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Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
Samuel j. Wilson & Son
MILTON, DELAWARE.
Funeral Directors and EmbaImers.

We have added to our funeral equipment a new
Motor Funeral Car for which we make no evtrs
charge. We have still retained both our Black
and White horse drawn hearses, which therefore
places us in position to furnish either horse
drawn or motor hearses
We are the best equipped and carry the largest
stock Of funeral supplies south of Wilmington.
Call phone. Office No. %, residence No. %
Phone service day and night. If calling after 10
p. m call No. %. All calls promptly answered
No extra charge for distance, use of hearse or
wife's services.
We also carry a large and complete assort-
ment of Furniture, Carriages. Runabouts, Farm
Wagons. Rack Wagons and Farming Implements.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The GREENWOOD TRUST co..

At Greenwood. in the State of Delaware. at the
close Of business September y. 1919.
RESOURCES
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
GEO. E. MESSICK, D. D. S..
Office Over First National Bank,
MILFORD, DELAWARE.

Teeth extracted without pain Filings and
plates made in very best manner and at reason
able terms, Satisfaction is always guaranteed.
ence.
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

FOR SALE-45-acre farm; s acres Of
timber, located ~ miles southeast Of
Milton; good outbuildings and two-story
house; one-quarter mile from church and
half mile from school. on road LEADING
from Milton to Lewes. VIM. A. Mauli,
LeWes, Del. 9-5-4t
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

FOR SALE-My former s-story resi-
dence on North street, furnace, bath,
open crate, fire places, electric lights.
garage, etc. Material, workmanship and
condition exceptionally good. Suitable for
large family, cooperative Housekeeping,
or easily convertible into apartments.
James F. Anderson, Milford. s-s-tf
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
Administrators Sale
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

The undersigned, as administrator for
the estate Of the late T. T. Lacey, of
Frederica, will sell at public sale It the
late home Of the deceased in Frederica
on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1919,
commencing promptly at one o'clock. the
following personal property, 70 wit;
Suits of parlor furniture, pieces Of
Brussels carpet, stoves. chairs, tables,
bookcases, sewing machine. lot Of dishes,
looking glasses Zone very large one),
square piano in excellent condition; wash
stand, bedsteadS. bureaus, mattresses,
feather beds, pillows bedspreads, and
other things generally found about well
equipped home.
A. c.. ROGERS,
9-26-2t Administrator
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

FOR SALE-No. 900 East Front street.
South Milford, Del, nine-rOom corner
house; good cellar, electric light and
water, Apply to Captain E. V. Hendrix
son, Milford, Del. Will sell on easy terms.
9-26-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

FOR SALE-House and lot, known as
the Ben Collins property, No 400 East
front street and McColley street. Ad-
dress VIM. Roach, 612 Drexel Ave. At
lantic City, n. J. S-l5-tf
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

FOR SALE-Clean seed wheat, Robin
son variety, threshed before the rains
and put away dry. $500 per bushel. c.
Georgetown, Del. S-22-6tp
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26
nor SALE

FOR SALE-Stove wood by the load.
Herman Sharp, Milford. s-22- If
Milford chronicle., 1919-09-26

Isabel r. Moore will offer for sale, by
way Of public auction, on
SATIRDAN SEPTEMBER 27 1919,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
SHOPPING LUNCHEONS

For a quick, quiet, nutritious, re- freshing luncheon, visit our soda fountain, where tempting sandwiches' andehot beverages are daintily served,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
MOOSUP

Mrs. Elmer Johnson and daughter Ethel, and Miss Ruth Wilson expect to spend Christmas with Mrs. Johnson's son, Howard, and family at Glaston- bury
 The Methodist church joined with the Baptist chuch in a union Christ
 mas service Sunday evening at ' o. clock. There was Christmas music by the singers of both churches.
 Joseph Ruszenas has sold his bus mess on Prospect street to Paul Ka- baska of Mechanicsville. MT. Rus zenas plans to locate in Providence and engage in the same business on a bigger scale.
 Miss Faith .Battey, Moosup's Red Cross nurse overseas has been for a few months a nurse in Battle Creek Sanatorium where she took her train ing. She has now gone to North Car olina where the government is pre- pairing to open a hospital at Kennel worth inn, on the Biltinore estate of the ,Astor family near Asheville. The location is omng the mountains. de- lightful and healthy. Miss Battey ex- poets to be there at least six months. Tuesday evening following long illness, Mrs. Bridget Sullivan, 7S, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Fay. Mrs. Sullivan was a native of Ireland. a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Patrick Gallagher, and came to Moosup in 1871. In August. 1872. she married Dennis Sullivan who died in 1876. She is survived hy three cllil- dren, Bridget. wife of John Fay, with whom she has made her home the last year, Miss Ellen Sullivan of Cen tral Village, and Thomas Sullivan of Moosup. Mrs. Sullivan was held in high esteem by all who know her. The funeral was held from All Hal lows church, Friday morning at nine 1 o'clock, Rev. Joseph F. Mccarthy singing the requiem high mass. BudriaI was in Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
sTONINGTON

Warden Cornelius B. Crandall pre- sided at a special borough meeting called for the purpose of considering a petition with 75 signatures asking for five more street lights in, the southern section of the borough. The call for the meeting was read by Clerk Charles E. States and favorable action was taken on the petition. The committee on street lights was instructed to have the new lights installed as quickly as possible.
 James w. Harvey post, No. 5S, American Legion, is now fully organ ized and starts with q membership of 60. The charter will be open until the second Wednesday in January. The officers and committees are: Frederick $. Hyde. commander; Frank V. Mat thews. vice commander: Joseph E. Cushman, adjutant; Huber Zellar, treasurer; Frederick E. Hyde, Frank " Matthews, Joseph F. Cushman Will liam Wood. Thomas Fitzpatrick. exec utive- committee; Edward Wood. Elias Clay, Charles H. Cushman. natura liza ton committee; John ". Haley, Grif- fifth Robinson Charles II. Cushman, committee on by laws George C. Hal lett, John Loper, William P Bin1loss, Jr.. entertainment committee: Huher Zellar,. Thomas Fitzpatrick and John De Bragga. athletic committee.
 Mrs. Ralph Larkin Of Westerly re- centl yinstalIed these officer sof Ruth chapter, No. A. o. F. S.: Mrs. William R. Paterson, worthy matron; Thomas R. Platt. worthy natron: Mrs. Fstelie Wadsworth associate 9 matron: F. a Verne. .Burdicl5. secretary: William F. proU ohton. treasurer: Ms. Annie Meyers, Sconductress: Mrs. Mary Slut cifffe, associate conductress; Mrs. Will liam F. Broughton. chaplain: Mrs. Ali fson W. Wilhrr, marshal: Mrs Sadie Grepe, organist: Mrs. Julia M Denison sentinel; Mrs. Thomas R. Platt, Ruth; Mrs Ruth Wilcox Esther: Mrs. James Daily, Electa: Mrs. Julia Bradley. Ada Mrs. Mary Johnson. Martha.
 Bennington Pointers.
 James Edward Fairbrother is 1T Wstervliet, N. Y.
 Miss Mae F Kane is visiting rela. i tives in Bowdoin, Me.
 Miss Elizabeth smiddy is with rela-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
.YANIC

Closing the term in the village school Friday afternoon, the pupils of the senior room, their parents and friends gathered in the primary room and enjoyed the following Christmas exercises: Song, Carol. sSweetly, Carol
 school; prayer. Rev. William Craw-
 ford; A Christmas Wish, Ethel sRog-
 CTS; Old December, Chester. Swatsky;
 What Did Christmas Mean to Me,
 Ralph Gibbs; Why Are We Glad at
 Christmas, John Burns; song. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. school;
 Christmas Bells, Annie Jezwik: Story of the Christ Child. Annie Johnson;
 piano solo. Lila Smith; One Boy En- ", Francis Flynn: song. It Came Up on the Midnight Clear, girls of the senior room: Our Christmas, Florence Congdon; The Christmas Star, Henry Rogers; Christmas Tree Exercise pu- I Hymn, Ceeelia Browning. Palunka Nawrocki; I'm Only a Little Girl. Alice Blake; song. Christmas Bells, by the school: The .Yule Song. Eugene Rog- ers:5 A Santa Claus Pack, Mary Flynn; piano solo. Ceceha Browning; Old
 Santa Claus. Witter Wheeler; A 1 Christmas Story. exercise by primary room pupils; My, Grandmother S Stocking, Henry Counterman; The ! Birds Christmas Present, Rose Dero- sier; The Christmas Tree. EsteIla Xii roy; duet, The Birth of Christ,
 Francis Flynn and Ethel Rogers; song, i Winds Throng the Office Trees, by the school. A generously laden tree was soon dismantled by Santa Claus, each child receiving a gift. The primary i teacher, Mrs. -Leonora Rose, and the principal. Frederick $. Business, re- cefved remembrances and the season s good wishes. Having enjoyed the at
 tractive program all united in sing ling America. The Christmas vacation lasts until January 5. .@s
 At the Sodom school the, following program was carried out in the pres ence Of friends and relatives of the
 pupils and teacher. Miss Frances Lett ner: Song America. school: Victori-
 ous America March. Victrola; The Christmas Bells. Kostandy Szostak; ming; Marching Through Georgia, Vie
 trola Christmos Time, John Szostak A Christmas Carol, Adam Homic@ Sacred Melodies. Vietrola; While Stars of Christmas Shine, Frances Szostak;, The First Christmas, Doro- thy Banning! The Marseillaise,s Vic
 trola; Holly. Leslie Brown: An Eng fish Carol, Alexander Howicz; Home
 Sweet Home Yictrola; As Joseph
 Was 8 Walking, Viola Banning; Olt
 Christmas Orin Banning; The, Stal
 Spangled Banner. school. The tret
 was attractively. decorated and held
 gifts for pupils and teacher. Chocolate ; hars. candies and fancy cookies were distributed by Miss Shea, Mrs
 Brown. Mrs. Coughlin and Mrs. Mary
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

Ladd.
 . Miss Leitner left town Saturday for her home in Colchester and today (Monday) leaves Colchester with her brother. Abraham, to spend the holi- days in Brooklyn, N. Y, with her aunt, Mrs. Samuel Leitner, who is to give a coming out party for her. New Years eve. While in New York she will wit ness the premier performance of Ma tAr'incS's Blue. Bird, which will be presented in operetta form at the Me t- -4.,o4tan Opera House Dec. 27.
 Pupils perfect in attendance for the term in the Sodonl school were Orin Banning and Raymond Banning.
 Wareham ". Bentley is making i'm provements at his property on the Fftchville road. A garage to accom- modate his two cars has been built and an extention has been built to the stable.
 Myron Ladd has completed a large garage at Elmwood capable of hold ing two cars and give much room fo, reuatr work. "
 Wednesday morning thermometers
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
Bennington Pointers.

James Edward Fairbrother is in Watervliet, N. Y.
 Miss Mae r Kane is visiting rela- tives in Bowdoin, Me.
 Miss Elizabeth smiddy is with rela-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

has owned for fifty years. MT. and Mrs. Charles Boss, of Westerly, will occupy the premises.
 Theakston De Coppett, president of the Richmond town council. has been called to New York by the severe ill- ness of his father, Henry De Cop pett, summer resident of Narra- gansett Pier.
 The Westerly ambulance was called to Bradford. Friday night. and convey ed Charles Clark, suffering with se- were hernia to the Lawrence Memo rial hospital, in. New London The ambulance was driven by Charles Coon, Corporals Frank Taylor and Thomas Burke of the Westerly Sani- tary corps accompanied.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
Nervous People

should use KALPHO and observe its u1ag1 ical effect in the treatment of nervous- ness. insomnia. brain flag, irritability ] mental exhaustion, nervous headache,
 loss of memory. etc. KALPHO acts on the brain, nerves, muscles and blood cells. rebuilds wornout nerve tissues and is in dispensable to all mental workers Cont tains no harnifuinor hahitforring drugs 1; At druggists Sl.00. Refuse substitutes.s i
 KALPHO is sold by the Lee & os rnnd iNn - q
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
tives in New Britain.

tives in New Britain.
 Miss Florence I. Quintard is in Poughkeepsie. the guest of relatives.
 Miss Helen $. Collins is on vacation at Gloucester.
 There were special Christmas ser vices in the evangelical churches Sun day.
 The members of Nina council. K. of C., met in business session Sunday af- ternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
registered 1s degrees blow at , o'clock

registered 1S degrees blow at , o'clock and hung around the zero mark all that day and Thursday. The cold wave was broken Friday noon, and none but the icemen were sorry. Ra- diators froZe on several cars and trucks. Small streams and brooks were frozen solid.
 Miss Ellen O'Hearn, a student at the Academy of the Holy Family, Bal tic is spending the Christmas recess at her home in Franklin
 Miss Nellie Driscoll of Moosup. is passing the holidays at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Dris- coll.
 Miss Agnes woodruff has returned atfer a few days stay with relatives and friends in, New Haven.
 Miss Mary Rose O'Hearn, R. N., of Bridgeport is spending the holidays in town with her mother. Mrs. Stephen O'Hearn.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
They'll Be Anything.

The most reprehensibie and unfair political trick since the Blaine cam paign came to light, yesterday when it was found that T. Woodrow Will son had carried a horse chestnut for lucIl.-Bualo News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22
LEBANON

John H. Alder of Chebanse, HI9shas returned home, after spending the week end with his cousin, John H. Ryan. w
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

Spare tire carriers which can be attached to car without tools are new in the automobile accessory liile.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

An English inventors machine splits knotty and crocSed remnants
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-22

Snap fasteners like those on gloves have been invented to hold rugs on floors or tapestries on the walls.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
MANY MORE BABIES
DIE IN MARYLAND
THAN OTHER STATES

More babies are dying every year IN
Maryland than ID any other State IN
the Union where any attempt is made
to keep adequate birth and infant
mortality ssasIstics..
This astounding information is dis
closed ii 4 preliminary report on birth
statistics made public By the Census
BureRu
And ia only Ave cities In the ~
States ii which these statistics are
kept Ii tie showing worse than in
baltimore, these other cities being
Fall River and Lowell, Mass Pitts
buFgh and Scranton. Pa and Rich
m0nd. Va
Out of every thousand babies born
alive Id Maryland Approximately 10.
or IL per cent. never reach the age
of year. or the white children ap-
proximately J0I never reach thar age,
and with the children Of negro families
lln the State the proportion under q
year old who die out Of every Loco
reaches the alarming total Of 20I
How this compares with the record
! for ali these birth registration States
Is shown BY the fact that the average
mortality. white and colored included,
is s8,8 per thousand: the proportion
iof white children dying being sos and
OF colOred 1907
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
onallIarIng Views

Perhaps one BIT President Wilson s
wisest comments On human kind was
that man cannot form his opinion
~ merely reading d newspaper but
mist match his mind with the minds.
IL his neighhors through some form of
discussion, one Ii reminded OF this
III noting the vurlety Of opinions
given BY eminent men OF the United
states as 10 the possible value Of the
Washington Stars plan for d great
conference III Warrington TO consider
social and industrial probians. Each
opinion certainly shows TIE effect 81
d matching of minds Samuel Com
,sars, for instance. ID quick to qualify
MIA approval BY reminding the pro
motors 81 The conference that there
III i'd royal road To final solution Of
the labor problem, nor can industrial
peace Be secured BY u set u resolu
tions' while Dir. Eliot BIZ Harvard
University, withholding Judgment III
tii he shall know who Is 10 appoint the
conferees. remarks somewhat dryly
that small conference sitting foi
months would be more promising
than big one sitting for days. -
Christian Science Monitor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
WEST COAST SOCIETY
LEAGUE or PENvvOMEN

The permanent EXAMINATION g sas
san Diego auxiliary o. American Pen
women was formed SATURDAY at .
meeting held IN the Art room 81 me
Fine Arts building ii Balboa park
Mrs. Lillian Pray Palmer was eleet-
I'd president: Mrs Rae Copley Raunh
vice president Lydia Fossier Frank,
second vice president Mrs Grace
sherboarna Conroe secretary, MIS-.
sidney +. MAYER rea snreT Mrs HSa
ii. Adams. auditor Mrs, Rose Hart
wick Thorpe, historian. and Mrs. Sa-
tella Jacques Penman, librarian,
ii pretty feature d the meeting WIS
the reading III i foresord lls Mrs Ras
copiey RasI which VAS written ~
her sister. Mrs Ella copiay Collier p
washington. b, G. and san Diego Mrs
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
THE NAVAL LABORATORY

Secretary Daniels spoke here last
night on naval education, and the
mans which had been formulated for
its development, ii would have been
natural for him, under the circum-
stances. to say something about the
Naval laboratory, and TO indicate his
decision as to It's location, matter
which lies wholly in his hands,
Very careful attention TO his speech
failed to reveal any information on
this subject. ii is true that the com
mission ID which this matter was re-
ferrea for report, recommended its
location al Annapolis, but only the
secretary 81 tie Navy can actually de-
termine II.
Tho people Of Annapolis are too
prone to take for granted that the lab
oratory will come here They are
warned that they cannot be assured Of
this. The very delay indicates that
the situation Is precarious annapolis
il prone TO the fault Of cooling down
before It has flushed the work Y
starts 10 do. and exactly this has hap
peaed in regard 10 the laboratory
Undoubtedly the question Is now Il
the mind of the head Of the Navy, ails
The announcement that q site has beer
selected may be made NJ any time
II should be very plain 70 all that
the decision may not be in favor ot
annapolis unless means are found 81
eounteract the impression which has
evidently been made AGAINST Is
IL Secretary Daniels had determined
to follow the advice Of the Commission
and choose Annapolis he would have
said So long ago His silence Is dan
gerons Why not get busy and see
what can be done ~ u too big
thing to be allowed to slip away.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
ENGLISH PROMISES TO
DIsPLAE FRENCH As
BUSINESS LANGUAGE

The English language promises soon
to eIgpIace French aa the language Of
BUSINESS and diplomacy All through
the Near East the AngIo.Anaerlcan
influence has resulted IN thousands Of
elementary schools .instituling Eng
lisa Is compulsory Language. Even
IN the Mediterrean Isle Of Crete the
home Of Premier venizelos instruction
ia the English language has been ar.
ranged for.
American scientific agricuiturists
are nov completing survey ~ the
son possibilities III Crete in the same
thorough faaAson In whi0h thsy SUR
yeyed the Greek mainland Crstan
SOIL Is sOmewhat exhausted by ceTs-
turtles IL cultivation without replace
ment 81 soil food. but with IN abuDd.
ant source OF water supply In the
mountains and available fertilizer II
Is believed much Of Il will respond to
proper treatment
American farming machinery anu
lup.to-aate methods are needed "nd ar
rangements have been made 20 syss
tematlcally educate the farmers Of
Greece and IFS largest island so that
hey can increase their yield Of crops.
Major G. G. Hopkins of the Illinois
! Agricultural department and Lieuten.
ant G. j. BouyOucOs native Greek
educated in America and b former i'm
structor at Michigan Agricultural col.
lege. are iii charge III the American
Red Cross agricultural survey 81
Greece and Crete.
About 5000 refugees from Asia
Minor are sheltered and fed on he
Island OF Crete These ATE distributed
In the large towns 0f Gambia. RctIuno
and Can0a. and in the small towns Of
he Interior. American Red Cross rep.
resentatiyes have visited these ref
igees as we'll Us the civilian and mil
itary hospitals on the Island Of Crete,
ID addition to investigating the CON
Iitions OF the Greek soldiery return
I'D from German prison camps and the
ownspeopIe Of the island
/ The greatest needs of the inhabi-
ants 81 the island ara Institutions for
l he treatment OF tuberculosis Inedt-
ines and medical supplies. blankets
ind staple foods. Crete deserves spe-
ial consideration from America be-
ause 81 their prop0rti0natcly large
contribution 10 the fighting strength
II the GreeK army III the late war and
heir immediate response to the lead.
.rship OF VenizeIos.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-13
TmE RAY HRRRY

Apparently the establishment Of the
hay ferry il somewhat nearer through
the arrival III Annapolis Of the steana-
boat which Ii to link State road sys-
TEN Of the Western and Eastern
Shores Also. general satisfaction Ii
Expressed al tho excellent choice ex
ereIsed ~ Governor Harrington IN So
curing i vessel 30 well adopted ID the
needs 81 this service
Much cfiagrin viii De felt. however.
when II becomes known that after all
the plumbers and misfortunes connect
ed with Inducing the vessel into its.
new duties, tie wharfage Ut Annapo
lis. and probably 1T Claiborne, e en-
tirely unauited to accommodate or.
take care OF at least one important
line Of proposed traffic.
Within the present wharf a Annap
oils, it Is almost impossible 10 land
automobiles on the boat, and the car-
rylng 1T those vehicles Will have 70 be
postponed until other arrangements
can be made. Tile ferry can. and
should, be made ready ID take care Of
the passenger business within i few
days,
The public should Insist upon d clear
explanation of the failure to provide
adequate wharfage here An inspec-
ton of the wharf shows that tho ap-
proach 10 be used BY auto vehicles
was actually lowered. whereas Il was
necessary 10 raise It some feet above
tile present level Of the wharf In
addition. the wharf Is so narrow, that
the greatest difficulty will be expert
enced In making the turn necessary
to run the machine on the boat. There
are other defects in the wharf which
need not be mentioned at this time.
Governor Harrington Ii himself the
authority for the statement that the
wharf was arranged III strict confor-
sirnty with the specifications furnished
BY Tile steamboat company which Is
conducting the ferry. Under the cir
cslmstances, there appears to be an
inexcusabIe blunder somewhere.
The ferry means much 70 Annapolis.
the Eastern Shore and in lesser de-
gree, to baltimore and the whole State.
it Is shame that avoidable things
have delayed TO such q great degree
the start Of the service Few conl-
inunities would tolerate without pro-
fest treatment which Annapolis IL re-
celving In this matter.