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Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03

William B. Wimble, who has been
janitor of the Georgetown public
school building for the past seven or
eight years, has resigned. He is sue
ceeded by Fred Hamblen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cooper of Will
mington spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Mrs Evelyn Conard is visiting rel
atiyes in Wilmington.
John Rust of Wilmington spent a
part of the week with friends here.
Miss Isabel Moore has returned to
Burlington, n J.
Mrs. Bessie Hudson spent part Of
last week in Wilmington.
E. E. Wilson of the Union Republic
can, spent last week in Philadelphia,
the guest Of his daughter, Mrs Joseph
B. Baker.
Mrs. James W. Johnson and daugh-
ter, Miss Helen spent part Of last
week in Philadelphia and Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Williams, who have been spending
some time with their relatives here,
left Thursday for their home in Stan
tonsburg, n. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph King of Will
mington. spent the weekend with
their daughter and son, Mrs. William
Baker and Oscar B. King.
Mrs William z. Hawkins and son
are visiting relatives at Easton, Nd.
d. D. Burton and son. Clifford E.
Burton and w. d. Burton Of Angola
were among friends in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Morath and Mrs.
Joseph Littleton spent Sunday with
friends in Bridgeyille.
Linford p Faucet and son Benja-
min. Mrs. Mary Jones, Mrs. Frances
Wilson and son of Philadelphia and
Mrs William Jerman of Minneapolis
spent the weekend with Mrs. William
A. Faucet.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baker of Phil
adelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Heatherington of Wilmington spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
E. Wilson.
Miss Charlotte Lynch spent the
weekend with Dover relatives
Miss Nellie Nelson is visiting in
Philadelphia and Wilmington
Miss Edna Barr is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Albert Crowl, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Crowl of Phila
delphia have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John Barr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Price of Will
were the guests of D. S. Pur-
nell Sunday.
Miss Lena Short, formerly of this
town but now of Wilmington, was
married on Saturday in that city to
John Dick, also of the same city. Mrs.
Dick has the best wishes of her many
friends in this town.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
MILLSR0R0

The Community Club met at Dodd's
Hall on Monday evening and it was
agreed to call a special meeting of the
Club on next Monday night and have
the three doctors of the town, Drs.
Frame, Jones and Dodd, tell of ways
and means to prevent influenza. All
are invited to attend, as the flu ques-
tion is of great importance to all and
the sudden outbreak here last Janu-
ary should be an object lesson in
teaching us how wholly unprepared
we were to combat such an epidemic.
The class of Home Care of the Sick
will be organized as soon as a Red
Cross nurse can be sent from head
quarters as teacher, and an effort will
be made to have her here to speak on
Monday night
Rev. George R. Ellis of Magnolia
addressed the Sunday school last Sun
day and his remarks were enjoyed by
the children and grown-ups, and they
contained helpful messages that both
could advantageOusly use in every day
life.
I The Laurel Orchestra, which was to
have been here for the Sunday School
Rally. was prevented from coming by
the death of near relatives of the
pianist.
The Red Cross held a meeting at
the Red Cross room on Wednesday
afternoon and the National WOman's
Party held a meeting Thursday night
in Burton's Hall.
Mrs. Ida Weatherley and children
have been on a two weeks visit with
relatives near Cambridge.
Mrs. p S. Shockley and Mrs. A. R.
Dodd were in Dover on Monday.
w P. Monroe made a business trip
to Philadelphia this week
v Misses Mabel and Ruth Dobson,
teachers in the Dover public school,
spent the weekend with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs John Dobson.
When in Milford, stop at Pettyjohn's
Fountain. Cool, refreshing drinks and
ice cream served as it should
be.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
GEORGETOWN

Thomas r. Purnell, a prominent
business man Of this town, has begun
the erection of a concrete building
on his lots on the corner Of North
Bedford street and Cooper Alley.
When completed it viii be used for
q hardware store and viii be the
largest i'm Sussex county.
On Saturday night some one entered
the cigar store of Larry Moore by the
way of the back window and robbed
the money drawer of about ten dollars.
When Jehu f. Hudson, a prominent
business man of this town, went to
get out his car Saturday night he dis
covered that some one had stolen it.
He notified the officers and a search
was made. with the result that the
machine was found al Lewes, and Oc-
cupied by Norman Green and three
colOred girl friends, Sarah SOckum,
Mary Jone Robinson and Margaret In
gram. The four were brought here
and after being given a hearing were
placed in Jail in default of bail. 1t is
said that the three little cOlored girls
Will be taken to a reform school.
William j. Wilson is planning to
enter the mercantile business the first
of the year in his store building now
occupied by Mrs. Julia Wilson on
East Market street Mr. Wilson was
engaged in the mercantile business in
this town several years ago for a
number of years.
Georgetown Six Day Fireman's
Carnival opened here on Monday and
large crowds are in attendance each
night. This is the largest carnival
that has invaded lower Delaware for
years A part of the proceeds go to
the Georgetown Fire Company and
viii be used TO purchase equipment.
tWalter B. Hilyard has purchased the
building of Torbert & Faucet on Mar
ket street. The lower floors are used
by w. S. TOrbert as a carriage bazaar
and by the American Stores Company.
The second floor is the old opera
house.
Court will convene here next Mon /.
day, October 9Th.
Tenants Of houses are receiving the .
legal notices from their landlords Civ
ing them the option of moving or pay
ing more rent. There is nothing to do
but pay, as the houses for renting are
scarce.
The W. C. 7. U. met at the home of
Mrs. Charles Gunby on South Bedford
street Wednesday afternoon.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
P. Church met at the home of Mrs.
A. Parker on Market street Thurs
lay evening
Charles S. Gunby and family will
occupy the dwelling house of Mrs.
Elizabeth Wilson on Laurel street for
he winter.
Mrs. Wilson and her daughter will
'eside with Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Stew
lrt
Mrs. E. H. Schofeld has sold her
on West Laurel street which
he recently purchased from Mrs.
Alice Penuel, to Mrs. Frederic Biz
ard. Mrs. Schofeld will return to
Ter former home in New York state.
The many friends of Mrs. Ida V.
GcDaniels were sorry to learn of her
eath at her home in Lewes last week.
Mrs. Georgia Otwell, aged about 73
ears, daughter of the late Sheriff
ohm w. Short and widow of the late
)thO Otwell, was found dead at her {
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03

John NJ. Lynch left here yesterday
for Delaware College where he Will
take up agriculture.
Engineer Charles H. Johnson OF the
Fenwick Island Light vessel, is spend
ing a ten days shore leave Win ms
children here.
Mrs. Name H. Register spent Ihe
weekend with her daughter, Miss Es-
ther C. Register, at the Womens COL
lege at Newark.
Mrs. William C. Mcdaniel, aged 90
years, died at the Hotel Rodney early
Sunday morning of heart failure. Ihe
deceased and her husband have been
conducting the Hotel for several
months. Funeral services were held
at the hotel Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
o. E. Jones conducting the services.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03
FRANKFORT

Walter Brasure was driving his car
along the DUPONT Boulevard on sat
urday. and in attempting to pass a
Ford he ran his car off the concrete,
turning it over. There were six IN
the car at the time, but fortunately
there was a ditch and bushes which
held the car off them and allowed them
TO crawl out from under it without
injury to themselves. To this they
probably owe their lives Mr.. Brasure
received slight cuts on the hands.
The TOP and wind shield were torn
off the car. the tenders bent and one
wheel demolished.
Miss Miriam Chamberlain, who has
spent the last two years in Whining
ton, has returned to her home here.
Clinton Watson has moved to his
new home on Aristocracy Row.
There was quite a neavy frost on
Sunday morning.
A. f. Murray is making a business
trip to Philadelphia. His sweet shop
is under the management of Vaughan
Collins during his absence.
The young men gave a dance in
Jones Hall on Tuesday of last week
Music was furnished by the orchestra
from Cook Bros show. The boys said
that it was some orchestra.
Mckinley Tingle has received his
discharge from the navy and is spend
ing some time with his parents near
here.
The Selbyville and Frankford base
ball teams crossed bats at the Selby-
vile diamond last Friday. The game
was a very close one, resulting in (
victory for Frankford by a score Of
II to 10. A return game will be play /
ed next Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03

Total salary of those who left school
at IA, S5,112.50; of those who left at
IS, s7,337.50.
At 25 years Of age the boy who had
remained in school until Is had re-
ceived over $4,000 more salary than
the boy who left at IA, and was then
receiving 5000 a year more.
This is equivalent to an investment
Of $4,000 at per cent. Can boy
increase his capital as fast any other
way?
From this time on the salary of the
better educated boy will rise still
more rapidly, while the earnings Of
the boy who left school at IA viii in
crease but little.
Although the wages paid now are
much niger than when this study was
made. the comparison remains the
same.
Milford chronicle., 1919-10-03

We pay taxes to support our Exten-
sion work. Let's get the most out Of It
through group cooperation with our Coun-
y Agents through the Farm Bureau
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17

the installation of tracks for loading
at various points on the Wilder line.
Work is progressing rapidly on
grading for the spur which the 0. S.
L. has been requested to construct for
the Holt Seed company and which is
necessary for their operations in the
event of the construction of an eleva-
tor and mill as now contemplated.
The belief is expressed that the rail-
road company will be asked to build
that spur Evidence at the hearing
brought out the fact that blue prints
OF the work had been drawn but that
they had never been submitted to the
Holt Seed company.
Interchange tracks between the
Caldwell Traction lines and the O. S.
L., proven this summer to be soreiy
needed, will probable be constructed
in the near future. Representative OF
| the o. S. l.. assured the commission
that they were willing to construct tha
additional trackage as soon as possible
| and the sentiment prevailed that the
Caldwell Traction lines would be
asked to do their part. In the event
the commission orders intS rchange
tracks. constructed, the work will be
directed to be done before another
season opens.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
THE OBSERVATORY.

often produce such results, and vet
this man was ugly in action; he stern
~ held his boys to hard work, and on
the slightest provocation whipped
them; he accepted Solomon's teach
ing about the rod, but forgot or
ignored the New Testament about
love and forebearance; in turn each
boy got not simply little correction,
put tremendous threshing; when the
older ones reached majority they inn
mediately left their father and de
parted for pastures new and prob
ably that fact soured him still more.
One day my tent mate came home and
found his father giving his younger
brother an awful whipping: the dead
mothers teaching to "honor thy
father" controlled him and he did not
resist; but this day the older son in
tervened so far as to demonstrate and
ask the father to thrash him instead of
the younger lad; the outcome was that
they told the father that, while being
willing to be industrious and obedient
they could and would not take any
more such treatment; many Years
afterward | heard the story repeated
when my tent mate was white haired
man, and the sober relation showed
that the whippings must have been
very bad. AS time went on all the boys
LETT Derby and it so happened that
three OF them came to my home town
near Boston, where as youths they es-
tablished most excellent reputation
and earned the regard of everybody
My first acquaintance with my later
tent mate was at the table of one OF
our best families, and he then i'm
pressed me as being a superior lad;
he wore his gentlemanly manners as
though born with them; and in all the
experience of army life l never heard
him speak word he might not have
uttered before my mother. What has
puzzled me is why should that father
OF good family stock, have become SO
savage with his boys? for he was just
that. How shall we account for such
disagreeable facts if we accept the
principle of herdity? 1t was plain to
see the influence of the gentle
mother in her sons, one of whom be.
came lawyer in California, and three
became doctors, and all settled and
pEacticed in Eaton county, Michigan
all very successful, and the son of nv
tent mate is now leading physician
in that state
The Growing Incident.
But now enters another fact which
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
BIG WHEAT YIELDS
FOLLOW GOOD SEED
MAXIMUM RETURNS FROM
FALL SEEDING REQUIRE
EXTRA CARE.

BOISE-(SpeciaDA"I many Idaho
farmers are to secure maximum re-
turns from their fall seeding of wheat
they must SOW pure. plump and clean
seed" says b. F. Sheehan, agrono-
mist. of the University of Idaho ex-
tension division. Every effort should
be made to raise the quality Of seed
on hand by eliminating seed of low
quality and weed seeds. Liberal use
of the tanning mill will get rid of
these light and shriveled seeds as we'll
as many Of the weed seeds.
"The long dry season, such as was
experienced the past year in the dry
farming regions has resulted in the
wheat, cat and barley crops being
light of test weight. Of the light and
shriveled grains are put back on the
land, maximum results cannot be ex-
pected The shriveled seeds will be
slower to terminate, the first leaf will
appear above the ground after those Of
the plump seed are well under way
and the tardy seedlings, poorly nour-
ished as they are, will make hesitat-
ing and uncertain growth. In short
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
WILL EASILY NET QUOTA
Final Report Will Show Balance of
$4,000 After All Expenses
Have Been Met.

. Final reports on the Salvation Army
drive are still incomplete. according
to Fred Lilly, treasurer of the Elk S
committee which took over the cant
paign in the western half of Canyon
county. A small amount still remains
to be collected to the funds which
were pledged, Collections total $299I
on the 5000 quota with outstanding
pledges aggregating another 500.
Full contributions by those who
have pledged varying sums will in
sure paying all costs of the campaign
and having sufficient sum in the
treasury to remit full $4,000. Mem.
bers of the committee express them.
selves as well pleased with the result:
of the oapaign. Reports from variou.
other sections of the state indicate
considerable difficulty in the matter O
raising the entire quota. This sectio,
of Canyon county is believed to b,
the first of the districts to which
quota was allotted to raise the re
quired amount.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17

seems to be browning incident.
When those boys who had felt the
hard hand of their father were com
fortably settled in the profitable prac-
tice of their profession did they forge;
him9 Not by any means; they re-
called the terrible whippings they re-
ceived, the welts of which would re-
main on their bodies for many days; i,
was unjust, undeserved, the fathers
treatment was unnatural, and they did
not forget it. But there was again a
reversion of type from the father, OF
was it the mothers blood, and the
boys actions as we should suppos,
their ancestors would have been:
when the lines grew hard for the old
man on the Vermont farm the,
brought him to Michigan and care
fully cared for him so long as h,
lived; sort of heaped Goals of fire or
his head:
What shall we say of such things
Well, right here in Canyon count,
during the past year there has been /;
case where father has been remon
strated with because of his fearful
whippings administered to his son
And however ashamed he may hav,
been he frankly acknowledged hi:
fault and promised there should be n,
more of it. But who desires to be ;
censor of his neighbor in such a mat
ter? OBSERVER.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
TEN DAVIS NEWS.

Anna Mclaughlin was unable to at.
tend school. several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Richardson and
Mrs. NJ. M. Small were visitors at the
L. F. Small home couple Of days last
week.
The young people of the community
enjoyed a party at the Grange Hall
FRIDAY evening. 1t was a Hard
Time" party SO every one was dressed
to represent hard times. Various
games were played during the even
ing. Fred Hermo was kind enough
to lend his Victrola so music KEEP,
every one livened up. At late hour
ice cream and cake was served by. til.
refreshment committee
Fred Glennon, who has been serv.
ing in the army on occupation IL
France. returned home Saturday even
ing. He is the last Of the Ten Davi.
boys to come home
L. E. Small and family were Cald-
well visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. l.. Judd and MAJ.
rice Judd were in Parma Saturda,
evening
Bert Coffey and family have moved
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17
PROBLEMS HAVE
1HRESHING OUT
UTILITIES COMMISSION IN
VESTIGATES LOCAL TRAF-
FIG CONTROVERSIES.

Local traction difficulties, relating
to the 0. S. L., the Caldwell Traction
lines and the Holt Seed company were
thoroughly aired before the state pub
lie utilities commission here last week.
Two days were taken up with the hear
ing and all aspects of the various con-
troversies which have been progress
ing for some time were thoroughly
hashed over. No conclusion was
reached by members of the commits
sion who attended the meetings, the
entire matter being taken under ad-
visement. Holdings are expected
shortly.
Among the matters which came be-
fore the commission were the appli-
cation of the Caldwell Traction com
pany for increased fare, officials con-
tending that present revenues were in
sufficient to meet expenses, the re-
quest for tracking facilities by the
Holt Seed company and the matter OF
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17

growing season they do not overcome
this early handicap and the yields will
be low.
1T is highly important that the
farmer run his seed through the
grader and eliminate seeds which are
so often the cause of many low yields
and crops of inferior quality"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-10-17

to their new home near Middleton.
Mrs. Spaeth is much improved since
she returned home
Jessie Melbourne is able to sit up
in bed now. She will soon be able to
be Up again.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-18
PLANT CORN NEAR TRACKS.
Union Pacific Appeals to Farmers to
Guard the Wheat.

An appeal to Kansas farmers whose
land borders on a railroad to cease
planting wheat and similar inham-
mable crops close up to the tracks
was m@le today by George o. Brophy
superintendent OF the Union Pacific
In spite of safeguards sparks from
locomotives, cigarettes thrown from
windows and extraneous causes have
resulted in the burning Of 1,16S acres
OF wheat on the Union Pacific line
this year, Mr.. Brophy said. To elimi-
nate this and consequent loss In food
production. Mr.. Brophy suggested
strip of land seventy-fve feet out
side the right of way fence be plant
ed in corn, potatoes, beans, KAN
corn, cane or alfalfa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-18
lnnrrIe ROBERTS SHOWED EN-
Abilene Horse Made Great Record
al Topeka.

At the Topeka free fair races
Wednesday. Hettie Roberts. owned
Inv Green Bros. Of Abilene made
great showing. The Capital says;
Event two. 2:14 pace, was any
bodyls race at the start. Minnie
plnkerton, carried slight odds be-
co,se Of her favorable showing and
tho fact that she was a Topeka horse,
being owned by w w. whitney.
she was hungry all the way. tho,
and by her placing apparently stop
ned for lunch somewhere around the
of side Of the track every heat. The
race was run between May Pick,
Doll Andrews bay mare from En-
noria. Hettie Roberts, brown filly,
owned by Green Bros. OF Abilene
driven by All LAWYER, and Faimont
Flash II. y. Craig's bay gelding'
from Clay Center. May Pick took
the odds when she won the first heat
in o.12H. Craig driving Falmont
Flash. seemed new to the track al
mo IT was apparent he had good
horse In the running. He was called
70 the Judges stand after the first
heat and given instructions. His
nrofit therefrom was shown by his
winning the second and third heats
straight in 14H and 15K.
Climax to the steadily Increasing
interest and the heavier betting came
In the fourth heat Of this event when
Hettie Roberts. leisurely trailing the
field in the first three heats, decided
TO run. She did She won two
straight heats. the fourth and fifth
in 1914 and 1914. More money
changed hands than at any other
time this week except the famous
cleanup made by Beulah Maid Tues
day. Dope was in the air when
Hettie Roberts and Falmont Flash
went in for the sixth heat with
clear field, but the filly had had her
way and seemed satisfied to pace
sedately along behind Falmont Flash
to the wire
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-09-18
LEGION POST GROWS
About 30 New Members-WiII Reach
400 BY Next Week.

The campaign for increased mem
bership in the James r. Cutler post
Of the American Legion which has
been organized here has already
brought in 80 new members and
those In charge declare there will
easily he 900 In this chapter by the
end OF the drive the last Of next
week. Each member has been given
membership blanks and is expected
to add others to the organization.
The post will draw men from sur
rounding rural districts and possibly
from a few Of the smaller towns.
Enterprise and Herington have or
CARNATIONS of their own, that In
Herington being the Oldest post In
the county. Other Of the larger
towns in Dickinson will probably
have chapters also as 1t takes but II
veterans to organize.