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Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Henry Hayward Chosen Director.

At special meeting Of the trustees
of Delaware College held at Newark on
Monday Henry Hayward was chosen
director Of the Agricultural Experiment
Station to succeed DR.. A. I. Hesle, who
was placed in another position some
time ago. A committee Of Graneers
was present in the interests Of Dr.
Neale, but they were unsuccessful. The
new director comes here from the Mt.
Herman Agricultural College, in Mas
sachusetts. He is a graduate OF Cornell
University and for eight years was at
the Pennsylvania State College. He
will begin his duties in September. He
received 20 Of the q votes cast. Z
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Addressed EpwOrth League.


Mrs. WiRifred Simester, widow OF
the late Rev. James Simester, who at
the time Of his death last October, was
president of Baldwin Theological Semi
nary. Foo Chow, China. addressed a
large audience in the Avenue M. f.
Church Sunday evening. The address
was one of interest, as Mrs. Simester
spoke Of the great mission work OF
China and explained the conditions
there and the workings of the missions
SO thoroughly and so plainly that all
who were present were delightfully."- en-
tertained as well as instructed. The
easy and eloquent manner that she
possesses as a speaker, and her fervent
interest in the cause with which she is
identified, is an inspiration to all who
hear her. Those who manifest no in
terest whatever in foreign missions
would doubtless get a new idea of the
real work of the missionary and as well
give expression to sympathy with the
same if they could but listen to this en-
thusiastic and attractive pOstle of for
eign missions.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Death Of Col. MiIo Blanchard.

Col. Milo Blanchard, one OF Bridge
yille's most prominent citizens, died
suddenly on Monday last at the home
Of Postmaster George Ruis where he
was caller. Col. Blanchard was dis
tinguished for his services in the army
and was about 70 years Of age. He was
a wealthy real estate owner, and had
considerable property near Blanchard,
a station on the Queen Anne's Railroad
which is named after him. He is sur
vived by a widow and two children
Virginia, who was married recently
and lives in Canada, and John, who is
also in that country. At the time OF
his death Mrs. Blanchard was with
her daughter in Canada.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Rev. Clement 7. Frame Dead.

Rev. Clement 7. Frame, Baptist
minister, and brother Of the late Mrs.
Robert H. Davis of Milford, died at
DoylestowR, Pa, on Wednesday, July
1lth, while on visit in that city. His
death was very sudden, following an
illness Of only a few days. A compli-
cation Of Brights disease and heart
trouble was the cause of death. Mr.
Frame was 6S years old aud was one OF
six brothers aud six daughters, children
of the late George Frame Of Sussex
county. One Of the brothers was the
late Paynter Frame who died about six
menths ago. OF the twelve there are
two brothers and three sisters still liv-
ing-Henry G. Frame Of MillsborO,
Thomas J. Frame Of Philadelphia, P Mrs.
Elizabeth Williams of MiddletowR,
Mrs. Mary V. Wilson of Georgetown,
and Miss Jane w. Frame, at present
living in Wnkesbarre, Pa. Mr.. Frame
had not been active in the ministry for
the past two years. His last charge was
at Knoxville, Tioga, Pa, his late home.
He is survived by widow and one
daughter, Mrs. CLARA Tyson, wife Of
John M. Tyson, of Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Interment took place at Haddonfeld,
N. J., where the remains Of his first
wife are buried.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Auto Accident.

Charles Reed while in town Tuesday
evening with his automobile came near
having a serious accident. While COM
ing down South Front street he collided
with the horse and carriage Of DR.. j.
G. Stanton, which was being driven
by Hudson B. Polk, cOlored, and broke
the spokes out Of two wheels for the
doctor. This is the first auto accident
fer Milford and it is hoped that care on
the part Of auto and team drivers will
prevent any more.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
order About Rural Wall Boxes.

Postmaster General CortelyOu's order,
which goes into effect August lst, per-
mitting patrons of rural free mail de-
livery to make their own boxes, seems
to have been misunderstood. A state
ment issued says: misleading COM
ments have appeared, stating that
farmers can whittle down their wooden
boxes to make rural mail post box
in apv way they choose" The order
Of the Postmaster General provides ex-
actly the contrary. All boxes must be
made Of galvanized sheet iron or sheet
steel Of certain specified dimensions.
Wooden boxes are regarded as being
neither secure nor weatherproef within
the requirements Of the department,
and all such boxes now in use VIII be
gradually eliminated from the service
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Church News.

Christ Church. July 29th, Seventh
Sunday after Trinity mathis sermon
and celebration, 1880 a. M; Sunday
School. 2 p. M; St. Stephens Chapel,
4 p. m.
Avenue NJ. E Church.-Mr. Queen
will sing Sunday morning. The music
committee has secured his services as
soloist for the month Of August Also
Miss Viva johnson will lead the eVen-
ing service beginning at o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
delaware Man Escapes An Explosion.

Willis F. Harrington, a son Of Mrs.
Charles ]. Harrington Of Farmington'
and grandson Of Mrs. Ruth 7. Carlisle
Of Milford, was caught in the big dyna'
mite plant explosion at Barksdsle, Wis
cOnsin, on Monday, July 10th, where
he has been employed as an expert.
The explosion killed three men in the
immediate neighbOrhOOd Of where Mr.
Harrington was engaged at the time'
but he was not in any way Injured, ex-
cept from the shock. One Of the men
killed was Ira L. Pierce, formerly OF
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Istty Contract Awarded.

At the office Of United States Engi-
neer Flagler, on Thursday Of last week,
a contract was let TO Tatnall, Brown q
Co. Of Wilmington for the construction
OF a jetty 500 feet long, at the south side
of the moHth of the MispilliOn River,
which is to be an extension Of the jetty
now there. Tatnall, Brown q Co. were
the lowest bidders, agreeing to do the
work fer $3.50 per lineal foot. There
were two other bidders, j. H. Hirons
Of Dover, who bid 1888 per foot, and
the Franklin Wills Co. Of Wilmington
Is. .95. Work will be commenced in a
short time.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Peaches Plentiful.

Many baskets Of nice peaches have
been brought to our markets this week
and have been selling here from y
cents to IS cents per basket. Many
have been shipped by rail and by the
steamers that ply between Milford and
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Anthrax in Kent County.

IWilliam Cullen, near Cowgill's Cor
uer, Kent county, has lost withid the
past few days one sheep, one lamb and
one COW from anthrax. Harry David,
Joseph Snow and Mr.. FsnnimOre have
each lost cow. The State Board OF
Agriculture was notified Of the outbreak
and measures are being taken to pre-
vent its spread. 4
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
QUIZ CARD BASKET.
PsrsosaI and sOeisl News ChFsnlcled
During the Week.

aekDSEt Jump II VAbAtAnb IA A~
Dr. Andrew Cooper, Of PhiIadSlphiA,
is Milford visitor.
Mr.. SymOnds, Of Philadelphia, is the
guest Of Waiter GiIlispie.
Miss Belle Talley made 3 business
trip tn Wilmington this week.
Miss Lula Buell., Of Pennington, has
been visiting Miss Elma Jester.
General George H. Hall visited Camp |
Lea, near Newark, on Thursday.
Mrs. Mark Clendaniel is spending =
few days with her parents at Lewes.
Miss Mary Richardson has returned
from two weeks visit to Bridgeville.
Thomas and Carl Humphreys, Of
DagsbOrO, visited relatives in Milford
this week.
George Hudson, of Camden, N. J.,
formerly Of Milford, visited friends here
this week,
w. E. HOtchkins, Of Philadelphia,
was the guest Of Miss May HOlcOmb
this week.
Misses Lizzie and Nettie SchOckley,
of Dover, are the guests Of Mrs. John
B. Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Mssten, of Phils-
delphia, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
bur Masten.
Mrs. Allen Vineyard and son Curtis
have returned home from a visit in
Wilmington.
Darwin w. Townsend, Of Plums-
tradville. Pa, is visiting his uncle,
Darwin S. Collins.
Miss Ruth E. Richards, of Newark,
is the guest of Mrs. George Carpenter
and Mrs. Samuel Shick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hart and child,
of Wilmington, have been visiting MI
and Mrs. James Hammond.
TMrs. Thomas w. Powell was called
to Philadelphia to attend the funeral
of her brother, DIR. Litehfield.
George E Davis, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some weeks, was reported
much better as we went to press.
Miss Rate Deputy and Mrs. William
E. Deputy attended the funeral OF
d. 4 I.
George May in Philadelphia last Friday
Mrs. Samuel M. shick and daughter
are visiting her sisters, Mrs. Jonathan
johnson and Mrs. Robert Potts at
Newark.
! I James Tomlinson, wife and child, OF
Wilmington, have been visiting Mrs.
Tomlinson's mother, Mrs. Joseph E.
Hudson.
Mrs. Wolf Of Laurel, Mr.. and Mrs.
i Rogers of Frederick, and MIR. Hearn OF
/ Wilmington, are the guests of Mrs
Erbsmehl.
J. D. Carvell, Of James 7. Mullin q
SOILS, W HllmiuBtOui 10 SPSAAo - r.
ton of his vacation with Simeon P
Richardson.
Miss Sarah f. Potts, of Newark has
been visiting her grandfather, B. b
Deputy, and her aunts, Mrs. George
Carpenter and Mrs. Samuel Shick.
J i Mr. ond Mrs g. q. Hsues and 8
friend, Of Philadelphia, visited w. h
Huttonlock in their automobile this
week. They made the run from Phila
delphis in five hours.
Y The stork visited the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. F. Gilbert at Elizabeth City
North Carolina, on Sunday, July END
and left fine daughter. Mrs. Gilbert
: befoua her marriage, WAS Miss Jennie
Windsor, daughter Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Windsor of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
UniOn Excursion.

The members and friends Of the Bap-
tist, Chapel, Methodist, Presbyterian
and Episcopal Sunday Schools went to
Rehoboth on a joint excursion Thurs
day. Eight well filed cars were neces-
sary to accommodate the happy crowd.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Pastor Gets Vacation.

/Dr. George P. james, pastor OF tne
Avenue NJ. E. Church, has been granted
a four weeks vacation, beginning Aug
nat 1st. Daring the absence OF Dr.
Jones his pulpit will be supplied ana
announcements made In these columa%
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
SHoRT LOCAL BREVlTIES.
Items Of IatsFest In Paragraphs AbSut
MiIFOrd aad YicIaity.

White pOtoss are being shipped in
large quantities.
AtA meeting Of the Wilmington De-
uartment Of Elections Tuesday night
Lambert ]. FOulk, nephew Of the late
Jacob Y. Foulk Of Milford, was elected
secretary to I'LL the vacancy caused by
James w. Robertson rsslgnlng. The
salary is $1,000 Il year.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Te Celebrate Gath Birthday.

A Mr.. Lent, father of Mrs. Vibbert,
who resides at Sunny Side Mills. near
Milford, will celebrate his oath birthday
on Sunday next. Mr.. Lent came to
Delaware from Pennsylvania and has
been here about tvs years. He is hale
and hearty and attends the Central M.
P. Church regularly each Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1906-07-27
Murder At SsafOrd.

Il quarrel over a woman named Col
Inns. resulted in homicide at SeafOEd
on Friday night. Wilmer Williams
of st. Mary's county, Maryland, was
the victim, being shot by John Bee
Rec escaped. but was captured at Cam
bridge, Md, brought to Georgetown
and committed to jail without bail.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
MIXING OIL AND WATER.
Standard Oil Company Preparing to
Water Its Stock,

New iork-Unotficia announcement
was made in Wall street Tuesday that
the Standard Oil Company is prepar-
ing to increase its capital stock from
100000, 600 to $500, 900 900 by issuing
six shares for each one now outstand-
ing.
1t is not designed to raise immedi-
ately any money on this new issue,
but simply to divide the present high
priced shares into six and give them
I to the old stockholders.
+ The company has two objects in do
ing this. One is to try to dispel the
public criticism that arises every time
the Standard declares forty or forty
eight per cent. dividend
The other is to bring about a scatter
ing OF the stock among a larger num-
Der of holders so that there may be
missionaries in every town to help
stem the rising tide of opposition TO
the trust.
1t is argued that the salvation of the
steel trust is its enormous number of
small stockholders. and the Standard
at last is seeking cover from the anti
trust sentiment.
When the present stock is cut up
into siXths, the price will drop from 600
which 1t is now, TO about lis, and the
dividends, instead of being more than
forty per cent. will become about
seven per cent.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
San Juan Farmers Meet.

Denver.-A Durango dispatch says:
At the third meeting of the Farmers
Institute Saturday the attendance was
the largest of any of the meetings. At
the first institute professors from the
agricultural college and only about
twenty farmers attended, while yes
terday there were seventy-three, in
Guiding a few women.
Some farmers drove from Mayfleld
distance of twenty-eight miles. over
muddy roads, and remained here all
night. Addresses and papers of inter
esting nature were read and personal
experiences of the farmers were re-
lated. By these discussions they
learned much concerning how to get
rid of certain insects that are pests
and how to economize in water supply
etc.
One of the subjects was dry farming
and the Campbell system was ex.
planned in detail. and number OF
farmers have expressed their inten
tion of trying this system on small
scale. The storing of water to be
used when water is scarce was also
discussed. Diversified farming by e
w. Spencer, secretary of the institute
showed that the Florida mesa is cap,
able of producing a greater variety of
farm, orchard and garden products
than many of the home people had
supposed. Mr.. Spencer has a ranch
four miles east of Durango and is en-
gagged in diversified farming
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
FRANCH|SEVOTED
MoFFAT ROAD NOW SURE OF
TERMINAL IN DENVER.
ALDERMEN ENTHUSIASTIC

Work Pushed on Tracks Inside the
city-New Depot Will Be Con-
structed Preparing for Tourist
Traffic. - Rapidly Building West
ward.
Denver-Under a suspension of the
rules Tuesday night the Board of AL
dermen passed an ordinance granting
permit or license to the Midland
Terminal Railway Company, the Mof-
fat Short Line holding company, for
the terminals and depot now under
construction. The ordinance was
passed by the full sixteen votes and
amid degree of enthusiasm such as
has not been Witnessed at a Council
meeting in many a day. Speeches of
encouragement were delivered. The
Board of Supervisors will hold a spec
cial meeting and pass the measure.
Work on the terminals and depot is
now going on at full head Excava-
tions for a 100000 depot at Fifteenth
md BaSSett streets are being made.
Work is also proceeding as fast as pos
sible in other directions, building four
tracks and spurs into the principal
parts of the large terminal facilities
owned by the road inside the railroad
center. The rails on one track have
almost reached the new depot of the
company and the necessary bridges
across the Platte river have been built
and are in place.
Although no opposition to all this
work has been made by the city gov
eminent, yet the Moffat road officials
believed that it was but right to ap-
pear before the Council and ask for Il
permit to do the work, until such time
as the property owners may have an
opportunity of voting on a franchise
for the road.
Under the charter and the constiu-
tional amendment franchise must be
voted On at an election: but meantime
the Council is authorized to grant a
permit or license to the applicant to
be effective until revoked by the Coun-
cn or the franchise has been granted
by the vote of the qualified electors. A
revokable permit was therefore
granted Tuesday night.
The Moffat road enters the city lin
Its to the north from Utah Junction,
paralleling the Colorado & Southern
tracks for a distance, to Viaduct addi-
tion, through that and crossing the
Platte river near the Nineteenth
street bridge to River Front park,
purchased by the company for termi
nal purposes, up to Sixteenth street
and to F.,eenth and Bassett streets.
wher the depot will be built.
The road can also connect with
the Denver & Northwestern electric
road at Argo. The permit authorizes
the use of steam or electricity.
by the summer months, when travel
is heaviest. the Moffat road will be
running from its own depot over its
own tracks clear through to Hot Sui
phur Springs for tourist travel and
further for general traffic. as work is
progressing westward with alacrity.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
HAzING LAW TOO SEVERE.
President Urges That 1t Shall se
Modified

Washington.-Th President has
made public letter urging upon Con
gress modification of the law against
hazing at the naval academy.
Unless Congress shall promptly
amend the existing law against hazing
which makes mandatory the dismissal
of any midshipman found guilty of any
form of haZing, the secretary of The
navy may be forced to dismiss thirty
three midshipmen from the naval acad-
emy within the next month, in addition
to the eight who have already suffered
this penalty and the three whose cases
are awaiting the action of the depart
ment
In his letter the President says:
Il have directed that a pardon be is
sued to John Paul Miller, midship-
man at the United States Naval Acad-
emy recently convicted of hazing and
sentenced to dismissal from the acad-
emy. In the discussion of this case
my attention has been called forcibly
to the unsatisfactory condition of the
law on this subject. A midshipman ac-
cused of hazing. whether the extent OF
his offense be great or small, must lie
tried by court-martial, The findings Of
such court, if approved by the superin-
tendent of the academy, are declared
final and can not be revised by the
secretary of the navy or even by me,
and neither the court itself nor the SUI
perintendent nor the secretary of the
navy has any discretion as to the pun
ishment to be imposed.
81 heartily disapprove of the prac-
tice of haZing, and in common with all
those interested in the welfare of the
academy. wish to see this practice
thoroughly eradicated there. But the
punishment of dismissal is altogether
disproportionate to the culpability in
volved in some forms of hazing."
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
CANADA TO THE GULF.
Colorado & Southern Plans a Through
Line.

Denver-G. C. Worrell, an engineer
in the employ of the Colorado & South
ern road, left last evening with a sur
veying party of twenty men to do field
work, and ii is announced that the
company is about to begin work con
structing line north to the Canadian
border connecting with the Canadian
Pacific.
By September 1st the Colorado &
Southern expects to be connected up
from Fort Worth to Galveston with a
line of its own, now building. This
gives the big system a seaport 1t is
said that it has been the dream of
General Dodge to build an air line
from the Canadian border to the Gulf
of Mexico, and that this is now to pe
realized.
AS outlined at the Office of Vice Pres
ident Parker the plan is this: The
company now owns stretch of track
north from Cheyenne to the town of
Orin, which opens some iron mines.
From Denver to Cheyenne the COM
pany has traffic arrangements with
the Union Pacific, but it has prelimi-
nary surveys and proposes to build a
stretch of twenty miles of track of
its own from Fort Collins into Chey-
enne.
In extending the line north from
Orin they would first build to Casper,
Wyoming, to open some valuable oil
territory. Then the intention is to fol
low into the Big Horn valley and the
Yellowstone, strike north through
Montana and into Canada. They would
touch the Canadian Pacific at about
Pasqu, Assinaboia. The Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul road is building to
Seattle and the proposed line of the
Colorado & Southern would cross that
line and no doubt traffic arrangements
would be made which would let the lat
ter company into the Northwest and
supply the ST. Paul with seaport at
Galveston.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
ITO COERCE CHINA
WAR DEPARTMENT RUSHIf.G
TROOPS TO THE EAST, 4
LATE ADVICES ALARMING
Boycott Against Americans Intensified
Naval Demonstration by the
United States Considered Possible.


United States Considered Possible.
Washington.-The are several evil
Sences that the administration is pre-
pared to apply the big stick" policy
to China if the latter shows evidences
of defiance.
Several weeks ago it was reluctantly
admitted at the War Department that
the troops in the Philippines were be-
ing materially increased, in the face of
Secretary Tafts declaration that no
more than 10000 men were required to
keep order, because the administration
feared that there was going to be trou-
BILE for the United States in China
Prior to this the statement had been
made upon the same authority that ad-
ditional troops We're to be sent there.
that by that time brigade drills might
be made possible.
Advices from China received here
and at London are admittedly OF most
alarming character
To-day 1t was said at the Navy De-
partment that following the compile
ton of Rear Admiral Sigsbee's cruise
the Galveston and the Chattanooga
canal to Chinese waters.
Almost at the same moment it was
declared in the State Department upon
authority that every report from an
American consul general in China was
to the effect that the boycott and the
feeling against America now tlourished
as never before and the reports
mounted a foot high
Continuously cropping up were pla-
cards denouncing Americans and cry
ing that if the boycott and demonstra-
tion were only kept up America would
let down the bars to Chinese immi-
grafton.
Again and again, it was said, the
American minister, Mr.. Rockhill. and
his assistants have protested to the au-
thorities against these unfriendly
proclamations, and told the viceroys
of the provinces in which they We're
posted that they would be held person
ally responsible by the United States
for any hostile acts which might fol-
low
The placards were taken down and
drastic DEGREES issued by the viceroys.
but only to have the placarding re
peated.
In view of these various declarations.
all upon the same subject, it is gen
orally believed here that unless there
is a change in the Chinese situation
within the next few months. an Amer
ican demonstration is strong posi-
bility.
The Glenwood post., 1906-02-10
NEGRO HoNORED.
Named by President Roosevelt fo
Register of the Treasury.

Washington.-The President has
sent in the nomination of William Te.
cumseh Vernon of Kansas, to be regis.
ter of the treasury. Mr. Vernon is
president of the Western University
School for Negroes, established by the
Presbyterans at Quindaro, just across
the Kansas line from Kansas City. He
is thirty-four years of age. having been
born of ex-slave parents in little log
cabin near Lebanon, Missouri, July II,
1871. AT fifteen he finished in the
public school at Lebanon and entered
Lincoln Institute at Jefferson City, the
Missouri state school for negroes.
He worked his way through school
by serving as janitor, hotel waiter, and
doing other forms of manual labor,
and graduated with class honors June
IS, 1890.
So limited were his means that upon
graduation day he did not have money
enough to buy his dinner The sum
mer following his graduation he was a
walter at a summer resort
In the fall of the same year Prof.
Vernon was chosen principal of the
negro schools at Bonne Terre, Mis-.
souri,. Two years later he was elected
principal OF the Lebanon schools,
wnere he taught four years.