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Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
HARBESON.

Charles Vaughn was the guest Of Hsrbeson
friends on Friday last
Charlie Ennis is IN at this writing.
Miss Ella Joseph was the guest OF Miss Mamie
Mcgee on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dodd visited MI ana
Mrs. Charles Dodd on sunday last.
M and Mrs, o lister Moore and daughter
Pauline were the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben
Wilson OF Glendale on sunday.
Miss Maud veasey visited Miss Mamie Snort
on Sunday last.
We fee glad to'think Miss virgie Pettyjohn is
improved at this writing
Ernest Dormsu OF Philadelphia visited NJ. T.
Martin and wife on sunday
Miss Anna Dodd aud Mrs. Alfred veas-y were
callers IN Milton Tuesday last.
Caleb Mcgee visited bis parents near town
this week.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
HOUSTON ITEMS

After many hats and bitches the new school
building is progressing to a point where some
date can be set for its occupancy With this
week the walls will be completed, and the car.
Penters will then push their part Of the work TO
a finish. II is badly needed, and should have
been built several years ago. and would have
been, only, that no one seemed TO have the abil-
ity TO push the matter to a point where active
work would be commenced The structures
placed on the old building, and the criticisms
made through the cOlum of the Chronicle Of
our leading people, for permitting the schools of
Houston to be in such shameful condition
drove them out Of very shame TO act promptlv
But after all, possibly the fact that the State
money would be shut of from the school was
the most potent reason after ali for building
The State contributes $3.50 annually to the
school, more money than the district paws and II
surely has the right to insist upon SANITARY con-
ditions in the public schools, at the hands If
those who take her money for educating their
children But anyway we are now in a fair Fav
TO have the much needed school building 80 ali
is well that ends we'll.
Christmas is near at hand, and the stores are
the centres Of attraction to the people. Every
one seems to be prosperous and happy in this
section, and ready to enjoy the holidays.
The W. C. I. U. viii meet with the newly alec. |
TED President Mrs Alice Harrington Thursday |
December 18th, at ? p. m.
Edgar Marvel, proprietor Of the "seyeu
Eagles" stock farm. and maker of the farfameo
"Poiecat Brand" OF butter had hog.killinR
"bee'' Tuesday ana no less than six hogs fell 10
bis unerring aim he has adopted the modern
way Of Killing by shooting, using an ancient
bleenderbus, loaded with iron scraps and wire
nails. This destructive charge induces free
bleeding, thus Obviatine the necessity of follow
ing outline old fashioned way cutting the hogs
throat: both cruel and obsolete. Curiouslv
enough one charge passed clean through hog. {
and bit George Lingo in the posterion extremity.
VINO Immediately made OF at a rapid gait across i
nelds and across lots thinking a swarm of :
hornets had attacked him. Mr.. Marvel faccord.
ng to some statements) has a wonderful breed
" chickens which lay only hard boiledn egos
md strain Of cattle which only give cream.
therefore, there is little wonder Eds smiling
'ountenanee is soOiten seen on the HIGHWAYS de.
iVering his products to his delighred customer
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
GREENWOOD.

Wreath making is the principal industr,
here at this time. and those engaged are real
izing considerable money from their efforts
There is also considerable box holly beins
shipped.
Many hess have been killed here durine
this week, and several have weighed over 500
pounds.
Harry Owens, Of this place, and Goldie War.
rington, Of Milton were married on Tuesday.
December sth, and made their wedding tour
to Niagara Falls.
John Adams, while leading piling at Har-
ringtOn for J. &. Barwick, was thrown heavily
against the railroad by cant hook bres kir q
and rendered unconscious. At first Il was
thought thar he was dead, but he was revived
and at this time is steadily improving.
Us. Leepo' OF Milford, has been in town
this week, uphOlsteiing furniture for several
families.
John Wiley. residing two miles south OF
Bridgevile, killed two hogs: one Of which was
feet and inches long and dressed lee lbs
the other weighed 467 lbs They were little
less than year old.
supper Is to be held in the Chas. B. Porter
Hall by the Ladies' Aid Society Of the Metbo. /
dist on next Friday aud Saturday evenings |
- "AN - Aue supper VIII consist Z
OF oysters in all Styles ice cream, cake and
other delicacies Everybody is invited to
come out and help the cause and have a good
lime.
The funeral OF $. d. Racer was largely al.
ended many relatives from Pennsylvania,
darylsnd.and Delaware being present 10 paw
heir last respects. Mr.. Racer was hurt dur.
ng the explosion which occurred here some
ears ago and has never been very we'll since.
lie was devout christian and his death is
imented by all who knew him.
Mrs A. NJ. Jones had very narrow escane
rom being killed on Saturday morning. she
'as going down stairs with a lamp and a nail
J the heel OF her shoe caught in the Garnet.
irowing her headlong down the flight OF
airs and bruising and Earring her M quite :
idly Fortunately however, there were no
mes broken and no serious internal injuries
ID at this time she is somewhat improved
The Methodist Church is at loss to ind
Cd Sexton, since the death Of $. d. Racer.
10 had acted in that capacity for the past
n years.
fm Reynolds, Of near Greenwood, Will sell
personal property, on Wednesday, Deeem.
10th
atthew MeTr- has hsea on the sick list
e fbe deH
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
Open Literary Meeting.

The Alpha Phi Literary Society 0
Milford High School will hold an one,
meeting on Wednesday evening. De
eember 18th, begin ming at eight o'clock
at which the following program will b,
rendered
music... margaret HolzmuelleT, Edith simpson
hecit45ion, 20 Little Town OF Beth chem " (by
Philips Brooks) Elizabeth Aldred
mas Song. High ScbeoI Chor,s
Recitation, Grade Hymn, "(by Martin Luther
Florence Smith
Reading, Tiny Tim" 10y Charles Dickens,
Mary Hammond
heetAlon' "Siar Song" (by Robert Herrick)
William Viereck
Record, Edgar Mahan, no. siam MaheI Dono
van, W Mary Draper, II ; Edith s!mpson
II Ruth Windsor ~
Flay--"Ihe Mo- hers of Edward"
Characters
Miss Matilda Peters, a loo earnest k,nda,s.r
ten r, Jessie PlessantOn
~ Ailoh 9Iake supposed 10 be Mrs. Bowling, a
mlscnlevous girl Nav Donovan
- substitutes for Mothers.
.aise iOmpklnsi maiden aunt Helen Mahan
y lss smith. tall, gentle.......... lille Irnift
mrs. ohnson' largest mother 10 OF cape ana
luet.'....'..- Mary Teas
bancroft, afflicted with a temper scarlet
l., Mary WILEY
hrs- Spencer enthusiastic and determined.
Edith Simpson
Mrs bowling, Edwards real mother Edna
Kespert
Edward, JOhD johnson. f2ud grade,
ltuation.-MariOn Blake has prom ieed a friand 4
70 90 to the mothers meeting at the kinder
garten to play sccom paniments. She is |
warned 70 snow no surprise At anything,
Blake Is the spirit OF mischief In the normal
scnooi She is curious and Interested.
'ehe-A large kindergarten room, with IFS
eircie on the floor. little red chairs IN which
81 the mothers" Each mother has about
per waist gay cord, with note BOOB song
book and pencil attached
ng by School, "Hark, the Heraid Ange.s
Sing"
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
Calarrh CANNOT b Cnred

with L0CALAPPLICATI0N as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease Catafrh Is q
blood or constitutional disease, aud 10 order
70 cure u you must take Internal remedies
Hahs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Hairs 6&tarrh Cure is not quack medi
cine. 10 was yEescribed BY one OF the hest
physicians in I Is 'c9unrK for years and is
REGULAR prescriplonr II in composed OF the
Desl t0nics known cOmbinAd VIII the best
IOod purifiers, acting dlrecflve4p the mucous /
ufiaces- The perfect com biaafiipn Of the two 4
leredients Is what produces e3Ah wonderful I
s1iis IN curing Cate 1Nlendi for tesfimO-
T9ledo, o.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
GREENWOOD NEWS.

Many OF our merchants are now displaying
their Christmas goods.
A. NJ. Jones has some splendid goods at sur
prlsingly low prices
Harry Mills brother who has been sick for
about Is weeks with typhoid fever has been
making him a two weeks visit.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11

State OF Dela7Oage, County Of SHSSe-t, SIS d.
!. G. T. REED, Cashier of the above-named
corporation, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true TO the best OF my
knowledge and belief
g. Il. REED. Cashier.
SubscTib bed and sworn to before me this 9TH
day OF Dece mber, 1905
CHARLES q. FISHER, Notary Public
A. SMITH
A. W. POWELL, Directors.
j. c. WHARTON
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11

oI0't " Det"WWTti LVHHtY " heNK, s. :.
!, j. b. SMITH, Cashier OF the abOVe-named bank.
do solemnly swear that the above statement Is
true to the best OF my knowledge and belief
j. B. SMITH, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn 70 before me this Sra
day OF december 1908.
WILLIAM A. TRUITT, Notary Public.
GORRECT-AUtesJ:
K. II. WILLIAMS
DANIEL HIRsCH, Directors.
ISAAC s. TKUIIT.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

Milford, Del, December :, 1905
Inc regular annual meeting of Stockholders
or the Bank. for the election of directors, will
be held at the Banking House, on Tuesday,
January 18th, 1909 from y 80 to O'Clock p 81
l2-ll'4t j. b. SMITH, Cashier
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
c. D. Abbott & Co.
c. D. Abbott & Co.
c. D. Abbott &C
AS Christmas Draws Nearer
Your Time Grows Bearer.

Bigger crowds
laugh when
Good
speak of the things besides the pn Of this
poned the
peraenty the adaptable gift making
his S store for
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11

THE corn exhibit at Dover last
week was a revelation to many
who live in Delaware, who are not
aware that this State produces some
of the finest corn grown on earth.
Just little attention given to seed
corn and other details in produc-
ton, will add from ten to twenty
bushels per acre to the annual yield
of corn grown on our farms which
is an item of profit no good bust
ness man can afford to overlook.
These corn exhibits are held each
year under the auspicies of the
State Board of Agriculture, and we
hope that next year there will be
general interest and attendance. On
the ninth page of this paper will be
found the award of prizes made
last week. and the amounts were
well worth the trouble from a fnan-
Cial standpoint.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11
F&M
legal"
Shoes
6rGhrls1u.as.

Ready to-day. 1t is the
easiest thing imaginable
for you to select your
Christmas R e G als-be-
cause there's a Regal
style for everyone's taste.
A Regal fit for every foot,
too-quarter sizes take
care of that, and remember,
Royals are the only shoes
made in quarter sizesl
Royals. are made in both
mems and womens, $3.50
specials at $500.
Why not, give Father or
Mother, or Brother, or Sis
ter, a pair of Royals for
that Christmas present.
Surely nothin g could
please them better. You
can get their exact size in
a Regal Shoe.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11

You have only two more weeks
to do Christmas shopping, and the
stores are now rushed with Gus
toners. Better get down early and
do the buying as early possible.
Milford chronicle., 1908-12-11

Have you seen our Christmas
windows? Christmas sugges-
tons by the hundred.
The Picture Gallery is elo-
quent with suggestions for pict-
ure gifts.
Some new pottery has come
into the japanese Department
that will delight lovers of the
beautiful. See it. You may
find that it will fit someone on
your gift list.
Study our 10c China Counter
if you want useful, dainty and
inexpensive gifts, and if you
want som ething finer. The
counter devoted to japanese
High Class China will delight
you with the novel, elegant gifts
to be found there.
For the most remarkable
Christmas values in Gloves, see
our Glove Counters.
A visit to the Linen Counter
will suggest many novel, exclu-
sive gifts. Every woman adj
mires fine Linen.
Post Card Albums are capital
Christmas Gifts Everybody
collects Post Cards or Photo
graphs.
Bed Spreads as gifts, a gift
every housewife appreciates, at
big reduced prices. See them.
Travelling Bags of selected COW
hide leather, handsome leather
lined, leather corners, solid brass
trimmings and inside pockets,
will please any young man for a
Christmas remembrance.
If YOU should only visit one
place this Christmas, then in
justice to yourself, make that
place our Toyland, " second
floor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
BUSINESS MEN MEET
President Schloer Calls Ses-
sion of Local Club
For Tomorrow.

Jacob Schloer is today sending out
notices to the members OF the Ham
'mond Business MEMS association an
nouncing meeting which will be held
in Weis' hall tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Schloer says that only those who
are members of the Business Mems
association or have signifed their in
tention of becoming members, will be
admitted.
He says the session is to be secret
and that after the organization is per-
fected if outsiders want to come in
they will be admitted The meeting
will be held for the purpose of re-
organizing the Business Mems asso-
citation along broader lines and whether
the organization will remain under the
old name or. be given new one, will
depend upon the members themselves.
Mr.. Schloer is deeply interested in
the success of of the new club or asso-
citation which ever it proves to be and
he is of the opinion that the reorgani-
zation will be made under circum-
stances that will be satisfactory to ali
who are interested in the progress of
the city
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
MAY APPROPRIATE $4,000
FOR NEW GARY BRIDGE

Crown Point, Ind, April 7.-(Specia)
The commissioners met yesterday
and considered a lot of important busi4
ness. but left most of it unfinished for
their labors today In the matter of
the Gary bridge they will undoubtedly
recommend the county council to ap-
propriate $4,000 for that purpose. This
is considerably less than the Garyites
want but it Is probably the maximum
amount that will be recommended bv
the commissioners.
The Crown Point-Gary Interurhan
line franchise was considered and
there is hardly a question but what
it will be granted today, as with few
exceptions everything and everybody ;s
in favor of the proposed line. A big
crowd from Whiting. Gary, Crown
Point attended the session, all w-arlesn- :
for the interests that are vital to them.
selves and the community in which tbav
live. Much unfinished business was
left over for today's consideration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
L" TRAIN JUMPS RAILS
Two Persons Fatally and
Twenty Others Injured
in Chicago Today.

H 4t
Two persons were fatally injured and
n1pre. than twenty etlssr passengers
were crushed and NAMED at 7:s0
o'clock today when the motor car Of a
south bound South Side elevated rail-
road train jumped the tracks near the
Forty-third street station and plunged
off the elevated structure to the ground
The train consisted of three cars, but
only the motor fell off the trestle.
The accident is the first in the his
tory Of elevated traffic of Chicago in
which car has actually left the struc-
ture and plunged to the ground
In the many elevated railroad acct
dents of the city the guide blocks at the
side of the tracks have always oper-
ated successfully and prevented trains
from leaving the Tins.
Crowds Rush in Search of Kin.
The first report of the accident
caused the widest alarm nthe south
side. Reports were circulated that
scores had been killed and these
brought throngs to the Forty-third
street station In search of relatives who
1T was feared might be victims
The wrecked car, bent and twisted
after its fearful plunge. lay below the
structure where it fell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
CRACK BALL TEAM
MAY Be ORGANIZED

Dan Enright, one of the old stars
of the Hammond baseball team, may
organize a baseball team in Hammond
composed of members of the knights
of Columbus, who will play under the
auspices of Unity Council
The proposition came up for discus
sion at the council meeting and was i'm
mediately taEen4 ups by the yonnser
element Of the council and was en-
dorsed by the older members. Mr.. En-
right, who will be affiliated with the
regular Hammond baseball team this
year, il one materializes, promised his
hearty support and may tryout mem
bers of the team in the near future
He is satisfied that he has good ma
terial to pick from, but is somewhat
handicapped in selecting a catcher He
is confident that this place can be
filled, however, once he begins to look
around.
AS the council has membership in
Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago and
Indiana Harbor. a representative nine
can be picked which may rank among
the strongest in this region
Some of the material belonging to
Unity Council now from which a team
could be chosen is James and John
Carroll, William Humpfer, Nicholas
Lauer, Dan and Jim" Enright, 'Dinny"
Carlan, j. w. OBrien of Grassellf and
Frank Gamer of Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
HEATED BOARD MEETING
At EAST CHICAGO
leepnone FRANCHISE Wanted Preciptates Hostilities
and Both Factions Wax Warm in Their
Arguments

Last nights session of the East Chi
cago city council was an exciting one
with heated arguments on almost every
proposition that was brought before IT.
The park matter which it was ex-
pected would be brought up without
fall was not touched upon, but other
matters of Importance came up. Among
them was the city hall extra" con-
troversy, which was as fercely waged
as ever with Alderman O'Girr. who is
coming to be known as the watch dog
of the city treasury, fighting tooth and
nail against the mooted appropriation.
But the appropriation finally went
through in spite of his efforts. Not.
however, in its entirety. O'Girr's oppo-
sition to one item in the architects
setimate, that Of $3.50 for one hundred
foot tile drain from the building to the
main sewer. was successfully pros
ecuted and the appropriation was AL
lowed for the amount of the architect's
estimate. minus the 1850 This brings
the appropriation down from s3.05o to
$4,000
Another important matter which was
under consideration was the telepbone
franchise submitted by the Insterstate
Automatic company and which had ad-
vanced to second reading.
In offering the measure for second
reading. Alderman Lewis said that he
had made trip to South Bend to in
vestigate the double system there in
vogue. This the alderman announced
he had done at his own expense. and
on his own time all for the public
good. He read a number of letters
from business men of that town boost
ing the automatic system and extolling
Its advantages. Judge Hembroff, for
the Chicago company, followed with an
equal number of letters condemning the
double system, declaring that it was
altogether inconvenfent and detrimental
to town in which it was installed.
He thought it would be ridiculous for
city council to adopt a franchise
which guaranteed nothing to the city
excepting eighteen free phones for city
purposes.
Before any action is taken" said
Judge Hembroff, it is due to the citizens
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
TREASURERS OFFICE TO
Be OPEN 12 HOURS

Beginning next Monday the city
treasurer's Office will be open from
$50 in the morning until o'clock at
night in order to give the Hammond
tax payers an opportunity to pay their
taxes. In addition to the longer hours,
the office will also be open during the
dinner and supper hours. This ac-
commodation is made to the public in
order to give working men time to
make their payments without losing
any time from their work.
Taxes are coming nicely" said Mr.
Wolter this morning, I'VE find no diff
ference between this year and last, de-
spite the present industrial condition.
All taxes must be paid by May 1st, and
from the present outlook it would seem
as though there would be few delin-
quents by May 1st.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
.(;REOSOTE BLOCK
MAY Be USED
South Side Property Own
ers Hold an Import
ant Meeting
". B. CONKEY SUGGESTS PLAN
Mayor Becker Will Do Nothing
Until Street Car Company
Gets Busy.

The meeting of the south side prop
erty owners at the city hall last night
was attended by nearly every owner
of property on Holman street. south of
Douglas, and a most enthusiastic meet
ing was held.
The matter of improving the street
was discussed and there was the most
perfect harmony throughout the meet
Ing. The first matter taken up was
regarding the kind of paving to use.
1t was generally understood that the
property owners between Douglas and
Carroll streets were in favor of brick
similar to that used on Holman street
through the busienss section and so
those present were divided into two
parts and those north of Carroll voted
for brick
South of Carroll street the property
owners considered two kinds of paw
ing. Part of them were in favor of
brick with an asphalt filing in the Gre
vices and the rest were in favor of
.creosote block
In fact, until w. B. Conkey suggested
creosote block it was almost decided to
put in the brick. Conkey's suggestion.
however. met with general favor and
when city engineer Peter Lyons seti
mated that it could be put in for not
rot to exceed 81 extra per lineaI foot.
the question was deferred until another
meeting.
The real reason, however, for holding
a second session was to learn what
the street railway company would do
regarding the building of a double
track on Holman street, south OF Car
roll street.
Mayor Becker and many of the prom
erty owners thought this would be
much preferable to a single track, with
switches, and an effort will be made to
secure the approval OF president Cam
eron to the double tracking of the
street.
II he refuses. Mayor Becker saws. he
will never give him an opportunity to
make the Improvement so long as he
Is mayor or has any influence as a
private citizen.
If the street car company double
tracks their road on Holman street it
has been proposed to have iron poles
erected between the rails upon which
the trolly wires will be placed and the
street will be made SO feet wide with
grass plots on either side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
LOCAL GREEKS WILL
GO TO CHICAGO.
Greek Fourth of July VIII BE CeIe-
brated by Loyal Citizens.

About fifty local Greeks, including a
number from East Chicago, Whiting
and Indiana Harbor will go to Chi
cago this evening to attend the grand
ball given at Brookes Casino in honor
of the eighty y-seventh independence of
Greece.
This, according to our notion, is the
Greek Fourth of July and the arrange
ments that have been made in Chicago
are extensive.
The exercises began with high mass
at the Greek church 34 Johnston street
with Father Leon Pegeas officiating.
About dozen Greek societies with
ten bands then marched to Brookes
Casino. DR.. Arthur Sanuchus pre-
sided there. and n. Salopoulos, the
Greek consul in Chicago, was the prin-
cipal speaker. Photis Fapakostas also
spoke.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-07
Poor of Pauper Glass.
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF COUNCIL TONIGHT.

The finance committee of the Ham
mond city council which was delegated
at the last meeting to look into the
matter of relieving the crowded citv
hall conditions. is expected to renort
in favor of the new central fire sta
ton proposition which was advanced
to relieve the city hall conditions. In
dications are also that the committee
will report favorably on buying a new
fire engine for the south end station.
The council meeting tonight will be an
important one, the passing of the new
dreman's ordinance being one of the
things that will come up for disposal.