Milford chronicle., 1915-10-08
FIPENEN REALIZE GOOD
sum FOR TRUCK FUND

rbo members of the Milford Fire
ar+n,ent have been receiving con-
gi;Spprable praise from all sources for
sn oaicient manner in which they
In5Ied .n their first Firemen's Carnival
na.'k i1n. week AS the Chronicle went to
Isss nross last Thursday afternoon the
sIost narade ever seen in Milford was
IN progress. The AUTOMOBILES we're
locorated in a manner which would
oonnare favorably with 'nosC Of the
.gnIaI narades in Asbury Park and
a.,,or niaCes. and the crowd which
Us, u;tnassed the afternoon parade was
lorge Charles NJ. Hammond receiver
bo first priZe for the best decorated
antomobile. while DR.. Willard Pierce
asme in foc m:cu favorable cJc.Ment
tor the mann.' in wLich his ear was
5soorated. Every car in line was
handsomely trimmed.
Tbe evening parade was even more
ooborate than that of the afternoon
and fully ten thousand people witness
al if The crowd was by far the larg-
ost ever in Milford to witness any
syapt of this character The parade
was headed by the members of the
,Flford Fire Department, who were
carving bunting, while in the centre
was the Overland automobile which
Was raffled off. Following them came
the Lewes, Harrington and Dover fire
mon Dover and Lewes had their au-
tomobile fire fighting apparatus in
The Dover boys, especially, made a
fine showing and added much to the
apDearance of the parade. They came
in full uniform and were accompanied
nv a band of good size. The Dover
section alone extended almost one
SQUARE in length. The manner in
which Dover, Lewes and Harrington
responded to the invitation was very
gratifying to not only the firemen OF
Milford, but the citizens generally.
EXPRESSIONS were heard from Milford
citizens that the feeling between the
towns in lower Delaware is rapidly
becoming better and that the towns
are getting in closer relation to each
other. For this reason alone the
Home Coming" weeks are of great
benefit.
Following the various fire cOmpan-
les came the automobiles and many |
business floats, all of which made fine |
shOwings. The float of the WOmen's |
Christian Temperance Union was ex-
CeptiOnally fine A large water wag- |
On had been secured on which num-
Der of young ladies, dressed in white,
were standing. Along side of the |
wagon marched young ladies wearing |
steamers bearing the names of the
various states which are dry. At the
rear Of the wagon was a ladder above |
which VS. the sign will He Make II"
This relcrred to Uncle Sam" who
was striving hard to get to the top of
the ladder, Dut who kept tumbling of.
Other appropriate floats were in line.
The Thursday evening festivities
were the largest of the week and the
fire laddies reaped golden harvests.
The severe rain and wind storm on
Friday interfered with that evenings
program as a result of which the
Masquerade on the Midway was call
ed Off The members of the company
however, got busy, and held the bal
ance Of the carnival in the Armory,
for the evening, and realized a good
sum Of money. On Saturday evening
the people completely packed the Mid
way and Carnival grounds and the
hFemen sold almost all of the saleable
merchandise which they had left.
Following the closing of the Mid
way the judges for the automobile
Ialile held the drawing for the auto
mobile. General George H. Hall, G..
thompson Reed, of the Milford Trust
company, and John c. Truitt, of the
fTst National Bank, conducted the
ulaWmg, the winning tickets being
pulled from the chun in which they
aad been mixed by Mrs. Thadeus
windsor and Miss Ruth Windsor. The
overland touring car went to F. H.
Dlckerson, of Philadelphia, and the
lucky ticket was sold to him at Sails
uufy by William A. Webb. The ticket
was No. 26 of Series No. 80. The sec
Sli Vla prize, Victrola, was won by Jas.
NOiah' OF Wilmington, an oil salesman ]
Sau 1 was sold to him also by Mr.. Webb. /
iIe thlrd prize, a gold watch, was
@Aeh by Charles ROux, one of Mil |
IOIa merchants. ,
me nremen are more than pleased |
q, d 'ne manner in which they were aid
~ ~ ana supported by the public in ,
.lelr frst attempt to raise funds, and ,
a lull report of the affair will be
sven sn as soon as they have received i
~ Tn ol the outstanding bills. Charles c
pp.alney, p.- the president of the Milford 5
rne my. company, has been rOundly
Praised by the members of his COM
ssl psay ior his interest in pushing the
pl paaH to its great success, and Mr..
.ry aaIney is highly praising each and
o.ely member of the company for the q
efforts they made in the /
same direction. t
.ll' DlckersOn, the winner of the
a-'oin .e'''l mobile, came to Milford Monday n
,.eulng ,.eg OF this week and claimed his
5oi 15Uperty He entertained the fremen d
Sa -a' evening and through them sold
-e .-eo ear to Mrs. Minnie Heisler for
.,Vy.VV y Dickerson then donated $50 ;
y ~ ue Fire Truck Fund. He owns y
1b3.4 gG automobiles in addition to the one
'ulch he won here.