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Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
PROF. HOOVER RESIGNS

Prof. Thomas A. Hoover. who for
several years past has been principal Of
the Milford Public Schools, rendered his
resignation to the Board of Education
of Milford on Wednesday. February 18th,
to take effect within thirty days. Prof.
Hoover was well liked by the Board of
Education, and at a meeting last week
they passed upon the resignation and
accepted it, He has accepted a position
which pays more money and which at the
same time gives him better opportunity
to advance. The resolution adopted by
the Board of Education follows:
Resolved, That the Board of Educa-
ton has received the resignation of our
T. A. Hoover, with regret,
but hereby accepts it, rendering him our
thanks for his faithful and efficient
of our schools and assur-
ing him that we accept his resignation
only because we are pleased to see him
enter a broader field and receive a higher
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
BURNED BY BLAZING TURPENTINE.

Allen Vinyard, of West Front Street.
North Milford, cut his left hand severely
ten days ago, and to remove the soarness
from the wound he poured turpentine
upon a piece of cotton and then bound
it over the cut. Soon after he wanted
to light his pipe for a smoke while walk
ing down the street. and in doing so to
prevent the wind from extinguishing
the match, he held the hand bound with
turpentine close to the blazing match,
and instantly the indamable turpentine
ignited and the hand resembled a torch.
Before the wrapping could be removed
the skin was burned from the inside of
all the fingers and the palm of the hand
almost roasted. Mr.. Vinyard suffered
agony for a time, and only after a
physician worked several times on the
burned member, was he able to get re-
lief He discharged his duty as a mem
Der of the petit jury Immediately fol-
lowing the accident
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
MILFORD WOMAN WAS
ELECTED VICE-REGENT

At the annual convention of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
held last week at Hotel du Pont, Will
mington, the election was held, with the
following result: Regent, Mrs. George
C. Hall, Wilmington Vice-Regent, Mrs.
George H. Hall, Milford Secretary,
Mrs. James H. Scott, Wilmington [;
Treasurer, Mrs. Eugene du Pont, Will
mington Historian, Miss Anna Cunning
ham. Smyrna Chaplain, Miss Sophie
NAPLES, Wilmington ; Genealogist. Mrs
Eleanor Fluke. Wyoming; Parliamen-
tartan, Mrs. E. H. Gilpin, Wilmington /;
Registrar, Mrs. S. NJ Donnell, Newark.
Miss Sophie NAPLES wsples was endors-
ed for vice -presideat-ge general. A very
delightful report ia which she regretted
that Delaware's unwritten history and
historic landmarks are not properly
preserved was read by Mrs. Eleanor
Fluke. Of Colonel Haslett Chapter,
Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
REAL ESTATE SALES.

Edward R. Meredith, has sold his pro-
perty, 204 Jefferenson Avenue South
Milford, to William V. Sipple. Jr.
Mrs. Roudebush has sold her hand
some residence, The Towers. " to Mrs.
A. B. De Almond. of Wilmington.
George Simpson has sold his residence
in Milford View, just south of the town
limits on Walnut Street, to Harry Van
Kirk, for 5000. He will take possession
at the end of this year.
The property at corner of Front and
Pearl Streets, South Milford, opposite
the Presbyterian Church and in tenure
of Z. j. Galloway as a residence. and
Short & Hall, as business office, was
sold by order of Orphans Court last Sat
urday afternoon at public sale in front
of the old Windsor Hotel. The pur-
chaser was 4. >. 4 il~.Tay for $500. 90.
1t was surprising to man. that the pro-
perty brought no more, as is in the
edge Of the business section.
The house and lot on Carlisle Lane, in
South Milford. belonging to the same
estate, was sold at the same time, and
it was finally knocked down to William
Ramsey. the Alderman of Milford for
$50. 90. The house is very much out of
repair and is rented to Daniel Douglass,
where two daughters were shot last
summer by a rum crazed negro. For
some reason no bids other then those
made by Alderman Ramsey could be
so the property really brought
the highest dollar possible to get for it;
the location is not desirable.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
DR.. TWITREYER DEAD.

The public schools in Wilmington, and
the entire school system of the State,
suffered a loss on Saturday last when Dr.
George W. Twitmeyer, foryears superin-
tendent of the Wilmington Schools died
il Philadelphia hospital from gan
creme. Dr. Twitmeyer has been leader
in educational enterprises for years past
and at the time of his death was presi-
dent of the State Board of Education
and a member of the commission ap-
pointed to erect Delaware College for
women which is to be affiliated with
Delaware College. DR.. Twitmeyer was
a m1q of sterling qualities, and his place
will be ha / tofill Funeral services were
held at Grac, NJ E. Church, Wilmington
of which he was a member, on Wednes-
day afternoon. le public schools of
Wilmington were CT )sed on Wednesday
out of respect for the deceased educator.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
A MISSIONARY Rally.

The Missionary Meeting at the First
Baptist Church on Wednesday. Febru-
airy 18th, was well attended by the church
people and very inspiring. A meeting
was held in the afternoon and at night.
The speakers were Miss Fighter of Will
mington. who was formerly missionary
in China Miss Hughes, a missionary
in Burmah. and Miss Ellis of Boston,
the secretary of The Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society. There was music
and remarks were made by Rev. w. r.
Mowbray of the Avenue NJ E. Church
and Pastor T. c. Davis. The Ladies
Mission Circle of this church will send
a large contribution to this work. Mrs.
Theodore Hall, the local president,
presided at the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
new PRINCIPAL NAMED
FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Beard of Education Of Milford on
Tuesday evening last elected Edgar d.
Varrey, Of Philadelphia, principal Of
the Milford Public Schools to succeed
Thomas A. Hoover, who recently re-
signed. Mr. Varney, who comes highly
recommended, will assume his new duties
on March 10th. While not having been
active for the past two years in teaching,
Mr.. Varney is well versed in educational
matters. he having had extensive ex-
perience in the schools in several of the
New England States. He is married
and has a family of children. He is
about fifty years of age. The members
of the Board of Education stated follow
ing the appointment that they had
never seen better recommendations from
any person than those presented by the
new principal. He is an uncle of Charles
E. Vaney, manager of the Milford Ice
Plant.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
OBITUARY.
MILLS.

David W. Mills died at his home in
Cedar Neck on Wednesday, February
18th, 1914, aged GA years 3 months and
IA Gays. of apoplexY. He was farmer
aJp widely known as a man of sterling
d y.lities honest, industrious and truth
Il . He was a lifelong Democrat and
a member Of the Cedar Neck Church,
where his funeral was preached on
Sunday last by the Rev. V. E. Hills. of
Selbyville and Rev. Taylor, of Lincoln.
His body was inferred in the church
cemetery by E. G. Reed, funeral direc-
tor. He leaves a widow, two daugh-
ter and four sons Mrs. G. Prettyman
Carey and Mrs. Winter c. Bennett of
Neck. NJ. Elwood Mills of
Cedar Neck, James, Ralph and Archi-
bald, who reside at home. Five sisters
and one brother, niece, nephews and
many cousins gathered to pay their last
tribute to their kinsman and fellow
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
LECTURE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.

The last entertainment of the series
being given by the members OF the Mil
ford Fire Department in order to raise
funds for the new Chemical Automo-
bile Truck, will be given in Armory
Hall Thursday evening next when DR..
Sears will give a humorous lecture. He
comes highly recommended and a large
audience should greet him. The FIRE
men are somewhat disappointed that
the citizens of the town have not at
tended the series any better than they
have, but are in hopes that Thursday
evening next the hall will be crowded.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
CLEANUP DAY At EVERY HOME.

During the next two months at least
seventy-five per cent of the housewives
of Delaware and other parts of the
world, will be absorbed in their annual
hOuse-cleaning. In the end. both house
and household will be the better for the
literal and figurative shaking up they
get. Even the husband and father feels
the glow of pride as he settles back into
his new sanitary and shining home. And
gazing on the sweetness and homelike
cleanliness wrought by his wife, he
wonders vaguely why the cleaning force
in his factory, Office building, or store,
or the street cleaning forces of the town
cannot take lessons from his eDinentlY
efficient wife. She could show them the
right way to run a cleaning force, to
clean up the town streets and public
places. The vague, unspoken thought
of the admiring husband has been ut
tered loudly and clearly all over the land
by sufferagists and their allied workers.
who state boldly that woman's sphere
of usefulness to the town, city, state and
nation, her natural knowledge of sani-
tatiOn, should not be confined between
the four walls of her home. The munich
pality and the state need them. and the
home will be the better when the town,
as we'll as the home, is kept clean. In
the Pictorial Review" for March he
the subject of Cleanup Day" is dis
cussed from a standpoint which is in
teresting reading to all who delight in
attractive homes and home ground sur
roundings, and it would be beneficial to
all to study this particular part of our
civic government.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
STATE COUNCIL OFFICERS.

The State Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
held in Wilmington, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: State
Councillor, George F. Lang, No. 5, Will
mington State Vice-Councilor. II. o.
Riggin, No. l9, Laurel State Secretary,
w. J. Moreland. No. 5, Wilmington I;
State Treasurer, Harvey Hoffecker. No.
%, Wilmington State Conductor, H. F.
Smith, No. Is, Newark State Warden,
George E. KINNEY, No. 33, Camden (;
Inside Sentinel. E. E. Hanna, No. 9,
Wilmington Outside Sentinel, William
Downs, No. II; State Chaplain, J. E.
Harris, No. "a, Delaware City.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
SHOULD CARRY LIGHTS At NIGHT.

THE idea to have the main roads light
ed at night is all right. but far more
desirable thing to have brought about,
is the requiring of every team on the
public highways to carry light where
it can be seen at a reasonable distance
v'bec4 driving at night. Several times
% = 3 been presented to the legis-
3 9 & SF4lch time there happened to
lighted member who was
its passage. Keep the
ore the people, they see
~ ore each year.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
SAFEGUARDING AGAINST FIRE.

The insurance underwriters have re-
Gently passed a resolution thatall public
buildings when lighted by electricity,
must have the wires enclosed in pipes
as an additional safeguard against short
circuits which might result in fires. To
meet this the State Armory Commission
is having Armory Hall in Milford re-
wired. and when completed the lighting
system will be equal to that of the best
known, and as safe as possible to make it.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
FIRST SLEIGHING OF SEASON.

Notwithstanding the heavy wind which
accompanied the snow of last Friday
and the fact that a result the snow was
piled in banks the sleighers were out
early Saturday morning Harry E.
Vinyard. tax collector of the Tenth
District of Kent County. was the first
person to bring out a sleigh this sea-
son. Where the wind had not made a
clean sweep of the earth the sleighing
was good This IS the first sleiging ex-
pereinced here for two seasons. The
hills were covered to a good depth and
the small boys made a merry all day
Saturday the hills being covered with
sleds. On Monday the heaviest snow Of
the season fell, and sleight were out in
good numbers.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
TRAVELLING LIBRARIES.

The State Library Commission has
recently placed travelling Libraries at the
following stations Broad Creek, store;
Hearn's Cross Roads. store George
tlwn, Maryels School Laurel, District
lO1 Laurel, District 176; Deakenville.
District 81; Georgetown. District "a
Oak Grove. District l09; Georgetown.
High School Frankford. Public ,hool
Kenton, Public School Leipsic. Public
School Rockland, Public School Wood
side, Public School.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
BASKETBALL GAME.

Capt. Cannon has announced that the
Company B basketball team will play
the strong Parkside Academy team, Of
Wilmington, on Monday evening next.
This team is very fast, and it is expect
ed that a fast game will result. The
game will probably between
the High School Girls and either Smyrna
or Salisbury. Following the games a
free dance will be held.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
COPIES OF GAME LAWS FREE.

Many persons have called and received
copies of the game laws of Delaware
which have just been printed and issu.
ed for 1914. We have a generous supply
of these booklets, and they are for
general distribution to all who desire TO
familiarize themselves with the laws.
Call and get one at the Chronicle office
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
HOUSTON POSTOFFICE ROBBERY,

Postoffice Inspector Plummer fast
week went to the postofice at Houston
which was broken into and robbed on
January, Goth, and after auditing the
ACCOUNTS of the pOstoffice learned that,
the value of the articles stolen ame,
ed to SS1. 80. Some of this was
and the rest in postage STAMP
pos tails cards. The amount of cashl
wa4 very small.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
POsTUFFICE FOR GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown, Delaware, is to have a
splendid new postofiice building in keep
ing with the material growth and fnan-
cial prosperity of the town and its en-
terprising people. Senator Saulsbury's
bill appropriating S10,00 for the pur-
chase of site for the proposed post
Office building has just been favorably
reported to the Senate and will un-
pass at an early day.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
HOPKINS DANIELS.

Miss Florence Daniels, a nurse at the
a oamGopattnle Hospital n s2 nv IN wilmington;
Milford, and Henry Lester Hopkins of
pany, were married on Saturday even
ing, February 2lst, 1914, at the groom's
residence. Rev. Frank F. Carpenter Of
They will reside at 327 Con-
Concord Avenue, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1914-02-27
MARRIED.


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Route No. l, of Milford, and Nellie NJ.
Collirs, of Seaford, were married on
Saturday evening, February 2lsU, 1914.
by Rev w. R. Mowbray. They will re-
side in Milford.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
FREAKS OF THE TIDE.
The Caldron Of the Spotted Seas ane
the Amazon River Bore.

70 the ordinary lay mind the tides
aiore orr coast are most pulling. He
knows, That the tides rise and fall
twice In twenty four hours and that
this depends in some mysterious way
unon Ire mgaH Eat If IN his travels
he secs q spot along the shore where
there is no tid@ he is at Il loss to ac-
count FOR It
To be exact, there is only one ocean
m the world here the tides follow the
moon With regularity, and this is the
great Antarctic basin. And the reason
is that there is the only place sweep
If water is 10 he found that is entirely
uninterrupted by land. The enormous
waves caused by the moons attrac-
ton course round the world south OF
Cane Horn and the Cape OF Good
Hope, with absolutely nothing to break
them. Here in our northern hemisphere
great masses Of land interrupt the
tidal waves and, combined with the
shalloWneSs Of the inland seas, cause
tho1n h perform antics which seem
most strange
Tie depth of the water has much to
do with the tidal irregularities. out in
the open ocean. where the tide Is
abnormal about 5000 fathoms-the
speed Of the waves is amazing. w hen
the dppth decreases to trc fathoms
the tide cannot travel more than tif-
tccu miles III honr In England, for
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
PATHWAY TO DISASTER.
CVeraonficence tiss Seen the Ruin OF
Many Good Man.


When tie sk.lful general wishes te
caFlu9e u fort he often ties to iind a
place that the garrison sure Of its
strength has left nnsuarded. So Wolff
planned. and SO quebec fell
Many Of those accidentally drowned
are good swimmers, afraid of nothing
in lie water
Many a trainer before great inter
cotleaiate football match, has said that
lis team would surely win-if Tho
ro4chc. could cure the players of over
condolences Overconfidcnce is the sure
foreruuncr of disaster.
Every hoy has seen some wTetchec
drunkard. with his hlcar eyes and bro
ken gait. his rags and filth shamelessly
and pitifuliy pleading for a few pen
mics with which to buy drink. NJ
one can look on that sight, common
rs il is. without a shudder. Yet there
was a time when every such pitiful be
in@ was free from the desire for drink.
For a time he took his glass in moder
alton, until suddenly a hidden inherit.
unce from some ancestor. hitherto I'm
suspected. awoke in him and drove
him hcadlong. No one knows whether
that faint is in his blood. Yet every
where men are saying, "Oh, I shall
never be a drunkard. l can take care
of myself
SO it was that good swimmers
thought as they swan to a point be
yond their strength. SO it was that
tine poor wretch thought in the days
when lie drank-before it was too late
Youths Companion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
CHANGE ~ METHOD
OF REPORTING tOliOA.
BY the Associated Press.

Washington. March 70. Director
/ William J. Harris. of rhp Bureau Of
the Censes, Department OF Com
morce. announces change in the
method of publishing the statistic
OF cotton.
The annual reports on the guam
tit} Of cotton einned have heretofore
included the quantity OF lnters oh
tanned by the of mills. Formerly
there was ONLY eomparatia ely
snail quantity Of iintars obtained
and they We're Of such a grade as
could be used TO some extent, for
the same purposes as were the lower
grades Of cotton Many Of The oil
mills have now Installed machinery
lor the closer deliutine of the seed.
This has resulted II a large increase
in the total quantity of linters pro-
duced each year and at the same
time. in lowering the average quail
ty of the fiber. 30 that now only a
small part if any, is used as a sub
stitute for lint cotton
It. therefore. appears advisable
not to include the quantity Of linters
in the total production OF cotton for
the crop and, accordingly, the totals
ia the report q lie issued ca March
20 will relate only 10 lint cotton and
will not iueIi;de liuters. InfGrma-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
puaiiistic Enqlish,

The teacher WAS instructing the class
in the rudiments of the English Ian
guagc,
John. she said. make sentence
using the word indisposition.'
John. who was evidently Of pugi-
Iistic turn Of mind. assumed an aggres-
sive pose aud announced:
when yous wants to fight you
stands in dis position. ~ outh's Com
pantoD
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
Music and Melody.

Music" says Leoncavallo, author Of
II pagliacci.' is melody and melody
alone Compositions live and become
immorta. because of their melody, and
they die for lack of It, The melody Of
Wagner and Strauss is 'obscured. but
the observation is a defect and not n
virtue Verdi is great because Of his
melody. and all musical greatness is
to be measured by its melody and by
nothing else"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
Scientific Discovery.

You know. Of course. that billions
II GERMS can gather on the sharp edge
~ razor
Il he-in 10 understand" said young
Mr. Forkins THE Idea of stropping
q razor e. to sHhdHe the germs by cor
perai punishment Washington Star
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13
A Man of Brains.

Il say, Reginald, I've forgotten my
cardcase.'
"Nevah mind. deah boy. I'll lend
you some Of mine"
iut--ah-the names would be differ
ent. doncherknow."
$50 they would. What head you
have got sy."-London Opinion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13

Regular meeting o. Cdd Fellow
tonight at 7.3o and all members are
urged to be present. Work III Iirst
degree.
O. &. BENNETT. \ G.
c. X. GIBSON. 2ectE.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-13

Wre 81. tfle'i many ee4ai man
bla - uefe Hiafie alan ges a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
WESLEYAN CUTS
SOUTHERN TRIP
MADE NECESSARY ny RuLrs OF
SCHOOL IN Absence PROM
STUDIES.
Two oams. WIN BE Played Win w
Va untversity IN may-sswanes
Dame 10 Cancelled.

Specisl Dispatch 20 tksAInteIligencer
hltkHANNON. Jan. 13-A slight
SHIFT m Wesleyan spring Baseball
schedule was announced here today NJ Z h
the practical closing % the games with
West Va ginia University 20 Dc PLAYED
lu Falrmont ana CiarksburE May sth
and 9TH. Wesleyan had expected 20
play twelve 90 fourteen games in the
south. but since IL was decided that
both games with the university should
De played away from Buckhannon IL
was necessary for two or three games
% De- cut rom the southern trip In or
der 20 measure up % faculty require
lege.
This f. to be regretted as two % the
games eiml1atei were with the uuiver-
sity o. the south or sewanee Al sew
anee. Tenn. Sewanee has the biEEes,
equation OF any team Ia the whole
south with IN. possible exception OF
vanderbilt and games with them were
very disirable.
A. now arrauzed wesleyan viii NEE,
Richmond College. y. e. A a. NJ 81.
North Carolina University. South Caro-
Ina University. University OF Georgia.
davidson College. Virginia Polytec hnic
ini ututc. and Marshall College. making
Ten sun games IN ali and comprising "A
trip OF near 2.000 miles Altogether y
=. jenkins. district PASSENGER agent OF
the southern Railway company, over
whose lines n good part OF the travelinr
VIII be done by the team. was IN town
today TO see Manager Staushury r..
latlNe TO the routing Of the team and
arrangements were completed for null.
man and such other service as will bs
necessary for the accommodation or TN
men and making the long jumps be
tween games
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-14
GETS NO MONEY
Laurs sohsnk Advertises This Fact 20
Pubho-The Motive Is Not


In another column ~ che Intelligence
to-day. Will be found 10 statement signed
by Mrs. Laura seheuk. saying that sire
has not received any money from John
%. Schenk since the divorce was granted
In the circuit court OF this county some
time ago The reason for making such
statement D. not known. but many
are %. the opinion that 80 &c. done 90
cause more uOfor'ety for herself az well
aa Nr. -chenk. who. &c ls reported. is
soon 90 he married 90 a prominent Young
woman Of this city
when the divorce was granted. the
court ruled that no nllwonv was 10 be-
granted. ana this 30 's thought should
have settled tlt question. but with tie
statement which appears to-day. the
Funlic might De led OBJ believe that sn.
geiying Fnre.
The case. which became famous
throughout tire country 1s VOL as BOZ
several countries over fhe pond. result
"a iu fre court laying that he De-.
UcEcd that AIRS -.HsnI had NOT taar
true 90 her husband. and that she rtd
attempted tO poison him ON tho te
grounds the divorce was granted 4rr
10 was thought that fHr case might be-
forgotten. until Tho statement as NOR.
TONED above. was made Yesterday