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Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
THANKSGIVING SHOOTING CONTESTS

On Thanksgiving Day the second Of
the trap shooting contests will be held
on the grounds of DR.. Frank l.. Griier on
Lake Avenue, starting at 10 O. clock and
lasting all day. The main event of the
day will be shooting between squads
representing Milford and Cedar Creek
hundreds, for the championship of Mil
ford. The prizes will consist of turkeys,
geese, ducks, chickens and merchandise.
The same management in charge of the
last shoot will conduct this one for the
benefit of the Milford Emergency Hos
pital. Guns and shells will be furnished
all contestants. For those who have
never shot over the traps, contests
with special prizes will be arranged.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
STER F. c. BANCROFT
NAMES HIS COMMITTEES

Bancroft, Master of the State
.nre. has appointed the following
,Tittees to report at the thirty-ninth
'6nal session to be held in Milford,
,embef 9Th. 10th, 11th
1e3entials-A. C. Howe, Charles
-9nson. Mrs. w. P. Dawson.
raer Of Business BENZ. A. Groves,
ssh Phillips, Mrs. w. c. Richards.
flsision of Labor DR.. H. N. Marvin,
4 Richards, c. D. Appleby. Mrs. J.
rev Mrs. w. w. Phillips.
r5ncstion J. Frank Rice, H. L. Dill
w. P. Naudain, Mrs. A. W.
ssuaker, Mrs. J. K. Wagamon.
foriculture-John Nivin, Alexander
X. Wagamon, Mrs. Edward
.rniess. Mrs. T. D. Mustard.
soislation-A. w. Slaymaker, Ed
,d eharpless, Charles H. Maull, Mrs.
+ Massey. Mrs. l. w. Timmons.
esoluiions- F. Locates, w. P.
~soo. r.. H. Wilson, Mrs. w. R.
.bb. Mrs. J. Frank Rice.
onan's Work Mrs. S. H. Messick,
N. r. Robinson, Mrs. A. c. Howe.
femperance jefferson Cooper, Harry
III Mrs. H. L. Dilworth, Mrs. H. c.
Mrs. G. w. M. Macklin.
4snsp0rtation-W. T. Massey. S. s.
strong, ]. T. Sempers, Mrs. w. P.
sdin Mrs. J. J. White.
so3 Of the Order-H. c. Lewis, W.
Webb, E. J. Evans, Mrs. j. S. Dob
Mrs. A. B. Smith.
sange Extension-G. w. M. Macklin,
Il Gahall, Franklin Achy, Mrs. c. D.
bleby Mrs, C. M. Gray.
institution P. Robinson, H. L.
nk. j S. Dobson, Mrs. Harry Dodd,
m vi g. Warren.
sr Diem and Mileage-D. T. Mustard,
B. Smith, c. M. Gray, Mrs. Henry
s|sams. Mrs. B. A. Groves.
ooneratiOn-E. H. Shallcross, W. G.
srren. I. w. Timmons, Mrs. R. H.
8son. Mrs. E. J. Evans.
.ong. Henry Williams.
emorial-W. d. Wilson, w. M.
Id1t. Mrs. H. L. Shank.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
P. 0. S. OF A. INITIATION.

Next Monday evening, November 3rd,
the State officers will pay an official
visit to Washington Camp No. z, Patri-
otic Order Sons of America of Milford.
On that occasion a class of candidates
will be initiated by a crack uniformed
degree team. The work is interesting
and instructive, being illustrations of
patriotic events and scenes from the
early history of the country to date.
The P. o. S. of A. is prospering in Sus-
sex County, a class of twenty candidates
being initiated at Laurel recently and
prospects being good for new camps in
several parts of the county. The new
members and the visitors will be royalty
entertained next Monday night from 8
to 10 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
TO TALK At FARMERS INSTITUTES.

The Farmers Institute officials of
Delaware are extremely fortunate in
having secured Frederick H. Stone
burn, of Philadelphia, to speak at the
Institutes during the coming season.
Mr.. Stoneburn was professor If poultry
husbandry at the Agricultural Expert
ment Station of Connecticut, for seven
years, ard has also served other states
in like capacity, and has lectured at
Farmers Institutes in two-thirds of the
states of the Union. He is man of
striking personality and with the possi-
Bile exception of Professor ] lanes E. Rice,
of Cornell, is the greatest poultryman
in the country. Professor Stoneburn
had a very successful experience in rails
ing poultry years before he began teach
ing and lecturing.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
AN AUTOMOBILE Turns
TURTLE near MILFORD

While driving a large touring car last
Tuesday night, William Cahall and
Bud Bullock, both of Harrington,
were injured when the automobile
turned turtle at Swans Causeway,
about two miles south of Milford. In
company with +. Fleming. and Joseph
Callaway, the men had motored to Mil
ford earlier in the evening in Bullock S
fine touring caf. At Milford, Fleming
and Galloway left the car, while Cahali
and Bullock started south from Milford
on the Georgetown road. At SWANS
Causeway" the road turns sharp to the
left and leads over the causeway.
Whether Bullock, who was driving the
car, attempted to turn the corner and
LOST control of the car, or whether he
supposed the telephone poles, which at
this point leave the road and cross a
meadow, followed the road and was
following them, is not known. At any
rate the car plowed through wire fence
and down the hill, where it turned over.
Several Milford boys who were return
ing home from Lincoln witnessed the
accident. They Immediately went to
the assistance of the occupants of the
car. Bullock was unconscious when they
arrived. Both Of the men were placed
in Charles NJ. HammOnd's automobile
and brought to Milford where they were
attended by physicians and an emergency
hospital provided for their care with
nurse in attendance. Bullock was cut
about the legs, while Cahall was bruised.
When found the automobile was laying
with all of the wheels in the air, the
body was badly smashed, the tenders,
lamps, windshield, steering wheel and
one axle was smashed. The men were
sent to their homes in Harrington We'd
nesday morning.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
The COMPULSORY SCHOOL Law.

Professor T. A. Hoover, principal of
Milford Public Schools, has announced
that the Compulsory School Law period
during which those children who come
under its provisions are compelled to at
tend school, will commence for Milford
November 1st. This means that begin
ming with next Monday, and continuing
for q period of five months, all children
to whom the law applies will be COM
pelled to attend. To those who have
not been sending their children as yet,
it would be we'll for them to start them
on Monday and save trouble.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
ENTERTAINMENT.

An entertainment will be given by
Miss Dorothy Elderdice in the lecture
room of the First M. P Church of Mil
ford on Thursday, November 9th, at
7.3O D. m. Miss Elderdice is graduate
of Emmerson College of Oratory, Bos-
ton. Mass. Her repertoire is suited to
all taste and includes simple stories Of
home life, Scottish, Yankee and child
dialect and dramatic monologues. She
will be assisted by local musical talent.
Admission Is and 25 cents. 1t is under
the auspices of the Ushers Union. All
come and enjoy the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
RUMMAGE SALE.

The Alumni Association will hold
rummage sale in the old Windsor Hotel
dining room on this Saturday evening,
November 1st Homemade cakes and
candies will also be for sale. 1t is the
object of the association to ask each
member, also honorary members, to
send anything they might wish to con-
tribute to the sale to the building on
Saturday, and this has been done as far
as possible; but they would be glad to
receive clothing, cake or candy from
friends as we'll as members who have
not been visited. Please help good
cause.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
FLYING SOUTH.

On Monday the largest number of
wild geese in years, passed over Milford
on their way south. In several of the
flocks there we're fully two hundred
geese, while the smallest flocks were fair
sized. Those who claim to be weather
wise are now prophecying that winter
will soon set in. They claim that the
fight of the geese southwark is sure
sign of colder weather. Geese have been
fiying over each day this week, but the
number Of Monday was the largest re-
nOrted.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
PRIZES FOR CORN.

Sc nany farmers have asked the State
.ard O Agriculture to continue the
zea lor corn growing that the Board
decided to offer the following in 1914
lhe acre giving the highest yield Of
e in lhe State namely, first, a asweep-
.Aas prize of $50, and in addition three
for the highest yields in each of
tHree counties, 1st, $40, End $40. Bird
qf $40 to each of the three counties,
sins total of $270 for corn growers.
eoard also offers $3.50 in prizes for
n|ghestyield of white potatoes grown
where in the State, 1st prize $50 for
acre yielding the biggest crop, End
tr9 $50, 4th $40 and 5th $40.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31

The Roll Call and Harvest Home SER
q Of the Baptist Church will take
see on Thursday, November 10th.
Christ Church-Nov. 2 oath Sunday
lrinity) Litany, Holy Communion
& ermon. 1O.30a m. Sunday School,
ID m.; Evensong, 6 p. m. All are
fdg welcome.
byterian Church-Divine worship
3 preaching at 1890 a. m. Subject of
tmon. "The Parable of the Elder
oh Sunday School at 2 O'Clock.
sson Balak and Balaam. Evening
etne al 20 clock. Topic, The Heav-
B Helper"
Baptist Church Sunday School, $50
m. Bible School. 10.45 a. m. Special
mon marking the first anniversary Of
pastorate of Mr.. Davis. p. m.
ristian EndeavOr, led by Miss Mary
H|ev. 8p. m. sermon. Subject, Three
asons For Being a Christian.
st. JOHNS Church Sunday, November
B. ~ High Mass at 9 a. m. Sunday
hool at 2 D. m. Rosary, Sermon and
nediction at Z 80 p. m. Saturday,
wember 1st, Feast of All Saints.
Ass ats a. m. Monday, November Bird,
ast of All Souls, Mass at 9 a. m. All
Welcome. Rev. M. j. Dougherty,
tor
k p Chnrch-Services as follows:
petience meeting at a. m. Preaching
1o30 d. m. Subject, THE Originality
Human Life. " Sunday School at 2
nj. when a special Rally Day program
b been prepared. Every scholar who
attended this school is requested to
be and bring some one. Christian
deavor at $50 p. m. Preaching at 30
n Subject, Root of Bitterness.
d-Ueek services as follows: Tuesday
g Friday evenings class. All are cor
Aly invited to attend these services.
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
ndag morning service at 10. 80. Preach
B subject, of the sermon, The Dis
eaient Prophet. Sunday School at
O'Clock. This is our regular monthly
seIouary day in the school. League
ggiee at GAS. Special music by the
ehesua. Sermon at 7.30. Glass meet
90 Monday at 7.30. Prayer and
aise service on Thursday at the same
af. 5nnior League on Friday afternoon
o'clock. Orchestra practice on
'nrday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. in the
'tnfe room of the church.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.

Kent County Road Engineer Caleb S.
Kenney will attend the American Road
Builders Association meeting to be held
in Philadelphia from December 9Th to
18th. Morgan T. Gum, road engineer
of Sussex County, and James Wilson,
road engineer of New Castle County, will
also attend the convention as delegates.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
BASE BALL.

The Milford Lumber Company team
defeated the Caulk Club by a score of 4
to 2 in an exciting game on Saturday,
November 18th, which proved to be a
pitchers battle between Hudson and
Warren. The catch by C. Marine of a
line drive in right field saved the lumber
boys from defeat. and their being the
victors in the contest came about when
Denney, at third for Caulk, wild-tossed
to first base and let two runs in, thus
breaking a tie score of two runs each.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
l26 POUND PUMPKIN.

Edward Lord, a tenant on the farm
of H. B. Windsor, near Union Church,
has unquestionably grown the largest
pumpkin ever exhibited in Milford The
pumpkin weighs 126 pounds. and meas
ures SO inches in circumference and 46
inches long. 1t is now on exhibition at
the Windsor hotel pool room and is at
tracing considerable attention.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
PRIZE FOR APPLES.

The State Board of Agriculture thinks
that Delaware should have the $50 prize
offered by New York fruit growers for
the best three boxes of apples exhibited
at the meeting in Rochester on January
7-9, and will pay $25 of the expenses
of anv Delaware man who will go up
there and get it. tits said that number
of the Delaware fruit growers will make
a try for this prize.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
LARGE POTATOES.

aues H. Sipple. who resides on his
z r. Milford Neck, near Thompson
eught to Milford, and has on ex-
.ltn at the phosphate offices of Sena-
rye F. Pierce, a basket of sweet
.o which he grew on. his farm that
ptless the largest grown in this
qa this year 1t required only ten
'sqes to fill five-eight peach basket.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
MARRIED.
WILLIAMs-HARRNGToN.

Miss Dorothy R. Williams, Of Smyrna,
and Shelby w. Harrington, of Clayton,
were married in Elkton, Md, on Satur-
day. October 18th, 1918. The groom is q
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Harrington,
fermer residents of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
Church NEWS.

IS uaper POSITIVELY WILL NOT receive
Iess for this column after Wednesday noon OF
f seek If you cannot get them to us before
date. do not bring or send them later II they
sent they win be destroyed and not used. This
as IS FINAL. and applies to everybody.
Milford chronicle., 1913-10-31
OBITUARY.
ARCiO.


Albert H. Argo, a highly respected
and prosperous farmer, died at his home
near Milton on. Sunday, October 18th,
1918, of pneumonia, aged "a years. He
leaves a wife and fourteen children.
Funeral services were held in Slaughter
Neck Nj. E. Church the following We'd
nesday afternoon, Revs. Frank Holland
and F. J. Phillips, officiating. Inter
ment was made in the Slaughter Neck
Cemetery.
SHOCKLEY.
George W. Shockley. a former resident
of Cedar Neck, near Milford, son of the
late Elias and Sarah A. Shockley. and
a prosperous farmer died at his home
at Midway, Sussex County, of paralysis
on Thursday, October 23rd. 1913. aged
SO years. He leaves a wife, five chill
dren, FIVE brothers and four sisters.
Funeral services were held at his late
residence on Saturday afternoon, Rev.
H. B. Kelso officiating. Interment was
made at the NJ. E. Cemetery at Lewes
by S. J. Wilson, funeral director.
ABBOTT.
Willard S. Abbott, a former resident
of Milford, died at his home. No. 3007
Avenue. Philadelphia, on Fri
day morning. October 18th, 1918, from
after an illness of several
months, aged about 55 years. His wife
died about six years ago. He leaves
four daughters and ore son. His re-
mains were taken to Georgetown, his
native home, the following Monday aud
carried to Sand Hill M. E. Church where
services were held by Rev. L.
B. Morgan and interment made in the
cemetery.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S
SKIN

In the care OF baby's skin and hair.
Cuticura Soap Is the mothers ia
vorite. Not only is 1t unrivaled In
purity and refreshing fragrance. but
it's gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chatting, soothe sensitive condi-
tons. and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, 1t is most valuable in
the treatment OF eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup-
lions. Cuticura Soap wears to wafer,
often outlasting several cakes of ordi-
nary soap and making its use most
economical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
even AS A BROTHER
She Dared Not Refuse a Refuge
in Mobility of a Loyal
Soul.

The man was cold. but there SEEM
ed TO be no warmth nor shelter fer
him. His soul craved compassion, a
friendly word No one offered 1t. He
was hungry and weak. Through we'll
Ait windows there showed tables
.xroaning with the rich roast, the
.steaming urn. the tasteful delicacies.
and bright. happy faces. The refuse
avIands were tossed to the dogs, but
none to the gaunt. thinly clad sup
plicant whom these very ami
mals drove away into the biting blast
with savage attacks.
There was a black shadow upon this
tforiorn beings face as upon his
soul The prison blight told in the
unnatural pallor, the shrinking mien,
the panied eyes. This man had been
suddenly, mysteriously snatched from
work, position and contentment, with
little or no explanation. He had just
;ended five years penal servitude. The
awful change to dreary solitude, a
sIave-chained existence, the conscious
mess OF utter helplessness had broken
his spirit and stunned him.
No news from the outside world
had reached him during his convict
life. He recalled his last day of lib
erty-teller in a country bank. He
remembered a hideous charge of en-
ybezzlement, the case railroaded
through. He has sent for his closest
friend, the cashier Of the bank, Ellis
Wood. Word was brought back to
s3Rtn that young Wood was DANGER
-OusIy i'll with brain fever
Since ELECTROMAGNETIC mono
tonous steps up and down his cell far
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
GOOD IN MOVING PICTURES"
Philadelphia Physician Uses Them for
tho instruction Of the Students
Under Him.

In Philadelphia moving pictures are
now being used to record actions and
expressions in cases Of nervous dis
eases. DR.. T. III. Weisenburg, a we'll
known neurologist Of that city, Is
quoted In the Philadelphia Inquirer as
saying that no development in recent
years has been Of so much value as
the use of moving pictures In medical
teaching. The usual method pursued
by this physician is to first lecture on
his topic, which may be epilepsy. and
then to show a reel containing speci-
mems Of the different types. The film
actually portrays a man having a fit.
The physician maintains that the
moving picture is the only way OF
keeping a permanent record of symp-
toms in rare cases, thus providing the
only record which can be sent from
place to place and reproduced hun
dreds of times with the same effect as
though the original extremely rare
case was being viewed.
The pictures also furnish In the
case Of certain kind Of epileptic
spasm, where a movement is extreme
ly swift, a means of diagnosis, be-
cause the operator can slow up the
machine, lessening the speed OF the
film and thus allowing recognition of
the movements in their slow form that
was hard when they were encountered
at the original speed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07

a bull. He was bull, anyhow. Then
he spit at them. He sent up a foun-
tain of water from his spout-hydrant
in his head and nearly drowned them
all He rushed them with his big bull
head, bat could not rush far. He
could have sunk ship, that old bone
head, but he was out of his element.
He made the fatal mistake of get
ting that awful tail too high out OF
the water and the vigilant coast
guards lassoed it.
The men got TIE haw5er around n
windlass and started two horses on a
merry gc-roUnd about TIE virdlass.
The whale began to come shereward.
When they lad him powerless they
got another line aboard his starboard
flake.
"Heave vol" cried the captain of
the guard
They piped a sailors chanty and
with long pull and a strong pull
they yanked the leviathan up on the
beach.
"Hooray!" yelled Jimmy Kelly.
won by a fiuke."
The monster of the deep measured
81 feet in length and about feet in
the beam.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07

INTO the night, the days, even the
7soErs Tailed or Finally, liberty.
The 1rst move OF the wretched con-
life had been blighted. He learned
that Ellis Wood had been abroad for
five years, a confirmed invalid, and his
father and sister had removed to some
other town. Then a dispirited, almost
purposeless wandering. and now Ran
Dial Thorne, a shivering outcast, fronted
the wild night storm.
He knocked at the door of a small
humble cottage and asked for a meal,
net first the work TO pay for it. Its
mistress told q tale of sickness and
,sfeStttUtion that fairly shamed his own
ssosfss-y condition
Tho wanderer battied the elements
unew until he felt that he should
'succumb il he did not soon reach shell
Ter and food He turned in desperate
.<y at the gate OF a somewhat preten-
fsic<Ss house Necessity, the urgings Of
his sufferings, inspired him momen-
4aKfIy with a certain reckless audacity
HE rang the door bell. A tall fair
10 the summons
Madam" he said simply, II am a
stranger in a strange place. l have
been just released from a prison.
am bewildered, stunned, unable to find
my way back into the world that has
forgotten me since FIVE years ago."
Five years." came in a strange
gasp from the woman's lips. Her
eyes seemed filled with a sudden
dread. an indefinabie emotion. What
"a yozr manner"
~K2ndaI Thorre."
She reeIed- but that she caught at
the door she must have fallen. Her
face had turned marble, she seemed
60 shrink within herself. Then with
q nightly effort she opend wide the
door.
CS1ne in" she said ooh. the pity
OF IT, You are Ra2fxI Thorne? am
UauEa Wood. the sister of your old
friend"
Was it a dream-had the storm,
exposure. utter despair brought illu.
sions to his shattered mind? Randall
Torne asked himself the question one
hour later as he sat before a warm
CRATE IRE. n rejuvenated being.
With that same pallid face, not with
evasion yet with n dreadful shrinking.
saa though some terrible fear oppressed
Aer. the beautiful woman had led her
nuvffeG guest into the parlor of the
Acusc- Her grzy-hajred house-keeper
hz6 &een summoned to prepare a
hasty r1eal Now Miss Wood listened
800 bas STORY xffh bowed head. Then
she told of her brother.
You were bis friend,'' she spoke,
Nrevsx nffins her eyes 20 the face Of
rhcr1e. That 81 euoagh for me. Had
yxue rct appeared here so strangely as
rSo1 have. ! shoBh have sought you
rsut"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
WHEN PRISONERS PLAY BALL
Season at Atlanta Penitentlary Open
ed With Flag RaIsing-Aiso Have
"Robber" Empires.

Atlanta Ga.-Attended by all the
conventional ceremonies Of the big
leagues, the baseball season Of 1913
In the prison league In the Atlanta
federal prison has been opened. There
was parade through the grounds.
In which all the players OF the league
participated. led by the prison band.
The championship pennant OF 1912.
won by the Giants" the stone cut
ters' crew, was raised after an ap-
propriate speech by a prisoner. once
prominent in the news of the day.
Warden Meyer was called upon to
pitch the first ball. A double-header
was played during the day in which
the Tigers" defeated the "Cubs" IL
to 3. The Giants" defeated the
Crackers" by the score of 9 to 1.
The Giants" had as their pitcher a
negro, generally known as Georgia, y
but on the baseball diamond as "Black
Matty." because he won IS games
straight last season
The umpires selected from among
the prisoners were freely and frank
iy denounced as robbers" Enthusias
tic fans rooted with all the vim and
enthusiasm Of their prototypes on the
outside, and then all dotted their
caps as the band played America" at
the close OF the second game. gave
three cheers for the flag OF their
country and then fled back to their
cells.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
Peanut as a "Ciylllzer.v

The peanut seems to be playing the
part OF "civilizer" In some OF the colo
NAL districts of Africa. Traders give
a negro bushel of nuts for seed on
condition that he returns four bushels
from his crop, and since the yield In
good years is twenty fold, the black
man generally has surplus that he
can sell at the rate of shilling a
bushel. From a single station In
Senegambia there were shipped In one
year 10000 tons. Small boys and sci
entists have long been in agreement
as to the value OF the peanut; now
statesmen also will have to do 1t
honor. since 1t seems likely to lead
the native African into the paths q
agriculture.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07
Certainly.

Il think an elopement is usually a
blunder."
We'll. 1t Is a mistaken move"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-06-07

Joan was most conscientious pupil
eight years old. During one of the
school study periods the teacher no
ticed her searching a large atlas in
tently with most puzzled expression
After a few minutes she asked the
child what she was looking for.
"Oh," said the anxious student
Miss Kane said We were to find all
the places spoken of in the history
lesson on the map. and it says that
Columbus was at the Point of Starva-
tion.' and / can't find 1t anywheres!"
Youths Companion.