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Los Angelo. Markets

LOS ANGELES, March 14.-The price of eggs
was regulated again today at the produce ex-
change, being changed from 16@20c to 16@1Tc
Trading was active. nearly 100 cases changing
hands. Demand for eggs is heavy, but there is
much coming in The butter cali was neglected
and none was traded. Several sales of cheese
were recorded with no changes in prices.
were just few bids. Demand for fancy grades
of potatoes is heavy and commoner grades neg
lected
Green vegetables sold in large quantities.
Caulifower Is now $1Q1.25 dozen and dealers
are not well supplied. Cabbage is coming In
better and the price went down to 30@45c
Good lettuce is scarce and the price has gone
from 81 10 crate to $1.50@1.75. Green peas
are more plentiful and dropped from 10@12c to
SG10c.
Receipts-Eggs, SAT cases. butter, 49, 4si
pounds. cheese. 25I2 pounds; potatoes. 2449
sacks; beans, 16 sacks; sweet potatoes, IL sacks;
apples. l box; onions, 800 sacks.
Eggs-Local ranch. candled, 16@17c; selected,
17c case count, 1ac.
Butter-creamery ya1, extras, soc; do frs. .tirsts, 4sc;
2211c; cooking 1s@22c; oleomargerne, tubs, i6
zoe; anchor, Young America 2lc: hand cheese,
anchor brand. 22c eastern singles. IL nc; east
s5 eastern a sws
imported. S2c; Swiss. domestic. 22c; brick
sl.lo@I.25; fancy Salinas. sl.25Ql.sS; Idaho,
$l.2S; Lompoc. sl;75; early rose, seed, siss@
@3; northern. $2.50@3.
Onions Yellow danvers. $3@3.25 per ctl; Aus
tralian browns. $3.50: oregons. $3.50; Minnesota,
$3.2 1880; garlic, 13c per ID.
Beans tper ctD-Pink No. 1, new. So. rs; lima
No. l. s5.50@5.75; Lady Washington No. /,
blackeyes, IS; Garvanzas, $3.50: lentils. l1lac.
Poultry-Buying prices. alive: Brolers. TX to
@1dc; stags 7c: hens 8 pounds and up. i30
15c; under pounds. 12c; old roosters. &c; tur-
keys. heavy. 1S@ 15c; light. not wanted; ducks.
frycrs. 22c: reasters. zoe; hens. .1sc; ROSTERS.
l2c; ducks. 1Sc; geese. 1Sc; turkeys. 23@24c:
squads, $3.50 a dozen.
Rabbits-$2 2Q250 dozen.
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Movement of snecie

NEW YORK, March 14.-Imporfs of specie
for the week ending today were $26, ,495 silver
and $211 ,S7S gold. - =
Exports OF specie from the port of New York
for the week ending today were $7S0, 1856 silver
and 81 600 gold.
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Imports of NIerchnndi.e

NEW YORK March 14-Imports of merchan-
disc dry goods at the port of New York for the
week ending March were valued at s13-
507, 100
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New YORK Mefni Market

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE metal markets
showed no fresh feature and business was dull
ia the absence of cables
Tin was firm at 20 So " @30c.
Copper practically nominal in the absence of
business but the tone said to be firrn.
Lake was quoted at 12.62A @12. .S7hc; elec-
trolytic, 12.50@12. .S5c casting - 81 y a IL 6oc
Lead-Firm. 3.I0@3.75c. -
Spelter-Dull 46004.75c
Iron was nominally unchanged.
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Dried Fruit.. Ral.in.. Nut- and HONG,

No further changes In quotations have been re-
ported for several days The demand for fruits
and raisins continues light. both here and in the
east
Fruit-Apricots, 166 1sc: eTaporated apples.
61a 41lac; pears. Z y 4yc; peaches, S99i5c; fgs,
2a3c for white and 2g3c for black prunes,
size basis, 3G31ac per ID.
Raislns Il. o. b. Fresnol-2 crown. Axe;
crown. 41sc; crown. %c; seeded, 6g61ec;
seedless sultanas. 4Ac; sl.2091.S0 for London
layers and $1.50q2 for clusters.
observation-disclosures l3l5 @14t4e; Y
L, 13g14c: ne plus ultra, i21z9gl5e; Drakes,
11@l115c; Languedocs. 1Oc; hardshells, IQI 2c:
1oc for No. do; 121sc for No hardshell and
913c for No. do; Italian chestnuts. 1O4l2he
per ID.
Honey-Water white comb. 16df7c; white.
&c., water white. extracted. S@S15c; light am
per ID.
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Deciduors and Citru. Fruit.

Eight newly arrived cars OF oranges. hve OF
which reached the local freight yards on Friday
night. were marketed yesterday and met with a
good call at steady prices. As was expected,
prices were marked up, following the recent ad
vance at shipping points, but the increased cost
of the fruit did not seem to deter buyers. who
were purchasing quite freely for two days re-
quirements.- There was not much desirable stock
unsod at the close and several receivers reported
the market in good shape for the coming week
Lemons were in good request and nrm az the re-
Gently advanced quotations, and seelless grape
fruit remained steady while the market was bare
of tangerines, Business IN apples was still Of
hand to mouth character and prices were witloat
quotable change Four drawers of old crop straw
berries, badly shaken up and green, came In from
Palo Alto and were offered at 40g50c~a drawer.
Apples (per boxl-Eansy, St.259 LIS; common
to choice, 6OcQ$1.
Citrus Fruits tper boxI-Nayel oranges. S29
1925 for fancy. Sl.7542 for choice, and 81
@1.65 for standard; tanSerines. nominal.
lemons, s.. so for fancy. 81. 75G2 for choice
and S1.25G1.50 for standard; grapefruit, $3.50
q3 for seedless and StG1.25 for common; lines,
s7@S.
Tropical Fruits = Bananas. 75c@S1.I5 per
lunch Tor Hawaiian and <25093 for Central
American; pineappes. 81 .J0Ql3 per dozen.
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sf. Inua. yuonl NferIre

ST. LOUIS. March 14.--Wool- Steady Me-
dunn grades. combine and clothing. 20a @2c1zc;
tignt nne. l6h@10Hc; heavy fnes 14@1515c;
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Loans, Exchange. and silver
San Frnncisco Bank ClearinR.

707.S SAL, against $40, 76I ,294 for the same week
last year, a decrease of SIS. .059, 453, or 1868
per cent.
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wheat and other Grain.

Wheat-Chicaso was / 19c higher. with firm
market and offerings small Green bugs were
reported rapidly increasing In Kansas and Okla
homa Otherwise there was no news Of i'm
portance.
The San Francisco market was strong for
grain continued inactive at previous prices.
CASH WHEAT
California club, $16041.6 IS; do milling, 81 So
CLIO: California white Australian. 81 65 0l. 10;
lower grades of California. $1,000 1.50; northern
club 81. 81 al 621; northern bluestem. $1.e2 y
FUTURES
1890 a. m Session
May y'... 81 Ssh sIssh si'Sss 81 ssss
December -. No sales; 81 .45 bid.
Bariey-The week closed with the market for
cash grain dull and featureless. Receipts were
light There were sales of feed at sl.35@1 81 u
Good to choice feed, spot 81 $50 ]: ~; com
mon to fair. $l27A@l .32la per ctl; brewing.
s1.4o@i. 45; shipping. $l.4o@1.45; chevalier.
FUTURES
1890 a.. m. Session
May option ss Sissy Hisgs ,1ss IGs si'ss oisss
December II No sales: LIT. bid.
Oats-Yesterday was dull day in this mar
ket and no new features were reported
Good to choice red, 81. 521aeti go: ordinary do,
sL4591. so; white. $l.47H CLEO; gray. Si69
Corn-Dull and nominal. with quotations un-
changed.
California small round yellow, nominal: large
yellow, $l.65; white, nominal; western states
yellow. sacked. $l.6041.65; in bulk. San Fran
cisco track. $i.54; white, -sl.54; mixed. sl;52;
s1.s7h Q1.12la per. ctl.
Rye-California 81 47hm1 52h per ctl
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New York stock List

E. f. Hutton Co.. 490 California street
members OF the New York stock exchange, fur
nish the following list Of bond and stock sales
yesterday:
S.nIeSI ST0CkS IHiZhI I-orrI "a Ask
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rows market CAME sold slowly at about previ-
Gus prices
Poultry tper dozenl-Hens. s5@5-50 for small
ROSTERS S4506a5: young. roosters. SI-50Qs; do
extras sS.50Qy $50; fryers, s6-504 90; large
broiIers S5.50tt6.50: small broilers, $3-oo@4-0o,
ducks, $6@e7 for young and stes5 for DID, pigeons,
81. 2591 so; squads. S2J095; geese, $.U--oV
per pair: dressed turkeys. nominal -.
Game tper dozent-tBrAy geese. S2e12.oos whlte
geese S1@1.50; brapt 81. .25G2; hare, $191.50;
cottontafl rabbits. S1.50@1.I5
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Gcnernf McrrhandI.e

Bags-Grain bags. June-July. C1kG77c. s,,
Quentin. G1ac;. wool bags. z2ls s@44c: aeece
Coal-rennsyIvanin anthracite egg, SIC: Vel.
lington. $l2 per ton: New Wellington. x12- Coos
bay, SO; Australian house-Rtchnond etc $40.
Cumberland $i4 In bulk and $3.50 in sack
Welsh anthracite. SIS: coke. ST. per ton =, b,lt
and $40 In sacks. Rocky mountain sff01e
Oils-Cuotations are for barrels: Linseed 5c.
per gallon for boiled and sic for raw, eases Il.
more; castor OIL In cases. No. l. T5c: Boksr.s
"A. cases. $1.25 al 80; Iucol SOC for boiled nj
4Sc for raw; China nut. cases, 7GasGe per gal.
Ion; cocoanut OIL In barrels. 52i5 n56c for Xxx
50@53Ec for No. and 4Ils s@J1e for No .
according to quality; extra bleached wipser
sperm oil. B5c; natural winter sperm oil C.
natural whale oil. 55c: extra winter srralnsj
lard oil. Doc; No. lard oil. 75c pure neatsfo.,t
oil. soc; No. neatsfoot oil. CSC: herrin- iii
40c; salmon oil. SIC: btsIed fish oil. 35c: pain;
oil. 35c FAs
Coal on Gasoline. sfc,-vater white coal ID,
from vank wagons, 109t1c: special do Ier.
pearl oil In scases lie. astral. I1c: star. i7s.
extra star, 20cs Elaine. .6tac: eocene zoe. nj
crown and motor gasoline. In iron bills or trrn,s
l5c. In cases &c: No. engine distiIlefe 4,
iron barrels or drums. Size, No. do. 7i1f-
cases &c more: So degree gasoline In bulk sis,
1715c- = = S-s77
Turpentns -74c per gallon IN cases and 67c n.
drums and iron barrels -
Rosin tpsr bbl Of $50 pounds,-E. ss.2s: r,
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Meat Market


Slaughterers' rates to dealers are follows:
Beef-T1i elSc per ID for steers, Ga IAc Tor
cows and heifers
yeal-6H@Sc Tor large and TtsG G9c Cor small.
Mutton-11@12c for wethers, iO1s @lle Tor
ewes.
Lamb--12K @lsHc per ID; spring lamb. lac
141ac.
dressed Pork (per lbl-11s qSc for heavy and
9@ 10c for light
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations for good souad
delivered in San Francisco. less so per
cent shrinkage for cattle.
Cattle-Steers. No 1. SH @9c; second quality
71s@sc; third quality, 6ls@7c; cows aud
heifers., 6hg7c for No I; second quality. 6g
end stags. slz@4c: thin bulls. 2xasEc.
Calves-5@59ac per ID for light. 4E@Jc for
medium and 404lsc for heavy tgross weight).
Sheep wethers. 5lAg6c per ID; ewes. 5es5lse
(gross weght)-
Lambs-.Yearlings. sG7e per ID; spring. So. so
Gl3.I5 each.
Hogs-10o to $50 lbs. 54 gee; $50 to ca5 lbs.
5@5Ac: 225 lbs and over. AZ 05c per lb; boars
90 per cent. stags 30Gi0 per cent and sows 10
U2o per cent on from above quotations.
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Northern wheat MARKET
OREGON.

PORTLAND, MARCH, Il. 14.--Wheat-Club, s3c;
bluestem, sJc; vaIley. S3c; red. Sic.
WASHINGTON.
TACOMA. March 14-Wheat-very weak and
inactive; bluestem, SAC; club, s2c; red, SOC.
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Eastern Live.tock Market


CHICAGO. March observation-disclosures about
300. Market steady. Steers. 81. 25074. 30: cows
and heifers, S2@5. .25; Texans, s414 so; calves,
s5G6: Is: westerns. s4G5; stockers and feed
Hoes-Receipts about 1900. Market &c
higher Lights. 81. .40@4. .721a; mixed $4.45@
4: 75; heavy. 81 .45@4.S So; rough. s4.45@4. 55
pigs, 80 .s0@4 .40 bulk of sales. 81 .6004. 10.
Sheep-Receipts about 1900. Market steady.
Native, 50 .s5@6 .35; westerns. s4@G 30 year
lings, So. 50@6. so; lambs, $5. 6oa7. 10; west
KANSAS CITY
800 Market steady, Native steers. s4. Se;
native cows and heifers, 50. 1906. so; stockers
and feeders So .25@5 10; bulls, SO .40@4. 90;
calves, So .50@6 20; western steers, 81 .J0@
$50, western cows, 50. 25G4. 60.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 Market steady to &c
higher. Bulk of sales, 81 Aga. 80; heavy,
81. 50Q4 .G7H; packers and butchers 81 45 a
4 go; light. ST .30d4 55 packers, So. .90@4. 20.
Sheep-Recepts 800. Market nominally steady.
Muttons, S5Q6 Is; lambs, $6 .40G7.15: range
wethers So 25@6 so: fed ewes. $50725.
OMAHA
OMAHA, March 14.-Cattle-Recepts 100.
Market unchanged.
Hogs Receipts, 1000. Market SC to Ioc
higher. Heavy, 81 .40@4 As; mixed. 81 .40@
4.45; light; 8 s5g4. 45; pigs, So 5o@4; bulk of
sheep-Reeeipts l1oo- Market steady. Year
ings. $5. IS 66. 50: wethers, $5 .50G16. .25; ewes
81 .75@6; lambs, Sc. soar 40.
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Flour or SKIS .......-..........-.... 1900
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London CIosing stocks
weekly Clearing House statement

Bar silyer-Steady; 25ssd per ounce.
Money-9A @Sl5 per cent
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. March l4-l0:sO a. m.

UNITED STATES BONDS
Bid. Ask Bid Ask.
Is or cp new. 119k 121 Z IS or coup. 100& 101L
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
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fornla stock and OH Exchange
OFFICIAL SALES
Mining Stocks

Mining Stocks
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE
Following were the sales on the San Francisco
stock and exchange board yesterday:
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New York Stock Iist-continued
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SALES
Morning Session

so Spring Valley Water Co. .,..... 20. S71a
81 900 Los Ang-Pac 1st con 5s. .10l. 90
81 coo F. Oak & S Jose Ry 5s. 80 90
5000 Spring Val Wat gen mtge As 1900
s.. 1000 +, OAK & S Jose Ry 5s 90. 90
$4,000 United r r Of 5 4s--......, IS. .25
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
A Pleasant Drama.

Queen of the Rockies" one of the
best and greatest melodramss ever
given to the American, stage, will be
given by the Gould Bros. at Armorv
Hall, Thanksgiving Eye. November
18th. The production is one Of the
most elaborate ever placed before the
public carrying special scenery for each
act. The company presenting the plav
contains number of clever people.
The play is one that should interest
the people Of Miif0rd as it is a beauti-
ful story Of the golden west The
members Of The company have been
selected with more than ordinary care.
This latest sensation comes TO the Arm.
Dry as a guaranteed attraction. The
Gould Bros. have spared neither time
n money in placing this pleasing at
raction before the public.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Crushed to Death.

George Nutter Marvel, residing near
StOckley, one Of the best known young
men in lower Sussex, was instantly
killed late on Thursday afternoon Of
last week. He was coming out of a
woods with load Of logs and npon
nearing The edge Of the thicket the
wagon ran up on a stump and threw
him off under the wheels. The heavy
load passed over his head and crushed
his skull. DR.. Rowland G. Paynter
was hurriedly summoned but before he
reached the injured man death had re-
suited. Marvel was about thirty.five
years old, a member of the 1 o. o. F. of
Georgetown and active in politics Dur.
ing the recent election he was a candi- /
date on the Democratic ticket for Rep
resentative from the Sixth district. but
Was defeated by Bartemus &. Truitt.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Autumn Wedding.

A very quiet but pretty wedding va.
solOmnized on Wednesday, Novem ber
18th, 1908. at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. L. H. Cohee.
when their daughter Goldie Virginia.
became the bride Of Mr.. Herman Mon.
roe Marvel, OF Houston. At twelve
O'Clock under the strains of Mepdels
sohn's Wedding March, played by
Miss Eva COhee, only, sister of the
bride, the bridal pair entered the room
which was decorated with h ily and
evergreen for the ocrassion Trey were
met by Rev. D. F. McFaul OF Wyom.
ing, whe performed the ceremony.
The bride wore white silk and was un-
attended, the groom wore the conven-
tional black Only the family Of the
bride and groom were present, after
the ceremony refreshments were served
and the happy pair were driven to Mil
ford, where they boarded the so train
for Philadelphia, where they will
spend few days with friends and rel
alive. The young couple are well
known in this vicinity and have the
best wishes Of their many friends.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
SHORT LOCAL BREVITIES.
Items Of Interest in Paragraphs Abe
Milford and Vicinity. \

Mary McColley, colored, died oI
Wednesday Of last week at her home il
Milford.
Leroy B. Tyndall, superintendent OF
the Sussex County Almshouse, removed
two insane patients to Farnhurst on
Monday OF last week.
The ladies Of the Methodist Chureh
will give ssupper on Wednesday even.
ing, December 9th. Full particulars
will be published later.
The annual inspection Of Company
B will take place this Friday evening
IN ArmoTy Hall After the inspection
a supper will be served to the eompauv
The S4th annual session Of the Kent
County Teachers Institute will be held
in the Dover Opera House on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday ofnext week
The w. Z. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Hammond, on Railroad Avenue, on
Tuesday evening, November 24th, at
73O O'Clock. The text wold will be
righteousness"
Wilbur, son Of Seward Simpson, rt.
siding near Milford, had his left foot /
cut by a fodder cutter OBJ Thursday Of
last week. He is a able to be abou, by
wearing loose shoe.
Governor Lea has issued q proclama.
ion designating Thursday, November
18th, as Thanksgiving Day and asking
he residents of Delaware to observe il
q suitable manner.
N. w. Perkins, commander Of the !
Department Of Delaware, G. A. r. has I
ppOinted w. A. TTuitt, a member OF 8
smes A. Garfield Post, No. 7, Of this 9
own, to inspect Posts Nos. and 26.
The Delaware Game Protective As q
1ciatiOn has secured 100 pairs Of Hun. a
arian partrldges, which will be dis. o
ibuted throughout the State upon ap. g
icatiOn made 10 Secretary Bradford. e
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
OUR CARD BASKET.
Personal and Social News ChrOniclet
During the Week.

Mrs. J. q. Dawson visited PhiladeI
phia this week.
Ralph Stevens, OF Wilmington, Wis.
tied Milford on Monday.
Mrs. Wesley Smith is quite sick al
her home with pneumonia.
Miss Minerva Sipple made business
trip to Philadelphia this week.
MIR. and Mrs. William E. Messick
spent this week in Philadelphia.
Nancy, eldest child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles q Fisher, is III with typhoid
fever.
J. Oscar Brown is i'll with pneumonia
at-the home Of his sister, Mrs. Jennie
Dorsey.
Wilbur Mssteu, Jr., from the vii.
mington Business School, js visiting
his parents.
Alonzo R. Morris and friends. Of
Philadelphia were among the gunners
here, early this week.
Mrs. Frank h. de Haven, of PhiIa.
deiphia, visited her grandmother, Mrs.
Roudebush, this week.
Frederick A. Grier, of Salisbury, Nd,
has been in Milford a few days this
week on a cunning trip.
Mrs. G. w. Marshall was the guest
OF the MiddletOwn New Century Club
on Tuesday, November 18th.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson. of Dover.
visited Milford on Monday and was the
guest of Mrs. G. w. Marshall. ,
Arthur E. Rowe and friend. Mr.. !
Fisher, Of Willew Grove, Pa. were I
'mong the gunners here this week. e
Nh. and Mrs. George D Truitt are }
he happy parents Of a bright bsby
10Y, born Sunday, November 18th.
Miss Emma Hallett, Of Greensboro.
ID, spent Sunday in Milford as the
uest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 0
V. Hallett. g
Miss Sadie Thompson has returned .
'om two weeks visit in Philadelphia. ..
'heIe she attended the wedding of :
liss May Cooper, formerly Of Milford : :
Mrs James w. Manlove spent a day a,
Wilmington last week, where she cr
I'D her youngest son, George, enlisted m
the Army. He is now at his post in m
e northern part Of New York. q,
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Cunning Accidents Many.

The crop Of accidents while gunpine
has been shout as usual. Many of the
accidents are the result of in. experience
IN handling guns. or in foolish acts on
the part Of the guner, while others
are unaceOuntable. One Of the most
glaring silly acts WAS that Of Josepb
RhOads near Newport, this State. He
attempted to use the stock " his gun
as prod to start a rabbit out Of q pile
of brush, and the result was that the
gun was discharged aud the load tooR
effect ia his abdomen he died almost
instantly. Elmer Outten, a oung man
from Wilmington was cunning near
Harrington when his gun bursted and
inflicted a bad wound in his knee. He
was taken to a hospital in that city for
treatment. Several report that guns
have bursted, but no serious results fol.
owed.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
ADVANCED FACILITIES FOR
SUSSEX BOYS AND GIRLS

Delaware maintains twelve High
Schools in Sussex County which any
boy OF girl above the sixth grade may
attend free Of charge. A year age
eighty.nine students graduated from
these schools. In addition to this, the
State appropriates $1,000 year to pay
the tuition at Normal Schools Of boys
and girls preparing 10 teach in Sussex
schools Seventeen Are now attending
school from Sussex under the provis-
ions Of this act Eight graduated last
year and are now doing good work in
the schools.
The principal at Milton at SOS per
month, at MillwOod at $50 per month
and al Ocean View at $50 per month
are graduates Of last year under this
law. Il would have been impossible
to have obtained competent teachers
for these schools without these young
men. The superintendent could have
placed another at $40 per month at
Green wood if be bad an additional one.
OAG "a AnE U4bluF6b GOliEkEE
OF the country has now come forward |
and offered to give five scholarships to
five graduates ftheSussex bigh schools
whom the superintendent may select.
Here is a splendid chance for boys and
girls whose ambition run in the direc.
tiOn Of a business education, to get in
structions free of charge.
The vice president of the Millersville
Normal on Thursday last compliment
cd Superintendent Brooks on the high
grade young people from Sussex that
have attended his school. These are :
ambitious worthy yeung people that
superintendent Brooks has selected in
bis visits to the schools to be trained as 6
teachers. g
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
To Organize Methodist Brotherhood.

There will be a meeting Of the male
members Of the Avenue NJ E. Church.
who are over twenty years of age, at
the home Of John p Holland on Mon
day evening next, November 2srd, for
the purpose Of effecting an organization
Of Methodist Brotherhood. - This is
an auxiliary Of the Methodist Cbnrch,
and its object is to promote the general
interests Of the church. All male mem-
bers Of the church over the above age
are requested and urged to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
FINE WEATHER AND THE
GUNNERS ARE PLENTIFUL

Ihe trains last Saturday were DELAYED
by the great number af gunners with
their dogs, who came to Delaware and
Maryland to be ready for the opening
day OF the shooting season, Monday.
But on Sunday the rush down the Del
aware Railroad was something unpre.
eedented, and the morning train reach.
ed Milford nearly one hour behind her
schedule the night train which should
nave arrived at : O'Clock, did not reach
Milford until 40 with extra cars
loaoed with gunners and dogs enroute
10 the fields Of Kent ana Sussex eopnt-
les The hunters were taken in wagons
III carriages and in all kinds Of convey
ances 10 the homes Of farmers in Mil
ford Neck, Slaughter Neck, Cedar
Neck and other outlying districts.
while the hotels Of Milford and board.
ing houses received agOodIy number.
This condition was probably duplicate
IN town each along the railroads Of
lower Delaware. Many gunners pay
the farmers we'll for entertaining them.
and giving them the privilege to gun
over their lands and, so extensive has
This custom become general, that farm
ere are prohibiting cunning on their
ands so as to provide shooting for their
friends and patrons. By nine O'Clock
morning trapped rabbits commenced
o come into Milford, and were bought
It 20 cents each shot rabbits sold for
3 cents each, and were plenty later in
ne afternoon. Every man, boy, and
ven few women took to the fields on
ienday morning, and came home at
light load with game.