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Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
MEET At LAWS CHURCH.

A delightful drive through one of the
most prosperous communities Of well
kept farms and pretty farm homes was
very pleasant occasion for about thirty
Sunday School officers and teachers of
the Avenue N. E. and Baptist schools
on August 18th, from Milford to Laws
Church, where they speAt very pleas
ant afternoon ard evening in their
convention work. There were present
delegates from Willismsville, Houston,
Wildwood and ThompsOnville. At the
close Of the afternoon session the ladies
Of the Laws Sunday School invited all
present to a bOuntiful supper, which
they had spread on temporary tables
on the lawn adjoining the church. The
convention was addressed by the fol-
lowing speakers Rev. D. F. McFaul
and Mrs. J. c. Wharton Of Houston.
Miss Maggie S. Wilson Of Seaford, Miss
Mary Holland and DR.. II. I. Quigg Of
this town. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: L. B.
Graves, President; George E. Roach,
Vice President; Mrs. w. H. Savage,
and Treasurer Mrs. Sallie r.
Davis, Elementory Work Miss Jennie
Davis, Home Department Work. An
Invitation was extended and accepted
to hold the next convention at Houston.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
Marriage Announcement.

Announcement has been made Of the
marriage Of Wilbur H. Durborough,
Of Cumberland, Wyoming, and Miss
MOllie Murray, Of Evanston, Wyoming,
on Monday, September 9Th, 1907. Mr..
DurborOugh, who is well known in Mil
ford, is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Durborough, Of Lebanon, Delaware.
and is now time clerk for the Northern
Pacific Coal Company and is located at
Cumberland, where he is fitting up q
residence.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
Barlow & Wilson'S Minstrels.

An entire and complete change OF
program each year is the unfaiing rule
Of the management Of the Barlow &
Wilson Minstrels. This is probably one
of the secrets Of Barlow & Wilson's
success, demonstrating to all parties
who know the company that they can.
not afford to miss the performance each
year as they returned to the cesseless
routine OF one night and week stands
from one end Of America to the other,
as it is now well known among all
classes of theatre goers that no matter
how good vaudeville specially may
be or how clever and successful the
song or joke Of comedian or balladist,
the new seasons performance must in.
clude an entirely new bundle of the
good things to be had by the live ener.
getic performers and managers, if they
wish to keep in the ranks of this popu-
lar company. They will appear in
Armory Hall, Milford, next Tuesday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
Girls Trouble Being Investigated.

Irma DOdd, aged 10 years, died in
Wilmington and was buried at her
girlhood home at Glendale last week.
Her death was the result OF a criminal
operation, according to her dying state
ment, and the man who was the author
Of her trouble is said to be employed at
the du Point Building in VII IL.
The Attorney General is investigating
the whole matter. Irma DOdd had been
living with the family Of Albert J.
Coverdale in Wilmington for several
years past, and was said to have been
rather a pretty young woman.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
Wanted to Help the Treasury.

Two young men came to Milford last
Monday-One from near Glendale and
the other from over in New Jersey-but
both apparently acquainted with each
other. as their act demonstrated. They
went to a store room on North Walnut
street. and in front of it got into an all
tercation over a girl, and this resulted
in rough and tumble fight. Millman,
the Sussex cOuntain, kicked his antagO-
mist in the stomach and put him out Of
business. They were arrested, and at the
trial it was shown that Mr.. Touchum,
the name he gave, struck the first blow,
and was in fault SO the Alderman i'm
posed a fine Of S. and costs, and COM
mitted him to Jail until the fine was
paid. He remained in the Jail until
Wednesday before getting the cash.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
SHORT LOCAL BREVlTIES.
Items Of Interest in Paragraphs About
Milford and Vicinity.


The oyster season will open Sunday,
September LIST.
August 31st will be Black Saturday
at Cedar ana Slaughter beaches.
Miss Fannie Holmes is having a
large porch and bath room built to her
residence on North Walnut street.
Painters are complaining Of the great
clouds of gnats which cover their work
in Milford almost as soon as it is fin
ished.
Governor Lea on Tuesday commits
stoned B. H. Matthews of this town a
member of the State Board Of Phar-
macy.
Miss Grace Brooks has been appointed
teacher in a large school near Millers-
vile, Pa. She is visiting in Milford for
few days.
The sewer on East Front street. North
Milford is being extended from Walnut
to Pear street by Pierce and Carmean
the contractors.
Next Tuesday evening Barlow & Will
sons Ministries will hold forth in Arm
DRY Hall, Milford. They give a very
good show every time they come here.
I On account Of poor health, the Rev.
F. Burgette Short, has resigned the
pastorage Of the NJ. E. Church at Port
land, Oregon, and will remain in the
East to recuperate.
Last Monday many English snipe
were on the Slaughter Neck marshes,
and Mr.. Van Rensler killed a bunch Of
twenty, which he presented to A. D.
Marshall that evening.
Rev. S. NJ. Morgan, Presiding Elder
of Dover District, who has been quite
i'll, is now improving rapidly at Clifton
Springs Sanitsrium. He is now able
to walk out and is gaining. strength
and flesh daily.
For the first time in ten years, Will
liam Roach has been away from his
over a Saturday, this month.
He has been visiting near Denton, Md.
A report has it that he has been iocat-
ing rabbits for next November shooting
season.
The Charter and Ordinances of the
town of Milford have been printed and
are now in the bindery. They will be
ready for circulation in a few days,
when it is hoped that the people will
give the laws careful scrutiny and COM
pei each other to live up to their re-
Iuirements.
The Daniel comet is now plainly Wis
BILE about 4 o'clock in the morning in
he eastern sky short distance above
he horizon. 1t can be Immediately :
by the unaided eye by
he rather hazy or unearthly lustre of
he star part, and by the faint marking
# the tail, which streams westward.
The Agricultural Department now i
eports a process for making alcohol out +
Il corn cObs. Everything else has here n
ofore been found to produce liquors, to h
menace the domestic hearths, certainly L
he plain old corn cob should have been Il
eft the women to kindle the morning a
Tres with which often their maudlin n
husbands are too lazy to make. n
1t is probable that within the next p
sw weeks that a number Of engines on '
be Delaware and Maryland division
f the Pennsylvania Railroad will be
quipped with the Parsons smoke eat
az device. which has found much favor
mong officials Of the road on account o
I its saving in the consumption Of Z
pal. The engines to be so equipped =,
re known as class D.l6-B. "a
- ] n
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-08-23
HOwe's Moving Pictures.

Howe's Moving Pictures are booked
for Milford Friday evening, September
18th.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
irish Horses and Athletes.

The history OF horses. especially Of
thoroughbreds. goes TO prove that parts
Of Ireland and Australia are the very
best cradles for horse breeding in
either Europe or elsewhere. with Eng
land as the second best. perhaps the
equal. The suggestion has been thrown
out that the secret lies in a lime sub
soil. The reason for the suppOsitiou
is little obscure. The present writer
has found that cartridges bred on such
soil are heavier and stronger and. it
seems, fly faster than others. but this
is hardly an analogy that can be APP
piled to the horse. There are other
curious analOgies. 1t has long been
noticed that the best high jumpers
among human athletes. even when the
scene OF their feats is America. are OF
Irish descent 1t Is not less certain
that the best jumpers among horses.
especially large percentage at Con-
tinental concourS. derive their origin
from Ireland, with Australia and Eng
land as occasional rivals. From the
statistics energies strong presumptive
evidence that the climate even more
than the breeding skill tends to
strengthen the strain.-London Out
look.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
Romance Of a Great Painting.

No picture perhaps has had so ro-
mantle an adventure or SO miraculous
an escape as Rapnaels Christ Bear
ing the Cross" 1t was ordered by the
fraternity Of Mount Olivet at Palermo,
the brothers wishing to have a speci-
men OF the celebrated Italian painter s
work hanging In their monastery. The
picture Is remarkable for the truth
with which the painter has portrayed
the suffering Of the Saviour as he
bends beneath the heavy load. Ra-
phael painted it In Rome. where he
carried out SO much of his work. and
the picture WAS carefully packed and
dispatched by sea TO Sicily. During
the short voyage a storm arose, and
the wind and waves beca ne so violent
that the vessel WAS wrecked. The
crew and passengers persisted. and no
trace Of the ship Or her cargo was seen
again. save the picture. which. float
Ing in its case on the water. was wash
ed ashore and discovered by the cX-
pectant monks. On the case being
opened it was found that the sea wa
ter had In no way injured the divine
beauty Of the painting. which was
hung ur at Palermo amid great rejoic-
ing and Thanksgiving at it's miraculous
escape London Standard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
TO WAIT FOR SPRING
BEFORE MAKING MOVE
Promoters of the White City
Delay Action.
NOT ENTIRELY GIVEN UP.

Although there are several men in
Richmond who stand willing TO sink
a goodly portion of their funds in q
white city enterprise here. it was the
concensus of opinion among the local
capitalists who met in the Office OF A.
c. Lindemuth, to discuss the PROPOSE
ton, that the venture should be post
poned until spring. The Anthony
Mitchell construction company of Day
ton, attempted to impress upon the To-
Cal men that construction worn should
begin Immediately, but their strenuous
efforts to convince those interested,
proved unavailing. 1t is now certain
that nothing will be done toward the
venture until spring.
When asAed whether or not the
project would be entirely abandoned,
M. Lindemuth. one of those inte4 est
ed, said it would not, as there is TOO
strong a sentiment in favor of the
plan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

NEW CASTLE ALSO IN 1T.
A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT WAS
AWARDED e. G. HILL ON THE
BEAUTIFUL NEW ROSE, THE
RHEA REID.

Richmond pOsies carried away most
of the prizes in the contests among
the cnrysanthemums and carnations
AT the exhibit of the State Florists as
ISOLATION at the Wicgand conservatory
in indianapolis, but New Castle roses
won every prize for which they were
entered. Florists of these two cities
Will continue to wear most OF the med
ais for another year at least
The flower show of the state asso-
citation drew great crowds Thursday
afternoon and evening
The Prize Winners.
The only contests for prizes were at
the Wiegand Conservatives, where
the results We're as follows:
hrysanthemums-25 blooms, one
variety, E. G. Hill Company Rich
mond, first. Ten blooms-Whites:
Z. G. Hill Company first. Pink: Hill
Company, second. Yellow: E. G.. Hill
Company. first. Any other color Hill
Company, first. Ten blooms in ten
varieties: Hill Company, first. Twen-
ty-five sprays, pompoms: Hill Com
pany, first.
Roses-Brides: Heller Bros, New
Castle, first; Weiland & Olinger, New
Castle, second. bridesmaids: Heller
Bros, first; Weiland & Olinger. Sec
ond. American Beauty: Weiland &
Olinger, first. All other varieties:
Heller Bros, first and Weiland & DIN
ger, second.
Carnatlon Class Winners.
Carnations-25 white. B. X. & B.
Company, Richmond, first. Light pink.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
West Indian yeRrocs.

The Wet Indian negro is born
poacher IT" catches the quail by the
cruel exp - t of strewirrs pow
dercd caye.ue or bird pepper In the
little dust pits where the birds wash"
The burning powder gets into the eyes
Of the birds. which. confused and help
less. are then easily caught. When he
wants wholesale supply of fish. he
explodes a piece of dynamite, which
was probably intended for the making
Of new government roads, over a hole
in a mountain stream. and the fish are
killed by the conclusion. But his IA
vorite resource is the bark Of the dog
wood tree. THIS he drops into a river
hole. and the mullet, intoxicated.
comes to the surface of the water.
This singular property Of the doGwood
has caused 1t to be employed as a mar
Cotic-Pearson's.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
Attorney General of Indiana
Brings Action Against a
Former Local Man.
FEES ARE INVOLVED IN 1T.
TWO OTHER FORMER CLERKS OF
THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT
ARE ALSO NcLUDED-NATURE
OF THE ACTION.

Suit was filed Thursday by James
Bingham, attorney general for the
State of Indiana, against Andrew NJ.
Sweeney, William r. Noble and Alex
ander Hess, former clerks of the Su-
preme Court, asking judgment for fees
collected, so it is charged, and illegal
~ retained by Sweeney, Hess and No
Bile. Noble was clerk of the Supreme
Court from November, 1886. to No
vember, 1890, when Sweeney was
elected and served four years Dur
ing Mobiles term Of office, it is charged
he collected q total of transcription
fees and sheriff's fees of S2,2G9.30. BY
law, the attorney general states, the
state is entitled 10 recover this prin-
cipal with 6 per cent interest from
Nov. %, 1890, to date Of judgment, and
20 per cent. of the principal, or
$555.SG, as penalty. Noble was form
erly resident of Richmond.
The charges against Sweeney are
similar.
Simultaneous with the filing of these
suits in the Marion Superior Court
against Sweeney and Noble, Attorney
General Bingham filed suit against AL
exnnder Hess in the Circuit Court at
Wabash to collect s3.852.24 in fees al
legged to be due the state from him.
Attorney General Bingham also
contemplated suit against the estate
OF Simon 2. Sheerin. whose term as
clerk of the Supreme and Appellate
Courts expired in November, 1885, but
found that Mr. Sheerin is dead. that
mis- estate has been settled and that
the statute of limitation bars suit to
recover the money.
Each of these clerks became gull
ty of a felony by his failure to account
for these funds, and by converting
them to his own use at the expiration
of his term said Mr.. Bingham. but
the statute of limitation runs against
such crimes in two years from the
date OF their commission, and the time
has long since passed when these men
can be prosecuted criminally for such
offenses.
These men have been honored by
the people, and I think it is only fair
to the public that it should know and
that the peoplpe in the communities
in which they live should know what
their attitude is with reference to
these funds collected by them in their
official capacity and which they now
refuse to pay over for the use and
benefit of the persons to whom they
belong"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
Noted the Symptom.

A little girl went for the first time to
church with her mother. All went well
during the service, but the child grew
uneasy during the sermon, which was
a long one. The mother tried in every
way to keep the little girl quiet, but in
vain. Finally the child observed that
the preacher had pompous way Of In
fiating his chest and lungs at new
paragraph or head. Just as the mother
was assuring the child that the preach
er would soon stop. he did-for anoth-
er start-and the tired child burst out
on her mothers assurance. mo. he
won't: he's swelling up again. WON
ans National Daily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
ENGLISH SCHOOLS.
The Flog4inE Custom and the Way
II Ia Regarded.

The F1OgGtnH Custom and the Way
1t Ia Regarded.
About corporal punishment in Eng
land two curious facts lie beyond dis
pute. One is that while the working
class and the lower middle class dis
like and resent Ii and will not In gen
eral allow their children to undergo II.
the aristocracy tolerate it without CON-
plant. The time is coming. one might
assert paradoxically. when It will be
impossible to dog anybody but the son
of a peer. And the other fact Is that
public school boys have often felt
special affection for the masters who
have punished them most.
In Westminster abbey stand side
by side the tombs Of master and his
pupil The master was Dr. Busby,
who was head master of Westminster
school for SO long time as fifty eight
years. Nobody ever logged so many
boys as he. The pupil was the theo-
logian. DR.. South. 1t is told am
sure the story Is true-that when South
came as a small boy to Westminster
Busby greeted him with the ominous
words: Il see great talents In that
sulky little boy. and my rod shall
bring them out" If so. he was no
doubt as good as his word. But when
South lay upon his deathhed 1t was
his last prayer to be buried at his old
masters feet. and the master and the
pupil now rest side By side Nine.
toen6 Ge1pN !.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
WHEN MACAULAY SPOKE.
Then Flowed a Torrent OF OratOry
and EuphOny.

and EuphOny.
What can be the matter? Doors open,
members rush out; MEMBERS are tear
Ing past you from all points in one di-
rection-toward the house. Then wigs
and gowns appear. They tell you with
happy faces their committees have ad-
journed, and then come n third class,
the gentlemen OF the press. hilarious.
Why, what's the matter? Natter
Macaulay is up. You join the runners
IN a moment. 1t was an announcement
one hadn't heard for years. and the
passing Of the word "Macaulay's up
emptied committee rooms now as be-
fore 1t emptied clubs; the old voice.
the old manners and the old style
glorious speaking; we'll prepared. care
fully elaborated, confessedly essayish.
but spoken with perfect art and con-
summate management. the grand con-
versation Of n man of the world con-
fiding his learning and his recollections
and his logic to Il party Of gentlemen
and just raising his voice enough to be
heard through the room.
As the house filed he got prouder
and more oratorical, and then he pour
ed out his speech with rapidity. in
creasing after every sentence, till it
became torrent Of the richest words.
carrying his hearers with him into en-
thusiasm and yet not leaving them
time to cheer. The great orator was
trembling when he sat down. The ex-
element of a triumph overcame him.
and he had scarcely the self possession
TO acknowledge the eager praises which
were offered by the ministers and 9th
ers In his neighborhood.-Fro Whit
tvs parliamentary Retrospect"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
OF CLERK
AN ATTRACTIVE ONE
Reported That Several Citi-
zens Have Their Eyes on
This County Job.
CHAS. KOLP AMONG THEM.
THOMAS r. JESSUP is ANOTHER
WHO is CREDITED WITH AS.
PlRATiONS HARRY PENNY
WILL ASK FOR A SECOND TERM.

The crop of candidates for various
county Offices continues to increase.
At the primary election it looks
like three to four names will be
found for each office on the ballot.
Charles Kolp. who is connected with
Feltman's shoe store, and is well
Anown in this city and county. has in
formed several Of his friends that he
is a candidate for the republican nom
ination for county CLERK. Thomas +.
Jessup is also reported to be a candi-
date for this office. County Clerk
Harry E. Penny will be a candidate
for a second term as clerk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

Sunday School Teacher-Tommy. the
lesson says it is more blessed to give
than to receive. Can you give me an
example In which that ia true?
Tommy Tucker-Yes'm. It's when
maw's away from home and stead Of
writin' to paw she sends him picture
cards.-Chicago Tribune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

There is an old curiosity shop III
London which makes a specially of
heather deities All kinds of images
small and large, handsome, hideous
and grotesque are on view. You can
choose an antique Aztec god from Mex
ico carved in heavy stone and hideous
enough to scare a burglar; you can
purchase a marble deity from Manda-
lay. a wooden atrocity from the Ju-JU
land of West Africa, or a gilt joss
from a Chinese temple.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
Flowers and Voice.

Mrs. Howells reading)-A German
scientist claims that the odor of flow.
ers has pernicious effect on the hu-
man voice. Howells-That's all rot
l used to buy bowers for you before
we were married, and your voice
wasn't nearly 80 sharp as 1t is now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15
ScandQlOua.

Mr.. Moth-Glad to see you on your
feet again. old man! What caused all
the trouble?
His ighbor-Why, I dined of a
seemingly wooden overcoat. and it
turned out to be the worst kind of
shoddy. l tell you the extent to which
food adulteration Is carried ON nova
days Is nothing short Of criminal
Puck.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

B. K. & B. Company, first. Scarlet.
B. X. & B. Company. first; E. G. Hill
Company, second.
A certificate of merit was awarded
the L. G. Hill company for the beauti-
full new rose, Rhea Reid, which won
more EXPLANATIONS of delight, perhaps
than any other exhibited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

c.. c. Il L. ticket age n. vi: sell Vt.
sleeping car tickets to Chicago fc
their HIS P. NJ. train Call OF
him. apr6.t:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-15

"All that is appropriate in nature is
beautiful
How about grass widow with hay
feyerT'-Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
FLIES ENvELoP SHIP.

Cloud of Singing Insects Drive
Every One from the Decks.
Billions of flies or gnats, in a swarm
so thick that the sun was obscured fol-
several hours, enveloped the German
steamship, Ammon, which has just ar
rived at this port, says the Seattle cor
respondent of the New York Times
The vessel was running along abou,
sixty miles off the Galapagos Islands
near the equator west of South Amer
lea, when westerly breeze brought the
dense swarm Of insects that drove ev,
cry person from the decks.
The captain and his officers have
passed the islands several times, and
say they are unable to account for the
strange phenomenon. The vessel was
blowing her way along late in the af
ternoon, when cloud was seen com
ing out of the far west. AS Ii grew
rapidly In dimensions and density the
passengers and crew hoped for a cool
ing shower to ward off the perpendicu
lar rays of the tropic sun. Instead OF
cloud of vapor they received a cloud
of pestiferous insects that bit and
stung until every person was forced tt
seek shelter below.
The insects 'resembled a small fly OF
gnat, and remained with the ship unit
nightfall, when n northerly breezt
sprang up and drove them off.
In May last the Norwegian bari
Sark was attacked by swarm of in
sects in precisely the same place. The
sailors were kept below for hours by
the insects