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Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
BRIDGEVILLE.

Baker Bros. Of near town, have recent
ly purchased Ford truck for the use on
the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Kline have recently
| returned from an extended visit TO Phil
1delph a, New York and Boston.
Alilard Macklin, Harold Austin. Frank
Wiilioughby and Charles Brown, who
have recently arrived from France, have
| been discharged from the service and are
now at their homes in and near town.
| Charlie has several souvenirs from the
battlefelds and his friends are very glad
TO have the opportunity to look them over.
\. II. W!llen who for the past year
has been suffering with a cancer on his
| tongue died at his home here early Mon
day morning. Funeral services We're held
| from the late home on Thursday Mr..
Willen was in his 10th year and is sur
vived by a wife.
Miss Lizzie Sullivan was in Philadelphia
the past week buying millinery supplies
prior TO opening a store here in the near
future.
T. G. Adams has purchased several
used autos that he will offer for sale. For
particulars see adv. in the For Sale"
column.
William Brown spent the first Of the
week with his parents near Porter, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs 5. u. Truman, formerly
of this place now located in Jersey City,
spent the first of the week with friends
here. Mr.. Truman recently operated a
farm near town and is now considering
returning soon.
J. 5. Unruh and son, Harold Of Fed
eralsburg, spent Sunday At the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Layton on Broad
street.
The mid-year examinations are being
held at this time in the Bridgeville High
School.
An educational meeting was held at the |
Opera House last week that was very in |
teresting and largely attended. Music |
for the entertainment was furnished by |
several piano duets. A play entitled THE |
Cry Of the Child" was gwen, and Dr.
Wells Of the State BoarG or Health gave
an address.
Following are the names or pupils Of
Jacobs school whose average for the
month Of February was 90 or above Della
hastings. Delema Cannon, Robert Jones.
'auline Newton. Helen Hastings, William
scott, Carl Lauer.
The Parent Teachers Association Of
acobs school will hold a regular meeting
N Wednesday evening, March 5th. Ev- !
rybody invited.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
DISTRICT NO. 6

! The attendance at Clearwater Grange
/ has been increasing this month and last
1 Tuesday was well attended, considering
the rain. The time was given to business
\ program will be prepared for the next
meeting, The topic will be THE New
School Code"
The wer-flled room fast Sunday was
an indication Of the lively interest taken
in the Sunday school.
Mrs. Zena V!bbert and children spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Annie
Warren.
Miss Mabel Griffith and Miss Ida Cal
houn spent the weekend with Miss Laura
Johnson.
Miss Laura Johnson spent Tuesday with
Miss Rena Workman.
a box and shadow social viii be held ut
the school house Friday evening, March
7th, the proceeds to purchase chairs
which will be a great benefit TO the Sun
day school and the grange.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
CHAPLAIN's CHAPEL.

Mrs. George NJ Macklin is entertaining
her sisters, Mrs. Allender and Mrs. Todd
Of Preston, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Morgan spent the
weekend with friends in Seaford.
Harold Macklin Of fredericksburg spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs G., NJ. Macklin. Of this place.
George Macklin and family attended
the funeral Of their nephew, Raymond
DuHadway. last Wednesday at Hilisboro.
Nd.
Rev. w. J. DuHadway of Ohio Confer
ence has been visiting his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Floria Macklin.
Mrs Alfred O'Day has been entertain
ing her brother, Harry Spicer of Penn
syivania.
A box and shadow social will be held
IN Donovan school house on Friday even
ing, February 2S. A program will COM
mence at 7.30. after which refreshments
will be sold. Miss May O'Day. the teacher
viii welcome those present.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
SLAUGHTER NECK.

Quite number Of people from here at,
tended the show given in the Armory
Milford. Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Puinell Beswick Of Will
mington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d. B
Bennett and family.
Charles Plummer of Broadkiln visited
his parents, Mr. and Nicholas Plummer
Saturday and Sunday.
Cornelius wilkins has accepted a po-
sitiOn in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs Harrison Collins and
daughter, Roberta, also Carlton and Daw-
son Clifton, We're the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs Wallace jefferson Sunday.
Mrs. Clarke Hill and son of Newark
are visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs
Elias T. Bennett
Mrs. Charles Reed spent Monday with
her daughter Mrs. Blanche Bennett.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
Public Sale.

Having sold my farm I will sell the fol
lowing personal property at public salt
al my home near WiliamSvihe, on tht
road leading 70 Staytonsville, on
SATURDAY., MARCH I, 1919
commencing promptly at 10 o'clock. But
will be postponed until the following Mon
day at the same hour.
LIVE STOCK
Two horses, work anywhere. single or
double, gentle; Guernsey Heifer, fresh in
summer: HOlstein heifer, fresh in sum-
Jersey yearling, years old in September;
shoats, weigh about 35 pounds each;
brood sow, 10 farrow in April.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
2-horse farm wagon in good condition:
set wagon springs, 5000 pounds capacity;
kets, new; buggy; new phosphate sower;
sweet potato planter in good condition:
50-tooth drag harrow; harrow; marker
seed harrow; walking cultiVatOrS; grind
Oliver piow No. 10 Oliver plow; 40 new
hoop baskets; rolls of rawhde roofing;
feed cutter; pea sckles; 4 fodder knives;
bush scythe; fly nets; Mccormick
mower; 4 30-foot COW chains; 3 COW tie
chains; hand corn planter; crow bar.
Forks, hoes, shovels, rakes, spade and
grub hoe, 2 sets rope plow harness, set
double chain harness, 8 collars. sets
carriage harness, pig box Is feet long.
tedder. 2 saw bucks, 70 bushels OF shelled
corn, grinder.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
3 tables. air tight stove, 7O-egg incu-
bator, 135-egg incubator, 135-chick brood
er carpet, mating, closet with sink,
bedstead and spIings, lot Of quart Jars
and hak-galon Jars.
Terms cash. No goods to be removed
until settled for. This Is a positive sale
and There will be no undertaking as
have no further use for these articles
c. W. FRANKLIN.
Iohn G. Baker, Auctioneer
'-2l-2tp Henry Studte, Clerk.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
ROBBINS.

Cove Lynch is suffering with bad cold.
Mr.. Wilds OF near Robbins died last
Saturday night Of paralysis and will be
buried Thursday afternoon at z. p. m.
Interment in Sand Hills cemetery.
Frank Millman and family of Robbins
motored to his parents and spent the
day with his mother, VINO celebrated her
S2nd birthday.
Joseph Milmans small son is very i'll
with pneumonia.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
LINCOLN CITY

Freeman Coverdale, who has been in
service in France since April. returned
nome on saturday, having arrived in New
York about two weeks ago. He was on
the firing line for siXty-one days and
never received a scratch While in SER
wee he has not been sick a day and Ia
returned looking fine and in the very best
oi nealth. He received his discharge at
Camp Meade.
Miss Angeline Shockley. Master Stephen
Shockley and Lieut.. Chas. r. Reed of
Philadelphia have been the guests Of Geo.
d. Reed and II. F. Warren and family for
several days.
William Smith and wife Of Philadelphia
have been visiting her father, Foster
Pierce, at Cedar Creek.
Miss Lena Ingram Of Slaughter Neck
spent Sunday with Miss Lottie Warren.
Roscoe Weatherley Of Long Island spent
the weekend with his parents. He re-
turned home on Monday, accompanied by
Mrs. J. Leonard Clendaniel.
Mr. and Mrs Cordrav Case are g. M
SICK list, while r. H. Derrickson is but
little improved
William Smith and his wife, who
have been at New Castle for several
months, have returned and are occupying
their bungalow.
Funeral oIreetOr snd EmDaImer
Lincoln City, Delaware.
White and black hearses, and a good
stock Of funeral supplies at my ware
rooms az all timeA Calls Day or night
attenoel 70 personally. Phone I44-I3.
Auto service II desired. Apr l3-lyJ
T. o. REED. Lincoln City. Del
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28

THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS o
the Legislature have been in the atti.
tude of obstructionsts of all legisla.
tion for the past ten days and this at
titude is assumed because the Re
pnblicans have introduced partisan
legislation. The bills objected TO are
those which reorganize the Kent Coun-
ty Levy Court into a membership OF
three. and also those bills which pro-
vide for a Receiver of Taxes and a
Board of Assessment. which will
bring about two of the greatest re-
forms for the taxpayers. Other legis-
lation is the proposal to revive the
Voters Assistant Law, TO all OF which
they object.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28

THE NEW SCHOOL CODE with a
few amendments, should become a law
before the Legislature adjourns. The
old school system has outlived its use
fulness to so great extent that its con-
tinuance is simply a waste of the peo-
pies money; but worst of all, wastes
the opportunity of the children 20 get
such education as will be of the great
est value to them,in the days which are
70 come, and by keeping down the
standard of intelligence, properly edu-
Gated, the State of Delaware is drop
ping back and unable to hold the pros
perity of the future business and state
craft as well. Enact the School Code.
even with amendments, and so get
started, for every year of a childs life
means just that much opportunity
which will never come again.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
THE STATE OF DELAWARE

Sealed proposals will be received by the
STATE Highway Department at its office.
5.9'y,. i'yi.s ware, unul TWO (2) O'Clock p.
NJ March 20, 1919, and AT chat place and
| time publicly opened. for the construction
Of O.5 miles Of State Highway Vitrifiad
Brlckl IN New Castle County. Delaware.
involving the following approximate guam
5lOO Gu. yards Grading
500 lin II. Pipe rinderdrain
5000 lin. II. Concrete Curb
1900 GU. ydS Concrete Foundation
1880 50; yds. Vitrified Brick Pavement
10 Catch Basins
Drop Inlets
way
$50 lin. #. 12 inch Vitrifed PIPE Sewer
1850 lin. IT. IS inch Vitrifed Pipe Sewer
fe1ormance Of contract shall commence
within ten d0) days after execution Of the
contract and be completed on or before
November l, 1919.
Monthly payments will be made for 90
each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon
i0Ttns provided by the Department
Each proposal must be ACCOMPANIED by
q surety bond, certified check or money
TO the amount of at least ten (1Ol ner
centum Of the total amount Of the pro-
The. envelope containing the proposal
must be marked: Proposal for the Con-
sIIuctlon s,,I Of a State Highway under Con-
The contract will be awarded or re-
yected within twenty (20) days from the
date OF opening proposals
all bids 'eo' any Vi
Detailed plans may be seen, and index
pans and specifications may be obtained
after March 5th, 1919, upon depos;t of
SiO.Og) ten dollars, which amount yin be
eed feelunded upon return Of plans and speci-
hcatlons in good condition, at the otice of
CHAS. NJ. UPHAM, Chief Engjneer -
State Highway Department.
NrOTe,. Dover, Delaware
MITE; Lettings for the construction of
state Highways will be advertised every
two weeks until Approximately * miles
are under contract 22S-4t
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
BLANCHARD'S STATION.

Benjamin Wright died at his home at
Burrsville on Sunday night The funera
was held at Todd's Church on Tuesday
afternoon and interment made at the
same place.
II. p. Cannon is having a new residence
built on the Edgell farm near Blanchard
Station
c. L. Harmon spent the weekend with
his parents at Frankford
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cleaves and son,
Clayton, from Hickman, spent Sunday
with MIR. and Mrs. Earl NJ. Cahall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Wiley and son.
from near Smiths store, visiter the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dono-
van, on Saturday and Sunday.
Roscoe Coleman and family have moved
from his fathers farm near Greenwood
to a farm OF his own in Virginia.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28

WHY THE VOTERS ASSISTANT
bill should become law, IS one OF
those questions which no one person
can give a reasonable argument for
so far as we are able to ascertain. It
is a good bill to kill, or withdraw Ii
would be better to kill it. as that would
show that there is no real endorse
ment of a proposition to renew the
bill which has been the source Of so
much opposition.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
LOVES x-ROADs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis Of Chinco-
league. Va. spent last week %r!:h reia-
tives here
Granville Lewis Of Wilmington spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. W. Lewis.
Mrs. Priscilla Hudson Of Millsboro Wis
itod her brothers and sisters here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lewis entertained
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Lewis. J. W Lewis and
Granville Lewis
Charles Ward Of Philadelphia is visiting
his family here for few days.
Mrs. Ida White is staying with her
mother while convalescing from a recent
Illness.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
AIRSHIP OVER MILFORD

Yesterday morning the people of
this section of the State were treated
to the sight of a large dirigible flying
over. The cigar-shaped gasbag was
visible for some time and large crowds
gathered to watch as it fioated along
IN the skies. Telephone calls at the
Chronicle office told of persons in the
rural sections seeing the machine some
time before it appeared over Milford.
and as it continued on its way calls
still came asking if it had been seen
in Milford. The airship was probably
from Aberdeen, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28

THE SUSSEX COUNTY Levy Court
could be chosen from three districts
to advantage, exactly as it is proposed
to have the Levy Court selected for
Kent County-by three districts. While
making changes, let's get all on the
same footing.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28

THE SENATE HAS PASSED the bill
increasing the salary Of the Judges in
Delaware, and the House will undoubt-
edly approve and enact the bill into
law. 1t is in line with the general
tendency to pay proper salaries to the
best men to be had for the Judiciary
of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1919-02-28
MAGNOLIA.

The Rally Service planned for Magnolia
N. Z. Church for March 3rd has been
postponed until the following Sunday,
March 9Th, and Rev. Carlisle Hubbard az
Wilmington will be the speaker.
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wait a moment" she said coldly.
"You know, G. BIT isn't the first
| time, either-that I will throw you
down the very first time 1 find the
chance. l have told you that before.
l mean it. l am tired, worn out"
"Can that, Berta"' he interrupted
her sharply. "Why this sudden spasm
of goodness and purity on your part
Eth? What has put the worm into our
little apple? Tell me that. What is
the reason for this supposed dumbness ?
This inability to speak n loud word ?
Who is here, among the guests at My
quest, who might recognize that sweet
voice of yours IL you should make use
Of it? Have you and Katherine Hhr-
By God, I've got 1t! So! That's
the idea, is It? I get you, now, you
She cat. You tried to double cross me
even before you came down here, didn' Z
you? And you used a telephone to
do it, didn't you? You have talked to
Lady Kate on the telephone, haven {
you? Answer me"
Yes"
"She is the only one you were afraid
would know your voice, eh?"
yes"
"You called her up and"
II did not. She listened in when you
called me up. Then, when> you hung
up, she spoke to me-"
''Then why Oh, ! see. You were
afraid that if she got onto your curves
right off the reel, as soon as you ap-
peared on the scene, she'd fire you on
the spot, eh? And you wanted to play
us two off, one against the other, while
you looked on-for a little while be-
fore you made break. Fine! Fine
Really, Berta. I'll take my hat off to
you in some things"
He was thoughtful a moment; then
went on, in the same bantering tone,
which, nevertheless held sting:
''I see. get you. I'm wise. Very
clever of you, you panther girl. You
are sort Of panther girl, when all
Is said. You're sleek, and beautiful,
and graceful, and us smooth as satin,
and you can purr as softly as one Of
their Kittens but you've got teoth and
claws, and you can splt-as we'll as bite
and scratch. You were lying back, eh !,
watching for the psychological moment,
SO to speak-waiting for the moment
when you could bring two certain people
together, face to face, while you looked
on and patted them on their backs, and
played the good fairy. That is what
you were up to, is it? That is the
way you intended to double cross me. I"
He got up from the chair and showed
it aside-Katherine ventured to peek
over the back Of her chair.
"All right for you. told you, when
you promised to come here, that there
was one thing that 1 would not force
you to do; but, just to prove to you
that you can't play the cat and mouse
game with me, I'll make you do it,
now."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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EVER SEE A LIVE AGOU7T?
IT'S A PIG, YET NOT 4 PI
Pest Back Home in South Amerca Pete First Arrival of
Kind Here Is Much-Adnired Pet

/ have n bunch in the back room \
going through the process of acclii
ton. They came from a hot elm
and I have them well covered and ID
tected from breezes. We feed ii
soaked food and no plain water till d
get used to their new homes.
Monkeys? Oh, they are alwt
popular. People come in here
watch them by the hour, and you VIC
be surprised at the number of ped
who buy them for household pets. TH
too, have to be acclimated when
first get them. They are SO susceptI
to tuberculosis that we have TO be nj
careful. 1 have a shipload of amin
coming from South America now."
Mr.. MacFarland expects to opel
geological park on White Horse pi
in Camden, soon. The ground has b
purchased and buildings started.
hopes to have specimens of every var1
of animal from all over the world.
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back of the gilt chair and his chin was
thrust forward as he added:
you took n long chance when you
wrote this letter and left it on your
desk-and you have lost out. OF course
you did not suppose that I would dare
to come into your room in the middle
of the night. as | have done, and find
it and read it; but YOU ought to know
by this time that | dare all things when
have definite purpose in view, and
you ought also to know that shall
stay right here where I am until YOU
pull in those little prickly horns of
yours which couldn't hurt ANYBODY.
You cant do anything but scratch with
them, like the feline little animal YOU
are; YOU couldn't stab with them if YOU
| tried; they'd break off before they got
deep enough to hurt. | brought YOU
down here to do my bidding. and
you We got to do it, and you know it.
Bring that desk chair close m mo
and sit down-and sit facing me" Bel
knap ordered sharply. II want +oIsoo
you while I talk to You. It will he ne
we'll to have no more light in tho room
just now" ''''''
II prefer to stand" Rober+o -
PIi"d' Plainly-to the listening Katb =
eTin"-she was gaining courage rather
than losing it.
bring that chair here and do no !
tell you or I'll do 1t for you, and put
You on IT," Belknap comma anded--on5
although he neither raised his voice
nor altered Its tone. Roberta obeved
him.
When she had placed IT. and seated
herself upon IT, her position was such
that if she should lift her ewes from
Belknap's face she would see Kath
crime; so katherine permitted her BODY
to settle down in the big chair until
she was entirely concealed by 1t: and
she cuddled closely into the depths Of
it, content to hear, without seeing.
But she did wish to hear everything
that might be said between those two !;
there was strong likelihood that their
conversation would enlighten the mis-
tress of inquest greatly.
Belknap, although Katherine could
not see him, seated astride of his chair.
was bending slightly forward with his
ava va t44' i'Stihb llBully uCiOSS luP DUCK
Of It, His eyes, hard and cold, but
piercing, bored into Roberta's gaze
as If he would read her very soul while
he questioned her.
He still held in one hand the letter
he had read, and he tapped lightly upon
1t with one finger while he said:
80 you have been having another
try at stealing my trump card away
from me, have you?"
Roberta did not reply. He said:
"Berta, if you don't answer my
questions as I ask them, I'll make you
Now, answer that one, and answer it
straight"
There isn't any answer" she re-
piled coolly.
Did you send for him to come down
here?"
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"Yes. If you want to know, I did
ITO come here to the house?"
NO"
This letter as good as tells me
that You more than half expected to
find him in the grounds under the trees
waiting for you. Was he there?''
NO"
This lettor was written by you and
left on your desk in case you should
not return. What did you mean by
that?"
81 meant exactly what the letter
said-what it says-what you have
read-every word of it, G. B."
$50 you were going to double cross
me at the same time you made your
own getaway, were you?"
II meant to warn Mrs. Harvard
against you-yes-and I will warn her
if you insist upon keeping me here.
I'll find my voice and speak out. III
do it in your presence, too; and in
the presence Of Bingham Harvard, also.
Don't forget that he is the Night Wind
c. r. Don't forget that he is the same
man that you have so often talked
about and wondered about. Don't for
get that he loves his wife, and that if
his wrath should once be turned against
you, you'd be withered and crushed and
rent apart In his grasp like a chilt
in the claws of a man eating tiger. !"
There, there, Berta don't get dra-
matte. What are you trying to do,
threaten me, or are you just trying to
scare me?"
Neither. l am warning you"
"Yes-against yourself"
He chuckled. Then he snapped his
fingers. There was something akin to
amusement In his voice when he said
coolly:
"You couldn't warn Katherine Hsr-
ward against me, Berta. You couldn't
say anything to her about me that she
doesn't already know or guess.
II haven't been squeamish in letting
her see under my she'll of respectability.
don't care If she does know it-all
Of 1t. l shall tell her myself, exactly
who and what I am, when the proper
time comes--when fitting opportunity
shall offer itself. She doesn't know that
I'm a crook, but she is fairly well con
vinced of it already. So don't you see?
You d better drop that lay"
Roberta did not reply.
Listen here, you would-be fairy
godmother to the Harvards. came to
inquest for a definite purpose, and
I'm going accomplish it. brought you
here for a definite purpose, and I'm
going to make you perform your part
Of it. I made you come here because l
needed you, and I'm going to make
use of you, exactly as l planned to do
it-and you can't dodge that fact or
avoid it. You might as well put that
fact into your little pipe and smoke
it, Berta. Are you paying attention
to what 1 am saying?"
Yes"
"Well, you'd better pay heed to it,
too; to all of 1t"
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men saw a package passed to Staatburg
in a Childs restaurant. The men was
trailed and is now under arrest"
"But cant see how Purvis got tan
gled up in it." I commented.
THAT is something we have yet to
verify, but I believe that Girridge,
Staatburg's partner. first began to dis
count bills Purvis, and then, seeing
how easy it was to deceive the conceited
mT1, began to put in a few crooked bills
until they got into Purvis so bad that
he didn't know how to get out.
"You see, Purvis borrowed the money
Gas Miss Maitland knows to her sor
row. to loan to the various hardup
concerns whom he loans to. So when he
finally found that he had loaned so
much money to the Meter Jewel Com
pany on crooked paper he got scared,
for he knew he couldn't make good
with the people he had borrowed from.
II believe that Staatburg then sug
gested this plan Of working, with him
rs n way to get his money back, and