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Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
The STORK'S VISITS.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Vinyard in North Milford, a son was
born to them at z o'clock on Friday
morning, February 18th, 1915. =
The first and-daughter eveb>Wel-
coined into the family of Mr. and Mrs.
j. Stanley Short of South Milford, was
born unto Mrs. Eliza Munson, at their
home in Poughkeepsie, New York, on
Sunday morning, February 18th, 1915.
A welcome Valentine.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE.

A greatly enjoyed surprise party was
given to William Roach last Monday
evening. the time being his birthday
anniversary. His Sunday School Glass
arranged the affair, and the superin-
tendent of the school, John Hudson, and
the pastor, Rev. L. A. Bennett, with
many others were present to enjoy
the evening. The refreshments were
brought by the class. and the guests left
with happy feliciations and hope for
many more anniversary celebrations of
the same event.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
OBITUARY.
HORTON.

Former Judge Oliuer H. Horton, of
Chicago, Illinois, died suddenly at the
Hotel Lexington, in that city, last Sun
day of heart trouble. Judge Horton
was leading figure in the Methodist
Church of his city, and he had done
much for the church at its conferences.
He helped found the Union League of
Chicago, and took a prominent part in
obtaining the Australian Ballot law for
Illinois. He was prominent in other
lines. A number of relatives reside in
and around Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
CAPTAIN HASTINGS INJURED.

Captain Hastings, who was in charge
of the plant of the Milford Fish Oil and
Fertilizer Company's plant at the mouth
Of the Mispilion River last year, was
injured last Thursday afternoon when
be fell from staging at Abbott's Ship
yard and dislocated the bones of his
elbow. He was taken to the Milford
Emergency Hospital where the injuries
were dressed and an X-Ray picture
faken of the dislocation. This showed
that no bones were broken.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
ENTERTAINED At BRIDGE,

The home of Senator and Mrs. George
Fisher Pierce, on South Walnut Street,
was the scene of a very pretty gathering
asst Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Pierce
Entertained at bridge. There were nine
tables, and the ladies present report
much pleasure from the game. The
favors were red heart-shaped boxes
piled with candy hearts. and each lady
present received a red carnation. The
house was decorated in keeping with st.
Valentine.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
REVIVAL SERVICES.

Revival services at the First Metho-
dist Protestant Church continues with
great power under the pastoral of Rev.
y. A. Bennett. Last Sunday was one
of the greatest Penticosts of power ever
witnessed in this town. The number of
conversions up to date is over one hun
red, and souls are converted every
Service. Congregations are large and
fhere is much rejoicing. The meetings
will continue.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
LOST VALUABLE HORSE.

A young horse owned by Walter
Hammond near Milford, died suddenly
This week from what is supposed to
have been-a caes of meningetis; as the
animal seemed to be paralyzed down the
back and legs. It was worth two hum
bred dollars to him.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
new CENTURY CLUB.

Mrs. Charles Robinson of Claymont
Del, State Chairman of music gave a
lecture recital before the Milford New
Century Club and their friends on Mon
'"~noon. Mrs. Robinson is a very
- - and those who heard
Nv selections
is
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
LENTEN SERVICES.

During Lent, begun last Wednesday
a daily service will be held at Christ
Church at p. m. All are cordially in
vited.
Milford chronicle., 1915-02-19
BASKETBALL SATURDAY NIGHT.

Two fast games of basketball will be
played at the Armory Hall tomorrow
saturday. evening when the Caulk
Girls will play Camden High School and
Company B will play Dover High School.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1915-01-14

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tiihtig b'rnuf losgei6lngen, ih meine
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The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR

Golden Text.-Beware, l pray thee.
and drink no wine nor strong drink
Uudg. xiii, A..
The Lesson Explained. Verses STA.
Right training.
The stories Of Samson finely illus
trate the popular taste for tales OF he
e whose distinction lay in their
physical strength and endurance and
In their ability TO match opponents In
feats of rare skill. The name Samson
means sunny" and it referred more
TO his merry temperament than to his
wonderful physique. His adventures
and frolics afforded material for much
merriment. and In spite of his moral
lapses he continued To hold a high
place in the popular imagination.
Hardly anything that is creditable can
be said OF him. His unusual physical
strength was regarded as a mark or
divine favor and a manifestation or
divine power, but he used this excep-
tional gift for personal qualification.
One deed. however, led to his being re-
garded with esteem. and that was his
destruction of the Philistines when
they were assembled In the temple of
their god Dagon. in which he himself
persisted as a martyr. $50 the dead
which he slew at his death We're more
than they which he slew in his life"
Judg. xvi. 23,3O). The birth. of this
remarkable man is related in a way
that brings out many important truths.
which have a modern appeal The sig
~nifcance of heredity Is strikingly EN-
forced in the instructions given 10 the
woman who was to be the mother of
such a stalwart son. When ..the angel
of the Lord appeared" and made the
announcement concerning the child she
at once communicated the happy news
10 her husband. "Manoah.' The in
structions did not seem to be explicit
enough. and so they sought for guild
ance in prayer. Teach us what we
shall do" The importance of bringing
up children is being increasingly re-
allied today, when there are SO many
subtle dangers which threaten the well
fare of the family. THE angel of God
again appeared. but the woman de-
sired that her husband should also be
present at this interview. so that be-
tween the two all the helpful counsel
could be received. Now let thy
words come 10 pass"-better. when
thy words come TO pass" tmargin of
revisionl. "How shall we order the
What kind Of training should
he receiver The instructions that
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sHIPYARD SECRETS.
Precautions Taken to Guard Them by
the Enoiish Officials.

Every British shipyard that builds
for the navy must take great precau-
items that nom Of the secrets i~ntrust-
tlves watch all visitors and keep the
workmcn under observation also. Plain
clothes officers guard every entrance.
and nobody Is allowed To bring In
even a small parcel unless ii Is first
examined. for fear that 1t may conceal
n camera. At one Of the big construc.
ton yards one maj In every two dozen
is thoroughly searched from head to
foot zach night on leaving. All the
craftsmen engaged ON the drawings
of n new warship are sworn to secrecy.
ard the plans are invariably kept un.
der lock and key when not in use.
These precautions have brought
many suspicious circumstances TO
light. one night when n new cruiser
was about to undergo her trials two
men crept aboard rs she lay at an
Choir. They were captured and handed
over to the police. shortly afterwan.
on the day of her trial. the chief en-
gineer thought it would be advisable
TO have another look at the Interior OF
the turbines before steaming to make
certain that no rubbish had got inside
to injure the delicate turbine blades.
But worse than rubbish was found.
When the turbines were opened two
heavy steel chiseis were discovered In
side. II the machinery had been start
ed the damage would have taken
months to repair.-Pearson's Weekly.
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were given to the woman are repeated
and emphasized, and 1t is made clear
that she must exercise total abstinence
from everything connected with the
vine and from 'any unclean thing"
Compare Leviticus. chapter IL. for a
discussion of clean and unclean ami
mails
Verses IL, 16.-A thank Offering.
Manoah and his wife listened TO the
words of the messenger with great in
terest n regarded him as a friend in
deed. Knew not hat he was an an.
gel" They We're both of the
fact that this was a heavenly visitant,
for had they known 1t their friendly
attitude would have become deeply
reyerential. II VIII not eat Of thy
bread" Lest his refusal might seem
TO appear ~discourteous he suggested
that the proposed food should be offer
ed unto the Lord as a burnt Offering,
that is. a free will Offering which ex.
pressed the hearty gratitude Of the
worshiper TO the giver Of all good
things.
Verses "a, %. Weakness and
strength.
Ii was not. however. until the flames
of the burnt Offering arose ~heavenward
and the angel assembled in the altar
flame that these two people realized
that the stranger was a divine visitant.
The promised child was at last born,
and they called his name Samson"
which means suns man." AS we
have already seen. the name suited his
hilarious disposition and his buoyant
character. The Lord blessed him"
He enjoyed many benefits, but he grew
NJ careless OF the finer things and
spent his unusual gifts in the enjoy.
ment of his passions. The Spirif az
the Lord He was occasionally under
the sway of the divine spirit. and n
would be manifested in feats OF unu-
sual physical strength. Move him.
Disturb or disquiet him in WAYS that
impelled him TO noticeable activities
"Zorah' Is the modern Sura. about sew
enteen miles west Of Jerusalem. ..Esh.
taol." The modern Eshu'a. about two
miles to the east OF Zorah. Samson
dio not live far from the border of the
Philistines. and many of his EXPLOITS.
resulting finally In his death. We're per
formed in the midst Of these inveter-
ate enemies OF Israel. He was n man
or wit. but not of wisdom, noted for
manly daring and solitary champion.
ship. but the moral effects Of his life
were anything but wholesome.
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DID NAPOLE0N'S BIDDING.
He orcered Holland and Spanish Rulers
70 See What Delayed His Meal.

Prince Met;ernich. prime minister to
the emperor OF Austria, was once ask
ed under what circumstances had VA
poleon. whom he had often met, given
him the most striking impression OF
prestige and sovereignty. IL was. he
said, one morning at Compiesne. when
they returned from a drive In the for
est. They returned to the castle about
noon. The emperor. leaning his back
against the chimney, chatted with his
guests while awaiting the summons TO
lunch. There were "A number OF per-
nag and members Of the imperial
family present. Napoleon began 10
feel the panes OF hunger, so he turned
to Murat. king of Spain, 20 and see
why we do not lunch" The emperor
resumed his argument. but the delay
was still prolonged. He grew impa-
tient and. turning 10 the other side. he
said. king of Holland. try to find out
whether we are TO lunch today" Met
ternich had never before secn an en-
porer send kings TO the pantry to has
ten n meal.-Baltimore star.
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pISAR NAM EMIT.

Put up thy sword The voice
of Christ once more
Speaks In the pauses OF the can
mons roar .
Oh, men and brothers. Let that
voice be heard.
War fails; try peace; put up
the useless sword.
Fear not the end. There Is a
story told
In eastern tents. when autumn
nights grow cold.
And round the fire the Mongol
shepherds sit
With grave responses listening
unto il.
Once. on the errands of his mer-
cy bent.
Buddha, the holy and benevo-
lent,
Met u fell monster. huge and
fierce of look.
Whose awful voice the hills and
forests shook.
ooh. son OF peace" the. giant
cried. Thy fate
Is sealed at last, and love shall
yield to hate
The unarmed Buddha looking.
with no trace
OF fear or anger, In the mon
ster's face
In pity said. Poor fiend, even
thee | love-
10. as he spake the sky tall ter
ror sank
To hand breadth size: the huge
adherence shrank
Into the form and fashion of a
dove.
And where the thunder of its
rage was heard.
Circling above him sweetly sang
the bird.
Hate hath no harm for love-"
so rang the song.
"And peace unweaponed con-
quers every wrong"
Whittier.
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A Good Joke.

Tapperton-I am going to ask Mr..
Bullion for his daughters hand to
night, and ] am 81 nervous | can't
think.
Ellington (who knows Mr.. Bullion
No use being nervous. Mr.. Bullion is
very approachable.
"Eh? Won't he kick me out;"
mot a bit Of it."
won't he get angry
NO. indeed"
I'm overjoyed. What do you think
he will doy"
Hell laugh
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Winter Baseball Notes.

Maybe the Cincinnati club ~dispenses
with scouts on the belief that ii can't
finish any lower without them.
The Giants made more runs against
the strong Boston pitching stan than
any other club. They made ia. ten
more than the Phillies. who were next
The ST. Louis Feds don't mind Civ
ing old fellows a show. Within two
years they will have had Eddie Plank,
Miner Brown and Bob Groom. and
those three combined must be nearly
100 years old.
Bill Sweeney Is the latest player who
has been ticketed for release to the
minors. Sweeney was regarded as one
of the real stars of the diamond up to
two years ago. He fell OF greatly In
his playing in 1912 and 1918.
The San Francisco club shut out
teams more frequently than any other
Coast league team. but also lost more
games than any other. Apparently
when the club was good ii was very.
very good, and when 1t IA bad it was
lOl 81 -Opd-
"Stuffy' McInnis has sold an auto
mobile he won as third prize In a pop
ularity contest in Philadelphia last
summer. Oldring was first and Alexan-
der second. Oldring was thus the most
popular player on either team in Phil
adelphia. for all his auto winning and
game losing ways.
]. ]. McGraw is saying that the Feds
tried TO destroy baseball. McGraw
did some double cross busting OF his
own fourteen years ago. First he jump
ed the Cardinals for Baltimore and the
American league. then threw down
Baltimore and the American league.
But McGraw is regular now.
When the Boston National league
club bought Bill James from Seattle
It was induced TO also take Bert VIVA
ling. on the theory that James would
do his best work with n battery part
ner who knows his style. Il Is now
noted that James pitched to Whaling
in only seven games. OF these Bill
won one and lost six. He worked with
Gowdy in twenty-seven and lost only
one Of them.
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country. In addition to his skill with
the cue, he is an artist with much tai
ent, and his paintings have been highly
praised by critics. Painting Is with
him merely a diversion.
The place In the Champion Billiard
Players league left vacant by Morn
i~ngstar's retirement was filed by Mar
Gus Cation of Chicago. a son Of the
late Billy Cation. who was well known,
especially in Europe. as a billiard ex-
pert.
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morn;nos.ar on. Of Billiards.

Ora Morningstar. who was leading
the Champion Billiard Players league
until his retirement a short time ago.
Will go to Arizona In the hope that the
climate will be beneficial to his wife.
M~orningstar has been in business In
Pittsburgh. but he has sold his inter
ests there and will seek an investment
In Arizona.
Morningstar is one Of the most pcpu-
lar professional billiard players in the
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-02-06

r STRIKING and unusual feature
OF the European war Is the
~ fighting from trenches. This
means Of battling Is to be ik-
ened more to a large game of chess
than a conflict among nations The
men dig themselves In the ground Ike
20 many ground hogs and then try to
make their quarters comfortable while
the enemy Il intrenched only a short
distance away, each ready to shoot at
head or hand appearing above the level
Of the earth.
Music Eight Miles Away.
British soldiers are now giving a
great deal Of time toward making their
trenches comfortable for the winter,
and by the aid Of field telephones the
men in the front trenches are able to
listen to gramophone concerts.
A report from Colonel Swinton, the
British eyewitness at the front tells
pf this phase Of life in the trenches.
"Much time has been spent recently
draining, heating and generally i'm
proving conditions in the trenches in
preparation for the winter campaign
Colonel Swinton states. An instance
of the up-to-datedness Of the men is
shown by the fact that in some Of the
front trenches soldiers listen by tele-
phone to gramophone concerts eight
miles distant"
THE trenches Of the allies and the
n.Ann offan xtranrdtn rfIC elnSa
together" writes a British soldier.
This means that there is an immense
strain on the men. They remain for
hours together in cramped, unnatural
positions, knowing from experience
that an unwise move will bring a bull
let from a crack marksman-
Under such circumstances abuse
and badinage are continually being
banded across the intervening spaces
between the trenches. And the quick
witted Frenchmen invariably get the
better of II in the war of words.
An Apparition.
Writing of the fighting in the Ypres
region a correspondent tells of how
the soldiers work in the trenches. He
said:
One after the other, on both sides Of
the road. lines of trenches extend into
the fields; here and there vast lakes,
part Of the inundated area AS l pass
the noise Of my motor arouses the &C.
cupants of the trenches. and grim, hag-
gard faces appear above the breast
works.
From the ditch. ten yards ahead, an
apparition surges, gun in hand. Can
this be a man? Clotted with mud. the
lines of his face hidden under a mask
of dirt, boots and rousers soaked with
the thick. yellow water OF the morass,
q sentinel bars the way.
"Your papers,"
1.-THE word:"
Papers are shown. the word is pass
Cd, and the dirty mask expands into n
human smile.
I'VE must look out. A ear somewhat
like yours has been reported in the
ueighborhood; two spies are in il. But
where are you going: