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Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Base Ball.

The greatest game of ball in Milford e
history was played last Wednesday at
Athletic Park between Dover and Mil
ford. For nineteen innings both teams
fought for victory. The playing OF each
club was sensational and no one WAS
wise enough to call the winner, it being
toss up as to which team would land
the winning run. This nineteen inning
game stands as a record breaker in Mil
ford base ball. The only one that comes
anywhere near approaching it was
played here in 1889 when the game
went sixteen inning and the score stood
three TO two. From the tenth to the
nineteenth inning the excitement was
intense. Dick Roach, who occupied
one Of the private boxes near the left
field fence, came running upon the field
followed by bis loyal band of rOOters,
and began to yell and cheer his home
team on to victory. The noise, the eX
and confusion was indescrib-
able; women caught the spirit of in.
spiratiOn and yelled for DickersOn to
strike them out. Finally when r. Pet
tyjOhn tied the score and Webb raced
home with the winning run on a single
by H. Pettyjohn, there went up a shout
from the grand stands and bleachers,
and from Roach's loyal rOoters. that
sehoed and Te-echoed from hill and val
ey. Thus the greatest game of ball
ever played in Milford has been played
1y home talent and those who stayed
lway will never ha: a chance of seeing
Is like again. Following is the score
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
browning Accidents.

Two sons Of Caleb Hall, a farmer on
the Joseph E. Vaughan farm, aud two
Sous Of his neighbOr. Edward T. Price,
on the Moore Brothers farm at COwgilPs
COrnear near Dover, started out last
Sunday over the meadows. That night
two bodies were laid out at the Price
homestead where a double funeral was
held on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
According to the verified story Of the
elder Hill boy, all four were wading
through the meadows when H Frank
lin Hall, II years old and tall for his
age, and Charles Henry Price, l2 years
old, suddenly stepped into a big hole
and were Immediately over their heads.
The other Hall boy made fruitless eff.
forts to reach them, but both went down
in a moment and never came up. Mr..
Prices younger son, Z years old, fled to
a clump of trees crying with terror and
remained there until found by a search.
ing party, late in the afternoon, almost
frightened to death. The Hall boy who
gave the alarm when he reached
the nearest public road and John Tharp
a searching party which
found the boys.
Madge Mounsen, aged 10 years, ,daugh
ter Of William Mounsen of the colony |
Of MOOrs near CheswOld, was drowned |
in McKee's branch, three miles distant,
On Monday afternoon. With two other
girls Of the same age she went in bath
ing where a strong current was run.
. ing. Madge became exhausted and
vas drowned in the sight Of her com
who had safely reached shore.
The body was recovered after a long
earch.
Floyd Smith, the 17-yesrs.old son of
Jharles w. Smith of near Greenwood,
vas drowned while bathing in Marsh
Hope branch, near Woodalrs bridge,
asst Sunday afternoon. Four Of his
ompaniORs made desperate effort TO
escue the drowning lad and three Of
hem narrowly escaped a similar fate.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
PUBLIC MONEY FOR
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

Under the provisions Of an old law
the Kent County Levy Court has ap
propriated the sum Of $7.I4 to all the
Sunday Schools of central Delaware.
Each Sabbath School received the S7.l4
whether its membership consisted OF
seven or Of seven hundred.
The appropriation is made in cOnfOr-
nifty of the old law of 184O which has
of late caused some perplexity through
out of the State because Levy Courtmen
objected to voting away the county's
money for religious purposes after all
church property, church farms and
church educational institutions and
doTmitories had been exempted from
taxation. Sunday Schools in New Cas-
tie and Kent county also refused this
small stipend by vote of their assOcia-
tions of teachers and officers, because
of the fact that they believed it morally
wrong to exact taxes from the people
through the public treasures for the
support of the Sunday Schools, and
particularly when the sum raised was,
after all, Insignificant.
Notwithstanding this admixture of
the interests Of church and State. there
seems to be no way of avoiding the dis
tribution Of each cOunty's $780, and |
Kent's schools, seventy in number,
therefore received their respective
checks, made out to their superinten-
dents or secretaries.
1t is explained in behalf Of the legis-
lators of the ante bellum days that they
made the appropriation in the time
when it was impossible for the Sunday
Schools to raise enough money to sup
ply their pupils with Bibles. Many
people still favor the old law, even
though various methods have been
adopted to render it imperative.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
VERNON.

Threshing is over in this section. The
report is plenty of straw but not so much
wheat.
Little Arlie Outten is on the sick-list.
Miss Bertha Collision is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Elwood Minner.
Miss Maggie Smith is home for vaca-
ton.
Miss Bertha Smith has been spending
some time with relatives in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Outten entertained
relatives on Sunday.
We had a refreshing shower last Tues
day.
We are glad to hear that Miss Will
loughby will be with US as teacher again
at Prospect school.
Mrs. Alice H. Ross has accepted
Thomas school for the coming term.
Two of our sports went to Bowers Beach
on Sunday, and coming home both of
them went to sleep and got lost, ,and drove
almost to Milford before they knew it.
Boys, we hope you will do better next
time.
A great many expect to attend Denton
camp next Sunday. EKIE.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Pensions Granted .

Col. John Wainwright, Of Whining.
ton, has securedt the following pen sions
William T. Simpson, Of Harrington,
Co. E, 9Th Del. Inf, $40 month from
March %, 1905 zederick J. H. Burton,
of Milford, Co. A, 22nd U. s. c. Vols,
$40 a month from May II, 1905. James
N. Russell, Of Georgetown, Co. D, Ist
Del Inf, $12 q month from April 5,
1905. Henry Jacobs, Of Newark, Co E,
4th Del. Inf. So a month from Dec. p,
1904.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Officers Installed.

The officers of Diamond State Circle
B. U. H. F., were installed last Thurs
day night, July 9th, as follows: q. w.
Gillispie, P. o. W.; J. Willis Hall, G.
W.; w. V. Benson, c. j.; J. W. Can.
non, G. F.; w. S. Truitt, H. H.;L. H.
Pierce, w. D.. A. R. DickersoD, w. N;
A. J. Ross, H. S. K; w. E. Hazard,
H. R.; L. H. Ross, H. t.; John McNair,
Trustee. After the installations refresh,
merits were served by the entertainment
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Aiken BurI.

A very pretty wedding was solemn
ized at high noon on Tuesday, July 4th
at 914 Lombard street, Philadelphia
Pa, the contracting parties being Viii
liam L. Aiken; of Milford, and Esther
A. Burl, of that city. After the cere-
mOny they boarded the train for Mil
ford and upon its arrival were driven
immediately to the home of J w.
Aiken, parent Of the groom, where they
and a large number of friends were
given a eopiOus reception. Their pres
ents were numerous and beautiful.
They will make their home on the beau
tiful farm Of DR.. Frank D. Grier a quar-
ter of a mile west of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Obituary..
JOHNSON.


Miss Bessie NJ. Johnson, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. James johnson, former
residents Of Milford, died on Saturday
morning, July Sth, of consumption, al
the home of her parents, 322 East Third
street, Wilmington. She was 30 years
Of age and had many friends in Milford.
SCOTT.
Mrs. Jane E. Scott, wife Of F. A..
Scott, died on Satusday, July Sth, at her
residence S27 North Twentieth street,
Philadelphia, aged 78 years. The re-
mains were brought to Milford on Tues
day and inferred in Odd Fellows' Gene
terry by Isaac A. White, funeral director.
She formerly resided in Milford and
also near Shawnee.
MARVEL.
Henry Furn, the 7-mOnths old son of
Mr.. and Mrs D, Frank Marvel, died of
cholera infantum on Friday afternoon,
July 9TH. lie was a bright little boy
and their only child. Funeral services
were held at the home Of its parents on
Pear street Sunday AFTERNOON, Rev. G.
P. Jones officiating, and were largely
attended. Four young girls dressed in |
white acted as pail bearers, and inter-
ment was made at Odd Fellows Gene
terry. H. Lester Marvil funeral director.
MULFORD.
Mrs. Lille R. MulfOrd, wife Of David
A. MulfOrd. died at her home in Salem.
N. j., on Saturday, July sth, Of con-
in the 2sth year Of her age.
The funeral was held at Salem on Tues
day morning and interment made in
that city Mrs. Mulford was the daugh.
ter Of Mrs. George Ross and a sister to
Frank H. Robinson Of Milford. Her
'ather, Captain Curtis Robinson, was
ost at sea several years ago. For some
years she was with Mrs. Reedy as an
and the ladies especially Ne.
member her. She leaves a husband
md one child.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Woman Held For Bigamy.

Constable Minner. from Harrington
came to Milford last Tuesday and ar
rested Viola Mssten, for being "teo
much married" according to the laws
of Delaware. She already has legal
husband, Amos Masten, now in jail
charged with committing rape on a
cOlored girl, and she is now in the same
Jail awaiting court to answer to the
charge Of having married young man
at Harrington by the name of Theoph.
Olus Poor. 1t appears that her latest
venture in this line was at Harrington,
where duly signed wedding certificate
confirms the act with Mr.. Poor. The
cause for her trouble appears in the fact
that her latest man got into trouble by
demolishing a pool room in Harring-
ton, and Viola got mad with him be.
cause he failed to supply her with
money as she wanted it, and informed
the police of his act; for which he was
held by the Justice-of-the-P Peace. The
mother Of the man then produced the
marriage certificate, and caused Viola's
arrest on the charge of bigamy; so they
are all in Dover Jail together.
Slowly, but surely, the gang of tough
women in Milford, is going up to an.
swer for their sins against law.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Short Items of News.

CantelOupes are in market.
This week will close up the black.
berry season.
The Chapel and Baptist Sunday
Schools went to RehobOth yesterday.
The Avenue NJ. E. Sunday School
picniced at Slaughter Beach last We'd
nesday.
The w, c. T. U. meets with Miss
Emma Hammond, on North Front
street, next Tuesday evening at 7.3O
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Lincoln City Kotes.

While working at a cider mill fol
Homer Lewis, last Wednesday morn
ing, Ernest Marringer got the middle
finger Of his left hand caught in the
cOgs and had the end badly mashed.
The blackberry crop is near the end
for this season, and the prices have
been fair to good
Lots Of rain and hot weather has
caused the corn crop to grow rapidly.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Camp Meeting AZ Milford.

The A. M. E. Church of Milford will
open a camp meeting in Rogers Woods,
just south Of Milford, this next Sunday,
which will be continued the night Of
Sunday, July SOth. Services through
the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays !;
three times each Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14

Milford..-0 OOl0OOOO2O OOOO2-i
Umpires-AIatthews and Kane.
Jim Davis gave his pitcher fine sup.
port and never said die.
Chamberlain walked up after the 4th
inning and played grand ball.
Kern stood guard at first base and
protected his bag in great style.
"scabby" Harrington covered him
self all over with glory in right field.
Webb is a regular glutton for flies !;
he caught them all in left field and
wanted more.
Roy Pettyjohn played Sd base like
major and his throwing to the first bag
was highly commended.
Harry PettyjOhn's batting and base
running were guilt edged. He would
be good one to head the batting order
DickersOn pitched for nineteen in
ming, striking out IA and giving his
first baseman five assists. No flies on
L -.
Little Tom Humphreys played the
game Of his life at short-stOp. His lady
admirers have promised him a new
pair Of stockings.
The Milford boys went to Dover last
Friday and with Davis and Windsor as
their battery won an exciting game by
the score Of to l. The game was called
in the seventh inning owing to a rain.
storm with Dover at the bat.
An interesting game Of ball will be
played ON the Milford Athletic Grounds
next Wednesday, July 10Th, between
Ihe strong Frederick team and team
Of the older boys Of Milford,
illed in with some fast hired players,
Frederick boasts Of the fastest team in
his part Of the State. This will be the
game Of the season.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Horse Killed By Lightning.

During the hard storm of last Friday
a mare and colt owned by Charles
Davis, a prominent farmer near Mil
ford, were killed by bolt Of lightning
while they were grazing in the field.
This is the fifth horse Mr.. Davis has
lost, and last year he lost nearly all Of
his cattle from anthrax on his farm in
Milford Neck,
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Public Sale.

On Wednesday, July Goth, the ad-
ministTatOrs Of Samuel Hudson will
sell the personal property at public sale
at his late residence near Union Church.
For particulars see advertisement and
posters.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Flowers Ruined.

Some i'll disposed person cut and
ruined the flowers in a handsome urn
in the porch Of Mrs. William Gray, in
South Milford, last Tuesday evening.
A reward will be paid for information
that will lead to the arrest Of the guilty
parties.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Slaughter Neck.

A festival will be held in the grove
at Slaughter Neck Church on July 2lst
and 22nd. Proceeds for the benefit of the
church fund and all are invited.
Wheat thresshing has been practi-
cally finished for the season in this Sec
ton and the yield is from fair to good.
The city cousins have took opportunity
to attend the threashings and have had
a good time-assisting the wOrkmen,
eating chicken pot pie, and after even
ing falls the young men take the girls
to the bayshOre for pleasant tour Of
spooning and enjoying the sea breeze.
The cottage people at Slaughter Beach
are having a royal good time. Sailing
and fishing affords the most sport this
season. An ice wagon from Milford
spmes down to them twice each week
a grocery wagon also makes the trip
twice a week, and the farmers nearby
supply them with chickens, vegetables,
butter and eggs, so old Slaughter Beach
is not isolated from supplies. The Hotel
Reynolds has the reputation Of setting
the best table anywhere along the bay
shore. The rush at this place will be
on next week.
An artesian well will be put down |
this month for the use Of the hotel and |
public. 1t will be bored by the steam
drilling process as used by Pierce &
Carmean, Of Milford, and it is expected
that it will be about four hundred feet
daan when pnnd uvatar is strrck
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Church News.

Rev. r. G. Waters, D. D., who hal
returned from his trip abroad, will
preach a special sermon in the st. Pau
M. E. Church this Sunday evening
All are invited.
Christ Church. July 10th, Fourth
Sunday after Trinity morning prayer,
litany and sermon, 1890 a. m. ; Sunday
School, p. M; Christ Church Guild,
Wednesday evening.
The International Christian Endeavor
ventiOn, held in Baltimore Md.
July 5th to 18th, has verified the pre-.
dictions Of President Francis E. Clark,
that it would be 1.-The best yet" The
members Of our local society who at
tended have returned with glowing re-
ports of the good things they heard and
saw. Next Sunday evenings prayer
meeting will be Convention EchoU
meeting with the delegates in charge
and all the members and friend of the
society should be present.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14
Surprised Parents With MatrimOny.

Miss Helen Frances Whelen, daugh-
ter Of Frank Whelen, editor of the
Smyrna Call and formerly Of Milford,
was quietly married at CressOn, Pa, on
Wednesday evening, June 2Sth, to
Raymond E. Fsrlow, son Of DR.. Far
lew Of Laurel. The wedding was a
complete surprise to her parents and
friends, who did not know it was to
take place. Miss Whelen left home on
the steamer Brady for a trip to Phila-
delphia, where she met Mr.. Farlow,
and the wedding took place next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. FsrloW will reside at Ell
Mora, Pa, where the groom is engaged
in business
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14

William H. Richardson and John P.
Holland will address the Grand Army
Of the Republic and the Spanish War
Veterans in the Methodist Church this
Sunday evening at $50 O'Clock. Special
music will be feature Of the program.
Milford chronicle., 1905-07-14

Totals...-4 So 20 3 Totals......5 s 81 26 s
Dover-...-O OOOOIOOO2OOO OOOIA
MilfOrd..-0 0 o 0 O02O0OO0 2-5
UmpiTes-Alatthews and Kane.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-02

with him or her business dealings of
80 delicate and intimate a nature. The
type? Come with me to Riverton
street, and stand on the corner where
Norfolk crosses it. Watch the girls
go by. They are pretty in a gentle
foreign way. They wear their hair
low on their necks and very loosely ar
ranged. One and all have white worst
ed shawls wrapped about their slightly
bent shoulders. Their figures are full,
their steps heavy. They have the hall
marks of the working woman, the
beast of burden writ large upon their
patient faces and STOPPING backs.
One in seven has a bright ribbon in
her hair or a string Of colored beads
about her throat. Only one in 80
wears a hat. They move quickly,
casting swift chances, half shy, half
bold, at the men they pass. Their
lives are spent in shops and factories,
gaining a meager living. They never
come in contact with men; they have
no time. Romance has no place in
their cramped, crushed destinies. Love
is not known in their hearts, any
more than Joy is known to their lives.
They are the plodders, the workers,
the women whom the gods have for
gotten. And these are the natural
prey Of the schatchen.
Advantages of the System.
Perhaps prey is the wrong word,
after all, for when the schatchen is
''on the level" and plays a straight
game" his Office may be a most useful
valuable and beneficial one, and often
he carries away from q Yiddish we'd
ding the good wishes Of the two con.
tented young persons whom he has
united. The legitimate schatchen is a
necessary factor in Yiddish life of the
lower strata. Without him these
girls would find no husbands, and the
men of the vicinity would go to other
districts for their wives. Also, there
would be much more immortality. The
schatchen forestalls the natural mat
ing proclivities of young people and
ties up his clients in pairs, firm and
fast with knots that hold the couples
in comfortable bondage for good and
all.
One and all of these girls, whom we
see passing and repassing on all sides
wish husbands. They save their earn
ings for the purpose of massing a dot
adequate to make a good showing
with the schatchen and win satisfac'
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-02
But all weddings brought about b.

the old schatchens are not unhappy.
One occurred recently in the Yiddish
quarter which was arranged by an Old
patriarch, and the bride and BRIDE
groom looked as happy as any young
couple entering the holy bonds of we'd
lock could look.
The little BRIDE was as pretty as a
colored Autograph, and her veil stood
out like a frost-covered lamp shade
from the white flowers on her small
black head. The bridegroom wore d
black suit and a tall silk hat, and
smiled and perspired with equal pro-
fusion all through the evening. There
were pretty girls with curly pompa.
dours and little hooked noses, and en-
barrassed youths, and patriarchs, and
stout, aQuiline matrons, And therR
was music, with a great deal of drum
effect, and dancing, all quadrilles of a
peculiarly wooden and seemingly joy
GUS nature, and there were strange
things to eat and drink, and a COM
plete absence of oxygen in the room.
When the ceremony began the bride
anu utAuC6lOOAu anu ldDDl 5IOOu uu-
der a gorgeous fringed canopy, with
long poles held over their heads by
some men. Che rabbi talked for a
long time in Yiddish-the service took
three-quarters Of an hour-and every
one wept, especially the brides mother,
dear soul, who babe fair to dissolve in
tears. Then the pretty bride walked
seven times around her husband-the
symbolism is obscure and has been
forgotten by most Hebrews. And FINAL
ly, In little hush that was rather sol
emn, on the whole a wine glass was
flung upon the floor for good luck. The
little tinkle of splintered glass sound
ed like tiny chime of bells. So they
were married-happily, If one may
trust their faces-and all through the
old schatchen.
Mexico Missouri message., 1905-11-02
Methods of SChatChens, Straight and
Crooked, Among Girls Of the
Yiddish Quarter.
ARE A MIGHTY POWER FOR GOOD AND EVIL
How They Ply Their Trade Among the Inno-
cent Young Jewish Maidens of the East
Side-Swindlers and Their Subtle
Methods Described.

New York.-On the great East side
Of this wonderful metropolis, waere
the innocent foreigner naturally drifts
on his arrival in America, to seek his
brother countryman, the schatchen
finds a rich field for plying his trade.
The schatchen pronounced shot
ken), better known as marriage
broker, is one OF the most curious sur
vivals Of ancient orientallsm which
one may find in many a days travel.
He is a busy, prosperous man, with
a good business and a large following
of clients, and he has developed his
ancient and picturesque trade along
the modern lines Of commercial Amer
(ica, but withal he remains the schat-
chen--the matchmaker, the trafficker
in young men and maidens, the indie
fatigable, serene, obsequbous, popular
marriage broker.
In the heart of the "rogues' dis
trict," where the criminals of all
classes are wont to gather is where
the schatchen finds his best work
ground. Here it is that he plies his
trade and wins his gains, rightful or
otherwise And here 1t is that his
good faith brings a queer, pathetic,
manufactured happiness, even as his
treachery brings suffering and shame.
For good or for i'll, he is a curious and
mighty power in the Yiddish quarter,
thus schatchen, agent of matrimony,
broker in men and women, buyer and
seller of lives.
Business Brokers'"
In older days and older lands the
schatchen wore the dull red and
green and russell robes Of the orient,
he jingled with chains and ornaments,
or slipped on silent feet into the
dwellings of the east; in this city he
has a card printed stating that he
deals in real estate, and is also a
business broker"
Business broker" means but one
thing in the part of town partieu-
ularly affected by the schatcnen.
Everyone knows what his business is,
and he carries on an excellent trade.
The schatchen is almost invariably
of one type. He is not very tall; he ia
bearded patriarchal and intensely
Yiddish. He walks silently and
watches every chance passerby with
eyes that are both furtive and keen.
He slips in and out of places almost
without making his presence felt.
When he speaks 1t is with marked