Milford chronicle., 1919-11-28
LEWES

the Auditorium for the purpose OF
discussing the proposed new school
building, which is being so much talk
ed about Dr.. Joseph N. Martin, vice
president of the Board of Education
was chairman of the meeting in the
absence OF President Thomas r. In
gram. who is confined 10 his home with
rheumatism. The speakers Of the
evening were Dr. Joseph NJ. Martin,
Professor Herbt 5. Rausch, principal
of the public school, who discussed az
leuth the need OF the proposed build
ing. and went into detail as 10 why IL
was needed He also took up the mat
ter OF the number OF pupils in each
room. which according 10 statistics,
the maximum numbers of pupils in
each room should not be over thirty
five and not over twenty-five is recon-
mended while in some of the rooms
Ol the school building here there are
nearly fifty pupils. Or. Cooper, a for
mer Delaware boy, who was reared
in Kent county and one OF the ablest
speakers OF today, made a very inter-
esting address, and Pierre $ dupont
gave a very instructive and interesting
talk on the new school building and
according to his information. the
school building which we should have
win cost S3OO,0OO00O, which is about
three times as much as our people
were figuring on Expressions were
hen called for throughout the audience
and without any exception all express
ed themselves heartily in favor of the
new building. Every physician in the
house was called upon and they were
unanimous in saying that the school
building was too small for the amount
Of pupils il must accommodate and
that there were too many pupils in
each room to keep the air purified at
all times, especially at this time of
the year when the storm sashes have
TO be put on in order to heat the rooms.
Since the public meeting on Mon
day, the local board OF education has
decided to build a new school building
and its estimated cost is S230,000, OF
which $4,000 is to be raised by bond
ing the town for that amount the re-
mainder OF the fund to be provided for
by the Auxiliary Fund of the State. II
is also understood that the State Ed
ucatiOn Commission will bear the eX-
pense of the site for the new building.
Whatever the cost may be- The To- +
cation for the building is yet a great
questOn 10 handle. The citizens of
the town are becoming more and more
enthused with the new school building
since they have learned that only
$4,000 has to be raised by them. Yet
ihere are of course a few objections
10 the new building. Considerable dis
eussiOn is being held on the streets
by taxpayers as to where the new
should be. some favoring put
ing it on a lot next to the Methodist
cemetery while others say that a
of this nature. which will
One-fourth OF the entire
assessed value of the real estate of
he town should not be placed so far
,ut of town. The location of the
will be entirely up to the
ocal board of education, who of
curse will try to please the people as
lear as they possibly can.
Mrs. Marion Messersmith, who has
leen in Belgium for several months
ghere her husband has been stationed
s American Consul, is spending some
inc with her mother, Mrs. Virginia
!. Mustard, who has recently returned
com an extended visit to California. :
Some of the gunners in this section
epOrt rabbits and quail very scarce, z
ihile others have reported them very 7
lentiful. Some parties of four or five \
ave bagged as high as % and "a rab- +
its in one day
Dr. William v Marshall of Whining f
)n spent the first of the week with 4
is friends here cunning
Theodore Wilson caught a large n
iamOnd back terrapin the first Of the Il
eek, which he will ship to the city o
larket. These tarrapins are very val
able and bring a large price If
Thomas r. Ingram, cashier of the
ussex Trust Company, has been con- :
ned to his home this week with rheu- {
iatism Miss Clara Maull, who is =
nplOyed in the same bank, has been
Iffering for the past three weeks with
broken arm.
Rev. J. Mckeuhn, pastor OF the NJ. a,
Church here, filled the pulpit OF the Il
T. Z. Church here on Thursday during al
le absence of Rev. o. E. Jones, who :,
confined to his home with a sprain-
ankle Rev. Jones has been con- ct
acting revival services since last
anday evening. Mrs. Hagan of Ken P
stt Square, Pa, who is an exception 4
ly sweet voiced singer, accompany "
e herself with an autOharp, has been =
'sisting the pastor. N n
The John King property on King "
rect will be sold at sheriff's sale on :
aturday, November 20. a
Charles E. Green of near Coolspring.
no has recently sold his farm, will
spose Of his farming utensils and his
1usehOld goods al public sale on 3
aesday.
cantain William a Sehellenger and
ife will spend the winter months in y
While riding in an automobile driven
/ Miss Ida Gutowitz. on the dupont :
bad, Mrs A. K Morton sustained a
Ish over the eye when the machine
n into a ditch. No damage was done
the car except a broken windshield.
Captain John S. Wingate is making
me improvements to his residence
Chestnut street.
Frank Clendaniel of Glendale has
en- buying wheat by the carload here
r the past week and is paying $500
bushel. Most of this wheat was
ghtly damaged by the rains last
INNER before the farmers had a
ance to thresh.
Frank Burton, aged about 72 years, Z
rmerly of this town, but for the past Z
o years living with his daughter in z
ilmington, died early Friday morn Z
3 at the home Of his daughter. He Z
survived by his daughter and two Z
others. DR.. Hiram r. Burton and Z
alter Burton, who conducts the Hen Z
pen Hotel at RehobOth Beach. z
Captain John r. Price, formerly of Z
IS town, now residing in Philadel- z