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Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13

Capt. and Mrs. George B. Hunter
left on Tuesday Tor an auto "trip to
Delaware Water Gap. They, will be
gone two weeks.
Mrs. Lucious Darby and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herschel Bennett. are at
Broadkln Beach for a week.
Capt. Caleb R. Mcgee Of Galveston,
Texas. son of the late Moses and Mary
{. Mcgee is spending his annual va
cation visiting relatives and renewing
the friendships of his youth in this
vicinity and Harbeson. This is the
first time Capt. Mcgee has been north
IN twenty years. during which time
many changes have developed. Of the
large family of fifteen brothers and
sisters, there now remains only two
brothers and one sister. Capt. Geo.
Z. Mcgee of Milton, Alfred H. Mcgee
and Mrs. Arthur Pettyjohn of Har-
beson. Capt. Mcgee while noticing
many improvements, still finds a num-
Der of interesting old landmarks to
remind him of his youth and recall
remembrances Of a great number of
his friends of two score years ago.
The old Hancock House near Gravel
Hill is still the same as sixty years
ago. even to the paint which is still
white. also the old school house
where he went to school. fifty years
ago, now standing on land of S. A.
James, just south of Harbeson. There
is also a beech tree standing on the
old Hickman farm now owned by
Louis c. Hudson, on which Capt. Me-
gee cut his initials, a half century
ago, and which are still visible.
Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13
NAOMI NJ. DENNEY

i Mrs. Naomi NJ. Denney died at her
home in South Milford, Friday morn
ing. August 6, 1920, after a lingering
/ illness of several months. from which
/ her many friends thought she was
rallying. thus making her death a
shock to them for she kept up her
| duties and wore a sunny smile OF
I Christian fortitude until within a few
hours before her passing away.
Even the last Sunday found her at
her place as teacher in Sunday
school and organist of the NJ. p.
Church, of which she was a member,
being one of the charter enrolment
and its first organist.
Mrs. Denney was of quiet and I'M
assuming manner, staunch and faith
full to her opportunities, true TO her
ideals. kind friend loving and ten
der daughter and sister, and a splend-
id wife.
AS she was so young-Only twenty
four years. in the very morning of
her life, and her mothers constant
companion, her death seems doubly
pathetic.
Funeral services were held in the
Protestant Church on Sunday and
conducted by Dr. Stephenson and Mr..
Dryden. the latter of whom paid
beautiful tribute TO a life well spent.
The floral tokens were many and
beautiful. as these came from church,
Sunday school, friends and the Wo-
mems Lodge Of Milford, of which
Mrs. Denney was a loyal member.
She leaves father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Davis, a hus-
band, George Denney. one brother,
Clarence Davis, and a grandfather in
this town.
The ceremony at the grave in Odd
Fellows cemetery was very Impress
i've, as her sisters of the secret or
der dropped white blossoms upon the
lowering casket, and amid tears babe
their friend farewell, thus for the
first time breaking their united cir
Gle
Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13
DAGSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Long have
been visiting relatives in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Edward Moore and Miss Elf.1
abeth Wilson of Philadelphia are Wis
iting Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Marvel.
Mrs. Estella Short German is
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. Fayette Williams.
Miss Lima West is entertaining her
cousin, Miss Marion West of Denton,
Nd.
Miss Mary Truitt of Wilmington is
spending some time with Miss Hazel
Atkins.
Miss Ida Hudson returned to Phil
adelphia on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Belts of Girls
field, Nd, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
| Otis West.
Misses Helen and Madeline Thom-
as have returned home after a two
weeks visit in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Williams are
spending some time in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Timmons are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett at Clarksville.
Mrs. Lillian Thompson of Philadel-
phia spent Sunday with Miss Elsie
Helm.
Mrs. Myrtle Brasure Long is spend
ing a week with her parents.
Mrs. Warren Morris and son of
Snow Hill are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brasure.
Mrs. Jacobs and daughter and Miss
Ruth Long of Wilmington are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. John Long.
Miss Alva Hickman spent the week
end with her aunt, Mrs. Olivia Abbott
at Milford.
Many people here are attending
James and Sound. camps.
Miss Bertha Cannon entertained
Miss Elizabeth Wharton of Houston,
Miss Sara McCabes of Selbyville.
Miss Ruth Dobson of Millsboro. Miss
Bertha PettyjOhn of Lewes, Miss Iva
Carl of Salem. n. j., and Messrs. Ro-
land Scott of Bridgeville, Harold Dob
son of Millsboro and J. Raymond
Smith of Delmar during the weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13
THE FIRsT BAPTIsT CHrRCH

Services, Sunday-9:3O a. m., Bible
school. 10:45 a. m. Divine worship.
6:45 p. m. Church meets at the union
vesper service on the Plaza.
Pastor Davis is taking a brief yaca-
tiOn at Chincoteague. Va. He will re-
turn for the Sunday services.
Milford chronicle., 1920-08-13
sT. JOHNs CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday, August 15th-Mass at
1880. Evening services at 1880. Mass
at Harrington at $3.50 a. m. Everybody
welcome.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

home voters may change the result of
the primary. ensittra t5
I am a candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor and / respect
fully ask my fellow citizens of Windham
county to cast their ballots for me next
Tuesday. / should like to see you per-
Ijsonally and make the request but it is
a physical impossibility to see every
voter
| | make no claims to superior wisdom,
the other candidates are my personal
| friends and all of them are men ofahighl
standing, but I naturally desire to re-
.eeive the endorsement of my neighbors
of my home county. Rockingham is the
second town in size IN Windham county.
and one of the dozen largest towns of
4 the state. but in all the years of YER
mont history Rockingham has never
furnished an occupant of the governor
i chair, though many times it has loyalty
supported the candidates of other towns
i of this county in their political aspira-
Il tons In my legislative service / have
over and over again proved my loyalty
4 to Windham county interests.
You all know the situation in Vermont
affairs The northern and central parts
of the state furnish most of the officials
and department heads Naturally it is
less easy for them to keep in touch with
the sections of the state distant from
tho capital In our roads, in our schools,
and in other important matters, it will
be a distinct advantage to have a .citi-
zen in the executive chair who is famil-
lar with the needs Of those parts of the
state not spread ont before the doors OF
the statehouse.
g If I am elected to the office of COVER
: nor I shall give all my time and all my
ability to the conduct of the affairs OF
e the state and / sincerely trust that the
voters Of this county may feel inclined
!. to give me their support in the primary
!. next Tuesday.
FREDERICK H. BABBITT.
!. Bellows Falls, Sept. s, 1920
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

WANTED-Position by young mar
ried man. Am graduate bookkeeper
with knowledge of typewriting, six
years office experience, three as man
ager VIII consider any work offering
opportunity for advancement. If you
don't need me now, file my application.
Address q X, " care Reformer 162-164*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
HINSDALE. N. H.

Orren G. Robertson has bought new
Chevrolet-six sedan.
Mrs Walter Smith is visiting at her
home in Brookline, Mass.
Norman Scott of Springfield, Mass,
has been in town several days
Dr. Chamberlain of Waseca. Mimi,
visited DIR. C. A. Gray Saturday
Miss Dorothy Gray of New York is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. c.
A. Gray.
Mrs. Lottie Hastings is in the Brat
tleboro Memorial hospital receiving
treatment.
Jason w Holman of Springfield,
Mass, visited at his home here over
the holiday. TO
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Merritt of
Greenwood, Mass, visited relatives
over the holidays.
n. E. Purcell, who had been at the
home of his parents several days, has
returned to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs Guy NORM and Miss
Lillian Mead of Springfield, Mass, Wis
tied friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Hall of Winchen-
don, Mass, came Saturday to visit rel
atives over the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Robertson and
children visited relatives in North Adj
ans, Mass, over Labor day.
Miss Dorothy Hudson of Science
tady, n. Y. was guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry C. Holland last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Orren C. Robertson and
Miss Clara Stearns motored through
the White mountains last week
A ball game played at Riverside park
Saturday afternoon resulted in O score
of Z to in favor of Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. /. Streeter have
moved into the G. s. Smith house on
Hancock street, which they bought re-
Gently.
Mrs. Harriet f. Mccormick of New
York city came Saturday for two
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Dono
| Bergeron.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Bailey have re-
turned to Brockton,- Mass, after a. sew
seral weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A
| A. Bailey: ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Whitney and child
Isof Springfield. VT, we're Labor day
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs James G. Snow and
Miss Alta Snow have returned from
! Dover and York Beach, Me-, after a
several days. visit. as
/ Prof. and Mrs. II. H. Rice have ire.
turned from Randolph, Vt, and viii
occupy the Myron A. DicIerman house
on Cream Pot hill.
Mrs. Frank Williams and Ralph Will
liams of Amherst, Mass, visited in the
home of Mrs. Gertrude f.. Bruce from
Saturday to Tuesday.
Charles Temple and family, who have
been visiting relatives several weeks,
returned to their home in Biddeford,
Me-, Tuesday morning.
Miss Gladys and Miss Ada MACEDONIA
Of Beverly, Mass, who had been spend
ing week with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F.. Weed, returned to their home Mon
dav
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

FOR SALE-Dodge touring car. G.
J. Perkins & Son. Tel. 575-M. 146-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
observations for August at 40 High
Street, Elevation S33 Feet.

observations Tor august dl ~ I1iSA
Street, Elevation 3S3 Feet.
Following are the meteorological OBJ
servations taken by F. r. Vaughan,
observer, at 40 High street, elevation
333 feet, for the month of August:
Highest. ~ a,gi9th).
Lowest, 40 (21st). Mean paximum,
s2S Mean minimum, CHI Daily
mean for month, 1872. Absolute maxi
mum in August in il years, 1928
(191S) Absolute minimum in August
in II years, 50 (19l3). Normal temper
ature in August for II years, 66.9. Elk
cess this year as compared with normal,
80
Atmospheric pressure-Highest, 5000
inches (9th). Lowest, 29.74 (31st).
Daily mean for month, 300S. Abso-
Lutte maximum in August in IL years,
30.49 (1s1S). Absolute minimum in
August in II years, 1856 (19l0). Nor
NAL pressure in August for IL years,
30.03. Excess this year as compared
with normal, .05.
Precipitation, 326 inches. Normal
in August for IL years, 1858. Total
precipitation this year, 27.69. Def
cheney the past month as compared
with normal, "a Number of days
on which OF inch or over of precipita-
/ ton occurred, IA. Wind, prevailing di-
rection, south. Clear days, Z. Partly
cloudy. 20. Cloudy, 4. Thunder storms
sth. 10th, 18th, 18th, 14th,, 18th, 10th
! 18th, 31st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

WANTED-A conservative banking
house wants a representative between
80 and so years old to represent them
in Brattleboro and vicinity. Must be
a man of good standing in the COM
munitv. Address j. B. Carleton, 31S
Main St, Springfield, Mass. 162167
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

FOR SALE-Two-tenemen house
No. IL Clark avenue, Brattleboro. Of.
fered for sale to settle an estate. A
desirable property either for home or
as an investment. Modern equipment
and bath with each tenement. Also
four vacant lots. A. A. Dunklee, exec
utor, South Vernon, vt. 131-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

State Highway COMMISSIONS
Dated September 2, 1920.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

WANTED-ATan to act as collector,
adiuster, etc. Salary $35 weekly. Cash
bond required. Also part time, man or
woman to act as collector, etc. Salary
SO weekly Experience not necessary.
Address U. S. L. Co, Room l, Burling
ton Savings Bank Bldg, Burlington,
vt. 164165.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

FOR SALE Established general store
on B. & NJ. Low rent, cash sales 81 OOO
week. Postofice in store. Box II, Har-
risviIIe \. II l61-l66*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
BABBITT ASKS FOR
COUNTY SUPPORT
Rockingham Gubernatorihl Candidate
Calls Attention to His Service
In Legislature.
Especial to The Reformer)
BELLOWS FALLS, Sept.

41I@I@A@ONNN 4 ~A-IL1@I@7' = J,
Calling attention to his service IN be-
half of Windham county in past legls-
latures, Frederick n. Rabbit, candidate
for governor, today issued statement
asking the support of-all Republican yot-
ers in this county at next Tuesday. S PR
mary IT is as follows:
To the Voters of Windham County
The Voters of Vermont will on Tues
day, Sept. IA, choose their candidate Tor
governor in an open primary at which
every citizen may and should vote. Inc
choice is by plurality and every vote
counts. There are four Republican can
Hidates in the field and few stay-at
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Ford touring car, second
hand, self starter. r. L. Coane. l59-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08

FOR SALE-One 1919 Buick road
ster. Charles Voetsch. Tel. 465. 155-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-08
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will. be received at
the Office of the State Highway Com
missioner, Montpelier, Vermont, until
D. m, September 18th, 1920, and then
publiclv opened and read, for the I'M
provement of Sand Bar Bridge Cnl-
vert and Approaches, between the
Towns of South Hero and Milton, YER
mont.
The work to be done consists OF the
following approximate quantities:
Removing old paving go. 233 SO. yds.
Relaying old paving 49,. 20 SO. yds.
Laying new paving ....... 20 50. y9s.
1-2-4 concrete ........'..''. y GU 70.
1-3-6 concrete ............ 1zo Gu. yus.
Rock fill, quarrying and placing,
1000 So yds.
Guard rail .............'.' +ou IN -
Fifty (50) piles. :.
One inch steel bowels ...... loo lin. It.
Drilling for steel bowels -. 70 I'm. II.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the Office of the State Engineer
Montpelier, Vermont.
Bidders should satisfy themselves,
before bidding, as to the character OF
the work and the obstacles to be en-
countered The estimated quantities
are not guaranteed, but are given as
a basis for the comparison of bids.
A certified check for 81 900, payople
to the State Highway Commissioner
must accompany each bid
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
State Highway Commissioner
Dated September 2, 1920.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
WILSON APPROVES
WATER POWER BILL
OTHER MEASURES DIE BY REA
SON OF LACK OF HIS
SIGNATURE.
WAR ACTS NOT REPEALED
Act Creates Commission Of Three with
Power Over Water Projects-To
Consist of Three Cabinet
Members.

Washington.-The water power de-
velopment bill, ten years in the max
ing, finally has become law.
Announcement that President VIII.
son had signed the measure prior to
June II was made at the White
House. At the same time 1t was an-
nounced that he had failed to sign
the Joint resolution repeating most OF
the wartime laws, and the Underwood
resolution providing for negotiations
with Canada relative to the embargo
on the shipment of wood pulp to the
United States.
Besides the water power measure,
the president signed seven bills,
passed in the closing days of the re-
cent session Of Congress. They N
cluded an act authorizing the enlist
ment in the military forces of nom
English speaking citizens and aliens,
and five bridge bills.
No explanation of the delay in an
nouncing the presidents approval OF
the water power bill was made
The water power act will create a
federal power commission composed
of the secretaries of war, agriculture
and interior This commission will
have authority over all matters per-
tanning to the development of water
power in which the federal govern
ment has Jurisdiction or in which it
is interested as an owner of lands or
fn
projects.
The commission may issue prelimi-
nary permits allowing applicants three
years in which to make examinations
of water power projects, prepare
plans and make financial arrange
ments The commission also may is
sue licenses for a period of so years
from expiration of the preliminary
permits or it may reserve such
projects as should be undertaken by
the federal government. Preference
must be given by the commission to
states and municipalities if they are
equally adapted to utilize water re-
sources.
The act also encourages the build
ing Of headwater storage reservoirs
to equalize power production, prevent
floods and obtain water for irrigation
purposes after being used for gem
GRAFTON of power. Provision is made
for construction of locks in power
dams in navigable streams so as to
extend navigation into upper reaches
of rivers.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
RAIL DECISION is PREDLCxs
nounce New Wage Schedules
For Railroad Workers.

Chicago-The railway labor board
may hand down its decision FIXING a
new wage schedule for all classes of
railroad workers next week No date
can be set definitely, however accord
ing to Judge R. NJ Barton, chairman
of the board, as reconsideration of the
assembled decisions may delay the
final award for week or more.
Judge Barton denied reports that
the board faced deadlock because
of the widely divergent opinions of
the members representing the roads
and the men. Admitting that there
was a natural difference of opinion as
to what increases should be granted,
The chairman said no insurmountable
difficulties had been encountered.
Publication in Washington of the
text of President Wilson's message
asking the board to expedite its award
cleared up the mystery which had
surrounded the telegram, receipt of
which had been denied by members
Of the board. Judge Barton, after
reading the published text, announced
that the message was sent to him
marked personal and confidential
and that he had therefore withheld il
from the rest of the board
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
UNIFORM RANK X. P. TO MEET
Between $1,000 and 10000 Delegates
Are Expected at Convention, To
Last Week.

Gen. w. H. Loo
mis- and Brig-G John B. Benn,
heads of the uniform rank, Knights Of
Pythias, together with general com
mittee from all parts of the country,
have completed plans here for what
they regard as the largest convention
Of any secret order since prewar days.
Between $4,000 and 10000 delegates
are expected to attend the national
encampment in Cleveland, which will
last one week, beginning July 25. More
than 1000 tents have been contracted
for to be set up in Edgewater park.
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
BIG PURCHASE Of
SUGAR EXPLAINED
GOVERNMENT WILL OVERSEE DIS
TRIBUTION OF $4,000 TONS
SECURED.
1T COMES FROM ARGENTINA
Upon Arrival in New York, the SUGAR
Will Be Distributed BY Govern.
mental Agencies to Esser-
tial Industries.

Washington.-Howard Figg, special
assistant to the attorney general,
stated that the $4,000 tons of sugar
which Argentina has permitted to be
exported to the United States was
purchased under the direction of the
Department OF Justice and representa-.
tions made by the State Department
to President Irigoyen that the same
was purchased and would be distrib.
uted under the direction OF govern.
ment agencies.
Mr.. Figg's statement was issued
after he had read an Associated Press
dispatch from Buenos Aires saying
Argentine government officials had
been surprised by his previous state.
ment that the only connection the
American government had with the
purchase was to designate the pur-
chasing company and to obtain the
permit for the expectation of the
sugar.
The purchase, Mr.. Figg said, was
made by an American trading com
pany.
The American trading company
with the assurance of the Department
Of Justice that a permit would be is
sued for the expectation of certain
sugars entered the Argentine market
and pu1 chased these sugars at the
prevailing market prices" Mr.. Figg
said. when $4,000 tons had been Sc
cured formal request was made for
permits to export In the meantime
a decree providing cerain restrictions
had been issued by the Argentine gov
ernment When proper representa-
tions were made to President ri
goyen for the issuance of the permit
he consented to do so on the assurance
that the sugars were for distribution
by the Department of Justice and not
! purchased by private American in
terests.
"On arrival in New York this sugar
will be distributed by the United
States, to essential industries and
householders,
The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02
GOVERNMENT WILL
PROBE RACE RIOTS
VEN NEGROES UNDER ARREST
FOR PART IN FLAG BURNING
AND RIOT.
WHITE MAN Is ALSO HELD
Abyssinans Seek to Make Negroef
Dissatisfied-"Star Order Of Ethi-
opia" Thought to Be Be-
hind Movement.

Chfcago.-With R., D. Jonas, said BY
the police to be the white leader OF
an organization advocating the return
Of negroes to Abyssinia, Edward Red
ding and seven negroes under arrest
in connection with a riot in the Chit
cago black belt that resulted in the
killing Of two white men and the
wounding of several negroes, police
and federal officers began an invest.
cation of the Star Order of EthiopiauJ
whose members were reported to have
participated in the affair.
Jonas, who told the police he was
tead of the Modern Educational and
Religious Bureau of Washington, D.
c." denied responsibility for the at
fair, claiming that he had been
elected from a meeting of Abyssinians
the previous Sunday and since then
had nothing to do with the move
ment According to the police Jonas
| identified Redding, who was said to
lose as an Abyssinian, as one Of the
! leaders of a parade in the negro
quarter last night and the man who
burned an American flag, which act
led to the rioting. Redding denied
having any part in the disturbance.
The police were still searching for
Joseph Fernon, who is said to call
himself the Great Abyssinian, and
his son. According to reports, they,
garbed in fantastic raiment, also
were leaders of the parade.
According to the police, Jonas came
here some time ago with flamboyant
documents proclaiming him the rep
resentative of Abyssinia and author
izing him to encourage racial eml-
grafton. When questioned by police
officers he said he was At years old,
Welshman by birth, and that he had
lived in the United States since he
was six years old.
Jonas said that he had warned fed
eral officers last week Of t he pro-
posed parade Of the cult and that they
should be on the watch for trouble.
but declared that no attention had
been paid to his statement.
Packages of pamphlets explaining
k"Egyptian secrets" were taken from
| Heddlng. lie Hau CoHceaiou tAi0ii oAA
der his clothing. They were held as
evidence of his alleged activities
among negroes in spreading the cult,
The inquest into the deaths ot
Charles Hoyt, cigar store clerk, and
Robert l.. Rose, a ssilor, victims OF
The riot was postponed until June 26
at the request of the police. Capt,
Caughlin of the Cottage Grove police
station declared that he had three OF
/ the men believed to be implicated in
t.,e actual shooting under arrest and
wanted more time tC search for a
fourth said to be a negro former sol"
der.