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Milford chronicle., 1907-06-21

THE last Legislature passed a law
which permits any school district,
incorporated or otherwise, to issue
bonds for the purpose of repair, or
building new, any school building
necessary, under certain conditions.
Copies of this law have been print
ed by both the Kent and Sussex
county School Commissions, and
auv district interested, can get a
copy by applying to the county
superintendents. This law makes
it possible for any district to build
and pay in easy installments, at
any time, without waiting to get a
special act of the Legislature. All
they have to do, is to agree upon
the amount needed, and then vote
whether it shall be borrowed by the
district. This is all right, and there
are many districts where additions
are needed to the present buildings
TO make the schools comfortable and
convenient. Our children pass one
third of their time in the school
houses. and we should make the
school houses more comfortable,
and attractive by so doing, the
child will be attracted to theschools.
Be honest and fair with the children
and yourselves. Keep this in mind
at the school elections, to be held
on Saturday, June asth, in Sussex.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-21

THE strawberry season will prac-
ticallv close for this season with this
week, and it has been the most
profitable one on record. 1t will
be a mistake to set the profits OF
1907 from strawberry culture, as
an average, as it may not occur
again for several years, but 1t IS a
fact, that the strawberry has been
a gold mine for Sussex county IN
the past fifteen years. In the eastern
S5art ofSussex lands have been made
to produce from one to two hundred
dollars per acre, which before the
era of the strawberry, were not
worth more than ten dollars per
acre, and the people are now sup
porting two thrifty banks at Selby-
vile very largely from the profits oi
berry growing. While the present
season is an unusual one as to prices,
there are many other seasons where
the profits have been very large ano
and satisfactory to the growers
and in the next ten years, we expect
to see the assessed valuation O.
Sussex county exceed the farming
lands Of the most prosperous par
of New Castle or Kent.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-21

% await the action OF the coroner.
Thara uara 80 -,
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-21

Boat stops at the Consumers Ice Cos Wharf.
Chester going or coming. Arriving al Chester
II hours after leaving Phila.
Telephone No. Keystone Main 5s-79 D. on wharf
in Philadelphia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

OF 30-in. wide Supe-
rior Grade White In
d!a Linon. Regular
19c a yd. quality, to
go, while the lot lasts,
at
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5, the services will be held in the Baptist
church, and Rev J. C. Copenhaver, of the
Southern Methodist Church will deliver
the sermon: Wednesday evening, Rev. Err
nest L. Wolfe, pastor of the NJ. E.
Church South, will have charge of the
services. which will be held in the Bap-
fist church: Thursday evening, a mission
Church South, the women's missionary
societies Of the town to be in charge, and
Sunday evening, January II, Rev. Thomas
III. Campbell pastor of the Baptist
Church, will preach in the M. E. Church
South.
Charges Dismissed.
Simon Smith and Forest Carroll. young
colored residents of this communit. were
this morning charged with assaulting
Bronson Smith. a brother Of Simon. 1t
was alleged that Simon struck his brother
several vicious ticks over the head with
a club and that Carroll drew a razor on
him and attempted to use It, In the opin-
ion of Justice Brewer the testimony show
ed Bronson to have been the aggressor
and the charges were dismissed.
The annual Christmas entertainment OF
the Sunday school of Christ Episcopal'
Church was held in the opera house in
the presence of very large gathering. A
short play, founded on the Scriptures was
beautifully rendered by a number of the
of Mrs. Harry Buck and Mrs. Elizabeth
Offutt, after which there was the usual
distribution of candies, presents, etc
"a Perplexing Situation, was the title
of a play presented last evening at the
home of Mrs. r. E. Z. Smith under the
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IN THE OLD DOMINION
FRACTIONAL FIGHT AMONG CON-
FEDERATE DAUGHTERS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, December IS 1907.
There is TO be clash. judging from re-
ports which have been going around. in
the female division of the Confederate
veteran organizations. Several of the
camps in the state have organized choirs
of ladies, daughters of veterans, and they
have appeared on many occasions and
have delighted the state camp and other
bodies. In this city. however. there is OPP
position to the organization of the choirs,
especially TO that feature which gives
the ladies military titles-captains,
majors, colonies and generals. They all
wear Confederate gray uniforms. Sew
eral of the ladies in this city connected
with Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans.
the first camp organized in Virginia. have
repudiated the choirs and have ridiculed
the creation of the petticoated officers,
declining to recognize them or to have
anything whatever to do with them. Lee
Camp. too, has taken a positive stand
against the organizers of the choirs and
so the fight is on. 1t will come to a finish
here Monday night. when the officers of
the state camp of Confederate choirs and
the members Of the choirs from the tide
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NEWS OF ROCKVILLE
GOVERNOR PARDONS JAMES
GRAY.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December %, 1907.
Gov. Warfeld has granted a pardon to
James Gray. colored, who was convicted
of grand larceny In the circuit court here
last March and sentenced to two years in
the penltentiary. Gray found $50. which
his employer. William C. Watkins, farm
er of This vicinity, had dropped and failed
to restore it to it's owner, notwithstanding
he knew to whom it belonged.
A movement is on foot for the estab-
lishment at Chevy Chase circle of Pres
byterian church. A site for a building
has already been selected, and it is under
stood that there Is an excellent prospect
that an edif1ce will be erected within the
near future. There are said to be about
forty or more Presbyterian families in
that locality. DR.. George Bailey of Wash
ington has been conducting services there
and will continue to do so until regular
pastor is called.
Following a custom of years the congre-
cations of the Baptist. Christian, Metho-
dist and Presbyterian churches of Rock
Vile will observe the week Of prayer by
holding union services. Sunday, January
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Dredges for Engineer Corps.

1t is thought probable that during the
coming spring the United States Engineer
Corps Of the army will have two seagoins
twin-screw suction dredges built for serv
ice about New York harbor and other
points on the Atlantic coast. The expert
ment of building dredges for work on the
great lakes and for service in harbors
on the south Atlantic coast was so salts
factory that the engineers will build other
dredges and extend the work. The big
machines asked for will measure over all
200 feet: length between perpendiculars.
PA feet: nodded beam. Al feet inches:
nodded depth at side. % feet There will
be two propelling engines, whose cylln-
ders will be % and 46 inches in diameter.
with common stroke OF 30 inches.
Steam will be furnished by four Scotch
boilers. IA feet 6 inches in diameter and
IL feet long. carrying a working pressure
of 125 pounds of steam. The two dredn..
ing pumps will each be driven by an en-
CINE whose cylinders are II and 80 inches
in diameter. with an 1S-inch styoks.
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sane asking for S55O,OOO: public schools.
100000 annually; Office building for the
state departments, $500 600; penitentiarN
$4,000: Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
$1oO,OCO; school for deaf and dumb and
blind. $4,000: William and Mary College.
$4,000; militia, $4,000; female normal
school. 100000. Then there are the state
library, the roads and many other de-
partments, which will ask for money.
The foregoing sums are in addition to the
annual sums which these institutions are
now receiving from the state. Many Of
the requests are for new buildings and
improvements, though the figures include
request for an increase in the annual
appropriation for the support of the in
situations. Aggregated the requests ex-
coed So, 600, which will leave deficit
and would make an annual appropriation
of more than five million dollars for
state institutions.
November Death Rate.
The reports of the state board of health
for November show that there were "a
deaths from consumption in the cities of
the state during the month, 63 deaths
from diseases of the respiratory system.
10 from typhoid fever 20 due to accident
due to violence and suicides. In this
city, where the population is nearly two
to one in favor of the whites as between
the races, the total deaths were 1916
white and 20 colored; in Petersburg the
population being about equal the deaths
were 81, % white and 81 co1ored; in
Hampton, the population equal, the total
deaths were 80, of which 10 were of
whites and 20 Of colored persons; in
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water section of the state are to be here
and are to entertain the inmates of the
Soldiers Home with wartime songs. Mrs.
Wake of Norfolk is standing with the
choirs and against the ''protesters" Just
what the outcome will be can only be con-
Jectured. In this connection, there is one
camp here-George f. Pickett Camp
up for the ladies, leaving Lee Camp as
the sole objector TO the choirs and their
uniforms.
One-Armed Wire Thief.
Richmond boasts of celebrated thief.
He is negro, James Hitter. Hitter is one
armed, very black and is absolutely fear
less In his handling of electric wires. The
man has deprecated on the property of
the lighting and power companies for
years, and he has been jailed for it
number OF times. He climbs the poles of
the companies and proceeds to cut wires
with clippers while they are charged with
heavy currents. He is immune from cleo
tricity and does not hesitate to handle
any wire, not using glove or anything
else to insulate and protect his hand. He
Is freak, and now he manages to cut
the wires while at the top of the poles,
with only one arm, is a mystery. He is
In custody again, and this time he is In
the county, where he will be given all
that is possible for his crime.
Many Demands for Money.
With the announcement that the state
has million and a quarter of cash to
her credit as of January 1, there is a de-
mand for money from all the state insti-
tutions, the state hospitals for the in
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Gifts for Women.

From the London Reader
And for women there is one gift which
never fails to please them; piece of real
lace 1t may be quite small. it need not
be made up for any particular use; that
can be left to the recipient, but it is
present which combines in the highest
degrees the qualities Of beauty, useful
ness and durability.
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OF Aim. Wide Fine
Sheer Persian Lawn
in the quality that
sells regularly at 22c
a yard, to go, while
the lot lasts, at
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auspices OF the Golden Links" OF the
Rockville Southern Methodist Church. 1t
was enjoyed by probably 100 guests Those
in the cast were Misses Virge and Mary
Brewer, Mrs Ellen Waters, Misses Rose
Armstrong, Marie Talbot Bessie Green
and Messrs. Bache Albert, Edward Green,
Russell Brewer SomervIlle Dawson, Roy
Warfield and DR.. Fred Henderson. During
the evening, Miss Barry Albert, Mr.. Hen
dry and Rev. Ernest L. Wolfe contrib
uted solos. Miss Verde Kingdom accom-
panying them on the piano.
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The last Christmas week has been one
of the quietestthe city has seen for many
years. There was very much less drink
ing than formerly, and the celebrating did
not et as long as usual, Business was
practically suspened Christmas day, many
of the business houses closing doors dur
ing the entire day For the first time in
many years-in fact the only time in the
memory of many-the saloons of the city
were all shut Christmas day. Some of
the places did not open at all and others
suspended at midday, except in the sec
lions in which live the element that turns
night into day. One of the features of
the week was that at the public schools
of the city. All the pupils were asked to
bring something for the poor and I'M
fortunate, each school being asked to
bring certain article. The scheme
worked splendidly, and there were a num-
Der of wagon loads of supplies, which
were given to the poor and to the various
charitable institutions enough to keep
some of them for month.
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10
OF the usual 3I12c
yard quality of High
class Imported White
Shifting Madras, in a.
good variety of pat
terms, at only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29

OF Fine Sheer India
Linon in two grades
that sell regularly at
121ac and 15c a yard,
to go, while lot lasts,
at
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Christmas Week Quiet.

Norfolk, where the population is about
four-sevenths white, there were 104 deaths
So whites and 40 colored.
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81 Memo corsets at ST

That's just half price for the modish, COM
Portable Memo Corset, right fresh from the factory
and in the very latest fashionable shapes
Spic-span new-right to the minute.
We haven't very many, and when they're gone
there'n be no more Nemos at half price.
We've had wonderful with the MEMO Corset
this last season ~and the makers in acknowledgment
quantity of their $500 models sell
81.
They made of quality coutil neatly trimmed
with lace. The model is a long, clngng back and hip
style and medium bust. That's the shape. All
sizes-lS 30-to the sale with
You'll be unable to find model that's better a
set that will wear longer be comfortable.
you've never worn the MEMO CORSET this will give
chance to have ii introduced to you-AT HALF
PRICE. Come early tomorrow before line
broken, this is only half-price
able to get.
Second Floor Corset Dept. where at all times
carry full line of the MEMO MAKE Corsets
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
CHARTER OF INCORPORATION
OF the True Light Benevolent So
ciety.

Be it known that we, M. E. Wat
son, Andrew Wilson and their as
sociates and assigns are hereby Gre
ated a 1ody corporate under the name
ard style Of THE True Light Denev-
O ent Sos ETY."
The purpose for which said cor
pora,.oa IS formed as follows, to-wit:
a To establish a home for the
care and protection of the sick and
wounded members of this society.
/ b. To care for and raise and train
for industrial pursuits the orphan
children of the deceased members oil
this society, and the destitute mem
bers. :.
c. To care for the aged members
who are unable to work and main
| tain themselves.
d. To care for and provide a de-
cent burial for its deceased members,
| and the orphan children of its de
| ceased members.
Said corporation shall have power
to make such bylaws, rules, regula-
tons and rituals as may be necessary
| for the successful management of
this society.
Said corporation shall have power
| to elect such officers as it may need
to consist of president, secretary,
treasurer and board OF directors, all
of whom are to be chosen from stock
holders of said corporation, and such
other officers as said corporation may
deem necessary for the successful
carrying on of its business.
Said corporation shall have the
right to raise funds for support and
maintainence, after organized and
equipped out of its capital, by means
of assessments levied on members,
payable monthly Said corporation
may solicit public aid.
Said corporation shall have power
to establish such branch societies as
it may deem necessary for the adj
vancement of the cause for which
this institution was organized, and
which branch societies when organ
lied shall be under the supervision
and control of the president and
board of directors of this corporation
at all times, and said board OF direc-
tors shall have the right to make
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

By virtue of the decree of the
Chancery Court Of said county, rem
dered in the above styled cause on
the 24th day Of October, 1906, at the
October term, 1906, OF said court, l.,
the undersigned duly appointed Spe-
cial Commissioner of said court, will,
on Monday the 4th day of February,
1907, between the hours of II o'clock
a. m and 4 O'Clock p. m, offer for
sale at the front door OF the Court
House of Washington County, Mis-
sissippi, to the highest bidder, for
cash, that certain tract or parcel OF
land lying and being situate in the
city of Creenville, County of Wash
ington and State of Mississippi, and
described as follows, to-wit: Begin
ming at the southwest corner of lot
eight (S). running one hundred (Ioo)
feet north with west line of said lot;
thence east one hundred (Ioo) feet;
thence south one hundred (Ioo) feer
to Moore street; thence west one
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

such bylaws, rules and regulation
as may be necessary for the govern
nent OF all branch societies.
Said corporation shall have power
to purchase, own and use such real
estate as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes OF this corpora
ton; that is, to own a lot or lots and
to build thereon suitable home for
a hospital or home which is to be
used for benevolent purposes only.
The capital stock OF said corpora
ton is to be 100000, which is to be
divided into four hundred shares OF
the par value of $500 each; and said
corporation may sell the same to
its members for the purpose of rails
ing funds with which to erect such
said home, or hospital on such lot or
lots as it may own or purchase, and
in equipping the same, and may begin
business when ten shares of its CAPT
tai stock has been subscribed.
Said corporation shall be known as
"The True Light Benevolent Socie-
ty,' and may, in that name, sue and
be sued, contract and be contracted
with. This Charter shall be in full
force for period of fifty years.
The domicile of said corporation
{ shall be in the City of Greenville,
County OF Washington and State of
Mississippi.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of administration as exc
cutrix of the estate of w. R. Harvey,
deceased, having been granted to the
undersigned on the I4th day OF jan
nary, 1907 by the honorable chan
Gerry court of Washington County,
Miss, all persons having claims
against the estate of the said w. R.
Harvey. are hereby notified to pro-
bate and register the same as re-
CURED by law within one year from
the date of the granting of such let
tiers of administration, or said
claims will be forever barred.
ADDIE HARVEY,
Executrix
lhomas & Bass, Attys. I-I0 At
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
NOTICE

To the Tax Payers OF Washington
County, Mississippi
You are hereby notified that the
Board Of Supervisors of said County
propose to borrow from the County
Treasurer the sum of Twelve Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars, and to
issue loan warrants upon the Corn-
ay Treasury therefor. payable on the
ast day of January, 1908. 1t is pro-
posed to borrow said money the Ist
Monday of February, 1907.
Witness my signature this 9TH day
of January, 1907.
E-I2-4t -. :. T. H. HOOD, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
The Charming Woman

is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many a plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires: neatness,
clear eyes, clean smooth skin and that
sprightliness OF step and action that
accompany good health. A physi-
cally weak woman is never attractive
not even to herself. Electric Bitters
restore weak women, give strong
nerves. bright eyes, smooth, velvety
skin, beautiful complexios. Guaran-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
A Memorable Day.

One of the days we remember will
health, is the one on which we be-
came acquainted with DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, the painless purifiers that
cure headache and biliousness, and
keep the bowels right CSC. at all
drug stores.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

A system regulator is a medicine
that strengthens and stimulates the
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels.
Prickly Ash Bitters is a superior
system regulator. It drives out all
unhealthy conditions. promotes ac-
tivity of body and brain, restores
good appetite, sound sleep and cheer
full spirits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
TO HARDEN GOLD.
Reported Discovery of the Art OF
Tempering Precious Metal.

Montgomery, Ala.-Alfred DIP
Weaver, of this city, has, in collab-
Grafton with John Edward Carney
discovered the art OF hardening and
t1mpering the precious and semi
precious metals such as platinum,
gold and the like, without alloying
them with other metals.
Mr.. Viewers process greatly re-
duces the fusing point of these met
some instances surprising, that OF
the best hardened tool steel
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

Customer-That coat is not a very
good fit, Einstein.
Einstein-Ve1l, vat no you expect
for fife tollars? An attack of cpl
lepsy?
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26
COMMISSIONERS SALE

State of Mississippi,
County of Washington.
In Chancery Court
George Stephcny VS.. Alice Wells
ct al, No. 3IS6.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

A third ward kid told us this. morn
ing that his sister had a beau Sun
day night and that ME knew his name
all right. It was George Don't.
The kid says he heard his sister call
that dozen times.-Ex
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-01-26

(Ioo) feet along Moore
street to point of beginning, the same
being the south one hundred (Iooj
feet of lot eight go and the south
west corner Of lot nine (o), in block
six (6), of the Bee Ranch Park Ad
dition to the said city of Greenville.
The same being part of lots decided
to A. G. and Parker Wineman by
James Haggart. ct ais, on the 18th
day OF May, 1000, said deed being
recorded in Book SO, at page 500, in
the office of the Chan Gerry Clerk Of
Washington County, Mississippi.
Dated this 9th day of January, A.
7. H. HOOD,
Special Commissioner
Thomas & Bass, Attorneys for
Complainant. I-I2-3t