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Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
BOWERS.

After mOnhs of steady driving and
agitating the question of better
streets for the town of Bowers, the
writer has been notified that the town
has ordered shells with which to build
improved streets. The improvements
will start at the road completed by the
county last year and will continue
through the town. We are more than
glad to make this report, and know
that the public will be we'll pleased.
Walter Gibson, the salt hay broker
of this section, has orders for several
carloads of this valuable product. Mr..
Gibson annually disposes of large
quantities of this hay to both the peo-
pie of this section and others.
While cutting corn on the farm
which he purchased near Dover,
Thomas Emery, of near Bowers, had
his foot badly cut when the knife
glanced and cut his foot He was
confined to the house with the wound
and was unable to attend to his work
for several days.
One of our most respected colored |
women, the wife of James Shockley, |
died on Monday, November 1st, and |
was buried at Barratt's Chapel on |
" GQAGoQdg lul6. Woman
was highly respected in this commun-
lty. A husband and five children sur
vive her.
Mrs. Edward Kelley and Mrs. Leon
ard Kelley and son, who have been Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Kelley Of
Milford Neck, have returned home.
Edward Davidson spent the week
snd as the guest of his son Robert
Davidson, at Listons light near New
Castle.
Jack Wilcutts and his wife have re-
urned home after a visit in Philadel-I
'hia and Camden, N. ].
Mrs. Joseph Fredericks and son,
4awrence, also Mrs, Dave Humphries
4 Philadelphia, are visiting their par
nts, Captain and Mrs. Silas Fleming,
f Bowers.
Capt. Edward Davenport left for |
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
BRIDGEVILLE.

An enjoyable Halloween party was
given at the opera house here last
Friday evening" All persons present
at the party were masked, and all re-
ported an unusually good time. At
late hour refreshments were served.
Notwithstanding the fact that no
preparations for a large Halloween
celebration had been made at Bridge
vile, persons from the surrounding
country came here in large numbers
on Monday evening and the largest
celebration of the kind seen here in
years wos the result. The Bridgeville
band entertained the visitors with a
concert the entire evening Next year
elaborate preparations for a like en-
tertainment will probably be made.
After having been closed for re-
pairs to the plant for several weeks,
the Layton-Owens Manufacturing Co.
have again started operations.
Dorsey Fooks, who a short time ago
had his hand injured in a slat saw,
has secured a position in Greenwood
at the store of Charles Porter.
Herbert Ryan was a Harrington Wis
itor the first of the week.
Herbert Hill and DR.. L. M. Cahall
are bLJOgAuB SOAlc real bpOIb SuOOlluB
ducks in Maryland at the present
time.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. c. T. U. was held at the home of /
Mrs. Macklin about four miles from |
town on Tuesday evening. The next |
regular meeting will be held at the |
Union M. E. Church.
After the use of gutter plats in this |
town has proven to be so satisfactory
the Town Council of Bridgeville has
gotten in touch with property owners
and are giving those who are progress
5ive the refusal of having them laid
It small cost. The town does the
work and the property owners are on
y required to pay for the cement as
he crushed stone is already on the
Itreets. The work is in charge of B.
". Conoway.
]. H. Anderson and daughter, Rhoda
we're in Milford on Wednesday shop {
ing.
The Delaware Stock Farm track
1ill be the scene of some fine racing ]
ext Thursday afternoon when mat {
nee races are pulled off there. May {
Iird, owned by Myer, and June Bug, {
wned by Biggs & Peacock, will race
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

! Philadelphia on Monday to take com
mand of the tug Pennsylvania. He
viii be away all winter.
Miss Maggie Fleming is visiting
friends in Philadelphia
Miss Mary Biddle of Milford is Wis
lung her uncle, William S. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Miller and
whitney Vincent, of PHILADELPHIA.
were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Mil
lers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Vincent.
VIM. NJ. Short, who was injured a
rev weeks ago on his oyster boat. is
still confined to his home. He is com
PEELED to use crutches in getting
about
W. S. Davidson's cannery will fin
ish packing for the season this week.
only a few pears remaining to be can
ned.
The feud which has been in evi-
dence for some time among the bav
oystermen still continues at fever
heat and it is difficult to redict how
it will end.
Bowers Beach this year has one of
the best teachers in its public schools
that they have had since the school
has been located at this place. The
teacher in question is Miss Hazel
Turner, of Harrington, who took
charge on September 1st. She is not
only a good instructor, but a good
The extra, or protracted meetings
at Saxton's church, will in all prob
ability start on next Sunday evening
ST. PAUL.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
PAUL PRTS GLENDALE LETTER.

Saturday night was the first time that
Holloween had ever been celebrated to
any extent in Ellendale, and this mark
ed the beginning of large yearly cele-
1 bratiOn, The streets were packed with
people, many of them in costumes, all
sizes. ages and color. There was also a
parade headed by the colored band, in
which twenty gaily decorated automo-
biles, led by Esquire Ellegood as mar
shall, took part, with many marching in
all sorts of queer limitations. Every one
was gay and happy, and the ladies who
had charge of a summer in Jester Hall,
where every delicacy of the season was
served, went far beyond their expecta-
tions in the amount they took in. Es-
quire EllegOod, as master of ceremony,
performed his duties splendidly, and his
loud call of Get in line, boys" could be
heard at all times.
Now for Thanksgiving celebration
Who will start the ball rolling? Let us
not be outdone by our sister towns, who
always before have attracted large crowds
from Ellendale.
Loronzo Deputy, the youngest heir of
thr Jeremiah Deputy estate, recently
came to town to attend the settlement,
accompanied by his mother and the other
interested parties.
Mrs. Nealie Pettyjohn is rapidly re-
covering from a severe illness of typhoid |
fever, with which she has been confined |
to her home for several weeks.
Now that the town people are well |
supplied with automobiles, the dealers /
are turning their attention to the farmer.
DR.. William Deputy is the latest one to
acquire a new car, and is enjoying
new Dodge.
Clarence Millman, of Wilmington, is
an Glendale visitor, the guest of his
father and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hesselburg, of Frederica,
we're greeted by friends here in Ellen
dale on last Sunday.
In an interview with both managers of
the canning companies here, we learn
that their operations have been most sue
cessful this year, and both firms con-
template running next year. Their 1
prompt settlement with the farmers was I
70 in contrast with the way in which /
hey were treated last year, that the far
ners hope to see them another season. {
Coon hunting season is again here, s
nd the boys are enjoying many even I
ngs in this sport. On last Saturday a
light Cove Smith caught fine thirteen Z
ound fellow, that made delicious Sun
ay dinner. 10
The postofice authorities are now map Y
ig out new rural route south of town, a
nd soon two carriers will take out mail i
lstead of one. ~ 4
During the dry weather we have heard 4
several forest fires. On Sundaya FIRE c
estroyed fine young forest for Clar- p
ice Abbott. All day Tuesday a FIRE was b
ging some distance east of town, but o
} particulars were learned. oi
The primaries on Saturday at the sec "
ID election district Of the First Repre-
ntative District elected Thomas R. Il
ilson to succeed himself as the Demo- tn
attic committeeman. Apparently no th
terest was taken for the crowd was Sc
iail. Paul Pry. IS
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
HARBESON.

A large number of parents and their
families were present at the school build
ing last Wednesday evening to hear
Superintendent Hardesty and Prof. Har-
rington and to participate in the forma-
ton of a Parent Teachers Association.
A temporary organization was effected
and committee appointed to formulate
set of bylaws, which will be adopted
and permanent officers elected at the
next meeting. The Association has great
possibilities for accomplishing good, the
/ scope or field of its activities is practi-
cally unlimited und it is hoped that it
will be benefit and that each meeting
will be interesting as well as instructive
to all who attend County Farm Agent
Pelton, of Georgetown, will be present
one evening as soon as convenient, to
make an address on Agricultural matters.
c. R. Mcgee and family aud Miss
Katherine Rash, of Lewes, spent Sunday
with Alfred H. Mcgee and family.
1. H. Preston & Co., were here this
week and made final payment to the
farmers for the 1915 crop Of tomatoes.
Oscar Carpenter and family and S. ].
Warrington and family were visitors at
Edward Vaughn's in Cool Spriug on (
Sunday.
Miss Elsie Koeppel entertained in
honor of her thirteenth birthday, Misses
Myrtle and Mildred Veasey, Alberta
Talbot, Jessie Ennis and Elizabeth Dodd, |,
last Saturday.
Miss Marie Veasey, of Cool Spring,
spent Sunday with Blanche Dodd.
Mrs. Emma Lingo is spending a few :
days with her daughter, Mrs. B. B.
Ewing and family of Rehoboth Beach. :
Quite a large number of Harbeson peo-
pie took in the Halloween celebration
At Lewes on Monday evening.
David Coverdale and family of Lewes,
we're visitors at J. w. Hunters's on :
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Martin and
Charles A. Davidson and family were :
yuests of Mrs. Hester Virden on Sunday.
Mrs. Lydia J. Mcgee, of Wilmington,
vas Harbeson visitor this week
Mrs. Edward Martin and daughter, /:
diss Cora, were Milford visitors this 4
week.
Lineas Stevenson, who has been spend {:
ng sometime with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter 4
button, has returned to Philadelphia.
Miss Laura Jones spent the weekend :,
nth Philadelphia friends.
Mrs. Frank Coverdale and daughter y
,ere Lewes visitors this week. 3
Mrs. 7. P. Rust and children of Green
'ood, Del, and Lyman R. Porter, of z
altimore, Md, weekend visitors at the 3
ome of their mother, Mrs. Laura Porter. q
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

appreciate information regarding its
whereabouts.
+. Burton has had the double dwell
ling house at the extreme end of David
street repainted, which makes a decided
improvement in that part of town
Mrs. Mary A. Green, of Chester, is
visiting her daughters, Mrs. Alice Cover
dale and Mrs. Lena Lindale.
Albert Jester has returned from visit
to Wilmington.
Mrs. Alice Wix and daughter Thelma,
of Harrington, are visiting Stephen K.
Belts.
Miss Elizabeth Whiteley, of Baltimore,
Md, is visiting Mrs. John w. Townsend.
Mrs. Annie +. Lord is visiting her sou,
Rev. James Lord, of Red Bank, n, J.
Mrs. Raughley Slaughter and son have
returned from a visit to Wilmington.
Mrs. Joseph Flanagan, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
+. Stevenson.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

THE streets of Milford last Monday
evening were a sight to be witnessed
only on Halloween, or at some of the
festivals held in former times in the
South of Italy. Fancy costumes of as
many kinds as there were people, and
handsomely trimmed automobiles, as
well as gaily bedecked horses, with their
riders, followed the bands of music as
the parade passed over the main streets
of the town. The Milford Firemen were
the prime movers in the celebration, and
that of course tells the story of its sue
cess.
Red, green and other colored fires
burned along the route, lending specta-
cular effect to the parade as well as the
streets. The main thoroughfare, Walnut
street, was a solid mass of humanity for
several squares, and the automobiles
parked in the plaza in front of the Pres
byterian Church in four long rows, across
the street, in the centre and along each
side of the square, numbered 98 machines
by actual count of the President of Town
Council.
Everybody from the country for miles |
around came to Milford on Monday even
ing, and the neighboring towns sent
large delegations in automobiles, to see
tie pagent Of sport. There was splendid |
order; no rough or annoying pranks,
just happy crowd out for a good time
in peaceable manner. The only dis
turbauce was a few negroes from neigh
boring towns and the country, who
thought they could only celebrate by
drinking whiskey, and they had ample
time to repent and realize that the people
Of Milford will not stand for actions of !
that kind, when they got out Of jail on
Tuesday morning, and paid the fine inn
posed by the alderman. i
Halloween has grown to be feature a
If the peoples pleasure in Milford, that
will continue to grow in popular favor, o
md it has suppianted the disorderly con-
iuct aud malicious mischief which pre- e
allied before the effort to have only sane : :
nd pleasurable celebrations Of the per-
ID. The people want to be amused, and o.
be Halloween celebrations as staged in $.
be town Of Milford, forms pleasurable :, y
leans for all the people to relax for an d
Yening Of beneficial pleasure. 81
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
FREDERICA.

The illustrated lecture, "The Passion
Play" given here last week BY Mr..
Weber, was attended by a large audience.
Every seat was filled, and many were
obliged to stand. Excellent order pre-
vailed, and the lecture was given re-
weren't attention throughout the evening.
The Ladies Aid Society will be enter
tanned this Friday evening at the home
of Mrs. Henry w. Hargadine. It is the
regular monthly business meeting and
social, and the members are requested to
be present.
The Halloween celebration wrs a great
success. FELTON,, Bowers and Magnolia
responded 10 the invitation to participate
and helped to make a very attractive
parade. Harry Patterson, in his G. A.
r. costume, led the parade. The Fred
erica Band enlivened the scene with
spirited music and were followed by the
horeback riders in fancy dress. The
were all exceptionally well
decorated. and it would be difficult to
decide which looked the best. All sorts
Of vehicles were in gala trimmings laden
with little folks who were enjoying the
affair to their hearts content. The even
ing was given up to innocent merry.
making, and excellent order prevailed
not a single accident. or disturbance oc-
curing. The streets were lined with peo!
pie along the business section. The
iomes were decorated with pumpkins.
,wls, witches and jack lanterns and
,ther symbols of Halloween. Next year
will probably see a larger demonstration.
John Warren, colored, is be1noaning.
be loss of his hog. Last Wednesday he,
urned It out Of the pen to run about and
be hog strayed away and has not been.
cen, since. 1t is black, weighs about
so pounds and has no tail. John would
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

WITH the Joint Sessions of the Annual
Teachers Institute to meet in Armory
Hall, in Milford, next Tuesday and there
after for four days, there will be a gath
ering of more thau four hundred of the
public school teachers of Delaware with
us during that period. The committee
of arrangements have located homes for
all teachers who responded to their let
tiers of invitation, and it is now certain
that the sessions will be of the highest
and most instructive character. These
institutes are held by provision of the
laws made to secure better teachers, and
to maintain the public schools at the
highest standard possible. For many
years the teachers have found congen-
ial atmosphere i'll and about Milford, and
they have been benefited by coming
here for the annual session; but it is not
the teachers alone that have received
benefit from the teachers institutes, for
the people of Milford and vicinity have
attended the sessions daily, and from |
the instructors who have lectured upon
the improved methods of public school |
education, they have gained ideas which |
have been put into practice in the town
as well as in the rural schools. Every
local school commissioner should attend
the day sessions of the institute, they
will learn as much or more than the
themselves; at least, they would
be able to apply the instructions effect
lively.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

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Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

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Reading Notices 10 Cents Per Line.
Transient Advertisements so cents per
inch first insertion. Subsequent inser-
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Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

Tor the championship of Delaware on
that day. In the 2. 20 trot class, Lee
man, Bedelia, Mystic Bird and Zone
dia have been entered. The 20 pace
Ed BALI, Red Bird and Billiken Chimes
have been entered. In the 2.22 pace
Lady Barnett, Mocking Bird Hero and
Billy Ware entered.
The building boom which struck
Bridgeville recently is coming to a
close with the completion of the Del
aware Railroad pumping station Can
mons brick garage and II. J. Ander-
sons grocery and department store,
all Of which will be completed next
week.
Harry Hitch, while unloading a
large casting for the new heating sys-
TEN for the NJ. E. parsonage, slipped
and fell, narrowly escaping injury.
The casting rolled down the cellar and
was demolished
Deeds, mortgages, bonds, notes.
double or single, probate blanks, sale
bills and other legal blanks can be
had at the barber shop of Luther Cal
houn, in Bridgeville Mr.. Calhoun is
the agent in Bridgeville for the Mil
ford Chronicle Publishing Co., and
will receive advertisements or orders
for job printing.
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

Entered at the Post Office. in Milford
Delaware. as second-class matter
Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05

THEO. TOWNSEND. President
THOS. c. REYNOLDS, Vice-President
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FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

observer" in Shreveport Caucasian:
Every municipality that can not subsist
without liquor license should be surrender
ed to the ''bats and owls.''
Lake Charles American Press: Hon.
Amos Ponder, former attorney for the
Game Commission, says that he is not a
candidate for governor-not yet. Whatever
tryin' to do, Amos; kid somebody?
Assumption Pioneer: There will be quite
a number of farmers from the Northern
States coming here the early part of next
month. 1t seems that the winters in the
middle Western States are getting colder
every year, and the farmers are anxious to
come to country that has so much to offer
as Louisiana has.
Assumption Pioneer: The jitney service
between Napoleonville and Donaldsonville
is getting to be paying thing. We always
knew that the Lafourche country was the
best place in the world for the operation OF
an electric railway. There is no other
section in the Union where so many farms
are touching one another for distance OF
miles 100 on both banks, as is the case in
the Bayou Lafourche valley.
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FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

Secretary of State Alvin Edward Her
bert, after an illness of three weeks, died
last Tuesday in New Orleans. He was
born in Iberville Parish, January 5, 1878.
Mrs. Andrew Gingry, Sr., eighty-four
years of age, died at Donaldsonville on
the 3d. Her husband was killed during
the Civil War while standing on the rear
gallery of the house in which his wife
breathed her last.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, Tuesday $:
While New York is complaining of the
scarcity of vessels clearing from that port,
New Orleans at present is enjoying such a
shipping boom as never was known in the
history of the city. The February report
of arrivals and clearances from New Or
leans established new record for that
month, while Monday proved the banner
day in the history of the port in the num-
Der of vessels filing entry papers at the
customhouse. The total number Of ocean,
going vessels entering being seventeen.
Both imports and exports were exception
ally large, one vessel departing with cargo
valued at approximately 100000.
Jeremiah Lyons, Sr., died on the Sd in
slant in New Orleans. He was born Au-
gust 8, 1888, in County Cork, Ireland, and
came to this country when a.child. When
the South called for defenders, he proved
himself gallant soldier from Bull Run to
Gettysburg. He was private in Crescent
Blues Company. He also distinguished
himself in the uprising against Kellogg
and his thieving Carpet Bag Administers
ton, September IA, 1874. Hewas the old
est active retail grocer in New Orleans, and
up to the hour of his illness he was found
attending to his duties with the zeal and
ambition of much younger man. GAS a
member of the Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Soldiers Home Mr.. Lyons
was noted for his devotion to the welfare
and comfort of the Confederate veterans
says the Times-Picayune. "He never went
to the Home empty handed. and on several
occasions, when other members of the
board thought it advisable to get rid of one
of the old men, Mr.. Lyons was always or
the 'merciful side,' and would refuse tc
consent to this action.'
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All of the above certificates are of the
denomination of $500 each.
That each of said certificates shall be
payable to bearer and signed by the
Mayor and Superintendent of Accounts
and Finance of the City of Shreveport,
and by the President and Secretary of
the Police Jury of the Parish of Bossier,
Louisiana, and shall be issued for and
on behalf of the said City of Shreveport
and Parish of Bossier, jointly, and for
their joint use in providing funds for
paying the balance due of the cost of
constructing said bridge as aforesaid.
Be it further ordained, That the pay
ment of said certificates as herein issued,
together with interest thereon, shall be
secured by all of the terms and provi-
sions of said ordinance of November Il,
1912, and all of the rights and privileges
conferred by said ordinance of November
IL, 1912, shall be and the same are here
by conferred on the holder of any or
either of the certificates of Indebtedness
herein authorized, and the holder of said
certificates, or any of them, shall have
all OF the rights and privileges as to the
tolls arising from the operation of said
bridge, as are conferred by said ordi-
nance of November IL, 1912, and the is
suance OF the said certificates herein in
the said sum of Six Thousand Dollars
shall be taken and intended as supple
mentary to those authorized to be issued
by said ordinance of November IL, 1912,
and shall have and enjoy concurrent
rights and privileges with any or either
OF the said certificates of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars, heretofore issued
under said ordinance by the said Parish
OF Bossier and the City of Shreveport,
-'' &c. LOGAN, President
Police Jury of Bossier Parish.
Attest:
R. B. HILL, Secretary.
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Sherif's Sale.

T. b. Simpson versus Louisiana Land and Immi-
grafton Company. No. 6133. In Second Dis
trict Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
PY virtue of writ Of seizure and sale,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door OF the Court House, in the town OF
Benton. La, on Saturday, April 8, 1915,
the following described property, to-wit:
The west half of northwest quarter
and southeast quarter of northwest
quarter of section 20, township 10 north,
range IL west, situated in Bossier Par
ish, Louisiana, and containing 123 acres,
more or less.
Terms of Sale Cash, without the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and sat-
isfy the sum of 1929, with s per cent
per annum interest thereon from De-
cember %, 1913, and all costs Of suit, in
GLIDING 10 per cent on said sum and in
terest as attorneys fees.
j. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Feb. 25, 1915. apr1