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Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
Proceedings OF The
SUSSEX COUNTY court

With Chief Justice James Pennewil
and Associate Judge Henry &. Conrad
o. the bench. the regular June term OF
Superior Court and Court of General
Sessions convened at Georgetown Mon
(av at noon. H. P. Cannon of Bridge
Vie was again selected a foreman Of the
brand jury.
The attorney generals Office ignored
ne charge against Former Justice of the
peace George E. M. Stengle of Seaford,
who on June 18th was arrested by
rounty Constable Curtis Steen and Jesse
al Wainwright, charged with refusing
to deliver the dockets of his office to
William H. Thorne, the newly appointed
iastice of the peace for that town. The
complaint was made by Mr. ThOrne, but
Mr. Stengle had receipts showing he had
delivered books to Justice James +. Bow
den of Concord.
DEGREES of divorce nisi were granted,
AS follows: Annie Nj. Wilson of Lewes
from Roberto. Wilson, on the grounds Of
wilful desertiOn; Fannie H. Purnell OF
Laurel. daughter of Levy COurtman
Howard Ward, from Thomas H. Purnell,
an tbe ground of habitual drunkenness,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roach of near Mlllsboro
from Walter Roach, on the ground OF
desertion. They lived together from
AUGUST 2lst to October 10th, 1910, when
the husband is alleged to have told her
fhere was no place for her at his home
mrs. Edith Rutland of Bridgeville from
smith R. Rutland, desertiOn.
Edward Pullitt, colored, pleaded guilty
to a charge of carrying concealed deadly
weapons and was sentenced to serve 80
DAYS in Jail.
me case of Albert ]. Evans, against
whom a true bill for the unlawful sale
Of HOuor was brought at this term, was
continued to the October term,
There have been ten true bills OF IN
dietment returned by the grand jury and
fhree ignored. Tuesday the grand jury
finished their work.
The court adjourned at noon Tuesday
until October 8th. all of the cases hav-
ing been continued until the October
term, with the exception Of those against
Burton Donovan and William Grier.
Donovan is charged with attempting to
burn a factory at Lincoln City, while
crier is charged with bringing two quarts
Of whiskey into local option territory
from the whiskey firm of Tony Keyser
af Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
STATE SCHOOL WORK,

The members of the State Board of
Education held an adjourned meeting
on Friday last in the office Of Superin-
tendent George W. Twitmyer at the
High School in Wilmington.
DR.. Charles A. Wagner. the newly
apDointed commissioner Of education,
was present and acted as a secretary
for the board, as required by law. The
board reorganized by electing Mr..
.Twitnver president; Henry Ridgely Of
Dover, vice president and George 5.
Messersmith, secretary pro TEN.
Among the problems considered were
the duties of the new commissioner, the
State course Of study; course of reading
iu rural schools; credits to be allowed
to teachers for work done in summer
school. the examination to be hed at
the close of the summer school, and the
consolidation of the three county insti-
tutes into one five-day institute.
Governor Charles r. Miller gave a
luncheon at his home on Red Oak Road
to the members Of the board, the three
county superintendents, DR.. TO. Cooper
and Samuel H. Baynard. the latter presi-
dent of the Board Of Education Of this
city. DR.. Wagner was the guest Of
honor.
After the luncheon an informal dis
cussion was held on the various phases
of school administration which are to
engage the attention Of the State board
the county superintendent, the com
missioner of education and the people.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
HEAVY ELECTRIC STORM.

After the terrible heat and humidity
of Wednesday last which caused the
suspension of most work Out-of-doors.
a storm came up in the evening which
was accompanied with a heavy rainfall,
and very sharp flashes of tightening,
one of which struck the home of Mrs
Angeline Marshall on North Walnut
Street. A chimney was demolished
and scattered over the roof and street,
and the bolt passed down to the ground
without doing and serious damage to
the property in any other way. Several
trees were struck, but no other casual
ties have been reported.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
BUILDING LAW VIOLATED.

The Town Council. at a meeting last
Monday night, declared the shed erect
ed temporarily at the rear of the Chroni-
Gle Office to protect the boiler and
engine from the weather, is an infringe
ment of the new building laws as
amended by the legislature for the
Town of Milford. As this is a temporary
structure, erected only until the legal
complications over the title to the land
can be settled the matter was held up
until the next meeting of Council before
further action is taken. tits purposed
to erect a brick structure as soon as the
legal question is settled.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
CONDENSED news ITEMS
Paragraphs of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers
This is the glorious Fourth Of July.


Wheat threshing will be general this
rext week in this part of Delaware.
The sewer work on Lake View Avenue
has been completed and the contractor
is now putting the streetin shape again.
The Alden Branch of the Sunshine
Society will meet at the home of Mrs.
E. C. Pierce on Monday evening July
7th, at 7.30 o'clock.
About a dozen Of the veterans of the
War of the Rebellion went from Milford
to Gettysburg, Pa, to attend the fiftieth
anniversary of that great battle.
William R. Morris has purchased the
residence on Montgomery Street for
merly occupied by Lemuel Watson.
Mr.. Morris will occupy the place the
first of January.
Children's Day was quite a success in
every way at the First NJ. P. Church
last Sunday night. The children did fine
and in fact the program was well rem
dered and the decoration were beauti-
ful.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
SUMNER SCHOOL A SUCCESS.

The opening Of the Summer School
at Delaware College under the manage
ment of the State of Delaware for the
first time since the law authorizing this
important means Of instruction for
teachers and others. found over $50
ladies' and about forty men enrolled for
the course. This school sho6ld greatly
improve the teaching force for our pub
lie schools as to method and capability.
The rural schools need teachers, and
the supply Of qualified teachers has
been far below the demand.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
KEEP QUIET AND ENJOY TODAY,

1t is the Foufth-of-July. and the fool
custom of trying to destroy the peace
and comfort of ourselves and others,
by firing guns. setting off fire works,
and incidentally inficting wounds which
too often cause DEATH has about passed
away, and it went none too soon. Lets
enjoy the holiday by a sensible relaXa-
ton from labor, by a wholesome days
outing at the shore or automobile trips
with friends. The hot weather should be
a warning against indulgence in dan
gerous fire works. and especially the
dangerous torpedo.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
PROFESSOR SPAID RESIGNS.

Prof. A. R. Spaid has resigned as
superintendent of public schools of New
Castle County, the resignation to take
efect at the beginning of the next
school year, September lst. The rea-
ION given is that the salary Of the office
81 200 year, is not adequate. The re-
signation was handed to Governor
Miller last Friday at the governor S
residence. following a luncheon, at
which the members of the State Board
BIZ Education, the county superintendent
md the new State commissioner educa-
Bon. DR.. Charles A. Wagner, were en-
iertained by the governor.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
CABBAGE PAYS GOOD PROFITS.

Charles NJ. Hammond, one of Mil
ford's well known real estate dealers,
tried the experiment of growing cab
bage in large quantities this year for
the city markets. He has found that
his venture has been a paying one in
every respect, and that the prices were
far better than he had been lead to be
lieve they would be. So far this season
he has shipped 800 crates which have
sold in the Philadelphia markets at
prices ranging from S225 to $265 per
crates. He has much more to be shipped
yet.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
BROUGHT MONEY TO SUSSEX COUNTY.

Though the frosts and freezing weather
sestroVed much of the crop of straw
berries in Sussex County, yet those who
I'D the later varieties have had splen-
Ia returns from their fields. Bridge
ville and Selbyville are the principal
points for strawberries, and the follow
10 official figures from Selbyville alone
I'M be interesting to those who have an
interest in fruit culture, or those who
have only a general interest in lower
Delaware. the facts will be Illuminating.
Ia clearly understand the situation, 1t
must be remembered that the following
figures apply only to the Selbyville dis
it'd. and theyIare taken from the records
a me fruit brokers at that point. The
.4a+apoant fOllows
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
To REMOVE STUHPs FROM LAKE BED.

While the water is out of Silver Lake
the property owners around it have de-
cided to take advantage of the opportu-
nifty to have the stumps all removed,
which now interfere with the running
of motor boats DR.. Frank Grier has
been arranging with an expert handler
of dynimite to come to Milford and blow
all of the obstructions out before the
new bridge is built. This viii make a
fine improvement, and permit of the
use of power boats on both the lakes,
instead of the lower one as now.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
hot WAVE CAUSES MUCH SUFFERING

The heat wave which hit Milford on
Monday has been one of the worse in
wears. On Wednesday the heat was so in
tense that many of the laboring people
had to lay off. At the Abbott Ship
wards. Basket Mills, and Shirt Factory
the employees suffered so much with the
heat that the managers decided to close
their plants until cooler weather result
ed. At one O'Clock that day the ther-
.nometer in the business section stood at
80 degrees in the shade, while the hu-
midity was something awful.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
ROADS CASE WILL CONTINUE.

Those who have charge of the legal
side Of the appeal to the United States
Supreme Court of the Dupont Road
question have announced that the death
Of Jehu Clendaniel of Lincoln, the in
stigator of the suit, will have no effect
whatever on the litigation now pend
ing. 1t has been definitely announced
that the case will be carried on by the
personal representatives of the deceased.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
REAL ESTATE SALES.

The Kinder farm in Milford Neck has
been sold by Miss Mary Kinder to
Oscar S. Davis, for $500 90. This is
a very desirable farm as it pays well.
and it is considered a good Investment
at that money to any one who is capable
Of managing farm lands. Mr.. Davis is
the owner of the Farmers Sheds of Mil
ford. and has made a success Of his
business and incidentally made the streets
of Milford cleaner by farmers having
the opportunity to use the sheds.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
SELLS HOTEL BUSINESS.

w. N. Hires, who until few months
ago resided in Milford, has sold tn,
Capitol Hotel at Dover to Mrs. M. A
Caldwell, of Pocomoke City, Nd Hires
since he acquired the hotel property
has made much improvement thereon
He will move to Dayton, Ohio. wher'
he has business interests.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
NEW POSTMASTER IN CHARGE.

The Milford Post Office was tsrned
over to VIM H. Robinson last Tuesday
by Postmaster Frank W. Davis, and
the new incumbent is getting hold of the
lines without difficulty. If the new post
master can turn over the Office at the
end Of his term with the same excellent
record as Mr.. Davis has been able to do,
he will accomplish a very satisfactory
duty for himself and the public at large;
and there is no reason why he viii not
do SO.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
EARL CULBRETH A SUICIDE.

From a Florida paper printed last
week the suicide of Earl Culbreth, a
former resident of Milford, Delaware,
became known to his acquaintance
here. He killed himself in a hotel at
Starke, Florida, by stabing himself with
q knife. He left letters to his mother
and brother, stating the cause for his
act, but they have not made the letters
public.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
SUGAR CORN IN MARKET.

The first sweet corn of the season
Eas sold in the Milford markets on
Thursday morning last by William Har--
fison Davis. 1t has been the boast Of
Mr.. Davis that he has always been able
10 supply the people of this town with
dne corn for the Fourth. This year,
however, he beat his record by one day.
'he corn sold for twenty-five cents a.
ozen and was eagerly bought.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
HARRIEB.
srAYToN-HEITMuLLER. D

ToN--HEITMULLER.
Miss Elizabeth ]. Stayton. daughter
of Nicholas Stayton of near Milford
and William A. HeitmUller, OF Wash
ington. D. c., were married on Thurs
day, June 26th, 1913, by Rev. L. A.
Bennett at the home of the bides
parents near Milford. After a luncheon
the bridal party left for a tour, and
viii AFTERWARDS reside in Washington.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04

OF the above. 4I5 cars were acIuaIIy
sbipped from Selbyville station, while
Ia others were loaded from Ocean
View, except few from Whaleyvilie;
Ii is estimated that Baltimore Hundred
has received at least $3.50, 600 for berries
ibis far.
Milford chronicle., 1913-07-04
PUBLIC SALE

Henry P. Malkus, who resides between
Smiths store and Bridgeville, will sell
his personal property on Monday, July
14th. Forparticulars see ad in Chronicle
and posters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

and passengers are unsafe.
The federal troops now and then
guard the trains They pursue the
rebels and festiyely hang the prisoners
from telegraph poles The passengers
coming in on a train reported a fringe
Of hanging bodies from such poles on
the edge Of the federal district, and
said that a dozen rebels could be seen
hanging to some trees by the side OF
the road
You would naturally think that this
would stop travel. It does not. At the
hotel registers here you may see the
names OF Americans who are coming
in and going out to and from all parts
o. the republic. The trains are open
to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Vera
cruz Guadalajara and to Tampico. La
redo and elsewhere. and business, al
though it stops now and then, Is still
gOinE on everywhere This may De
seen By the last report as to exports.
This shows that more goods were
shipped out Of Mexico in 1912 than
ever before The exports in 1912 were
in round numbers S29S, 100000, where
as in 1911 they were 100000, and
in 1910 S3O,000,000 less and $4,000
coo less in 1905 These figures are
Mexican silver.
The Americans say they know they
are in danger every time they take
the train, but that it is about 10 TO
that they viii get through all right,
and if held Up viii probably not lose
any more than the money they nave IN
their purses. 1 know Of some who
have even escaped that by throwing
a part of the rolls which they carried
into the spittoOns or by hiding ii under
the mattresses Of their Pullman car
berths. have already told YOU how
I carried my big bills in my stock
ing. but so far I have escaped rail-
road hOldups and accidents.
One of the worst features Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
Copyright, 1913. by Frank G. Carpenterl

taking off his coat and assuming the
uniform Of a conductor
These railway troubles have now eT-
tended to most OF the roads in the re-
PUBLIC The upper part of the Mexican
Central. which runs between FL PaSo
and Mexico City. has been out of COM
MISSION Tor more than two years. The
conditions were so bad there that the
aLadero government contemplated max
ing military cars with double walls OF
sheet steel and sand in the middle.
1hese were TO be used for soldiers,
and were to be travelling fortified
uons- They were painted in checker
board fashion, the black and white
checkers disgusting the lOOpholes-
me losses nave been so great on
parts Of that road that certain Ameri-
can lines have not let their cars so
into Mexico for fear Of losing both
cars and freight.
The railway situation in the western
part of the country has been eNcep-
tiOnally bad. The Southern Pacific
lines have been damaged to the extent
OF millions o. dollars and many OF
the western roads are now in the
hands OF the rebels
As to the National line from Laredo
TO the Mexican capital, this has been
open right along until the last revo-
luton The only trouble has been the
burning of a few bridges and a small
station now and then. But since Ma
dero was killed there has been more
or less trouble along that system, and
It is only now that the cars are again
running regularly
Hanged From Telegraph Poles.
Or late the conditions nave been
very bad in southern Mexico and not
have committed scores of Outra ges,
burning up haciendas and the cane on
great sugar plantations They have
attacked the trains, and both freight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

lights on the Mexican situation.
The whole country is changing. Every
thing is i'm a state Of revolution. and
this revolution means more than the
lighting which is now going on in so
many different quarters.
The country is having an Intellectual
revolution as wen as a physical one.
The common people are waking up
The poems have begun to think for
themselves and even the rich are
changing their ideas as TO the division
OF property Labor at last is claim
Ing ITS rights Within the past few
The railways. and a large part Of the
debates in the chamber of deputies is
as to- the raising Of wages, and the
cutting down OF hours OF work in the
factories
ErIERnds and Bandiftf.
At the same time the whole repub-
ic Is I'm a state of fear as to where
trouble VIII break out next Many
localities have no order whatever, and
the brigands and banditu commit
their outrages with little fear OF the
result They dynamite tunnels, burn
bridges and tear Up the tracks Of the
railroads.
stray bands Of rebels viii hold up
passenger train and go through the
pockets Of the travellers II there are
soldiers on the train, they may fire up
on them without regard to the passen-
gers. and at such times they have no
regard for The train employees
A few months ago some of these
rebels seized a fireman who was trying
10 protect his engine They threw
him alive into the fire box of the To-
connective and he was burned TO death
Another engineer saved his life by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24
FROM RRTcHT's DISEASE GRAVE

CDR. Milan cured me
of Bright's disease when
all other doctors con-
suited had sent me here
to die.
81 want to make this
statement to the readers
Of this paper voluntarily
and at my own sugges-
ton and for the benefit
of thousands of men and
women who are suffer
ing the agonies of tor
ture and living Hades
from Bright's disease.
7 consulted DR.. Milan
in January of this year
and after making a care
full examination he
found I had Bhght's
disease with urine 20 per
cent solid matter.
81 had lost flesh until
I was almost nothing
but skin and bones. I
could not rest, eat or
sleep and suffered pains
Of most intensive char
acter all the time. I was
practically dead and so
miserable that life was not
worth living to me. I had
been treated by many re-
pUtable physicians who
told me to come here that
I might prolOng life to
some extent but that I
was certain To die
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-24

e EXICO CITY. MEX, May "a
want TO give you some side
- lights on the Mexican situation
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
REDUCE THE WIDTH 0
THE A

The suggestion Of the Governor
of Iowa that public roads should
be reduced in width is a very sensl-
bic one. The Governor proposes
to make the roadway 40 feet vide
and turn the rest of the land back
into the farms. While this would
add many thousand of acres to
the tillable land of the state, the
best feature of the plan is that 1t
would greatly reduce the cost OF
keeping the road in good condi-
ton. | never could see the rea-
son for maintaining a 7o-foot
highway with a little track CT 10
feet in the middle and so feet on
each side growing up to weeds.
The economy Of the Chinese of
the treatment of their land in this
country, particularly in California.
is amazing. Even where the rain
fall is abundant they take nc
chances, but provide a perfect sys-
tenn of irrigation and never fail to
raise a crop.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
KEEP STRICT ACCOUNT OF
EXPENSES.

\. farm is a combination OF Ell
terprises, and d study of each en-
terprise in its relation to the 9th
ers is of the utmost Importance.
Wheat may be a profitable crop to
grow. oats an Improbable crop.
Records of the separate farm ell
terpriscs will show the facts in
each case.
Labor distribution records are
seldom kept by farmers, yet such
records are in many respects
equally as important as the cash
account. A good bank balance is
often the result of the efficient use
Of farm labor.
Crops which are grown at a
profit may, by being fed to a poor
class of live stock, have this profit
turned into a loss. Live stock rec
ords, although not so easy to keep
as those on crops, r often more
useful to the farmer. 1t is poor
policy to lose by injudicious feed
ing the profits on the crops grown.
Live stock production records
are a guide to the qualities of an
imals kept; such records are of the
utmost Importance to the dairy
man.
Good accounts are within the
reach of every farmer. The few
minutes regularly spent on then
will yield larger returns than al
equal amount of time devoted t.
farm work, provided proper use i
made of the information the rec
Ords contain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
NO TRUST HERE.

There is one trust that cannot be
formed, although it has been at
tempted by some narrow-headed
gentlemen two or three times, and
that is the grain milling trust.
Easy enough to get the big mills
into a combination, but it is i'm
possible to control the thousands
of small mills scattered all over the
country. For instance, the mill in
our neighborhood makes as fine
-four as ever came out of a boiling
cloth, and as it has all it can do to
take care of its custom work there
is no object in joining a trust, and
this is the true situation Of every
county in the United States.-B.
+. WIS. ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
SLEEPS LATE.

A Connecticut farmer, who is
rather AYERS to getting up early
during the cold weather has rugged
up an alarm clock. when set at
hve-thirty, operates a big gong.
At the same time the machinery
unwinds a cord and releases a
weight in the barn which opens the
slides to the horses feed rack and
allows the grain to run down. By
this means, the farmer sleeps unit
seven, while his horses are fec
regularly to the minute.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
A LABOR-SAVER.

A good post puller can be made
of a strong tongue from some dis
carded farm machine. A strap of
hve-eighths iron is made into a
heavy claw at one end and bolted
on the tongue SO that the claw pro-
jects beyond the end of the tongue.
A heavy ring with a stout chain
attached is also a part Of the out
fit. The ring is put over the post
down to the ground. The claws
are caught under a link of the chain
and a block put under the pole as
a fulcrum. This leverage will
raise the post with very little ef-
fort. Every farm ought to have
such a litter. The parts should b.
solid and strong, for the strain i.
tremendously. +. Parrish.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-28
BURNING CORN STALKS

1t always makes me feel sad to
e the smoke rising from the
burning orn stalks in the field. be-
cause the farmer is burning up his
land and doesn't know it. How
can we expect to burn up stock
which the soil produces and put
nothing back in the way of hurnus
and then hope to keep II soil in
good condition? Maybe I'm
wrong when I say that farmers do
not know what they're doing, for
doubtless some Of them do know
that It is a bad practice, but burn
ing stalks is easier than disciny or
cutting them up and they are a
nuisance to pillow under. Some far
mers say there is no benefit in
plow1ng under stalks. but I cannot
Inquire it out that way because I do
not see how we can 60 ON Robin,
our soil and keep up the fertility,
1t costs very little to keep a sheen
and a flock of so sheep is worth
money.-B. E. Lara.