Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19
ITEMS Of INTEREST
THROUGHOUT STATE

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a destructive blaze was narrowly
averted. As it was, considerable
damage was done to the kitchen and
to the room above by the fire, which
ate its way up through the plastering
and out through the weather board
ing of the house. The local fire COM
pany responded to the alarm of fire
and worked for over an hour with
the chemical engine until the flames
were extinguished. So dense was
the smoke in the two rooms that
several of the fremen were almost
overcome.
At the stockholders meeting of
the Delaware Apple Company, a re-
port on the number Of apple frees
the concern has now under culture
and the plans for planting was sub
mitted. There are now As, 600 trees
planted, with $4,000 more to be
planted in the spring and $4,000
more in the fall. Consequently by
next fall the company expects to
have between $4,000 and 100, 900
trees on its farm. Arrangements
have been made for green crops to
be planted over all the lands of the
company to be turned in for the i'm
provement of the soil. The kinds
and quantities of fertilizers to be
used were settled upon, as were the
new varieties of apples to be planted.
When this years planting Of trees is
completed the company will possess
one of the largest single apple farms
in the United States. Trees will ex-
tend for one and one-h half miles
along the roads through the orchard.
Gaining an entrance to the new
edifice which is being erected for the
congregation of St. Paurs NJ. E.
Church, on jackson Street above
Tenth, in Wilmington, some per-
sons, thought to be boys, damaged
some of the property there some time
between 8 and u O'Clock Sunday
morning. The church is under con-
structiOn and while nearly COM
pleted, the congregation has not
taken it over as their church home,
though this is expected to be done
shortly. The visit is thought by
members of the congregation to have
been due solely to a desire to destroy
property, rather than ali attempt to
badly damage the building. Ian
terms, which are being used by the
wOrkmen through the week and had
been left in the building, were Sc
cured by the intruders and the oil
was upset over the basement floor
and stairs. 1t did not present the
appearance Of having been emptied
over the floor to set fire to the build
ing, but was dropped in spots, APP
parently as it came from the lanterns. /
The carpenters tool chest was open /
ed, some tools were taken out and
with planes and other tools of this .
kind, doors, which had been received !
by the contractors, W. D. Haddock /
& Co., for use in the building, we're
SCARED and scratched.
The first Executive Committee
meeting Of the new year, Of Kent I
County w. C. T. u, was held on
January 11th, in the hall of the
Knights of the Golden Eagle, at
Wyoming, with an attendance Of
twenty-five white ribboners. The
county president, Mrs. Imogene Cliff
ton, Of FELTON,, presided at the morn
ing meeting, and the vice-president,
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, in the after
noon. The two secretaries, Mrs.
Mary Herring and Mrs. Evelyn Kill
len, were present, and the Dover
Union was represented by its presi-
dent, Mrs Emma E Caulk, who is
also the State president. The Young
Peoples Branch, of Dover, was rep
resented by its president, Mrs. Elmer
Benson, and by Miss Clarissa B. Mil
Ter, who served as Organist during
the opening devotional exercises of
the meeting. The Camden and Eel
ton Young Peoples Branches also
sent delegates. All three branches
gave encouraging accounts of the
growth Of temperance sentiment
among the young people Of their re-
spective towns. Items Of business
transacted were the decision to OBJ
tain a new county banner, the cleo
ton Of Mrs. GALLON as agent for the
Union Signal, and Of Mrs Warren, 1
Of Viola, as county superintendent
Of the department of Anti-Narcotics.
The Kent County members are much
interested in the State convention to
be held at Smyrna next October
Do Il Now.
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