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Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
OBITUARY
FISHER

Mrs. Phillipa Lloyd Fisher, widow
of the late Charles G Fisher, of Mil
ford. Delaware, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Ridgley, at
Dover, Del, on Saturday. January 20,
1917, aged about sc years. The fun
eral was held at Christ Church in
Dover on Monday afternoon. and in
terment in the churchyard adjoining
COUNSELMAN.
Ross E. Counselman died at his
home in Houston. Del, on Friday
January 18th. 1917, from Bright's Dis
ease. He was in the fifty-first year
of his age and leaves a widow and one
son. j. Benton Counselman. The
funeral was held on Sunday afternoon
and interment made in Hollywood
cemetery, which was attended by the
local tribe of Red Men, who conduct
ed the interment service according tc
their rites. A very large number OF
Red Men and citizens paid their last
tribute of respect to their deceased
friend and brother.
LOFLAND.
Peter LOwber LOfland died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Clement
Nutter, just north of Milford, Tuesday
evening, January 23d. 1917. aged 7t
years. Death was the result of par
alysis, a stroke OF which he suffered
few days prior to his death. Fun
eral services will be held at the home
of his daughter on Saturday after
noon, at 2 o'clock, and interment al
the Odd Fellows Cemetery. William
Powders, funeral director, in charge
The services will be conducted by the
Rev. John L. McKim. Deceased wa:
the brother of the late DR.. Mark G
Lohand and Major James R. LOT
land. and an uncle of DR.. James
Pemberton Lofland. He is survived
by a widow and two daughters. Mrs
elem Nutter and Mrs. Roland Car
1iSla
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
STATE TROOPS ORDERED
BACK FROM new MEXICO
Should Be Home Within Three
Weeks. Milford Should Give
Great Reception To Co. B.

Delaware's two battalions OF infan-
try doing guard duty at Deming, New
Mexico. since last July, have been or
dered to return TO their home stations
to Oe mustered out of the federal SER
vice. They will leave Deming just
as soon as transportation facilities
can be arranged for them. This
leaves the exact date of their return
somewhat in doubt. but it is practic-
ally assured that they will be back
in Delaware within three weeks.
This is the official announcement as
made by the War Department, and no
doubt will be welcome news not only
to the officers and men themselves,
but also to their relatives and friends
in Delaware. 1t is believed a fitting
reception will be arranged for the re-
turning troopers to show them that
the people of Delaware appreciate the
fine showing the soldier boys of this
state have made along the border.
According to the announcement
from Washington more than $4,000
National Guardsmen now on the Mex
lean border have been designated by
Major General Funston for return
home and muster out under orders
issued by the war department on Sat
urday. Among these $4,000 troops the
two Delaware troops are listed, so
that the return of the states militia
men is now an assured fact within a
short time.
It is now up to the people of Mil
ford, and especially the businessmen
of the town. to get busy and make
arrangements for the welcoming home
of the troops from Milford. Company
B, stationed at this town, is compos-
ed of members from Harrington
Georgetown and other down state
towns. It is the only company in
Sussex County, and while the plans
are being made the committee which
should be appointed should get in
touch with the people Of other towns
in asking for assistance. The boys
have conducted themselves in cred
table manner in New Mexico, and II
is now due them that the citizens Of
their home towns give them the re-
ception which they have earned. Lei
us get busy
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

The following admissions and dis
charges have been made during the
mast week from the Milford Emer-
gency Hospital: Mrs. Shockley was
discharged; Captain Daisey OF Bow
ers Beach. Mrs. Dorothy Harrington
from near Houston, Miss Edna Emory
and Minerva Layton of Milford, were
admitted as patients.
Donations were acknowledged as
follows: Frank L. Kates, Of viii
mington, SIS; Red Cloud Tribe l.. q.
r M. of Houston, $500; a friend
s1O; a friend, SO; a friend, 81; Milton
New Century Club, a box OF canned
fruits. jelly, pickles, tea, pears rice
raisins and oat meal; from Mrs. An
nie L. HynsOn, a pretty fern; from a
friend a pair of bedroom. slippers.
The managers thank the donors
very much for their kind remem-
brance of a grand charitable institu-
tion which receives its support thru
free will offerings Of the public.
The Victrola and Jardinier whlcn
was CHANGED off at the Palace Theatre
in milford last week was interesting
The Victrola was drawn by Mr.. GeD-
bardt and the jardinier by G. T. ".
Williams. The management thanks
Mr.. Warren for the use OF the theatre
for the occasion.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
MILFORD GRANGE

Topic for Saturday, January 9th,
Peas.
Contract prices for 1917, A. B. Peet;
sowing, j. H. Skewis; fertilizer. A.
C. Howe; harvesting and delivery, c..
Jester; current events, Mrs. j. Cal
houn.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the an
nual all day meeting Of the past Sat
urday. Degrees were conferred on
five candidates with the fourth degree
feast much in evidence. Immediate
" after dinner the executive commit
tee of the Delaware State Grange held
a meeting upstairs. At 1870 p. m.
State Master Dilworth installed the
officers for 1917 in a very impressive
way. and was ably assisted by Mrs.
j. W. Short.
Each officer was called upon for a
speech and responded to the call.
II was voted very successful day
the only wish being that some of the
faces seen that day were more famil-
lar by reason of regular attendance.
From out of town were noted H M
Dilworth, state master; Hervey Walk
er, past state master; Rev. Kelley
and wife of Sussex County Pomona
John Ponder and wife Of Milton.
Saturday evening a goodly number
Of Grange members and their families
rendered a farewell surprise party to
our departing friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Solomon Neal, of Lincoln, who leave
this week for a new home at Bing-
hamtOn, n. Y.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
SENATOR'S MOTHER DEAD

Mrs. Susan A. Frazier mother of
State Senator Joseph A. Frazier, died
on Saturday at her home in Frederick.
Mrs. Frazier was in her 9Oth year,
and died of general debility. She
ha d been an invalid for more than
a year. She was the widow of JOS
eph Frazier, who died in 1894, and is
survived by the following children:
william, who lives at Harrington
Mrs. Annie c. Anderson, Of Milford
Mrs. Slalie Hearn of Clayton; Mrs.
Emma Killen, of RehobOth; Mrs. FL
lis, of Delmar; Harvey of Philadel-
phia; Davis H., Susan and Joseph. OF
Frederick. The funeral took place
Wednesday with services at the house
and interment in Barratt's Chapel
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
SATISFIED FRIENDS

The following letter came from a
gentleman who had good results from
using the advertising columns of the
Milford Chronicle. He writes as fol-
lows:
Houston, Del. Jan. 18th, 1917.
Milford Chronicle.
Gentlemen: l am enclosing check
in payment of advertising in the
Chronicle. The January 18th Milford
Chronicle contained my advertisement
concerning the sale of Delaware
Pride" tomato seed. and it has pro-
duced quick results. l received in
my mail of January 18th, an order for
seed, together with a money order,
from Bridgeton, New Jersey, which
read in part as follows: Il saw your
adver in the Milford Chronicle
which means that the Chronicle is not
only a local paper, but an interstate
newspaper.
With regard to mutual interest l
wish, that your Chronicle and our to-
mato seed will grow from interstate
to international favor.
Yours very truly,
HENRY STUDTE.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
POLICE NEWS

Before Alderman Truitt Iuesuay
,,orning lT samuel POLAND and Lucy
Bishop were arraigned; Poland .i-Nrd wSs
charged with drunkenness anu ulsolu s',,on y
eriv conduct and the Bishop woman !,
With disorderly conduct. Inc IN. Inan I
was fined s11 and the woman drew y. q q
ss fine On a charge Of having car, !,
~ ga nc, Concealed weapons the woman
,IeS IleS beld under 5000 for her appear
ance at court. The two prisoners soS
sncordine s-1aS to several witnesses nag hao
created much disturbance on CaI =, le
Gsne Monday evening, they having ar ar
-;ved in Milford from Marcus FoOA
pa on the evening train
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
FARMERS DISCUSS
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Pomona Grange Adopts Resolu.
tions Regarding Liquor Selling
And Taxation.

The quarterly meeting of Kent
county Pomona Grange was held in
the Dover Century Club Rooms last
week by Worthy Master Jefferson
Cooper of Cheswold. The address OF
welcome was by Mrs X L. Cowgirl
of Champion Grange, St. Jones Neck,
and the response by Mr.. Howe of Mil
ford Grange. Music was furnished
by members of Rural Grange, Ches-
void.
Professor C. S. Conwell made an
address on rs the Grange Subordin-
ating Vital Busin, IS Interests to So
cial Features and Amusements? The
remainder of the day was taken up
in a discussion of the following sub
iects. the Worthy Master designating
the members of the Grange to open
the discussion for each topic.
Shall we diminish the interest of
the tenant farmer in public schools
by exempting personal property from
taxation.
Shall we encroach upon the mea-
ger incomes of widows and incapac-
itated families by an inheritance tax
on estates and on investments below
rs it wise to put the roads entire
" under state jurisdiction, the state
assuming the present road Indebted
ness of the respective countless
would not a constitutional amend
ment providing for a vote on the rum
traffic every eight years be the most
effective means of abOlishlng II
Can we not better improve the
public schools by placing more re-
spOnsibility on the local school com
missions, with better pay for fully
competent teachers, than increasing
either pay or number of executives? 2?
Would it not be more economical
and efficient to collect tax by re-
ceiver than the present method?
SHOULD we criticise the lawmaking
bodies, when the wants of their con-
stituents are not made known to
them?"
A lively discussion followed each
subject, participated in by Professor
G. S. Conwell, Edward A. Evans, 9.
]. Meredith and others. Dr.. c. K.
LAYTON of Georgetown, who Is mem
her of the Grange, took part IN the
discussion of the tax system.
The report of the committee on re-
solutions as follows, was adopted:
"Resolved That we favor equal tax
alton on all kinds of property what
so ever.
THAT this Grange takes great pleas
ure in commencing the inaugural ad-
dress of Governor Townsend. we
especially endorse his recommenda,-
tions of the anti-shipping law, Dud-
get system, tax revision, State Road
Commission, without the assumption
of present county Indebtedness IoL
county roads by the state ana equai
suffrage. D-,..,
Senators for voting to continue the
Saloon in our national capitol city.
"That we very strongly favor an
anti-shipping law of liquor into urS
territory of the state. -.
The Grange closed in form 10 mee'
with Milford Grange next April.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
INSURANCE COMPANY ELECTION

At the annual meeting of the Kent
County Mutual Insurance Company,
last week, the following directors
were elected for three years: C. s..
Pennewill of Dover; DR.. Roland G..
Paynter, of Georgetown; L. w. Mus
tard, of Lewes. ]. j. Ross Of Sea-
ford was elected president; C. s..
Pennewill, of Dover, vice president;
William Denney, secretary and treas
urer; C. c. Fulton. assistant; Sam
uel H. Moore, clerk. The directors
and officers participated in the annual
dinner at Dover Inn.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
WILL PAY ATTENTION TO CORN

Farmers Of Sussex County are Civ
ing the seed corn proposition serious
consideration An increase Of five
bushels in the yield per acre will now
mean about four dollars more realiz-
ed. With an increase yield per acre
in view, and a better grade Of corn,
which would in many markets COM
mand a better price, a bumper crop
is expected in lower Delaware this
fall.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
DRIVES TO DEATH

The finding Of the body of Timothy
Doody. white, aged about 40, of St.
Jones Neck, at the wharf at Lebanon,
on St. Jones river. four miles south
east of here, and later finding his
horse and buggy in the water near
Barker's Landing, three miles south
of Lebanon. on Friday of last week,
caused an investigation by State au-
thorities and Coroner Harrington.
The horse was drowned also. A
coroner's jury decided that Doody had
- h-sl= ==l ae...nssssssy - OF
driven OIL the VI IuBU anu SestaoN " - -
Barker's Landing Thursday evening,
had drowned, and that the tide had
carried his body to lebanon.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
SUNSHINE SOCIETY

A meeting was held at the home 7onM.rv ~
Mrs. S. C. Evans, sr., on 'sn 4 7,
18th The President, Mrs. n h,,s =,
Bunstein, presiding. After lle.ad tne UuS a
mess at hand had been dlsc1sseu IN .
soc;al sncio = time was enjoyed. Refresh
,,oeIts SOH,4s were served by the hostess. IS !.
Tl,sa 11e.i'o nevt meeting will be held at tne
home m Of Mrs. George H. Han % On
Thursday afternoon, February ,s., iss.
The time of meeting has been cnans
ed to 3 O'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
HARRIEB
CLENpANIEL-PETERsON.

CLENDANIEL-PETERSON. =.
william P. Clendaniel, Of Lincoln,
Del. and Helene d. Peterson, were
married Wednesday, January oath,
1917, at the M. P. Parsonage IN Mil
ford by Rev. L. A. Bennett. Ihey
will reside on a farm near Lincoln.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
PUBLIC sALEs

Mrs. W. S. Gore will have a sale
Of household goods at her home in
Milford on Wednesday, February 7th.
See advertisement for particulars.
Milford chronicle., 1917-01-26
Usk, wash, Jan. 7th, 1917

Usk, Wash, Jan. ftn, 1Slt'
Editor Chronicle.
Dear Friend: l want your paper
continued to the above address. for
we don't want to be without its week
" visits. It tells of my many friends
and the news of Delaware-the peo-
ple and state we love, although | was
born in Pennsylvania, and Delaware
was the state of my adoption. In my
life I have resided in 81 of the states
of this union, and l love Delaware the
best of them all. When a resident OF
Delaware starts to look for better
land. he makes a mistake. Truly l
had rather own 30 acres in Delaware
than a whole section in the northwest.
am doing all right financially here
Il have five farms and am interested
in numbering, and our hope is in
few years to return to Delaware
where all the comforts and luxuries
of life are to be enjoyed. / am en-
closing check for IS to pay our sub
scription to the Chronicle, no matter
what the high cost of living reaches
we will always want the paper.
With kindest regards to you and all
Delaware friends. l am
Yours truly, 5. W. Hill.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
TALES O. TIME"
Brief and Timely Comment Rejecting the Fances of Thinker
and Student
By Beau Esprita and Co.

GOODBYE, Miss May Come BACK AGAIN
Goodbye. Miss May have enjoyed a
Your stay with and hope you liked it, too
Your friendships been just fine, cold nor hot
Your gances, but comradely blue.
And when you frowned and then you did,
We know there a and a rme
For tears in which of hd
Goodbye, Miss May. come back again time
Goodbye, May; we'll keep the flowers fresh
You u beside the shaky sile,
And take good care of all the lacy mesh
OF greenery left a while
And we'll remember the robins
Up in the oak where wild cucumber climb,
And give your blessing its coming guest
Goodbye Miss May, come back again time.
Goodbye, May We hate to see you 90;
We hate to loose your laughter and your tears:
Your visits done us lots of good know
Will linger with through the after years.
And in the country that journey
Remember and perhaps you'll hear the chime
OF songs learn to sing through knowing you;
Goodbye Miss May-come back again time
r. E. S.
'There many things needed to have poetry live"
Poetry Review.
While we know nothing of the above, help
that of the prime requisites
unpunched meal ticket
When hear continually harping upon egotism
of Others we often wonder who got the goat" in egotis
The power of in down expecting
that through faith he will bread point
faith Have faith that thing. your
faith will be answered."
SAID ROLL MIGHT CHOKE
On seeing this headline large type n daily paper
might possibly peanuts
which the largest of land takes by then of the
small throat Of the whale the largest mammals then of
ANIMAL in these times when flour $1 barrel
breakfast rolls Then-he reads finds story
about trial. Did Martin money
swered the witness The headline certainly the readers
attention through wrong SCIENTIFIC Outlook.
We anxious hear from other beside the
Outlook editor who could possibly have been md this head
WHY THE ROSE IS RED
The world grew weary O May
And she, alone and unbefriended,
Sought out a her last day,
A vine she lovingly had tended;
And there she wept and bending
The vne her heart, quite broken, bed,
Staining each bud. So the lover
Claims his flower the
JIG.
Oh yes, rather expecting home,
There isn't much sale for sonnet
Prehaps you right 20 my pome,
But why did you sic the dog on it?
Walter G. Doty
BAGe1NG WORDS FROM THE BUSH
The knowledge of 10 The gate O scholarship"
w. Wilson,
twisted, Holworhy describe
of mndthat torsonal of mental
magazine
Retroactive acting back affecting G,
Fyfe characterized the Napoleonc
freedom all continental Europe his History of Modern Europe
Apothes dedication, exaltatn divine
FRAGMENT
From The Brand n the Flesh"
The low, you say? grant as much;
A rough. uncouth. toll hardened rustic clod
And what have in fealy with SUCH
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07
A Memorial
MR.. r. J. HENDERSON:, ls5s-lsl7.

BY Mr.. j. b.
As good soul as ever breathed the air.
Trying to find the good in every man,
Unconscious kindness, filing Gods high plan
Of noble works in humbeness, that glare
Like the refulgent sunshine everywhere.
Nor found he time in someone's eyes to scan
Meats that gather in life too short span,
Knowing full we'll that hearts sometimes des-
pair.
Too soon it seems that he has passed away,
A man whose smile told that he loved this
But God will wake that spirit from the clay
To shine in realms away from worldly strife,
And like the kindly star that sheds it's beam
So shall his soul in that new dwelling CLEAN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-07

Lusus using your weldon hold
phrase hating speech and have
that exalted plane Of where feel that
Omniscnce personfd hence when aco" phrase of
such uperlate refrain from But we
give creo we even we were giving writing
poetry asking of kindly
and beanng spirit hating
convey meaning? hardship you
Lusus for kndnes and orbearance inherent attributes
souls Aso much fear that that high
standard of redundant famboyancy which verbal
proechncs have proved yourself proficient Neither have
hope attaining that sublime height of intellectually where
with mpunty ignore facts rise superior and
contravention to all known rules of logic.
Frankly you think that any of privilege and
contribute THE MIRROR
and rabd Judgment usous authors
editors and publishers of the that by their profound
writings they displayed their ignorance their and
helpful annotations rags and tags?
being helpful
Millions poem CoMUs,
characters drawn from mythology there being than thirty that
short compoon On THE MORNING OF THE NATIVITY contains half
many. profusely
Macuay his Milton 20 illustrations mythology
which, unless with explanatory would
Greek tera tenmes hundred thousands
Also do Others For instance when Byron CHDE
HAROLD, 49,
Chldles and crowness in her voceles
An empty urnw wihe hands,
holy
would know referring Rome
Or how would recognize in this
She looks ea-cybele fresh from the
Rising with the tiara of proud
At airy distance, with majestic notion
Arero the an their
from the picturesque description the Venice?
We give below and for lack of without few
selections which, unless working knowledge mythology
aided by annoaion would be but rhymical enignas-
o les o
Where burning Sappho and
Where o wa and peace,
and
Juan
Pomon the hard
the
Warm the breatho
youhan nd maid,
In Aprls
Macaulay Prophecy Of Capys.
n reg o wonders ind
That ightooted Fancy leaves Truth far behind,
Or at least, like
the golden illusions in way.
Moore, Rhymes the Road
british gods of e FAST
Isis and Horus and the dog Anubis
Nor Osiris
Memphian
Tnmplng W grass with owings -
Nor
Within his sacedch
Nough but profoundes
anthem
The sable stoed woshipped
Milton, Hymn ON the
In Xanadud Kubla Khan
A stately
Where Alph,
Through
Down
Coeidg, Khan.
Ben Jonson Lusus have heard him before
WOMAN which he himself capable delightfully."- hu
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-05
QUIET is RESTORED
AT EAST ST. LOUIS
Work Is Resumed Today Without Any
Indication Of Renewatof Race Riots
-Hundreds Of Negroes Leave Town
Death List May Reach 1925.

East St Louis, H.. July 5-Resump-
ton of work after the holiday was ac-
compi!shed today without any indica-
ton Of a renewal of race rioting. A
diminished number of negroes were on
the streets returning to work, but hum
dreds have left town and some OF the
big plants admitted that their output
would be curtaNed thereby to some ex-
tent Militiamen were everywhere and
appeared to have the whole city ado
quately patrolied
Work of clearing the wreck Of the
burned Broadway opera house, the
building on the main street where many
negroes ran for refuge at the height OF
the riots. revealed that bodies Of both
sexes were lying in the debris. heaped
to the number Of not less than thirty.
Fire, suffocation and burial by the col
lapsing walls were the causes Of death
The total Of bodies accounted for now
Is seventy EIGHT, with the certain con-
clusion that the death list extends be-
yond 1875.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-05
DUBUQUE HOTEL
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Wales House. Built Sisty-Five Years
Aao-TotaI toss-AH Guests Rescued
Without Observation-Disclosures Save
FLAG From Destruction.

Specia, 10 Times Republican.
Dubuque, July 5-The Wales hotel.
also known as the Lprimer one of the
oldest and best known hotels IN the
middle wesi, is in ruins this morning,
the result: OF fire discovered on the
fifth floor at 10 O'clock last night The
only other damage done by the fire
was the crushing in Of residence
building just north of the hotel when
the walls Of the hotel fell
The fire was discovered by bell
boy taking guest to his room. The
guests were easily rescued by way Of
the elevator The fire is supposed. to
have been caused by piece of fire
works thrown by neighboring celebra-
tors thru the window of an unused
room. An incident OF the fire was the
rescue of an American flag from the
flag pole in front of the building By a
squad of local milit.amen now in fed
eral service.
The building was constructed more
than sixty-five years ago and while
the walls We're of heavy brick construc-
ton the interior woodwork was of
heavy hardwood. AS a result the build :
ing burned slowly and it was more
than six hours after the discovery Of
the blaze before the walls fell in.