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BERKELEY SPRINGS. July %

BERKELEY SPRINGS, July 22.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas A. Lorp. of Balti.
more, Md, are at the Washington Ho.
tel for a few weeks
Judge E. G. Smith and family and
Frank Post, of Clarksburg, w. Va.
are at the Washington Hotel
MIR. c. A. Miller and family, of Mar
tinsburg, are stopping at the Washing
ton Hotel for the weekend.
Miss E. NJ. Michael, Miss L. d.
Livingston and Thos Garyin motored
through from Baltimore and are stop.
ping at the Washington Hotel.
Dr. David Kennedy. of Pittsburgh,
is in town for few days on bust
ness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

GAINESVILLE, July 22.-Mrs. L. C.
Bender and son, Clarence, were visit
ing at the home of George Bender this
week.
Miss Virginia Bowers, of Martins.
burg, is visiting Miss Irena Bowers for
a few days
Miss Anna Davis is visiting friends
at Halfway and Funkstown, Md, for
few weeks.
Mrs. Martha Knlpe was on the sick
list a few days.
Mrs. George W. Anderson, who mas
been sick, is better at this writing
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DARkESVILLE July 22.-Mr Hugh
Lewis and family, who have been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. b.
Lewis. have returned to their home in
Richmond, Pa.
Mr.. Kitzmiller and wife left tais
morning for Atlantic CITY to spend Il
few days.
Miss Ruth Shroades spent a few
days this week in Martinsburg, the
guest of Attorney and Mrs d. w. Sny-
der, Jr.
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INWOoD, July ~ Miss Grace
Shiekle left this morning for Wells
vile, Ohio, where she viii spend a
month visiting her brothers, Clarence
and Ernest Shickle
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

HEDGESVILLE, July 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Vermilyea and Mr.. and Mrs
Harris Vermilyea went to Cumber.
land Sunday to attend the funeral eli
Mrs. W. A. Vermilyea.
Miss Flora Kreglow. of Mounds.
vile, w Va, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. r. T. Moler.
Miss May Powell of Martinsburg, is
visiting Miss Viola Lucas.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gatten, who
have been visiting here the past sew.
eral weeks, have returned to their
home in Asheville, Ohio.
Mr. E. J. Whitmore, son, Allen, and
Miss Katie Lands, of Bedington;
Mrs. o. p Karacofe, of Bedford, n. j.,
spent Sunday evening with L. f. Ian
dis and family.
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HEDGESVILLE, July 22-Mrs. d.
P. Fry and Mrs. S. L. Dodd, Jr., and
sea, Harold, are. visiting Mrs tef,
Duke, ri shepherdst6Wff.
Mrs Mary E. Vermilyea and daugh-
ter, Miss Lille. went to Cumberland
last evening to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. w. a. Yermilyea.
Miss Julia Moles, Of Berkeley
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ARDEN, July 22.-M Miss Oda Weller
OF Shepherllstown, is visiting her
brother Allen Wellet
Miss Anna Brown, of Newburg, w.
Va, is visiting Miss Gladys Pitzer.
Mrs. Frances Ronemous has return.
ed 10 her home in Martinsburg after
few days visit with Mrs. William
Brown.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

JOHNSoNToWN July 22.-Tho
Sunday school OF tie United Broth
rem church of this place. Jones Spring
aud Snyder's are pienicing today at
Providence.
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SCRABBLE, July 25.-Mr G. w,
NJ Tabier and SON John, went to Hs-
gerstown today to attend to impor-
tant business affairs.
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ARDEN, July 24.-Misses Nellie and
Margaret Beard, of Hedgesville, were
weekend visitors OF Mrs. Elmer Pit
ger.
Mrs. Harry Miller, Misses Alberta
and limo Miller spent Sunday evening
with Miss Emma Chenowith.
The festival held by the Arden NJ.
E. church was we'll attended ana quite
success.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitzer visit
ed Fred Linton, Sunday, who is very
i'll.
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BUNKER liz. Inl 2g.-Messrs

BUNKER HILL, Jul Messrs.
Frank Woore and William Snder,
traeling statesmen, ere business Isl
tors in our illage this morning
Mr. Kenneth Laise az a business
in Martinsburg today
Mr. jess Morgan, OF New York
zlsisias kis Aeashsr, A.
G. Legg.
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GANOTOWN. July 24.-Mr and
Mrs. King Masters and daughter, Miss
Verna DeHaven, Miss Mamie Masters
and John Parkinson autoed to Jones
Spring Sunday afternoon and visited
j. II. DeHayen and family.
The Sunday school of the United
Brethren church will picnic at Tubs
Runu on Saturday, August u. Music
Will be furnished by the Baxter band.
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PiKESlDE. July 26.-Messrs. C..
w Tyson and Charles Miller. who
are employed In Steelton. arrived
last evening on couple days Wis
81 with Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Fulk.
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f ARM EXTENSION
WORK INCREASING
Report Shows Institutes Held Last
Year and Appropriation Almost
Doubled.

AGRICULTURAL extension WOrN =
West Virginia under the direction Of
Prof. G. r. Titlow, Of the state uni
tersity has been greatly eI4arsea ~
the last year over all previo9s years,
andf by reason of tue fur her coop
Grafton with the federal government
q Q available funds for pushing ais
work were increased from S79,9S4.S6
in 1914-15, to $120,903 in 1916 I'd
1916, according to the annual report. OF
tie director just filed withthe state
hoard of = ,g4ntg
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CuMBO. July 26.-Mr William
Beard, of Martinsburg. is visiting
his aunt. Mrs. J. II. Riner.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

HEDGESVILLE July 25.~-Mr r.
X. Pearrell has returned home from
South Hill, va, where he has been
employed for several months.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29
EUGENE v. D|Ez
GIVES DETAILS OF
CENTRAL ROBBERY
MADE STATEMENT TO PRISONERS
IN PARRERSBURG JAIL SUM-
DAY AFTERNOON.
PRISONERS RELATED THE STORY
TO OFFICIALS THERE MON
DAY MORNING.
IT rs SAID THAT HE GAVE THE
STATEMENT WITHOUT HE'S
tITATION.

Eugene w. Diez, who was recently
arrested in Denver, Col, charged W ith
being implicated in the robbery of
p & o. train Ne. /, at Central last
October. and who was brought to the
local jail Monday morning, while in
iail at Parkersburg, Sunday, told the
prisoners the story of the hold-up.
According to the Parkersburg Senti-
mel it is as follows:
Diez was in the county Jail here
from three to seven o'clock, and the
prisoners with whom he came in con-
tact. reported to the Jail officials this
morning that he had voluntarily given
all the details of his connection with
the holdup at Central Station. The
prisoners who heard Diez, state in a
positive manner that the tale he told
was heard by Fred Goldstrohm, Sam
Brookover, Dave Hcrner, Harry Hark-
inson and others, and that as soon as
he left they jotted down the principal
points as he had told them, on a pad
OF paper and this was given to turn
key Ed Callihan this morning
Diez said three men were engaged
in the holdup. that it had all been
planned for some time and that they
came to Parkersburg some time be-
fore the date of the affair, he passing
under the name of Greayes and
Harrison under the name of Smith
He would not give the name of the
third man as he is not yet under ar
rest. Diez said they went from here
to Keyser over tho b. & o., where
they completed their plans, Diez
working for the city of Grafton for
nearly a week. They went to Cen
trail Station on the day of the holdup
having completed all their plans, and
the holdup occurred as related in the
newspapers, the men getting their
booty as quickly as they could after
the car had been cut loose from the
train
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Went to ST. Marys.

story is. that of their escape after the
the country to St Marys. He declar-
ed that there was no auto waiting for
them but that they walked, and that
it required three days to make the
trip, as they hid during the day and
travelled altogether during the night.
On reaching ST. Marys they kept in
hiding and decided that it were safer
to separate. There they divided the
$4,000 equally and all started
in different directions, he going
to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
he purchased new clothing and then
went directly to Arkansas and later
to town on the outskirts of Denver
where ne purchased a small store for
$1,000 and house for his mother for
which he paid $4,000. Some time af-
ter this he heard that the officers
to his mother after planting tie re-
mander of the booty. He went to
st. Louis where he remained for a
Time and then returned to Denver. In
the meantime, however, Harrison had
been arrested at Grand Rapids and
mad given the officers many of the de-
tails. Learning of the presence of
the officers in Denver and that they
were after him, he said that he got
his brother TO check his suit case
from Denver to a small station some
distance from there, and when he call
ed for the baggage he was placed un.
der arrest
lie stated, the prisoners say, that
Harrison has told the officers all the
details of the affair, duplicating him,
Dlez, and that he did not expect to
hght the case but will take mis- medi-
cine and hopes to get off as lightly as
possible.
The local federal officers are in
ellned to take the story given out by
the prisoners with a grain of salt, as
lhey are OF the opinion that Diez
would hardly unbosom himself in the
manner in which the prisoners say
ne did, but the prisoners insist the
story is the same as Diez told it in
the presence of all of them.
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Federal Funds increased.

The state appropriation was the
same, but the funds received from
the United States. under the Smith
Lever act, was increased rom $780,
600 to $22,071; the appropriations
of counties and organizations was in
creased in the year from S1l,6j994
to $3S,158; the funds contributed by
the federal department Of agriculture
was increased from $4,000 to $50,
900.
The extension department now
consists Of a staff OF nine admiristra-
tive and supervisory officers, twelve
specialists for all or part time service,
ty enty eight county agricul raj
agents, twelve county home de4~on-
stration agents and twenty-three
district club agents, besides members
0 the college faculty who five con
siderable aid as farmers institute
instructors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

INWOOD, July 24.-Mr. Harry
Snapp and family spent Sunday at
White Post with friends.
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instructors.
1923 Institutes.

One hundred and twenty-nine
farmers institutes were held ir the
state last year, seven each being held
in Wood and Pendleton counties; six
each in Braxton, Kanawha, Jackson,
Lewis, Preston ard Richie counties;
four each in Marion, Marshall, Mer-
Ger, Tyler and Upshur; and from one
to three Institutes in many of the
ether counties.
Reading circle work was Instituted
sixty-eight farmers CLUBS, in which
the total membership was 1,O21. Bar
bour county .lad uine such clubs; Mas.
cd had six; Mercer six. Monongalia
nine; Randolph twelve; Wetzel seven.
Wood six; and other counties had one
or two each.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

LITTLE GEoRGETOWN. 5u,y &c.
= The Potomac river is very high at
this point.
BUNKER HILL, Jug 96.--Mr. w
r Ali, OF Baltimore. was a business
visitor here this morning.
Miss Mary Mccullough, who has
been visiting Mrs. Charles Cross the
past two weeks, left yesterday for
Ter home in White Hall, Ma.
Mr.: and Mrs. Allen .. Noll OF
Martinsburg. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. f. Gardner last evening.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

Springs, is visiting Miss Lucille xii.
mer
Mr.. and Mrs. \. Ii. Myers and
granddaughter, Virginia Newkirk
have returned from Cumberland
where they visited Charles Myers and
family
Mr.. and Mrs. s A. Baer are in Mar.
tinsburg today purchasing a Ford
runabout.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

MARLOWE, July Miss Texan
ma Strobe, of Charles Town, is visit
ing Mrs. ]. w. Emerson.
Mrs Virginia Tabler and daughter,
Edith. of Greensburg, spent yesterday
with Mrs. Mercy Tabler.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-07-29

are visiting the family of Charlie
Ridgeway.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-11-29

MISS Alma Wells, of keokee,
spent Il few days in town this
week visiting friends,
Miss julie Bullitt, who is
teaching at Keokee this winter,
spent Saturday in the Gap.
Miss Virginia Beverly return
ed Friday from near Christians
burg, whore she went n few
days ago to teach school.
Mrs. d. NJ. Hodges and at,
tractive little daughter, Rachel,
and sister, Miss Mitchell, who
have been spending some time
III the Gap, left last week for
Maine. Mr., Hodges accom-
panied them as far as Bristol.
Miss Carrie Watts left last
week for her home in Bowling
Green, Ky, where she was cal
led on account Of the illness OF
her mother,
Kobt. y. Mccoy, of Dante,
was visiting III the Gap Friday
Geo. p. Cridlin was up from
Jonesville one day last week on
business.
Attorney j. G. Noel, of Pen
nington Gap, was business
visitor here one day last week
w. IL. Rouse, of Clintwood,
was visiting III town last Fri
day, being Il guest ut the Monte
Vista.
! will keep a Jersey male at
my barn this winter. For furth-
er particulars see p. NJ. Reason,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Misses Georgia Cox and Ar
kie Witt, two of the popular
telephone operators here. spent
Sunday ut Roda with Mrs. b.
+. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fielding Nor
ton and baby, Sarah, spent sew
eral days in Knoxville and
Maryville last week shopping
and visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Daugher.
ty, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Trueman
and Mrs. r.. l.. Hilton motored
up to Stonega and spent a few
hours with friends.
Prof. and Mrs. a. j. Wolfe
left Tuesday for Richmond,
where they will attend the am
nnal State Teachers Meeting
this week.
Mrs. r. IL Masters and little
son, Reuben, Jr., will leave this
week for Florida, where they
will spend the winter.
FOR RENT.--A store house
on Wood Avenue, formerly oc-
eupied by Witt Grocery Co.
Apply to Goodloe Brothers.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Andy Witt has sold his Ford
touring car and purchased a
new Dodge car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Barney
and little daughter, Reba, are
moving this week into the cot.
tage opposite the residence Of
Mrs. j. H. Wells.
Just received from the lead
ing artists in coat making n
beautiful assortment of ladies
coats, popular prices. Call and
satisfy yourself at Goodloe
Brothers, Inc.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Coward onSund night a boy
j, S. Hamblen spent Friday
at Norton.
Miss Margaret Hoff and Miss
Angy Taylor gave very inter
esting talks to the people down
in the Cove one night last
week.
Miss Lorraine Taylor spent a
few days last week at Kings
port with friends.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. Chas.
Manning on Monday morning,
n boy.
G. G. Scarf, one OF the rep
resentatives of the Dupont
Powder Company, spent few
days in the Gap last week.
Terrell Wygal, OF Dryden, was
in town Thursday.
Carl Lane, of Rye Cove, Scott
County, spent a few days in
town last week with his broth
or, Henry Lane, enroute to Nor
folk, where he will join the
Navy.
FOR SALE Pure bred Tam
worth pigs. Either sex. -. A.
Gilmer. ~ As
NIT. anu Mrs. James Taylor
and Mrs |. G. Taylor, spent a
few days in Bristol last week,
where Mrs. James Taylor was
operated on for nose trouble.
The Junior Guild will meet
next Thursday afternoon,
a week, with Miss Sara Coch-
ran at four O'Clock.
Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Wagner
were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Gilmer "A few days
last week while in Norton at
tending the Conference.
Miss Mary Hise, of London,
Ky, has accepted Il position
as stenogragher in the office of
II. b. Alsover.
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when on want it. "phone, OF
go to Kelly Drug Company.
MIR. and Mrs r.. l.. Hilton en-
tertained at dinner Tuesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ct. True.
man, who are leaving the Gan
in few days.
Mrs. Chas. +. Bond, nee Miss
| Chic Wampler, of Nickelsyille,
! who has been visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. j. b. Daugherty, in
the Gap, returned to her home
Wednesday.
Little Miss Helen Slemp of
Wise, has been spending sever
eral days at the Slemp residence
on Poplar Hill.
Bnnte's pure and delectable
CONNECTION are now on displav
at Kelly's Drag Store. Tbey
are the IDEAL Christmas Candies
for old and young.
While making out your
Christmas list be sure to take n
look at the Wise PRINTING Com .
lpany's new line of Books and
Bibles.
@. II, Kilbourne, of Coaburn
spent last Friday in town on
business.
urs ru;.
fo, MI, na M',Htoeth GUY and
49,, "'m,'S my moved INTO apart
"'t 10 ~. IL VIZ y ickeis BuIlding,
m''' ''cy VIII spend the win
Mack ,,inor =, n
passed thron1h - 49,, Do'c t,;5
night enroute 70 La Cn, r,uay
where he viii anend g - 0ounty ;
visiting homafdII,s ~" udy B
.
nradisy cary spent Satur-
nay III scout County OF bust
sTn.r,o,,
NOTICE. = Beginning Decem
per ISL all fresh meats and
oous AZ store VII be sold only
| Ali accounts = d geop n,a delivered ,,,,t,
settled at once@R w 'nI F,., DC
ary. "" IAN q !,
~ 10
mrs; ulenn y. Southwark and
s li.tie aHaughter, Nancy, of Big
dn, uap, Va, arrived Mon
parents, MIR. and Mrs. ''I W. .
Campbell. Mr, Southwor "a ~. vi
arrive Thursday 70 v;Sit g VIZ
short time. -NIiddlesbornNloo,,, w. |"
A.. JILL ~ .oN ew .
day morning for 10 ci iu,S nnF5
where she will spend thras
weeks visiting Mrs q ' " "
Lowell, Mrs. DR.. Burkbort ond
her cousin, Miss Nlaude oul5 nf
Norton, who is attendina 10
Conservatory of Music, w
FOR RENTS room dwe,
ling formerly occupied by G I
Wade. All modern conveni
ences. Apply to j D. Bnnn
Jobn NJ 81.
has mnyad S; OF cate CITY,
| Can and IL o m.s lainlly to the
tooe If p AZ pS ing me cot,
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Gap one day last week aud
while here gave this office a
pleasant call.
Miss Lucy Hiner returned
last week from her vacation
spent with relatives and friends
IN Wayuesboro and other Vir-
ginia cities.
WANTED:-Two boarders,
gentlemen preferred;home com
forts, large cheerful room, with
or without board. Apply Mrs.
Britt f. Smith, Wood Avenue.
Mrs. W. X, Nickels died at
Cadet Saturday morning after
an illness of three months with
heart trouble. She was a daugh.
er of D. +. Collier, of Cadet,
ana is survived by II husband
and a baby ten months old. The
remains were Inferred in Glen.
coe Cemetery Sunday after
noon at three o'clock.
Let a little Norka gift book
take the place OF a Christmas
card to your friend. See Wise
Printing Co., Stationary De.
partment.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Parent-Teachers' Asso
citation has been postponed
from today to Wednesday, De.
cembcr 9Th, ut the School Hall
at $40 p. in. y full attendance
is desired,
MIR. and Mrs. Otis Mouser
and son, Otis, Jr., Misses Ruby
kemper and Mary Lou White
spent Sunday afternoon in An.
palachia with Mr.. aud Mrs. il
II, Mouser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Conner
AMI children, of Marytown, ".
va, arrived in the Gap Mon
day and are visiting at the
home of Mr.. Connor's sister.
Mrs. j. ii. Pierpont.
Mrs. Joe Beaman. of Kings.
port, Tenn, spent Friday and
Saturday in the Gap with her
daughter, Mrs. j. Hamilton.
FOR SALE.-Dining Room
Set, consisting of one table,
seven chairs, two chinn closets
one bullet, one serving table,
an quartered oak, good as new
VIII sell AS Il whole or in part
at IA bargain. For particulars
call at this office.
Rev. j b. Craft, pastor of Il q
Baptist Church here, will preat h
a Thanksgiving sermon in tn.
baptist Church at Norton on
Thanksgiving evening ut 1880
O'Clock.
Tomorrow is the last day
that YOU have in which to nav
either your town or county
taxes before a penalty of five
per cent will be added to them.
which will be done on Decem'
Der LIST. 1t will pay you to give
lnis matter attention and save
the five per cent penalty.
G. F. Kilgore and e. NJ. Full.
ton, of Wise, were in town the
first of the week on business.
J. 7. Mullins, of Richmond.
who has an important position
with the State Penitentiary
spent Monday in the Gap visit.
ing his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs.
); J Joshua Misunderstanding home
Tuesday morning.
W. II. Bond and A. l.. Xii.
gore were down from Wise
Monday on business.
There will be services at
Ayers Chapel Friday night by
Rev. j. NJ. Smith and on Sun
day night by Rev. w. j. Golf.
The Mineral Motor Company
has sold a new Ford Sedan to
a. j. Williams which he will
use in the passenger service.
w, III. Wren, secretary of the
company, drove the car through
from Chilhowie Saturday. They
have sold 80 Ford cars in and
around Big Stone Gap since
October LIST.
Mrs. Tackett and daughter
and son, Miss Dorothy and
Orville, who have been living
in the Gap for several years
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Your Xmas Gifts at Half Cost.
This is n wonderfully good
offer. Ask for full informa.
ion. Kelly Drug Company.
Milford chronicle., 1916-08-18

We have received letters from all parts Of the
United States from Deawareans who approve the
policy Of the MILFORD CHRONICLE in prohibiting
the use of its columns by liquor dealers. and sew
eral Of these we viii print in the future. We
do not agree with all the arguments Of our cores
pondents. but they as a whole agree with the
principle which underlies our belief in the ques-
tom especially the moral side and from that point
they will be interesting to many readers.
The critical condition of the newspaper market,
and the gradually disappearing visible supply Of
stocks of paper at the mills. has reached point
where the weekly papers Of all parts Of the coun-
try are compelled to attempt TO help the conditions
by stopping all waste of newspaper, and curtail
the editions to the smallest possible amount Of pa
per consumed. The daily papers are notieably
smaller, and the stock Of paper available for the
weekly papers will be cleared up about the first of
October From where the supply Of paperis to come
is problem facing every weekly newspaper owner.
The MILFORD CHRONICLE is attempting to meet
the situation as far as possible. We have reduced
the paper from a twelve page to a ten page since
the first Of August and with this week we are at
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ter in smaller type. to maintain the usual news
each week both local and from the various towns
over the lower part of Delaware.
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pound. and the dealers are refusing to ship over
ton to any one publisher at one shipment. The
CHRONICLE uses about three thousand pounds
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'ear. with the price of newspaper in blank sheets
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space that cost IS per column, must row bring in
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eceived, the publisher viii go to the wall. The
dvertiser must be willing to use less space If he
an not increase his expenditure, and the news
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ay rolls. This condition of the paper market will
ccount for the small type used in the CHRONICLE
his week for our news and reading matter gener-
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