Milford chronicle., 1911-09-29
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Harry NJ. Nickers of Georgetown, Great
Sachem of the Delaware Red Men. has
started on his regular official visit to
every tribe in the State.
The site selected for the federal build
ing in Smyrna has been decided to the
Government 1t is expected that work
will be started on the building next spring
The annual meeting Of the Old School
Baptist took place at Cow Marsh last Sun
day. Elder Silas II, Duraud from South
ampton, Pa, preached in the morning
Donation Day at the Palmer Home at
Dover will be held on Wednesday. Octo- /
Der 4th. Donations of any kind will be |
very thankfully received at the home on !
he above date.
Robert w. Wiley, a farmer residing
near Dover, claims to hold the record for
raising keifer pears, having grown 800
baskets from $50 trees. All his fruit has
been gathered and sold.
The annual session of the Great Coun-
eli of Delaware, Improved Order of Red
Men, will be held at Newark on October
18th and 10Th. Many important matters
are to be taken up at the session.
During friendly scuffle one night last
week on the road between Dover and
Camden, John w Taylor shot Charles
Patten and perhaps mortally wounded
him Patton says Taylor was not to blame
Irving Culver of Delmar, fruit buyer I
and shipping agent, this season broke all q
records for melon shipments, he having s
shipped 12l carloads of cantaloupes and r
watermelons and paid the farmers over r
SIS 900.
A strong movement is under way to I
change the name of Ocean City Nd, to
Maryland Beach. There is an Ocean 2
City in New Jersey, which makes confu- a
sion, as this is the only MARYLAND ocean Il
resort. An act of legislature will be nee s.
e5sarv. Il
Found dead in bed at his home in Eel
ton on Sunday John Sipple, a well known y
citizen made the third man of that sec ~
1on to be taken off in a similarly sudsien d
manner Mr.. Sipple, however, had been al
ailing for sometime and the verdict of
Coroner Gains jury was that he died bc
from natural causes. He was seventy in
years old. III
Frederick Brady, Of near Middletown, 70
las a very fine field of silo corn. About
20 acres are sowed in it, on which the VI
.Orn is growing about eight stalks to the In
ill. Many of the stalks are from Is to fir
feet in height with 10 to 20 blades to eo
he stalk. Some blades at their widest :.
'art are FIVE inches across and four feet
en- inches long. pu
The citizens of Clayton by an over en-
vote declared against borrow er.
1g $4,000 for lighting the town A bill ed
7as introduced and passed by the recent nv
giving Clayton authority to
orrow the sum of money but the opinion =.
revailed that a water system was needed ied
rst and vote on this will probably be IOi
ken in the near future. ha'
ser
officers of the Red Mems Fraternal ~
one ofDelaWare held their annual meet -
g at the home at Newark, on Saturday - -
ternoOn, with chairman Harry NJ. Us
ickers presiding His report was ah'
ad and showed the home to be in a
1urshing and prosperous condition, wr'
ithout cent of debt The inmates are dis
ell pleased with their condition and the
rroundings, and there are a number of aro
Sen VINO await ADMISSION. fIoa
At the annual meeting of the trustees 1or'
State College.at Dover the officers were wei
elected as follows: President, Henry boa
Cannon; secretary and treasurer, DR.. the.
Gorge w. Marshall prudential COM N
Ittee, F H. Hoffecker, J. B. Hutton, lost
{. Jason. Professors Hayward and - :
ort of Delaware College were present. 80
e purchase of piece of land fronting ois'
e campus was authorized and erection ing
cottages for members of the faculty. Datt
Of. Hayward consented to assume gen wer
j oversight of the agricultural opera blow
MS of State College. Prof Cogbill has Of b
igned from the faculty of the college.