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The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
THE PRODUCE HUSINESS

A great many people of Drew county do not realize the value of a produce business to the community. Located in an obscure cornner of Monticello ,t1 tS sSa;S a;S,4 .ass;a; s; .ss. st,ss .,- the past two years been quietly carrying on a rather extensive busihe8s. in this city.
 Mr:.eS. HE Coleman, the con- genial and enterprising man. rage, of the Monticello Good win < Gsan Produce House is a man who talks little but does things. This firm under Mir. Coleman's management paid out this year for produce raised in Drew county $6O,0OO in cash.
 As an inducement to get a better class of poultry in the county, Mir Coleman has seeur- ed 100 settings of standard bred eggs which he will exchange for common eggs. The number of standard eggs is limited so the exchange will be made only with girls and boys belonging to the Drew county Poultry Club. Every girl and boy in Drew county interested in poul- try should take advantage of this generous offer.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
YOUR DUTY AND THEIRS

Don't thing you have sacri- ficed because you may be pay ing for your interest-bearing Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds. These fellows back from France legless, afmless, or sightless don't think they have sacrific- ed. They simply think they did their duty.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
METHODIST CHURCH

Evangelistic service each afternoon at 4 o'clock and at 8 o'clock in the evening. Preach ing by Rev. w. F.. Whaley. Easter sermon and music next Sunday morning. Musical pro gram at the evening hour by Musical Coterie and Orchestra.
 Richmond Twitty, Pastor.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
PUTTING AWAY STOVES

When you put away your stoves and stovepipes for, the summer, as you will soon,' be doing, give them the once over with an oil soaked rag to keep the rust away. This treatment will help keep the Fire; Fiend away next winter. Thousand of fires are caused each year by rusty ..stoves and .stovepipes which are no longer fire and 'SpaTHgtight,
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN TO PAY FOR <.
 LIVES SAVED
Director of War Tells Why Pat riotic Americans. should En. list in Coming Liberty Loafr Campaign. -s

The forth coming Fifth Lib- erty Loan will be called the Vic tory Liberty Loan, because il is to be largely used in paying for those things which brought victory to our arms So speedily National War Loan Director Lewis B. Franklin, says:
 No one was planning or tlle Germans quitting in 1918. We expected to deliver the knock out punch in 1919. The stage was set and the properties were ready. The Germans in tn front lines had discovered the unbeatable fighting qualities of our men, but the German gen era1 staff was moved to ask for peace for an additional reason.
 "As final cure for German viciousness in 1919 We had assembled ready for the coming campaign more than ten tons of gas for every ton the Ger mans could make; a tank for every seventy-five feet of fight ing front; batteries by the thousands, where we had but one before; aeroplanes in the same proportions, and millions of grain, determined fighting men ready to start for Berlin. But this cure that had been the mortar of American in- dustry became prevention.
 "The German general staff Knew more about this cure than the American officers themselves. The magnitude of the dose with the proved ability of the men who were to ad- minister it, decided the German staff that it was quitting time and so it quit.
 By ending the war in Nov then half a million American lives were saved. SThe coming Victory Liberty Loan is to pay for saving these lives, and the fact that the bill will be heavy is because the pound of cure became q pound of pre- vention, instead of an ounce.
 'I do not believe we are going to be troubled with this loan, when the people come to un- defstana what it is for and the pressing necessity for it. 1 do not believe that the American people are going to hold back and say, The war is over and my duty is done, and have done a great deal. l believe we are going to have the same kind of patriotic enthusiasm that we had in ,previbus Liberty Loan campaign, just the same kind If magnificent response. And l look for at least 10000, 00o subscribers to the next loan. We must let the people of the United States know why there is need of a Fifth Loan, what the money went for and what it did, We must tell them that it brought back a half million American boys, for the most part safe and sound, instead of leaving them in France, sleeping forever in it's
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18

The Star Hotel has installed regular Cafe service In .tkeir dining room. Give them a call. Rates reasonable. a
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18
THE LAST LIBERTY LOAN

The Victory Loan coming in April is the last Liberty Loan. Then the war is over for you. It will be still going on for 1000. 1000 Americans in France.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18

Be sure to price with us before making purchases. We will be glad to show you and serve yOu.--McCloy & Trotter.
 Paul Hammoch having rec ently returned from over seas has received his discharge and is visiting relatives in this city.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18

Judge Robt. Knox of Little Rock, was a Monticello visitor yesterday.
The Monticellonian., 1919-04-18

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 Are you member of the Chamber of Commerce
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
LEARNING ABOUT NEW CODE

Inc stare Board OF Education met
at Dover last week. Representatives
from the Boards of Education OF
Harrington and Greenwood appear
ed seeking to learn more of the pro-
visions of the new School Code,
should they desire to accept it. The
delegation was given all the infor-
nation possible.
The Harrington Board of Educa-
ton, which had not up till Tuesday
accepted the provision of the code,
sent word that they have accepted it.
Nothing has been heard from Lewes
and Georgetown.
The Board of Education of Seaford
has sent word to the State Board
that as soon as the matters of the
old board can be satisfactorily ar
ranged and cleared up, Seaford will
accept the provisions of the code.
In Kent county, the following sec
ond group of high schools have re-
ported as having accepted the new
code-Clayton, Frederick, Woodside
and Houston. No report has been
received from FELTON,.
In Sussex county the schools hav-
ing accepted the code include Selby-
vile, Frankford, Bridgeville, Ocean
View, Millsboro and Bethel.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
BIDS FOX SUSSEX ROADS

Bids were opened in the Levy
Court room at Georgetown this week
by the County Highway Commission
for three stretches of road approxi-
mating about twelve miles, but no
award was made as a decision was
reached by the commission to con-
slider the bids at a meeting to be held
Tuesday of next week. The bids on
the stretches follow: Georgetown
Cokesbury route, 400 miles, 10 feet
concrete, Ambler-Davis Co., Phila-
delphia, So9,09S; D. D. Elder, Viii
mington, $8062980; 10 feet concrete
(State aid project), Ambler-Davis
Co.. S150,39S; D. D. Elder, Sl42,09240
Georgetown-B -Barr's Corner route,
407 miles, 10 feet concrete-Amber-
Davis Co., S90,178; D. D. Elder, ST.
S91.44 Millsboro-Warwick route,
3.22 miles, 10 feet concrete-Ambler-
Davis Co., $3.50; D. D. Elder, $64,-
$500; Empire Construction Com
pany. Philadelphia, $51 ,494
The bid submitted by the Empire
Co., while only men
tioning in the specifications the
Iillsboro-W Warwick road, also includ-
ed the other stretches. The various
estimates for excavation, grading,
ETC., named on contract No. 3, is to
apply to the other two contracts in
the event that the commission
awards the contract to the Empire
Company. The last named bid for
Stag base, with an asphalt or tar
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
A TRIBUTE FROM HIS MEN

First Lieut.. Cecil r. Benson, who
recently returned from France and is
spending is is day furlough at Laurel
visiting his parents, Mr. anu Mrs.
John w. Benson, and other relatives,
was presented by his command, Co.
d of the 18th Machine Gun Bat
talon, with a purse of 800 marks be-
fore he left France, with the request
that he purchase a watch with it
when he arrived in America and
wear it as a token of their respect
and esteem.
Coming with such a spirit from
the men under his command, Lieu
tenant Benson says that he priced it
above any decoration that he might
have won. Lieutenant Benson was
severely wounded early in July while
leading his company in charge
through a wheat field, when a shell
exploded under him, blowing off all
his clothing, killing all the men near
him and leaving him lying on the
ground unconscious. After being
found he did not regain conscious
ness for ten days and was in the hos
Dital for three months.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
BUT FOUR DELAWARE
BILLS In CONGRESS
SENATORS AND CONCRESSMEN ARE RE-
CEIVING BUT FEW new MEASURES
AT WASHINGTON.
OTHER STATES SAME WAY
TWO PENSION BILLS; A $4,000 FED
ERAL BUILDING, AND A PIECE OF
ARTILLERY AS WAR TROPHY.

WASHINGTON, D. Cone Of the out
standing features Of the Congress now
in session here is the small number Of
bills that have been introduced by the
Senators and Representatives. Take the
State Of Delaware as an Illustration.
Despite the fact that this session is
more than one month old, a total Of
but four bills and one resolution has
been introduced by the entire Delaware
delegation. Senator L. Heisler Ball in
troduced a bill granting an incrase Of
pension to Oliver L. Bell, late of Com
pany D, First Regiment, Delaware Vol
unteer Infantry, and a joint resolution
asking bhat the United States peace
commissioners now in Paris see that
justice is done Italy in the matter OF
Fiume, because Of her great assistance
to the Allies
Senator Josiah 0. WOleOtt introduced
a pension bill in favor Of Jacob C. Viii
son, late Of Company l, Seventh Regi-
ment, Volunteer Infantry, and Repre-
sentative Caleb r. Layton introduced
the other two bills. One is to authorize
the Secretary Of the Treasury TO ac-
quire a site and erect thereon a Fed
eral building at Georgetown, Del, at
total cost Of $4,000, and the other is to
the Secretary Of War to do
nate to the town of Georgetown, Del,
one piece Of artillery, or like trophy,
captured or abandoned from the enemy
during or at the close of the war with
Germany, in memory OF Lieutenant
Layton, killed in the aviation
service at the battle Of the Marne July
Is last.
The above comprises all the legisla- I
ton asked for by the Delaware delega- /
5ion in Congress up to this writing. 1t
S infinitesimal when compared with /
he number Of bills and resolutions in .
'ormer regular and special sessions of /
Congress. This is not local TO the State .
If Delaware, but is the general situation
the representatives of other
States, and it is an indication that the
,eople at home have their mind focused
pon an early consideration of the treaty
# peace and some suggestions from
congress regarding reconstruction
lrOblems. They are not going to ham
ler their representatives with matters
hat can wait until another day. but
want them to be free TO consider the
ital questions cited
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
WARTIME PROHIBITION
SENATOR'S WOLCOTT AND BALL ASKED
TO STAND BY PROHIBITION.

Thousands of letters and teleprams
have been received by Senator VOL
colt and his colleague, Senator Ball.
from their constituents urging them
to stand firm for the enforcement of
wartime prohibition and also for
the rigid enforcement of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. The campaign
is in reply to the wet propaganda
which has been carried on intensive
ly for the past two weeks.
Senator Wolcott is known to favor
laws which will forever end the ex-
istence OF John Barleycorn. He said
he was right on the matter of prohi
bition, but thought it might be
good idea for those who have money
to spend on postage and kilograms
to concentrate on other Senators.
Judging from the number of com
munications, and their character.
Delaware seems determined to deal
a mortal blow to the liquor traffic.
Many of the communications come
from men identified with union labor
organizations.
Some of these say that while Sam
uel Gompers is a very good citizen
and very capable president of the
American Federation of Labor. the
writer's decline to be bound by his
views on the liquor traffic. On this
subject at least, they will think for
themselves.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
PERSONAL MENTIONS

Mrs. Mary Clendaniel of Curtis Bay.
N. D., has been spending a few days
with her daughter, Virginia Pass
waters.
Miss Jennie Smith OF PHILADELPHIA
has returned home otter spending two
weeks with her mother, Mrs. William
S. Smith.
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend has been
in Philadelphia this week, having ac-
companied her mother, Mrs. J. Frank
Salevan, to the University Hospital.
Rev. G. E. Dryden Of Milford M.
Church will preach at Wildwood church
next Sunday afternoon, June 20, at 3
o'clock. All come and enjoy a good
sociable time.
William L. Smith and wife of Phila-
delphia have been home with his moth
er for the past month suffering with
nervous troubles. He has returned
home much improved.
Miss Catherine McCaffrey. daughter
of James c. McCaffrey Of Milford, grad
uated last week from st. Gertrude
Academy, Ridgely, Nd, with an aver
age OF 81 per cent for her studies.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
l. d. SHORT AND MISS
ELIZABETH TAYLOR MARRIED

Miss Elizabeth Ashcom Taylor,
daughte rof Mayor-elect and Mrs. Will
liam G. Taylor, and Senator Isaac Dol
phus Short of Milford were married
Wednesday at noon at the home of the
brides parents, No. 1904 West Thir-
teenth street, by DR.. Francis Burgette
Short, pastor of the Wilbur Methodist
Episcopal Church, Portland, Ore, and
brother of the groom, with DR.. ThOs.
P. Holloway of Kalamazoo, Mich, for
merly of Second Baptist Church, Will
mington, assisting.
The bride was attended by Miss
Eleanore M. Gregg. The bride wore
a charming white geOrgette crepe
dress heavily embroidered, and carried
a shower bouquet of white orchids
and lilies of the valley. The maid of
honor wore a pink georgette crepe
dress embroidered in beads and carried
a bouquet of sweetheart roses and
lilies of the valley.
The home was beautifully decorated
With palms and flowers. The ceremony
was followed by an informal recep-
ton, after which the bride and groom
left for al extended trip through New
England.
The bride is a graduate of the Will
High School, a postgraduate
Of Miss Marshall's finishing school,
Oak Lane, Philadelphia, and during
he war completed a business course.
Senator Short was president pro
.empore of the Senate during the re-
cent session Of the Legislature. Sen
ltOr and Mrs. Short upon the return
rom their wedding trip will make
heir home in Milford where Mr.. Short |
S. engaged in the lumber business.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
RAT DIFFERENTIATION
METHOD DEVISED WHICH IS VERY Eff
FECTIVE In GETTING RID OF RATS.

Delaware has its own Pied Piper.
if you please, but he doesn't pipe
he uses thoroughly serviceable fer
rets and trained terriers to clean out
the rats that infest country homes
Serick F. Shallcross, member of a
very old and well-known Delaware
family, is a farmer in Odessa, but
has taken up as sort of on-the-sid
profession this art of clearing out
and killing rats.
The way it works is thusly: Mr..
Shallcross sets a ferret loose at one
end of rat-hole. The rodents, feel
ing a hearty dislike for Mr.. Ferret,
run out of the hole, and are met at
the other end by trained and Jealous
terriers that shake and bite the es-
Gaping rats into Kingdom Come or
Walhalla, or wherever it is hard
working, grain-eating rats go when
they shuttle off the rodent coil"
Mr.. Shallcross is now working to
clear the rats off Lexington" the
country estate of Henry p Scott In
two hours he and his trained troupe
killed so rats. A few more days and
the farm will be fairly clear of them.
Mr.. Scott estimates that before they
are through, the ferrets and terriers
will exact toll of 1000 rats. Mr..
believes that if cleared
out once a year their number can
gradually be diminished, and finally,
perhaps, cleared out altogether. If
left alone, the pest increases enor-
and is really becoming a
menace all over the country. The
female rat reproduces at the rate
Of about so young a year.
Mr.. Shallcross' work is unusual,
and of real service to the
1t is estimated that the
rats destroy billions each year in
grain, property, etc. Besides this
financial damage and waste, reports
have been coming in, several from
New York City in the past week, of
larm they have done to children.
Several children in New York tene-
nents have been bitten by the ro-
tents. So here's good luck to Del
wares piper and his good work.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
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DAAllV6 DEMUNOIAAIIUN
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM HELD AND THE
CLUB MEMBERS GIVE PLAY.

Twenty-Five baking and sewing
club girls of Greenwood and the sur
rounding community were awarded
gold pins by the Sussex county Farm
Bureau at the achievement exercises,
which were held Wednesday evening,
June Is, in the local school building
A very elaborate exhibit of sewing
and baking club work was made.
which was viewed with much interest
by large group of parents, patrons
of the public school, and friends.
Songs pertaining to club work were
sung and a one act play entitled
Troubles OF a Housekeeper, a
tragedy in three scenes, was render
ed by the local club members. This
play emphasized the necessity of
learning up-to-date methods of
housekeeping and showed the many
embarrassments that will arise when
one attempts to perform such duties
without knowing anything about the
problems involved Grace Porter,
who acted the part of the young hus-
band, was the star performer. Short
talks on club work were given by
Miss Moore. County Club Leader,
and Theodore T. Martin, State Club
Leader, from Delaware College. The
following club members completed
the sewing and baking club course
and we're awarded clover leaf
achievement pins by Miss Agnes p.
Medill, Assistant State CLUB Leader;
Grace Porter. Beulah Conaway. vi
ola Elliott, Esther Russell, Mary
LOckerman, Reba Outten, Joy I'm
ger, Grace Outten. Nell Roberts.
Myrtle Clifton, Delema Barwick,
Hazel Long, Addie Houston, Bessie
Fowler, Marian Jones. Margaret Ed
gell, Eva Fry, Mabel Conway, Min
ME Schulze, Ruth Carlisle, Virginia
Dickerson and Frances Richards.
Miss Emma Mai, county commit
teeman of the County Farm Bureau.
has directed the sewing and baking
club girls in their activities through
out the year and has made a decided
success in the application of the
principles of home economics to the
home problems of the girls of the
community.
Ice cream and cake were served at
the close of the meeting and the
crowd remained until late hour en-
Toying every minute of it with the
club members.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
cAULK CLUB NOTES

The Caulk Club Base Ball Team
was to play at Millsboro last Sat
urday, but for some reason at the
last minute they called the game off.
DR.. w. L. Grier, our manager, then
called all dates off with that team,
for we don't care to play a team so
poorly managed.
Tomorrow is the big game Mid
dletown vs.. Caulk Club. Come out
and root. The best game of the sea
son is expected. You have probably
read of the Mighty Finn" and the
Terrible Ike" and the rest of the
demon sluggers from Middletown.
Come out and see them in action
tomorrow. For some reason Mid
dletown did not use their pitching
prince, Lefty Finn" against the
Caulk Club at Middletown. Maybe
nine right hand hitters on the Caulk
Club had something to do with it.
Eddie MuI ply, Pij' +%Sfih:c +%Sfih:c did s=ch gccd
hitting in the games he played with
the Caulk Club, has accepted a po-
sition in Wilmington and win not be
in the lineup Saturday, but will be
with us for the Fort Salisbury
games July fourth and fifth.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
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MANI FLIWU OrUhIO
ARE AROUND MILFORD
TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS MAKE FLIGHTS
IN AIR AT SIS EACH AND HAVE
FINE EXPERIENCE.
CROWDS AT AVIATION FIELD
SCENE WAS STAGED ON CUBBAGE FARM
NORTH OF MILFORD AND ALL ARE
PLEASED OVER THEIR FLIGHTS.

A Curtis bi-plane of 80 horse power
flew from Atlantic City, N. j., to Mil
ford last Tuesday morning in one hour
and thirty minutes, and stopped on
the field of Dick Cubbage, two miles
north of Milford. II was piloted by
Robert Shank, the chief pilot for the
Traymore Air Service at Atlantic City.
He was accompanied in the flight by
Alton Cubbage, son of Houston Cub
bage of Milford, as a passenger.
Charles King, chief mechanic for the
same company, came to Milford on
Monday to arrange for the landing
field, and was here to meet the ma
chine when it arrived.
Shortly after arrival on Tuesday the
pilot, Mr.. Shank, went into the air
and sailed over Milford for half hour
and during the time he executed some
fancy flying, such as loop-the-loop,
tail spins, Emmermann turns and
other stunts.
The following persons went for air
rides in the bi-plane:
Mrs. T. a. Ruddell OF Milford, Will
liam Potter Coffin of Milford, Fred G.
Smith, electrician of Milford, Charles
E. Varney, ice dealer of Milford, Mrs.
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ginia E. Wilkins of Milford, Mrs. Sam
uel NJ. d. Marshall of Milford, B. F.
Johnson. merchant of Milford, George
NJ Abbott of Milford, Frank Hollis,
chief of police of Milford, DR.. E. T.
Williams, dentist of Milford, Mitchell
Swigett of near Milford, Walter d. Dill,
farmer near Milford, Mrs. Luther Cub
bage of near Milford, Samuel Cubbage
Of Kent Grange, Milford; Richard Cub
bage, farmer near Milford; W. o. Hoey
Of Frederick; I. Watts Belts of Fred
erica; jeanette R. Belts of Frederick;
Cornelius w. Stevenson of Frederick,
Fred Short of near Milford, A. 7.
Jacobs Of Harrington, William A.
Webb, auto dealer, Milford.
The bi-plane went from Milford to
Dover yesterday and will remain there
until Saturday morning, when it will
return to Atlantic City.
Hundreds of Automobiles visited the
ield at Millwood while the machine
vas stopping there.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
TRUITT-HIRscH WEDDING

A very pretty home wedding was
solemnized at the home of the bride
on Tuesday afternoon of this week.
when Mrs. Ann Truitt became the
bride of Lee Hirsch, junior member
of the firm of D. Hirsch & Brother,
Gamers in Milford. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr.. Wingate,
pastor of the Episcopal Church of
Milford, of which church the bride
is a member Following the cere-
mony the newly married couple left
by automobile for Harrington where
they took the Norfolk express for
points north. Following their honey
moon they will reside on West Sec
ond Street, North. Milford. No an
nouncements Of the wedding have
been sent out.
Milford chronicle., 1919-06-27
FARM SALES IN SUSSEX
(Reported by H. c. Stewart {
Georgetown

Georgetown
H. c. Stewart, real estate broker
at Georgetown, and agent for the
E. A. Strout Farm Agency, reports
these sales made last week.
Louis Doberstine sold to Luella
Caldwell, of Binghamton, New York,
the S4-acre farm on the DUPONT
Boulevard near Robbins, including
landlords share of ali growing crops
Terms private.
Frederic Walls sold to Charles
Caldwell, of Binghamton, New York,
the ll0-acre farm in Nanticoke hun
dred, known as the Minos Isaacs
farm, including landlords share of
growing crops Terms private.
J. NJ. Bell sold to Dana Symonds
of Philadelphia, the 40-acre farm
near Georgetown, including land
lords share of all growing crops,
stock and tools. Terms private.
The Caldwell family, who bought
two of the farms, are good farmers,
and leave fine farms in New York
State because of the cold weather
there, and the short growing seasons.
Both have acquired frst-class farms
the Doberstine farm, known as the
around Georgetown and in splendid
1t is tenanted now by
Oscar Wilson. The Minos Isaacs
farm is also well known as a pro-
ductive farm and is known as good
corn and wheat land.
Mr.. Stewart is receiving as high as
twenty letters a day regarding Del |
aware farms. His advertisement in
viting you to allow him to show his .
plan for selling your farm appears
i'm another column.