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Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
BOWERS.

The dredging machine, which has been
at work in the Murderkili River for the
past month, completed its work the first
of this week, and will go from Bowers to
the Mispillion, where the company has
contract with the government for re
moving shoals in that river.
A number of Bowers citizens are get.
ting ready for the shad fishing, BY hav-
ing their poles and nets all in shape
ready when the weather will permit
them to place their stakes in position to
hang the nets on. The number who
will fish from Bowers and vicinity this
spring, is larger than usual, and there is
ample room for all. and a ready market.
We hope at the end it will be a profitable
season for all.
George Flach, who has been building
a hulkhead along his river front to pro-
tect his property, had the dredging ma
chine fill in behind il with mud. gravel
sand and clay from the bottom OF the
river, which Mr.. Flach thinks will be
sufficient to stop the further encroach-
ment of water on his property.
The Ladies Aid will meet at the home
of Mrs. William King on Friday evening
Of this week, and il is expected that a
iAIEE lucEluEIh VIII DC
present, as there is something to be dis
cussed at this meeting, which is of very
great importance.
Good dirt or earth of any kind is so
very scarce and hard to procure at Bowers
Beach, that Edward Kelley and W. S.
Davidson employed the mud digger to
throw out some material from the river,
which they intend to use to raise the
ground around their store and the fac
tory.
Miss Mabel Farrow, of Milford, who
has been spending her vacation of two
weeks with relatives In Bowers, returned
home very much improved in health,
and reports having had delightful time.
c. II. Saxton. better known as Dad
Saxton. who has been at Rssington, Pa,
at work in the shipard there during the
winter, has returned home to get his
shad fishing tackle ready for business.
Quite a number of our town citizens
Dover Court the past and present
week; as visitors, Of course, for Bowers
never has any cross arguments which
require the assistance Of the courts to
atraighteu ont.
William D. Short, who has been learn
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
LINCOLN CITY.

Henry Hatfield, of Camden. Nj
spent Sunday in Lincoln.
Eli Donovan and wife are spending
the week in Wilmington.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs
Ida Clendaniel Saturday evening, March
4th.
After spending the week in Whining
ton, Raymond Cooper returned homs
Saturday.
John Donovan and wife entertained
Mrs. George Lofand, Of Camden, N. J.,
for the weekend.
Mrs. II. {. Southland gave q dinner on
Sunday, at which Miss Louise ClendAniel
was present.
ElmeT wilkins, Frenk Warren and
John Clendaniel have this week had wood
savings.
The fourth quarterly conference was
held Saturday morning at ten O'Clock
The attendance was good. The vote for
the return of Rev, J. II. Gardner for
another year was unanimouss.
II. +. Warren purchased on Friday
iine driving horse OF W. F. Reed. Of
Milford.
Rev. J. II. Gardner preached for Rev.
L. A. 9eunett on Tuesday evening Of
this week. Preaching at LincoId San
day at 1880 Slaughter Neck At Z. 80
p m. and at Lincoln at $50 by the pas-
tor. Only three weeks before the vii
mington Conference convenes at WI
mington.
Willis Carey, Of Slaughter Neck. vas
elected as a delegate to the Lay Electoral
Conference, which meets in Wilmington
during the Conference session. W.P.
Chipman, Of lincoln. wAs eleced as re-
serve delegate.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03

an ankle on one of the uneven pave
ments. for which some parts of Milton
are famous. She has had much diff
cult in walking since: and the town
may have some damage to pay.
On Thursday J. c. Hazard cele-
brated the 95th anniversary of his
birth; and was the recipient of many
congratulations by his numerous
friends, both in person and by souvenir
card.
A frances E. Willard commemOra-
tive service will be held at Zion NJ. f.
| Church on Thursday evening, under
the auspices of the Zion W. c. T. U.
John W. Coulter has purchased a
Buick touring car from /. c. King.
Endeavor Lodge A. F. and A. NJ gave
a banquet last week
Walter B. jefferson and Miss Sarah
| +. Ellingsworth were married on Sat
urday evening. February 18th. at the
NJ p. Parsonage by the Rev. Frank
Holland. Both are of Broadkiln.
William +. Veasey. son of f. I.
Veasey, was elected president of the
Business Mems League of Havre de-
Grace. Md, on Monday of last week.
William H. Waret, of Philadelphia.
addressed the NJ. E. Sunday School on
Sunday afternoon, and Prof. Ware, the
soloist. gave the school demonstra-
tiOn of his vocal powers.
The Annual Wilmington Conference
will convene in Wilmington on March
29th. Captain George Z. Mcgee will
represent Milton NJ. E. Church as lay
delegate.
Joseph l.. Black has been elected a
delegate from the NJ. E. Church to the
Lay Conference to be held in Dover
on June 10th.
Miss Lima Petyjohn is on business
trip to Philadelphia.
Frank Bailey. whose foot was am
putated at the Milford Emergency Hos
pital, on account of a gun shot wound,
returned home from that institution
last week
Rev william Shockley preached at
Pastor Browns church in South Mil
ton. on Sunday.
Captain George f. KINNEY. who
came from Philadelphia to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. E. Jane Sharp, will re-
main in town during the week.
William Russell has sold to John
Lofland 43 acres of land in BrOadkiln
on private terms.
The Royal Packing Company began
shipping tomato pulp on Monday.
Captain Silas H. Dodd, formerly Of
near Milton, was stricken with paraly-
sis at his home in Wilmington, N. c.,
on Thursday He Is in a precarious
condition.
Miss Stayed. representing the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society,
lectured at the NJ. E. Church on Sun
day morning and evening. She halls
from Williamsport. Pa.
Mr.. Moulton, business manager for
Winters & Prophet, Is contracting for
the raising Of beans and tomatoes for
this years pack.
The rail that was lost. broken or
stolen from Lavinia Bridge has been
replaced by q new one. 1t is model
of mechanism.
Before mailing this communication
we had an interview with Mayor
Hopkins, during which he informed US
he Is not a candidate for reelection
to the mayorality OF Milton; and II
reelected Will not serve Il would not
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
MILTON NEWS.

Next Saturday there will be an cleo
csion held At the mayors Office for a
smayor % serve l year. and two COM
lgnissioners to serve for three years
each. There Is but little agitation
over whom these officers shall be. 1t
is thought the two outgoing incum-
shapts, s j. Martin and J. A. Belts, will
be returned. As to the moyorality.
r-there are several named for the posi-
ZION whose intellectual qualifications
might stand the test" Mayor Hopkins,
we understand will not be a candi-
aate for reelection; but of this We are
not sure.
We are informed that there are ten
eor 9 dozen lads in town. between the
ages OF ten and sixteen years, who
carry revulvers, and boast of It.
c0ur SpfOrmant further says that their
names can be given at any time. One
Of these lads, il is stated, pointed his
gDistsl at window where three little
children we're in the room and said,
II could pull on them" Truly, mill
s1aTism is rampant amongst these boys.
But where are the officers of the law
DO they not know that there is aseyere
law against carrying concealed a
deadly weapon? Then why not get
after these violators and make an ex-
ample OF them?
TTite following has been handed to us
aitn tfhe request that we publish it
Tor the benefit of others Il put in a
Sharpless Cream Separator nine years
ago on the - OF February. There has
mot been one day that it has not been
an use, does just as good work now as
u did on the first day. Expenses, oil.
rubber, hole boxes, amount to $4.1O.
who can beat it," George Pepper.
The annual members meeting OF the
NJ. P. Church will be held on Monday.
Asarch s. in the evening, at which time
che affairs Of the Church will be ad-
lyusted, and a delegate elected to at
TEND the Maryland Annual Conference
shat convenes at Baltimore on April 5.
All members of the church, both male
and female, have the right to a vote
al this meeting Come out.
Enterprise Council, No. 16, Jr. o. U.
An, fttingly celebrated Washington's
birthday on the 22d inst. The lodge
room was decorated for the occasion.
and the members, their wives and
friends, were present in thepride and
ners0nation befitting an occasion OF
this kind. The orations and speeches
zrere many; all Of which reflected
greatly on the makers thereof. Re
freshments we're served as usual. and
at II o'clock ended another one Of
those sympOsiums for which this Or
der is so Justly famous.
A messenger route was put on on
wednesday between Glendale and
Milton TO deliver mail. II is in charge
3 OF I. T. Baker and leaves Glendale on
sthe arrival OF the II o'clock train, for
Afilton Returning leaves Milton at
O'Clock for Glendale. This route will
continue until March 1st. Bids are
now being received until March lst
Eor carrying a star route mail between
Milton and Glendale. beginning on
asarch 18th and continuing until June
3eih, 1917 year, months and IS
days
Mrs. virgie Conner. while coming
home from the Washington anniversary
entertainment on Tuesday, sprained
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
Furniture Dept.
Shoe Dept. Specials

II pr Womens s. so Patent Colt hut
ton shoes, mat. kid tops, We'd, 81 S.
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
Clothing Dept.

pair men S work hose, on Wed. 2SC
soc Bag or Ribbed Mission suits.
on Wed. $50
Mems 81. so soft and stiff hats, Wed. SOC
soc boys shirts, neat dress patterns,
Ou We'd ) for 81 90
81. 90 Eclipse shirts, on Wed. S9c
81. so mems sweaters. all sizes. Wed. CSC
SOC mems Ribbed underwear, Wed. 23c
soc mems full cut work shirts, Wed. 5Sc
2 mems white hemstitched handker-
chiefs, on Wed. for ZSc
4 pair men 5 black hose, on Wed for 2Sc
DRY Goods Dept
iOc percale, Wed. price SIC
81 90 shit waist, S9e
l2Xc India linen remnants. SIC
l2Hc toweling crash, SIC
2Sc hose, ISc
Milford chronicle., 1916-03-03
Bargains for March 9Th, 1916

c Mems $3.50 Dress Shoes, Gun Metal.
: some button some lace. Wed. 81, ,9S
Womens 81 so warm line lace shoes,
for Wed. CSC
, Childs' school shoes. value S1.2S
sizes to 10 only, for Wed. CSC
Lot Of Women's S. so dress shoes.
mol all sizes. great values, Wed. 81. "a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
Jury Acquits
Proprietress

Private detectives hired by the
prosecuting attorneys office and
branded by the defense as stool
pigeons" furnished the evidence
which resulted Friday in the &C
quittal of Della Cloud, proprietress
of the Windsor hotel, 1506h Pa
cific ave-, tried on charge of IL
legal sale of liquor.
The jury, which had been out
since 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon, returned to Judge Cards
court Friday morning with the
mot guilty" verdict.
The states case was based al
most entirely on the testimony of
the alleged stool pigeons priv
ate detectives belonging to the
Puget Sound Detective Agency of
Tacoma.
These men declared they had
bought liquor from the woman,
held it in their mouths, and in
stead of swallowing it, emptied it
into the bottles which they pro-
duced in court as evidence.
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PEACE HYMN
FOR TACOMA

The Peace Hymn written by
Rev. Pereira Mendes to be sung
at the New York Tree of Light to
the tune of America, and which
will also be sung at the Tacoma
community Christmas tree Christ
mas night, is printed herewith.
The committee asks that read
ers cut it out and take 1t to the
tree, SO that all may join in the
singing:
Father, enthroned on high!
Humbly thy children cry
Send peace on earth.
May peace, prosperity
Fill earth from sea to sea;
May mankind bend the knee
In fear of thee.
May earth no more rehearse
Wars songs of crime and curse.
o make war cease!
Death tube and shrieking shell
Sound for brave men the knell,
Widows the chorus swell
God, send us peace!"
May mankind's psalm of life
Be peace instead of strife
Filling all earth!
Look down from heaven and bless
Earth with thy righteousness;
Then reign of happiness
Shall have its birth!
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'F10m1e Folks May PUT
Billy Out of Business
BY THE TIMES CHURCH EDITOR

IL may seem presumptuOus to say that
some day Billy Sunday and the evangel-
lists who follow his methods will be put
out of business-and this isn't said with
any intention of being disrespectful to
the evangelist or because OF a conviction
that they aren't doing much good.
The evangelsts will meet their fate
because another and what is undoubtedly
a better method will be found-better for
the churches and better for the people
who will be won to the churches.
A Billy Sunday campaign in an average
sized city will cost about $4,000, besides
what the evangelist gets-something like
$4,000 more. And the members added
to the church as a result of the campaign
will number perhaps 5000.
But in indianapolis the ministers de-
cided that they wouldn't have an outside
evangelist, preferring to conduct their own
MEETINGS, being organized through a live
church federation-the whole thing run
by home folk
The first year the churches re-
ceived $500 members, the second
1000 members, the third 5000 menu
hers, and this year they're making
drive for 10000 members AND
THE CHURCH FEDERATION COST
THEM ONLY 5000 FOR THE
WHOLE YEAR!
There was another advantage in the
Indianapolis plan-the new members came
in normally and gradually, SO the churches
could take care of them, directing them
into various kinds of practical work. This
is always difficult in an ordinary evan
gelical campaign because the work Of the
church becomes so congested that few
men can successfully handle 1T.
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INQUIRE INTO
JITNEY CRASH
UNITED Press Leased wire.)

Onueu Iress Leaseu W1re.D
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 20. -
Coroner Damasch today started
an investigation of a jitney but
wreck in which two persons were
killed and tire injured yesterday.
The dead are Father Alexander
Cestelli, chaplain of St. Vicent's
hospital, and Mrs. ]. j. Cham
breau.
Edward Savage, manager of the
Portland hockey team, sustained
a fractured skull.
r. V. Holder of San Francisco,
a railroad man, and Norman N.Y.
eys, driver of the jitney, were less
seriously injured.
The smash came when Myers
tried to pass one car and dodge in
front of another. His wheels
skidded and the jitney was crush
ed between the two cars.
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children Christmas service will be
Tuesday evening.
y Il
Early services will be held
Christmas morning at $50 in the
Swedish Tabernacle Sunday
school program Tuesday evening.
There will be no Sunday evening
service.
Rev. Robert II. Milligan of I'M
manuel Presbyterian will preach
Sunday morning on The Christ
mas Story" The choir will be
augmented by 16 voices. Mrs.
Chandler Sloan will sing in the
morning and Mrs. Mcclellan Barto
in the evening. Evening service
at ) divided between choir and
Sunday school.
white Christmas" will be
Dean Herman p. Williams SER
mon topic Sunday morning. In
the evening a sacred concert will
be given by the young people s
chorus, assisted by Mrs. Charles
Evans, Miss lnga Larsen and Mr..
Roy Anderson.
Il
There will be special Christ
mas musical service at the st.
Paul's Methodist church Sunday
evening. Miss Edith Carlson will
read Eugene Fields Bethlehem
Town"
Rev. J. II. Berringer of Fern
Hill Methodist will devote his
Sunday morning sermon to the
Christmas topic, with or With
out Christ"
The subject of services at the
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
will be Jesus Christ"
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PROBE LEAK OF
WILSON'S Note

is anxious to weed out any news
papermen, or persons posing as
ewspapermen, who may have
been serving as "tipsters."
Four men not in the newspaper
business were in Secretary Lam
sings conference room when he
pledged the reporters to secrecy
and gave them the information.
The peace note went through
several hands in the state depart
ment before being put on the ca
bles Monday night and Tuesday
morning. 1t was then sent to NE
public printer.
The Lansing verge of war"
statement next day was elected
by newspaper mems questioning,
though whether it had been
planned in advance is not known.
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h-GuSSu
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 90.
Administration men said today
Secretary Lansing will welcome
the investigation by which Rep.
Wood proposes to ascertain wheth-
err any government officials or
their relatives profited by the
Wall street upset attendant upon
Lansing's two interpretative state
ments Thursday and the Wilson
peace note.
The information that the note
had gone was given in the strictest
confidence to newspaper men
Wednesday morning.
Shortly afterward the news, in
more or less definite form, was in
Wall street.
Because of this, the government
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23

Furthermore, when the average big
evangelistic campaign closes, there's
slump in the feelings of many OF the con
verts" who had become accustomed to
the "sawdust TRAIL" and who as disap-
pointed when they walk down ordinary
church aisles, without accompaniment of
the singing of the big chorus. The regu-
lar preacher can't get away with the stunts
of the evangelst-IF HE TRIED 1T HE'D
LOSE HIS JOB,
There's still another consideration.
The thousands enrolled by the evangelist
had for the most part received the train
ing of Christian mothers and faithful
ministers, which had its effect when the
evangelist brought the Sinner" to his
senses. THE CREDIT DOESN'T ALL BE-
LONG TO THE EVANGELIST!
Also, the local people helped the evan
gelst by working hard for months before
he came.
Healthy, permanent reform measures
were worked out in Indianapolis by these
churches; the ministers, in the course Of
their regular work, got bigger and better
results than an evangelist could possibly
get. And the plan had been success
fully worked in other cities-in Cleve-
land, for example.
All this isn't said for the purpose Of
knocking the evangelist" He does lot
of good But there's no doubt that when
the ministers in town can get better
results than an evangelist by adopting nor
NAL methods, the minister's way is the
best way.
Hence, the Tacoma church federation
movement is one deserving general pub
lie encouragement and support.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
SCANDINAVIANS TO
GIVE A JUIKALAS
SATURDAY NIGHT

The Scandinavian Salvation
Army has arranged a full program
for the holidays, starting with a
Jukalas Saturday night. There
will be a short Christmas service
at 8, then serving of the Scan
dinavian Christmas dishes to all
who want to remain, free.
Then Sunday a special Christ
mas service at 4 p. m. and special
services on Tuesday and Thursday
and the children's program on Sat-
urday, Dec. 80, z o'clock.
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MAIL IS LATE

Mail from the east is IL to IA
hours late, owing to cold weather
in Montana and the Dakotas. This
will cause pile-up in the postof-
flee, says Postmaster Stewart, and
deliveries may be little delayed,
though carriers will have extra
help.
There will be no delivery of
Christmas packages at the post
office Sunday, and on Monday
only packages on which notices
have been sent out will be deliv-
cred at the office.
There will be one carrier de-
livry Monday.
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Company Gives
Employees Life
Insurance Gift

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. "a
Three hundred employees OF the
Fleischner, Mayer Co., wholesale
drygoods, received Christmas
gift today in the shape of life
insurance policy.
The company had every worker
from highest to lowest insured in
a group policy" amounting to
$250,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
New Measures

OLYMPIA, Dec. 23.-The bone
dry" prohibition measure, first
aid for injured workmen, en-
largement of the national guard
and possibly compulsory military
drill in public schools. a consti-
tutional convention to consider
tax matters, distribution of road
money, appropriations and revi-
sion of school system will be
among the principal matters to
come before the legislature when
1t convenes Jan. 8.
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BRITISH TAKE
A NEW TACK

LONDON, Dec. 23.-The Lon
don press took new tack today
in figuring out why President
Wilson sent his peace note.
The first outburst of indigna-
ton having died down somewhat,
editorials today began specializing
on the belief that the American
president has something up his
sleeve"
All newspapers expressed the
hope that the presidents hint that
peace may be lust around the
corner" might have been based on
secret information from Germany.
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REAL CHRISTMAS
SPIRIT Is SHOWN

The Assembly club Friday night
voted to postpone its big annual
ball until the middle of January,
so as not to conflict with 1.-THE
Messiah" which is to be sung at
the Tacoma theater next Thurs
day night.
This is the second postponement
of the ball this year.
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Grant Demand
of SWitchmen
UNITED Press Lensed Wire.l

(Untted Press Leased Wfre.D
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Partial
granting of the demands of the
Switchmen's Union of North
America for an eight-hour day
was made in an award filed with
the U. s. district court today by
the federal arbitration board.
The switchmen demanded a
rate of one and one-half pay for
overtime against 10 railroads OF
the east and middle west.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
MEASLES DAMPER
ON CELEBRATION

PUYALLUP, Dec. 23.-The
measles quarantine will prevent
any public celebration of Christ
mas in Puyallup this year, but a
Christmas tree will be held in the
North Puyallup public school,
which is outside the quarantine
limits.
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GETS PARDON AS
CHRISTMAS GIFT

OLYMPIA, Dec. 23.-Frank
Stone, whose evidence convicted
j. A. Gillies, claim agent for the
state industrial insurance COM
mission, was pardoned by Gov.
Lister yesterday. Stone was given
sentence of one to 20 years, and
had served the minimum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
TAKES HOLD GOOD
ON BAR FIXTURES

Taxes on the saloon fixtures Of
wv. Il. Hughes, though removed
and stored preparatory to going
out of business under the dry law,
cnr be collected, according to the
decision Friday of Superior Judge
Clifford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-23
.LOOKEE WHAT
ROBT. WANTS

The Pierce county legislative
delegation will meet in the Com
mercial club rooms Saturday aft
ernoon.
Sheriff Longmire is expected
to present the bills for doubling
the salary of sheriffs, making the
term of Office four years, and re-
moving the present two-year re-
strictions.
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In
All Schools

Schools closed Friday for the
holidays. They will not reopen
until after New Year. Christmas
programs we're given in almost
all the schools.
Lincoln high collected books,
magazines, monograph records,
money, clothing, crocheting mate
rial, etc., for inmates of Noun
tain View sanitarium.
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President Wilson endorses news.
paper church advertising cam
paign conducted by chamber of
commerce of Massillon, o. at
has always seemed to me that the
habit of church going somehow
lays the foundation for steadfast
character" says the president.