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Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
SHAD Law OUT TO-DAY.

The shad law for the Mispillion River
will be out to-day, March lst, and it will
be lawful to catch shad from the waters
of this river from that date until the
18th day of May, except between the
hours of u O'Clock noon on Saturday
and II o'clock noon Of the following
Monday.
The above is the intent of the shad
law for the Mispillion River, as inter
preted by Deputy Attorney-Generals
Frank M. Jones, of Sussex county, and
w. Watson Harrington, of Kent county.
Both officers informing Richard CarrOw,
Commissioner of Fish and Oysters, that
they will not prosecute anyone who
fishes for shad in this river, who catches
shad fish between the first day of March
and the 18th day of May, and refrains
from catching shad fish from II o'clock
noon on every Saturday to IL o'clock
noon of the following Monday.
The local justices of the peace have
also been instructed not to take cOgniz-
ance of cases where the intent Of the law
has been observed.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
MILFORD HAS BOY SCOUTS.

The recently organized Boy Scouts
have now membership of around 40
boys between the ages of II and 10.
Judging from the enthusiasm shown by
the Scouts in learning their works there
should be in few months time a
splendid body of them in this. section.
Meetings are held once week in the
Armory, the local Militia officers acting
as instructors. The Scout scheme teaches
the boys selfreliance, preparedness for
acting in common emergencies, and that
love for nature which is at once an in
spiration to better citizenship as well
as higher morals. The means by which
the boys love of adventures and other
youthful aspirations are utilized in the
course of instruction appeals not only
to the young but excites an envy in older
persons which makes them deplore this
fact that they had not the opportunity
of the young of today in joining in this
splendid movement. By qualifying in
certain fixed requirements merits are
granted conferring the right to be
called in term ''tenderfoot" End class
Scout lst class Scout" and after at
tanning the right to be classed as list
Scout further merits are granted.
Requirements in knowledge, Of agricul-
ture, archery, shooting. fishing, swim
ming. automobiling and several other
lines including in all twenty five different
branches Of activity are met to the
satisfaction of local Scout authorities.
The local movement is affiliated with
the general organization Of which Ernest
Thompson Seaton is the Chief Scout
and President Taft and Elk President
Roosevelt honorary President.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
COMPTROLLER HALL
TENDERS RESIGNATION

Hor. George H. Hall has rendered his
resignation to Governor Pennewill as
Comptroller of Sussex County, to take
effect at the earliest opportunity that
the Governor can appoint his successor.
Mr.. Hall was appointed to the office
when the act creating a Comptroller for
Sussex County was enacted by the last
legislature, and he has organized the
office very effectively; but, he finds
that while the clerical duties can be dis
charged satisfactorily by the clerk pro-
vided by the Levy Court, the thought
and time required of the Comptroller to
keep the many various threads of the
office in plain working shape, is greater
than he can afford to sacrifice to private
business, hence the resignation. This
office requires a man Of good business
sense, and who is firm as well as quick
in making decis ion. The Governor
will be fortunate to secure another
Comptroller for Sussex County the equal
of Mr.. Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
INSPECTION DATES.

Governor Pennewill, through Adju-
tant General l. Pusey Wickersham,
has issued a general order calling the
O. M. D., to inspection by United States
army officers. The dates follow:
The State Arsenal, Wilmington, the
State Rifle Range, New Castle, and the
Staff Departments on Monday, April
18th, 1912.
Headquarters, Band and Company A,
Wilmington, Monday, April l, at S.12
p. m.
Company D., Wilmington, Wednes-
day, April 8, at 8. Is p. m.
Company F., Wilmington, Thursday
April 4, at 8. Is p. m.
Company c., Wilmington, Friday,
April 5, at S.15 p. m.
Company G., Dover, Monday, April 8,
at 8.15 p. m.
Company B., Milford, Tuesday, APP
ril 9, at s.15 p. m:
Company H., New Castle, Thursday,
April II, at SIS p. m.
Company E., Newark, Friday, April
II, at S.15 p. m.
Hospital Detachment, Wilmington,
Tuesday, April 2, at SIS p. m.
2. Organizations will parade for in
spection in service uniform (olive drab),
light marching order.
8. The inspection of records and
property to include the blanket roll and
field kits, will be made in the afternoon
at 8 o'clock.
During the inspection of property the
responsible officer will be present with
a sufficient detail of enlisted men to
handle the property. In order to ex-
pedite the work, the property will be
sorted and neatly arranged for inspec-
ton.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
CHURCH NEWS.

St. Johns R. c. Church. Mass will
be celebrated by Rev. Paul Fournier
March 3rd, at O'Clock a. M, and 1870
a. m. Sunday school at 2. 30 o'clOckp. m.
Benediction Blessed Sacrament at 7.3O
p. m. All cordially invited to attend.
Presbyterian Church-Divine worship
and preaching at IL O'Clock. Subject,
''The Vision of the Crucifed and the
Enthroned." " Sunday School at clock.
Lesson, 1.-The Calling of the First Dis
ciples. Christian EndeavOr meeting at
Z o'clock. Topic, Patience. "
The Covenant Meeting in the Baptist
Church next Saturday 2.9O p. m. I'm
portant business meeting afterscOvenant
meeting. Regular services on the Sab
bath. Bible school $50. Service and
sermon by the pastor 10.45, subject,
Using the Means of Grace, text,
"Grow iii Grace and in the knowledge of
the Truth as it is in Jesus" Evening
service at z O'Clock subject, The Way
of Salvation. All welcome.
M. P. Tabernacle. Glass 9 a. m.
Preaching 1920 a. m, subject, Seek
ing Opportunity. Sunday school2 P. m.
Christian Endeavor O'Clock, preaching
Up. m, subject, The Bible. Revival
continues with great power about one
hundred souls have been converted to
God. The Tabernacle is crowed every
night. Come early and seat. The
pastor will be assisted next week by
Rev. ]. McLame Brown has devoted
much of his life in evangelistic work.
Invitation will be given to any who de
sire to unite with the church. Rev. l.
A. Bennett will preach at the Frederics
Sunday at O'Clock.
Christ Church -2nd Sunday in Len
Mathis, 10 a. M, Litany, Holy Commun
ion and sermon 1870 a. m. Sunday
School 8 p. m. Monday at p m, Ser
vice and Reading in Church History
| THE Conversion of the English Tues
day at 4 p. m. Service and Reading il
Church Doctrine (The meaning ant
purposes of Holy Baptism) Thursday a
8 D. M, Service and Reading ("Faitl
the Second Secret of Strength by tn
Bishop of London) Friday at 4 p. m, Ser
vice and Meditation (''The Sacrifices 0
the Law.") The Guild will meet a
usual on the first Wednesday of tn
month with Mrs. Andrews.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
INTERESTING SESSION
OPTOMETRICAL SOCIETY

The fifth annual meeting of the Della
ware Optical and Optometrical Associa-
ton was held in the parlors of the Hotel
Wilmington, at Wilmington, on Thurs
day of last week. Optometrists from
all over the State were in attendance,
and it was evident that the society was
composed of earnest, progressive men.
While the combination of optometrist
and optician has existed for years, the
advent of optometry as a special pursuit
is comparatively new. Optometry, as
now regulated by law in twenty-six
States of the Union and three of the
Canadian Provinces, relates to the pro-
fessional practice of measuring the op-
teal functions of the eye, without the
use of drugs, for the purpose Of pre-
scribing causes to mathematically cor
rect optical defects of vision. Therefore,
legalized practitioners upon the eye are
now required to pass a State examina-
ton, similar to dentists who are lawfully
charged with the care Of the teeth.
The Delaware Optometry Law has
been in force for three years, and for
one thing, it has eliminated the spectacle
vender, who falsely represents himself
as Professor, or Doctor So & So, "sent
out by a prominent city hospital" " but
who in fact is as ignorant of optics as
he is slick of tongue. This gentry can
not operate in Delaware as it is neces-
sary to pass an examination before the
State Board of Examiners and secure
State license.
The Optical Society holds four meet
ings yearly and is doing much to educate
the public in the proper care of the eyes.
The following papers were read at the
meeting and discussed: ''The Percent
age of Refractive Errors" by J. Wales
Davis, Wilmington; my Experiences
at Salt Lake City" by James D. Stroud /;
1.-The Art of Frame Bending and Adjust
ing by H. H. Hewitt; 'How to In
crease the Sale of Optical Goods" by
w. H. Podesta, Philadelphia.
The following officers were elected
Ernest P. Collins, Smyrna, President /;
James D. Stroud and J. Wales Davis,
Wilmington, Vice-Presidents Samuel
C. Evans, Jr,, Milford, Secretary; FL
wood A. Davis, Wilmington, Treasurer
The retiring resident, S. L. Mckee,
was given "a standing vote Of thanks and
the members voted to have resolutions
suitably engrossed and presented in rec
ognition of his faithful and efficient ser
vices in the two years as president.
After adjournment, an informal dinner
was served at Ainscow' s Cafe, and in
the evening the members attended a box
party at the Avenue Theatre.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
OLD PERSONS STRICKEN.

Mrs Henry H. Abbott is quite i'll at
this time, at her home on West Second,
following a recent heavy fall which re-
suited in severely bruising her face, and
giving her such shock that since she
has been unable to get around. Her
husband who suffered a stroke of paral-
aysis some over a year ago is also in a
belpess condition. Garrett L. Hynson
of West Second Steed is also very i'll
at this writing.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
BOATS WILL SOON START.

GFhetwosteamboat lines which operate
between Milford and Philadelphia, both
of which have not been running boats
since the heavy freeze of the early
part of this year, will soon commence
to operate their boats. The river and
bay will soon be free of the large ice
foes and just as soon as this occurs the
boats will commence immediate opera
ton. The people of Milford and vicinity
miss these boats when they are not
running, as the freight rates are much
lower on them than by rail.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
FLOWING FOR PEAS and POTATOES.

bJust as soon as the land gets dry
enough growers of peas and potatoes
will being plowing for these crops, of
which there will be an unusually large
acreage planted this year. The peas
are grown for the canneries exclusively
in this part of Delaware, while the white
potatoes are grown and shipped to the
city markets by the steamboats, which
ply from Milford and Frederick, and the
revenues from this part of farming for
the lower part of Kent and upper Sussex
is steadily growing.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
FIND LOST SILVERRARE.

At the Annual Christmas Dance Two
years ago a large package of silverware
which the young men had rented from
Mrs. Carrie Viereck was lost. Search
for the bundle was in vain and the corr
mittee in charge of the refreshments
paid the owner of the silver for her
nropertv. This week while workmen
were busy removing a pile of ashes at
the Armory Hall in which the dance was
held. they dug up the bundle Of silver
ware in good condition. The silver had
the initials of the owner engraved upon
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
CONDENSED news ITEMS
Paragraphs of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers
'Tis March.

'Tis March.
Wild geese are flying northward.
Farmers are plowing their land for
peas.
Help the Scholarship Fund next Fri
day night by buying a ticket for the
Card Party.
The next State convention of the Jr.
o. u. A. M. will be held at Dover in
February, 1918.
If you don't play cards, buy ticket
and come and get some refreshments.
All for quater.
The local w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Joseph Draper Tuesday evening
March 9Th, at 7.SO O'Clock.
Slaughter Neck W. C. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. Harry Prettyman, March Z,
at o'clock p. m. Text word 'Stead-
fast"
Twenty five cents from you will help
send some worthy child to college.
Have you bought your ticket for next
Friday night?
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church will hold a supper on the even
ings of March 18th and 18th in the lecture
room of the church.
The monthly meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Avenue M. E. Church
will be held at Mrs. Anna Williams on
Wednesday, March 9Th, at p. m.
The Ladies Aid of Millwood M. E.
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
John S. Lewis, on Saturday evening,
March End. All are requested to be
present.
Do you play cards? Why not enjoy at
good sociable game next Friday even
ing at the Century Club Rooms for the
benefit of theAlumniAssociation Scholar
ship Fund.
An entertainment and box social will
be given at Millwood School on Thursday
evening next. Should that night be
stormy-the following Monday evening.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school.
The junior classes of the Avenue M.
E. Sunday School will hold a supper in
the Chapel this Friday evening, March
1st. at which chicken salad, fried Oys-
ters. biscuits, coffee, ice cream and cake
will be served at $50 p. M, and the
public is invited.
/ A Box social will be held at Church
Hill School House on Tuesday evening
March 5, 1912. If that night be stormy
the social will be held on the next clear
night. Proceeds for a picnic. Every
body invited ladies please bring boxes
and gentlemen full purses.
The Alden Branch of the Sunshine
Society will meet with Mrs. George H.
Baynum on Thursday afternoon, March
9TH. at $50 o'clock. At the last meet
ing the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs
Thomas Davis; Vice-President, Mrs
Isaac S. Truitt; Secretary, Mrs. R. G
Hall; Treasurer, Mrs. A. w. Powell.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
ELECTRIC STORM STRIKES MILFORD.

milford was visited by a severe electric
storm last Monday evening. Dur
ing the whole of that day the rain
had fallen intermittenly in torrents, and
with the coming of night thunder and
vivid tightening made their appearance.
A heavy fall accompanied this storm.
Later in the evening a hard hail storm
struck here and was very severe for a
short time. No damage was done, other
than the flooding of few cellars in
some sections of this town.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
CLEANING TOWN SEWERS.

The hard rains of last Monday washed
a considerable amount OF debris INTO
the town sewers with the result that in
some places they became clogged. Work
men have been busy this week in clean
ing them out. At the sewer that drains
the low lands situated in the rear of the
houses on North Walnut Street became
elogged at a bend and workmen had to
dig into it in order to get at the OBJ
struction.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
BROKE AN arm.

Last Saturday, just after the noon
hour. James H. Latchum, the retired
merchant and capitalist Of North Wal
nut Street, fell and broke his right arm
lust above the wrist. Mr.. Latchum
suffered a stroke of paralysis over a
wear ago. from which he has never fully
recovered, and this accounts for his
fall
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
MARRIED.
REED-M MASSEY.

The marriage of Miss Bessie C. Reed
DAUGHTER of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G.
Carter of Milton, Del, to Mr.. Thomas
G. Massey of Wilmington, Del, was
solemnized in Philadelphia, Pa, on Fri
dav February 22nd, 1912 by the Rev. D.
S. Sherry. pastor of the 18th, street M.
E. Church. After an extended wedding
trip they will reside at No. 4O4 King
Street Wilmington, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
BOX SOCIAL.

ABox and Shadow Social will be held at
MarvePs School, district No. 6S, Friday
evening March Sth. Should that even
ing be stormy the social will be held the
next clear evening. Ice cream and
cake for sale. All are cordially invited
to attend
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
ARTS and CRAFTS GUILD.

The boys afternoon class and the
girls needlework class are changed
from Tuesday to Thursday at the same
hour.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01
OBITUARY.
KERN

William Henry Kern, infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Kern died at
their home on West Front Street, North
Milford Friday February 23rd, aged
about one year. Funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon, and interment
made at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
e7 DAVIS.
Mrs. Tabitha Davis, widow of the late
William r. Davis, died at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Laura johnson, in
South Milford, on Saturday evening,
February oath, 1912, of general debility,
aged 81 years, II months and ID days.
Funeral services were held from the
residence Of her daughter, on Tuesday
afternoon, the Rev. Taylor, pastor OF
the Lincoln M. E. Church officiating,
and interment made at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Isaac A. White funeral direc-
tor.
MARSH.
Early in January, Clinton D. Marsh
a native of Yonkers, N. Y, came to
Delaware in quest of small farm. He
purchased a small tract of ten acres
from Wilbert Deputy, which was stu
ated between Lincoln and Glendale.
Being unable to secure possession at
once. Mr.. Marsh secured rooms at the
home of Mrs. Mollie Nutter, to wait
until he could get possession. A few
weeks ago he became i'll with stomach
trouble. He died Monday evening. The
body was taken back to Yonkers this
week. Deceased was about 45 years
of age.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

pelow stairs, and their business was
TO amuse the great men who hired
them and his assembled gueAls.
The word business was first use
IN the time of Chaucer to express
contempt for people who were use
tul. The word was then lpelleo
BUSINESS.
10 light cities by gas would set
them atire. Electricity was dan :.
gerous, and TO put up wires was to,
invite the lightning to come into
our houses and kill us all dead
Only few decades ago any man
who advertised in the newspapers
was looked upon with suspicion.
and even yet we have associatia---
of PROFESSIONAL men who stamp
with their disapproval any indi-
Vldual among them who pays for
his advertising. Such a one was
called an irregular"
If we look back through history
we will find that every good and
beautiful thing has at one time or
another been under the ban and
assailed as an evil.
And the argument seems TO be
this; II you think thing is right
never mind what the many say.
stand by IT,
TO achieve deathless fame d1oose
an unpopular cause that You know
Is just then work for it, live for
it, die for it!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
% Deathless Fame
FROM cosmoPoLl TAN MAGAZINE.
II VERY good thing has been
condemned in its day and gen
Grafton Every innovation has
By EBERT HUBBARD

II VERY good thing has been
II condemned in its day and gen
Grafton Every innovation has
to fight for its life.
Error once set in motion con-
tinues indefinitely. unless blocked
by d stronger force. and old meth
DDS of thinking and doing win al
ways remain unless some one in
vents a new and better way and
then lives and dies for it. And the
reason men oppose progress is not
that they hate progress. but that
they love inertia.
Even as great man as John
Ruskin foresaw that the railroads
wvIsG ruin England by G=iying The
stages out of business and killing
the demand for horses. thus bank
rupting the farmer
Thomas Jefferson tells US, in his
autobiography, of a neighbor of his
who was agin" the public schools
because. when every one could read
and write, no one would work
Sir William Berkeley thanked
God there was not a printing press
in Virginia. because printing press
es printed mostly lies. and their
business was to deceive the peo-
pie
In the time of Mozart. musicians
we're classed with stablemen. soul
lions, clowns and cooks. Tley ate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
First Step That Counts.

1t is the first step that counts.
Wireless telegraphy was at the be
ginning confined in its range to a
few miles. But, with amazing
swiftness. that range was extend
ed until now there is no recog-
nized limit There is reason to be-
lieve that wireless telephony will
exhibit similar capacity of ex
pansiou The one implies the
other They are sister arts
Laboratory experiments long ago
demonstrated the possibility of
transmitting speech without wire.
1t could be accomplished over
small distances by electro mag
netic induction An American in
ventor. Mr. A. f. Collins. showed
its possibilities few years ago
in New York myself was a wit
ness of the transmission Of tele-
phonic messages. by MIR Collins
method. between ferry boats cross
ing the North river. In some ex-
periments he made the voice audi
BILE at a distance of three miles.
other eXperimenters have achieved
certain degree Of success, But
MT Grindel- Matthews appears TO
have outstripped them all The diff
fculties are purely technical, arts
ing mainly from the fact that while
almost any series of electric waves
win serve to send Geographic sig
mails, particular form Of wave.
having the same amplitude"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
Every Man Entitled
To a Fair Chance.

American aristocracy is an arts
tocracy of wealth. and that means
undeserved degradation to those
who have little and artificial ex-
altation to those who have much.
Every man Is entitled to a chance
to become the best that there is in
him.
Under the existing state Of in
equality the poor man is defrauded
of that right
The impatient discomfort fostered
by that fraud Is the genius of So
cialism
Now, if we see At we can crit
else methods adopted or proposed
for righting the wrong but the
wrong is there and it is unfair
and also imprudent to pass stric-
lures upon Socialism in such way
as to have the impression that
while criticising Socialistic schemes
we are Indifferent to the wrongs to
which these schemes are designed
to bring relief
Fully in line with the foregoing
are the following words spoken by
Bishop Lines at the Episcopal do
cesar convention, recently held in
Newark:
"A good many people are Joining
in the cry against Socialism who
know very little about it. No such
movement can have gained its
strength and hold upon many peo-
pie without expressing some need
and some truth which right minded
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

w YHEN a considerable number
w of people combine in the
enthusiastic support of any
doctrine. religious or economic, it is
safe to assume that there is some
thing in it, more or less, that is
worth standing for and saving.
They may misunderstood their
own ideas and give to them mis-
taken shape, but, even so, it is rea-
sonable to suppose that, however
much of error there may be, there
is mixed with 1t an element OF
truth; and, if there is, 1t is mis-
take to oppose it, for truth will
bear any amount of crushing with
out crumbling.
1t is in some such way as this
that it is necessary to look upon
what is known under the name of
Socialism.
Socialism is difficult thing to
talk about intelligently, for to no
two persons does it carry the same
meaning; but it is safe to say as
much as this: That it is a policy
devised by the Disconnected for cor.
recting social maladjustments and
for improving conditions of social
inequality
Whether the methods proposed
for accomplishing this are the
wisest and the zest is a question
by itself, but in regard to the OBJ
ject which those methods have in
view there can be no question.
The poor are too poor, and the
rich are dangerously rich.
The poor do not have all that
righteously belongs to them, and
the rich have more than they have
the disposition righteously to han
do