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Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
negro Thug CONVICTED
BY JURY IN KENT court
Julius Gibbs, Who Attempted to Rob
Milford Man, Quickly Sentenced
to WOrkhOuse

Julius Gibbs. who was arrested in
December, the morning following the
assault on William S. Wroten, a Mil
ford merchant, and charged with hav-
ing. struck the merchant with the in
tent of committing robbery. was con-
victed last week before a jury at Do
yer. He was Immediately sentenced
to serve one year at the New Castle
County WOrkhouse. Gibbs made bad
witness for himself when put on the
stand, and his description as to the
time he left Jackson's poOlroom until
he reached the home of High Van in
Jimtown was such as to create doubt
as TO his truthfulness. According to
his own testimony. only four minutes
elapsed between the time that he left
the former until he was at Vans home.
This is impossible. Mr.. Wroten iden-
titled him on the stand as being the
negro who struck him.
Boys Convicted of Assault
On Tuesday in the Court of General
Sessions, four Dover boys, William
Rodney Fisher. Frank W. Fairness.
Boyd West and William Greenhaugh.
aged around 20 years, who had been
indicted by the grand jury on charges
of assault and battery and violating
the age OF consent law. were placed
on trial The girl implicated was
Florence Emery of Dover, aged 14I2
years
The charge of assault and battery
was first tried The offense is alleg-
ed to have taken place in Dover on
February 7th in a stable back from
New street, near LOockerman. The
State brought out many phases of the
second case in the testimony, which
in many instances was plain and point
ed. The defense denied all of the
States accusations and endeavOred to
show that the girl was TO blame by
seeking the boys and encouraging
them. The case was fought hard from
start to finish by Attorney-General
Reinhardt for the State and Thomas
c. Frame. Jr., for the four defendants.
The case was given to the jury at 6
o'clock Tuesday evening and in less
than half an hour they returned ver-
dict of guilty as to all four.
John d. Hawkins, assistant counsel
with Mr.. Frame, moved for an arrest
Of judgment and motion for a new trial.
the defense being given four days to
prepare reasons in support of their
notion
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
OBITUARY
SCOTT
appointment

Captain Alfred E. Scott died on We'd
nesday, February 25th. 1919, at his
late residence on Washington Avenue,
Milford, Del, after a short illness, aged
rs years. His remains were taken to
Burlington, n. j., for interment on
Saturday last.
HALL
Pauline E. Hall, aged IA years.
daughter of Captain James Alfred and
Minnie E. Hall, died at her home at
St. Helena, Md, Thursday, February
p, 1919. Interment was made at Mil
ford last Saturday. Captain and Mrs
Hall were formerly of Milford
WEBB
James Webb died suddenly at his
home on Washington street, in South
Milford, on Tuesday afternoon, March
4, 1919, aged SO years. Mr.. Webb was
carpenter by trade, and during the
war was employed on government
work at Cape May. He returned home
a few months ago. since which time
he has not been in the best of health.
He leaves two brothers and four sis
ters. Funeral services were held yes
terday and interment made at Odd Fell
lows cemetery.
SMALL
A. Eugene Small, son of the late Col.
and Mrs. A. S. Small, formerly of Lin
coin. Delaware. died at a Norfolk. Va,
Hospital, following an operation, on
Friday, February 25, 1919. aged SO
years. Mr.. Small was chief engineer
On the U. S. Dredge Navesink. He is
survived by his wife and one daughter,
Miss Josephine Small. and one sister,
Mrs. B. NJ. Gillespie, OF Milford. and
a brother, R. p Small, of Chicago.
Funeral services were held at the home
of Mrs. Gillespie on Monday afternoon
and interment was made at Lincoln
cemetery.
BUNSTEIN
Karl Stover Bunstein, son of Rev.
and Mrs. H. L. Bunstein, died at the
home of his parents on Friday. Feb
ruary 2S, 1919, aged 29 years. Mr..
Bunstein for the past year has been
manager of the Adams Express Com
pany in Milford and has been giving
the public excellent service. Only a
week previous to his death he had
been in Philadelphia with his wife,
following which he came home and
Was SlIlcheH Will pneuulOHld, from
which he died. Mr. Bunstein was born
in Milford and his death has caused
much sorrow on the part of his many
friends. He was a member of Tenn
pie Lodge No. 8, Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, of Milford, and of Crys-
tai Fount Lodge No. 70, improved Or
der of Odd Fellows, of Milford. in both
of which organizations he took an ac-
tive interest. In addition to his father
and mother, he is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Hester Sipple, and two
children. Funeral services were held
at his late home on Tuesday afternoon
and interment made at Odd Fellows
cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
governor TOWNSEND
TO Fight FOR GAMERS
VIII EndeaVOr to Learn Reason fol
Discrimination In Favor Of the
Maryland Packers

A news dispatch from Washington
where Governor Townsend attended a
conference of Governors and Mayors
and published in the Every Evening
Tuesday. has the following to say:
Governor Townsend of Delaware,
who is expected to play an important
part at the conference Of State execu-
tives. will take advantage OF his visit
here to introduce to the proper au-
thorities a delegation of tomato pack
ers from his State. The governor will
try to discover just who, or what, is
responsible for the fact that Delaware
tomato packers are receiving 16 cents
a case less for their products than the
War and Navy Departments are pay
ing the Maryland packers.
Several Delaware packers tried vain
ly during last week to fix responsible
ity for this alleged discrimination
against them. The Federal Trade
Commission, it is understood, declined
to accept responsibility and the United
States Food Administration, in the alb
sence of Mr. Hoover, was unable to
throw any light on the subject.
In the meantime. the Delaware men
are trying to find out the aggregate of
their losses on a Maryland compensa-
ton basis. They say that if the gov
ernment needed the tomatoes as an
aid in winning the war they would be
willing to donate freely their entire
output. What they object to is the
discrimination. They say it not only
deprives them of well-earned compen-
sation, but humiliates them as well.
But the most serious objection to the
course of the government is that by
giving the Marylanders more money
for their product it has furnished an
advertisement for the growers and
packers of that State which will ser
iously handicap the packers of Della
ware in the open markets in the fu
ture.
Its this way" said one of the pack
ers. "The Maryland packer, when he
wants to sell his goods, will argue
that they must be better than the ar
ticle Delaware puts up because the
government pays him eight cents a
dozen more than the man in my State
got In this busy life few men go to
the trouble of going deeply into the
matter so with the average buyer the
fact that the government was willing
to pay the Maryland packer more than
it paid us will prove irresistible.
"Of course there was no thought Of
this kind in the minds of responsible
officials when the double price standard
was set, but the effect will be as l
have pointed out If for no other rea-
son than to remove an ill-deserved
stigma from the Delaware product, we
should get the same prices as were
awarded Marylanders."
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
CLEAR WATER GRANGE

A special meeting was called on
Thursday of last week and the third
and fourth degrees were conferred on
a class of forty-three. Several visitors
of Milford Grange were present and
assisted in the work. Among our Wis
itors we're Mr.. and Mrs. Rosa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemex and Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher.
"The New School Code" was discuss
ed Tuesday evening of this week.
A vote was taken and a committee
appointed to give the report The
time which was to have been given
to the program was postponed until
the next meeting.
The subject of the next meeting will
be THE Raising of Chicks"
Don't forget the social at the school
house Friday evening If stormy, it
will be Saturday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
MARRIED
YOuNG-PIERSON

very pretty but quiet wedding
took place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
E. A. Pierson. of No. 2422 West street,
Wilmington, on Thursday evening,
February 27. 1919. at eight o'clock.
when their daughter. Helen Jeanette,
became the bride OF Howard S. Young
of Marshallton. DR.. U. Franklin Smiley
officiated The bride was an active
student of the Wilmington High School
and a prominent member of the basket
ball team. Mr.. Young is associated
with the Wilmington-Philad
Traction Company. Owing to recent
deaths in both families only the i'm
mediate families were present. After
a short trip to Buffalo. Niagara Falls
and Montreal, Canada, Mr.. and Mrs.
Young will reside at No. 2422 West
street
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
DEMONSTRATION OF TRACTORS

A demonstration of interest TO the
farmers of this section of the State
will be held Saturday afternoon Of
next week, March 18th, starting at
one o'clock, on the farm Of John Nailor
at the northern entrance of the town
Of Milford. At this demonstration the
use Of tractors for blowing purposes
will be shown, and other methods Of
modern farming will be demonstrated.
An advertisement on another page Of
this paper tells more Of this demon
stration.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
NEW CENTURY CLUB NOTES

There was an adjourned meeting
of the New Centruy Club on Monday.
It is expected to have number Of
people speak on the New School Code"
on next Tuesday evening at the Armory
Hall.
Next Monday will be business day,
with the addition of Current Events
by Miss Ida Rosa. Mrs. J. G. Sharp
will be the hostess of the day.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
MEETING OF LADIES AID

An enjoyable reunion was held at
the Chapel Tuesday afternoon. A sup
per was given by the officers of the
Ladies Aid of the Avenue NJ. E..
Church to the members. The tables
were beautiful with lighted candles
and flowers. Fifty-four ladies were
served with chicken salad, fried oys-
ters, pickles, Delaware biscuits, hot
rolls, coffee, ice cream and cake. A
rising vote Of appreciation was given
to the officers by the members.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
MRS. ABBOTT ENTERTAINED

Mrs. S. John Abbott entertained a
number of her friends at bridge last
evening, it being Shrove Tues
day. For years past Mrs. Abbott has
been following the custom of enter
tanning at bridge on Shrove Tuesday,
and thereby closing the season until
after Lent. A large number Of guests
were present and enjoyed her hospital
ity on Tuesday evening last.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
FARM SALES

o. NJ Hammond has bought this week
the Caroline H. Bailey farm on Clark
Avenue. This is an ideal home with
all modern Improvements. Her price
was $4,000.
William Riggs has sold his 55-acre
farm, located about three miles east
of Milford on the Cedar Beach road,
to Frank Warzichel of Minnesota. The
price for which the farm was sold has
not yet been announced.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
BUY INTEREST IN STEAMER /,

Louder N. Hearn and William G.
Draper Of Milford have purchased OF
E. w. Smith OF this town a one-eighth
interest in the steamer Harry Davis,
which runs between Milford and Phil
adelphia, for $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1919-03-07
NAME DOWN STATE POsTMAsTERs

These appointments are announced:
Effie NJ. Truitt to be postmistress, at
Rehoboth Beach, George r. Mears to
be postmaster at Georgetown, Fred
erick L. Wiley to be postmaster at
Bridgeville. All are reappointments.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the
beginning Of Lent.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
Modified Ruling.

New York, June 27.-Attorneys
for both the brewers and federal gov
eminent claimed last night to have
gained victory through an opinion
handed down by the United State
supreme court of appeals modifying
Judge Mayors preliminary injunc-
ton against interference with or
prosecution for the production and
sale of beer containing not more than.
2.75 per cent alcohol content. =
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
SALVATIONARNY
DRIVE is ON.
Teams Are Finishing Work Begun
Thursday and Meeting With
Success.

Thursday marked the opening OF
the Salvation Army Home Service
Drive in this county. 1t was planned
to have everything on Thursday but
as yet the drive is still on Joseph
Sites has charge of the work in the
city and has divided up the town and
given each division to team. These
teams are made up of soldiers and
sailors and as no one can better APP
preciate the wonderful and helpful
work done by the Salvation Army
more than the boys who benefited
by it, the home folks will be told
from first-hand information what the
classic" really did.
Everybody is helping and a great
success is assured to the drive. While
the donations in most cases are not
large, the significant fact of it all is
that everyone is giving something.
The teams will push on the rest of
the week and all who have not given
will be given an opportunity to sub
scribe to this most worthy cause.
In the county each school district
has its chairman and these are busy
trying to Guido each other. Chris
tian county has never failed and she
will not fail this tine.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
|WILLPAY SOS
FOR NO z WHEAT
Price For the New Crop At Evans
Vile Set By Gain Dealers
OF the sPocket."

The price Of new wheat was fixed
at $2.O8 at Evansville and $2.06 at
stations for No. 2 wheat by the South
ern Indiana Grain Dealers associa-
ton, meeting at the Chamber Of Com
merce yesterday afternoon. No. 1
wheat will be $2.11 in Evansville
and 5000 at stations, the association
decided.
About so grain dealers of the
pocket" attended and discussed the
wheat situation of this year. The
crop this year is spotted, according
to Pres. Wilbur Erskine, the yield
being heavy in some places and light
in others. Wet weather of the spring
cut down the yield of many farmers
by shriveling the grain size. Millers
usually begin to receive local wheat
by July but it may be little later
this year because of unfavorable
weather for cutting and threshing.
Shipping conditions will be practi-
calIy the same as last year, Mr.. Frs
kline said. He said he didn't antici.
nate a big car shortage but could
not tell what might arise in the trans
portation of the large crop.
A meeting of the farmers and mil
ers of the 'Pocket" has been set for
o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
Y. NJ. C. A. The men will be ad-
lressed by a federal grain man, who
viii explain the grading of wheat,
corn and other grains.-Courier.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
MOTHERS BEAUTY RECEIPTS.

Simple receipts our mothers useC
in making their complexion beautiful
Order these now and don't let this
opportunity go by you.
Receipts to massage the Face, Neck,
Bust and Hands, Remove Freckles,
Wrinkles, Blackheads. To make
rosy cheeks. To beautify eyebrows
and eyelashes. Pearly teeth and har-
dy gums. To manicure your hands
and nails. To keep your hair from
falling out and make it grow, and
keep it dark.
Indian receipts. Cure for Rheu-
matism. To prevent badness, make
your hair grow. To keep your hair
dark. Cure your corns, warts and
bunions, tender feet, chilblains. Tan
face, sunburn, sunstroke, burns and
scalds, toothache, colds and catarrh,
pimples, ring worms, boiIs, carbuncle
neuralgia, headache, snakebites, dog
bites. To destroy ants nests. To
keep flies off your horses. To keep
flies out of rooms. To drive away rats
and mice; they never come back. To
keep away potato bugs and save la
Dor. To destroy and keep away bed
bugs. To make hens lay perpetually
To preserve fruits and vegetables.
To preserve eggs. To make various
kins of non-alcoholic drinks. To
make your own wear well paints.
These receipts are furnished for
One Dollar, with instructions. "a
giltedge investment.) Address,
ROBT. MELLOR.
I oungstoWn, ONO.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
NINE CHILDREN
GET WAR MEDALS

| Judges after reading several hun
dred essays On Thrift and Saving
submitted by the school children O
Kentucky to the Savings Division
War Loan Organization, Eighth Fed
eral Reserve District, announced to
day that three gold medals, three sill
yer medals and three bronze medal!
and fifteen honorary mentioned GER
ticates had been awarded to tn,
winners.
Owing to the great number and in.
terest taken in the submission OF
these essays the judges had great diff.
ficulty in finally making their selec.
tions.. The medal bears photograph.
ic imprint of Benjamin Franklin
with the inscription Thrift is Power,
Save and Succeed 1919" The med
al bar of each medal bears the in
scription Eighth Federal Reserve
District Thrift Essay Contest"
The winners of the Gold Medals
are Ulysses S. Grant Pickett, Lincoln
School, Lexington, KY, Louise Cher
ry, Bowling Green, KY, and Linda
B. Boyd, Hodgenville, KY.
The Winners of the silver medals
are Marie Smith, Bethlehem Acade-
my, Bardstown, KY, Joe Lee Davis,
Lexington, KY, and Mary Emma
Denny, Elkton, KY.
The winners of the bronze medals
are Hugh Coomes, Bethlehem Acad-
envy, Bardstown, KY, Mary Louise
Morris, New Castle, KY, and Eva
Richardson, Lietchfeld, KY.
The following school children were
given honorary mentioned certifi-
Gates: Anna Belle jenkins, Garfield
School, Paducah, KY; Mary Louis
Morris, Bowling Green, KY; Eta
Nichols, Lietchfeld, KY; Genevieve
Grove, Crittenden, Ky. Parker Dun
can, Monticello, KY; Julia M. Clan
ahan, Corpus Christi School, Newport
KY; Raudelle vanNorte, Lietchfeld,
KY; Glen Louise Taylor, Beech
Grove, KY; Marie Vallandingham,
Crittenden, KY; Chas. c. Veach,
Crittenden, Ky; Eva Gilkey, Bethle-
hem Academy, Bardstown, Ky; Ed
ma Crume, Bethlehem Academy,
Bardstown, KY; Garrett L. Tiller,
New Castle, KY; Clifton Coons, Lex
ington, KY; Lavinia Sutton, Corpus
Christi School, Newport, KY.
This contest to promote thrift and
saving among the school children of i,
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
LEASED FOR A
LONG Term
Mrs. Elizabeth Sargent and Mrs. Co.
ra Slime Lease Gish Property
For SO Years.

The j. H. Anderson Co. have leas-
ed the Gish property, corner Main
and Ninth, for a term of 80 years
from Mrs. Elizabeth Seargent and
Miss Cora Slime, who own it. 1t, ad-
joins their own vacan, lots on the
north and west, and consists of two
store rooms occupied as business
houses. This is but the first step to-
wards one of the big improvements
for the city in the near future.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
Recent Deeds Filed.

William Bass and wife to A. o
Neal, $3.50; tract on fork of Trade
water river.
Eddie G. Witty to Joe Lanier anC
wife, 81; lot on O'Neal Ave.
T. G. Hiser and wife to w. A. Diu
guild, $110O; house and lot on 22nc
street.
Edgar Sharber and wife to o. S
Hight, 5000; tract on West Fork Of
Pond river.
v. E. Barnes and wife to Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Keeling and husband, 81; real
estate on 18th street.
David Smith and wife to o. L. and
0.sM. Barnes, 81; tracts in county.
John B. Harmed and wife to Flor
ence Carroll, love and affection, tract
east of city.
James Moore and wife to Rufus
Moore, ct al, $3.50; their interest in
property owned by John Moore, de-
ceased.
Will Merriweather and wife to w.
r. SOuthall, Jr., 81; house and lot
in city.
J. w. Brown and wife to L. w.
Teasley, 81; tracts near Crofton.
E. G. Crick and wife to ]. C. Nc
Intosh, $500; tract in county.
S. A. Primm and wife, W. B.
Primm and wife to W. A. Conyers,
$500; house and lot in Pembroke.
J. A. Roam and wife to Q. F.
Combs, $500; lot in Pembroke.
Eva F. Watts and husband to C. |
G.. Dunn, S2400; tract on West Fork
of Red river.
Mrs. Linnie McCombs to G. B.
Payne and wife, $500; house and
two lots in Pembroke.
Ira D. Smith to Annie Smith, 81
lot on 10th street.
H. L. ]. Hillle to Grover C. Hille,
$25, 900; tracs on West fork of Red
river.
G. H. Poole and wife to o. M. Arm
strong, $500; house and lot on Jes-
up avenue.
Geo. H. Tandy and wife to Lewis
Ellis, 81; lot in city.
w. P. Winfree and wife to Law
renee simms, $3.50; house and lot in
city.
Nellie Gaines to Lee Ellis $182.4O
lot on Lewis street.
Mary E. BOales, NJ. E. Boales and
wife to Lewis Ellis, 81; 1-S interest
in lot on Lewis street.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28

Kentucky was inaugurated last win.
ter. Owing to The influenza epidem.
lc, the contest did not close in April
as scheduled and the medals were
just received today from the Treas
ury Department at Washington to be
distributed to the winners in Ken
lucky.
State Director James B. Brown,
mailed today to each winner their
medal with letter of congratulation.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
advice soldiers Mead Not rake.

Sergeant, the French for which is
sergent, the Italian sergente, comes
from the medieval Latin word SER
Viens, meaning servant, vassal, or
a vassal soldier who seems to have
acted as an orderly or striker. Tell
this to your sergeant some warm day
when he criticises your appearance on
parade In his coarse, unfeeling man.
ner. 1t will soften him. It may even
melt him.-New York Evening Post.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
The Methodist Church.

Sunday School at 9 80 a. M, ]. t
Thomas, superintendent.
Preaching at 1O:45, subject: "The
Lesson Paul Learned"
Epworth League at z p. m.
Preaching at eight, subject: "The
Church Must Save Itself-How?"
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at 8.
A. R. KASEY, Pastor.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
Learning by Experience.

Experience keeps a dear school, but
fools will learn in no other, and scarce
In that; for it is true, we may give ad.
Vice, but we cannot give conduct. How
ever, they that will not be counseled
cannot be helped, and If you will not
hear reason, she will surely rap your
knuckles.-Franl,l'~
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-28
WOOL PRICES MAKE
NEW HIGH RECORDS

Green Falls, Mont, June 25.--An-
nouncement was made today by a
representative of a Boston wool
house that he had purchased Of one
grower his clip of 10000 pounds of
wool at so Ia cents pound. This
is said to have been the highest price
ever paid for wool in this vicinity.