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Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22
Peninsula HOrtieuliural Society

The meeting Of the Peninsula Horticul-
tural Society in Wilmington last week
was one of the most successful sessions
that this Society has ever held. The at
tendance was rep 'esenative of the best
fruit growers in Delaware, Maryland and
the neighboring States, and the list of
speakers included a large number of ex-
perts, men who have practical working
knowledge Of the various kinds Of fruit
and vegetable growing. The talks and
papers were of a very high character and
exceedingly instructive.
The exhibits included a large collection
of apples and nuts from the Maryland
State Horticultural Society. This collec-
ton was exhibited in Baltimore in De-
cember and was then sent to Council
Bluffs, Iowa, and then returned to Will
mingtOn. At Council Bluffs the plate
collection of apples consisted OF thirty
three plates and these received nineteeH
first premiums, five second premiums and
four third premiums The Delaware
fruit was as fine as that from Maryland, !
S. Il. Derby and F. c. Bancroft being
the principal exhibitors.
Thursday in the addition to the exhib- ,
its of Delaware and Maryland apples
there we're a number of exhibits of Ore
gon and other Western fruit, which had
been placed in competition. John Ban.
croft and William Lea were appointed as
committee to test and judge of the rela-
tive merits of the Eastern and Western
fruits. The finding Of the committee was
to the effect that of the apples on display
the Stayman Winesap of the East was of
the highest quality of any variety listed.
The following ofiicere were chosen for
lhe ensuing year
President-W. Irving Walker, Chester
own; Nice-president-Frank &. Ban
'roft, Wyoming; Secretary and treasurer
Wesley Webb, Dover County and
'iCe-presidents: Delaware-New Castle, III
Daniel w. Corbit; Kent, George NJ. M
fisher; Sussex, James Friedel. III
Maryland-Cecil, George Biddle; Kent,
ames S. Harris Queen Anne's, H. P.
kipper; Caroline, J. W. Kerr; Tai
OF, Dr. c. w. Lowndes; Dorchester, III
'. G. Dawson Wicomico, Roscoe
onesi Worchester, R. C. Peters; Som.
rset, John W. Hail. HI
Nirginia-AccOmac. l.. J. Hyslop III
OrthamptoD, w. /. Elzey. Viii
Executive COmmittee-W Irving Wal III
er, James T. Shallcross, F.. G. Bancroft, Hi
rlandO Harrison, w. F. Allen. Hill
During the course of the proceedings a Hill
'mplete record was kept by Harry r. lllll
artindale of Dover who proved himself I'LL
be an efficient stenographer. lll
The report OF the auditing committee I'LL
as made by Charles Barker and he sta ll
d that the accounts of Secretary Wesley llIl
ebb had been found concise and accur- "
There remains a balance of S772.IO
the treasury.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22
Delaware Railroad Annual Meeting

The stockholders of the Delaware Rail
road Company held the annual meeting
in Dover on Thursday and selected new
staff OF officers. Captain John P. Green
was elected president to succeed the late
Henry F. Kenney The directors then
chose Colonel William w. Lobdell OF
Wilmington as vice president. Manlove
Hayes who is % years old and has atten-
ded all the tifty-seven annual meetings
and was present on Thursday, guided the
affairs of the meeting as though he were
only 42, was elected secretary and treas
urer.
Henry Tatnsll, who is treasurer of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was elected by
the stockholders meeting to succeed the
late Henry F. Kenney on the board of
directors. The directors are as follows
Henry Tatnall, Captain John P. Green,
Samuel Rea, Samuel Bancroft. Jr., Will
liam H. Swift. William w. Lo5dell,
Walter 0. HOfecker, Manloye HAYES.
r. Watson, James J. Ross,
Thomas Curry, Hezekiah Harrington.
William T. Records. Murray Vandivei
md Charles T. Wescott.
The Pennsylvania system voted all its
hares at the stockholders meeting. OIL
he l2O, 900 shares Of the Delaware Rail-
Dad Company, the Pennsylvania COM
any controls it with holdings of 66, 900 !
hares.
George V. Massey, the general counsel
{ the Pennsylvania Company, and many
rominent railroad men were present at
ne meeting.
Various reports submitted shows that
le company now owns an operating mil
lge of 24S,9 There were I,1e3, $50 (
assengers carried during the past year,
hich is an increase of 12,0S9 The {
mount OF passenger mileage, however
lows a decrease. 1t was, ia all, 35, 1852.
IS, or a increase of Z, zoos COZ. N
The total earnings show From freight
afiic, Sl,7lI6O; of passenger traffic,
81, ,O62 50 express traffic, S126,3lI. .6s
ails, s37 ,36l 81 miscellaneous, S25.-
sci Total, 81, ,65S, 1851.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22
r. V. Massey Promoted

NRobert V. Massey, former assistant
engineer Of the P, B, q w. Railroad,
who was a short time ago promoted to
ASSISTANT engineer Of the Schuylkill di-
vision Of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
has been further promoted to assistant
engineer Of the New York division and
st9tioned at Jersey City The office is
a new one and is in connection with the
Hudson division, which wss created
the first Of the year. The promotion
speaks well for Mr.. Massey, who has
been energetic and is pushing his way
to the front in Railroad work. He is a
son Of George V. Massey, formerly Of
Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22

a very large extent, and retained
only such as were Of merit, so far
as we were able to ascertain, and
this was done for the benefit of the
public, which we believed was be-
ing swindled through the medium
of their advertising This was a
duty we owed to our people. 1t
must be kept in mind, that the col
umns Of the local newspaper are its
only means Of livelihood and that the
subscription price barely covers the
cost Of paper, ink and postage, and
if any particular locality fails to
take advantage of the advertising
space for their own benefit, the pa
per must dispose Of the space to
those who appreciate the advanta
ges which will come to them by its
use. The local merchants of Mil
ford, with a very few exceptions,
appreciate this, and avail them /
selves of the opportunity, but there
are mail order houses which would
quickly avail themselves Of the
space if they could, to take up all
the advertising colums Of a paper
like this, with thirty-fve hundred
actual circulation each week, but
with the loyalty seldom found out
side the newspaper fraternity, their {
advertising IS refused and the home ]
merchant protected as far as posi-
bic. Now our temperance friends
are again asking the newspapers to f
bear the burden for the public by O
to admit advertisements of &
iquor in their columns. The chur- v
hes, temperance Societies, Sunday :.
Schools and all enterprises of a s,
'ublic nature, expect reading mott IL
es of their affairs free. The preach n
rs and church organizations ex- ei
ect the local publisher to print y y,
heir notices without pay, all Of
'hich in a town like Milford amount W
D possibly hundred dollars each Sc
ear. The publisher is asked to u
dvOcate public matters of interest =.
'ithout pay, and give up his col G,
INNS to one side of question free. of
If the advertising were entirely wi
minated by the local publisher go
with this request, the al m
after would be placed in another
ght. But what Of the large daily wa
lpers which come in great bundles H'
Ich day and are circulated all ov- WI
the country by rural delivery %,
by not have the drivers of the Tn
ral mail route refuse to deliver no,
lpers with liquor advertisements to
them ? (and thereby lose his Job. } ,T In'
his question has several sides to /
of civic morals, Of business JUS roa
e and common equity-which spe
e not considered in these remarks. anC
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22

THAT class of men who are fined
IN a police court, is composed
mostly of the men who evade the
payment OF town taxes, county
taxes or taxes Of any character
whatsoever; yet they pay the fines
and costs promptly when rounded
up by the law, which in a way
squares them with the lawabiding
citizens, as to the responsibilities
due in financial way to civic gov
ernment. Last year this class con
tributed over four hundred dollars
to the treasury of Milford, and of
the entire lumber not more than
one of those fined are real taxpay-
ers. BY this practice of imposing
liberal fines two purposes are serv-
ed. First the brawling persons
who disturb the quiet and good or
der of the town, contribute a fair
amount into the treasury, to pay |
the cost Of town government. Sec
and, the amount of the fines teaches
a wholesome respect for the halter
Of the law. Let the fines be liberal
and those who offend against law
md public decency be promptly
lrraigned.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22
Raal GunnIag Season Changed.

The Legislature will be asked by the
Sussex farmers TO change the opening
OF the cunning season from November
18th to December lst. They contend
that they are not done with their fall
work at the opening OF the season and
city gunners get q chance at the game
tefore they do.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22

FHE question Of liquor adver-
tisements appearing in local papers,
has been raised by a few Of those
who are Jealous in the work against
the sale and use Of liquor, and the
owner Of this paper has been waited
upon BY several temperance people
who desire that all advertising of
that class be eliminated from its
columns. Several years ago we cut
Out patent medicine advertising to
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-22

FRQM Laurel and Seaford fre-
quent| reports of fights and disorder
among the hOodlum part of the
population, are reported in the
daily papers, which gives to the
public at large a very bad impress
sion as to the moral standard of the
citizens of those two towns. Is it
to be inferred, that there is not a
law-abiding element of citizens re-
siding in Laurel or Seaford, who
have force Of character sufficient to
prosecute to a successful end. the
men who shoot on the streets, who
fight, assault officers and by drum
ken carousel hold the people of
these two towns up to scorn, as
towards incapable of defending
their homes? There appears to be
a concerted willingness among
those who are directing the affairs
of Laurel and Of Seaford, to permit
any and all kinds of lawlessness. |
There are men i'll both towns who
are SO embittered against the law
which makes the sale Of liquor IL
legal, that they are sinking their
self respect and the honor of their
community, to crafty a personal
spite. Acts of this kind were the
prime motifs that caused even men
who drank liquor, to vote against
the licensed saloon in lower Della
ware, and by such continuance
they are removing all possibility OF
resubmissiOn to the people. 1t
must be kept in mind that the ac-
counts of all disorderly acts from
the two towns in question, are sent
to the daily papers by men who are
identified with liquor interests and
who are notorious as correspon-
tents for distortion of the truth and S
50 write that a very commoR street ii
1rawl is magnified into drunken y
lot; or even an accident to hot y
water heater in a public school is y
old in such manner that the Al
whole affair is made to read as
ie out of whole cloth and all resi- 81 ;,
ents know it to be lie. Laurel 70
nd Seaford are to be pitied for y.
aving people with such low stan sh
ards Of morality, and the better
lass of their citizens are entitled to ~
from those who have this tn
liserable saturnalia Of lies and mis-
presented to them by th
lie daily papers. Time will work ea
ut the trouble for them but they q Z,
i'll have an unpleasant fight to an
It a better condition. The old sh'
loon training left them a sorry 4O'
eed to contend with.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
l0WAN's WORLD TOUR.
Rich Farmer Will Go In Byways to
Study Common Folk at Close Range.

EltStt ] 81 VtS WIN Nv III oy"dYS 70
Study Common Folk at Close Range.
Among the passengers who recently
sailed from New York upon the steam
ship General Grant was an Iowa farm
er, 81. II. Paup. who lives one mile
west of Shenandoah. la. He expects
to be absent from a year to eighteen
months in a tour of the world.
Mr.. Paup will not follow the beaten
paths. but instead will go into the by
ways. for he wants to see and study
the common people at work and in
their homes, having long had a desire
to compare their mode of life with that
of living in America. Mr.. Paup is q
bachelor. forty years old and prosper
Gus.
Speaking of his greatest anticipa-
lions on the trip. Mr.. Paup says that
he has no desire to see the kings.
dukes and other nobility. but wants to
see the common people of the old
world and that he will get out into the
country in order to crafty this desire.
He wants to see how they farm, how
they care for and raise live stock, how
they slaughter their cattle and hogs
and how they do ordinary everyday
things. He will visit England. Ger
many, Ireland, Denmark. Norway,
Russia. Sweden, India. China. Wales.
Spain. Japan and the Philippine Is
lands. He expects to walk from Jeru-
salem to Jericho and investigate the
mysteries of Rome and the Holy Land.
Not being pressed for time-or cash
Mr.. Paup will follow the dictates of
his fancy as the world is unfolded to
him and he is beckoned onward. and
some of his friends anticipate that he
will not return under two years. know
ing his propensity for investigation.
Mr.. Paup says that he does not in
tend that the matter of securing knowl-
edge shall be a one sided affair and in
order that he may return in kind has
made special preparations for impart-
ing knowledge of the United States to
those who evince any interest in US
while he is engaged in extracting mat
tiers of interest from those he comes
in contact with. The practical man
ner in which he went about preparing
for this part of his journey is shown
in a part of the contents of his travel
ing bags. which contain ear of corn.
samples of wheat. oats. rye and bar
ley. together with other products of
the Iowa farm and garden. These he
will exhibit to foreigners and in dem
%onstrating the productiveness of the
soil Of this state.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
NO CRACKERS IN THIS FOURTH

With Five Bands, Parade and SaIutes
Cleveland Expects Sane Celebration.
The sane Fourth of July committee
is ready for it's ~accidentless. fire
c~rackerless Fourth in Cleveland. o. 1t
is planned to make the parade a big
sane Fourth feature. The parade will
disband at the public square, where
school children will sing patriotic
songs.
Pageants depicting important events
in American history will be arranged
for. and national and patriotic organ
izations in uniform will be asked to
join In the parade. Four or five bands
in the public square will play the same
airs with one leader to direct all. At
the close of the singing the flag. raised
according to military regulations at
sunrise. will be sent up to the top Of
the staff.
Immediately following this a salute
of thirteen guns will be fred by the
military on the lake front.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
CORVALLIS POSTOFFICE

Opens s a. m closes 6 p. IN. Sundays
and holidays, opens 10 a. m, closes II
a. m.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Provision For Future of Babies,

what right have we to save a
baby's life" asked DR.. Henry B. Favill
at a recent luncheon in Chicago given
by the Illinois congress of mothers, IF
we don't provide for its future?
I'VE have no moral right" he con-
tinued. Ito get children up to adde's
and then neglect them. The ills
that beset them then are just as peril
Gus as those which menace their early
days. In accomplishing n thing we
are not diminishing u W labor or
our subsequent care. 1t is the bust
ness of the commonwealth to take care
of children through their various
stages to maturity. The playground
problem is one for infancy. and when
it is accomplished others present them
selves"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
TO BREED GULLS.
Experiment to Be Made at Bronx
Park. New York.

G. William Beebe, curator of orni-
thology Of the New York Geological So
ciety, will make the experiment of
breeding herring gulls in Bronx park,
New York. There is a large colony of
these birds on the group known as
Four Brothers islands. in Lake Cham
plain, the owner of which. Edward
Hatch, Jr., has given fifteen young
gulls to the society.
1t was necessary to secure the per-
mission of State Game Commissioner
Whipple before the birds could be
shipped. for the islands are maintain
ed by Mr.. Hatch as a bird refuge,
with a warden in charge, but this per-
mission has been obtained. and an in
teresting exhibit will be thereby added
to the attractions of the Bronx zoo.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Great Amphitheater For CHICAGO.

The largest convention hall in Amer
lea is planned for Chicago. according
to Harlow N. Higinbotham. president
Of the. Worlds Columbian exposition
of 1898. The building will be known
as the Amphitheater. 1t will have a
seating capacity Of $4,000. 1t will be
elliptical and. with slight modiica-
lions, a reproduction of the Flavian
amphitheater in Rome.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Hay Baler

Hay Baler
Will rent on the shares for the sea-
sons run, a Hay Baler. Address M.
S. Woodcock, Corvallis. Oregon.
6-7-D4. Wifi.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
VOCAL SANDS AND STONES.
Prospector Discovers Strange Singing
Sands In California Mountains.

OdHOS IN SdliIOFHld "O0ISdiISs
Singing sands and speaking stones
are reported by Henry Heinell to have
been discovered by him while on a
prospecting trip in the Santa Monica
mountains. says a Los Angeles Cali
dispatch. According to Heinell. these
mathis of the damned" are at times
not unlike the notes of a melodeon or
a pipe organ. Again they sound as if
a chime of bells were rung in the dis
lance. and just after sunset or at
dawn of day the sound might be COM
pared to the string of the harp.
HeinelI ascribes the phenomena to
the presence of hollow grains Of sand.
He says that when such sands were
stepped upon Or rubbed together the
action was accompanied by the singing
sounds.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Fund For Great Indian Statue.

The Trenton On. j. Red Men recent
ly voted affirmatively on the PROPOSE
ton for the entire order to give 2 cents
a man as the first installment for the
mammoth statue of an American In
dian in bronze to be placed at the en-
trance to New York harbor. High Off
Gals said it was certain the national
~conclave would ratify this action that
100000 men contribute.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Cherry Blossoms on a Rosebush,

A climbing rose vine on the property
of G.. II. Stiefel at Fairview and Gard
ner avenues, in South Orange, N. j., is
bearing cherry blossoms. The rose
vines are clinging to the branches of
a cherry tree. The blossoms that have
matured have left knobs that look as
if they might turn out to be somewhat
like cherries.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-02
Hurrah For the Fourth.

TUT IT ] Ut TTTS Z V0T III
Three rousing cheers for the glorious
Fourth
From each independence lover.
And three times three for the glorious
fifth,
When twill nearly all be over!
Kansas City Times.
The Washington herald., 1909-06-04
GAME ENDS IN A TIE
BrightwOOd and Parkyiew
Battle Seven Innings.
BOTH TwIRLERs EFFECTIVE
Mcfarland Allows But One HIT.
While Robinson. for BriEhtvOOd.
Responsible for Drawn Battle.
The FinuI Score Is = TO ?

Rain failed to cali halt to the game
in the Suburban League yesterday, but
il might just as well as Brightwood and
Parkview played seven innings without a
result. the final score being 2 10 . The
grounds were slippery. but despite this
facJ only five errors We're made. four OF
which are charged &c Parkview-
From the time the game began until
il was called by Umpire Reagan. a pitch
ers' battle was IN progress between
Robinson. for Brightwood. and 0IcFar-
land, for Parkview. the latter having
a shade the best Of It. The game was
called on account Of darkness.
Mcfarland twirled a great game for
PaTkvieW, and but Tor his WIldness IN the
last inning wo1ld have wen Only one
hit was made of his delivery during The
game This came in the opening inning
Fague the first man up smashing the
BAN over second base for a clean hit
After this not a Brightwood player got
a hit.
In the last inning. after one man was
out, Mcfarland passed NJ. Seitz Stew
art. the next batter, got 20 first on HIS
eT s error. Boll moved up Wlen Nc
FarIand threw Works easy grOunder low
10 first Mcfarland tightened up and
famed Howell but he forced in q run
when he gave Fague four wide ones.
Plunkett ended the game by tanning.
Robinson also pitched a goOd game for
Brightwood. and the best Parkview
could do with his delivery VAS 10 get
five scattered hits. Robinson. like Nc
Farland forced in q runner on account
OF his wildness, sending one man IN in
the opening round. while Mcfarland
forced one N the last Maddox. the first
batter up. singled 10 right, and went 10
second on Gallagher's sacrifice. Nau. the
next batter. was hit Baggette hit down
% first base. and was an easy out. Rob
lnsOn then got wild, and passed Charlton
and Stone. forcing in Maddox. A base
on balls proved disastrous fUr Robinson
in the last inning With two gone he
walked Nau. who pilfered second. and
came home on Baggette's single 10 right.
Maddox carried OF the batting honOrs
OF the day with two clean drives
The Score
The Washington herald., 1909-06-04

Yesterdays tennis matches 90 the Chevy
Chase Club were postponed until today.
with few exceptions, namely, the mems
singles. and one set each in the mems
doubles and mixed doubles
Conrad B. Doyle won the singles in
rather easy style from A. L Hoskins by
tie sl--@ Of e., O. and 81 Hoskins
put up a good game throughout the
match. and several OF his plays were OF
a high order
Mr. Doyle viii meet Mr.. r. II. Palmer.
OF New jersey. for the championship az
2-39 O'Clock this afternoon and a great
match viii probably be the order OF the
day. as both players are in great form
Mrs T.doau and Mr. Davis took the
match from 8Iiss Winner and Mr. Hills
after very spirited contest, by The scores
Of - and g. The former sci was a
good exhibition OF tennis. as both sides
made any number Of brilliant PLAYS, the
+ ladies in particular doing good work
( The Marine Band has been secured for
7 this afternoon and all OF WashingCol's ;
smart set is expected 10 be 81 the clu5's
7 beautiful grounds % applaud the players
/ In the mixed doubles the match between
I Miss Tu-Ie aad Palmer, and Miss Lawson
/ and Mss wilcox VIII be played az I2-30
/ O'Clock. and II either pair IS not on hand
( the others VIII win hy default The win
1 uers OF Ihis match VIII play Miss BErTy
and H. E Doyle. tie winners OF this 10
meet Mrs Tidbau and Davis for the chal-
2 Ienge round with Miss Evans and "
. johnson. The present holders OF The cham
I piOnSElp-
To-day-s play VIII be as follows:
I Mems sugles-C. B. Doyle 7S R. Z. PameE. s9E
I tie c-1l-n,1rs-fp. b. ~
/ Wa2e--s sing-s--1I-s. Tl55zu vs Miss Tu-ss. az
Z Ill 30 TIE winner VII ply Hiss Wime- a. 30 fo-
. -l1 c-ll-l1ls--I
I li-rI L-uhl1s-7Iirs Tu--e and M P--mer II
l Miss L1wsu- and - wilcox. az -. Mss Bl--y
E and Il Z y 81 Undecided. Mrs. T1dbau and
( r. P. DAVIS 1s 4eyi5e5. Fllals-C5--es-srts W
I decided
( Mems douhics-1IeSsrs- Grosre11- and G-osTs1or
IS. Ns5s-s. Palmer and Glazeb70ok. a. 80. Fl1als
Mess james and Eills IS. UNDECIDED
/ Mems corsCl1-iou-C- Brown rs. r. ". HIS: ".
I B. W11E vs. J. 2ulin-