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Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Sussex County fair.

The local talent entertainment, Sus-
sex County Fair, to be given In Armory
Hall, Friday evening, June 2Sth, for
the benefit Of the Kings Daughters,
will be the finest and most interesting
entertainment ever given in Milford.
This will be a real County Fair with
pumpkins, potatoes and cabbage on
display and real bicycle races horse
races and pig races. Plenty Of iakiA
will be there with their gold bricks and
side shows. A real wild man and rat
lady In fact there will be attractions
finer and greater than anything ever
before seen in Sussex county. Adver-
tisements have been sent to all neigh
boring towns and counties and 1t is
likely there will be an Hnusual.crowd in
attendance. At any rateJake Sprucely
and his wife have sent word they will
be on hand and as they sreirelated to
half the people Of Sussex county the
spruceIy family will likely have a re
union right in the fair grounds. Par
son Briggs will be out to look after his
flock and keep them from the tempta'
tions which are bound to lie IN their
! paths on an occasion Of this kind.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
CbiIdren's Day at Milford Neck.

Children's Day was observed at the
Milford Neck Church on Sunday last
with a small but very interesting pro-
gram. which was rendered in most
pleasing manner. The leader, Miss Har-
rington, had devoted much Tins to the
drilling of the little folks and they re-
sponded fine. One Of the most pleasing
features was a temperance recitation,
bv Miss May Watkins, which was very
long but we'll. committed and very in
teresting. 1t was followed by solo,
bv RAYMOND Bennett, and an address
by the pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
KENT COUNTY CHANGERS
PICNIC At CAMP GROUND.

The picnic Of the Kent County Po-
mona Grange, held at the Camden
campmeeting grounds on Thursday Of
last week, was largely attended. The
exercises OF the afternoon included a
meeting, over which Jacob H. Rosa Of
Milford, president Of the Kent County
Grange, presided. The Harter family
of FELTON, favored the audience with
several selections. A topical song OF
the Grangers, entitled, 1.-The PlOw, the
Spade and the Hoe" was sung to the
tune of "Columbia." Worthy Master
Hervey P. Walker made an address in
which he said that the Grange in Della
ware, in three years, had increased so
Der cent Mortimer Whitehead Of Mid
dlebush, N. j., past National Grange
lecturer, spoke on 1.-THE Grange, Its
Achievements and Possibilities. A.
NJ. Daily spoke Of the progress OF the
Local Option campaign, and Rev. A.
w. LightbOurne made vigorous tenn
perance address.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
American Salvation Army.

CAPTAIN Louis Boss has come from
New York City to open the work OF
the American Salvation Army in Mil
ford. The opening services will be held
in the First Baptist Church on Satar-
day evening at s O'Clock, also sunday
evening at eight. staff Captain Alfred
Handicott, in charge Of the work in
Brooklyn, N. Y, will come to Milford
this Saturday to dedicate the opening
ervices. Captain Wittig will remain
in town until the wedding Of Captain
Boss to Captain Minnie Milligan which
takes place in Philadelphia by General
Dufin on July 9th. Captain Boss has
already rented a hall on Walnut street
where services will be held nightly IN
charge of the captain and his WIFE
Both are musicians and good singers
Come and welcome these christian war
riors to our town. The captain is hunt
ing a suitable house for he and and bis
wife to live in for the summer. Any
information regarding this will be
thankfully received.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Rabid Cattle.

About two weeks ago Shepard dog
came to the farm Of Bert Walls, on the
"Fleming Farm, " in Milford Neck, and
he found it swapping and worrying
his cattle. He shot and killed the dog
at once, and this week, one Of his COWS
manifested peculiar symptoms and has
died. Another he has tied up IN a
woods near the house, and two others
are kept confined. The cattle act in
extraordinary ways, and are violent to-
wards other cattle and any living thing.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Here and There.

The steam brick yard at SeafOrd is
running at full capacity.
Ear flies made their first appearance
last Wednesday. Horses were not
pleased with them.
G. H. Calhoun, a farmer near Green
wood, cleared over $500 on u acres OF
strawberries this year.
The pea crop near Seaford is very
large. That town has the largest pea
packing house in America.
Isaac w. Obier, prominent farmer
living % miles south Of Seaford, lives
in the house he was bOrnin 66 years ago.
A small red insect is destroying the
sweet potato sprouts of Charles M. Mes
sick, living near Sycamore. They are
a new pest, he says. -
Harvey Neal, q farmer living near
Seaford, has q girl baby one year old
that weighs fOrty.tive pounds. She
measures 46 inches around the waist. =
The ice plant at Bridgeville is turning
out twenty tons Of ice per day. The
refrigerator cars that are loaded with
berries at .Bridgeville are iced at this
plant.
Some white fools are abusing Prof.
Brooks for working for the educational
law that was passed this year at Dover.
Thousands Of sensible people are prais-
ing him.
The "triplet calves" owned by Mrs.
Caleb Willen are doing well. They are
little beauties. Mrs. Willen has had
many tempting offers for the mother
and calves.
There are a number OF berry growers
near Bridgeville that have cleared az
much as $1,000 on their strawberries this
wear. There has been about $500, 1000
paid out for berries at Bridgeville alone
The temperance people in Seaford
hundred are pleased to learn that there
has been only one hundred and eighty
four out Of the nine hundred voters tC
pledge themselves to vote "fOr liquor
November next.
The road from Sycamore to Laurel II
in a very bad condition. 1t is consid
cred one Of the most sandy in Sussex
county. There is plenty Of gravel owned
by the county that could be used on j
and make it as hard as q pike. =
J.N. Wainwright, who was inspecto
of weights and measures for SUSSEX
county a few years ago, has on his farm
near Seaford fifty-six Elberta pesel
trees that are loaded with fruit. Tn
trees are eleven years old, and he hs
had seven full crops from them. Las
wear he picked and sold from thes
trees over $500 worth Of fruit. He doe
, not spray the trees.
The Levy Court Commissioners O
Sussex county made a very Pro1tabl
, investment when they bought the 3
acre field of gravel near Rodney statiol
I a few months ago. Some Of it has beel
, put on the road between Rodney an
r Georgetown, and it has made first
class road out of bad one. There
. enough of it to make good roads out
all bad ones in Sussex county. 1t
a twenty-five feet deep.
' ROVER.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Appointments By GoFspnor.

Governor Lea, on Thursday Of last
week. issued commissions as follows
James H. Reed, justice Of the peace
and notary public at Bowers; Peter L.
Grace, Magnolia, oyster police; Henry
S. Anthony, Smyrna, justice Of the
peace and notary public in lieu of Rob-
ert Cummins, term expired.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
OUR CARD BASKET.
Personal and Social News ChrOnieleS
During the Week.

During the Week.
Miss Ida Pettyjohn has returned from
a visit to the city.
Charles Hilman is visiting in Phila-
delphia this week.
Joseph Watson, OF Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents.
w. A. Morris has returned from
trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. John w. Clifton is visiting her
daughter in Philadelphia.
Miss Maggie Wallace is the guest Of
her sister, Mrs. B. P. Burn.
Clarence Thomas, Of Wilmington,
visited his mother last week.
Miss Florence HOusmsn is attending
the Summer School at Dover.
Miss Elizabeth Veasey, Of Lewes, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Davis.
Mrs. John w. Hallett and Miss Ann
Hallett are visiting Chambersburg, Pa.
Mrs. Caddie PardOe and son will go
to New Yerk this week to visit her sons.
Arts Boone, Of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. William g. Sam
mons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H. Holmes, OF
Dover, spent Sunday with his mother
and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Crouch, Of Mill
ton, have been the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James 7. Smith.
Miss Ina Anderson, Of Harrington,
spent Saturday and Sunday last with
Mrs. William Quillen.
Misses Mabel and Essie HOusmsn
are visiting friends in Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Smyrna.
Master William EddingtOn, Of Fed
eralsburg, Md, is the guest OF his
cousin, Miss Olive Hilman.
H. Rodney Sharp and Miss du Pont,
OF Wilmington, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Saunders NJ. TIuitt.
]. Wesley Morris and wife, Of Phils-
delphia, were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Morris, of neal. Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard G. WeIch, Of
Philadelphia, svisited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Welch, this week.
Miss Sara NJ. Anderson, who has
been visiting school friends in North
Carolina. will return homeInext week.
Grover c. Parvis, a student at Dick
inson College, has accepted a position
as superintendent of Woodland Park
six miles north Of Shenandoah, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley w. StevensOu'
of Philadelphia, visited mis- sister, Miss
Ida Stevenson, this week. Mrs. Sadie
Hudson, his sister, accompanied them
home.
Robert Murphy, who has removed to
Dover from Grafton, Vest Virginia, is
visiting his brother, Captain William
Murphy, it being his first visit here 10
eight years.
I,.O. Welcome, Of Texas, is visiting
his brother, r. S. Welcome, and will
attend to the business during the illness
Of his brother. AT the present writing
r. s. Welcome is making rapid i'm
provement and under favorable cireum-
stances will soon be out.
8 Miss Price, member Of the Edmond
= Hayes Wise Guy Company during the
= past season, is visiting her brother
James H. Voshell, and wife. Miss Sallle
Nippers, Of Philadelphia, chspeTen
Of Miss Price, will spend a few days
o here before returning on the road agalu
t next season.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Obituary.
WATSON.

Mrs. Julia A. Watson, widow OF the
late Daniel Watson, Of Milford Neck
died at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. William Denney, on Montgomery
street. Milford, Delaware, on Sunday,
June 28rd, 1907, aged 7Oyears, 3 months
and 10 days. Her remains were laid al
rest in Barratt's Chapel Cemstery on
Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Addicks Off Bay State Gas Board.

At a meeting Of the Bay State Gas
Company Of Delaware, held in Will
mington last Tuesday, S. John Abbott,
of Milford, was elected a director to
succeed John Edward Addicks. Her
bert H. Ward, counsel for Addieks,
denied a report that there was a reor-
ganizauon.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Milford School Election.

Tomorrow, Saturday, June 29th, the
school voters Of Milford will meet at z
n m in the High School Building and
hold the annual school election. Inc
voters are earnestly requested to show
their interest in the schools by being
present from 2 to 4 p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Base Ball On the Fourth.

Instead Of the Smyrna base ball team
plaving in Milford on the Fourth OF
July. arrangements have been made to
have the Philadelphia Field Club OF
South Philadelphia play here both
morning and afternoon. They will ar
rive on July 9rd on the steamer City Of
Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Married.
HUAIPHREYs-CoLE

HUAIPHREYS-COL
Miss Evelyn Cole, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Nehemiah Cole, and Mr..
William C. Humphreys, both residents
of Milford, were married on Thursday
evening, June goth, 1907, by the Rev.
Howard T. Quigg, at the Avenue M. E.
Parsonage.
Milford chronicle., 1907-06-28
Get Shaved Wednesday.

The barber shops of Milford will be
closed all day Thursday, July fourth.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
A Criminal Attack

on an inoffensive citizen Is frequently
made in that apparently useless little
tube called tho appendix It's gen
orally the result Of protracted con
stipation. following live- torpor. Or.
Kings New Life Pills regulate the
liver, prevent appendicitis. and es
tablish regular habits of the bowels.
Csc. at any drug store.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06

the unpleasant man. "a nurse en-
ab!cs woman to send = crying baby
out Of her own hearing and let 1t stay
on the sidewalk 10 annoy the rrigh-
Dors. Washington star
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
The Nurse's PART.

"Why 60 60 many people insist OH
nurses for their children?' ask
cd the mothcrly woman.
THAT Is easily explained" answered
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06

"Ma, why docs Sis sing so much
when Mr.. Spoonamore is hcrc?
81 think. dear. she is trying to test
his love'-Chicago Record-Hcrald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
AND YET?

ASK me no more! won't be President
I've had enough of it. For what with
gibcs
And criticism from a horde of scribes,
You can't conceive the wrctchcd years
I've spent
Ask me no more!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06
Ask me no more!

Ask mo no more! You're getting quite
n pest;
In Taft you have n fitting substitute
Tho man the place the place the man
to suit;
Why can't YOU let me have n little rest?
Ask mo no more.
Ask me no more. Why so importu'
nate?
I've told you that I won't--you have
my word
Your troubling ME Is really quite
absurd;
And yct-You almost make me hest
tate!
Ask me no more,
New York Sun.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-06

Refcrec-RicLard Armstrong. Yale.
Umpire. A. Massic, Virginia. Head
Vi. lsll2 sItSe Curtis: nIekinson Col,
lcge. Time of halves@25 mMutes' anu
20 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
AN INTERNATIONAL RAFFLEs.
Mystery Surrounding Confscation of
Jewel Packet in Berlin.

Special Cab.egram to The Star.
BERLIN, July 27-The local police are
still greatly puzzled over the SI5.GC0 packet
containing jewelry which they confiscated
the other night after 1t had been deposited
in the care of the manager of a Berlin
hotel. 1t will be remembered that it forms
part of the proceeds of robbery perpe-
trated a few days ago at Nuremberg by
young actor named Felix Luette who had
been appearing at a theater in that town.
The thief together with his supposed
complete. Fritz horschel. will also be re-
membered as having succeeded In making
effective his disappearance for time. And
1t is the mystery which surrounds the
movements of Luette which adds zest to
the entire case. Luette has even been pro-
nounced by the detectives to be a great in
ternational Raffies.'
So far as his record has been investi-
gated it suggests that Luette's most recent
exploit was only the last in a comparative
ly long career of crime in the old world as
well as the new. While yet a boy, accord
ing to the story now told he attracted the
attention of very wealthy man, who
loaded him with presents of jewelry, and
with these appears to have negotiated first
class trade connections. At any rate, he
was intrusted by Nuremburg jeweer with
pearls and other gems to the value Of S15.-
900, for which he gave bills. The jewels
he took to Vienna and pawned. He then
sold the pawn tickets to another jeweler,
who redeemed the pledges Luette next
told the Viennese jeweler story of a
wealthy relation in Nuremberg who wished
to make a large purchase of gems. and
persuaded him to allow his sister to accom-
pany him to that town with box tain
ing not only the redeemed jewels, but 9TH
ers in addition. to the value of at Least
$4,000. While they were IN NurGmburg
he had no difficulty in obtaining possession
of the case and making off with ii.
For some reason, not even yet under
stood he returned to the Nuremberg jew
eler the gems which he had originally OBJ
tanned from him, but persuaded him to
travel to Berlin. where he assured him that
a purchaser was to be found. The merchant
left the jewels with the manager Of the
hotel where they were seized by the police.
The remaining $4,000 worth of jewels
Luette pawned for $500 with the state
loan Office. which, the result OF the pre-
vious transactions. had come to regard him
with confidence.
1t is known that in the intervals be-
tween his appearances on the stage Luette
was In the habit OF masquerading at Monte
Carlo and other gambling resorts as an
American of wealth and family. 1t IS sup
posed that in this way considerable
amount of the proceeds of his robberies
was lost in gambling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
Gray Horses In Maine.
From the Lewiston Journal.


After a disGuisition on the value of gray
horses. as compared with horses OF other
colors, the Parkhurst writer sagely notes:
You may change a farmers religion or
politics. make him think he is rich and
handsome. coax his wife to run away with
you. or sell him dog. but you will never
make him think a gray horse is not
jewel. L read somewhere recently that
gray horses were not up to the standard.
or words 10 that effect. | never was 50
astonished in my life. [ have always
thought, and do now. that gray or white
horses were the handsomcst, TOUCHES.
breed on the planet.
The celebrated Arabian horses are white
or dapple gray. Famous generals in all
wars have ridden white or iron gray
chargers. Circus men select gray horses
to draw the band wagons in street parades.
A great packing company always selects
Percheron horses not SO much for the
color, but because their feet will stand
travelling on the pavements better than
any draught breed. 1t is saiu that Joan
of Arc rode a milk-white horse and ST.
John, the reyelator. a white horse in
Heaven tReV.. viz Half of the drauIht
horses in Aroostook are white or gray, and
another decade will see 80 per cent of them
of that color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
MARYLAND PRIMARIES
RESULTS IN COUNTIES WHERE
LIVELY CONTESTS WERE HELD.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 27-The contest
in the Laytonville district In the republican
primaries today resulted In victory for
the ticket backed by the friends of Uriah
P. w. Griffith, the vote standing IS to Al.
The defeated ticket was supported by the
friends Of James E. Ayton. 1t was q lively
fight and was, 1t Is claimed, precipitated
by the refusal of those who named the
original ticket to give the Griffith people
what they regarded as just recognition.
There was but single ticket in each of
the other fifteen precincts of the county;
consequently these were all elected without
opposition. The absence OF strife in the
primaries today confirms the report that
the republicans of the county have at last
gotten together and are, for the first time
In several years. ready to present solid
front to the enemy.
The greatest confidence Is said to exist
among the members of the party generally
that the only thing necessary to insure
republican success in the county next fall
Is for the county convention, which meets
here August II. to nominate the very best
men available. and there is believed to be
every probability that the convention will
make no mistake, but will name the strong
est ticket ever put up by Montgomery
county republicans.
Mr.. Thomas Dawson will be the nominee
for states attorney. and among others men
toned for places on the ticket are Uriah
W. Griffith, Willis Rurdette, Frank l.. Hew-
lit, Dewald ]. Willard. Charles F. Kirk,
Bradley 7. Dutrow, James E. Ayton. G.
w. Clum, Henry NJ. Lindig and others. 1t
is understood to be probable that Mr.. Nor
timer o. Stabler of Spencerville will be
unanimously chosen as chairman of the
new county committee. taking the place of
Willis Burdette, who has served four years
and who does not desire to continue in the
position,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
TRAIN FERRY TO IRELAND.
Will Obviate the Trouble of the Short
Boat Trip.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, July 27.-There is being organ
lied scheme for the institution of a train
ferry system between Stranraer and Larne
which ought to prove Of especial interest to
American railway men. The central idea
Of the train ferry service between the two
points is to obviate the necessity at present
experienced by passengers leaving the train
for the short cross-channel passage. Sir
William White, K.C.B., and the late di-
rector of naval construction and one Of the
foremost authorities on all questions asso-
ciated with shipbuilding problems. has
ported upon its practicabiiity from the
standpoint of stability, etc, there is a
certainty Of the project being included
among the private bill schemes for the next
session Of parliament. That there is no OBJ
stacle from the point Of view of design or
construction is easily demonstrated and
experts declare that there is little doubt
but that the project would be speedily IA
vored by the public. Harbor professional
works for the passing of the train to and
from the ferry, 1t Is stated. could easily be
provided. Indeed, the geographical condi-
tons are believed to be more favorable at
Stranraer and Larne than at other points,
and it is believed that the success of the
scheme in application would result in its
adoption at other points of the coast for
the channel and the Irish sea traffic
Experts say that it is surprising that the
Train Terry System has not long since been
adopted in view of applications on the con-
tinent and in America. The idea was sug-
gested many years ago by Messrs. Inglis'
firm to Mr.. afterward Sir John Fowler
and the model of one of the boats is still
at the kensington Museum. In the United
States, according to the statistics collected
by the experts. there are over $50 train
ferries with accommodation for more than
5000 cars. each boat being capable on the
average of carrying about ten of the heav-
lest Of freight cars. The average speed at
which they work is about ten miles per
hour, and they carry about L 800 passen-
gers daily in addition to the freight. One
of the difficulties anticipated in British wa
tiers Is the rise and the fall of the tides, but
the experts declare that this Is by no
means insurmountable. In the American
states the usual practice IS declared by the
reports to have a counterweight bridge
hinged on the shore end supported at the
outer end by a pontoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
An Old Favorite Indicted.
From the New York Tribune.


"The Esculapius of our age" remarked Of
the strawberry that doubtless God might
have made better berry. but doubtless
He never did 1t is notorious. neverthe-
less. that some persons cannot eat straw
berries without regretting it, which goes
to demonstrate the soundness of the adago
that mans meat is another mans poi-
son. Sun, the subject cannot be disposed of
in this simple fashion. With the advance
Of civilization the problem appears to be
more complicated than at first 1t seemed
A London hygienist reports the discovery
Of a baleful influence which has not hith
erto forced itself upon public attention He
imputes to the strawberry a tendency 70
make the consumer morosc and unsoc,abIe
1t thus becomes a foe 20 morality The I'M
happy effect on a persons disposition is
traceable, he believes, to physical causes
for the victim Is sick without knowing It,
All the same, the consequences are closely
akin to downright wickedness
This shocking revelation comes too late
to depress the strawberry market this year,
but ample time is left to adopt safeguards
for the future, and the sooner the task Is
undertaken the better il will be for society
at large. Curiously enough. the discoverer
of the evil is blind to the most obvious
possibilities of securing relief. perhaps re-
gardlng abstinence the only valuabl
resource He seems strangely ignorant Of
what Venner and Behring have accom-
plshed. The details OF the system need
to be worked out of course; but what's
the of letting strawberries alone If
their unwholesome effects be averted
by preventive incubation? II immunity
against their toxic action can be guaran-
teed. why shouldn't men and women eat
all that they can enjoy and pay for? After
all. isn't that blooming English hygienist
a sort of bulldozer!