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Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22

The election held in New Jersey on
Tuesday last was a severe disappoint-
ment to those favorable to Woman
Suffrage, as the majority against the
entranchisement of women was de-
feated by an overwhelming majority
of about fifty thousand votes. 1t is
interesting to know, that the heaviest
majorities, and majorities against the
women, were in that part of New Jer-
sey where the brewery interests, and
the saloon interests are strongest The
question of woman suffrage should
come from the Federal government,
although President Wilson takes the
opposite view of the matter, and be-
lieyes that it is a matter for the state
to settle. However, that is his opin-
ion, and unfortunately, at present, he |
is in position where he can have
serious bearing on the question. The |
women made a splendid fight in New
Jersey against overwhelming odds,and
under the laws of that State the qres.
tion cannot again be submitted to the
people until seven years have elapsed.
Better luck next time may be in store
for them.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22

The Dover Index editor says that he
has been waiting expectantly for good
news of wonderful improvement in
Sussex County government under the
reform laws passed at the session of
the last legislature, regulating taxa
tion, county government, roads, etc. ),
and that he still hears of wastefulness
and bankrupt conditions. Well, what
more can we expect from the editor
of the Dover Index? He is either too
lazy to read the laws as passed, and
so inform himself of their powers and
when they go into effect, or else he is
too narrow in his political groove and
desires to falsify the true conditions.
so as to create wrong impressions of
the laws and when they are effective.
The tax law is working fine in Sus-
sex county. Better than the laws of
Kent are doing. The Board of Assess
ment is working out an entirely new |
system Of assessments for Sussex !
County which will not go into effect
until 1916. The old levy court was
continued in existence until January
1917, or until the people can elect the
.hree commissioners who will succeed
t. This fact the Index editor does not
Inow, or deliberately ignores and at
empts to lay the sins of the old levy
ourt with its monumental failures in
government because of the system, at a
he door of the new law, which will
ot go into effect for more than a year I
ence. 1t is a pity that the new era !
ould not have been made to go into d
fleet for the entire state at January Il
1917 for all the counties. The In
ex editor represents part of the old a
ystem, which the present day meth d
1s are supplanting, and he dies hard +
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
FELTON,.

On the evening of October g a yer,
quiet wedding took place at the home O.
the bride, in FELTON,, when Miss Mabel
BLOW, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ.
L. BLOW, became the bride of Charles
Roland, OF near Viola. Report says the
ceremony was performed by a Christian
Scientist from Philadelphia.
The wedding of two of our Delaware
folks took place at Greensboro, Md, on
October 9, 1915, when Rev. H. T. Ouigg
Iarried Howard Cooper, of near Hoi-
! landsville, and Miss Mary Minner, of near
FELTON,. The bride is the Youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel H. Minner.
After January l, 1916. they will reside on
Mr.. Minner' home fam, near Manship' S
Church.
Our fruit and potato buyers are still
very busy with the sweets and Keiffer
pears. The FELTON, cannery commenced
on the 18th to can Keiffer pears; they had
1000 baskets on hand and they will
continue to pack as long as they have
cans and can procure the fruit.
Ihe Parent Teacher Association will be
held in the FELTON, school building on
next Friday, October g. Among the
speakers will be the commissioner of
education DR.. Wagner. Every one inter
ested Ill the cause of education i'll FELTON,
and the surrounding country is requested
TO be present. By request of Prof. T. |
Walter Pyle.
. John d. Eaton has had fine steam |
heating plant installed in his storehouse (
and dwelling, at the southeast corner of
Nam and Water streets, in FELTON,.
Harry Pennell, young man whose
home was in FELTON,, Del, died at the
Delaware Hospital Monday afternoon.
October weddings are all the rage" in
central Delaware as evidenced by the
marriage licenses secured and the we'd
llngs announced to occur. Prof. Ever
ut ). Pettyjohn, of Ellendale, teacher of ]
he Commercial Department of the Will
nlngton Conference Academy of Dover {
md Miss Ellen c. Schabinger, of FELTON,. {
we're married on Thursday, October 18th, t
9lo, at the home of the BRIDES parents,
Rev. II. G. Budd, principal of the Viii /
lington Conference Academy, officiated +
t the marriage.
Paul Layfield has been the guest of his
arents, Rev. and Mrs. Layfeld, at Hur- q
)ck, Md. b
Mrs. Peter Warren and children spent t,
aturday with her sister, Mrs. Nina Sip p
le, at Woodside. Il
Robert Atkins, of Chester, Pa, was
nth FELTON, friends last week. is
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carson and daugh- il
r Elizabeth were guests of Mrs. Raw al
ond Alexander, at Milford, on Sunday.
Miss Alice Sharp was the guest of Miss al
irginia Warren on Sunday. ca
Clarence Bradley, one of Felton's well IL
lown young men, left FELTON, on Mon R
ly Tor Philadelphia, where he will take tu
position. &c
Our FELTON, cannery is now working full ae
ne canning pears. They will have
ork for quite a while. W
Julius Carson, who has been OH the sick da
t, IS now able to be out and around of
ain. if
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
LAUREL.

The Parent Teacher Association met
last week in the High School building
at which time the following program
was rendered.
Song-'Delaware -
Prayer-Rev. G. C. Williams.
Life of Whitcomb Riley"-Anna
Recitation-"The Bee Bag" (Rileyl
Hannah Richardson.
Recitation-"Our Hired Girl" (Ril-
ey) Eva Allen.
Recitation-"Old Swimming Hole. "
(Riley) Louise Elliott.
Piano Duet-Pauline Hearn and
Marie Locates.
Address-State Commissioner of Ed
ucation, Charles A. Wagner.
The work of remodeling the shelter
on the southbound side of the railroad
tracks has been completed but the
shelter was not enclosed, as was ex-
pected, and no heat has yet been in
stalled.
Stephen E. Warren, Grand Patri-
arch of Delaware, I. o. o. F., will
visit Sussex Encampment No. 4, on
Thursday evening, October 2S. This
VIII be Mr.. Warren's first official visit
here and members of the lodge are
making extensive arrangements for
his entertainment.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
MaCkinaWS for Bows

is swollen so badly as to make it painful
to the animal to get around.
Mrs. Ida Fox continues to improve
from her recent illness.
captain George Mcgee contractor for
| constructing concrete culvert across tbe
Old Betts" mill stream fell through a
broken plank laid for crossing, on Mon
day, and slightly hurt his RIGHT brest
The trouble is but temporary.
George w. Atkins travelling salesman
Tor the Milton Shirt and Overall Co.
came home last week seriously i'll. His
condition is critical, with Brights disease
Almira R., the two year old daugbter
of Captain and Mrs. G. A. Goodwin is
quite i'll.
The squirrel season has closed. The
largest number shot by two individuals
that we have heard from, is John Dean
OF Broadkiln, 50; and Lawrence Crouch
OF Milton, Al. Both of these sportsmen
are good SLOTS. '-'-- -
The Lyceum Theatrical Troupe will !
begin its entertainments in School Audi !
torium on Thursday, continuing until
Saturday. ~ 81
Nelson Peck has entirely recovered !
from a recent attact of typhoid and is
able to be on the street attending to bus-
mess. - Jus
Sallie Atkins, relict of the late Prof
Peter Page Atkins, died on MONDAY at
the home of her daughter Mrs Tnii1s
Primrose on Cedar street, PhiladeInhia.
aged oo years, The remains were brorgbt
to Milton on Wednesday, and inferred in
NJ. +. Cemetery, the Rev. Zachary Web (
sster officiating, at the grave. Deceased
leaVes four sons, Ira, of Boston: Edward
Frank p and John of Philadelphia:
also two daughters Mrs Albert Pretty.
man, OF Baltimore; and Mrs. Tulirs
Primrose, of Philadelphia.
arthur K. Collins. son of Harris 6
-oIllns, died at their home in Milton II
tuesday,, October 9th, 1915, aged sin
months and ten DAYS.
James ?. Davidson, son of Samuel
davidson, died at his home in South
llIton, on Thursday, October 18th. 1915.
ged ~ years 10 months and Is davs
ie leaves widow and two sons. one Of
2nom ii Is Captain Andrew Davidson of
'''@'H u
William H. Pettyjohn, a highly re-
I 2eGleu colored man, died at the home M
IN! ms son, Kew Robert Wright, in
luton' on friday, October 18th, 1915.
,eneIaI deDlhty was the cause of his
cath, and his funeral was held on Mon.
ay at Ellendale. Interment was made
cemetery at Lincoln CITY. He leaves n
ght sons and two daughters. SamneI
iison was the funeral director for each
the funerals. e''0H
Mrs: Rhoda K. Smith, widow of the
te William H. Smith. died at the home
her daughter, Mrs Charles Lofland
1ith' y IN Nanticoke on October 10Th
10 aged 70 years, 3 months and IS
y,s. Funeral was held on Thursdav
"a interment at Wesley Cemetery. near
u"Oou' DAG,
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
MILTON NEWS.

An afternoon musicale was given BY
Mrs. w. w. Conwell at her home north
of Milton, on Saturday, October 16, fol
) the benefit of the new piano purchased
recently by the New Century Club. The
program consisted of piano duets, mono
logues, songs, parlor sketch, and instru-
mental music; about fifty we're present.
William McIlvane and wife of Camden
N. j., are the guests of Mrs. Annie In
gram on Federal street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Goodwin has received
a letter from Winslow & Co., Portland
Maine, owners and managers, informing
her that the firm received a cable on the
morning of the llth, stating that her
/ husband, with the schooner Addie NJ.
i Lawrence had arrived that morning at
Lisbon, Portugal. Captain Goodwin
cleared from Norfolk, Va, on September
5th, and sailed from Hampton Roads on
September 7, for Lisbon, in the Schooner
Addie NJ. Lawrence, six masted, with
cargo of 500 tons of coal, and has made
the remarkable time for a sailing vessel.
in 35 days. Mrs. Goodwin was overcome
with joy at receiving this news. as she
had become downcast at certain talk that
Captain George E. Mcgee had made over
town, stating that Captain Goodwin
would never take that vessel across the /
ocean. The sequel has shown that Win /
slow & Co., when they wanted a man.
knew where to look for him.
4, White & Tingle clothes cleaners, and
general rehabilitators of soiled garments.
have opened up at the corner of Front
and Chestnut streets; in close proximity
to the Milton Times Office and in a stone
throw of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Lodge
room. The firm is not incorporated but
to be limited.
The balmy weather of the last few
iays-well it's impossible to please all.
Now the discontents say Crouch has a ,
blooming fire, when in the past cold :
lays he had none. We think this is easy .
explained: Mr.. Crouch keeps a hot fire
hese days to keep loafers away; similarly. r
ie keeps poor fires on cold days to keep \
oafers out There are times when peo-
lie don't understand.
The Fidelity Trust and Saving Bank
,o's vault arrived last week, and is y,
ute an ornament to the interior of the
uilding, beside the utility it is expected
D do in caring for the dollars of its de- p
ositors. The institution is coming to :,
he front. N
ID. A. c." is another grandpap. It =
Mrs. Laura Pepper again, who is forg- u
lg to the front. It's boy, and mother ~
nd child are doing we'll. II
James 7. Davidson died on Tuesday STIl
tier an illness of several months, of "
nicer. Funeral services were held at oi
lie M. +. Church on Sunday by the :.
evs. Webster and Holland, and sepul- Ia q
re made in the NJ f. Cemetery. De- OF
ased was 20 years, and 10 months of %
5e. -
The power house for the Milton Water ua
orks System was commenced on Mon an Gl
y, and from the quantity and quality vi
the corps of workmen engaged on it,
will not take long to complete the
'rk. The other work is completed as
r as can be done until connection is
lde with the tank. 1t will soon all be
mpleted, however. It is a pity we n.
mot get an Electric Light Plant, or a -
nnection with some town that has one. toi
One of Reuben Harringtons three 23i
rses tired on beef bone and the foot are
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
HOUSTON.

Sweet potato talk is the talk of the
hour. The buyer is talking always
about the big crop. He talks of the
wonderful yield in Jersey, Virginia,
etc. He shows the farmers so plain
ly that eighteen or twenty cents per
| basket is a fine price under the cir
cumstances, and he succeeds only too
well every year in making a certain
portion of the farmers believe them
selves lucky to sell for such prices.
If those farmers who dispose of
their crops at such prices would take
the time to do a little figuring, they
would grow other products than the
sweet potatoes, rather than sell for
such prices; corn for instanse. Some
of them declare the figure but one
finds the figuring to be all on the
phosphate. He doesn't figure twelve
and one half cents per hour for his
wife and daughter, while they helped
to bed the potatoes and pull the
plants. Yet he couldn't have hired it
done for less money. He forgot to
figure one dollar and twenty-five cents |
per day for his boys, while they work |
ed cultivating and harvesting the .
crop. Yet that is the price he must
pay the ordinary workman, with board
included. How about your own time
my farmer friend? You couldn't hire
a man to put the brains into the crop
that you do for less than three and a
half dollars per day. We have said
nothing of team and machinery; but
next time you do any figuring on the
potato crop be honest with yourself I
IND family, and you will not allow any
)uyer to handle your crop at the
lbove named prices. You will think
more about grain and stock; build t
silO, perhaps. /
Word comes from Preston. Md, of
he death of the infant daughter Of Y
Ir. and Mrs. Wilbur Jump. Little
lary was aged three months and fif- /
cen days. The bereaved parents d
ave the deepest sympathy OF their a
lany friends here.
Mrs. Rachael Greenly is out of town. L
Mrs. Counselman entertained sew
al guests last week. Hostess and :.
tests were entertained by Mr.. and =
rs. julius Braeme on Sunday. q
Mrs. Caulk, former State president
the W. C. T. U., addressed the
Ouston Union on Tuesday afternoon
last week. Mrs. Cordray of Farm
gton was also present. W
Mrs. Sarah Jump is with her son at II
eston. 29
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22

THE Grand Jury of Sussex County states
that the greater part of its work was
caused by the abuse of liquor or the at
tempt to break the laws as a result of the
liquor traffic. Every word is true of
course, and it will be equally true of the
cases before the Grand Jury of Kent
County as well While this is an impor-
tant item in the criminal courts of Sussex
County, yet there is another item in the
list of court business which the Grand
Jury has held up to the people for their
information and for them to take steps
to remedy the trouble. We refer to the
abuse of girlhood, and the attempt to
cover the licensious acts by marriage
This we are glad to see has attracted the
attention of the people, and its needs must
be curbed by stringent punishment of the
culprits. The Grand Jury in Sussex
County calls attention to the practice
more or less general in all parts of this
and other states, of permitting young
girls to be on the streets late at night un- |
by parents or relative, and |
expresses belief that this practice is large
ly responsible for much of the trouble.
The conditions are no worse III Delaware
than they are in other states, but that is
no reason why we should not make a real
Effort to lessen the ruin which follows
allure to care for the girls, and see that
hey are safeguarded against associating
With boys or young men of such low
moral character as those who would work
heir moral, social and physical ruin.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22

OVER the Mispilion River in Milford
is a bridge which has already caused
damage to several wagons and automo-
biles, and this week, came near causing
the death OF a citizen who was driving
his machine. Twenty years ago the old
bridge across the Mispillion River at
Walnut street in Milford, caused the
death of Mr.. Wilbur by his team collid-
ing with an obstruction in the centre of
that bridge, and the one now over the
stream at the Draper & Hirsch cannery,
will soon take its toll of life, unless the
counties heed the warnings which are
coming more and more frequently as
travel over the bridge increases. Last
Monday a gentleman who has recently
recovered from a serious illness was
driving his automobile, and in attempt
ing to cross the bridge, he was unablein
his weakened condition to control the !
car, and so collides with the central Cir
der which extends above the bridge for |
eighteen or more inches. His car was |
the Emergency Hospital for treatment.
The designer of the bridge intended that
the flooring of the structure should be
laid on top of the girder, but when it
was put in, the county permitted the
contractor to swing the flooring" " by l
iron rods from the girders, so as to save ;
fill i'll the approaches, which accounts for
the central obstruction. When Mr..
Kenner of Dover, was the County Engin-
eer. he arranged with the engineers from
Sussex County, to have the girder low q
cred a few inches, and the roadway
raised too meet it; but he resigned his
position and went elsewhere before the q
work was accomplished, and so it ended
Now in behalf of human life. we ask and t
demand of the authorities of both Kent \
and Sussex Counties, to Immediately re- :,
move this danger to human life and h
The County Engineers Of each N
Of the two counties have responsibility
n the matter, and should an accident
ollow by their failure to take action .,
his warning will be a very good piece of M
estrmony in a cival action against them
s individuals. We ask the president of OF
he two Levy Courts to heed this warn Ie Il'
ig at once, and especially ask the En- in IN,
ineers, Mr.. Gum and Mr.. Scott, to give
attention. Pr
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
MILFORD NECK.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Milford
Neck will meet with Mrs. Ella Webb
tomorrow 10 evening, Saturday, October
zord' Ladies not now active members
are especially invited to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22
LAWS DISTRICT.

The Ladies Aid Of Laws NJ. L. Church
will meet at the home OF Mrs. II. T
Hopkins, on Friday evening. October
29th. All are cordially invited.
Milford chronicle., 1915-10-22

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-12
SUFFRAGE IS
UP IN HOUSE
Women Crowd Galleries to
Hear Debate on Mon
dell Resolution.
Continued from rage one).

lowers" he said, insist that granting
the right of suffrage TO women is one
that must be dealt with by the states.
He invokes the doctrine of state SOW
ereignty with the same enthusiasm and
confidence that others of his party in
vol5ed that doctrine in favor of human
slavery in other days.
THE president, as the leader OF his
party, when he charges the opposition
with not having new idea in 80 years
should at least find some buffer for
everything new that is proposed be
sides the doctrine of state sovereignty
surrendered at AppomatOX half a cen
fury ago"
Voices Progressive Support.
Progressive party support was voiced
by representative Kelly Of Pennsyl-
vania.
There is no reason" he said why
the woman suffrage problem should be
met pfecemeaL TIL, e is no reason
why it should be decided in IS differ
ent places. 1t should be decided once
and for all, here in Washington. The
BLACKBOARD, the thief, the unconvicted
scoundrel of every kind, walks up and
casts his ballot, but the American wo-
man must stand aside"
Representative HObsOn argued that
the resolution did not take any power
from the states.
Representative Murdoch, Progressive
of Kansas, supported the resolution.
Il am against the American woman
dragging her skirts through the mire
of partisan politics. he said, and for
that reason I favor woman suffrage
as a means of cleaning the mire Of
party politics"
Representative Hulings of Pennsyl-
vania and representative Lindbergh Of
Minnesota made brief speeches favor
ing the resolution and represent ives
Summers of Texas, LenrOOt of Niscon-
sin and Clark of Florida opposed it.
Must Ultimately Grant It.
THE tendency of the world every
where is toward charging the grant
OF power to those who shall control
the destinies of the nations said Mr..
Mann. We may stay the current for
a moment, but civilization and prog
ress demand the granting of the fran
chise to those who have the power and
knowledge to use it,"
Underwood Says States Must Control.
The right of the states to control
the franchise was insisted upon by Mr..
Underwood.
This question" he said, is the
gravest one this body has had to con-
slider. I deny that the exercise Of the
franchise is a universal right. You
dent believe it is right. Many OF
those who will vote for this amend
ment here today are from states when
would deny this right to other races
because you believe il would destroy
your civilization. Therefore you rec
ognize that it is a privilege and not a
universal right"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-12
WOMAN BUYS RING;
LATER is ARRESTED

A well dressed woman, giving her
name as Mrs. T. W. WoOdmOre, of San
Antonio, was arrested by city detec-
tives Monday evening at Hotel Sheldon,
on complaint of Silberberg Bros. The
woman is accompanied by a 9 year old
daughter.
According to Silberberg brothers, the
woman went into their store Monday af-
ternOon to purchase a diamond ring. She
represented that she had an account in
a San Antonio bank and rendered her
check for $500 on local bank in pay
ment for the ring. The ring was de-
livered to her at the Sheldon hotel In
the meantime an investigation was in
stituted to determine if the check was
good
Upon the delivery Of the ring, the
woman later admitted having gone to
a broker in the Trust building, where
she secured 5000 upon it. The $500
was found upon her person and with
the return of this money to the broker,
the ring was recovered
The woman was dOcketed at the
police station as a suspicious charac-
ter. She was later removed to the
county Jail. Tuesday morning COM
plaint was filed in justice J. NJ
beavers court charging the woman
with swindIing and forgery.
letter was found among her
effects addressed to Mrs. Mae Terry, 500
Carson street, San Antonio, and
bank book with the name Of Mrs. NJ.
T. Terry was also found.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-12
WIEGO SUES TIMES
FOR 500 ON NOTE

T. NJ Wingo, as trustee has brought
arainst The FL Paso. Times company, to
secure Judgment on note for 500, al
legged to have been executed by the
company as subscription to a bonus
fund to secure the building of the cleo
trio line from FL Paso to Ysleta-
The complaint alleges that the note
was executed March IS, 1912, paya ole
TO the order of the plaintiff upon the
completion and operation Of the car
line. The plaintiff alleges that, acting
upou the faith of the note. he has paid
certain monies and the road is now
complete and in operation; that. while
demand has been made for the payment
OF the note, the defendant has failed
and refused to pay all or any part OF
the note. He asks judgement for his debt
OF s1OO. interest at the rate Of per-
cent per annum and for costs
similar suit has been brought
AGAINST B. Alderete Cor payment OF a
$500 note and one against Abe Alderete
for a SIS note.