes were dull; eastern,
8OQ83c. per bushel.
Live Stock Markets.
East Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 25.-Cattle
steady for best steers and handy butch
ers' grades. but lower for others; best
steers, $6.250640; good butchers, $5.40
65.65: heifers, $360@5.50; COWS, 500
4; extra cows, $4.2564.40; veals, 500
$50. Hogs fairly active, hut 5010c.
lower; heavy, S6.50@6.5a; mixed, $3.50
06.45; workers., s6.20@6.3Q; light york
S5.4O05.75; stays, S4Q460. Sheep
$40; wethers, S525@5,50; yearlings,
$5.5005.75. Lambs 5@10c. higher;
tops, $6.40Q6.50; culls to good, $4@
6.35.
East Liberty Pa, Feb. 25.-Cattle
steady; choice, S6.40@6.5O; prime, 1920
/ @6.40; good, $5.5005.90. Hogs steady;
! heavy, $3.50; mixed, $6.35Q6.45; pigs
/ s5.7005.75; rou CHS, S5.2505.75; stays
| R404.50. Veals, $60775. Sheep steady
| best wethers, $5.35@5.5O; culls and
common, S2q3;5e; yearlinRa, $5Q5.S5;
| veal calves, SOS.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
MRS. SoFFEL RELEASED
kecomplice Of BiddIe Brothers Entered
Bail at Pittsburc,.

kecomplice Of Biddle Brothers Entered
Bail at Pittsburg.
Butler, Pa. Feb 26-Mrs Kate Sof-
fel. wife of the Pittsburg Jail warden,
who assisted in the escape of the Bid
die brothers and was wounded in the
battle when they were recaptured.
was removed from the Butler hospital
yesterday morning and taken to Pitts
burg by County Detective Robson.
She had fully recovered from her
wounds. Three charges have been
made against her, one alleging the
crime Of aiding in the escape of muir
derers, and two alleging felonious as
sault and battery.
Pittsburg Pa, Feb. 26.-Upon ar
rival in Allegheny Mrs. Soffel was
driven at once to the court house in
Pittsburg. where her attorney made
plea before Judge Marshal Brown for
the prisoners release on bail. Through
her attorney she offered a bond signed
by her father, Conrad Dietrich, for
I $4,000 but Judge Brown decided the
bail not sufficiently secured and or
dered that the prisoner remain in the
custody of Detective Robinson, who
removed her to the county Jail and
placed her in a cell, where she re
manned three hours, pending the Sc
curing of the bond. Mrs. Soffe
walked slowly, with head bowed
down. She did not show a trace O
emotion. Her father did not once
speak to his daughter. He said tina
he had not at first signed the bono
voluntarily, but that his wife and an
other member of the family had per
suaded him to do so. Mrs. Soffel al
ter being released, left with her fathe
for his home on Mount Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28
The Happy Side of Farm Life.

1 am aware that the popular ambition
among young men and women Ofthe present,
is to seek for a higher position-as so counted
among other professions than that of
tiller OF the soil. Yet many are beginning to
see in the not far distance an Over-crOwded
host, seeking for sufficient knowledge that
will enable them to possess the realities of
happy life, of which the writer wisher to give
some idea. / can only speak as one who has
lived all his life upon the farm; therefore
cannot question the true happiness OfthOse
in other professions of life.
God made the earth and all products that
has come out of it,and man has carved and
shaped some of these products to build cities
and towns. Therefore, according to the pro
duction of the soil, so have the cities and
towns prospered The farmers life is one
that is surrounded by natures youth; he is
in the midst of perpetual growth. He rises
in the early morning by natures call-the
cock crow. the gobber on the high-perched
roost, the geese in the barnyard, and the beau
tiful song of the robin that has already salts
fled his appetite with worms from the vege.
table garden. Then he lights the fire in the
kitchen stove, (this has been selfdesired
task of the writer for forty years. and as he
opens the kitchen door, he is welcomed by
the dogs and cats. As he starts to the barn.
yard,his steps are heard by the horses and
they begin to whicker,the calves come run
ming and ire COW lowing, the sheep and
lambs are beating,the pigs squealing. and, in
fact, every kind of animal voice present is
speaking in its own language a welcome good
morning for its daily food. Can you conceive
of band of music that the farmer would
welcome more than these many different
voices. which God has given to these animals
the sound of each one telling him its wants
l True, this band plays 365 days in the yeal
! without fail-by part, at least. These ar,
the farmers true patriots. Then after salts
lying the wants of these creatures, he goes t.
the house where a good meal has been pre-
pared by the wife, or some one who attend
to that part of the farm. Surely no million
q aires table can be furnished with as fresl
I'd bountiful supply of food as that of tn
ner. He can have the choice Ofthe fruit
lis own hands, and not dealt out to him b.
'er, at his own likingl he can know tn
only one day old, and no pork packe
e country cured ham and home
The butter is made from tn
nd not the fat of the hos
'1m the pure grain grOun
nd when dinner Gomez
turkey or pig, appl
pies,it gives th
y, and th
after a
Milford chronicle., 1902-02-28

THE people of Kent and Sussex
now have something more tangi
Bile to base the : ev"e"
tations for
than win
promote
far ad
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Atlantic clty's License Bill.
Mants Free Trade Wlth cuba.

" dILs ITO IIoN~ WI
inneapolis, MINI, Veb. 26.-EX-
ed States Senator w D. Wash
e left minneapolis Tor Cuba,
e he expects to make careful
of the island and its commercial
ons to this country Senator
lburne said if it were possible
.ould like to see free trade estsh-
d between the United States aEe
which, he said, would heAS
v industry in the country, with the
iblo exception Of fruit and S4A