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Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Trial Trip Of City Of Milford.

On Monday next, after arrival of the
first train from Milford, the new steamer
City Of Milford will be given her trial
trip on the Delaware River by the Har-
Ian & Hollingsw 1rth Company Of Will
mingtOn, where the machinery and
super structure WAS built. A large party
Of stock holders will go up to take the
trip and look the new steamer over.
William G. Sammons has resigned the
pursership he was elected to and the
directors will select a successor.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
william R. PrIee KIIIed.

William R. Price, Of SeafOrd, aged q
years, a brakeman os the Baltimore d
Potomac Railroad, was knocked from
the top Of a car attached to a south
bound freight train at the Carroll street
and Frederick Road Bridge on We'd
nesday afternoon, February 2Sth. He
was hurried to the Franklin Square
Hospital, Baltimore, where be died tive
hours later, Mr.. Price was well known
throughout this Peninsula as q base
ball player and appeared in Milford last
summer with visiting teams.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
ORGANIZATION AFFECTED
TO OPPOSE BRIBERY

The first formal meeting in Delaware
in advocacy Of purer elections and the
suppression OF political bribery was
held in Dover on Wednesday when an
organization was affected to carry on
the movement started by Robert 6.
Houston, two months ago. There was
not a large attendance at the confer.
ence, however, there being a dozen per-
sons in the meeting. They included
Robert 6. Houston. Of Georgetown,
Rev. Il. E. Terry, Of Laurel, John P.
Holland, Of Milford, George E. Magee,
of Concord, John c. Abbott, Of George
town, General James H. Wilson. Henry
B. Thompson, William F. Kurtz, B. B.
Allen, Joseph Bancroft and Morris
Taylor, Of Wilmington.
The meeting assembled in the Hotel
Richardson parlor and was called to
order by Robert G. Houston, who was
elected chairman, with William F.
Kurtz as secretary.
The object of the gathering was dis
eussed, after which organization was
affected by the election Of the following
officers:
President-Robert G. Houston, ,Regu-
lar Republican, of Georgetown.
Secretary-George B. HynsOn, Regu-
lar Republican, of Milford.
Treasurer-JOseph Bancroft, Demo-
crat, of Wilmington.
Vice. Presidents-New Castle county,
William F. Kurtz, chairman Of the
Democratic county committe Kent
county, ManlOve Hayes, Regular Re-
publican Sussex county, John P. HOl-
land, chairman Of the Delaware dele
CATION at the last Democratic National
Convention.
The conferees, after each pledging
his earnest support to the movement
to wipe out vote buying and all uses
of money at elections, authorized the
chairman to appoint, at his leisure, a
vigorous executive committee of seven
teen members, one from each senatorial
district in the State, and to add to the
membership Of that committee the six
officers OF the convention.
\ The convention passed this resOlu-
tion, introduced by the Democratic
cOnferees, and at first thought unwise
by the Republican conferees, because
it might appear that the convention
was assuming to tell the Governor Of
the State what he ought to do;
"Whereas, 1t is a notorious fact that
the Office Of voters assistants in this |
State has become a great means Of cor
TuptiOn aud bribery at our elections, |
and is a potent factor in undermining |
the good citizenship Of our State.
Therefore, Resolved, That the Hon
Orable Preston Lea, Governor Of this
State, be requested not to appoint vOt-
eTs assistants at the next or any future
general election Of this State, during
his iHcumbency Of the Office, unless
upon the advice Of and opinion of our
judiciary, he shall find It incumbent
upon himselftO appoint such officials"
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Lewes Makes Good Contract.

The American Fisheries Company
will shortly take up the pipes which
now run from the company's plant to
the capes. These pipes will be used to
connect the fisheries building with the
pipes of the water works. The COM
missioners OF Lewes have secured a con-
tract from the fisheries company to
supply the factory with $4,000 gallons
Of water daily.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Moving Pictures.

Manager Lank Of Armory Hall is in
communication with the Lyceum at
Wilmington and it is expected that at
an early date that a speciality company
with moving pictures will exhibit herr,
Full particulars viii be given late
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Box Social in Milford Neck.

On Friday evening, March 10th, there
will be a box social held in the school
house of District No. "A, Milford Neck,
which will be for the benefit Of the
school room. Should that night be in
clement it will be postponed until the
following Monday evening. Mrs. Thos.
Abbott is the teacher in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Herring Fish Galore.

This week the market has been well
supplied with herring from the Indian
River fisheries, and the prices have
ranged from 25 to 85 cents per dozen.
shad will soon follow the herring, and
fishermen are getting ready for an early
season here.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Thomas S. Clark Rsad.

Thomas S. Clark, leading real estate
operator Of Dover, died suddenly last
Monday night at the University Hos
pital in Philadelphia Of pulmonary
troubles. He was 54 years Of age and
leaves widow, son aud daughter.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
SPRAY FOR SAN JOSE SCALE.
Solution Which Seems to be Best 70
Destroy Pest.

ne spraying SDluAiOu WHICH VIII Ot
generally used to combat the San Jose
scale. now threatening the destruction
Of practically all the peach orchards,
consists, as now generally accepted, as
follows:
Good quality fresh burnt stone lime 20 pounds
tlOWefS OF POUNDS
Tom mon ealt...... ............ POUNDS
" saiionh
The method of mixing is to put
twenty gallons OF water in an iron pot
or hog sealder and bring it to boil,
and then the stone lime and sulphur is
added. After the lime and sulphur
have been boiled for some time, the
salt is added. This mixture is then
boiled for an hour or more, or until the
sulphur is thoroughly dissolved, after
which the remainder Of the fifty gal.
Ions OF water is added. The mixture is
passed through a strainer Of at least
twenty meshes to the inch, and is then
applied to the trees, warm.
Hundreds Of farmers throughout Del
aware are now engaged III thus spray
ing gtheiEorchards until the little wooded
groves are literally white with the dis
infectant wash, root and branch,
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
EIrsmsn,s Band o Give q MInslrsI.

On Friday evening, March 28rd, the
local talent Of Milford will render 3
program Of minstrelsy in Armory Hall,
which will no doubt attract very large
audience. Their performance about 3
year ago was more than creditable, and
as this is to aid in purchasing new
uniforms there will be q large attend-
anee.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09

It will be observed that Milford forms
q close second TO Brooklyn. In this
connection it may be remarked that
Miss Nan Morris, a member Of the Mil
ford High School Glass Of 1906, was al
lowed to enter, without examination,
the graduating class Of the High School
at Yonkers, New York.
The average for the Ninth and Tenth
Grades, where the pupils are presum.
ably Of about the same age as those
who took the examination in 1S46, is
79.4. The results in Spelling, while not
80 startling, still demonstrate great inn
provement. Even in the Seventh Grade
Of the Milford Schools, where pupils
are some three years younger than those
who made the record Of 40 6 sixty years
ago, the average was 43 7. There was
not single total failure in either sub
ject (which was not true in '46) and
Ernest Jefferson, OF the Ninth Grade,
distinguished himself by making
record Of 100 in each test.
Education, unlike religion, has no
venerated past. Its ancient literature
is valuable, not for TeprOOf, rebuke, or
exhortation, but as an aid in tracing
the astonishing development Of far
reaching and effective system OF public
schools. 1t is well, perhaps, that the
golden days of "the three RS" should
be circled with hale Of glory in the
memories Of gray haired men and
women, but let no one assert that edu.
cation, in broadening its curriculum,
has made the stream Of knowledge more
shallow, or that in bringing the juvenile
mind into vital relationship with al
most iHnumerable phases Of human
activity, it has lost the art Of develop
ing vigorous thought power, the art Of
forming and infOrming"a human soul. |
The Court Of Chancery and Orphans
Court for Sussex county will be held at
Georgetown next Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
: Marriage Announcement.

The marriage Of Miss Elsie Mae Gar
ner, formerly Of Milford, and Mr.. J..
Burton Garretson is announced tc take
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Education, Tine Old and the New.


Our High School students have re
ceived from the Board OF Education
many indubitabIe evidences Of paternal
interest, but have found none harder
to appreciate than was presented last
Monday morning. The smile Of wei.
come with which they received Rev.
Bunstein and DR.. Marshall changed 10
a look Of HervOus expectancy when the
latter announced an examination in
Spelling and Arithmatic.
Deep interest was manifested, how.
ever, wheH they we're informed that
these identical questions had been pro
pOunded to IS High School students by
a uperintendenti in Springfield. Mass,
sixty years ago. Those were the good
old days when our fathers, we are told.
knew Webster's blue covered Spelling
Book from a to lizard, and could do all
the "sums" in DabOll's Arithmetic.
Yet a Ninth Grade miss remarked.
after handing in an excellent paper.
"Ifthat's the kind Of Mathematics they
had sixty years ago, it was certainly
easy enough to make it enjoyable"
Many OF our readers know that these
questions were discovered in the school
records of Springfield, Mass, and have
this year been given to some 245 pupils
Of that town, pupils that were younger
than those who made the record of 1916,
aud who were in school less hours per
day. The same test was given recently
TO eighth year pupils in Brooklyn, N.
Y. Comparative results in the subject
OF Arithmetic are given below. The
figures show the percentage Of ques-
tions answered correctly.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Zeal EsIale SAC.

w. N. Hires, a real estate broker Of
Milford, sold this week the home farm
ofSamueI s. Milmsn, ,locat in Slaugh-
ter Neck and ennfainir acres, to
ThOm IN lck, Conn.
CO
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
OUR CARD BASKET.
Personal and Social News Chroi
During the Week.

1 L--1-NNi - -"
Miss sallie Masten is on the sIca
with the measles.
Mrs. Frank P. Truitt is confiro9
her home by illness.
Miss Bessie RascIiF is spend
week at Atlantic City.
Joshua Bennett ST., is quitsili
home in North Milford.
Miss Francis Truitt is quite -
her home on North street.
Ex Sheriff Frank Reedy e.
visiting in Milford this week ,UJ
Or. Harry Nuttsr, of P
was a salMsiEilsn, MEilis Agent.
and qeen visiesical farmer, \ think 7
+ o. S. Car, enc. I am selling
to Wilmington TrwWEn1
Wednesday. IWF
Mrs. r. A. VIII
delphia this week for spraying ON
Easter fashions. and at all tim
Miss Annie Marine, ONE, I fur,
visited her parents, Mr.. asme this C
Marine, last week. rv.
Mrs. Carrie G. Cannon, Of Geol
town, is the guest Of Mrs J. h. Der
on Washington street.
A. G. Smith, Of Georgetown, is
lieving George H. Baynum this We
at the railroad station.
Miss Virgie Dickerson, Of Berlin, v
the guest Of her parents from Saturd
until Monday evening.
Miss Emma Mears and Miss Ma
Trader have returned home after thr
weeks stay in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Chambersc
Lewes, visited their parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. John B. Cannon, this week.
Misses Elizabeth and Nettie Shock :
ley Of Dover, were the guests Of Milford
relatives and friends last Sunday. n
Miss Annie Ratcliff, who has been
spending the past month at German
town, Pa, returned home this week.
Mrs. James H. Latchum and daugh-
ter, Miss Hettie, are visiting relatives
and friends in Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Theo. Townsend has had nearly
three weeks illness which has kept her
IN bed all the time. Her condition is
now much better.
Miss Lillian G. Reynolds, who has
heen spending the past three months
with Mrs. o. T. Cannon, returned to
her home this week.
William Mears, who has been spend
ing a few weeks with his daughter,
Mrs. Workman, near Vernon, returned
10 his home on Monday.
Miss Gertrude Shaw entertained a
lew Of her friends last Monday evening
IN homer Of her 18th birthday, at her
home on Montgomery street.
William A. Humes will leave Milford
to-day for New York, from whence he
will sail Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
IN the steamship st. Louis for Liver
pool, England. He will be accompanied
BY his nephew, Mr. Taylor, who resides
IN London, England. Mr.. Humes will
visit France, Germany and Switzerland
and make tour Of Great Britain before
returning.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
ReeelYed More QUAIL.

ter ne ,o aIof Masons will Milford next Nvea a
-~5 ~ re nss5av evening will be entertained
% SuS'aiDsu -"''- by the fraternity at banquet
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Obituary.
COURTNEY.


Mrs. Elizabeth Courtney died at the
home of her son in Slaughter Neck on
Monday night, March 9th, in the Goth
year Of her age.
M'COLLEY.
Mrs. Caroline McColley, wife Of Will
liam J. McColley, died suddenly at htr
home near Milford on Wednesday
morning, March 7th. She was about
7S years old and a sister to Isaac r.
Jester of Frederica.
LORD.
Mrs. Mary E. Lord, widow Of David
Lord, the we'll. known miller who fol-
merly lived in this vicinity, died at her
home in Seaford on Thursday, March
lst, aged 76 years. She is survived by
three sons and one daughter. Funeral
services were held on Sunday after
noon, Rev. w. A. Wise officiating. In
terment was made at Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09

The Court Of Chancery and Orphans
Court for Sussex county will be held at
Georgetown next Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1906-03-09
Anair up has been laTge.

r y,,1y .nrerrained. They were guests
i..oa over plight Of Samuel E. saxton l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
The Milkman Mustn't Give You More Than
125,0OO,0OO GERMS IN CLASS Of MILK

You may swallow 10000 bacteria TO
every cubic centimetre or milk you drink,
IL you wish.
This is about l25, 5,ooo.c 900 bacteria TO an
ordinary glass
You are pretty likely to do It, anyway.
You won't know st. and probably you
don't know that you may have been doing
II all the time and what one doesn't
know doesn't hurt him"
To consume more than that, however,
is supposed to hurt you-at least TO be
decidedly undesirable 10 any one VINO
cares for his health.
The last OF the three milk acts intro
duced lately I'm the general assembly, and
now In the hands of the Judiciary commit
tee OF the house, is intended TO safeguard
consumers OF milk in this particular IL
limits the number OF bacteria that may be
contained In milk sold to 10000 10 the
cubic centimetre. and if there be bO,OOl
the officers OF the law will be expected TO
get after the milkman or the farmer with
a sharp stick to the extent OF a 500 fine.
The proposed act has the full approval
OF DIR. Swarts OF the state board or health,
and IL passed WILL in his opinion. I'm con-
junction with the license act and the bill
providing against the misuse OF vessels
for containing milk, go long way toward
protecting the consumer against the inn
pure milk evil.
II also prohibits the delivery OF any milk
having a higher temperature than % de-
grees Fahrenheit.
A campaign on education IL being car
ried on by the state board OF health, with
the object OF indicating 20 tho farmers
wherein their methods OF handling milk
during and after the milking process could
be rendered more sanitary. and what Inn
proper uses OF milk cans and measures
should be avoided
DR.. Swarts has been devoung consider
able time In visiting farms In different
portions OF the state. and, while IN tire
majority OF cases he has found conditions
fairly cleanlv and I'm some cases above
criscism. ne has also found others where
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
THOUSANDS OF
TONS Of COAL
ARE COMING IN

Those engaged in handling coal at the
wharves didn't get much let-up yester-
day. and ii was a busy scene at the yards
today.
More than 10000 tons o. coal arrived on
Sunday, four cargoes being OF anthracite
and three OF bituminous-296o tons of the
former and 1000 tons of the latter.
or this all the soft coal was for the
Consolidated railroad while OF the hard
coal, 2Sf5 tons came 20 the Eastern Coal
company and 5s5 tons TO the Providence
Coal company.
| Nearly 1900 tons had arrived on satur-
| day, making the total amount for the two
] days OF both hard and soft coal about
| 5000 tons. and several large chrgoes are
| now on the way TO this city from both
the hard and soft coal ports
The Eastern Coal company yesterday
| had two cargoes OF anthracite at anchor
! In the stream, and with other cargoes, II
is estimated that fully 27,ooo tons of coal
were In the harbor on Sunday.
General Manager Campbell OF the East
ern Coal company announces that there
will be no advance in the prices previously
charged small consumers. feature OF
the business for some time has been the
delivery OF 1O0-pound bags TO people who
cannot afford to order a ten or half a
ton at one time. The price was 40 cents
a hundred pounds. or at the rate of s.
a ton.
The advance of 81 concerns only those
who are able TO pay the increased rate.
and II II lessons the demand the small
buyers will be protected 10 that extent"
said Mr.. Campbell.
According TO the statements made by
a number OF the coal dealers last week
previous to the raising OF the price, and
published in tho News, arrivals OF the
past two or three days ought TO come very
near TO filling UP the pockets in this city
pretty close TO their aggregate capacity
OF 10000 tons. but, of course. the rush of
orders since last Friday naturally depletes
the stock on hand more rapidly than
under ordinary circumstances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
MINISTER ATTACKED WITH
HATCHET BY JEALOUS HUSBAND

Greenwich, Conn, April 2.-The Rev.
John Kopp. pastor OF st. Paups German
Lutheran church of Byramshore. was
about TO enter tho church last evening
when he was attacked with q hatchet by
someone who got safely away. The min
ister's scalp was laid open and his eye
blackened.
The police are looking for Albert De
Paul. stonecutter. who, they say, is the
man who attacked the pastor.
Mrs. de Paul is good-looking young
German woman. She teaches In tho pa
rochlal school OF the German church on
Saturdays and Sundays. sings I'm the
choir and occasionally acts as organist.
After the attack on Mr.. Kopp he was
picked up unconscious and taken into the
church Mrs. de Paul. who was seated at
the organ, tainted az the pastor was
borne past her.
Mrs Schmehl. at whose house De Paul
lives said she believed De Paul was
crazy with jealousy. After the assault he
went to her house, threw the hatchet with
which the assault was committed on the
floor and fed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
DECORATIONS FOR
SURVIVORS Of
MINE HORROR

Lens. France. April minister OF Pub
lie Works Barthou arrived at Courrieres
yesterday and distributed the decorations
awarded To the miners who were taken
from the pit last Friday. There was a
touching ceremony at the hospital. where
the miners are under treatment
The minister afterward. wearing a
miners working costume, descended into
the mine whence the survivors escaped
and made a thorough cxaminati OF Il.
lie witnessed the recovery OF several
bodies.
The striking miners were comparative
ly calm yesterday. There is. however,
great Indignation against the Bruay
miners, who continue working, notwith-
standing the threats of violence. The
troops have been reinforced in that
vicinity in order 10 prevent collisions, but
no display OF force has been made.
The body OF Botel. the striker killed
yesterday by Carren. the man who refused
10 join the strikers. and was in conse-
quence attacked at his home near Lens,
was conveyed for burial to a distant viii
lage for the purpose of avoiding violent
demonstrations. The companies have not
replied to the request for a resumption
OF negotiations
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
BOY MOURNED
As DEAD NOW
SAFE At HOWE

Earl leslie Tingley. tie 14-year lad who
on Jan. "a, 1896. mysteriously disappeared
from his home at 379 Weybosset street
and who since then has been. mourned
as dead by his mother. Mrs Ida M. Ting
ley, Is again beneath the parental roof.
When the boy disappeared. Mrs. Ting
ley appealed TO the police; but they were
absolutely unable to secure any clue to
his whereabouts. though the search was
prosecuted In every state In the country
On Feb. last Mrs. Tingley received n
letter from Scranton. Miss, that purport-
ed to be from her son. she replied kindly
hoping against hope that the massage shc
.ao received might be from her son.
The boy said I'm his letter that he was
homesick, and intended to come bacS home
when summer came. Other letters fol-
lowed. and Mrs. T1ngley. with the advice
OF Capt. Cannon, decided to visLScranton.
Last Thursday Mrs Tingley reached
Scranton and left for Providence with her
con at noon OF that day.. reaching this
city at o'clock Saturday evening.
The boy says that he has travelled
over a good part of the country since
leaving home. His mother says she can
explain his action In no other way than
by attributing II to a spirit OF adventure.
1t was about the first OF January OF this
year that Earl left Mississippi river
steamboat one morning and made his way
20 the home OF Mr. and Mrs John NJ
Pelham, In Scranton.
He secured employment on their farm
and Mrs. Pelham took n motherly inter
est in the youth and gradually drew from
him something of the tale OF his wander
ings, during which he spoke OF his moth
er and sister In Providence.
Then she induced him 10 write home to
his mother and tell her where he was.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02
TWENTY-Slx WORK men MADE
I'LL BY PHILIPPINE WOOD

Boston. April $50 strange an effect
has a rare wood, brought from the Philip
pines To a Cambridge furniture factory.
had on the employees that 26 have been
made III. A special order OF 1900 feet OF
the wood was imported to be made into
furniture for New York man, who wae
20 use ii in his house at Bufralo
Those poisoned had inhaled the dust or
their hands had come into contact with
tue wood. Its effect was that a very
Irritating rash broke out on the arms
or wherever there was perspiration.
The wood, known as TonQuin. ie dark
In color and resembles English oak. with
nearly the same grain and is full OF
beautiful figures. which sparkle In places
like silver when placed under a strong
light.
Employees were afflicted in every room
except the finishing room and the wood
caused go much trouble that the Arm has
refused TO have any more In the factory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-02

such ideas appeared to be extremely
crude, TO say the least.
In about three cases out OF ten he has
found II necessary 10 suggest extensive
renovating operations about barns where
milking is being carried on. Most OF
these, however. have been cases where
the number OF cows was comparatively
few.
In about the same proportion OF cases
IL was evident that extreme care was be-
ing exercised in the matter OF cleanliness.
The remaining four were found 20 be
about the average.
The board has had copies Of 80 dairy
rules, prepared by the United States de-
partment OF agriculture, printed upon
sections OF cloth about two feet long, and
these DR.. Swarts has caused TO be posted
in the dairy barns throughout the state,
and also at the Connecticut stations from
which milk Is shipped into Rhode Island.