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Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
The MethOdists Are Specializing.

Although seven months distant,
one feature of the 42d annual ses-
sion of the Wilmington Methodist
Episcopal Conference, which will
be held at Salisbury, Md. next
March, already is being discussed,
and that is the appointment of
superintendent for the Wilmington
and Dover districts, to succeed
Revs. A. S. Mowbray and S. NJ.
Morgan, whose terms will expire
by limitation. Drs. Mow5ray and
Morgan were appointed district
superintendents in 1904 and have
been reappointed at each succeed
ing session of the conference. Those
now suggested for these official
positions are Rev. c. A. Hill, pas
tor of St Pauls Church, Rev. c.
T. Wyatt, pastor Of Harrison Street
Church, Rev H. c. Turner, pas
tor of Brandywine Church, Rev. L.
H. Webster, pastor of Asbury
Church, all of Wilmington, Rev.
H. G. Budd Of Crisfeld, Md, Rev.
c. w. Prettyman of Snow Hill,
Md, Rev. c. T. Anderson of New
ark and Rev. R. T. Coursey of
Cambridge, Md. DR.. Hill is in the
fourth year Of his pastorate at St.
Paul's Church, Dr.. Wyatt in the
fifth year at Harrison Street, Mr..
Turner in the sixth year at Brandy I
wine, Mr.. Webster in the first year
at Asbury, Mr.. Budd in the third
year at Cris6eld, Or. Prettym AN in
the fourth year at Snow Hill, Mr.,
Anderson in the first year at New
ark and Mr.. Coursey in the second
year at Cambridge. Mr.. Budd also
is treasurer of the conference. Drs.
and Morgan, the retiring
district superintendents, have not
announced their plans for the next
year.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
Here and There.

Second-growth strawberries were on
sale at Greenwood last week.
William Adams, farmer living near
Greenwood, has a pear tree from which
be expects to get three crops OF pears
from this year.
Mrs. Harvey Symonds, farmers wife
living near Lincoln, is growing a plant
called "Swiss Chard" 1t originated in
Switzerland. The leaves are large and
make an elegant salad. The stem, when
cooked like asparagus, tastes very much
the same.
Joseph Messick living on Senator Abb
bOtt's farm near Cedar Greek, says that
he has the largest yellow tomato vine he
has ever seen, and he has been growing
tomatoes for the last twenty-five years.
1t measures u feet in height, when lifted
from the ground, and covers a space of
10 feet in circumference He expects to
pick or baskets from it.
Louis Keider, Long Island trucker,
came to Delaware two or three years ago
and bought twenty acres of land, with
out buildings, at 800 per acre, two miles
from Milford, on road leading to Cedar
Beach. He was asked by the writer how
he liked Delaware, and if he had been
successful. His answer was that he liked
Delaware and had been very successful,
except from losing his arm. This man is
a farmer, and if the prospective buyers
would visit his farm they would get a
good idea of what could be grown in
Delaware. ROVER.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

Fmmocks Regeaors Horse
mosquitoes and heat and have months of
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
DELAWARE RIFLE TEAM
MADE A FINE RECORD

Delaware S rifle team, which re-
presented the State at the National
Team Matches which closed al
Camp Perry, Ohio, last week re-
turned home on Sunday, and
brought with them record of which
the State may we'll be proud. The
work of the Delaware rifle team
was a revelation to the shooting
sharks at Camp Perry, and the pro-
gress which the team made was a
matter Of much favorable comment.
And how we'll this comment was
deserved can best be shown by some
figures from the official bulletins is
sued by Major F. S. Foltl, Fifteen
tn United States Cavalry, who was
the Statistical Officer of the match,
as compared with some figures con
tained in General order No. IS, is.
sued by the War Department, Feb
ruary rs, 1909, giving the results
of last years matches.
last year, Delaware was fortieth
in the list with an aggregate score
of 2,473. This year it was thirtieth,
with an aggregate of 3,44o a net
gain Of 976. By way of compari-
son, the United States Infantry
team, last year, won the matches
by a score of 3,224, and this year
stood second, with 3,752 points, a
gain of 528 as against Delaware's
gain of o76. Delaware's gain of
nearly 900 over last year speaks
for itself, and especially so, when
compared with the gains made by
the service teams. The navy team,
which was second last year with g.
2Io, was first this year with Z, Sol. 1t
gained POI over its previous score.
Comparison Of the figures, will show
that the Delaware team was gain
ing some. Eliminating the skir- |
nish runs, because there is no way
IF securing a comparison of figures,
asst year the Army Infantry team
made at the other stages 2,434.
Delaware was fortieth last year, and
his year, at the same stages, Della
ware made 2,435, or one point bet
er than the army's previous record.
-ast year, as above stated, the win
ling team made 3,224 points, and
)elaware's record this year beat
hat score by just as points.
Last year Delaware was fortieth
n the list, and this year it had
limbed to twenty-third in the list
f States. Last years standing was
much in advance Of the year pre-
'ious and it is to the credit of the
fficers and men comprising the
arious teams that have represent
d the State, that the State team
ecord has never retrograded, but
as made advances in each instance,
his year more than at any other
me. Great credit is due each in
ividual member Of the team for
le excellent showing they made in a..
that has been unanimously classed
5 the hardest-fought match that
as ever known in this country.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03
KENT COUNTY FARMERS
DISCUSS BETTER ROADS

The farmers of Kent County re-
Gently held a meeting near Dover
and discussed good roads.
Representatives were present from
each district of the county to dis
Cuss matters in general pertaining
TO the road system.
The meeting was impressed with
the fact that Mr.. Hope, the County
Road Commissioner, had found sew
eral good gravel pits that would
make excellent roads or foundation
fof roads for all the need of central
Delaware. This, it was shown,
saves the heavy expense of freight
and the long haul necessary to dis
tribute much of the stone the coun-
ty IS now using under the law term
ed by some the McCommons bill.
The plan ofthe present Soper law,
which builds all roads BY CON
TRACT was unanimously favored
by the meeting.
Drainage came in for its share of
the discussion and a paper written
by Curtis Hill, State Highway
Engineer of Missouri, setting forth
the best system for building good |
roads and the maintenance of same,
and the general plan suggested |
therein was approved.
The Soper law, it was shown,
stands for better roads, and Com
missioner Hope is arranging plans
that the tax payers Of Kent county
shall enjoy the benefits of an up-to-
date highway system, that guaran-
tees the best roads for the least
money out of material already here.
The Curtis Hill recommendations
which were approved by the con
fereuce. contained the following in
valuable bodybuilding suggestions:
In order to have road, the
water must be gotten out, off and
away. Out of the road by means
of the crown; and away from the
road by means of tide bitches.
The people themselves must be
Interested in the work. An associa.
tiou to meet and discuss the road
question and difficulties will interest
the members in the subject. 1t will !
bring about a better feeling and (
understanding Of the difficulties and :
create a more healthy sentiment.
HWe shOf1id GO aUav with the
present form Of labor, poll tax and :
road Overseer system, wherever it !,
is found to be necessary. And it is I
necessary in a great many instances. =
We should have a few men in
each county whose business is work .
ng the roads-men who make it =
and they will accomplish &
more with one dollar than the =
average overseer with two. These :
Dad men should be under the di- "
ection of the county supervisor, to E.
le sent any place in the county r
where necessary such as the district Il
where there are incompetent over -
eers or none at all. . .
Furthermore, the business of -
his crew of road workers will be
o care for roads while other people 6
re attending to their own business. -
'or as long as road affairs are 81
verybody's business, it will be =,
.oorly done" ", !"
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

DlaQQeT Iemeuyt De-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root ful6lls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. It
Corrects inability to
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

Binghamton, N. Y. The regular ffty-cent
and One-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-ROOt,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress. Biughamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

hold water and scalding pain in passing It,
or bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcOmes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-ROOt is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy YOU need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved 50 successful that a special ar
fangement has been made by which all
readers Of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
Milford chronicle., 1909-09-03

hndoutif you have kid
neyo or bladder trouble.
When writing mention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

Walter Wellman, the we'll known
newspaper man, has made his second
and probably last attempt to reach
the North Pole by dirigible balloon.
He started from Spitzbergen on Aug.
16, with party Of three, with fair
wind, but after proceeding distance
OF 80 miles on their perilous flight,
suddenly the leather guide rope, to
which was attached 1000 pounds of
provision and stores, broke away
The accident occurred just as the air
ship was nearing the pack ice of
North Spitzbergen. Released from
this great weight, the airship shot up
ward until it;was at great height a
bove the clouds. The pilots succeed
ed however, in bringing her down
near the earth, turned her about
and set out to fight their way south
ward against strong wind. The air
ship proceeded slowly southwark to
the edge of the pack ice, where the
steamer Fran was anchored. Ropes
were thrown out and the party saved,
but afterwards the airship was so
badly damaged that no further at
tempt will be made this season to re-
new the voyage.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
A Wosnax's Ae~7 Forget IL.

Man has no right TO question wo-
mans age-to even think about It A
woman. bless her, is as old as she
makes out or makes up and not
day older. Man Is out of his latitude
when be begins trying to locate wo-
mans age longitude. 1t Is her priv
less to conceal her age In any form or
manner she may choose. and 1t is
mans prerogative to assist her as
much as possible rather than hinder or
question her In any way. Man owes
1t to himself to see that she Is sup
piled with every means of concealing
her age or any new wrinkle which she
chooses to keep from the gaze of the
overcurious public. Man is not sup
posed to be young or beautiful. He
couldn't be II he wanted to be and
wouldn't be If he could. With woman
1t is different She wants to be and
can be and Is. whether she wants to
be or not. and 1t Is whole lot better
for her and for her admirer or admir-
ers, as the case may be, that her age
be carefully guarded under that
charming veil Of mystery which should
ever be hers by right of possession.
Forget that she has an age. brother
and you Will be happier. and so will
she, but don't, for heavens sake, for
get that she has q birthday.-BoStOn
Herald
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

Some boys without sense or con-
science in Bloomfield, N. j., tore
down the vines and climbing flowers
that covered the stonework on an
ugly railroad bridge, and the woman's
town Improvement association char
acterized them as ell conditioned
brats who, both by birth and framing,
are unable to appreciate either home
or civic pride. "That Is not putting it
any too strongly, for it would seem
that the spirit of the evil one actua-
ted the youth in some of their wicked
and absolutely silly pranks. What
sort of men will they make2
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

Mr.. Clifford Pinchot, Commissioner
of Forests for the United States, who
Is staying at Bar Harbor, says
that Maine is in the front rank of
states in this country, in all that per-
tains to conservation of forest growth
Very little has been accomplished in
that direction, 30 far, but Maine, he
says, has taken the lead in what has
been done. He mentions the Coe
properties and the immense tracts
owned by the Great Northern Paper
company as lands that are being
scientifically cut and adds that he ex-
poets other private owners to fall in
to line.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

After the pestilence cometh the
famine. The ancient city of Mexico
having been thoroughly shaken up
by a disastrous earthquake, which
leveled many buildings, has now been
visited by food, most awful in its
character, in which more than 400
persons persisted, and thousands
were made homeless. The destruc
tive flood swept everything before
it, sweeping the bodies of the dead
out on the resistless tide. So much
is demanded to take care of the liv-
ing, but little attention can be paid
to the dead Help has been asked
from the United States, and this
country was never appealed to in
vain. The details of the affair are
truly heart rending.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

Labor Day, which practically closes
the vacation season, comes next
Monday, and will be generally OBJ
served throughout the State, in some
sections by large demonstrations.
Whatever excuses mark the con-
duct of Union men elsewhere, in the
matter Of strikes and various de-
mands, here in Maine they have been
exceedingly reasonable and level
headed in their demands, adopting
the motto of olive and let live"
During the past year they have had
plenty of work at good wages and
we'll deserve to take "a day off" next
Monday. Success to the Union man,
who recognizes the fact that "there
are Others"
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
The Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate
transfers recently recorded in the
county registry.
Athens-Charies r. Drake to Myr-
tie NJ. Drake.
STANDARDIZATION c. Doyen to
Joseph Markham. $1,000.
Brighton-Sadie E. Emmons to
Maria Whitman; Annette B. Tebbs ct
al to Ella S. Bradshaw.
Pitlsfield-S. NJ. Raymond to II. A.
Gordon; Samuel Murray to Fred a.
Wyman.
Fairfield-James E. Hoxie TO Clar-
ence L. Bickford; Fred II. Brown to
A. II. Smiley; Abel w. Spaulding to
Herbert NJ. Murray.
Madison-Mabel D. Davis to Geo. F.
Newell, $3.50.
mithfield-Adelaide Treworgy to
Paul W. Treworgy; A. S. Meader to
Salmon Record.
Highland-Frank NJ. Churchill to
Herbert II. Gould, 500.
Anson-G. n. ingalls, to Nettie NJ.
Playze; Benz. l. Luce to B. A. Luce,
$500.
Skowhegan-R. W. Brown to Joseph
Lessard.
PalmYra-Miles B. White to Samuel
Muney.
Mercer-Levi L. Baron to C. K. AL
len; c. K. Allen to Arthur Decker.
New Portland-Otis W. Eames to
Albert H. Perry.
Bingham-Albert P. Murray to c. 8.
Baker ct al.
st. Albans-Eleazer G. Croker to
BENZ. D. Weeks, $3.50.
Gore No. l, r. Joseph Melanson
to Nettie L. Barley.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
A Summers Night Frost.

If it could be kept secret, it would
doubtless be we'll to keep any mem
tion of last Tuesdays frost out of
print, but as the daily papers have
"given the thing away, Somerset
county may as we'll own up to a very
severe chill on the morning Of Au-
gust 81 the last day of summer. Wa
ter in pals and tubs left out of doors
froze to the thickness of window
glass and growing crops, in low lying
lands, were badly frosted. More
than one farmer tells of going into
his cornfeld and finding the blades
frozen and brittle enough to break
when handled. The high ground
seemed to escape but the reports
alike.
The sweet corn is the crop first
thought of after an early frost and in
this instance the first impression
seemed to be that many pieces were
completely ruined. Some growers
jumped Immediately to this conclu-
sion and cut their crop for fodder
during the day Tuesday. The report
from the fields yesterday, however,
Indicate that far less damage was
done than the severity Of the freze
would indicate. The moist air and
cloudy weather seemed to permit the
frost to work out slowly, the crop in
most instances seems to be recovering
without serious damage. Mr.. Chute,
superintendent of the local canning
factory, gives it as his opinion, that
If second frost does not interfere,
the corn will mature in about its usu-
al form and quantity.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
euttered Bread With His Thumb.

Cats meat is the only survival of
way Of serving meat that prevailed In
this country before the Introduction
of forks. for 1t was the custom in
medieval times to serve roast meat on
a spit and to pass 1t around the table
for each guest to cut of what be
liked, a method that did not allow one
person only to secure the carver's tit
bits, In France one still finds chicken
livers and bacon served on small spits,
and to the Brtisher it always suggests
at 1Yst sight the food Of the domestic
cat 1t Is probable that many people
continued to prefer fingers to table
utensils. even after these were perfect
ed and In general use, for knives were
certainly invented at the period when
Charles XII. chose to butter his bread
with his royal thumb.-London Chron-
icle,
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
a Hint and a Hump.

A woman there was. and she wrote
for the press. as you or 1 might do,
She told how to cut and sew dress
and how to cook many a savory mess,
but she never had done it herself, l
guess, but none Of her readers knew.
She told how to comb and dress the
hair and how out OF a barrel to make
a chaiY-'twoud adorn any parlor and
give 1t an air-we thought the tale was
true. Oh. the days we spent and the
nights we spent, with hammer and
saw and tack, in making a chair In
which no one would sit, in which no
one could possibly sit without a crick
in the back.-Economical Housewife.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
A Wave of Water.

There Is no necessary connection be
tween the advance Of a wave and the
forward movement of the water com
posing 1t, as may be seen by running
the fingers along the keys of piano.
An inverted wave travels along, but
the keys merely move up and down.
Similarly wave may often be OBJ
served running along the ripe ears of
golden grain. while the stalks are firm
ly rooted In the soil. The onward
progress Of sea wave is easily per
ceptible. and by watching some light
substance floating on the surface the
fact Is revealed that the water is not
moving with the same velocity. -
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

1t is humiliating to contemplate
that against the pitiless slaughter on
the railroads Of this country, Eng
land comes forward with the record
that not single passenger in the
United Kingdom lost his life in a
train accident during the past year.
The restless, rushing money making
spirit in this county seems to take
no account of the sacredness of hui
man life, or in fact the sacredness of
anything else.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

AS the time for holding the annual
agricultural fairs has cone, there is
the annual insistence from press and
people that we shall have cleaner
fairs; that every feature that is in
anyway Objectionable shall be eli
minated. That is all right. These
efforts to cleanse the shows, which
in their very nature should be educa-
tional, have had a fresh stimulus in
the showing up of the freak character
Of the last Sagadahoc Fair at Top
snam by so eminent a gentleman as
President Hyde of Bowdoin College.
That was a cleanser equal to a good
dose of salts, and the effect will be
seen in all our fairs this fall. But let
it be RENE mbered that people 60 to
the fairs for recreation and amuse-
as we'll as for instruction. The farm
er and his family don't want to talk
shop" all the time. When at the fair
they like TO turn from the fat cattle
and we'll groomed horses and content
ed sheep to the funmakers' tents,
where they can have a good laugh
and stretch their eyes in wonder
ment at the exhibition of freaks,
The farmers boy has looked so long
upon calf with the appropriate
number of four legs, that he likes to
pay ten cents to see one under can
vas adorned with five legs. And that
is all right Not to laugh once in
while is TO be cheated out of our
birthright. But at the same time the
managers OF these fairs should see to
it that their amusements are clean
and wholesome and not partake in
the least of the element of gambling.
have noticed, said a man recently,
speaking of a new rule, that there IS
usually q way TO get around it,
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
Plans for Visit of LIST Me. Cavalry.

Plans for Visit of LIST Ne. Cavalry.
As announced in the last issue Of
the REPORTER, the annual reunion
Of the First Maine Cavalry association
will occur here on Wednesday, Sep.
TENDER 18th. II has already been ar
ranged by the skowhegan members
TO meet their comrades at the 1875
train, Company E band TO be part
of the escort for the march from the
station to Grand Army bail. Il is
planned to give the visiting veterans
ride about town and for this purpose
ten or more local autoists have ar
ragged to call with their machines
and take them for spin of a half an
hour or 30 just after dinner. They
will then be taken up Madison avenue
In special car, marching into the
grounds and 10 the grand stand where
seats will be reserved for them. In
the evening the campfire will be held
at the opera house, and the public are
cordially invited TO attend.
The First Maine saw some OF the
hardest fighting Of the war of '61 to
$50 and it is said to have been in more
engagements and to have had a larger
list OF killed and wounded than any
other cavalry regiment in the North
ern army. There were originally
many Somerset county men in this
regiment. Those now living who re-
side here are Sewell w. Smith, Lew
ellyn Goodwin, Geo. E. Goodwin,
Chas. Smith, A. Frank Bickford, y. L.
Owen, Henry j. Varney and NJ. j.
Allen.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

The people all over the country are
eagerly watching the condition OF
Mr.. Hartman, the railroad magnate,
as he is seeking the recovery of his
health at his summer home. They
are even inclined to forget certain
transactions of his that don't exactly
jibe with the laws of strict honesty,
and to remember only the good
things be has done to inaugurate
huge enterprises in the business
world-enterprises which have given
employment to thousands of men.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02

The SOMERSET INDEPENDENT, in
yesterdays edition, published the
following with regard to the change:
Announcement Is made today of
the consolidation of The Somerset
Reporter, The Somerset Independent.
and The Union Advocate, all county
publications, together with the print
ing plants connected with the Re-
porter and The Independent offices.
This consolidation which is believ-
ed to be the result of sound business
judgment and which is entered into
by the several parties interested
only after most mature deliberation
coupled with the best of friendly
counsel, will undoubtedly add an i'm
portant chapter to the history Of
Maine newspapers.
The Somerset Reporter, one Of the
three papers to be merged, is one Of
the very few Oldest weekly newspa-
pers In Maine, 1t now being in It's 10th
year, and has behind 1t a continuous
line of splendid service which has
been rendered a constantly growing
constituency of readers. 1t was
for many years owned and published
by the late Hon. j. o. Smith of this
town, but since his death and up to
The Somerset reporter., 1909-09-02
A Lanai Query.

Tired OF the long winded oratory
Of the attorney for the defense. the
Judge interrupted him
Mr. Sharke," be said, may l ash
you question:
Certainly. your honor. What is
itY"
Language" said the judge. I'VE aro
told, is given to conceal thought or
words to that effect. Inasmuch as you
don't seem to have any thought to
conceal, / would like to know why
YOU are talkingT