Milford chronicle., 1911-11-03
SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST

State Senator Louis A. Drexle
of Bethany Beach did jury servic,
in the whisky cases against Andrey
J. Buckman and James Dashields
the latter colored, in General Sessions
Court, Tuesday. He was in tn,
court room and was drawn ''frOm
the body of the county" because
Of the exhaustion of the regular
jury panel.
The new Fish and Game Com
mission, consisting Of Messrs.
Bradford of New Castle county, Reed
of Kent and Davis of Sussex, mel
last week and decided to rigidly en-
force the game laws. Frederick B.
Mur5hy of Dover was elected game
L-arden for period of three months
covering the season for shooting
4 game in the fall and winter. The
board decided to have 1900 copies
of the game laws published and dis
/ tributed generally.
The need of a milk inspector to
regulate the condition. quality and
sales of milk and the cleanliness of
diaries and dairvmen is being agi-
tated by members of the Dover
Century Club. Mrs. r. L. Holiday
demonstrated to the club members
Wednesday what is being accom-
plished in other states in the matter
of regulating and purifying dairies
and explained the difference between
the tested and inspected milk and
some of the milk served to Kent
countians.
Professor Harry Hayward, director
Of the College Farm, with a team of
three students from the agricultural
class of Delaware College are at
/ Chicago. where they will enter the
cattle Judging contests heing held by
the National Cattle Show. The team
consists of +. E ShallcrOss, Z G. Hill
and A. F. Walker. Among the prizes
that they will compete for is trophy
offered by President Taft for the
student who makes the largest score
during the contest. This is the first
time that Delaware has had team
at the cattle show contests. They
will return to Newark Sunday or
Monday.
The new passenger station at
Dover of the Pennsylvania Railroad
it is reported will be turned over
by the contractors, Irwin Il Leighton
of Philadelphia at u O'Clock noon,
on November 18th. There is also a
report that banquet will be given
in celebration Of the event The
station is now the admiration of all
Dover and is attracting so much at
tention from passengers on through
trains thar frequently they alght
from the trains during its watering
stop there and inspect the new
sheds, walks and waiting roo,- :,
the subway has been opened for
several DAYS and passengers on
sOuthbound trains are now required |
to 90 down stairs and use the sub
way in crossing as a high rail fence
separates the easterly and westerly |
tracks. While the new station is
practically completed and the words
"Rebuit 1911" have been carved /
in the old Delaware Railroad
marble tablet which is given con
spicious place in the marble halls,
there are finishing touches that take
time, like guiding radiators and
polishing electroliers and fixtures
vet to be completed. The cOntrac-
tors have worked with little delay
and have succeeded in constructing
for Dover probably the finest build |
ing for a public character in the
capital.
Dr. Horace n. Marvin who is at
the head of the Bay Meadows Fruit
Company, incorporated by the State
of Delaware last week
to engage in the fruit growing and
.ruit juice conserving business, will
not proceed at once to construct a
grape juice factory of canning fac
.ories as is contemplated in the
charter. a sum Of money has been
placed in the hands of DR.. Marvin
by capitalists of Sioux City, Iowa,
where he formerly lived who desire
lim to take charge of and join with
hem in a movement to secure lands
n central Delaware and lay them
,ut in fruit for modern treatment
md culture. Accordingly, the Bay
Meadows farm will be set out in
Ipples and other orchard fruit next
pring and other farms will be pur-
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