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The Washington herald., 1913-10-26

n 10. S24 is design for braiding the
IN corners of a cushion or pillow
sham, for scarf ends, for waists
and any object for which the size is
appropriate. Two corners or figures
are given. -Four and one-half yards
of braid will be required for each.
Soutache and coronation braids and
rst-tail cord are appropriate.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26

Turkeys climate and physical features
are especially favorable to sheep raising
America is the principal factor in the
Turkish wool market.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26

According to the new ruling Of the
London health department, babies in
that city are not allowed to be rocked.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26

Milwaukee claims to now have a popu-
lation in excess Of 10000, city directory
census.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26

SUGGESTIONS FOR TRANS
FERRrNc THESE PATTERNS.
THE window pane method is
/ perhaps the simplest and is
particularly successful when the
material is thin such as batiste,
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
CHRONICLE CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

All the barber shops in Milford will be
closed Friday, May SOth.
De Rue Bros. Minstrels at Armory
Hall on Monday evening, June 2nd.
Tickets on sale at Adams Express Office.
The Faithful Circle of Kings Daugh-
ters will meet with Mrs John c. Truitt
Wednesday, June 4th, instead of Thurs
day.
Owing to next weeks Chautauqua de-
manding all the time of the Free Library
Commission the Towers Tea Room will
be closed until further notice.
Winfield R. Wright, Of Denton, Nd,
was in Milford on Wednesday and Thurs
day and leased one Of the new store
buildings of DR.. Robert Y. Watson and
purchased property on South Walnut
Street. He will locate in Milford about
October first. Mr.. Wright at present
has department store in Denton.
William Wroten has just had a new
concrete pavement laid about property
owned by him at the corner Of North
and Second Streets, North Milford.
This Improvement adds much to the
general appearance of the surrounding
property, and assures the school chill
dren good pavements ell the way to
the High School building which is
oppsite.
The De Rue Bros. Ideal Minstrels
come to you this season not as strangers,
but as a guaranteed attraction from the
excellent performances given by them
here in previous seasons. The company
this season is enlarged, both in numbers
and paraphernalia, carrying special seen
cry for every act produced. 1t is said
that prettier stage picture has never
been seen than the grand scenic first
part -entitled-"A Fountain of Mirth.
Armory Hall, Monday night, June End.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
REAL ESTATE SALES.

The property now in tenure of Mr..
and Mrs. Sanders Truitt on South Wal
nut Street, was sold this week by
Charles Barker to /. d. Short the lum-
Der dealer on private terms. Mr.. Short
will get possession at January first
next.
The handsome new home on South
Walnut Street, just south of the D. M.
& V. railroad crossing, with the spacious
grounds about it, were sold this week
by Mrs. Emma Fisher to Winfield Wright
of Denton, Nd. He has rented one of
the new brick stores, now in process of
building, from DR.. Robert Y. Watson,
where he will open store about the
first of October.
By order Of the Chancellor part of the
Soloman Matthews property on Peabody
Avenue, with the. foundry and part of
the machine shop, was sold to the high
est bidder. The sale was on the petit
tion-of part Of the heirs for distribu-
ton of their parts to them. The widows
dover was laid off and the balance sold
last Saturday at public sale. 1t was
purchased by the L. d. Caulk Company
for $4,000. That Company viii utilize
it for site for one Of their business
interests. .ts,4ss
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
SCHOOL BOARD PASSES RESOLUTION.

At a meeting this week of the Board
of Education of Milford the following
resolution, which speaks for itself, was
passed. This rule has been made stand
ing and will apply for all time
Resolved, That all pupils of the Milford
High School taking regularly through
the year all the work of any course lead
ing to diploma, may on recommends
ton Of the faculty, approved by the
Board, be graduated at the commence
ment at the end of the school year.
Each of said pupils shall receive his
or her diploma duly filed out and at
tested Immediately upon completing the
prescribed work of a given course, with
the prescribed pereentagei in each branch.
This means that pupils may graduate,
receiving blank diploma, which diploma
may be filled out regularly at any time
during the school year when students
shall have made up work in which at
commencement they were deficient.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
AGEKDA.

The members of the "Agenda Club, .
Misses Ida and Anna Harrington. Miss
Rachel Hill, Miss Anna Farrow. Miss
Elizabeth Hammond, Miss Florence
Smith, Miss May Watson, held a social
in the spacious room of the old school
building on Monday evening, MAY 26th.
for thd discontinuing of their club work
for the summer. The room was beauti-
fully and most tastefully arranged and
decorated in the club colors, green and
gold, flowers, pennants, and as a club
symbol, about one hundred little aprons
were made and artistically arranged
through the center of the room. Games.
music and dancing were highly enjoyed
by all, after which refreshments were
served. A dainty white apron as prize
for the one winning the most games was
awarded to Miss Eva Deputy. The guests
were Miss Emma Davis, Miss Isabelle
Kespert, Miss Eva Deputy, Miss Esther
Walls, Miss Hilda Hill, Miss Jessie
PleasantOn.
"A stitch stitch
A stitch, one by one.
Agenda ! Agenda
Things to be done.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
CONDENSED news ITEMS
Paragraphs Of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers

Miss Ellen Nicholson is the guest Of
Miss Sara Anderson.
Mrs. Cullen, of Middletown, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. H. W. d. Moore.
Miss SalHe M. veasey, of Harbeson,
is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. R. Ralston
Davis.
Master Edwin Wooters, Of Houston.
is visiting his grandmother and two aunts
in Milford.
Miss Mable Irwin, of Snow Hill. Nd.
visited her cousin, Miss Mildred Truitt,
this week.
DR.. Samuel Marshall. House Surgeon
at the Wills Hospital, Philadelphia, spent
Sunday in Milford.
j. D. Adams of Johnstown, Pa. is
visiting his daughter Mrs. j. L. Hud-
son, of Eugenia Ave.
Steve Wilcox has returned to his home
in Baltimore after spending two weeks
with his brother, E. N. Wilcox.
Miss Jennie Stanton and Miss Ruth
Sipple spent the weekend at Slaughter
Beach as the guests Of Mrs. Bromley.
Mrs. John Munson and baby. of
Parksville, Tennessee, are visiting Mrs.
Munson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Short.
Miss Ida Warren, of Atlantic City,
and Mrs. Noble Warren. of Philadel-
phia visited Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry VanKirk, and
son. Harry who have been visiting
friends and relatives in Philadelphia
have returned home.
&, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Sbimmel. of
Michigan City, and Mrs. Loran Wright.
of Bermuda. Ohio, are visiting their
brother, E. N. Wilcox.
Karl Slower Bunstein leaves Saturday
morning for Asbury Park. N. j., having
accepted a position in the Office of the
Adams Express Company at that place.
Leonard J. Ross. of Framingham.
Mass, who has been attending the o.
K. I. Convention at Baltimore, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Ross.
y Carlisle Sipple, wife and daughter
Doris have returned to their home in
Rhode Islaad. after spending
two weeks with his mother, Mrs. Emma
Sipple.
William T. Parvis, who is a clerk in
the Clerk-of- the Peace Office at Dover.
had a slight stroke of paralysis last
week, which affected his speech and
face only.
Mrs. W. S. Mayhew, who has been. |
,isiting her daughter, Mrs. Ernest /
Johnson. in Philadelphia, has returned /
lome. accompanied by her granddaugh- /
er little Miss Sara johnson.
Thomas c. Davis. of Philadelphia. uncle /
# Postmaster Frank w. Davis, visited /
lis nephew here last week, following
which he went to Dover in an automobile.
his is his first visit to the State capitol
q forty years.
On Monday a delightful farewell par
Y was given by the members of the
'resbyterian Orchestra and the Chi
,pson Chi to Miss Edna c. Barker. who
ails from New York on June "a for an
ight week S tour of Europe The party
1T in Capt. Connard's launch and spent
le afternoon and evening at Sand
oint.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
ORIGIN OF The WORD "CHAUTAUQAU."

A thOughtless squaw, in the days when
the watering places of Northern New
York marked stops overs" on Indian
trails, allowed her wObbly legged infant
to fall into a lake, so the story goes.
The warrior to-be was rescued, it
happened. The high little lake south
Of Erie was named on the spot, the place
where the child was taken out, and a
new word waited its chance to slip into
the eOmmon-nOun pages Of Webster's.
This is how it came about.
Twenty-Five years ago the idea of put
ting some real pedagogical push into the
teaching of Sunday School classes took
hold Of Bishop John H. Vincent. A Bible
Training School was the thing. A vaca-
tiOn camp institution was favored from
the start. In the way of a natural beauty
spot. the banks of the lake where the
the cOpper-cOlored baby had given his
parent such a fright had no competitor
that counted. Chautauqua Institution
was planted and prospered.
Bishop Vincent went on thinking. He
saw a place for lectures on travel. gov
erment and popular science, as well as
for instruction in Old-time prophets and
Sunday School tactics. The first season s
camp-meeting became a great summer
for adults.
Just at this stage, when Chautauqua
had taken on this great new definition,
a sagacious Westerner came along,
tucked the notion" and the name as
well inside his carpet bag, went back to
Kansas, hired a few men of the hour
and band, made a squatters' holiday
and called it Chautauqua. 1t was a
tent affair, it came in the lull time of |
the business year, it aimed al a man's 1
brains, it gave self centered neighbors |
grist for friendly gossip, it called out
The tune in a person S makeup.
The Kansas farmers festival gave .
he name Chautauqua the greatest mean /
ng that it will ever have. West of the
Mississippi it We'd in Importance with
he term Public Schools. Two years ago
here were at least a thousand of these
Jhautauqua scattered through the small
owns from Arizona to Ohio.
In 1912, through the magnanimous
fort of Professor Paul M. Pearson of
the meaning of Chautauqua
anne home to fOrty-one towns in the
Cast. This year the forty-one town
ircle has admitted sixty-one more.
Now, in centres where schools are not
q session. an extension series of morn
Dg entertainments for boys and girls
makes Chautauqua, by definition, the
lace where the child is not taken out.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
LIBRARY SUPPORTED BY TAXATION.

l. Such a tax puts the library on the
right basis as a public institution. The
purpose of the library is the same as
that of the school public education, the
enlargement and enrichment of the in
tellectual life of the community and it
should, therefore, be supported on the
same grounds and by the same methods
as the school.
2. The library supported by local taxa
ton ceases to be a charity, contributed
by the few to the many, and becomes
the right and property of all. When
use library supported by private gifts,
] am accepting a favor; when / use a
library supported by public tax, / am
using what is mine by right. The tax
thus promotes a feeling of independence
and self-respect in the library's patrons.
3. Taxation is the easiest and fairest
way to raise the needed money Five
hundred dollars raised by entertainments
subscription, sales, ETC., means a great
b blrden of labor, care and expense to a
few, and usually to net that sum very
much larger sum must be expended,
while $500 spread on the tax rolls would
hardly be felt even by the largest tax
payer.
4. 1t adds dignity to the library and
increases the respect IN which II IS held.
To be made each year an object of char
ity for which private subscriptions al
solicited and rummage sales held tends
to bring it into contempt and greatly
lowers its influence in the community.
5. A stated tax, yielding known and
fixed income, enables the trustees to
pursue a consistent and stable plan for
library development, such as is impOssi
bic where the income is dependent on
fluctuating impulse or effort.
6. There is no village tax levied from
which the people can get so large a re-
turn for so little money. A $500 tax
in a village of 5000 people is equivalent
to about Is cents each. For this insig-
nifcant sum each person in the village
is offered a pleasant reading room, as
good as that supplied by many a club,
dozen or more of the best periodicals, |
a collection of books such as only a very
few of the more wealthy can possess as /
individuals, and about $500 worth of new |
books to read every year.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
WHAT BUSINESS WILL PAY As WELL.

Herman Vinyard resides on sixty
acres Of land located between Carpen-
ter's Bridge and Frederica which is
only two miles distant. This is a fine
agricultural section, and the farmers
are all progressive. Mr.. Vinyard is a
young man with a wife and two smart
little boys ranging from three to six
years old, and the home on this farm is
one of the most attractive in the neigh
borhOOd. because Of'the clean cut. well
painted and prosperous appearance Of
the buildings and fields surrounding
them. The home is built after modern
plans, the barn and stables are so
arranged as to afford space for
convenient working facilities, and the
flowers in the yards speak loudly for
the good taste and appreciation of the
beautiful by this young family; even
the watch dog looks prosperous and
happy.
The farm is used to produce diversi-
field crops of grain, fruit and truck,
and for each storage facilities are provid-
ed. One of the large money winning
crops is sweet potatoes, andsfrom these
alone last year he received S400 from
three acres planted in sweet potatoes
after paying for the phosphate and
labor he had several hundred baskets
of small potatoes to feed to the cows Of
which no account was taken.
From lot which apparently contains
about four acres, he has just harvested
twelve large loads of hay, and the sleek
horses and cattle testify to the fact
that they are well provided for in feed
IS well as in their quarters.
He has only four cows in his stable,
md from these he has been receiving |
rom the Creamery located at Frederiea, |
IN average of $50 per month for the |
milk sold (which is in excess of the /
lmount of milk used in the family.
He has some of the finest Berkshire
logs in the county, and he has been
furnishing cows to other farmers who
viii keep them and give to Mr.. VinYard
he calves each year from such COWS.
lie has several arrangements with other
armers to take and keep brood sOws
nd give to him half the young pigs
On this sixty acre farm, Mr.. Vineyard
; living in comfort and making money;
II by good management and hard work.
low many farms Of more acreage can
quail this
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
ANNUAL INTER-CLASS
RHETORICAL CONTEST

One of the most interesting contests
held in the High School between the
different classes was that on Tues
day evening last when the Fifth Annual
lnter-Class Rhetorical Contest was given
in the auditorium of the school building
The contest was the most stubbOrnly
fought of any of those held in years so
close in fact that but one single point
separated the two high classes. The
winning class, the Tenth Grade, was
represented by Miss Carrie Masten,
whose subject was "The Gardens of
Queens. and Shockley Dougherty with
a subject of 1.-The Battle of Hastings.
The Seniors followed. They were rep
resented by David Warren, who spoke
on The War With Spain, and Miss
Mary Hammond, who gave The Holy
Grail " The Eleventh Grade was repre-
sented by Weddell Long, whose topic was
Crooked Politics, and Donald Taylor,
who gave ASK And 1t Shall Be Given.
The Ninth Grade was represented by L.
AlvOrd Shew, who spoke of Washing
ton and the New Nationalism, and
Miss Marion Shockley with "A Legend
of Service.
Donald Taylor, had the highest individ-
ual number of points, his work being
exceptionally fine. The Judges We're
Superintendent James E. Carroll Prof.
J. E. Swain, of Georgetown, and Prof.
J. Beatty Ritter. of Wilmington Con-
ference Academy, Dover So well
pleased were the older persons who at
tended the contest, that it was suggest
ed by one of them that several loving
cups be given and offered as prizes for
contests to be held at various stages Of
the school term.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
INSPECT MILFORD STREETS.

On Wednesday a committee consisting
Of Messrs. Blake, Hobbs and Wright, Of
Denton, Maryland, came to Milford in
an automobile where they inspected care
fully the streets of this town. The
gentlemen were here in the interest of
the town of Denton, which contemplates
the improving of some Of it's streets.
The gentlemen had been sent to Milford
by several Of the large cement manu-
featuring concerns, all of which are in
terested in the concrete roads which are
being used in this town. The men were
favorably impressed with both the con-
cerete streets and the brick pavements
in the business centre. Denton will
make extensive Improvements during
the coming summer.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
COMMENCEMENT WILL
BE VERY INTERESTING

Commencing with this evening, when
the Alumni Association will give ban
quet to the Graduating Glass of the
Milford High School, and continuing un-
til Wednesday evening of next week,
the class of 1913 will undergo one of the
most interesting events of their lives.
The alumni banquet will be given in the
New Windsor Hotel, and a very fine
menu has been prepared by Thaddeus
Windsor, proprietor of that hOstlery.
On Monday the graduates will be given
a round of entertainments, but on Tues
day evening the most interesting events
will commence. On that evening the
annual Glass Day ceremonies will be
given. Following the custom which was
started by the Board of Education last
year, these ceremonies will be held in
the High School Building, and admission
will be strictly by ticket. Only $50 tic
kets have been printed for the affair.
1t is the general impression among the
public that this interesting event should
be held in the Armory Hall, even though
the Board of Education does not think
that it has the Importance of the Com
mencement Exercises, for the big ma
jority of the citizens of Milford would
ike to attend this interesting event.
Wednesday evening the Commence
ment Exercises will be held in Armory
Hall, and thirteen students will receive
their diplomas. The following are the
Dorothy Viets Paige, Pres
ident; Cornelia Altira Bennett, Vice
President; Mary Elizabeth Holzmueller,
Secretary; Mary Wood Hammond, Treas
urer; Mamie Louisa Beswick, Blanche
Lockwood Foulk, Samuel Willis Ham
mond, John Wesley Holston, William
Marshall Hugg. Helen May Marvel,
Lillian Belle Mayhem, Ruth Alice Phil
lips, David Curtis Warren.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
CRYING DEMAND FOR A
Justice OF The PEACE

There is a crying need of Justice of
the Peace for North Milford, an Office
that has been vacant since the death of
Gardner w. Joseph. Our citizens are
compelled to ride to Harrington or Fred
erica, transport accused and witnesses,
for hearing before the magistrate of
these towns, wasting an entire days
time for all concerned, with unnecessary
costs to the county in criminal action,
and it is to be hoped Governor Miller
will relieve this Inconvenience by the
prompt appointment of magistrate for
North Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
De RUE BROS. IDEAL MINSTRELS.

The De Rue Bros. Ideal Minstrels,
which are to appear at ArmOry Hall on
Monday evening, June End, shall always,
as in seasons before, be clean and classic,
and honest, with fair treatment to the
public and truly advertised. This year,
presenting an entire change of perfor-
nance with all new vaudeville features.
Not one stale or worn out act presented
and we feel confident that they will please
our friends to such an extent that they
will pronounce it the one and only truly
advertised minstrel company that visits
our city this season, for they have gath
cred together the most expensive army
of minstrel talent from American and
European agents that was ever engaged
under one minstrel management. Don't
fail to see the street parade and hear
the solo band concerts on day Of show.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
HURT WHILE PLAYING BALL.

While playing base ball last Satur-
day afternoon Norman Shaw, a chemist
at the L. D. Caulk Laboratories in this
town was injured by being struck in the
head with bat. Shaw was catching
at the time of the accident, and had
steeped up closed behind ''Pansy' Belts,
who was at the bat. Belts, in attempt
ing to hit the ball stepped back and
struck Shaw a stunning blow on the
head. Infalling, Shaw severely wrench
ed his left ankle. He has been unable
to attend to his duties at the laboratories
this week as q result of the accident.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
MILFORD FISH OIL And
FERTILIZER COMPANY

The promoters of the Milford Fish
Oil and Fertilizer Company, who purpose
establishing a large fish factory at the
mouth Of the Misspillion River, are much
elated over the prospects of establishing
such plant. The concern viii be cap
italized at $50, 600 and the stock is being
taken very literally by Milford men.
Of the $50 shares which are for sale,
four hundred have been subscribed for,
leaving only $50 to be sold The plant
will make up oil and fertilizers from
both king crabs and menhaden fish.
The concern will be one Of the largest
along the Delaware Bay.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
MILFORD GRANGE.

The festival last Saturday afternoon
and evening was a very pleasant affair
and netted nice sum for the treasury.
Saturday, May 31st, will be Sisters
Day, with an interesting program in
charge of Mrs. A. C. Howe The little
ones will be prominent in this program
The next business session Of the Grange
will be on Saturday evening, June 18th,
at 7.45 O'Clock, to be followed by social
meeting on the third Saturday evening
OF June and field day on the last Sat
urday afternoon of June. The annual
Grange picnic will be held at MillwOod
on the Fourth Of July with sports, games,
etc. of which further notice will be given.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

The sermon to the graduating class of
the Milford High School will be preached
by the Rev. L. A. Bennett in the MethO-
dist Protestant Church on Sunday morn
ing, June the first.
Class night exercises will be held in
the Assembly Room Of the High School
on Tuesday, June 3rd. at eight o'clock.
Admission by ticket, to be obtained only
from members of the graduating class.
The Commencement exercise will be
held in the Armory on Wednesday even
ing, June the fourth, at eight O'clock.
All are invited to attend. Tickets viii
not be issued.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
WILLIAMS NEWS

The farmers in this vicinity are busy
picking strawberries.
W. R. Wharton has his new barn
nearly completed.
Mrs. NJ. Ryan, mother and daughter
Geraldine, from Ohio, are home for the
summer.
r. NJ. Ryan has purchased new corn
planter.
Miss Lizzie Wyatt entertained com
pany last Sunday from New York.
Miss Lizzie Wyatt and Clara Reynolds
were Bridgeville visitors last week.
Children 3 Day services will be held
at Chaplain's Chapel June lst, at 4 p. m.
All are invited to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
MARRIED.
LIE coMPrE- HATFIELD.

A very pretty and quiet wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
lie Compile of Lincoln on Tuesday even
ing at eight O'Clock, when their eldest
daughter, Lola, became the bride of
George Walton Hatfield. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. P. Taylor.
Miss Mildred lie Compile, a sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid, and Charles
Swain the best man. Mendelssohn's
wedding march was played by the brides
first music teacher, Robert L. Els. The
bride was handsomely gowned in white
messaline, drapped with white chiffon,
which was caughtup with pink rosebuds.
She carried brides roses. The groom
wore the conventional black. They were
the recipients of many beautiful and
useful gifts. They left Wednesday
for a short wedding tour, with
the best wishes of the entire community.