Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09

" SoAu WGalners
James Harris, President of the Penin.
sula Horticultural Society, is of the Opin-
ion that the peach crop is seriously in.
lured by the continued extreme cold. 1t
is generally thought that the peach buds
are injured, but apples are reported un
hurt.
About 300 farmers in the vicinity of
Denton and Ridgely, Ma, have signed an
agreement not TO contract to plant toma-
toes for the coming season for less than
Sll per ton. The price paid the past year
was So per ton Only few wears ago the
price was So so per ton.
William A. Sharpe, we'll known citi.
zen and one of the couRtry's oldest Ma.
sons, is seriously i'll at his apartments at
the Hotel Richardson, at Dover, from be-
ing struck by the tongue Of wagon while
crossing the street Mr.. Sharpe made
slower progress than he had calculated in
crossing the street and the driver ola two
horse team found it impossible for him to
make short stop owing TO slippery pave
ments Mr. Sharpe WAS caught by the
tip Of the wagon tongue on the shoulder
blade. trained nurse is in attendance
at his apartments.
The State Federation of Women's Clubs
received a severe set. back to the plan of
having established at Newark an affiliate
school for women when the trustees Of
Delaware College adopted a resolution to
the effect that the equipment and fnan-
Cial resources of the college are entirely
inadequate. The resolution which tp
pears in another column OF this paper,
stated, however, that the Board was ready
70 confer with any representative persons
who have formulated plan by which the
college may be of service in furnishing
such educational facilities
A remarkable action was taken by the
Delaware Game board last week ben it |
was advertised that il farmers would feed |
the birds and look them up aud care for /
them, bills of expense fOT grain would be /
paid if presented to Wiiham H Reed, |
Kent county member OF the board, az his !
store in Dover. The game anti torities /
pointed out to the country people Of the {
State that while the ground is 80 covered ,
with snow and ice the birds that remain /
are suffering The new authorities are
making an effort to restOck the State and
at the same time to save the breeding
birds and game already here
The Literary Society of the FELTON, High
School recently gave a very attractive
program, consisting of readings, recita-
tiOns, both vocal and instrumen 'al solos,
and concluded with a debate, Resolved,
That Lincoln was Greater than Washing
ton. The affirmative siAe was upheld by
Max Mechanic and Miss Anabel Augstadt
The negative by Clifford Cubbage aud
Miss Pearl Roland The judges aud the
audience both decided in favor OF the
affirmative The debate was asuccess and
should be an incentive to the other pupils
to broaden their knowlt dge and give ex-
preston to their views upon live subjects.
An equal division of all the money in
the United States would result in each
man, woman and child possessing $34 81.
That amount Is the per capita circulation,
according to the calculation Of tile Treas
ury Department, which estimates that the
population of the country has gown fiOm
81, 972 266 As determined bv tie census
OF $40, to SO 958, 600 on February 1, 1912
The stock OF money in Amenca is fast
up into the bilious On Feb.
Tuary / there wac S3. .624 572 12l in the
United States OF this si3S302 4sl rep
resented the assets OF the government and
three years ago the entire amount in cir
in this country was b8l6, 266, 72l. y
Preparing to hold a State wide CR'ar D.,
R dney celebration in Lewes III 1918,
with national ana State officials present
to do honor to the Delawarean vino rode I
from Lewes to Philade pnia on horse
back in time to cast the deciding vote for {
Lewes citizens, headed s
by Rev e. H. Turner, have started an 3
agitation for the erection of monument
10 Rodney in time to be unveiled during
he celebration The proposition was
luggested bv William Elliott Grffi4, of !
ithaca, n Y, prominent member of the !
Society OF the War OF 1912, VINO suggest |
ID that, in view of the important part t
Lewes played in keeping away the at c
empted invasions of that coast by the r
English, memorial monument should be n
erected along Lewes HarbOr commemor- :
lting the defense of 1872, and at the same
ime, honor Rodney At a meeting of the
.itizens, the matter was placed in the c
hands of Mr. Turner, and the Delaware t
representatives in Washington are being d
Urged to secure a proper Appropriation t
or the monument The citizens of the
own promise funds for the celebration. {