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Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
WANT SLACKERS PUNISHED
RESOLUTION TO THIS EFFECT ADOPTED
ATAMERICAN LEGION CONVENTION.

The second annual convention of the
American Legion of Delaware was
held at Dover on Wednesday of last
week with a large attendance. The
morning session was devoted chiefly
to receiving credentials, appointing
committees, etc.
Major John p. LeFevre. of Dover.
attorney, was unanimously elected
Commander of the Department Of Del
aware. Mr.. LeFevre has been promi-
nent in military affairs in Delaware
for a number of years and has been
very active in the American Legion
since its formation. He is also COM
mander of Walter l.. Fox Post No. 3
Of Dover.
Other officers elected were Vice
commander. George L. Evans, Will
mington; chaplain, Rev. J. G. Bolton
Clayton; ergeant-at-arms. DR.. RO-
land NJ. Smith. Wilmington; national
committeeman, Thomas w. Miller,
Executive committee-T. c. Smith
and f. c. News. Wilmington; E. II.
Glauser. Newark; Rev. J. c. Bolton,
smyrna; Harry Pettyjohn. Milford.
The following delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Legion TO be
held in Cleveland during the last
week of this month. were elected:
Thomas W. Miller. George p. Schultz
and James Elliason, of Wilmington;
DR.. Richard Spahr, Middletown; Har-
~ c. McSherry, Dover; John Lind
say, Milford.
Milford was chosen as the place for
holding the State Convention of 1921.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the convention was one urging imme-
diate capture of all deserters within
the bounds Of the State and their pun
ishment.
Another resolution instructed the
delegates to the national convention
to vote in favor of the American Leg
ion remaining out of politics.
The convention adopted the nation
al fourfold beneficial legislative pro-
gram of the American Legion. and in
its delegates to the national
to enter a vigorous protest
against the action of some of the
Southern departments in declining to
approve applications for charters from
posts comprising colored soldiers in
their respective States.
The convention directed that a tax
Of ten cents per member be imposed
on the members of the wOmen's aux
liaries of the different posts.
A resolution was adopted extending
he thanks of the department TO Ad-
utant General Wickersham for his as
sistance to the State Department and /
It's various posts in permitting the
the use of the State ar I
nories throughout the State.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
MILFORD GRANGE

The Grange will hold a Rally Day
meeting in the hall at 1880 next Sat
urday afternoon. Following the busi-
ness session a program will be given
the principal feature of which viii be
an address by Robert G. Houston, Of
Georgetown. Mr.. Houston is always
a favorite with Grange audience,
and it will be well worth your while
to hear him. Refreshments will be
served after the program.
The summer meetings have been en-
joyable and well attended. Let us
plan now to attend the regular after
noon meetings and take such part as
viii make them pleasant and profit
able to all.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
JURORS DRAWN FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY COURT

Jury Commissioners Joseph E. Hol-
land of Milford, and Simeon S. Penne-
will. of Greenwood have drawn the
following petit jurors to serve at the
October term of Superior Court and
Court of General Session in Sussex
county:
First district-Robert 4. Wood.
Grover c. Denney. John H. Vreeland.
Charles H. Sackett; Second, Thomas
A. Williams, Frank Elliott, Carlos
Tatman, NJ. L. Davis; Third, Leroy
Hurley. Frank Jefferson, Isadore
Stephany, Ferris d. Messick; Fourth
Oliver E. Trice, Victor A. Moore, Eb-
en- B. Kitchens; Fifth, Frank Pusey,
Samuel Ellis of NJ, John c. Legates,
Harvey f. Marvil; Sixth. Charles ".
Mitchell, John II. Short of s., Daniel
H. Kitchens. Linwood P. Jones; Sew
enth, Robert w. Bennett, William
Hickman, Roland G. West; Eighth,
Howard Bryan, Willie d. Burton,
Charles NJ. Dukes; Ninth, Cove S.
Lynch, William Frank Sharp, Elton
r. Wood; Tenth, John C. Wilson, Will
liam T. Starkey. Alfred Veasey, Alfred
A. Lingo.
Additional petit jurors for the
Court of Oyer and Terminer have been
drawn as follows:
First district-Charles Calhoun. G.
P. Carey. Thomas Davis; Second,
Charles E. Russell. Edward L. Culver,
w. L. Morris; Third, William Par
sons, J. Edwin Dutton, Jr, Thomas
H. FoOks; Fourth. Garrison Messick,
Oscar L. Bell; Fifth, George H. Oh
well, Edgar Olliphant, George E. El-
lis; Sixth, John H. Long. c. E. FASH
um. Charles W. Hickman; Seventh, /
Addison B. Hudson, George Derrick |
son, Walter S. Hudson of w; Eighth, /
Robert H. Burton, William d. Steele;
Ninth, Frederick Walls, Charles H. I
Charles ]. Stoeckle; Tenth, |
Ira Hazard, Walter H. Lank, William |
IL Walch
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
A PAINFUL ACCIDENT

While working in the yard of the
Vinyard Ship Building Company Clar-
ence Emory met with a very painful
accident on Monday Of this week.
While running the molding machine,
one Of the knives struck his right
hand, cutting through the back of the
hand and opening the wrist joint. The
injured man was taken to DR.. ].
S. Prettyman's Office where the wound
was dressed. Twelve stitches were
required to close the wound.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
FIRE IN SOUTH MILFORD

The Carlisle Fire Company respond
ed to an alarm early Wednesday NOR
ming, the blaze being in the home of
Mrs. Reister on McColley street. The
flames were in the rear of a large
closet and had e"ten their way be-
tween the weatherboarding of the
house. While not large fire. the fire.
men experienced much difficulty in
fighting it because of the unusually
large amount of smoke.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
LARGE PEAR CROP HARVESTING

In many years there has not been a
crop of Kieffer pears as large as that
grown and being harvested in Della
ware at the present time. The prices
early in the season (September)
ranged from s1.00 per hamper to IS
cents-according to the grade of the
pears. Those which have gone to
market in the past few weeks, have
ranged from 40 to so cents per basket
or rs cents per hamper. At this
price the Keiffer pear crop is profit
able to growers.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
WORKHOUSE POPULATION
is DECREASING

Prohibition is the main reason for
the decrease of 206 in the population
of the workhouse in the last four
teen months according to Warden M.
S. Plummer. During that period the
number of inmates decreased from 507
to 3O1 and fifty cells are vacant. For
merly many inmates were quartered
in the corridors. OF the 301 inmates
Warden Plummer says so are employ
ed on the county road work, rs on
the workhouse. farms and the others
are at work in the institutions work.
shop.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
CONSIDERATION OF DIR. COOK

Archdeacon Thompson Of Dover has
received a letter from Bishop-Elect
Cook of the Episcopal Diocese Of Del
aware, stating that the conservation
services OF the bishop-elect will take
place in Baltimore on October IA.
1t will be held in the Church Of ST.
Michael and All Angels. OF which he
is now rector.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
OBITUARY
KIRBY

Thomas Kirby died at his home in
Smyrna on Sunday afternoon, Sept.
u, 1920. of heart attack following an
illness of several months. He was
born in Little Creek Hundred, Janu-
airy 6, 1910. and spent his whole life
in that vicinity. He was a member
Of Asbury M. E. Church and gave a
life of devotion to his home. He is
survived by his widow, four sons
and one daughter. He was a brother
of the late John Wesley and James
H. Kirby of Milford Neck. His funeral
was held the following Thursday and
interment made at Odd Fellows ceme-
terry, Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
MARRIED
HuDsON-DEpuTY

On Tuesday evening, September q,
1920, Miss Lillian Deputy of Lincoln
was quietly married TO Mr. Ernest
Hudson of Wilmington at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bert Deputy. After a trip to Atlantic
City, Washington and other places Of
interest, the happy couple will re-
side in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1920-09-24
FESTIVAL AT wmEEAMsyrLLE

There will be festival of ice
cream. cake, parcel post packages
and shadows to be sold at Williams
vile September 20. Every body invit-
ed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12

signed by comeradeo G. RkoysSy NJ Lenn W. zn'
Trotzy and Fritz Platten' 49,
Alongside the dehonea xases the >Romano ohenZoens ana
IIapus and captaic these lands the rulers OF France
EorlanG Italy and light of unfolding
events and diplomatic Unreasonable vene
hypocry and corruption Of e a"usrt
Communists assembled in HE ni iier
of tie hero es ana
revolutionary generations from aon 10 hl
AS the First International o'W e
pointed the the Second hhaaal gath
together millions of the proietara the Ird inter
national is the international of open assaon OF the
of Deeds Socialist criticism has sufficiently
bourgeois International Communist Party is
this and erect in its place the structure OF me
socialist world Eve the working men ana women o" a
the emblem under which the rs great
have already been
proeaans against nperaste barhaty
privieed against the bourgeois STATE
and against all forms and varieties of social and
OPPRESSION
Under tie standard Workingmens the banner of
International in the revolutionary struggle for power ana h DC
latorshp of the Proeara pro'etarans of all countries o
make use OF he
namely aco WIN
with the governeal machinery in oIen
methods such revolutionary Sse OF boureos Ea
menn secondary signifcarce
successful Struggle is separation NOT "
Capitalism and enemies of the communist refo
the Social Democrats of the Right appear but also from
(Kaukns) desert the proetarat e
with its open antagonists
revolutionary in al! lands the dangers OF
coalition cTtaic
Socialist beraye unite with another he
Yellow nenatona at l'ene) hr 10
finally the absolute coordination OF proan
these the formation Of real revolutionary and real
This
the mutual help Of the poeariat the different countries
the VIII NOT DC
able 0
class. Their besdeb
rxelburg-he
The Communist International calls the
world roeaiat to this final struggle.
DOWN WITH THE IMPERIAL CONSPIRACY OF CAPITALi
LONG LIVE THE INTERNATIONAL REPUBLIC OF THE PRoLE
TARTAN CoUNtILSI
Moscow, March &c 1919
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Ole Hanson's Early Ambitions.

In the Worlds Work Ole, Hanson
thus relates the unique circumstances
of his first night,at Seattle: "When /
came to Seattle in 1902 pitched my
tent on Beacon hill, a close-in, nonset-
tied part of the city. The first night
arrived stood on the hill and saw the
child-city spread out before me. Below
me to the west were the tide lands COW
cred with bulrushes, with an OCCASION
al street on stills running over them;
TO the north was the city ablaze with
light with small buildings, narrow
streets, a station house for depot anu
hills and hills,' covered with forests.
Around the fire that night | told
the curious who had gathered to watch
the strangers that we had come to
Seattle to make it our home, to be
part of its growth, and that some day
I would be its mayor. Of course, they
laughed at the idea of the red-headed
stranger with his team and covered
wagon becoming the mayor OF their
city of 100000, people,"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
"'oN DoWNY BEDS OF EAsE'r
oIdtImers May Recall, With This Writ
er,. Their Experience With the Old
Feather Mattress. -. ~

= Sleeping In a featherbed used to be
easy for me: did 1t very fuently.
/ used to be able to sleep with >one
under me and one over me-.
That was In the upper and unfinished
half-story Of our country house that
was fitted with better air-eooled sys-
tenn than any air-cooIed car you ever
rode in! The only heat m the house
was in big fireplace ~ ses or so
from where some Of us sle9t In the cold
est weather.
The tin cup Of water sometimes set
In The window In case a feller got dry
in the night would freeze solid and
have frappe white wart In the CEN
ter, come morning.
And all over the part Of the upper
featherbed where my breath had been
distributed was fine skating rink. A
little sloping, 1t is true, but with ice
thick enough to hold.
These ticks were filed with geese
whiskers that mother and had ex-
tracted from the epidermises of re-
luctant hopkers, a bunch at time,
through the spring and summer and
early fall months. -. =, ,,..l,.s
Sometimes when an inexperienced
goose-barber would jerk out some or
the llieat along with the basement OF
the feathers, the result was an unsa-
worry condition in the tick, which moth
ing would eradicate except q long
penduous time over the pallngs.
The air would get in it's work In that
way, and the sleeper on or under said
bed would not have so. many dreams
about roostlng in glue factory.
A few years ago when had become
mattress broke, I was parked In a
small room at country hotel ana
sicked onto a large embonpoint feath-
erbed. Il looked at it a long time be-
fore taking the plunge. Finally
jumped in and ut once went beyond
my depth.
sent up downy bubbles, trod feath-
ers, swan little-dog fashion, used the
breast stroke and the Australian crawl
and finally, just as l was about to go
down for the last time, was guided to
the surface by the smell Of the seven.
skunk-power oil stove, whereupon Z
took a deep and much-needed BREATH
grabbed a bedpost for safety, and got
out.
Then I tied two pillows to me for
life-preservers and re-embarked, with
an old pair-of candle-molds found in
the closet rs a breathing tube and perl
scope combined.
That was years ago, and even yet I
sneeze feathers every once In awhile.
Farm Life.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Enalish Customs in Egypt.

Egypt, notes correspondent, is en-
thusiastic for English customs. In the
case of visiting cards they are leaving
us far behind.
/ have one before me with the name
In the center written in Latin and
Arabic characters, and the address be-
low.
In the right hand corner in gilt let
tiers is the Spanish greeting "Felici-
dades," and in the opposite corner Il
gilt anchor and chain wreathed with
.paIe blue forget-me-nots. The whole
card is bordered with lOtuses. ~
Another Egyptian uses quite an
English card. with the letters "P. T.
o." neatly printed in the fewer right
hand corner On turning the card over
one is advised TO Keep smiling."-
London Chronicle. I
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
czechs Superb Artists.

AS artists, the Czechs have power,
imagination and superb technique.
Their sketches show the pride and
manhood of the Czech soldier, who has
gone through all the demoralizing ex-
periences that have, ruined the Rus
slams, but has come through clean and
sound. ',
The Czechs are musical. To hear
the marching songs of the Russian
soldiers in Petrograd was inspiring.
But the Czechs have more than music
in their .<singing-they have chal-
lenge and a promise. The Czechs
sing as. though they were creating
a "Marseillaise" and not simply re-
peating it.
~ Czech music, whether it be the
marching song among the box cars,
or the violin solo in the Red Cross
car among the wounded, Is like that.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Method Was Effective.

"Where did you get it?" asked Mag
istrate Dale, in Brooklyn, Of Edward
e. Stack. who was before him, charged
with having been found in state Of
glorious intoxication on street cor
ner.
Judge" replied the prisoner, re-
spectfully, but somewhat anxiously, II
made it myself"
'Made 1t yourself?" asked the mag
istrate. "How did you make it?"
Judge" was the response, II have
my own method and want to keep 1t
to myself"
"You raise difficult point" said the
magistrate. "How do I know that you
did nos buy intoxicants?"
"Tll show you the recipe, judge"
said the prisoner. "Only please give
1t back to me and preserve my conf
dence in the matter"
The prisoner solemnly handed up a
paper on which something was written.
The judge read it carefully and hand
ed it back to the prisoner. ..-
'You may go, prisoner" said the
magistrate. Sentence is suspended"
Whereupon the prisoner left the
courtroom, followed eagerly by q large
body of residents Of the Flatbush Sec
tion.-Cincinnai Times-Star.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Country Women Live Longest.

The theory that city women may
wear silk hose with impunity and 9TH
erwise defy winters rigors by permit
ting fashion to decree how few clothes
they Shall wear, which was ADVANCED
by DR.. Royal S. Copeland on the claim
that city women live longer than their
farni-bred sisters has been given q
jolt. as, @as-sa. ..r.
Nothing less than the United States
life tables in the 1910 census were
quoted. by the statistical expert Of
leading life insurance company to
prove that country women live longer
than city women.
Country women have the call so
far as expectations of life are con-
cerncd. from the moment they make
lheirtbow to the world up to the time
they reach the ripe age of ninety.
Then and only then do their city
sisters gain Il lap in the race for long
life.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Cake Broken Over Bride.

1t is an old belief that marriage
should take place when the moon Is
waxing and not waning If 1t is to be
lucky match. and In many north coun-
try districts strict inquiry is made as
to the state of the moon before the
wedding day is fixed. In the north.
too, no wise bride will ask an odd
number of guests to her wedding
feast, for an old superstition has 1t
that if this Is done one Of the guests
will die before the year is out.
In the. Highlands. it Is taken as
terribly unlucky sign~if dog should
run between the bridal pair on their
wedding day; while in Derbyshire
prospective brides still tell the bees Of
their wedding, and decorate the hives
for the occasion. In parts OF England
and Scotland there exists an ancient
custom for which reason Is hard to
find, by which part Of the wedding
cake is broken over the head OF the
bride. and the guests scramble for
pieces.-London Answers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
HOW NATURE CLEANS HOUSE
Fall Rains Wash Off the Dust of Sum-
mer and Wind Sweeps II UP and
Blows IL Away.

We. humans have a dire way of talk
ing about the calm before storm as
though it was a brief intermission in q
bitter round of evil days. AS a matter
of truth calm may last sunny and
serene forsweeks at time. tits the
storm which merely clears the air for
another calm, John Breck writes in the
Kansas City Times. -
If the weather is sulky and fearful,
shifting to itself in little gusts of drops
or occasionally bursting into a good
/. steady cry, II may remain unsettled for
Days. But when il lets itself out into
a real tantrum it will hardly outlast
st the sunset.
The other morning trouble began TO
brew before sunrise. The fitful night
wind Steadied with the light as though
/. it had just awakened to the fact that
it had Il good days work ahead OF IT.
For a time 1t lowered, as though, to
survey the world. 1t poked into ODD
corners, combed the long grass, took
stock of all the fag ends the summer
leaves behind, like a householder IN
specting his premises after his tenants
have departed to town for the winter.
1t is really surprising, the amount or
muss it found. The most careless
housewife hardly dares to let her ashes
and potato peelings accumulate beyond
a certain point, but summer gets cut
tered up with all manner of unconsid-
cred, trif1es. Even such tiny things as
the huskS of seeds. the wings of gnats,
the cast-off down of the little birds, ac-
cumulate into surprising amounts.
Smaller, but still more untidy, are the
molds and germs, elements OF decay
which have their place in the scheme
Of things, but must not be allowed TO
usurp that of their betters.
All these things the wind found. 1t
sighed and set to work sweeping the
earth with angry, vigorous. blasts. And
the dust rose up and filed 1t with
sitting clouds. Like the Augean sta
bles, here was q task nothing less than
a river could wash clean. 1t reached
out for q lowering cloud which hung
far in the western sky and dumped its
contents until every crack In our part
of the ear.h's floor was running over.
1t secured and rubbed and scrubbed
and rinsed until it squeezed that cloud
completely dry and flung it hack to the
highest rack of heaven until It should
be fit to use again. And thensit went
on polishing up the world until it was
fairly dry again. And while it worked
its voice took on q satisfied contented
sound. For this particular corner OF
the universe was as fresh and clean as
1t had been in early spring.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
HIGHLAND COUNTY DIRECTORY
County and District .oficers:


Henry w. Holt, Judge of Cilcul'
Court, Staunton, Va.
8 Terms of Court-4th Tuesday in
April, I'd Tuesday July, I'd Tuesday
October.
Andrew L. Jones, Commonwealth At
torney, Monterey, Va:
w. H. Matheny, Clerk, Monterey, Va.
w. N. Bird, Sheriff, Monterey, Va.
H. M. Slaven, Treasurer, Monterey;
Va. r =
]. w. f. Lockridgc, Commissioner Of
Revenue, Monterey, Va. -;
l, L. Beverage, Co. Surveyor, Monte
rey, Va.
Walter Mullenax, Supt. of Poor, Crab
bottom, Va.
r. E. Mauzy, Supt. & Sci ools. High
town, Va.
John NJ. Colaw, Commissioner of
accounts, Monterey, Va.
Blue Grass District
]. W. Hevener, Supervisor (Chrm.) }
Hightown, Va.
Lee j. Winner, Overseer of Poor, Crab
bottom. Va.
Ben H. Colaw, Constable, Cfabbottom
Va.
D. o. Bird, Justice, Valley Center Va.
E. D. Swecker, Justice, Monterey.Rt1
NJ. K. Simmons, Justice, Crabbottom,
Monterey District. .
4. ]. Terry, Supervisor, Trimble, Va.
Arthur IIevener, Overseer of Poor.
Monterey, Va.
J. H. Samples, Justice, Monterey, Va
I. D. Gutshall, Justice, Vanderpooi
. Va.
J. H. Burns, Justice, Bolar, Va.
Stonewall District. 81.
J. II Armstrong, Supervisor, Mellow
ell, Va.
J. w. Simmons, Constable, HeaGwa
ters, Va.
Lurty Armstrong, Overseer of Poor,
Doe Hill, Va. -
L. M. Pope, Justice, Doe Hill, Va.
G. A. Propst, Justice, Mcdowell. Is
Robert Shumate, Justice, Mcdow-
ell, Va,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
Readinn Aloud at Home.

The season of long evenings Is here.
A good use for the gift of time and In
door hours is to revive the practice
once almost universal of reading aloud
In the family circle. Those now OF
middle age or older remember the
pleasure and profit of such evenings In
their youth, and regret the noticeable
dscontinuance of this beneficial Gus
tom. The great number of popular
periodicals. the enlargement Of the
daily newspapers in scope and In num-
Der of. pages, the continuous available
ity of the motorcar and the movies
have resulted in a neglect OF good lit
rra;,re. current and standard. This
is not well, for good literature is q
great educator. and a friend, once
made, that never fails or dies
Spokane Spokesman.Review.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
United States eoods in Belgium.

Belgium, with 4 population of 1863
600, ranks fifth among the nations of
the world as a market for United
States exports, being surpassed only
by the United Kingdom, France. Cana,
da and Italy in the value of product.
purchased from this country during
the first nine months Of 1919.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
State of Apprehension.

"T'here's no place like home is a
true and beautiful bit of song" ;.
"Ycs But If / don't have better
luck in tile landlord way solnebody'fl
have to rewrite the whole thing and
make it read, There is no such place
MS home.'".
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
aOVER THROW WORLD ORDERF!v CRY COMMUNISTS
Manifesto Of Communist International Seized in u De
partment of Justice Raids, Tells ."Reds" Own
Story Of Their Plans for World Wide Plumber.

Communist Observation-Disclosures
cd b conoress international Moscow March
2 1910 and sioned by coeradeo Rakovsk Lenn M znov
lev Trotzky and Platten."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-12
lII
:. Reasonable Increase.

Australian government, figures bow
AN increase in all living costs that
commonwealth Of Only 46 per cent
since 1911.