Evening journal., 1912-04-19
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A NEW STATION
Old Board Of Trade Calls
Meeting to Urge PennSy
to Act
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
PASS GOVERNMENT EXAMS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, Del, April 19.-The old
Board of Trade of Milford, has is
sued call for a public meeting, in
Armory Hall, on Friday evening May
3rd, to discuss a systematic plan
whereby the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company can be induced to build a
new depot here. The present depot
was built when the old Junction and
Breakwater road was run through
here years ago, and no repairs of
any consequence have been made to
the building, since.
The weekly meeting of the New
Century Club. was in charge Of Mrs.
r. c. Hall. The general topic under
discussion was that of "Conserva-
ton" Minutes were read of a meet
ing Of the ID. S. f. held at Mrs. G..
w. Marshall's on February 8. A
paper on Conservation of the Soil''
was read by Mrs. S. c. Evans, Jr.,
and "What is Conservation was
presented by Mrs. r. G. Hall
Frank ,. Truitt. has obtained at
a large price a historic plate, which
was made in Staffordshire, England,
and which must have been produced
shortly after the Revolution. The
plate is of blue china, with a seal
loped border whereon is inscribed
the names Of the thirteen original
states On one side of the plate is
the photograph Of George Washing
ton. with Columbia standing close
beside him and on the other side is
the first Capitol Building which stood
in Philadelphia.
Those who took the Civil Service
examination some weeks ago for
clerk and carriers, in the postal SER
vice. have heard from their exami-
nations end most of them received
averages that surprised them. Edna
Kespert, and James II. SRlevan.
Francis Bennett, Jay Pierce and
Everett Manlove stood highest All
fve are either graduates or students
of the Milford High School
The members Of the Methodist
Protestant Church, on Wednesday
evening gave a reception to their
pastor, the Rev. l.. A. Bennett, he
having been returned to the Milford
pastorate
Only a few trout have been seen
IN Milford market The first we're
brought here on Tuesday by James
Gillespie.
G. Mcdaniel Co., Of Denton, Md.
have been here this week working at
the light and water plant. perfecting
the water system which was installed
few months ago.
The graduating class Of the Mil
ford High School have decided TO
abide by the decision and resolution
of the Board of Education. in which
the commencement exercises were Or
dered TO be held in the assembly
room of the High School instead of
Armory Hall as formerly.
The fifth rhetorical contest of the
Milford High School will he held in
the assembly room Of the High
School. on Friday evening, May 10,
beginning promptly at s o'clock The
i classes will be represented as fol-
lows; Senior. Hazel Chapman. and
Jessie Pleasanton: Junior, Grace
Savage, and Mary Hammond: Soph-
omores, Marshall Hugg and Alfred
4 Shew; Freshman. Grier Baynum and
Shockley Dougherty. The class rep
resentatives were elected by four
s prior contests.
On account OF the entertainment in
the ArmoIy Hall the Boy Scouts
held their meeting last week in the
y Milford Tuberculosis Dispensery.
4 This evening the Scouts will meet IN
Armory Hall.
The Arts Craft Guild. desires that
. persons who are capable ard inter
ested in the Guild will volunteer their
4 services TO supervise the work Of the
& boys for an evening during each
4 week. those volunteering alternating
the evenings.
Among those enjoying their first
1 experience Of owning automobiles
. are: Joseph f. Holland, Maxwell;
Il James Mitchell Webb. Buick; S
\ John Abbott. Overland: William n.
\ Pierce. Chalmers; gohn H. Whar-
s ton of Houston, Buick; William "
4 Sipple, Buick.
Long service OF collector and
treasurer, Gardner w. Joseph. will
4 close when he makes his settlement
Il 10 Council at their next regular
. meeting Mr.. Joseph was elected for
Y the first time as collector and treas
. urer in 1900. and served the town
4 continuously in that capacity until
n he was succeeded a little over a year
ago by John II. Roach.
There will be a box and shadow
social in Oak Grove (Sour Apple
q Tree) School House on Thursday
q evening, April 25.