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Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
MAY TEACH SHIPPERS
HOW TO PACK APPLES

In order to compete with the western
apples sent to the city markets from
those states, as relates to the packing,
which figures prominently in their sale,
it has been proposed by the State Board
of Agriculture of Delaware to establish
an apple packing school for the purpose
of instructing the Delaware apple
growers in the packing of the fruit for
the coming winter. That the packing
of fruit has much to do with the sales
was evidenced some few years ago
when Delaware apple growers competed
with the Western apple growers at
Madison Square Garden Exhibition for
prizes, the Western apples taking the
greater number of prizes because of
the packing as to uniformity, etc.
Last year an expert apple packer
came to Delaware spending three weeks
here instructing some of the larger
growers as to the packing in boxes and
barrels, which had its effect in last years
apple show. The object of the pack
ing school at this time is to instruct a
greater number of the packers. While
the instruction will be given free, it
has been the opinion of some that
registration fee of 81 be asked and the
board has considered the matter. con-
senting to such a-registration fee.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Paragraphs of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers

The Faithful Circle of Kings Daugh-
ter's will meet August 9th. at $50
D. M, with Miss Edna Law.
The Ladies Aid of Millwood will meet
at the home of Mrs. A. B. Peet on
Saturday evening, August 23rd. All
are cordially invited to be present.
A festival will be held at the Central
M. P. Church, Shawnee, on Wednesday
evening, August 9th. Chicken supper
and ice cream for sale. Music by the
Milford Band.
Backward. turn backward, oh time in
your fight; give US a girl whose skirts
are not tight; give US a girl whose
charms, many or few, are not exposed
too much peek-a-bOO, give US a girl no
matter what age, who won't use the
streets as a vaudeville stage; give US a
girl not too sharply in view; dress her
in skirts that the sun can t shine through.
Exchange.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
FINE BASKET OF PEACHES.

From the orchard of Medford Jones
at the east side of Milford a basket of
beautiful AID luscious Elberta peaches
was gathered and presented with his
compliments to the Milford Chronicle
Office last Saturday. They were indeed
handsome specimens of fruit, and the
aroma and flavor were greatly enjoyed
by the office force Mr.. Jones has a
habit of rem embering his friends, and
the newspaper Office was not alone in
gifts from his trees last Saturday, as a
number of baskets were delivered to
friends about Milford during the morn
ing, as well as sent to other places.
Later on he will have many baskets of
the famous white variety of peaches
known as the Walker Variegated Free
Stone. 1t is one of the best favored,
largest and best Of all peaches for car
ming purposes, and they seldom ever get
to the city markets.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
THREE COMBINED SHOWS COMING.

The program of the Young Buffalo
Wild West. Vernon c. Seaver's Hippo
drome and Col. Cummins' Far East,
which will exhibit in Milford on Tues
day, September End. is spicy and up-tO-
date throughout. Vernon c. Seaver,
the general manager of the combined
shows, claims that in making up the
program he had so much material to
draw from that it was possible for
him to leave out everything of the
yellow leaf order and to include only
such members as were new and assured
successes. He says that from the
opening to the closing numbers, every
thing shown will be found to be fresh
and original.
Among the features that are new to
America this season is the Eta Myres
Quartette, consisting of a girl, pony,
a dog and Tiny Muggins. the smallest
elephant, who is said to be an entire
show himself. Their performance in
cudes lot of tricks hitherto unknown,
among them a football game that is
said to be a scream.
Another feature is Captain Hardin s
Cadets, a company of comely Castilian
maids who have been trained to the
fine point of perfection in military eX-
ercises and the manual of arms by
Captain N. F. Hardin, a world famous
drillmaster. Their work is said to be
accurate and precise to a degree rarely
attained outside of a crack military
school
The comedy section of the combined
shows has been given careful attention
W. tn the r, S llt that it is one of the most
entertaining parts of the aggregation.
Such acts as THE Bounding Hayrack f.,
THE Penobscot Rube' THE Taxi
meter, and The Dance of the Jungle
are rarely seen in such numbers with
a tent show. Some turn of a comedy
nature is kept in the arena from first
to last according to the program.
1t is claimed for the Wild West, Hip
podrome and Far East that every num-
Der billed is of the very best of its class.
In all more than six hundred people
are required to carry out the paogram,
it is promised that novelty and Origina
lity have been attained throughout and
that no one can say of any part of the
performance that ne has seen the same
thing done a. well or better elsewhere.
A street parade over a mile long will
leave the show grounds at 1870 the
day of the exhibition here. The per-
formances viii start at 200 and 800
D. M, and the doors will be open an
hour before each
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
HAS FALL BEARING RASPBERRIES.

Lester Lovett, son of the originator
of the 'Lovett" Blackberry, who has
purchased lands in Delaware and is
starting nursery near Milford, brought
a bunch of raspberries to this Office this
week which were fine. Mr.. Lovett
stated to the writer that these berries
bear all summer, bearing heavy crops
early, then falling off and producing a
small amount during the warm weather,
while about the middle of August they
again commence to bear heavily. The
berry is known as the St. Regis, and
the vines which we're brought at this
office had blossoms just opening, some
in the green stage, some ripe, while
others had commenced to decay. All
of which bore out Mr.. Lovett's state
ment. The berries have been on the
market for about four years and have
proven very successful. All Of this
seasons plants have been sold.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
TO IMPROVE ARMORY HALL.

This week wOrkmen were put at the
Job of removing the basement floor
under Armory Hall in Milford and get
ting ready for putting in a new concrete
floor, so that part of the building can
be put into first-class condition. The
architect, Leon Wilde Crawford. of
Wilmington. has made measurements
and prepared estimates for general
overhauling of the building so far as
possible with the money available. The
roof was found to be of excellent me-
terial, but the workmanship when it
was put on, is the cause of the entire
trouble: this will cause the roof to be
taken off and re-worked. The interior
will be finished with a beaver board
material and the steam heating plant
will have to be replaced with a new
boiler; the radiation seems to be ample.
1t is hoped to get the work done by
the middle of September, or first of
October.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
PLAN To IMPROVE old
METHODIST Cemetery

The trustees Of the Avenue N. E.
Church have decided to undertake a
work that ought to receive the support
and encouragement of all persons whose
families have long been identified with
this community.
They have made plans to put in proper
condition the old burial ground in North
Milford. re-erect the fallen head-stones,
repair the walks, NOV the grass and
weeds and inclOse the ground with a
permanent wall or fence.
AS a part of their plans. they propose
to secure a sufficient sum to invest, the
income of which will care for this God S
Acre" perpetually.
They make their appeal for funds to
all persons whose ancestors and other
relatives have found their final repOse
in this plot of earth. They make their
appeal confdentally, remembering that
there is scarcely a family in this com
munity that cannot trace its lines back
through ancestors who rest in this old
graveyard.
There have gone from Milford in the
past half century many men and women
who have made their homes elsewhere,
who are grieved to realize that parents,
grandparents and others near Of kin are
resting in neglected graves.
- One evidence of civilization is in the
'reverance for the dead. 1t is a senti-
ment that elevates the living and moth
ing so marks people as neglect and in
difference in such matters.
If the history of this old cemetery
could be written, we should have laid
before US the story of the settlement
and development of Milford and the sur
rounding community. We feel that they
did their work well and are entitled to
that respect which the present genera
tion can show only by tender regard and
care for their last resting place.
The trustees have already a part of
the fund in hand they do not feel that
this should be a matter requiring solicit
ors to go from door to door but free
will offering, not from few, but from
the many who are interested. COntri-
buttons Of any sum will be received, and
may be paid to the treasurer of the fund,
DR.. G. Layton Grier
1t has been decided to do this work
for decency's sake the burden, if it is
so regarded, may be distributed or it
may fall on a few. But after the work
is completed, those who neglected their
opportunity to give something will re-
alize that they missed what should be
regarded as their privilege.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
DROWNED BATHING near
A LIFE SAYING STATION

Heroism that nearly cost the life OF
Vincent J. Demarco lawyer of Baltl-
more, who is summering at RehOboth
Beach, was displayed by him Saturday
ct noon in an effort to rescue his friend
Vincent TrOmbetta, young man, aged
l9 years, of Baltimore, with whom he
was bathing near the Life Saving
Station, when Trombetta, who was I'M
able to swim, was caught in a breaker
and carried out by the under-current
and met a watery grave. Trombetta
had been at RehOboth Beach about two
weeks as the guest of Dr. Samuel
DemarcO, also of Baltimore, and was
to nave returned to his home Saturday
afternoon when he decided to take an
other plunge before his departure.
Putting on his bathing suit and ac-
cCmpained by Vicent DemarcO, abrotner
of the man with whom he was stopping,
Trombetta ventured in and was having
great sport in the water when suddenly
TrOmbetta was caught IN a huge
breaker, which knock him down, and
was caught by the under-current which
carried him out into the deep. Mr..
DemarcO, having knowledge that the
Young man could not swim, at once
realized the pefilous position in which
he was placed and started to make the
rescue. Crying for help at the hands
of the Life Saving Station crew, all
efforts in that direction proved futile,
as the life-guarders on duty at the
station thought it members of the Y. N.
G. A., whose cottage is located short
distance away, and who have made 1t a
practice to cry for assistance while out
bathing when assistance is not needed.
The dying calls of Trombetta and his
hvsterical friend were not realities with
the life-savers until several women
cottagers who were witnessing the
battle for live ran over to the station
and implored assistance.
The life-savers came at a very op.
perfume time as Demarco was almost
completely exhausted and had almost
given up in despair. The crew manag-
ed to get him on shore and it was some
time before he recovered sufficiently
enough to move about.
The drowning occurred at IL. Is Satur-
day afternoon, and on the train arriving
at Rehoboth Beach about that time was
his brother Joseph TrOmbetta, of Balti-
more. with whom the drowned man
resided, together with Mrs. Joseph
TrOmbetta and young Trombetta'
sister They had gone down to the re-
sort for several days as the guests of
the Demarcos, and as soon as they
arrived at the cottages, which were
about two miles down the beach from
Rehoboth, and were apprised of the
terrible mishap, they went back to the
station in a heart-broken condition and
returned to Baltimore on the train that
their brother was to have gone home
on that afternoon. Parties have been
patroling the beach keeping a close
vigilance for the body so far it has not
been sighted. INN ediately after the
drowning the beach for some distance
was dragged, but without results, and
the belief is that the body was carried
a great distance from the shore as the
current all day Saturday seemed to be
very strong and was running in the
in the direction of Rehoboth.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
NOT LIKELY TO REBUILD SOON.

Personal inquiries made at the Equita-
BILE Guarantee and Trust Company in
Wilmington this week failed to elicit any
information as to when the work of re-
building the dam and bridge at the
Milford Depot would be commenced. It
has been three months since the dam
gave away and the lake was drained.
and it will take two months to build the
new bridge and waste fumes, so it now
looks as if the people of Milford will have
to suffer the disfguration of their one
scene of beauty when approaching the
town via the railroad The owners are
suffering loss of SlO0 per month while
the lake is drained. as the Touring mills
are not receiving the power, and 50 cease
to pay the rental. The property should
be owned by the town of Milford. and
used as an auxiliary power plant for the
electric light service.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
PRAISE FOR The DELAWARE MILITIA

Governor Miller spent the week with
the Militia at Camp McDonOugh and in
recognition of the efficiency displayed
BY the officers and men he has issued
the following order through the Adjutant
General: "The COmmander-in-Chief
takes this occasion to express to the Of
GERS and men of the Organized Militia Of
Delaware his appreciation of their ser
vices to the State during the annual camp
OF instruction at Camp McDonough. He
observed with pleasure the jealous, ef-
ficient and constant cooperation upon
the part of both officers and men in
everything which would promote the in
terests of the military service of the
State and elevate it to the highest stan
dard of citizen soldiery."
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
WILL LAUNCH BOAT SATURDAY.

The management of Abbott's Ship
ward in South Milford has announced
that they will launch the lighter now
building for the Southern Pacific Rail-
road, tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
This boat, which will be named the DE
spatch, " is 10 feet over all, 80 feet
beam, and g feet 6 inches depth of hold.
She will be used for New York harbor
work. Mr.. Abbott will launch the tug
now building for the city Of Philadelphia
in about four weeks. As soon as these
boats are launched other large steamers,
for which contracts have been made by
the Abbott yards, will be put on the
ways.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
TWO CARLOADS OF WORKNEN ARRIVE

The Torsch Canneries are ready to
commence packing tomatoes, and last
Thursday they had two carloads of
workers arrive from Baltimore, who are
now quartered in the large barracks
erected near their cannery on the Mis-
pillion. These people are experienced
workmen in their line. and will remain
until the end of the tomato canning sea
son, which will be the last of September.
The advent of $50 mouths to feed helps
the grocery business, and the growers
of vegetables as WELL Our local demand
takes all the help available, and the can
neries are compelled to import their
work people.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
TAKES FRONT ROW IN SENATE.

By the death Of Senator johnson. of
Alabama, Senator Salisbury, of Della
ware has been moved to the front row
on the Democratic side of the Senate,
thus enabling him to be more in the
lime light during the Senatorial debates.
THE rearrangement of the Senate s
committees is not yet completed, so a for
NAL announcement can't be made at this
time Of the changes which will affect
Delaware s Junior Senator. His present
committee assignments are in every way
acceptable to HIM
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
STEAMER STARTS OPERATIONS.

The steamer Caroline Vinyard, (which
has been chartered by the new tish
factory located at the mouth of the
MispilIion River, received her crew on
Monday and Immediately proceeded for
the factory. The boat is in command
of Captain Charles Warren and will
engage in the manhaden fishing ex-
clusively. The new factory is now
ready to start operations, and the fish
will be made into oil as fast as they are
brought to the plant. The stock in the
concern is owned mostly by local capital
lists.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
LOCAL CREAMERY BUTTER IN DEMAND,

The product of the Milford Creamery
Company is of a very high grade, and
the demand for this butter far exceeds
the supply already. Eighteen farmers
are now delivering their milk and cream
to the new creamery, and a number of
others will start the first of the coming
week. Several farmers who have
heretofore made butter and supplied
customers in Milford for years, viii
stop after the first of September, and
turn their cream and milk into the
creamery. 1t saves work for their
women folks and for themselves as well
and thev get more clear money for the
butter fat, and the skim milk is valu-
able for their stock feeding. Creamery
made butter is cleaner, better favored
and will keep better, than home made
butter.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
CANNING PEACHES and TOMATOES.

V Capt. William H. Murphy commenced
canning operations last week at his can
nerv in Cedar Neck. The peaches he
bought on the open market at the Mil
ford depot. and forced the spectators
ia nav TOP prices. The tomatoes were
received from the fields grown for the
earlv markets, and such others as rip
ened from early setting of field plants.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
"sOKDERS OF The PROMISED LAND

Next Tuesday evening there will be
an entertainment given in ArmOry Hall
in Milford. under the auspicies of the
Avenue M. E. Sunday School, which
win be a series of moving pictures of
Palestine and the Promised Land"
which is mentioned in the Bible. Ddr-
ing the illustrated pictures there will
be a lecture of explanation, and between
these will be pictures Of an amusing
nature. Prof. Geo. K. Maluf will fur
nish the pictures and lecture for the oc-
casion. Admission 10 cents and 20 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
RUCH SALT HAH.

Those who deal in salt hay report
that the season has been a good one,
and that record breaking harvests have
resulted. The dealers who get their
supply from Bowers Beach and vicinity,
state that the crop in that section is
exceptionally fine, while from ali COM
munities the same report is prevalent.
The saving and bailing of salt hay has
become quite an industry in lower Del
aware.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
LAST RACES OF SEASON.

DR.. Derrickson announces that the
last racing on his track at Frederick
will be held in about two weeks TOR
this season, and that in next week 3
Chronicle the full particulars will be
advertised.
Milford chronicle., 1913-08-22
PUBLIC SALES.

C. E. Compton will sell his personal
property at public sale on Thursday,
August 28th. For particulars see adver-
tisement in Chronicle and Posters.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-08-07
SYNOPSIS.

Bill Cannon. the bonanza king, and his
Laughter. Rose, who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryan's ball at San Francisco to
sccompany her father. arrive at Antelope.
Oominick Ryan calls on his mother to
beg ball invitation for his wife, and u
refused. The determined old lady refuses
TO recognize her daughter-in-law. Dom
lnick had been trapped into a marriage
with Bernice 1verson, stenoRrapher.
several years his senior. She squanders his
money. they have frequent quarrels, and
ne slips away. Cannon and his daughter
are showed In at Antelope, Domlnick
Ryan Is rescued from storm In uncon.
scious condition and brought to Antelope
hotel. Antelope Is cut of by storm. Rose
Cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernice discovers in a
paper where husband Is and writes letter
trying to smooth over difficulties between
them. Dominick at last Is able to Join
fellow snowbound prisoners In hotel par
Ior. He loses temper over talk OF Buford.
an actor. After three weeks. end Of Inn
pri!onment Is seen. kilograms and mall
arrive. Dominick gets letter from wife.
Tells Rose he doesn't love wife. and never
Old. Stormbound people begin to depart
Rose and Dominick embrace. father sees
them and demands an explanation: Roses
brother Gene is made manager Of ranch.
and 10 to get 1t II he stays sober year.
Cannon EXPRESSES sympathy for Domi-
nick's position In talk with Rose. Domi-
nick returns home. Berny exerts herself
to please him. but he Is Indifferent.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-08-07

heard the sinrle note Of half-past
three chime from the clock on tho
mantelpiece.
Outside he stood for moment on
the top Of the marble steps. looking
downward with absent eyes. He was
completely engrossed with the just
ended conversation, parts of which
repeated themselves in his mind as he
stared unseeingly down the wide, un-
encountered vista Of the street.
Carriages flashed past through
strips of sunshine; automobiles
whirred by, leaving dust and gasoline
in their wake. On the sidewalks there
were many foot passengers: lazily
sauntering couples. lovers. family par
ties. and little groups bound for the
cars which would whisk them over
the dunes to the park. AS he slowly
began to descend, one of these groups,
formed Of three women, man, and q
child, approached the bottom Of the
steps. They were walking down the
avenue in close, laxative bunch. The
descending magnate was apprlsed of
their proximity by the high, cackl;ng
sound of the women's voices and an
aura Of perfume which extended from
them into the surrounding ether. He
paid no attention to them. his eye.
with Its look Of inward brooding. pass
ing indifferently over the faces turned
eagerly toward him.
They were not so unmoved. Their
glances were trained full on him. their
eyes wide in the unblinking intensity
of their scrutiny. Even the child. who
was skipping along beside the eldest
of the women, inspected him with SOL
emn care. Brushing by in their gay
Sunday ralment they drew together to
discuss him, their heads in cluster.
their voices lowered. He was so used
to being the object Of such interest
that he did not bother to look at them,
and was therefore unaware that one Of
the women, quite pretty. with reddish
hair and dark eyes. had turned as she
moved away and surveyed him over
her shoulder
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-08-07

passage to the dining.room. sending
her voice before her In shrill sum.
mons to the Chinaman. The morning
papers were scattered over the table
as Dominlck had left them and she
gathered them up. sitting sldewise In
her chair and running her eye down
their columns. while the servant set
out her breakfast. She was still sleepy,
and frequent yawns interrupted her
perusal Of the lines OF print which in.
terested her above all written matter.
A kimono clothed her slim form and
from beneath Its hem her foot pro.
truded. thrust bare into a furred slip
per. She folded the paper over TO
bring the society column into a prom.
inence easy OF access. a-d, propplng /
up against bowl OF fruit. read as sns
ate her breakfast.
Toward the end Of the meal she In.
quired OF the servant at what time her
husband had gone out. and received
the reply that Mr.. Ryan had had his
breakfast and left the fiat two hours
earlier There was nothing discon.
certing or unusual about this. as Domi.
nick always went for a walk on fine
Sunday mornings. but her mind was
far from easy and she Immediately
fell to wondering why ho had departed
SO early, and the slight ferment Of dis.
quietude that was always with her
stirred again and made her forget tns
society column and let her spanish
omelet grow cold.
tTo BE coNTINvEpJ.