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Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
CHARLES L. MOORE DEAD

After six days Inconsistencies,
Charles L. Moore, Esq, died from the
injuries he received when run over
by an automobile in Georgetown. on
Saturday, August %. He was never
conscious after being hit by the auto
mobile, and death was almost GER
tainty as the skull was fractured at
the base of the brain. He was under
sixty years of age, and yet he was
the second oldest practitioner of law
in the Sussex County Bar.
He was the only son of the late
Jacob Moore, who was one of the
prominent legal minds of Delaware
sixty years ago.
The funeral was held on Monday
afternoon last and it was attended by
a great number of people from all
parts of Kent and Sussex counties,
who knew Charlie" Moore and enjoyed
his cheerful disposition and recognized
his natural ability.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
CAULK WINS TWO OUT
OF THREE FROM GRACE
GAME FEATURED BY The HEAVY HIT
TING OF CAULK, l6 HITS FOR A
TOTAL OF 26 BASES.
INGRAM WAS BATTED HARD
IECAR IMPROVED AFTER The 4TH IN
MING, GRACE MAKING BUT THREE
HITS DURING REST OF GAME.

Caulk won from Grace at Whining
ton Saturday, score 10 to 4.
The game, despite the One-sided
score, was interesting throughout
Grace took the lead three times only
to be overtaken by Caulk and finally
given the short end. Townsend, Will
ley, Davis, Legar, Marvel and Petty
John awed the Grace rooters with
their mighty wallops, all getting one
or more extra-base hits. Townsend
got two three-base hits and a single,
scoring three runs and driving in one
Davis and Wiley got four hits each.
Wiley drove in the tying run in the
seventh with a long double, and Davis
triple, after Townsend had singled in
the eighth, scored what would have
been the winning run. Davis scored
on a sacrifice fly by Pettjyohn.
The Caulk sluggers continued the
rout in the ninth, when four hits,
doubles by Marvel and Legar and sin
giles by Wiley and Davis, and Town
sends clean steal of home, running
for Davis, scored four more runs.
Exceptionally fast work by the Grace
outfield prevented home runs by Town
send, Davis and Wiley.
Ingram, for Grace, personally put
his team in the lead in the third in
ming with a home run drive. Carter,
playing first base for Grace, got three
hits and sacrifice fly and played a
good game at first.
Legar was not at his best in the
early innings, six hits being made by
Grace in the first four innings. After
the fourth inning only three hits were
made off his delivery. Ingram and
Livermore, Grace's best hitters, fall
ing on strikes with men on bases.
Livermore, one of the best hitting
catchers in the Independent ranks,
failed to get hit, but caught a good
game.
Tho coOra
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS

In accordance with the new school
code, and in order to see that the new
code is put into full effect by requir-
ing the attendance of all eligible chill
dren for the high school as well as
the grades, the following named Off
GERS have been appointed by the sew
eral counties:
New Castle county. Miss Jones;
Kent county, Miss Leila Thomas; Sus-
sex county, Miss Richards.
The salary of each is provided for
in the law as $1,000 a year. The law
also provides that the county boards
may employ, upon the recommenda-
ton Of the county superintendents, as
many additional attendance officers as
in their judgment may be necessary.
at a salary Of $1,000, but the State
shall not share in the payment of their
salaries
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
JUDGES WILL CONFER
ON LEGALITY OF CODE
BY REQUEST OF THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION AND COMMITTEES OF
KENT COUNTY EDUCATORS.
MEET WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
GOVERNOR JOHN C. TOWNSEND ASKED
FOR AN OPINION FROM THE
SUPREME COURT.

Members of the State Judiciary after
a conference with Governor Townsend
Wednesday morning relative to his
request for a decision as to the legal
ity of the new school code, handed
a communication to the Governor stat
ing that they would sit at the County
Court House in Dover, at II o'clock,
Wednesday, September 10, to hear ar
gument on the school code question.
1t was shortly before noon when
the Governor, Chancellor Curtis and
all the law judges went into confer
ence in the Supreme Court room. This
conference lasted about Is minutes
when the Governor retired to his Of
fee. Some time later the judges went
to Governor Townsend's office and
handed to him the following COM
municatiOn:
Governor John G. Townsend, Jr.
Dear Sir:-The Chancellor and Law
Judges of the State have received
your communication requesting their
opinion respecting the constitutionality
of the act of Legislature passed at the
last session and commonly known as
the School Code
I'm view of the great and general
interest felt in the question you have
submitted, we think our opinion
should not be based upon a hasty and
imperfect consideration of the matter
but should be reached after a care
full examination of the statute and the
law applicable to the question raised.
ITO that end we have concluded
that at least a weeks time is essential
and that an opportunity should be
given to any attorneys who may de-
sire to argue before us either side of
the question. We will meet again in
the County Court Room at Dover on
wednesday, September 10, at II o'clock
and will be pleased to hear and con-
slider any arguments that may then
be submitted, either orally or written.
"The Chancellor and Law Judges
would much prefer to determine the
question in a regular judicial proceed
ing, but they realize that such a pro-
ceeding would involve more delay than
would be justified, in view of the nee
essity for a reasonably early decision.
The Importance Of the question does,
however, require careful consideration
and the procedure we propose to fol-
low seems to us to be the best that
can be adopted under the circum-
stances.
Very respectfully,
Charles M. Curtis,
Chancellor.
James Penewill,
Chief Justice.
William H. Boyce,
Henry c. Conrad,
Herbert L. Rice,
T. Bayard Heisel.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
TROUBLE OVER KILLING QUAIL

The game warden last week caused
the arrest of John Thompson Of Mil
ford Neck on the charge of killing
quail, one bird being found in his
possession. These facts were brought
out in a hearing before Esquire Truitt
last week when Game Warden Dilla-
hay had Thompson arraigned to an
swer the charge. The fine and costs
in the case amounted to $3.50, and
they were paid, but Thompson was
held in bail for court on a charge of
threatening the game warden.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
SHIPYARDS ARE BUSY

Both of Milford's shipyards are very
busy at the present time. At the Alb
bott yards a number of barges for the
Standard Oil Company are nearing
completion. These boats are con-
structed of exceptionally fine timber,
and they will be used for harbor work
in New York harbor.
The Vinyard yards now have seven
boats of different sizes under course
Of construction, Several Of these are
now receiving their finishing work and
machinery is being installed.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
FRANK E. POSTLES BADLY HURT

AS the automobile in which several
persons from Smyrna were leaving
the State Fair grounds on Wednesday
evening, it was struck by a trolley
car and smashed Frank E. Postles,
who is a justice of the peace at Smyr-
ma, Delaware, was very badly injured,
while others in the machine were
slightly injured. He is a brother of
Mrs. Charles Hammond of South Mil
ford, and of Charles Postles of near
Milford. Miss Anna Postles, his sis
ter, is recovering from a broken leg,
which was the result of fall at the
home of her brother in Smyrna on
July 4th. She is at present with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Hammond, in Mil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

The automobile Of William Pierce,
in which his mother and sisters were
from Rehoboth last Saturday
evening over the Boulevard, was side
swiped by a Pennsylvania car driven
by a number of negroes, and damage
to the amount of several hundred dol
lars was done.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
MITCHELL

Anna, youngest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Mitchell, Of Sycamore,
near Laurel, died at the Salisbury
Hospital Saturday, August %, 1913,
following an operation for appendicitis
on Friday preceding. Her death came
as a shock to the community as she
was only i'll three days. She was 8
years, 7 months and days old, and
was loved by all who knew her. The
funeral services were held at the
home of her parents on Tuesday, with
Rev. Mills of Blades, Rev. Tyndall of
Asbury and Rev. Atkins of Georgetown
officiating She was laid to rest in
Asbury cemetery at Laurel and six
of her little playmates acted as her
pallbearers.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
SOME SQUASH

]. Harry Latchum has variety Of
squash in his garden that is creating
much interest among his friends.
These squashes are known as the
yard squash" and they even beat this
for length. One which he grew was
left at the Chronicle Office last week.
1t measured four and a half feet in
length and weighed fourteen pounds
One Of these squashes will make more
than meal for the ordinary hotel.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
DEMONSTRATION OF
WASHING MACHINE

Cedar Grove Sussex Farm Bureau
will hold a washing machine dem
onstration on Tuesday, September 16,
at the home of Mrs. G. A. Colell. Sew
eral types will be shown and used
and every one interested in washing
machines within reach of this meet
ing is cordially invited to be present.
Further particulars in next weeks
Cbronic1e
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
DELIGHTFUL PARTY

Mrs. Thad Windsor gave delight
full party last Friday evening to the
members Of the Windsor Dancing
Club, which was really farewell
party TO Miss Stidham. Music and
dancing were indulged in until late
hour when the guests were invited to
the dining room where refreshments
were served
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
SOME APPLES, THESE

John W. Reynolds of Bridgeville left
a basket of apples at the Chronicle
Office last week which was picture.
The apples were of the Stayman and
Grimes Golden variety and forty-six
apples filled the basket. They tasted
just as nice as they looked.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
MILFORD GRANGE FIELD MEETING

There will be Grange field meet
ing next Saturday afternoon, Septem-
Der 9Th, at the home of Mrs. White
head, near Lincoln. This will be the
last field meeting of the season, so
make a special effort to be present.
Cake and ice cream and a pleasant
social time for all.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
OBITUARY
DAVIS

Erasmus NJ Davis, a prominent
farmer, died Sunday morning at his
home near Dover at the age Of 55
years. He is a son of the late Will
liam R. Davis and a brother to Mrs.
Laura Johnson and Mary c. Davis of
this town. Mr. Davis leaves a wife
and several children. Funeral SER
vices were conducted Wednesday af-
ternoon at 1 o'clock at Millwood and
interment made in Odd Fellows Gem
etery
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
PROPERTY SALES

Mamie L. Fox has sold her dwelling
on East Front street, South Milford,
to Harry L. Mccullough.
Captain George w. Lingo has bought
from Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart the ten
acre tract located at the east side Of
South Milford, for s1,S00. This is part
of the Humphrey farm and there are
no buildings upon it.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
WARNING

Letters have been received in Del
aware from a large wholesale seed
house in the city of New York offer
ing carload Of Charlock seed for
the purpose Of mixing with rape seed.
Charlock is a noxious weed Farm
ers should not buy rape seed this fall
or any other seed, in fact, until they
have sent a sample to the State Board
OF Agriculture, Dover, Delaware, to
be tested for purity and termination.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05
SCORE BY INNINGS

Earned runs, Caulk 8, Grace 2; two
base hits, Wiley, Pettyjohn, Marvel,
Carter, Legar; three base hits, Town
send 2, Davis; home run, Ingram;
struck out, by Legar 8, Ingram 5;
double plays, Davis to Counselman,
Greenwood to Mckay; stolen bases,
Townsend; sacrifice hits, Counselman,
Legar; sacrifice flies. Pettyjohn, Car
ter; hit by pitched ball, Harrington,
Shanner, B. Jones; base on balls, off
Legar, 1; umpire, Jack MCGOWAN.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-05

Charles NJ. Curtis.
Chancellor.
James Penewill,
Chief Justice.
William H. Boyce,
Henry c. Conrad,
Herbert L. Rice,
y. Bayard Heisel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

Coffee Plentiful in Brazii.-There is
no reason why there should be short
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

able, hobbled up and down the street
jogging the chilled creatures 80 they
shouldn't get pneumonia.
But Flora, the little bay colty, his
pet, did not swim ashore, did not come
out Of the stable at ALL Every once in
a while old Mr.. Dangler would call out
Of his upstairs back window: Cope
Flora! his voice hoping in the midst
Of despair.
"T wouldn't like to lose her. he said
to Mrs. Dangler fifty times. I-I-you
know mother, wouldn't like to lose
her. Cope, colty! Cope! Cope!'
"All that day he called. The next
day he call, but not so often. The
third day he was silent. He was the
picture Of woe.
When the waters abated 30 that he
could get out to the stable, he said. L
I jist a-kind o. dread to go and look,
and yit seems like have to. I dunno
when took a notion to a colt like
what I did to Floral
He plodded out In the stable he
heard a snicker, and looking down the
hay-hole at him was Miss Flora, large
as life, and twice as natural!
You say a horse can't climb lad
der But up ladder was the only way
to get to the hay-mow, and there she
was. And the dickens of time they
had getting her down out Of that.
1T does beat all what you can do
when you have to-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

age of coffee in the United States or
why the price of the favorite morning
beverage should be lowering around
55 cents q pound for best grades, says
Capt. Franciso N. Nascimento Of the
Lloyd Brazilian liner Uberaba, which
came into port at noon from Brazilian
ports. The liner had on board $4,000
bags of coffee and $4,000 bags Of cocoa
consigned to importers here.
All that is needed are the ships to
bring the coffee from Brazil, Capt.
Nascimento explained. There are
thousands of bags of good coffee on
the dock waiting for vessels to bring
them to the United States" he said.
1.-The best grade of coffee is selling at
the equivalent Of two pounds for 25
cents, while the coffee you get here Is
retailing in Brazil at less than 10
cents q pound. There is no need Of
you Americans paying IS cents
pound for good coffee If you will send
the ships to Brazil to bring it to New
York"
On tn, Uberaba was Capt. Jose San
tos Of the Brazilian navy with nine
lieutenants and 100 enlisted men. They
were met down the harbor by navy
tugs and the band from the Brazilian
warship SEQ Paula They are to go
to that vessel to replace an equal num-
Der of the crew who are going to the
Fore River shipyards to take over a
new Brazilian battleship.-New York
Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18
WHERE THERE'S A WILL
Wonderful What Can Be Done Und

Wonderful What Can Be Done Under
Press of Necessity.
You know the story about the
woodchuck.
"a woodchuck can't climb tree, but
a dog got after one, one day and there
was tree handy, so, to save its life,
the woodchuck 'clumb' the tree.
I'm a certain town up in Ohio, where
they had a terrible flood a while ago,
they don't tell this story on the wood
chuck, but on Dangler's colt. Old man
Danglers horse stable backs up
against the run, and the morning after
the dam went out above town, the wa
ter was foot deep in his front hall, as
he discovered when he came down to
start up the kitchen fire for old lady.
From the back bedroom window
upstairs he could see that the stable
door had come unlatched and was
swinging in the flood. He could hear
the poor, confused and frightened
creatures screaming shrilly and splash
ing around, swimming. He called to
them, Cope, Charley! Cope, Molly!
Cope! Cope! Cope! till, neghing and
struggling, they broke their halters and
swan out
Then, 'Geet ep, Mollay' and 'Geet
ep, Charlay!' and OK! OK! OK! and
'Haw, Molly and Gee, Charley! Gee,
boy till he steered them past the hen
house, around the grape arbor, in be-
tween the apple trees, till they ceased
to swim and felt the ground under
their feet, and scrambled out with
mighty splashings. Putting on his hip
boots, he waded out Of his front door
with his arms full Of bed-clothing,
with which he clad them and, forget
! ting his rheumatism as we'll as he was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18
Mr.. MOSQUITO HARMLESS.
II is the Female Who Bites and Tor
tures Human Beings.


Mr.. MOSQUITO does not bite; his
bill is so blunt that he could not be a
blood sucker if he wished. 1t Is Mrs
MOSQUITO who does all the deadly work
of fever propagation. She Is most ac-
tive around dawn and after sunset
She avoids strong light and prefers
dark colors. She is essentially do
mestic creature, staying around houses
by preference.
In the autumn the males die, and the
females seek winter quarters. They
hibernate in dark corners of cellar and
garrett. and on the first warm day OF
spring are out laying their eggs. Save
when extended by the arrival Of this
alternating period, the life of the fe-
male is one or two months, the male
on the other hand, lives but a few days
The food of the mosquito Is the juice
and nectar Of plants and, OF course
blood-though not necessarily that OF
man: animals, reptiles and even cater
pillars are bitten with the same free
dom.
The female mosquito lays from fifty
to one hundred eggs at a time, on any
quiet bit of water. In about three days
they hatch. and though at first the larVa
is very small it grows rapidly and at
tains full development in few days
We have then the familiar wrigglers OF
the old time rain barrel and the un-
covered cistern.
During the larval stage, which lasts
from seven to fourteen days, the ma
| larial variety can be distinguished from
all others by the curiously inclined by
virtue of the fact that it lies with its
body parallel to the surface Of the
water, while the other species hang
| with their heads ownward.-Scienti-
| fic American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

the cooking, and the cultivating of the
vegetable gardens, and the care OF all
the buildings, is done by the convicts
Inside the walls Of the place they come
and go without guard; there is no more
of the old lockstep marching to and
from quarters to wolk and to meals
In the dining room the convicts are
seated much as at big boarding house
and the convicts are free to talk during
meals.
IS a rule, nine hours work is re-
quired. In the summer time the hours
of labor may be longer, and in the
winter they may be shortcr-much de-
pends on the weather and the season
and the state OF work.
Col. Sanders has worked out q
unique system of cash bonuses, which
works we'll from the standpoint oi
the convicts and from the standpoint
of earnings of the penitcntiary. Con-
victs are required to do certain
amount of work each day, and those
who are diligent and efficient in the
work arc paid graduated bonus. The!
| usually make from one to two ant
| three dollars a month, and few have
| made as high as five or six This !:
a pitifully small amount of money, t.
be sure, but it means good deal to {
convict, in more ways than one. 1t en-
| oblac tham IN buv stationary anC
stamps, for instance, or delicacies, but
most important of all it furnishes al
incentive to good behavior and is ;
great incentive to contentment, or {
state Of mind as near contentment a
! a convict may have. To be deprived
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

Judge an applicant except by his size
and age, and there has been no record
made Of his previous ambulations. OF
course, there is the chance Of his be-
ing worthy Of employment. but again
he may be Just one Of the new tour
lists" He is lucky employer who can
win fifty-ffty break in his selection.
New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

Protected His Tsnsils.-John Lay
denies the story that he had his tom
sils sunburned by gazing skyward Fri
day afternoon at the airplale that was
cutting didos IN the sky. He says the
machine shifted its position often
enough to keep him turning about. SO
that part Of the time his mouth was
in the shade.-Sikeston Standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

In view of the statement by Presi-
dent Wilson that the railroads would
be returned to their owners at the end
of this year, Chairman Esch told the
interstate commerce commission Tues
day that it would be useless to con-
slider plans for a five-year extension
Of government control.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

The Second division of regulars in
France and all attached units" have
assigned for early return home, ac-
cording to announcement of the war
department.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

'Maid-"'S all right, sir-the poor
little feller's stone deaf"-A. E. Betall
in London Bighty."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-18

His Morals Were Safe.-Golfer-
Aren't you aware that it is very dan
gerous to allow q child to run about
the links alone?"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-29
THl.I PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
NofhisE Like Plain Bifro-Phosphnts
10 Put on Firm. Healthy Flesh and
TO Increase Strength. FiRor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepa-
fatiOns and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose OF making thin people fleshy
developing arms. neck and bust, and
replacing ugly hollows and angles by
The soft curved lines OF health and
beauty. there are evidently thous-
ands OF men and women who keeEly
feel their excessive thinnesa
Thinness and weakness are usually
due TO starved nerves. our bodies
need more phosphate than Is con-
tanned In modern foods. Physicians
claim there is nothing that will sup
ply this deficiency so well as the Or
Canic phosphate known among drug
Eists as bitro-phosphate. which Is in
expensive and Is sold by most all
druggists under q guarantee OF salts
faction or money back. By feeding
the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-phoa-
plate quickly produces a welcome
transformation in the appearance.
the increase in weight frequently be-
ne astonishing.
This increase IN weight also car
ries with Il q general Improvement
In the health. Nervousness, sleepless-
ness and lack Of energy. which nearly
ilwsys accompany excessive th!nness.
soon disappear. duh eyes become
oright. and pale cheeks glow With
the bloom OF perfect health
CAUTION: - Although bitro-phos-
phate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen
eraI weakness. II should not. owing TO
its remarkable nesh-grov ing prop
critics. be used by anyone who does
not desire TO put on flosh--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-29

~ walter, Standing at a discreet
! distance. yawnsd and gazed re-
sentfuly a. the corner table at which
sat the elderly gentleman and young
girl such people as these, he mused,
we're a dead loss They came osten-
sibly 20 eat and drink. but remained
talking for an hour, never considering
he poor man who must wait upon
their convenience When people ate
a good many dollars worth, they
dipped in proportion That was a DIFF
ierent matter
The girl certainly was pretty, but
she was much paler than when she
had entered the restaurant What
interested, yet seemed TO startle her
500
stephen livingstone" Darius
Blake was saying al that moment
had no thought Of defrauding your
mother He did not call q that even
20 himself Doubtless he justified him
= what he did The fact remains
that q your mother had held fast TO
her share Of the land inherited from
her parsuts-as she wanted 20 DO at
first-instead Of selling Il 70 her
brother. as he urged her to do, she
would have died as rich as that
brother Stephen Livingstone, became
your father told me the whole
story soon after YOUR mothers death
livingstone had been shrewd enough
10 look ahead and see how valuable
that property would some time be-