davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Here and There.

Dora Warren a farmer living in
Prime Hook Neck, dug sW eet potato,
last week, that weighed exactly seven
and half pounds.
A mad dog bit two hogs recently,
owned by Capt. J. H. Moore, farmer
livin g near NAPLES Mill. The dog
and hogs were killed.
Miss Mary Johnson, Of Prime HOOK
Neck, who is teaching school in the
Williams district, is highly spoken OF
bv the parents ef her scholars
DR.. Hearn's property, at Waterloo,
on Delaware Bay, was damaged to
considerable extent by the water break
ing over the beach, week before last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coffin's home,
IN Prime Hook Neck, was made lit
tie noisier, but much happier, by the
arrival of bright, healthy twin girls,
three months ago.
There is an intelligent and active
lady, fifty-six years Of age living ten
miles from Milford, who has never
been farther away from the place where
she first saw the light Of day than
twelve miles. She has seen two trains
of cars but never rode Oh one.
Wilson Vineyard, who is on the Kent
county Democratic ticket for State
Senator is in favor Of a compulsory
educational law for Delaware-a law
that will compel all parents and guar
dians Of children to send them to
school. There are only few persons
in Kent and Sussex counties who
know that there are hundred or more
girls and boys in lower Kent and Sus'
sex counties that do not go to school.
If such a law is made, the boys and
girls that will grow up in ignorance
without the law will thank the law
makers for making it.
ROVER.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
SHORT LOCAL BREVlTIES.
Items Of Interest in Paragraphs About
Milford and Vicinity.

Next Tuesday will be election day
The Law and Order Society OF Mil
ford held two meetings this week.
The Kent County Sunday School
Convention was held at FELTON, on W eu-
nesday.
MANY persons went to Harrington
last Saturday to attend the circus, ana
report that the audiences were very
small.
The dancing class will meet in the
Milford New Century Club, Saturday
afternoon, at l.SO. The older class VIII
meet Monday evening, at 80.
A meeting Of the Sussex County
Grange was held in Bridgeville on
Thursday, November 1st, and was ad-
dressed by Prof. Haywood, director OF
the Delaware Experiment Station, Hsr'
vev Walker, master, A. G. Neale' lec-
turer of the State Grange, and Others
Efforts are being made to establish
an industry at Bowers to give employ
ment to about 25 person. Fred Burgner
of Philadelphia, who is connected Win
the Wilcox & Gibb Sewing Machine
Works. has made an offer to lease the
Casino and open a shirt factory with
about 20 machines.
The steamer City of Milford waited
too long loading baskets last Monday
morning,and the tide falling left her on
a shoaI in the river, near POtter's High
Hill. She did not get off until Tues
dav mornings tide. Better have lost
all the freight on the baskets, as seven
horses and a lot Of passengers were
left.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Of THE
KENT COUNTY COURT.

The case of Thomas Emory, of Fred
erica. who was accused by Mrs. Gala
way Of attempted assault, was tried
last Thursday. and the jury returned a
verdict f not guilty in very brlef
time considering the evidence.
In the Court of oyer and Terminer
last Friday, John Boyce was tried for
an assault on Peter Gales, at Bowers
Beach. on August II, last, in when
Gales was seriously injured and after
wards died in a hospital at Philadel-
phia. The indictment charged Gales
with manslaug He was defended
by A, B. Magee, while the prosecution
was conducted by Attorney General
Richards and his deputy. The atfalI
grew out of an assault upon BOyce.
The jury, after short deliberatiOn, re-
turned a verdict Of "nOt guilty., and
Boyce was discharged. The verdict
seemed to meet with the approval OF
everyone. BOyce's wife and five small
children, who were in the court room
warmly greeted the father and hus-
band after his aequittal.
The murder case of Juniper Benson
colored, who shot and instantly killed
Luther G. H. How ell, at Frederick on
June 9th, was postponed Antil this
Thursday.
Louis o. Perry, indicted with Willis
A. Howell for running gambling slot
device at Bowers Beach on Big
Thursday, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to a fine Of $50 or 80 days in
prison. Howell not being present, his
bail bond was forfeited and q capias is
sued for his arrest
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Special Jury Drawn in Kent.

Deputy Prothonotary Burton has
drawn a special jury in the case of
Henry l.. Keens rs. the P, B q W..
Railroad Company, an action for dam
ages for the death of his wife, who was
killed by the train near Wyoming a
year or more ago. The jury is as follows :
First district, Frank + POstles, Robert
E. Cantwell; Second, Huston A. Cul.
breth Third, John. w. Attix, Joshua
A. Arthurs, George HOffecker; Fourth,
John w. Caulk, William H. Marvel,
Charles J. Luff Fifth, Glider D. Jack
son, Joseph Mcdaniel, Cornelius B.
Hope Sixth, Charles e. Ross, Elwell
c. Jarvis, Richard Warren Seventh,
John G. Voshell, Alfred G. Dunn
Eighth, William T. CTeadick, Jacob
Friedel, William M. Grace; Ninth,
John P. Masten, John T. Booth Tenth,
Charles Postles, Isaac 5. Truitt.
The case was finally settled this week
out of court, for $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
untidy Rural Mail Carriers.

A lady is complaining as to the ap-
peaTance Of one of the rural mail car
riers driving on one Of the routes start
ing from Milford. For her benefit the
following general instructions issued
by the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, P. V. DeGraw, are carried out,
as the doubtless should be. They read ;
&" Postmasters at rural delivery offices
will inform rural carriers under their
supervision that while on duty they
are required to present a neat appear
ance that the vehicle used by them
must be suited to the service, kept in
good order and presentable, and that
the animals used by the carriers in ser
Wing their routes must be fit to work
and as such will not reflect discredit
upon the service.
Laxity in these matters by rural
carriers will be Immediately reported
TO this office by postmasters.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Plenty of Game.

Advices from Kent and Sussex coun'
ties are to the effect that the cunning
season, which opens on November 10,
promises to afford better sport than
for some time, and there appears to be
plenty of quail and rabbits. Last
winter being an open one, game did
not suffer as in past years, and it is
said that both quail and rabbits are
more plentiful than for several seasons.
From some Of the towns comes the re-
part that the game law is being viO-
lated, but this is not expected to con-
tinue as the Game Protective Associa-
tien will have detectives all through
the State from now on until the open.
ing Of the season.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Real Estate Sales.
ROVER

The real estate of which William
Burton Morgan, Of Slaughter Neck,
died possessed, was sold by the ad-
ministratOr in front Of the Windsor
Hotel, last Saturday, and it was pur-
chased by Harry Edwards, Of Philadel-
phia for $14 per acre. There is about 20
acres in the tract.
The administrator of Mrs. Millman
sold the homestead at public sale in
front of the Windsor Hotel. in South
Milford, last Saturday afternoon. II
was purchased by her daughter, Mrs.
Eunice Blades, for 5000. The property
is located at Glendale, and contains
about so acres of land.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Romantic Maria &c.

"Mother l am going out with Harvey
for a drive in the country" were the
last words of Miss Nellie Biggs, daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs w. Scott Biggs, OF
South Front street, as she drove away
with MIR. Conard on Sunday afternoon
last. The parents Oh either side had
no objections to the young people mar
rying, but desired them to wait until
Miss Nellie had reached her twentieth
wear. which was nearing but the little
love god was impatient, and they agreed
TO secretly make trip to Philadelphia,
where they were joined in the silken
bonds of matrimOny. Miss Nellie LETT
a note on her dressing table for her
mother, informing her of this Intention
which Mrs. Biggs found after the pro-
longed absence of Miss Nellie made her
anxious. The pair were driven to Har-
rington by Stanley P. Short, and went
direct to Philadelphia to join their lives
inseparably. Mr.. Consrd is proprietor
Of the South Walnut street meat mar
ket. and a fine young business man.
Both are to be congratulated. Ihey
will reside in South Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
GRAND JURY FAVOR
A VOTE ON LIQUOR.

The grand jury of Kent county,
having completed its labors for the
year, submitted its report to the Cen
eral Sessions Court.
At the April term the jury acted on
80 bills, Of which % were found true
bills and seven were ignored. At the
October term 40 true bills were found
and three ignored.
The report asked that the Clerk Of
the Court send to the General Assem-.
bly, of Delaware, at its next session,
the following;
"That at this fall season, having
passed upon 40 true bills OF crimes
committed in this county by young
men, SO Of which were directly the re-
suit of the open sale Of intoxicating
liquors in the county, a business which
entails great expense to the county,
misery and degeneration to Its cltl.
zens, and only enTiches few men ana
distuTbs the county peace and laws
and dignity OF the State, that this
grand jury does respectfully urge the
General Assembly to enact law sub
mitting to the electors of this county
the question, in accordance with the
/ Constitution OF this State, whether or
not the sale of intoxicating liquors as
a beverage shall be continued in this
county.
"And we also recommend that in
view Of the seeming increase OF the
practice OF carrying concealed deadly
weapon, more severe penalties attach
to violations of this statute"
The court ordered that copies OF the
report be sent to the next General AS
| sembly.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
LAW AND ORDER SOCIETY
ORGANIZED IN MILFORD.

A movement of vast interest to every
citizen of Milford was inaugurated on
Tuesday nigh; when about thirty gen.
tlemen met in the Town Council Cham
ber and organized Law and Order
Society. The gentlemen present all
attached their names to the following
preamble;
owe. the citizens of the Town OF
Milford. Delaware, desiring to form a
Law and Order Society for the better
enforcement of the law of the town
and state, hereby signify our approval
and pledge ourselves to the support OF
the said organization"
After a thorough discussion Of the
urgent need of such on organization,
the following officers were chosen:
President, Frank Richards First
Vice President, DIR. G. Layton Grier !;
Second Vice President, George ii.
Hall; Secretary, DIR. Frank L Grier
Treasurer, H. w. d. Moore.
A committee to draft by laws, con-
sisting of George p. Jones, Joseph Il.
Holland and George B. HynsOn was
appointed and instructed to report on
this Friday evening at the same place.
The committee earnestly requests
full attendance on that evening, as the
bylaws will be presented for adoption
and it is very important that they
should be fully discussed.
The need for such an organization
in this town has long been apparent,
and under present conditions it is re-
garded as imperative.
Itis generally felt that the people OF
Milford have tolerated conditions
which all know to be deplOrable, too
long, and 1t is evident that vice and
disregard for law has been on the in
crease, and it was for this reason that
the society was organized.
An awakening came when it was
determined to obtain evidence against
the hotels which had been violating
the law.
The society will vigorously prosecute
all future violations Immediately upon
their discovery. This is fair warning
that "speak. .easies," etc, will not be
tolerated for moment.
The society does not intend to con-
/ fine itself to liquor violations, but will
ferrit out and prosecute all other forms
of vice-gambling, profanity and inde
cent language on our streets, and the
abuse OF cur streets by habitual loafers
and lewd women. All men who de-
sire good government and a decent
town in which to live-one where oul
wives and daughters will be free from
insult on the street after nightfall-are
requested to be present at the neXi
meeting, which will be in the Town
Council Chambers this coming Friday
night. November 81.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
OUR CARD BASKET.
Personal and Social News ChrOnicled
During the Week.


Miss Nav Sharp, of Lewes, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Saunders NJ. Truitt.
Fred Burgner, of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with Hersehel NJ. Holland.
Mrs. Mary E. Griffith, of wood,
is visiting her nephew, G. NJ. Tatman.
Mrs. Charles Johnson has been visit
ing friends in Wilmington, Chester and
Philadelphia
Miss Rattle A. Deputy attended the
funeral of Miss Mary E. May last week
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Joseph Bradley has gone to
Philadelphia where she will pass the
winter with her sister.
Mrs. S. E. Reedy has temporarily
located with Mrs. Theo. Townsend un-
til the first of the year.
Mrs. c. NJ. Tatman and Miss Nancy
WeDb made visit and business trip to
Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. George E. Davis and Mrs. George
Davis and son Watson, are visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Capt. Alfred E. Scott, Of the South
ern transportation Line, is visiting his
wife, Mrs. Emma l.. Scott.
John McNair and wife will remove
to Pennsylvania and their residence on
North Walnut street will be occupied
by Miss Jennie McNsiT.
Mrs. George Bruning and daughter,
Miss Lillian, of Newark, n. j., are
visiting their aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent NJ. D. Harrington.
Mrs. Kate Fowler has moved to
North Walnut street with Mrs. Flor
ence Harrington. Mrs. Harrington
would accommodate several with ta'
BILE board also.
VIM Gray, James Cannon and Nor
man Windsor three Of the leading
musicians Of the Milford Band, played
with the Lewes Band last Tuesday
afternoon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Davies, OF
Denver, Colorado, have been the guests
of Mrs. Davies parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Richards this week. They will
return to their western home to NOR
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick B. Lopez
have moved to the residence Of Mrs
Joseph M. Davis on South Front
street. Mr.. Lopez is the manager OF
the Milford Shirt Factory, and son OF
the proprietor.
Mrs. Phrenetta Parker left Milford
last Monday afternoon for Venice, Cali
fornia, wnere she will spend a year witt
her daughter, Mrs. Ella Stutzer MIS-
Parker is quite aged and it is an un
dertaking for her to travel so far al
alone.
Announcement is made fthe engage
ment of Mrs. Cora Lee Paige, of Dover
and Mr.. Joseph Royal, of Philadelphia
The wedding will take place in Decem
ber. Mr.. Royal is a purchasing inspec
tor for the Imperial Railway Of Japan
They will reside at Swarthmore, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Thanksgiving Musicale.

The entertainment committee Of Mil
ford New Century Club will give a
grand concert in ArmOry Hall NOvem-
ber 29th. The committee will spare no
pains or expense to make this musicale
the best that has been given in Milford.
The finest home talent as well as out
of town will be secured. Popular prices
will be charged. We sincerely solicit
the patronage Of the town. Tickets will
be on sale at the Red Star Drug Store
at an early date.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
The Teachers Institute.

The question of the location OF the
Institute in Milford hinges merely on
the matter Of accommodations. The
teachers must be housed and fed. The
hotels after coquetting with the ques-
tion of opening at all for several weeks
have finally placed the prices at a
figure which is practically prOhibitive
to a Sussex teacher, the average salary
Of whom is but one dollar and seven
ty-five cents ler day for five days OF
the week. This price would cause
large numbers not to attend. 1t would
cause still larger numbers living south
of Milford to go home on the traln'
thus leaving both the hotels and even
ing entertainments in the lurch. Ihe
question as to whether or not the IN
stitute will be held in Milford Will be
determined by the number of our peo
people who really bave the interest OF
the town at heart and desire the In
stitute to come here, that will open
their homes TO the teachers at 81 .
per day. Let me hear from you.
JOITN d, BROOKS.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Church News.

At the Presbyterian Church next
Sunday Rev. H. L. Bunstein will
preach on "Contact with Christ"
Christ Church. 4th, (21st
Sunday after Litany) mathis, sermon
and celebration, 1890 a. M; Sunday
School, 1.45 p. M; st. Stephens Chapel,
$50 p. M; st. Faiths Guild, Tuesday
evening; Christ Church Guild, We'd
nesday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Bishop Berry Will Preside.

The Board Of Bishops of the Metho'
dist Episcopal Church, in semi'annual
session at Rochester, n. Y, on Monday
last. assigned Bishop Joseph E. Berry
of Buffalo, n. Y, to preside over the
seth annual session Of the Wilmington
Conference and selected Wednesday,
March Goth, 1907, as the time for the
convening of the conference. Asbury
Church, Smyrna, will be the seat OF
the conference.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Married.
M'CLEARY-CoLE.

Miss Martha B. Cole, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nehemiah Cole, and Mr..
Cecil McCleary were married on Mon
day evening, October 29th. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. George
P. Jones at the home Of the brides
narents on Montgomery street. MI
NcCIeary is engaged as a cutter at the
Milford Shirt Factory and native oi
Middle.own, Delaware. They Will re-
side in South Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
were rendered
Obituary..
RICHARDS.

James $. Richards died at his home
in Ridgely, Md, on Tuesday, October
2Srd. aged II years. He Orce resided
in Milford, but for many years has been
living in Maryland. He was brother
of Perry P. Richards OF this town.
LYNCH.
Mrs. Ann Mary Lynch died at the
home of her son, David Lynch, at Can
terbury, Kent county, on Saturday
October 27th, from paralysis and was
hurled on Monday. She was S6 years
and months old. She made her home
with James Lynch, near Milford, but
had gone to visit her son at Canterbury
MAY.
Miss Mary Z. May, daughter OF the
late Captain Henry and Sarah May,
died in Philadelphia on Wednesday
October Goth. She was sister to the
late Jonathan May and an own aunt
to the late George May She leaves
one sister, Miss Martha May, living III
Philadelphia. Interment was made at
Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia,
on Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
MILFORD HOTELS ARE
OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC.

The hetels Of Milford were deprived
of their licenses to sell Intoxicating
LIQUORS by the recent sessions OF the
courts. and subjected to heavy fines for
violating the laws. regulating the sale
ofIiouor. The screen law worked havoc
with most of them but the negro bars,
with the disorder and noise accompany
inc them. was what first aroused the
people against hotels in Milford.
The hotels of thh town are built on
expeusive lines to maintain, and it is a
tosing. venture for the proprietors TO
onerate them as temperance houses for
nmodation OF the travelling public.
p agreed to close up business
N Monday they changed
md are now open for ac-
Of thepublic.
Hotel was built by Slime
=, .Sof Allentown, Pa. at an
I ABOUT $4,000 1t paid for
~ Water S44 per month the fuel
~ $50 per month, the rent is slSO
y nth and the taxes and insurance
v lBout $50 per month. Then add
\ Ieost of servants and the grocery
dis and it is readily seen that the Cen
/fraI Hotel could not be made to pay
with only the travelling public as its
anpport. The cost Of operating the
windsor Hotel is but little less than
that Of the Central, and the National
while much less expensive to conduct
could not be operated at profit with
out its liquor license.
\ This briefly is the, h0teA situation IN
E;lfii51JN Many realize the inconveni'
ence to when the public was subjected
as well as the changed conditions as
the result Of closing the bar rooms.
The rates for board at the hotels has
been only S4 per week to yearly board
ers. and for that reason Milford is prac
tically without private boarding houses
sufficient to accommodate the people
who were thrown out, or expected tC
J.. he turned out by the hotels closing uI
business. and there was scramble tC
get places last Monday but the hotels
by reconsidering, saved them mucf
Ypleasantness.
Then again the Teachers Institute
for Sussex county has been held a
Milford foT so many years that the peo
pie have looked forward to it regularly
as an event of the fall season, which
brings profit as well as pleasure to th'
people of this town and vicinity. With
out the hotels entertaining the teacher
it would be impossible to hold the in
stitute here successfully or so it is un
derstOOd
The hotels are a necessity to the peo
pie, but the people have right to de
mand that they shall be properly man
aged and in accordance with the law
and when they are again licensed, ther
will be elimination Of the causes TO
the crusade just successfully carried out
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Rain Stopped Parade.

The Halloween parade, which was
to nave been aD event in Milford We'd
nesday evening, was postponed until
last night on account of the storm. As
the CHRONICLE goes to press the young
folks are gathering for the display.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Red Men Of Delaware.

The Great Council of Delaware, l. y.
r. M, which met in annual session at
Georgetown, adjourned Thursday after
electing and installing the following
chiefs: Great Sachem, DR.. Francis Il.
Samson, Glendale; Great Senior Saga
more, E. V. Baker, Selbyville; Great
Prophet, Emory B. Riggin, Laurel;
Great Chief of Records, Edward Mcln-
tire, Wilmington; Great Keeper OF
Wampum. Leonhard Heiss, Whining
tor; Great Sannap, Harry NJ. Vickers,
Georgetown; Great Mishenewa, Clar-
ence Beebe, Lewes; Great Guard OF
Wigwam, w. T. Carter, Bridgeville;
Great Guard of Forest, S. E. Saxton,
Magnolia; Great Representatives, Char
les McIntire and George c. Guthrie,
Wilmington, and w. c. c. Knowles,
Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Case Moved 70 New castle.

James NJ. Satterfeld, attorney for
the members of the Delaware Legisla-
ture who are sueing for full pay at the
sneeiaI session of the last Legislature,
has asked leave Of the court to With
draw the case in Kent county so that
he could enter it in the courts Of New
Castle county. Leave was granted.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Milford Grange discussions.

The following are the leaders for the
month of November at the sessions OF
the Milford Grange:
Saturday, November 3rd, "W hat Can
the Grange Do to Improve Our Public
Schools" by George H. Teas.
Saturday, November 10th, DR.. F. r.
RuhI will discuss Compulsory Naccl-
nation of Horses and Cattle"
Saturday, November 18th, Wallace
Watkins will read paper based on bis
own experience with poultry, entitled
Poultry for Profit"
Saturday, November 24th, Sisters
Day" will be the subject for Mrs. John
w. Short.
These discussions develop a great
amount of interest, and impart much
information on subjects which are OF
great value to the farmers in general.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Church Anniversary.

The twenty-sixth anniversary of the
Methodist Protestant Church at Green
wood, Delaware, will be held next Sun
dav. November 4th. The Rev. DR.. F.
T. Tagg, of Baltimore, will preach both
morning and evening. Rev. l.. w.
Layfield, of Greenwood, will preach in
the afternoon. The public is cordially
invited.
Milford chronicle., 1906-11-02
Maryland Wants More Strict Game Laws.

The people of the Eastern Shore are
discussing the game question, and are
going to ask the Legislature to pass
more restrictive laws as to killing game
They want the wild duck season made
shorter, and several other laws changed
for the preservation Of quail and rabbit.