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Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
New Century Club.

Aregulsr meeting ofthe Milford New
Century Club was held on Monday
October 18th, with the president MIS-
Byard P. Burn, in the chair After the
business the program was in charge of
Mrs. James P. Pierce, chairman If His.
tory. Current Events, partly. based
upon Russian facts, by Mrs. John D
Brooks. A letter from Mary 1. Wood.
manager of the General Federation
telling why it is important thar iDdi.
vidual clubs should join the General
Federation, was read by Miss Mary E.
Holland, Corresponding Secretary of
Delaware State Federation Of Women's
Clubs. A piano duet was rendered nv
Misses Edna and Mary Barker. The
lniative paper on the history study was
Russian Literature" during the reign
Of Peter the Great and Catbarine II
The second written by Miss Syrena ] !
Hall. Monday next will be Temper
'nce Day, Mrs. Charles NJ. Hammond
chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
May Indict Many Kent Merchants.

Under the directions Of the attorney.
general and cooperating with the new
office of the collector Of State revenues,
the clerk of the peace is preparing a
list Of business men and professional
practitioners who have not complied
with the State license laws. Their
names are to be presented to the Grand
Jury Of Kent county. II any should
pay up afrer that time, they will have
to add on the amount Of tleir fine.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
Two New Lawyers.

w. Lewes Adams, a recent graduate
Of the law department Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania, and Andrew
Marvel, a native OF this county and
brother Of ex-Judge David T. Marvel Of
Wilmington, have just passed the ex.
aminations for admission to the Sussex
county bar and have become practicing
lawyers of the State Of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
Prizes in the High School.

Three prizes are again offered to High
School pupils by friends of the school.
Col. Theodore Townsend Of the Milford
Chronicle offers annually a gold medal
10 that pupil ranking highest IN sehol.
arship in the school. A friend of the
schosi offers to the pupil taking highest
rank in the Freshman clsss a valuable
set Of books Miss Jennie Davis offers
to the pupil taking highest rank in
mathematics a mem bership in the Mil.
ford Library. 1t is with pleasure that
we note that these prizes are to beofIered
again. The competition aroused by
them last year was stimulative and
helpful. Prizes are legitimate incentives
to school work, tending to develop-ac-
curacy, and at the same time fostering
a healthful school spirit. The school
will be pleased to confer
with any one who may feel inclined to |
add to the number of prizes given above.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
Womsn's Auxiliary Meeting.

The Woman's Auxiliary of the Epis.
cOpal Courch will hold its annual meet
ing in Dover on Thursday, November
18th. There will be an exceedingly in
terest'ng programme, as this is general
convention year. Rt. Rev. franklin S.
Spalding, bishop Of Salt Lake, is to be
one OF the principal speakers.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
SHORT LOCAL BREYlTIES.
Items Of Interest in Paragraphs About
Milford and Vicinity.

Kent County Pomona Grange me
at Cheswold on Thursday.
Hon. John P. Shea in Armory Hall
= Wednesday evening, October 23rd.
DR.. Geo. Edward Reed in Armory
Hall, Monday evening, october 2lst.
The Dover District Epworth Leagu,
Convention will meet at Lewes in 1908
Robert P. Small of Milford has been
appointed a special officer on the Penn.
sylania Railroad
The Kent County Sunday School
Convention will hold its annual meet.
ing at Cheswold next Wednesday.
Hon. John P. Shea, the famous Cath
olic orator Of Boston, will be in Armory
Hall, Wednesday night, October 2Srd.
He's rich and rare
The first inmate Of the Palmer Home
for Old Folks, at Dover, was Mrs. Mary
Clark, of Milford, who arrived there
on Tuesday Of last week.
The sweet potato crop is reported by
growers in this section as being but
little better than half crop. Digging
has been going on all this week.
Preparations are being made for tine
annual session of the Great Council of
Delaware, Imp'd o. R. M, to he held
at Newark on October 28rd and oath.
DR.. Geo. Edward Reed, who will ad.
dress a local option meeting in Armory
Hall on Monday evening, October 2Ist,
is one Of the cyclOnic orators of his day
and generation.
The new steam boat West River. left
the Vineyard Shipbuilding Company's
yards in Milford, last Saturday after.
noon for Annapolis. Md, and will run
On the line from that place to Balti
more.
The 73rd annual communication Of
he Grand Lodge of Delaware, I. o. o.
T., will be be held at the Odd Fellows'
Hall, northwest corner Third and King
treets, in Wilmington, on Wednesday,
November goth.
The w. G. T. U. met with Mrs. Saw
ge on October 18th. Eleven members
espOnded to roll call. The comittees /
we're continued to prepare notices and /
rocure wagons for going through the \
own. Three new mem bers were added t
the union. The meeting adjourned u
meet with Miss Rattle Deputy on Z
ctober 22nd. n
Our town is noted far and wide for It
hospitality and cordiality. Man y
eets his follows here with a "Good +
orning. James how are you feeling n
lis morning? ?" Wills the answer is u
afted back on the morning breeze -
Quite well, [ thank you ~ The good I"
omen, as they toll during the greater 10
1T Of the day 10 looking after the do
este duties, hum a merry tune the u
nile, because Glove lightens labor.n u
Id over their teacups at an afternoon II
aution, or around some family circle. al
nded together as a club, they discuss cn
1ics alone intended to elevate their
e.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
". c. T. U. Organizing.

The ladies of the w. G. Il. U. are or.
eanizinga "Childrens Marching Band
o assist in the temperance cause. Will
eareHts insist upon their children being
present at the Baptist Church every
Tuesday and Friday afternoon at $50
o'clock to practice the marching songs.
Mrs. JAMES P. PIERCE.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
ABLE MEN TO ADDRESS
LOCAL OPTION MEETINGS

Milford aud Cedar Greek hundreds
are strOngholds Of liquor. The local op.
ton forces realize the situation aud
from now on the welkin will ring with
their Oratary, their songs and their
martial music.
Some Of the biggest speakers in the
country are billed to address Milford
audiences between now and November
9TH. Catholics, Presbyterians, Episco.
paliOns Bsptists and Methodists, Dem
ocrats and Republicans will make APP
peals to the people from the same plat
form. Every home will urge this ques.
ton, for the saloons everywhere is the
enemy OF the home. Every mother.
every wife, every daughter, every sis
ter will plead with the men to vote for
the protection Of fireside and family.
Every father will smite that which de-
grades and drags down his son. Every
son will strike a blow at an institution
that debauches and brulalizes his
father, and pauperizes and shames
womanhood. A nation is founded on
its manhood and womanhood. The |
saloon upon the destruction of both.
Every mother who loves her children
and reveres her husband is urged to at
tend every local option meeting and to
bring the male members of the family.
Every father who would protect his son
and defend his home is requested to
join this holy crusade.
On Sunday morning, October goth,
at 1890 a. M, there will be a grand
mass meeting at Slaughter Neck M. E.
Church, at which Prof. A. r. Spaid J
will deliver an address on the subject I
Of local option. {
On Saturday, October 18th, and on 1
Sunday, October Goth, there will be
meetings on Walnut street, in South t
Milford, and at AbbOtt's shipyard as +
follows; Saturday afternoon at Z
O'Clock and Saturday evening at 7.30 81
o'clock. On Sunday afternoon at 2 n
o'clock at Abbott's shipyard. These
will be address by Prof Spaid a
Of Wilmington, and Hon. J. E. Ellie y
good of Salisbury, Md. "
DR.. George Edward Reed, president NJ
Of Dickinson College, will speak in n
ArmOry Hall Monday evening, October 70
list. DR.. Reed is one Of the strongest 70
speakers on the A platform. n
Don't stay away.
Hon. J9hn P Shea, the noted Cath =.
,lic orator of Boston, will be in Amory ~
Hall Wednesday evening, October -
3rd. To Shea more than any other 49,
nan is due the credit of sweeping Cam
ridge, Mass, into the local option "C
anks' He is a man of strong person.
lily and real wonderful campaigner.
remember the 23rd pc
Congressman Kerr, of Maryland, ~
ne Hon. Caleb E. Burchenal, Chair. W.
ian of Anti-License Committee of 80
will speak at an open air -.
Ieeting on Walnut Street, Saturday @
ight October 26th. Both men are r ny
rilliant takers.
Every person is invited to be present
these meetings and hear the argu-
ents for change in the methods of I
importance. at
The Milford Cornet Band will furnish BeI
g music for all of these meetings. Of
verybody come out. 1t is the saloon c
the home. brol
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Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
Church Supper.

The ladies ofthe Presbyterian Church
at Pennington will hold a supper on
Saturday evening, October 18th. Oys-
ters, chicken salad, biscuits. ice cream,
cake and coffee will be served.
Milford chronicle., 1907-10-18
Obituary..
HUDSON.

Mrs. Zaidee Hudson, widow Of the
late Samuel Hudson, died at the home
Of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Steven
son, on South Front street, Milford.
Delaware, on Sunday evening. October
18th, 1907 She was in the S7th year
Of her age and leaves four SONS. Funeral
services were held at her late home on
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Howard T.
Quigg officiating. Interment was made
at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
SCOTT.
b. R. V. Scott died at the home Of
HE father, Asbury Scott, in PhiIadel-
phia, on Sunday morning, October 18th,
1907, Of Bright's disease and paralysis,
aged So years. He was former resi-.
dent Of this town and leaves a wife and
one daughter. Funeral services were
held at his late home Monday evening.
The remains were brought to Milford
IN Tuesday and inferred in Odd Eel.
ows' Cemetery, Rev. Howard T. Quigg
at the grave.
Free press., 1907-06-29
Harvesters Wanted.

To cut and stack 200 acres of wheat.
ive6 miles East and miles North
of Catherine. Now if you are interest
ed in above offer call or write to
MRS. JOHN BEULow, Walker, Kan.
The Young Ladies of the Presby-
terian church last Saturday evening
had good crowd at their Ice Cream
social, sold all they had and could of
sold more, and cleared enough to put
down pavement in front of one of
their three church lots.
1t is thought that quite a number. of
harvest hands will come here from the
western counties, good practical far
mers, notice having been published
in the many papers west of US. If you
want any leave word at the Continen-
tai Creamery and you will be telephoned
when they come.
Free press., 1907-06-29
THE REAL SPORT.

The real sporting man is the Kansas
farmer. In the fall of the wear he
sows his wheat and takes a chance. 1t
is an even break whether the wheat
will be winter-killed or whether it will
grow too rank. When spring comes
the farmer scans the clouds for rain
with the same anxiety that man at
the round table turns on his cards.
Nothing he can do can help. There is
nothing but to take the chance the
future gives him. If it rains he wins
big. IT 1T is drouth he draws again,
plows under his wheat and plants corn.
Ii the moisture comes down he specu-
lates as to whether it will be a food.
Possible chinch bugs, Hessian flies, hail
and rust add excitement and suspense.
If the grain grows, ripens and is cut.
he trusts to the future once more as to
whether he gets fifty cents or eighty
cents bushel. Finally he has chance
to get cars in which to ship and another
chance that he dosen't get cars and
that his grain will rot or lose in its
grade. From the time of planting
until the returns are received for the
shipment nearly a year later, the
farmer has all the excitement of a
baseball fan watching game with the
score nothing to nothing at the end of
the 18th inning.
The gambler who plays cards all
night, the horseman who races his
thoroughbred, the sport who bets on
ball games, prize fights and city cleo
tions, all lead quiet lives besides the
Kansas farmer who has to look future
and failure in the face every day and
who takes every chance that can occur
with brave heart and an undaunted
belief that if there is a failure this
year there will be a plenty next.
Free press., 1907-06-29
G. w. Miller

has money to loan on Farms at Low
rates.
The street commissioner now has all
the streets south of the track east of
Chestnut graded nicely and starting on
the others.
A letter from Topeka tells that our
Fred Tiff is doing nicely and may
come home most any time, having re-
covered his health.
Attorney Harry Pestana drove over
from here to Lacrosse last week to
take the train for Leoti, to look after
some cases in district court there.
Mrs. David Burch had bad accident
Friday, her horse running away, she
jumped out, receiving a bad jolt that
needed the careful care of the doctor
for several days.
Already are the harvest hands drop
ping in and most of them will find good
jobs awaiting them. Our county will
need several hundred outsiders to help.
Buckeye will need rs and Smokey
an equal number.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Next Thursday is the noisy Fourth
of July again. Watch out for fires
and the fire boys should be ready on
quick call.
Henry MCGUIRE got in his load of
paving brick this week and work at
laying, will now be rushed before
harvest.
Masons Wise and Jacobs are laying
a good cement walk at the corner of
End and Chestnut for the Basgalls'.
A good Improvement
The grade stakes along North Main
street raised the grade considerable
and will require some curbing to hold
in the new pavements.
j. H. Downing has had Mcclure lay
him a nice brick pavement on both
fronts of his residence property on
Fort and Crawford avenues.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Why should use Hughes Crescent
Cottage paint? Because it is pure paint.
contains no water or Barytes. Do
some manufacturers put water in
paint? Yes; some paints on the mar
ket contain 25 per cent of water. Why
is water put in paint? Answer. To
cheaper it. Is that the only reason?
Answer. No What else. does water
do in paint? Answer. 1t makes
paint look thick. What is the object
of that? Answer. To cause the
people to believe they are getting more
for their money. In what way? An
swer. Paint makers furnish the
water which costs nothing and then
you furnish the oil. You are the
:" cats paw" Now you may ask and
say this is broad statement, but don't
take our word for it, come and see us
and we will prove it to you.
HENRY WOLF & Son.
Free press., 1907-06-29
NOTICE no CEMENr CoNrRAcrnps

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the furnishing of all materials
erectlon and construction of thirty
cement street crossings to be construct.
ed within the city limits of Hays. kan
sas, will be received at the office of the
City Clerk of Hays, Kansas, at Hark-
ness drug store, until Monday Noon.
July 1st, 1907. Plans and specifications
for such crossings are now on file with
said clerk and will be exhibited to anv
one desiring to make bids.
The council reserving the
right to increase the number of street
crossings TO be constructed to the num-
Der OF forty, at the same rate as ac-
eepted bld on the number thirty, if
they so desire; and slso reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Suitable bonds will be required of
contractor to whom contract is LET.
Witness my hand at Hays, Kansas.
this 22nd day of June, 1907.
C. A. HARKNEss.
City Clerk, of Hays, Kansas.
Free press., 1907-06-29

The Continental Creamery Auditor
was here this week and reports that
the cream business between Abilene
and Ellis has nearly doubled this year,
in fact they are getting in such i'm
mense quantities, so much more than
expected, they get behind in sending
back the report of tests. Their plan
of paying every week, every shipment,
money every time farmer comes to
town, has proven very popular and
makes cream shipping a profitable
pleasure.
Free press., 1907-06-29

The County Commissioners meet in
regular session next week.
Hays has a new tailor, located in
the Sunfiower restaurant building.
Pete Smith isputting upa neat fence
IN front of his residence on Normal
avenue.
Mrs, A. A. Wills of Belleville, Kan
sas visited with Mrs. Frank Field this
week.
Prof. Haas and wife have returned
home from their vacation trip to south
and west.
Miss Anna Crawford of Wamego
is here visiting her friend Miss Mary
Haffmier.
Judge Reeder and wife took a trip
to Denver Tuesday evening, he going
to look after his legal matters.
Moer threshing machines were un-
loaded here this week, ready to turn
out the grain as soon as harvested.
Philip & Son have been kept busy
this week handing out the pitch forks
and hay rakes for the harvest work.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Florists say that some flowers when
made into bouquets together will wilt
in a very short time. Roses and
mignonette, for example, are so de-
structive to each other that they will
not last through dinner. It is pos
sible that the sweet scent of flowers
was once deadly odor which killed
other plants likely to grow in the same
soil, and thus protected the plant Civ
ing it out.
The district court of Trego county
held a session cat chambers in
Topeka last Saturday to hear the
arguments of Judge Monroe, Senator
Hessin and w E. Saum in an eject
ment case (tax title and alleged de-
fective mortgage foreclosure.) To-
peka was the most convenient point
for all concerned.
One of the new laws of 1907 that will
be of interest in every county is that
one providing that public officers in
pay of the state, county, city. ETC.
shall not receive witness fees when
witnesses in court for the state or
county or city etc. This was aimed at
an abuse of fee-grabbing.
Free press., 1907-06-29
LOCAL NEWS.

e0OOoOo0oSOSOOOOOOSOeSSCSO
Another rain came during Tuesday
night.
Another hard shower came this way
during Monday night.
Next Monday brings US Jnly and
half the year gone.
Note the adver offering you good
wheat header for only $45.
The father and mother of Mrs.
Mumford are here on a visit.
Miss Mary Haffmier is here on a
vacation from her work at Russell.
Attorney Ira Lloyd of Ellsworth was
in town this week on legal business.
Hon. S. j. Hale of Lacrosse was
in town on legal business on Thursday.
Dispatches tell of big hail storm and
heavy obstruction In South Rocks
County this week.
Mrs. S. w. Decker returned home
Monday evening and reports having
had nice trip.
Mrs. May Bannister Mcmahon and
children of Kansas City are here visit
ing Mrs. Zeigler.
Mrs. Fred Heeren and daughter
Marie have been in Salins this week
visiting friends.
The teachers and some of the Nor
NAL students had a picnic in their
grove Monday afternoon.
The new surveyor got along nicely
with his work this week in laying out
the grades on our streets.
No use going East on a trip when
you can TAXA a trip to the Yellowstone
Park so cheaply. See their new adver.
The wheat took another raise in
Chicago and our thrifty farmers quickly
opened their bins and hauled their
surplus to town.
1t is general expected harvest will
begin in this county next week. All
this week farmers have been in getting
their repairs and supplies.
The Holy Communion will be observ-
ed in the Lutheran Church on Sunday
morning, June 30th, at IL O'Clock.
Special offering for benevolence.- -
Our lawyers and politicians remem-
ber H. ]. Harwi, the Hill City Attorney
and will regret to hear of his death
last week, he being good lawyer, con-
genial fellow and warm friend.
Mrs. Rev. Mumford was called this
week to the Paradise country where a
relative, child of R. A. Stearnes was
burned with carbolic acid over its head
and face, from which it died in four
hours.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Lots of farmers are now obliged to
buy horses and pay a high price for
them.
This week has been a great hustling
for harvest hands as work will be in
swing next week.
A law suit before squire Schoendaller
on Thursday brought a crowd from
near Schoengen.
The Hays ball club went to Gorham
Sunday and again were defeated by
the farmer boys.
Remember, all kinds of paint and
for all purposes, for sale by,
HENRY WOLF & Son.
Ed Rea and Bert Lester have had a
new sidewalk laid in front of their
residence property on the hill
Ed Wood proves up to-day on his
homestead south of Ellis, having lived
there the years and made the $1,000,
its value
Free press., 1907-06-29

1t is not the site of town, but it's
character that makes it desirable
place to live. A live, prosperous town
is a desirable one to live in, and a
town may prosper and yet be small.
Every citizen in a town, should be
interested in its prosperity. One of
the best ways to help town is to
speak well of it. tits true patriotism
to stand by your own town and inter
ests that effect the town should effect
every citizen.
Free press., 1907-06-29

A letter this week to one of our
citizens tells that State Senator
Buschow will NOT be candidate for re-
election, having held the office two
terms or eight years. Our F%. Hays
Reservation institutions have had a
warm advocate in the Senate while he
has been there and will miss him. 1t
means a scramble in the ID counties
comprising this district next year.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Some low down two-legged skunk
climbed the fence and walked on the
new cement walk put in at the Dreamy
Lumber Yard last Wednesday. No
Christian would have done such a trick. ,
The above from the Lacrosse paper
shows we were mild in our censure of
the supposed christian who jumped the
baricade onto the Rowlison new cement
walk.
Free press., 1907-06-29

Wednesday morning about o'clock,
Mayor Henry Schwalier was married
to Miss May E. daughter of Druggist
j. c. Farley at their lovely home on
the hill, Rev. C. F. West officiating,
in the presence of only the family and
relatives. An elaborate breakfast
followed and the happy couple left on
months trip to New York and
Eastern Cities and to the jamestown
Exposition They were recipiants of
many handsome presents. At the depot
their friends held reception when they
left. The trunk was play-carded with
elaborate signs, including baby shoes,
ribbons. etc, that at Kansas City all
would know it belonged to some ''happy
couple, - while the bride and groom
were walked the whole length of the
train amid showers of rice, etc. that
all might know the Mayor of HAYS,
after years of waiting had captured
pretty girl away from her many
admirers.
Free press., 1907-06-29

"A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jerico and fell among
thieves, who stripped him of his
raiment, wounded him, leaving him
half dead, by chance a priest came
that way but passed on the other side
likewise Levite came and passed by
but a Samaritan as he journeyed,
saw him and had compassion on him,
bound up his wounds set him on his
own beast and took him to an Inn,
and took care of him and in departing,
paid the host saying, Whatever thou
spendest more. 1 will repay thee and
Jesus said, which of these thinks you
was neighbor unto the wounded man.?
How few people end life without at
some time having found themselves in
need of another's help?
The sick man need physician. the
poor man needs cash. Every man
needs the help of his fellowman. The
man who is down needs help to get nm
and what man more than the one who
In the helplessness of a long run of
fever has by the prescription of a
physician become addicted to narcotic
which has practically disabled him.
And could the good people of Havs
better do the act of the good Samari-
tan than they now have in paying an
interest in one thus addicted who found
himself powerless by his own struggle
to rid himself of that which was
making wreck of his life.
Receiving the help gladly and
gratefully, word comes that he is
gaining and is full of hope for the
future, such deeds have more than
money value.
Free press., 1907-06-29
Hail Insurance.

We are now ready to write you Hail
Insurance in the Old Reliable st. Paul.
Time given if desired. Do not run
the risk of losing your wheat crop, but
call and insure it to-day. Call at
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Free press., 1907-06-29
House for Sale

A comfortable cottage of rooms
with good walledup cellar. Two lots
100 by 125 feet, abundant fruit trees.
fine water. Prices reasonable.
Apply to MRS. CAvENDER, Sheridan
Avenue, or at this Office.