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Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property

AZ have sold the farm. will sell all Of the fol-
towing personal property. as have no use for il.
and i viii be sold REGARDLESS Of price. on the Ella
A. Call Farm, at the northwest edge Of the town
Of Milford, Delaware, on
Wednesday, December 5fh, 1917,
-eommsneing promptly at 10 o'clock a. m. but If
that day should be stormy sale viii be held on the
next clear day.
LIVE STOCK.
Bay Horse, work in all harness 2 Cows one win
Be fresh in January and the other IN the spring.
These sre good cows.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Two-Horse Wagon. Mccormick Mower. as good
as new Horse Rake. Corn Shelter Walking Har-
rows, one-HSTse Plog. Cider Mil cross-eut
Baskets. fOur-seated Lawn Swing.
RIDING VEHICLES.
Two-seated Top Carriage in fine shape. Rubber
tired Runabout in good shape. Sleigh and set Of
Bells, Dearborn Pole, Carriage Pole. a fne one.
HARNESS.
Set Of Double Harness, as good as new Wagon
and Plow Harness.
FEED.
500 bundles II Long Fodder tons Of Hay. so
baskets Of Corn.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Lot No. IA fine oak bedroom suit consisting
Of hedStsad bgreau. w9shstand and chairs.
uever been used. consisting Of bedstead. wash
stand bureau and chairs.
Lot No S-Nery Epod bedroom suit.
Lot No f-Bedroom suit in good shape.
2chifcnners, just ike new: mattresses some |
of them hair; blankets quilts and bed linen; bed
room rockers and chairs. about or 10 4 mantle /
clocks. sets Of wash bowls and pitchers very good
Parior Suit S piece mahogany. very fine: nice
Brussels carpet mantel ornaments. bevel glass.
Sitting Room-Centsr table. lounge. Morris /
chair, rocking chairs, book case, writing desk /
large looking Eiass
Dining Roam Good extension Table. u feet /
tunE ust * diaiaz roosn chairs. sidehoard. very
good serving table, 90 nds, looking Elass
Carpets-SittnE room carpet As good as new
dining room carpet as good - new. Is 10 % rugs.
ecue very rocd-
Chairs-About IS rocking chairs. some Of them
Fery good and shout Is other ehairs-
Stoves-Air-tight stove. rood as new blue fame
S-hurner oil stove. coal OIL stove.
Pcts ard pans. dishes, knives. forSE. spoons and
q lot Of kitchen utensils
Lot Of pictures suitable for parlor, dining room
and sitting roou- Hand painted pictures, fine
piece Of work
Is Barred Rock Chickens.
Terms cash. No goods to Be removed Until
.crns are complied with.
Ell ROGERS.
Hm NJ Ramsey Auctioneer
2cbeat Daniels. Clerk. IL
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
.. E. MessIcEG, .. DS.
ofHss svur FIRST Hsilsusl Bsuk

Teeth eEtracted wlithout pain Ffllin-, .,5
slaaes made IN ven bssl manner and atreaSonsbi.
term.. Satisfaction is always guaranfeed Tbo.e
I ~hom have done werk fer are nv rsfsrenee
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
Motifs Hog Meal
SIPS Bag

Promotes q sound, healthy state.
Produces fat, bone and muscle. Pro
notes q vigorous appetite. Improves
the animals digestion. Brings hogs into
good condition. Improves the circula-
ton. Prevents collie and diarrhoea.
Destroys and eradicates worms. Makes
young hogs develop quickly. Makes
fat and growth. Possesses antiseptie
qualities. Is health giving and health
restoring. Makes firm hard flesh. En-
sbles the animal to extract the maxi
mum nourishment from all foods taken
into the stomach. Insures prime condi-
ton Of coats and skin. Effects q sub
stantial saving in grain accounts.
Makes more meat on less feed.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
PHILADELPHIA

Wilkins, Munson co. S51-3 Newmarket
Bags and Barrel Covers for Sale
Potash Bros ..5O4 to sos N American
Bananas-FOr Sale.
Phila. Fruit Co, 346 N FROM & Vine
Butter Country, Wanted By
Nice & Shredder Co. $40 So. Water
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Wanted BY
Kelsey, A R.....COr. I'd & CallowhiH
Hellerick Frank & Co. .120 Callowhill
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
JOSEPH E. HOLLAND
SEEDS FEEDS GROCERIES

Purina Hog Feed
Purina Horse Feed
Purina Chowder Feed
Purina Dairy Feed
Buffalo Gluten Feed
Brewers Grains Feed
Ground Oats
Cracked Corn
Rolled Oats
Linseed Meal
Cotton Seed Meal
Digester Tankage
Consolidated Beef Scraps
3-Medal Beef Scraps
Oyster Shells
Mica-Grit
Hen-E-Ta
Kafhr Corn
Ryde's Calf Meal
Quaker Calf Meal
Broken Rice
Cracked Peas
Rock Salt
Cut Bone
Ground Charcoal
Western Recleaned Clover Seed
Western Recleaned Timothy Seed
Western Recleaned Alfalfa Seed
Western Recleaned Alsyke Seed
Western Recleaned White Clover
Seed
Western Recleaned Sweet Clover
Seed
Western Recleaned Seed Oats
Western Recleaned Winter Vetch
Imported Crimson Clover Seed
New Era Cow Peas
Grey Success Cow Peas
Delaware Black Cow Peas
ar Heel Black Soy Beans
Wilson Soy Beans
japanese Buckwheat
Silver Hall Buckwheat
Dwarf Essex Rape
Cow Horn Turnip Seed
Alaska Peas
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
Public Sale.

will sell at public sale at my home a. los Rail
road Avenue. South Milford, Delaware. on
Saturday, December 1sf, 1917.
at one O'Clock in the afternoon. unless this day
should be stormy. when sale will be held the next
Saturday, the following
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Sewing Machine Sideboard Extension Table-lO
foot 2 Drop-Ieaf Tables. sets Of Chairs, Rock
ers. Bureau. Washstand. Stands Mattress Iron
Bedstead. Lawn Mower, Wash-Tub aud Bench,
Couch. 5 piece Parl0r Suit Porch Rockers.
Lamps Dishes. Cookine Utensils, Brussels Car
pet Ingram Carpet, Rag Carpet. Linoleum, Cur
tains and Rods. lot Of Window Blinds.
Terms Cash. MRS. NARY E. NAILOR.
Harry Holden, Auetioneer.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
Crabs, Wanted by
Eggs, Wanted by

sandifOrd, R. W. ss Fulton Fish Mkt
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30

1000 Bushel Western Recleaned
White Seed Oats
40 Tons Agricultural Salt.
so Tons Cotton Seed Meal.
40 Tons Timothy and Scarlet
Clover Hay
10 Cars Western Bran and
Middlings
400 Bbls. Duluth Family Flour
10 Cars Stable Manure.
40 Tons Galvanized Barbed
Wire
500 Kegs Wire Nails.
Milford chronicle., 1917-11-30
WILMINGTON

Eggs and Poultry, Wanted By
Eisenman Bros. ....l13-5 E 18th
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
Big DAY IN POLICE COURT
Nine Negroes Before Judge Whitaker
on Various Charges Yesterday
Total Fines Of $156.50 Assess
ed-Fiye Girls To Work
on Rock Pile.

AS the result of raids on two houses
Of questionable reputation Thursday
night and Friday morning, nine negro
men and women were before Judge
Whitaker for trial in Police Court yes
terday afternoon.
The total amount of fines assessed
was $156.50, of which only $13 was
paid.
Following were the cases disposed
Of:
Mamie Johnson, keeping a disorder
ly house, $3050.
Cordelia Stockton, keeping a dis
orderly house, $30.5O.
Allie Haley, adultery, $3.50.
Mamie Carr, lettering, $1O.5O.
Lille Stewart, lettering, $10.50.
Philip Boyd, fornication, $3.50.
Fred Johnson, disorderly conduct,
$3.50.
Elmer Carr, lettering, $10.5O.
Sam Esmont, disorderly conduct,
$3.50.
Johnson and Esmont both paid their
fines and were permitted to depart.
All the others were sent to Jail. The
men will work out their fines on the
streets and the women will break rock
in the lot back. Of the city tool house
on East Second street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
The Chamber Of Commerce ssH having Vacant Store Rooms Factory Buildings
HUNSICKER.STARRETT

Mr.. Otto Starrett, clerk at the Dan
Cohen Shoe Store, and Miss Flora
Hunsicker, daughter of Mrs. Ardelia
Hunsicker, of Forest avenue, were
granted a marriage license yesterday
and were married in Covington last
night. After a short wedding trip the
young couple will return to this city
and take up their residence in Mr..
Starrett's cottage which he has al
ready furnished in Eastland.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONVENTION

The convention of all the Christian
Churches of Mason county was held in
the Christian Church in this city yes
terday. Speakers of state-wire repu-
tation were on the program and dele
gates from most of the county
churches were in attendance. There
were one h undred and twenty-five
delegates present. The following Of
ficers were elected:
President-Mr. Henry Milton Pyles
Vice President-Rev. Nichols
Secretary-Mrs. Lee.
Superintendent of Adult Depart
ment-Rev. Finnell.
Superintendent of intermediate De-
partment-Miss Jennie Dixon.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
WET AN DDRY FIGHT IN HUNT.
INGTON TOWNSHIP, OHIO,
SEPTEMBER s

A wet and dry election has been
called in Huntington. Township, just
back of Aberdeen, Ohio, on Septem-
ber 8. The petition for the election
was signed by considerable more than
the necessary number. 1t is predicted
that the township will 60 dry by a
large majority. Mr.. Bradford, former
Ripley saloonist, will open his saloon
there next Monday morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
Night Sergeant-From $50 to SIS a

Night Sergeant-From $50 to SIS a
month.
Patrolmen-From $50 to SIS a
month.
An ordinance was received provid-
ing for the construction of three
foot concrete sidewalk on the North
side of East Third street in the Fifth
Ward from Walnut to Union streets
and a ten-foot concrete sidewalk on
East Third street in the Fourth Ward
from Bridge street to Hunters alley.
On motion Council adjourned to
meet at the call of the Mayor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
EXEMPTION CLAIMS


TO BE CONSIDERED BY MASON
COUNTY DRAFT BOARD TODAY
-THIRTY.THREE ACCEPT.
ED WITHOUT CLAIM
FOR EXEMPTION
TO DATE.
Last Of First Two Hundred and Forty
Whose Names We're Posted Ex.
amined Yesterday-Slx Re-
jected Yesterday and Of
the Nine Who Passed
Physical Fit Seven
Claimed Exemp-
tlOn.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
LAUNCH OWNERS REIMBURSED

Captain A. A. Burnside of the tow
boat Robert p. Gillian was In the city
Thursday morning and reimbursed all
the men whose gasoline launches were
sunk or injured when run into by the
Gilham early Tuesday morning.
Messrs. Maher and Guzzweiler Of Gin
clnnatl received special consideration.
Besides being paid for all losses the
Gilham ls to take their launch to PIT.
Pleasant for repairs and the young
men have the option Of spending the
balance Of their vacation there or to
return here or to Cincinnati at the
expense Of the Campbell Greek Coal
Company, owner Of the 0ilhAm.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
NUMBER OF ORDINANCES
RECEIVED AT A SPECIAL MEET.
ING OF CITY DADS LAST NIGHT
PAY OF NUMBER OF CITY
EMPLOYEES TO BE
INCREASED.
Sanitary Survey Doctors Have Two
Ordinances Introduced Providing
For Proper Disposal Of HUI.
man Excreta and Regu.
lating Sale Of MIX
and Milk Pro.
duets.

Council met in an adjourned session
last evening, Mayor ]. Wesley Lee
presiding and all members being pres
ent except Mr.. T. NJ. Russell.
DR.. Townsend, one of the United
States health officers, made a short
address to the Council in regard to
typhoid fever and other diseases and
their prevention, and also of how to
get pure milk.
DR.. Sharpe also made short talk
on the construction of a sanitary
scavenger system and briefly explain
ed how same could be built at small
cost.
Council received an ordinance pro-
viding for the proper disposal of hui
man excreta in the city Of Maysville
defining the terms; declaring unsani-
tary privies nuisance; providing for
the use and construction of scaveng-
ing maintenance and inspection of
sanitary privies, also fixing the penal
ty for the violation of the provisions
Of the ordinance.
An ordinance regulating the sale of
milk and milk products; production
care and sale of same, and the penalty
for the violation of the provisions of
the ordinance was received.
An ordinance accepting a tract OF
ground on the East side of Bridge
street from Garrett S. Wall and Lewis
c. Ross was received.
Council received several ordinances
granting an increase in the salaries OF
several Of the city employees and Of
! ficers as follows: ----.--.
Chief of Fire Department From
SIS to $S3.33 a month.
Firemen-From $50 to SIS a month
Deputized firemen-$l for first hour
and SOC for each additional hour.
Day Laborers-From $1.5O a day to
not less than $l.75 a day.
Laborers with horses and carts
From $3.50 a day to not less than SO a
day.
Street Commissioner-From $50 tc
SIS a month.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18


offer various sundry pretexts to put
their own individual interests before
that of their country, when that coun-
try needs them for defense, need ex-
pect neither sympathy or aid from the
Mason County Exemption Board,
which today begins work on exemp-
ton claims.
Most of the claims in Mason county
are from those claiming dependents
and claiming to be farmers. Very
few In the city have claimed exemp-
ton on grounds that their occupation
was necessary to the nations welfare.
All claimants have been given the
same treatment-no claims have been
accepted save those filed In the pre-
scrlbed manner, with the accompany
ing affidavits, and the Board refused
to listen to vocal explanations. The
claim papers were received and filed,
the applicants were told that they
would be acted upon as soon as pos
sible, and informed that there was
nothing further to do until they were
notified by the board.
| Yesterday wound UP the examina-
ton of the first two hundred and for
ty whose names were posted several
weeks ago Up to the present time
two hundred and eighteen have been
examined, four have failed to report
and the other eighteen have already
joined some branch of military SER
vice.
Fifteen were examined yesterday
and OF that number six were rejected,
nine were accepted and seven claimed
exemption.
Following is the list of those ex-
amined yesterday:
Accepted-NO Exemption
Walter S. Osborne.
carlos j. fleaSdnt.
Accepted-C Claimed Exemption
Everett Poe, dependent father and
mother
, John H. Smart, dependent mother
William E. Kennett, dependent wife
and child
John Larkin, farmer.
James N. Davis, farmer
/, John T. Whaley, dependent wife.
, Sanders P. Taylor, dependent wife
and children.
Rejected
, Henry D. Hawley.
/, Charles T. Kautz.
Garrett H. Curtis.
! Ferdinand Schmidt.
eI William Davis.
i Otto H. Pollitt.
i Not Reporting
nj The following have not reported an,
will be posted for military duty Tues
q day morning:
ri Archie o. Gullett, Maysville.
al Henry Sanford Johnson, Maysville.
n John ]. Dryden, Washington.
q Elzie Petit, Maysville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18

Mrs. Edward Pritchard entertained
with a knitting party flanked by re-
freshments at her home recently In
honor of her guest, Miss Hilda Threlk-
eld, of Maysville.-Bourbon News.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18

1Oc each, 9 for 80c. You have to
pay that for good wash rag. It's the
biggest valve In our sale.
9 spools 0. n. T. CSC.
rolls Toilet Paper CSC.
q. M. c. Sc ball
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18

Hon. and Mrs. j. T. Shanklin and
daughters, Louise and Virginia Poage
and son, James. motored here yester-
day from their home in Fleming coun-
ty and are the guests at the home Of
Mrs. Shanklin's mother, Mrs. Vincent
Calvin on East Winchester avenue
Ashland Independent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Those citizens who will contribute
towards the banquet for our Lieu.
tenants will call at RobinsOn's cigar
store and sign up. This must be done
at once.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18

Mr.. Robert straus will play . violin
colo at ths Christian Church tomor-
row morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18
NOTICE

Mr.. Harry Reddyhall, expert Piano
Tuner, will be here on August Goth.
Leavue orders at Brisbois Furniture
Store.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Wood and
sons, Brent and Houston, left Friday
for Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24
STEAMSHIP COMPANY
WILL REPLY TO-DAY
III Virginia Navigation Company Fails
To Provide Service May He Kea.-
lily Penalixed.

The Virginia Navigation Company
which suspended service on the James
river, without consent of the state
corporation commission, will today no.
tify Chairman c. r. Garnett whether
they will resume the operation of the
line. II they refuse to put their boats
back into service. they will be ordered
to appear before the commission To
show cause why they should not be
fined for their action.
Yesterday Chairman Garnett. r. e
Fallen. assistant general manager Il
the company. and the attorney for the
company, held a conference on the mat
ter. Just what reason or reasons CIV
en- by the officers to why they dis
continued the service, or were hesItat-
ing to replace IL. would not be stated
by Mr.. Garnett. IT is said however
thai the company is being we'll paid
while its steamships are In the SER
vice of the government. and that they
feel that in the present emergency the
service to the country is of first i'm
portance.
Mr., Garnett. however. is determined
to contest any disposition on the part
of the company to continue their boats
with the government. unless they are
requisitioned for government use.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24
MEDAL WAS STRUCK IN
HONOR OF IL SITANIA MURDERS.

Washington, April 23,-Geoffrcy But
Ter. attache Of the British foreign Of
fee. and spokesman for the Balfour
commission. for inspiration turns to q
small round piece Of bronze. with flE
ures engraved on each side. when ha
begins to feel tired Of IN work %
warning against GERMANY.
Mr.. Butler showed his source of in
Fptration" to group OF Washington
newspaper men this evening.
DO you see that he asked a Ira
met them In a local hotel. holding up
a bronze medal somewhat larger than
q silver dollar.
Well just TO look at that arouses
my fghting spirit more than anything
.elsG J. can do" he continued. Take 4
good look at Il and sec how YOU feel"
Mr.. Buffers bronze was medal
made in Germany 20 commemora:e
the sinking OF the Lusitania by Ger
man submarine. On one side II TEE
ntsdal was group of German seamet
standing in n row. on the other. i
carved view OF the giant liner as she
was disappearing into the ocean.
The madel was struck In IIambur
shortly after the Lusitania was cent &c
the bottom. One of the British Tom
mics captured II while fighting On the
west front in France and tool; il t.
London with him when he was sent
there to recover from wounds rec nv d
In battle. The medal was siven 70 NJ
Butler then.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24

meet the stupendous demands OF
Americas participation in the world
war was begun by the special bi-par-
tisan subcommittee of the committee
on ways and means today. Five OF
the senior members of the committee
have assumed the work OF making the
preliminary framework which later
will he considered by the entire com
mittee. The tax-framers are Chair
man Kitchin and Representatives
Rainey and Dixon, Democrats. and
Representatives Fordney and Long
worth. Republicans
Today's session was executive in
character and in fact. At its conclu-
sion Chairman Kitchin said that he
had no announcement to make other
than the promise of the committee
men that they would avoid any tariff
tinkering as a part of the war reve-
nue. legislation would be strictly ad-
hered to Further he declined TO
commit himself
The revenue builders have numer-
Gus new tax schemes and many modi-
fcations Of existing tax schedules UNI
der consideration. In addition to the
certain increases in the income tax
and the corporation tax with the pos
sible increase in the rate Of taxation
on excess profits them have before
them data relative to a tax on the
purchasers of new automobiles. an
increase in the postal rates to include
even the increase from two cents 10
three cents in letter postage with in
creases in the second class rates as
we'll. documentary and luxury taxes
and material increases in the internal
revenue taxes on stimulants and to-
baCCo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24
TROOPS TO PUT DOWN
RIOTl. IN MINING CAMP

To assist in queling disorder
among striking miners at Deerfield. a
small mining town in the Blue Ridge
twenty members OF Company X, of
Stunton. with two officers, Judge
Henry W. Holt, and the sheriff of the
city. yesterday went to the mining
camp. The request for the troops was
made to General Sale yesterday by
Judge Holt. and the adjutant- general
ordered that twenty of the men. who
were recently in Charlottesville help
ing TO guard the negro mfrderers
there. proceed TO Deerfeld
General Sale was advised yesterday
by the war department that a COM
pany of Kentucky troops would be
sent into Virginia, and placed at the
disposal of Colonel Lecdy for patrol
duty IT is understood that the troops
will come TO the state Immediately.
1t was yesterday announced that
all OF the troops which were called
out in the recent threatened mob vio-
ience at Cf1 rlottesvifle had been re-
leased from service, Judge Dabney.
of that city. stating that sufficient
police guard would be thrown around
the men.
Major Clinton E. Wright. who has
been in the city for some time, as
sisting in the office OF the adjutant-
general, has returned to his home in
Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-24

British governments war secrets will
he placed at the disposal of the
American Officials All the date upon
any subject will be freely placed at
their disposal. to be used by them as
they see fit"
Mr. Builder made II plain that there
will be no effort made by the British
commissl on TO form an "entangling
alliance with the United States. Any
agreements that may later be cntere /
iato shall he OF temporary nature
only. he said. designed 10 insure the
best interests of the nations during
the period of the war.
We have not come over here with
the expectation that any formal al
lance or agreement OF any kind
would result" he said The purpose
of the commission is merely TO trans
init Information 10 this government
as TO the mistakes that were made by
Great Britain in the early stages Of
the war so this country can avoid
those mistakes--if American officials
consider them mistakes"
The widest possible publicity is to
he given the actions. intentions and
views OF the British commissioners
Mr.. Butler tonight arranged for a
series Of conferences by newspaper
men with the commissioners, to begin
tomorrow with General Bridges. Mr.
Balfour Is to receive newspaper men
Wednesday. and Admiral De Chair
probably Thursday. The others will
give interviews later, one each day.