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Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
EXAMINATIONS FOR
CLERK AND CARRIER

An open competitive examination,
under the rules Of the U. S. civil
Service Commission, for the position
of Clerk and Carrier in the Milford
Post Office, will be held on December
3rd, 1921, commencing at 8 o'clock a.
M. Applicants for this examination
must be made upon the prescribed
form, which, with the necessary IN
structions, may be obtained from Mr'
George G. Russell, at the Milford Post
Office. All persons desiring to take
this examination should secure blanks
and file their applications at once IN
order to allow time for any necessary
corrections and arrange for the exam
nations
For the information of applicants
for the examinations for the above
named positions, the statement OF sal
aries and promotions possible will be
of interest. First year the salary IS
S14OO per year. Second year the sal
ary is $500. Third year the salary IS
$1,000. Fourth year the salary IS S1IOV;
Fifth year the salary is $1,000 or S6.4O
per day. Strikes, fuel shortages, rail-
road congestions, ETC., can not aIIecC
these positions, and automatic retire
ment is provided when 65 years old,
or in case of total disability, after 10
wears service-the maXium annuity
being S720, after 80 years service
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
TOLD IN A FEW LINES

Laws Church, Sunday school at
$3.50 a. M, November 27.
Supper served at $50 on Wednes-
day, November 80, at the Presbyterian
Church.
Get your chicken salad at the Pres
byterian Church on Wednesday even
ing, November 30th.
Don't forget the supper at the
Presbyterian Church on Wednesday
evening, November 80.
The local w. C. T. U. meets with
Mrs. S. C. Welsh, 406 North Walnut
street, next Tuesday evening at 1880.
Text word, Promise"
James Brown, colored, was fined
$25.OO and costs for fighting and dis
orderly conduct on Sunday, when ar
raigned before Magistrate Hendrix
son.
On Wednesday, November 80, the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church will
hold supper in the Sunday School
room. Chicken salad and biscuit, fried
oysters, rolls, and pickles, ice cream,
cake and coffee. Supper served at $3.50
p. m.
St. Johns R. G. Supper and Bazaar
will be held in the New Century Club
Saturday evening, December 8. The
doors will open at p. m. There shall
be plenty of chicken salad, fried oys-
ters, Delaware biscuits, potato salad,
cake, pie, ice cream and coffee.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
DELAWARE FOOTBALL
SEASON NOW OVER

Y With a well-earned victory over
their old rivals, P. M. c. of Chester,
by the score of 6 to 0, University of
Delaware on Saturday closed a sue
cessful football season. The final game
of the season, the annual contest with
the cadets from Chester was transfer
red to Wilmington because of de-
mand of hundreds of graduates and
friends of the university to have the
game played in that city. That foot
ball is more popular than ever was
indicated from the fact that Harlan
Field was overcrOwded.
Out of nine games played Delaware
won five and lost four. 'The team was
slow to get started on its winning
gait but after dropping the first three
games to Penn, Muhlenburg and Johns
Hopkins, Delaware then won from
New York "Aggies," Haverford, Wash
ington College and Western Maryland
lost to Lafayette and ended the sea-
son with the victory over P. M. c.
Harry Jackson, the Freshman, from
Dover, continued his brilliant play
ing throughout the season and was
tower of strength to the team.
While the basketball schedule does
not start until after the Christmas
holidays, Coach Shipley is working
daily with a squad of about fifty can
didates for the cage game to have a
team in shape for the opening OF the
season
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Elizabeth N. Aldred is spend
ing two weeks in Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Elizabeth Carlisle is spending
Thanksgiving with friends in Phila-
delphia.
DR.. and Mrs. G. Layton Grier and
family are spending Thanksgiving in
Philadelphia.
Samuel Smell and wife of Philadel-
phia spent the weekend with Captain
and Mrs. Murphy.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank L. Grier enter
tanned in honor of Mr. and Mrs. VIM
V. Grier on Sunday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Francis Burgette
Short of New York City are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Short.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Neff of
Bala, Pa, have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Seward Simpson.
Captain VIM. Murphy leaves next
Monday for North Carolina to look
after strawberries and early vege-
tables.
Margaret Grier and Miss Mary Grier
VIII dCIeuu the army IOOLDdlI
game in New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. George G. Montgom-
cry of Germantown spent the week.
end as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. G.
Layton Grier.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaules Grier, DR.. and
Mrs. G. Layton Grier and Miss Mar
garet Grier were Philadelphia visit
ors over Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mercener after
spending a week with their mother,
Mrs. F. C. Houseman, have returned
to their home in Philadelphia.
George H. Draper, Jr., left Monday
morning for New York City from
which place he will sail for France,
to be gone until the last of January.
Miss Elsa Peterson who has been
spending the last two weeks as the
guest of Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall, has
returned to her home in Philadelphia.
George H. Hall, wife and daughter
and father and mother and Henry M.
Hall and wife are on a motor trip to
Wilmington, Philadelphia, Newport,
Camden and Trenton.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
MILFORD GRANGE

Regular meeting next Saturday af-
ternoon at two o'clock in the Owls
hall. The important business to be
considered is voting upon amend
ments to the certificate of incorpora-
ton as proposed by the Board OF d.
rectors. Every member of the Grange
is stakeholder and a majority vote
of all members is necessary in order
to bring matters to a point where
building operations may be begun. It
is the duty of every member to De
present, but if this is impossible, be
sure to authorize, in writing, some
one to cast your vote for you. This is
a legal proceeding, so appoint proxy
if you must be absent. Your failure
to record YOUR vote may result in
costly and annoying delay
It is possible that there will be no
time for a program, but in case there
is, an impromptu one will be given.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
.TOTTEN RELEASED
FROM COUNTY JAIL
ROGER I. TOTTEN, FORMER STATISTI-
CLAN OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDU-
CATION LEAVES JAIL.
HIS TRIAL NEXT FEBRUARY
RELEASED ON HIS RECOCNIZANCE, LEFT
DOVER WITH HIS MOTHER FOR Her
HOME in MASSACHUSETTS.

In company with his mother, Roger
L. Totten, former statistician of the
State Board of Education, who three
weeks ago elOped with Miss Margaret
Hill, 19-year-old school teacher OF
Seaford, and who for two weeks has
been in the Kent county Jail, lett Do
yer Tuesday morning by train. They
went to his mothers home at Brok-
line, Mass. Totten who had been held
under $500 bail on charges of deser-
ton and non-support was released on
his own recognizance on the arrival
of his mother at Dover on Monday.
Deputy Attorney General Wiley
gave his consent to the action. Totten
was instructed by both Magistrate
Wood and his attorney, R. r. Kenney,
that his release was conditioned on
his return to Delaware the third Mon
day in February, to answer the
charges, unless otherwise notihed.
Totten promised to comply with the
order.
Totten was recognized by a few peo-
pie at the station but no one was
there to see them off," 1t was ascer-
tanned that Totten's mother made a
trip to the lower part of the State
Monday evening, returning on the
midnight train, her son being at the
station to meet her.
The persistent reports that nave
been in circulation for the past week
that Miss Margaret Hill, with whom
Totten eloped, former teacher OF a
school in Sussex county had peen
offered her position back, was denied
at the office of the State Board Oh
Education on Tuesday. Miss Hill was
informed last week on the occasion OF
her visit, by Prof. Jump, assistant 10
Supt. of Public Instruction, H. " Hol-
loway, that in the absence of DR.. Hol-
loway, he would say that she would
not be allowed to teach again IN the
Delaware schools. Notwithstandln9
this edict the report was circulated IN
narts of Sussex county that Miss Hill
would be allowed to teach.
The State Board of Education IN
session on Tuesday revoked the IL
cense of Miss Hill to teach in TINS
State and took formal action as TO
Totten by declaring his services dis
pensed with from November l.
On being released from Jail on
Monday, Totten, in company with
Sheriff Graham, went to the apart
ments in the Hope Building, on Do
Yer Green, not many yards from the
iail, that he and his wife but recently
rented and were occupying at the
time of his elopement. He had trunk
and a suit case in the apartments,
which he moved.
Although the offices of the State
Board of Education are but a few
doors from the office of his counsel,
Totten did not visit his former place
of employment.
Totten's wife is now in Rochester
N. Y, with her father.
Miss Hill is at the home OF her
parents in Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
DEATH OF ALBERT WORTH
STRICKEN WITH ACUTE INDIGESTION In
RECORDER OF DEEDS OFFICE.

Albert Worth, Deputy Attorney
General for Sussex county, died sud
denly at noon last Friday, November
18th, from acute Indigestion. About 10
o'clock in the morning ne complained
of feeling unwell and went into the
Office of Recorder of Deeds David H.
Reed where he laid down. DR.. R. G.
Paynter was sent for and administer
ed treatment, and the fullness in his
chest, about which he complained,
seemed to be relieved. He suddenly
became worse just before noon and
DIR. Paynter was again sent for but
before he could reach the Recorders
Office his condition was such that
death took place within few seconds.
He was born in Philadelphia on Oc-
tober 27, 1875, son of late Albert and
Barbara Worth. He came to this State
at the age of IL years, and made his
home with George H. Hudson, at Sea-
ford.
He attended the Seaford high school
and after completing the course
taught in a district school near there.
During the winter of 1896 he entered
the Conference Academy at Dover
and graduated from that institution
in 1899. Later he taught school near
CowgilPs Corner, near Dover, for two
years.
In 1900 he registered as law student
with Charles w. Cullen, with whom
he was associated in the practice un-
til his death.
He served as Deputy Prothonotary
under the late Stansbury J. Wheatley.
He was elected Clerk of the Or
phans' Court and Register in Chan
Gerry for Sussex county in 1904 and
filled the Office for four years. He was
a member of the State Board of Edu-
cation for six years, receiving his ap-
pointment from Governor c. R. Miller
He also served as a member of the
Sussex County Selective Service
Board from June 1917 until the close
of the war.
On August 4, this year, he was
chosen Deputy Attorney General for
this county by Attorney General S. D.
Townsend.
His funeral was held on Monday af-
ternoOn.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
VISITED MILFORD

= Two automobiles were stolen from
the streets of Milford last Saturday
evening while the owners were shop
ping in the town. The first car re-
ported to the police as having been
stolen was the Ford touring car own
ed by Mr.. Fitzgerald, of Lincoln. The
license tag number of this automobile
was 1O,4OS. The body was painted
black, with yellow running gear.
Shortly after Fitzgerald's was re-
ported missing, the police were noti-
fled that the Ford touring car owned
by Raymond Wilson was also stolen.
This car carried the license tag num-
ber 94S0, and the body was black with
the same color wheels.
1t was reported that third car had
been stolen, but the owner of this au-
tomobile located it after search. He
had left it further down the street
than he had thought. Both of the stol-
en- cars were taken from the business
section.
Reports of automobile having been
stolen in several down State towns
have been received this week. Owners
of automobiles will do well to lock
them when they leave them.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS MEET
LAUREL TO ENTERTAIN CONFERENCE
OF GIRLS DECEMBER "a.

The second annual conference of
Delaware High School Girls is to be
held at Laurel over the weekend OF
December "a. The opening session
will be held on Friday evening and the
closing will be the Sunday afternoon
vesper service.
At the request of the girls at Laur-
.el, this conference will be similar to
the first one which was held last year
in Dover. 1t is for the purpose of
helping girls to see the interesting
things there are for them to do when
they are through high school, to see
the value of having a purpose in life,
and to learn something of the joy of
sticking to a purpose, that these
girls are invited to come together.
The girls of Laurel high school
have graciously invited rs girls from
the other high schools of the State to
be entertained in their homes and in
the homes of women who are friends
of the girls.
Letters have been sent to the prin-
cipals of all the high schools, invit-
ing from two to five girls, according
to the size of the school. The cards
are to be sent to Miss Mary Strip
ling, one of the Laurel high school
teachers, who has charge of the regis
tration of delegates.
The program includes such speak
ers as DR.. Elizabeth Allison of the Ma
tional Speakers Bureau of the Y. w.
C. A., a professor of Economics at
Bryn Mawr, Professor David A. Ward,
Superintendent of Schools in Will
mington, Dean Winifred Robinson of
the Women's College, Mrs. Frederick
M. Paist, President of the National Y.
w. C. A., Miss Esther M. Halves, and
Miss Joyce Gardiner Of the East Cen
trail Field of the Y. w. C. A. Miss
Gardiner will have charge of the rec
reation of the conference.
Miss Mabel Krall, Field Secretary
of the Y. W. C. A., under whose ad-
vice the conference is being planned,
hopes that the conference will be of
infinite value to the high school girls
of the State, as well as those in at
tendance.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
SUSPEND WORK ON
CONCRETE HIGHWAY

Construction work on the six and
half miles of concrete highway be-
tween Laurel and Asbury Church was
closed down Saturday by the Field,
Barker and Underwood Construction
Company, of Philadelphia, who have
the contract. Work on the highway
commenced on August 20 and since
that time five miles have been placed,
leaving one and half miles to be
finished in the spring. When the
remainder of the contract is com
pleted, there will be only a broken
link of two miles between George
town and Laurel.
It is quite likely that the Sussex
County Highway Improvement Com.
mission will award contract for the
broken link some time in the spring,
thus giving a concrete roadway from
Laurel to Harbeson, distance OF
about twenty-four miles.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
STAG ROAD FROM TUB
MILL TO THOMPSONSVILLE

The Kent County Levy Court last
Tuesday ordered Stag with which to
rebuild the road between the Tub Mill
and Thompsonsville, in Milford Neck
"a distance of about six miles. The
road will be graded and Strengthened
in places, and when surfaced with
Stag several inches thick, it will pro-
vide a passable road at all seasons
during the entire year, for the peo-
pie residing in that part of the Tenth
District. The road is in nearly the
centre of Milford Neck, and it is the
main road for travel by the people
coming to Milford. This will be the
first effort to connect the people of
this district with the new boulevard,
and actual work on the road will be
carried on so long as the weather
will permit.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
SUNDAY EXCURSION
TO MILFORD

The Pennsylvania Railroad has an
nounced that it will run a special
train from Philadelphia to Franklin
City, stopping at all intermediate sta
tions between the Quaker City and
Franklin City. The excursion will be
run on Sunday, December 18th. 1t will
leave Philadelphia at Broad Station
at $50 in the morning. It will arrive
in Milford about 10 o'clock in the
morning. The train will leave Mil
ford, returning, at 1928 in the even
ing. This will give persons residing
in Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington
or other places upstate an opportun
ity to visit relatives and friends in
the lower part of the State. These ex-
cursions have been run to various
towns on the peninsula and all have
been well patronized.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
ENTERTAINS AT TEA

The social season opened in full
force on Friday afternoon when Mrs.
Garnett Layton Grier and Miss Grier
entertained at tea to meet Mrs. Will
liam Vaules Grier. Beside the guest
of honor they were assisted by Mrs.
George G. Montgomery of German
town, mother of Mrs. William Vaules
Grier. In the dining room Mrs. Frank
L. Grier and Mrs. Paris T. Carlisle
presided. assisted by the Misses Laura
Salevan, Mildred Truitt, Katherine
Davis. Elizabeth Carlisle, Mary Gr1er
and Miss Racheal Frame of Ceilings
wood. N. J. There were no cards
sent out of town. This was one of the
most delightful functions ever held III
Milford and marks the beginning OF
many affairs which will be given IN
Mrs. Grier's honor.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
MORE MILFORD GUNNERS
BAG FINE WILD GEESE

V A party of Milford business men
journeyed to Selbyville on Saturday,
from which place they went to Assa-
waman Bay for a days hunting trip.
The party was composed of Henry
Ryder, Louder N. Hearn, Harry Pierce
and Donnan Holzmueller. They were
taken to the blinds by Marvel Pepper,
of Selbyville, who is an expert guide.
The party enjoyed unusually good
shooting. They bagged eleven geese
and one duck. These fowls were
brought to Milford Saturday after
noon and were on display at the
Pierce Hardware Company's store.
Thad Windsor and I. Dolphus
Short last week bagged six geese at
FenWick's Island.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
MILK IN MILFORD
TEN CENTS QUART

A letter from Mr.. Nailor, one of the
milk route owners of Milford, calls
attention to the printed paragraph in
the Chronicle last week, which stat
ed that the price of milk had not been
reduced below twelve cents per quart.
That is mistake-the fact as to the
price of milk in Milford, is, that all
dealers reduced the price several
weeks ago-with the exception of one,
which maintains the price Of 12 cents
per quart. The price of first-class
milk in Milford, delivered to the con-
sumers, is ten cents per quart. We
print this statement in justice to the
dealers.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
BOX AND SHADOW SOCIAL

There will be box and shadow So
cial. ice cream and cake for sale, at
Slaughter Neck School House, Dis
trict No. 4, on Wednesday evening,
November Both, beginning at 1880 p.
m. Everybody is cordially invited, es-
pecially patrons of the district. Pro
ceeds for school improvements. Send
us your hearty cooperation, it will be
appreciated. Teachers, Helen F. Mar
tin and Hazel B. Kitchens.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Zackrzewski entertain
ed a few friends at their home, 405
Pear street, Milford, on Wednesday
evening, November 18th, in commem-
Grafton of the anniversary Of their
marriage. After very pleasant even
ing spent together, Mrs. Zackrzewski
served a bountiful and very enjoyable
three-course supper. Before depart
ing for their homes the guests ex-
pressed a wish that the host and
hostess might enjoy many other hap
py occasions of like character.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
POMONA GRANGE

All members of Kent and Sussex
Pomona Oranges are invited to attend
a meeting in Masonic Hall, Newport,
November 80, at p. M, when the
fifth degree will be given in full form
by the New Castle county degree
team. This is beautiful work and
worth while for everyone to make an
effort to be present. The following
day all are invited to the New Castle
Pomona meeting. Trolley cars run
from Wilmington to Masonic Hall,
Newport.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
OBITUARY
BUTLER

Delos w. Butler died at the home
of his brother in Kendall, N. Y, on
Wednesday, November 9th, 1921. He
came to Delaware in 1880, where he
resided until 1915, when he went to
Kendall, New York and made his
home with his brother. He is surviv-
ed by three sons, Fred NJ, of Milford;
Harry NJ, of Newark, N. j.; Delos W.,
of Kendall, N. Y; two daughters, Mrs.
Robert Alcorn, of Pennsgrove, N. j.;
Miss Alta Butler, of Kendall. The re-
mains were taken to FELTON,, and in
terment was made in the family plot
at Barratt's Chapel.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
], HARRY LATCHUM APPOINTED
TRUSTEE OF POTTER ESTATE

Chancellor Wollcott this week app
ointed James Harry Latchum, of Mil
ford, trustee of the Potter Estate, to
succeed the late ]. Stanley Short.
Mr.. Latchum will take over the duties
of management of the many farms at
once-as soon as his bond is approv-
ed. His bondsmen are substantial bus
mess men and farmers of this vicin-
ity. Mr.. Latchum is about forty-five
years old and at present engaged in
business on Walnut street. He married
a daughter of Joseph Thomas Rob
bins, one of the most successful far
mers of the Tenth District.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
Alto TAGS GRAY AND BLUE

Delaware's new automobile tags
for 1922 shows very attractive tag
with gray background and dark blue
figures the thousand and hundreds
being separated by hypen. Anyone
now having an automobile registered
and wishing to have the same num-
her of 1922 must apply for a license
tag before December 1. On that DAY
the regular order of license tags will
he started. In applying for new Ii
cense tag it is necessary to present
the title number of the machine and
the make of the lenses of the head
lights.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
MRS.. POETSCHKE ENTERTAINS

VMrs. Paul Poetschke entertained at
her home on Causey avenue at bridge
for her sister, Miss Beatrice Magee,
on Tuesday evening. In addition to
Mrs. Poetschke and Miss Magee, those
present were: Misses Helen Pierce,
Margaret Grier, Elizabeth Carlisle,
Edith Simpson, Laura Salevan, Elsa
Peterson, Rachel Frame, Katherine
Davis, Mary Smith and Mildred Truitt'
Mrs. George Macklin, Mrs. Davis r.
Grier. Mrs. G.. Marshall Townsend,
Mrs. George Grier, Mrs. F. B. Lewis,
Mrs. S. M. D. Marshall, Mrs. 9. d.
Holzmueller and Mrs. Elmer L. Will
liams.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25
A BACON BAT

On Friday, November 25, there will
be a bacon bat, starting from Mrs.
Colell at 1870 p. m. A fee of Is cents
will be charged. If you care to come
notify any of the following by Thurs
day evening, so you may be provided
for: Mrs. c. A. Collell, Edith Num-,
Helen Swain, Louise Vreeland, Myrl
If stormy we will go Sat
urday, November 26, at the same hour.
Milford chronicle., 1921-11-25

Advertising space in "MilfOrd
Chronicle" is sold on basis of
guaranteed circulation of over
5000 copies each week.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15

The first railroad to announce re- duced rates for delegates to the an- nual convention of the legion at Kan sas City this fall is the Frisco. A one-cent a mile rate win be extended to all legion men, their wives and others who are members of the Wom- en's Auxiliary.
The Coconino sun., 1921-07-15
PICTURESQUE STUNTS TO FEATURE COMING
 LEGION MEETING

Kansas City, Mo.--The stage is be- ing set in Kansas City for the liveliest national convention the American Le- zion has seen when the veterans of the A. E. F. assemble here October 31.
 Cowpunchers from Montana, array ed in "chaps" and sombreros will dash through the streets on COW ponies provided by the Grover Metzger post of the legion here, composed of local stockyards men. Airmen will perform aerial stunts under the direc- tion of the Kansas City Flying club, which has posted prizes. Legionairres from Iowa are scheduled to arrive in side door Pullmans" bearing the fa- miliar "40 hommes, s chevaux" so we'll known to veterans of French troop trains.
 Distinguished Guests.
 Also, among those present will be President Harding, General John J. Pershing, late "C in c" of the A. E. F., Marshal Foch, and Admiral Sir David Beatty, hero of the battle of Jutland.
 A delegation of five legion men is scheduled to arrive from Canada and a similar contingent from Panama.