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Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02

experienced hands and blazed away ferceIy.
burning the wall paper and adj jacent articles.
He attempted to take It out OF the room, but
dropped it, which made matters worse. After
an exciting time he extinguished the IRE
without any serious damage being done.
Tuesday was day Of incidents. 1t was on
this day that the "Merry-go-round" was oper-
ed for public patronage, and the youngsters
have had a merry time.
Also in the evening the Milford salvationists
visited the town and gave street service OF
song and prayer, accompanied by music A
large crowd eongregated and enjoyed the ser
vice.
B. f. Burton is improving his property by
having a cement walk laid from the front
gate back the entire depth OF his lot Belts
spurry are the contractors for the job.
The NJ f, Sunday School will picnic at
Bowers next Tuesday. The young folks are
anticipating a good time and hope to have a
clear day,
VIM. SpHrry and family, Mrs. Hester spurry,
Miss Florence spurry, Mrs. Mary Kelly, and
Harold Harrington are spending the week at
the Blue Hes" at Bowers this week.
William Faulkner has been sick for several
days DR.. P. 7. Carlisle Is in attendance.
William Conner and wife, OF Philadelphia,
and William Conner. OF Wilmington, are visit
ing h. F. Mitten.
Mrs. Kate Boone is visiting relatives in |
oxford.
James Lord is visiting his daughter, Mrs
Harry Elliott, of RehOboth.
Mrs. Lima Bethards is quite ILL.,
Col. John c. Darby, who has been sick sew
ersl weeks, is able to be out again.
Jehn Boone, OF Baltimore. aud Perry Boone,
OF Phiadelphia, are visiting their mother
Mrs. Lizzie Boone.
b. P. Carrow aHd wife, Of Dover, speat last
week with relatives here.
Clarence Wingate, Of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his father I. c. Wingate.
MIS-. Annie Hunter and daughter, Mabel
ana Miss Blanche Hall, Of Philadelphia, were
The guests OF Mrs Samuel Cook this week.
Miss Maggie Ryan, OF Philadelphia, is visit
ng her parents, Mr.. and Mis- John Ryan.
Miss Rose Conner is recovering from typhoid
ever at this writing.
Mrs White is the guest OF her daughter.
Mrs Elmer SmitheTs.
Miss Anna Williams is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Robert Reynolds.
Mrs Susan MCknitt and Mrs. Alice BOgart 7
nd family are visiting Capt. j. McKnitt at
'amden. n. j, c
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02

$40 on peas and a little over $500 on
blackberriers. They have tomatoes, corn
and other crops growing that they will
realize considerable from.
In a field graveyard on the Jacobs
farm. between Harrington and HOus-
ton, there is a tomb which has upon 1t
the following inscription "Rev. Levi
born Sept. 3Oth, 1776, departed
this life Mar. 2sth, 1916, aged y years
and months. Ordained minister Of NJ.
E. Church p years" This graveyard
has no fence and is growing up in brisTs
and filth. A dime from each M. E.
preacher in Delaware would fence and
put this graveyard in good condition.
ROVER.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
Here and There.

Miss Helen Ross, living on Ross
Lane, between Vernon and Burrsville,
owns pet cat that is fifteen years old.
This cat is a great mOuser. 1t COM
menced when it was a year old and hss
caught 10, $50 in all, which is a small
average of two a day so we are told.
John Kasulki came to Delaware from
Long Island about eighteen months
ago and bought the Derrickson farm
near LincOlH and moved his family to
it. At first they were not pleased with
either their purchase or Delaware but
now they are. This year they cleared
over $500 on one acre Of strawberries,
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
rawiug room. yet they we're welcome just the

drawing ROOM yet they were welcome just the
same
! That much talked over base ball game was
very tame affair, being s5 to in favor of Ellen
dale. The staytonyille-ites came in all their
glOry but it was all vanity and no skill with the
bat. 1t is our honest opinion, that Glendale has
nine girls who can whip the stsytonsville club
to standstil. Next Saturday the Milton team
@ill rrnSs bats with our Swamp ruters," and d
hot old time is expected by base ball rootcrs.
Last week invitations were sent ont for birth
day party at the home OF John Watson; many
persons thought il was the anniversary Of the
daughter,so alyery pretty little lady sent a iote Of
regrets with birthday present of very pretty
shirtwaist pin: but it turned ont that it was the
anniversary Of Mr. Watson who was 50 years old
that day, but he accepted the present gracefully.
Robert Clendauicl Of Glendale has this week
bought Of George H. Hall of Milford, two farms
located three miles east Of here. They contain
3O5 acres i'm one body ON which is $50 acres of
timber. The price paid was 5000 cash. Il isa
bargain, As Mr. Clendaniel will get nearly the
price he paid for all, out of the timber Mr. Glen
daniel IS building derrick at the depot at Red
den to load logs for mine props from this timber
There arc two sets OF farm buildings on the tract
farm crops, peach orchards and pear orchards
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. ConnaWay, Of near smith
St0re are in sad bereavement as they lost their
l4-month-oid baby last sunday.
John Reed has very sick child at this writing
Peter Wallace is improving his residence by
building AN addition.
The heated spell was broked by a delightful
rain this week, which was badly needed. We
are feeling greatly encounged-wheat Is thrash !
ing out well and the quality is fine. The black
berry crop is over aEd good results came from it .
while the huckleberry crop is on now and bring
ing good money to those gathering them-wnich .
is mostly the women and children OF the needy .
and humble families of the colored people
Peaches are rpening: the first shipped are the
Carmen variety. The Greensboro variety has
ust gone and NJ. 4. Webb had 100 basbe
which brought him slO0 He thinks he will
nave about 1000 baskets in all. Isaac X Warren
,lso has about 2OOO baskets, aud has been offered
p per basker for the whole crop. Greensbury
Benson also has pretty fair crop ON some va
ieties. PAUL PRY.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
HARRINGTON.

The will of Magistrate Joseph Ward,
who held his office for forty years and
who ruled 10 court so well and proved a
valuable home LAWYER" to the country
side, was admitted to probate at Dover
last Monday " Squire Ward started
life as a poor school teacher, but studied
law and business ethics and bookkeeping
at nights and was regarded as an able
counsellor. although never admitted to
the bar. The little Squire office, which
was supposed to have paid him nothing.
tOgetl er with tie income from writing
wills and deeds for neighbors and the
mans ability to save and to give close ap-
plication to business, eventually made
him a moderately rich man, and it was
found that he had left nice estate when
his will was probated.
Miss Bertha Collision is spending this
week with Mrs B. F Ross.
Mrs. Carter and children, of Galveston.
Tex, are guests of Mrs. G.. s. Harrington.
Miss Stella Taylor is visiting Easton,
Pa, and Pitman Grove, n. J
Miss Helen Barber has returned from
a two months visit to Brooklyn, n. Y.
Married at the NJ. +. Parsonage on
Wednesday evening OF last week by Rev
G. w. Bounds, Miss Rena Harrington
and Luther PleasantOn.
Mrs. A. NJ. Wolcott and Miss Amanda
Shaw are at Old Point Comfort and
Jamestown.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Beniah Tharp,
Jr., of Salisbury, Md, brought here for
interment the body of their only child,
an infant of eight months. We sympa-
thize deeply with the parents for the loss
of their little one.
VIM. S. Straughn, of Baltimore, has
been the guest of Mrs. Clarence Jones.
DIR. and Mrs. West entertained friends
from the citv on Sunday.
Miss Grace Ross was the guest of Miss
Helen Satterfeld, Of FELTON,, last week.
Robt. Hughes is on the sick list
Mrs. r. W. Ross spent Saturday at
Dover, with DIR. and Mrs. Stephens.
Miss Lizzie Gordon spent Sunday with
her aunt at Milford.
Miss Elva Wright is the guest of friends
at Lewes
Miss Bertha Knox has been visiting
Salisbury, Wilmington and Philadelphia. |
Miss Mamie Anthony has been visiting
Mrs. Grace Neal.
Mrs. Kennerly is an out of town visi-
tor.
Miss Matte Smith is entertaining Miss
Adkins, Of Seaford.
Mrs. Barber spent part Of the week at
Camden Camp. i
Quite a number of the Holiness Mission
attended the Holiness Camp at Denton
)n Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL.

James Day, aged IS years and residing
near Oakel, is greatly afflicted and sc
helpless that he can not assist himself
John Spence, who resides on a farm
owned by Simeon Pennewill, has raised
4 this season 1000 bushels of wheat and ha:
it in fine share in his barn. For various
reasons he was three days in getting il
/ thrashed and had to feed twenty head of
men for that time rather a heavy tax for
I thrashing out a crop Of that size.
The paner which Frank Truitt took sub
scribers for (uot the Chronicle) but side
issue, has made its appearance at last. 1t
seems to be all right but devoted to mail
order house business.
/ The rain of this week has relieved the
short drought, which was getting to be
| serious 1t interfered with wheat thrash
ing in some places, but in this vicinity,
there has not Deen even one crop thrashed
as yet.
A great many Of our people will attend
Sand Hill Camp next Sunday. The man
agement has decided to stop the habit of
some people osting advertisements on the
trees of the grounds this is very right
and will be welcome to most Of us.
Saturday, July 27th, was the day set
for the taxpayers to meet and talk over
the necessity for a new school building,
and nearly every vote was in favor OF
such a building. Miss Mary Messick hsa
been employed to teach the school for
another year. She taught here last sea-
son and got good results and as the new
school building will afford more room,
and the teacher have some chance to turn
around, we will hope for very much bet
ter results.
Blackberries are nearly done for this
season and have paid we'll. The crop
of huckleberries appears to be little shy
in this section, but prices are high, which
equalizes the difference.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Connaway, and grandson of Job Gonna
way, died early last Sunday morning from |
stomach trouble and whooping cough. |
The funeral was held on Tuesday after /
noon at Chapin's Chaple and interment |
made at Bridgevile. 1t was their only |
child, and was about l6 months old, and
named John William Hillen Connaway.
Matthew Carpenter, son Of Robert Car
penter, farmer residing near here, left
home last June for Rehoboth to make his
OWN living, but soon left there and since
then the parents have been unable to get
word from him.
Miss Rida Richardson. Of MillsbOro,
who has been visiting her aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Nutter Russell for two
months past, left for her home on Mon
lay.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
BRIDGEVILLE.

The farmers in this section of the county
are done thrashing wheat and the yield il
considered good. Clerk of the Peace
John W. Green had an exceptionally fine
crop OF the golden grain. He harvested
| lOlS bushels-thirty bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Green has one of the finest farms in
the county, and he is widely known as an
up tO-date farmer.
Edward L. Wright will soon begin the
erection of a dwelling house on the farm
purchased by him from the estate of the
late DR.. Hugh Martin.
Robert II. Messick, of Nanticoke hun
dred, and Bertha NJ Littleton. of North
West Fork hundred, were united in mar
riage on Wednesday evening, at the NJ.
E. Parsonage, by Rev. J. W. ColOna.
Some few peaches are being shipped
from our market realizing 81 50 and $500
per basket.
few tomatoes are being brought in,
being rather early they are bringing fine
price.
Lewis Kinder, the y year-old-son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Kinder, died Sat
urdav in the Philadelphia Hospital. His
remains were brought down and inferred
in the Bridgeville VI. f. Cemetery Mon
udN dlltiupOu.
Bridgevile NJ. f. Church has purchased
a new pipe oagau, which was lately in
stalled in the church. 1t seemed TO be
greatly appreciated by all, according to
the congregation that was present at both
morning and evening services. The choir
rendered some beautiful selections of
music. Harry Stephenson, OF Dover, also
favored us with a beautiful solo.
Fred Short of Scranton Pa, is spend
ing sometime in town.
Everett Short has returned home after
visiting friends at PocOmoke City.
Mrs L. B. Short entertained Mr.. and
Mrs Silas Lewis, of Wilmington, at tea
Tuesday.
Miss Joe Collins is the guest of Miss
Sallie Rawlins.
Miss Edna Ward entertained Harry
of Dover, and Harry Raw
lins at tea Sunday.
Miss Annie Pierce, of Milford, is spend
ing sometime with Miss Sara Sudler.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Short and daughter
are spending sometime at Rehoboth.
Base ball on toast at some OF our board |
ing houses three times a day.
Mr.. Benjamin Spurry, of Lewes, spent
Sunday with Miss Bessie Short.
Some of our Bridgeville people surely |
have the baseball fever and there is strong |
talk OF getting hired team this week.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
ELLENDALE.

We came near having novelty here last Tues
day evening It was an experience which Ellen
dale had never enjoyed, and created a stir Of
excitement During the quiet Of the evening,
while the'peope were enjoying the cool Of their
front pOsches, a distressing scream from a woman
broke the stiffness Of the quiet air and continued
until everybody was running in the direction Of
the home ofNrs. J. Indie who was found in a
room under ,he influence of bottle OF lau-
danum, which She had drank with suicidal in
tent. DR.. Nellie Teas administered sntidotes
and gave her vigorous treatment, and the woman
was soon relieved Of her poison, and recovered;
but; she yet declaifs her intention to end her ex
istance. The cause for her distress Of mind is in
the conduct Of her son while under the influence
Of intoxicants. She justly has the sympathy of
all. She is alone, having recently lost her hus-
band, and the conduct Of her boy has almost
unbalanced her mind.
Last Thursday night during the violent electric
storm, lightning struck a large shade tree in
front Of J. A. Elleyood's new tenant house, oc-
cupied by VIM. EllingsWorth The tree was
completely destroyed and a corner Of the house
was also struck, and part Of the foundation
knocked out. A dog and cat which were sleeping
at that corner were killed, but strangest Of all
was the fact, that the people sleeping upstairs,
were not awakened from their sleep-so they
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Anderson are living at
Love Point this summer, in parlor car, so that
Ar. Anderson can be convenient to his business |
he is connected with the Qneen Anne Railroad /
md is very busy during the summer months.
After getting Installed in their new home l56 Of
drs. Anderson's lady friends called upon her the
lext day, and as Lena is extremely fond Of com
amy and brilliant hostess she was at her best;
ut the crowd over taxed the capacity Of the
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
FELTON,.

The coming year James Hughes, Jr., oi
FELTON,, will teach in the Millsboro public
schools. He has been elected principal.
Ihe raspberry ana 5is blackberry sl; crops ioT
the growers have made good money from
them.
A few early varieties OF peaches have
gone to market from FELTON,. but they
figure as curiosities rather than a real
crop.
Wheat thrashing is over with most Of
the growers Of this section, and the yield
has been good. The decline in price is
q matter Of anxiety now.
Milford chronicle., 1907-08-02
LINCOLN CITY NOTES.

The Ushers Union of the NJ. +. Church
will hold a festival on the church lawn,
on the evening of August 10th, Saturday.
The proceeds for benefit of the church
fund.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
FIREBUGS DESTROY BRIDGE
Burn Structure Across Susquehanna
River at COnOwingo.
IncendiarieS Use Kerosene To Wreck
Spans One Mile LOnE-Cripple
Telegraph and Telephone.

Special to The Washington Herald
Elkton Md. June 6-The Con0wing2
bridge, which spans the Susquehanna
River between Cecil and Hartford coun-
ties at Conowingo, was destroyed by fire
late last night
The bridge, which was a covered wooden
structure, was set on fire by hrebugs from
the Hartford County side. and so rapidly
did the flames spread that about three
quarters Of a mile OF the structure was
consumed. The incendiarics used kero-
sene. which was spread over a quarter OF
a mile OF woodwork
The loss is estimated at between 800
00J and $l35 900 The American Telephone
and Telegraph Company the Postal Tele-
graph and Gable Company. the Diamond
State Telephone, and the Maryland TeIe-
phone Company also suffered IN the de-
struction Of the bridge by having their
wires destroyed. which will temporarily
cripple their business. Their loss will also
run into the thousands
The COnOWing0 bridge. which was a
mile long was built about fifty years
ago. u wa7-the only bridge in this sec
ton OF the country that crossed the Sus-
quehanna River for the use Of travel
with teams and was the only connecting
bridge for travellers 20 cross between
Baltimore and Philadelphia south Of Co
'umbia. II was q toll affair. and has been
paying big dividends on the stock Of the
company.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
INSTRUCTORS REAPPOINTED.
Examination 10 he Held 10 FIJI One
Vacancy AT Naval Academy.

Special O. The Washington Herald.
Annapolis Nd. June G.-The Navy
Department has notified the authorities
of the Naval Academy that the follow
ing civilian instructors in the several
departments Of the institution have
been reaDpointed for another year:
Marine engineering and naval constrUc-
ti0u-Pr0f Theodore W. Johnson
Mathematics Prof " Wools-v John
son and Prof. Angelo Hall. Instructors
w. +. &. HaSson, John Siseland +. G.
Vowel. and Paul Capron
English and law. Prof Arthur y
Brown and Prof. William O. Stevens. in
structOrs-Gilbcrt = Coleman Fred F.
McMillen. Carol S. Alden. Horace j.
Fenton. and n &. Washburn
Modern languages Prof. Henri Marion.
Prof. Carlos Y. Cusachs. Prof P. j Des
Garennes. Prof Paul f. VOinot. instruc-
tors-Thatcher Clark CASTOR Costet F.
W. Morrison, Arturo Fernandez. and J.
A. Ray.
Two OF the instructors have not re-
ceived reappointments They are Vim
cente G. Valdez. department of modern
languages. and Y. O'FreburE. depart
ment of English. Instructor Costet was
dismissed from the academy several
weeks ago. by order of the Navy De
partmont in consequence Of some
trouble I'm which he became involved
some years ago while editor of paper
in the Philippine Islands. An examina-
tion will be conducted TO fill the va
gaygr-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
NtaSons Going tn Capital.

Preparations are being made boy Alex
andria- Washington Lodge OF Masons for
a trip to Washington Saturday afternoon
to attend the corner stone laying Of the
new Masonic Temple I'm that city. A
called communication Of the lodge Will be
held Saturday morning at n.3O o'clock.
The members will leave on the 12.10 cleo
trio train. Dr. Thomas p. Cochran,
master Of the Alexandria Washington
Lodge. has been appointed by the grand
master of the District Of Columbia TO
bear the trovel AZ the ceremonies. The
instrument which viii be used on this oc-
Casi0n IS the one which was used by
George Washington in laying the corner
stone of the Capitol. and is one Of the
most valued possessions Of the Alexan-
Washington Lodge
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
CONRAD ROYER TRIAL BEGINS
Montgomery County Farmer Charged
with Poisoning Horses.
Accused Claims to Have Been at
Home Night oliver 6. HenIey's
stock Was Killed,

Special 70 The Washington Herald.
Rockville, Nd June 6-The trial Of
Conrad Royer. under indictment for the
alleged poisoning Of two horses belonging
to Oliver G. Henley began in the Circuit
Court here this morning
The star witness for the State was
Jonathan MscGruder a Washington street
car conductor. 1t Wa principally upon
his testimony that the Indictment was
found He testified that just before
Henley's horses were poisoned last fall,
he called to the attention of a passenger
on his car in Washington package he
had left on the car seat and according TO
the witness, the man replied 10 the effect
that the package contained poison. and
that he intended TO use it 10 Kill cattle
belonging TO a man named Henley. The
passenger. he said, gave his name as
Conrad Roger.
lie later met Royer on the road near
Laytonsville, and pointed him out to
Wade MacGruder, br0ther-in.laW Of Wit
ness. as the man with the package. On
the road with ROyer at the time was a
younger man and MacGruder admitted
that soon after leaving the two men he
stated TO his brotheT-in-law that the
younger man was the one. explaining 20
the court that he was afraid of Royer.
and did not want him to learn that he
was identified in connection with the
poisoning case.
Mrs. Henley testified that she and her
husband returned from Mount Airy about
II o'clock the night the horses We're poi
soned. and that she saw Conrad ROyer
leave the stable shortly after her re-
turn. Mrs. Henley also said that she
had heard Royer threaten her husband
and herself. and several others cor
roborated her in this respect.
ROyer took the stand in his own behalf
and said that he had not been on the
Henley farm for six years. and had not
ridden on a Washington street car for
fifteen months. and declared that the en-
tire night Of the poisoning Of Henleys
horses he spent in bed at his home His
daughters. Misses Sadie and Emma Roy
or. and "A Mr. Burriss. who was employed
on the Roger farm at the time. corrobo-
rated Royer in regard TO his whereabouts
that night.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
Unseen Taxes Patiently Borne.

From the Philadelphia Record
If the Dingley tariff taxes were put into
a collectors schedule and levied in cash
directly upon every citizen in accordance
with his use and consumption. as is the
case with the Reading Railways in
creased passenger rates. what indignation
meetings would be held and what "reso-
luting' there would he In all this neigh
borhood. Is it not astonishing with what
patient docility are borne the unseen
and still more brutal taxes on steel ma
terials to build homes, lumber, sugar.
and wooden clothing for men. women, and
children, when contrasted with the wrath
over an advance in the Reading passenger
rates?
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
Schools 90 he Closed.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
city school board. held this evening in
the Peabody Building, it was decided 10
close the several public schools Of the
city June Is TO p. The closing exercises
viii be held in the white schools Tuesday
and Wednesday, June IS and 70. and in
the colored schools the Thursday and
Friday following. A resolution, which
was presented by Mr.. Yates AZ a recent
meeting OF the board. providing for the
erection Of a new building for the Lee
School for Girls, was referred 70 the city
council for action. The resolution re-
cites the need Of a new and modern
structure. specially designed for educa-
tional purposes. 90 take the place of the
old Peabody Building. now used by the
Lee School
The Washington herald., 1907-06-07
Machen Renews Movement
Started in Legislature.
AIMED AT PRIMARY FRAUDS
Virginia State Senator Declares In
tentiOn TO Continue Fight for En-
Payment Nine Months Before Flee
tion-Pubiic Schools to Close.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
Corner OF Prince and Royal street

'NAifl Nt l4iilC tilA tA'4aA tfl4fNtas
Alexandria. Va, June 6-State Senator
Lewis H. Machen. who led a movement
at the last session Of the Virginia legisla-
ture TO secure the enactment Of laws to
prevent fraud in the payment Of capita
tion taxes for State primaries, to-day
sent out a letter 70 numerous papers
throughout the State, In which he dis
cusses the subject at length and advo-
Gates a statute requiring the payment
OF poll taxes nine months before the
elections
Commenting on the matter this evening
to a Herald correspondent Senator
Machen declared his purpose Of continu-
ing the fight. He said he regarded the
present as an 0pportune time for bringing
il before the public again on account Of
the fact that candidates for the general
assembly are now being nominated. IN
his opinion. the people should require
every candidate 10 pledge himself 10 sup
port measure for improving the pri-
maries in the way indicated.