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Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
OVERLOOK

We read in the different papers
concerning the building of Whites
Chapel Church where one stated it
was to be built at Nassau and another
one that it would be built on the op-
posite side of the road from where
the old church stood. Both statements
are false, for it is the intention of the
community to build just where the
old church stood.
Yhulan Davidson who is employed
at Camden. N. J., has been visiting his
relatives and returned to his work on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Warrington
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. w. Fisher of Milton.
Those who moved this year are the
following: VIM. G. Smith moved to
the Maull property of near Milton,
which he recently purchased; Hunter
Johnson to Lewes; VIM. Mitchell will
move to house vacated by Johnson;
Hester Holland to Milton; Charlie
Plummer to the house vacated by Mrs.
Holland; Fred Reynolds of near Lew
es to the house vacated by Smith.
Miss Clara Messick of near George
town is visiting her brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Messick.
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
AN OPEN letter
TO WOMEN.
Mrs. Little Tells How She
Suffered and How Finally
Cured

Philadelphia, Pa.-''I was not able to
do my housework and had to lie down
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
MILFORD NECK

Samuel Coverdale is quite ill at this
writing.
Walter Thomas spent Xmas with
Miss Frances French of Chester, Pa.
The people of this vicinity are hav-
ing wonderful weather to move as
New Years day was beautiful.
Miss Frances French of Chester, Pa.
and Paul Short of Dover spent the
Xmas holidays with Miss Elizabeth
Webb.
Miss Mabel Shockley is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mckinley Maloney.
Mrs. Charles Jarrals is slowly i'm
proving.
Wedding bells have been ringing
right merrily as we predicted some
time ago and we wonder if they are
through ringing.
Mrs. John Hammond is visiting her
brother in Philadelphia.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Johnson Of Mil
ford enjoyed a turkey dinner at Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Bennett.
Miss Frances French has returned
to her position accompanied by Miss
Webb.
Mrs. Lulu Tharp and daughter,
Mary, are visiting in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jensen entertain
ed during the holidays Mr.. and Mrs
Rachel Reed and Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Derrickson of Chester.
The Sunday school of Goshen Meth
odist Episcopal Church, instead of re-
ceiVing the usual Christmas treat,
made an offering for the relief of the
suffering people of the East. The con-
tribution amounted to $3.50, which
will be sent to the China famine suf-
ferers.
J. Virgil Moore and family and J..
Ed. Nichols of Denton, Nd, were Wis
itors at the Methodist Protestant par
sonage last week. Mrs. Grouse is the
sister of Mr.. Moore and Mrs. Nichols.
John Clendaniel of Milton has been
chosen Sergeant-of-Arms of the Del
aware Senate.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry J. Staats, 2508 Market St., Will
on Thursday evening, De-
cember 30th, 1920, when Miss Elean-
or H. Moore, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Moore of Milton became
the bride of Darl M. Heiss, of Will
mington. The bride was charmingly
dressed in ivory satin and carried a
shower bouquet of bridal roses and
sweet peas. Miss Mary Moore, sister
Of the bride, wore tourquoise blue
taffeta and carried large bouquet of
pink roses and yellow daisies. The
uncle, John Hammond,
Of Philadelphia, acted as best man.
Miss Rae Fowler, cousin of the bride,
played the wedding march. Rev. S. G.
Won BOsse of the Zion Lutheran
Church oficiated. The house was |
decorated with palms,
erns and Xmas greens. Following the
reception the bride and groom left |
IN the Q.27 train for. nnirts North
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
WILLIAMSVILLE

Miss Abbie Gray is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. Clifford
Walls of Marcus Hook.
walter and Otto Studle spent the
holidays with their sister, Mrs. Chas.
StrailOr.
Warren Lynch of Marcus Hook, Pa,
spent the holidays with his parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Thomson en-
tertained company from Philadelphia
last week.
Miss Jennie Holly has been spend
ing a few days with Mrs. Willis Tull.
Miss Jennie Morgan has accepted
position in Wilmington.
Mrs. Clifford Walls of Marcus Hook
spent the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Gray.
Miss Matte Collins of Marcus Hook
spent the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Legates of
Chester have been visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Legates.
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
MILLSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Godfrey returned
from Philadelphia last Friday after
noon.
Mrs. Emma Collins went to Phila.
delphia last Saturday afternoon to at.
tend the funeral of her nephew, LloyC
Walker.
Roy Jones returned to his home
here last week after having spent
some time in Philadelphia and Cam
den to receive treatment from a spec
ialist for a throat affection.
Mrs. Sallie Mcgee is spending some
time with her son, Benz. Mcgee, who
lives near Laurel.
Mrs. Maull and Miss Maull of LeWes
visited Mrs. Sara Truitt and Mrs. Oh
lie Atkins during the holidays.
The Charles B. Houston residence
has been sold to R. L. Savage, a mem
Savage & Walker. Mr.. Savage with
his family will move here from As
bury Park the first of February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Burton mo-
tored to Philadelphia Monday and
were accompanied by Miss Hilda Bur-
ton who will resume her studies at
West Chester State Normal School.
Harry Nichols spent last week at
Delaware College enjoying the meet
ing of the various school clubs of the
state. He was elected county president
of the Pig Club.
Rev. B. P. Moore began his revivals
on Sunday evening and delivered an
interesting sermon.
New Years day brought many
changes in homes.
Miss Isabel Blackstone is still un-
able to resume her duties as teacher
of the second and third grades, suff-
ering from injuries received in a mo-
tor accident two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Hickman are
the proud parents of a fine baby boy.
Two cars of coal have arrived in
town in the last week-one for TheO-
dore Burton & Son and one for Carey
& McGee. This relieves the situation
some and will help out wonderfully.
Mrs. Bloxom of BlOXom, Va, is a
guest at the parsonage.
Mrs. Laura Atkins, wife of Isaac
Atkins and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Smith, died at her home here
early Monday evening. Mrs. Atkins
was a victim of the flu epidemic two
years ago and never regained her
normal health. Last summer she was
admitted to Hope Farm but improve
nent failed to come and last Friday |
evening her husband brought her
home. Mrs. Atkins is survived by
Ter parents, several brothers, hus-
band and two little ones. Funeral
services were held at the house on
afternoon and interment
made in Brotherhood cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07

A neighbor recommended Lydia E.
Pinl5ham's Vegetable Compound to me,
and the second day after I started TAX
ing it / began to feel better and kept
on taking it for seven months. Now /
keep house and perform all my house,
hold duties. You can use these facts as
you please and will recommend Vege-
table Compound to everyone who suffers
Livingston St., Philadelphia, Pa.
How much harder the daily tasks of
a woman become when she suffers from
such distressing sympto msandweakness
as did Mrs. Little. No woman should
allow herself to get into such a condition
because such troubles may be speedily
overcome by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, which for more than
forty years has been restoring American
women to health.
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
NOW INVOLVES
BIG FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

"The financial problems of the farm
have become more and more involved
until today they rank in Importance
with the financial problems of COM
mercial industries" declared the Sec
retary of the Agriculture in his an
nual report to the President.
while an excellent beginning has
been made in the study of farm-mort-
gage credit" he said, farm insurance,
and personal credit, sufficient funds
are not available to deal adequately
with many matters about which infor-
nation is needed, including the meth
ods employed and the results obtain
ed by farmers in attempts to improve
their credit through united and CO.
operative action; life insurance in re-
latiOn to farm finance, covering the
use of life insurance contracts as a
means of improving the credit of the
farmer; methods of taxation as they
affect agriculture; crop and livestock
insurance, the need of such protection
and the agencies offering it; and the
place of accident and liability insur-
ance in farming operations.
''The possibilities of well-directed
well illustrated by what has been done
in the field of mutual fire insurance.
There are at present nearly 1000 far
mers' mutual fire insurance compan-
les in the United States, with out
standing risks aggregating S6,0O0,000,-
900. This enormous volume is carried
at an average cost, for the country as
a whole, of only 25 cents per $100 per
year, and in individual cases compan-
les of this kind have furnished high
class protection to their members for
half a century or more at a cost of
less than 10 cents per $100 per year.
This result has been achieved in part
by the elimination of unnecessary ex-
penses of operation, of the so-called
moral hazards, and of many of the |
physical hazards involved in farm
risks.
'''While the department has render
ed much assistance in connection with
his form of cooperation, through the
of a suggested classified
ion of farm risks and suitable record
'orms which embody the methods and
that have proved to be the
most efficient in conserving farm
and in reducing the cost of
insurance, a great deal remains to be
lone. In many States cooperation for
insurance and credit purposes is as
ret little understood or practiced."
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07
BOWERS BEACH

The demonstration given by the fir
company on last Saturday in tryinl
out their fire engine and apparatus
was very satisfactory to the members
as well as those that witnessed theil
operations. The residents at large
feel that it is a step in the right di
rectiOn and feel encouraged to aiC
the fire company in their efforts tt
give the town the needed assistance
and encouragement that is due them
A few more such practice demonstra-
tions will add greatly in interesting
the public as well as getting the mem
bers of the company in shape to know
just what to do in an emergency.
Mrs. C. H. Short is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Parker of Camden, N. j.,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Jackson of
town are visiting relatives and friends
in Philadelphia for the time being.
NJ. J. Finn of Smyrna spent the
weekend with his wife at the home
of his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walker Gibson.
Since the law has expired for hunt
ing rabbit and quail our sporting men
have turned their attention to the
sport of fox hunting.
The report that foxes are quite
plentiful and almost a daily occur
renee the report is that Reynard has
been run to the earth.
The steamboat Frederica has made
her last trip for the winter and tied
up at her wharf in Frederica where
her purpose is to remain until she re-
sumes her trips in the spring. The
boat has had a very successful career
during the whole season, not as much
as losing a single trip since she start
ed on her mission last March. AS to
her success financially there can be
no doubt as her freight and passen-
ger traffic has been immense. The
families of this town should feel
grateful land there is no doubt about
it) to the officers and management of
the boat inasmuch as not single one
but what has a full supply of coal to
run them until spring and that at
cost much less than they would have
had to pay elsewhere beside the haul
ing and that would have cost them
quite considerable.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carey and
daughter, Marietta and R. Lee Jack
son spent Sunday with friends in
Milton and Georgetown.
Walter S. Camper and daughter,
Miss Alice, and son, Walter, left on
Monday of this week for Ashville, N. |
c., where they expect to remain for
the winter.
Mrs. Matilda Bilderback, matrOn on |
Steamer Frederick, has come to her
home here where she expects to re-
main until the boat resumes her trips
in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Tribbitt are
visiting Mrs. Tribbitt's parents near
Milford this week.
The reported sale of the beach
property to syndicate has not as yet
been verified at the present, yet there
are evidently negotiations impending.
Should the deal go through it would
be the greatest boom the resort has
ever had.
H. A. Marke of East Orange, N. j.,
was a weekend guest of Mrs. B. E.
at the Bay View Farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Camper and
son, Wilbur, Jr., of near town, spent
asst week in Chester, Pa, where they
we're guests of relatives and friends
n that city.
Mrs. Nathaniel Coverdale Of near
own spent the holidays with her son
md sister in Camden, N. ].
Milford chronicle., 1921-01-07

LlOSC OF CLlS ClILl6 ana
felt bad in my left
side. My monthly
periods were irreg-
ular, sometimes five
or seven months
apart and when they
did appear would last
for two weeks. and
were very painful. /
was sick for about a
year and a half and
doctoredbut without
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
BOSS PRINTERS
STANDING PAT
Still More Determined to Hold. to
Original Offer Of 80 Cents for
: As Hours.

Determination not to recede from
the original offer to union printers
to renew the present. wage scale OF
so cents an hour for a 48-hour week
resulted from the meeting of the
tri-city master printers .associa-
ton held at the BlackhaWk hotel
Davenport, last evening. The print
ers are demanding 81 an hour, with
a 44-hour week.
l.. Benjamin Driffill Of Rock Is
land. chairman of the committee
which sought to settle with the un-
ion printers, reported to the asso-
citation that at special session a
week ago no agreement could be
reached, as the printers refused to
meet the employers offer and the
boss printers would not bulge from
their stand. It was learned, how
ever, that at the last special meet
ing of the union it was said that an
agreement was reached to postpone
the proposed strike from March ]
to May 1.
The association last evening re.
! solved that should the scale offered
the employees be refused again they
would reject their former offer and
return to a reduced wage scale.
Employing printers reported last
evening that orders are being cut
daily and that large concerns are
curtailing their printing business tc
a large extent. Six Of the print.
ing establishments Of the tri-cities
have taken out strike insurance tc
protect themselves in case q strike
is called.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
|eRoCERS TOLD
NOT TO UNDER
NOR over BUY


Don't over buy, but yet don't un-
der buy and be able to have in stock
what your customer calls for was
the advice upon the present situai
ton given to members Of the Rock
Island Grocers' association by John
W. WEIGH Of the Henry Dart com
pany. at 8 meeting held last evening
at the Y. w. C. A.. Preceding Mr..
Welch's talk, dinner was served and
a short. business meeting held.
Retailers have been very con-
sentative in their purchases in the
last year, Mr.. WEIGH said, but a
grave mistake is being made where
the grocer is out of the commodity
for which his customer may ask.
Over buying is as bad as under buy
ing the wholesaler explained.
There is no chance of telling
when we will return to normal con-
ditions, but the outlook is hopeful.
We have done wonderfully we'll"
MIR. WEIGH added, when you con-
slider how far we have gone to
bringing things back where they
ought to be. After the Civil war, it
took IA years to complete the re-
adjustment, and now after a whole
world at war, it is hard to estimate
when normal times will be return
ed. But we are fortunate in having
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
NO RIGHT OF
My, HIGHWAY
WORK DELAYED


Delays in furnishing necessary
right ofsway through this county
is blamed by H. E. Surman. dis
trict highway engineer. for slow
ness in starting work upon high
way improvement. Addressing Har-
ry M. McCaskrin, representative
from this district. Mr.. Surman says
that condemnation proceedings
which would be necessary in sew
eral instances prevented advertis-
ing the project for the first letting
this week.
In his communication to Mr.. Nc
Caskrin, he says:
"In reply to your letter of the
14th, in regard to work conten-
plated in Rock Island county, !
wish to advise that we have the
plans and estimates ready for the
road extending from Silvis to the
Henry Rock Island county line,
This work could have been adver-
tised for the first letting. which was
held yesterday, except for the fact
that Rock Island county has not
yet furnished the necessary right
of way.
1.-THE policy of the state is to
have the local people furnish the
necessary right Of way required
before contract will be let. The
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
RETURN TO OLD
COUNTRY; TAKE
POSTAL SAVINGS

The annual statement Of Post
master General A. s. Burleson re-
latng to operations of the United
States postal savings system was
today received at the Rock Island
postoffice. At the close Of the year
the 6,314 postal savings deposito-
ries in operation revealed a bal
ance Of $157,276,322 on deposit. to
credit of 50S.503 depositors. The
decrease in balance compared with
previous year was $10,0le, 1888 or {
per cent. and decrease in number
Of repositories was 57,001. These
decreases are attributed to xreat
number of foreign born depositors
who returned to their native coun-
tries after a period Of years Of re-
stricted immigration. ~
The statement OF the postmaster
general reveals the system as be-
ing self-supporting, the profit for
the fiscal year being $1,720,549.S2. a
gain Of s104,462,577 or 6 per cent,
The state Of Illinois has 26,615
depositors with $1o,419,17s on de-
post.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
Bow Scout News

Troop No. II viii meet at the
Spencer Memorial church this eve
ming 1T 1880 with its new scout
master, D. N. Jones, and Deputy
Commissioner Joseph Beal. This
troop intends to put forth every
effort in. the coming inter-troop eff
ficiency contest and expects to win
back its reputation as one Of the
best troops in the .city. A. new
troop committee with E. H. Slocum
as troop chairman is being organ
lied. y
Troop No. % of the st. Joseph S
school has erected a wireless for
its signal patrol and members of
this troop will be able to listen in
at the next scout meeting. The
troop will hold an important meet
ing this evening at the school and
Scoutmaster Steve Miller urges
each scout to be present in order
that the troops may be prepared
for the efficiency contest.
1t is expected that the scoutmas-
ter's meeting which will be held
Monday evening will be we'll at
tended inasmuch as every scout
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
BEG YOUR PARDON

]. Hay L. Holtx Of Rock Island
claims that he was not responsible
for the automobile collision In Day-
export Saturday evening which re-
suited in the damaging Of his car
and the machine driven by A. +.
Hintxe Of Davenport The story
given out by the Davenport police
made 1t appear that the Holts car
crashed into that driven by Hintze.
Mr.. Holtx states that he has NUM-
Der Of witnesses who will suhstan-
tiaee his version, which places the
sole responsibility upon MIR. Hintze.
Mr.. Holtz says his car was dam
aged to the extent Of $500. while the
repairing of the Hintze car will not
represent more than $50. Mr.. Holtz
demanded q settlement from Mr.
Hintze and when the latter refused
il instituted q court suit to recover
the amount he claims he must ex-
pend in repairing the damage done
to his car.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
DISMISS WEAVER
AS A SUSPECT n
HOUsEBREAKTs,

Pete Weaver. charged =.
breaking and entering a houss =. .
dismissed by Magistrate ID 7 n
land in police court this mo ~ =
Weaver had been arrested Nv =, ~
ton Officer Gus Kirsch Sn, .
night as a suspect in the attss 49,
ed burglaries at two homes 4 \
neighborhood Of Fifteenth ava
and Notwithstanding 49,
1t was announced this mora
that the person who had bee. \
sponsible for the arrest Of w.. =
refused to appear in proseeuts,
Of the case.
The Sam Gelwick home ~,
Fourteenth and-a-half street T.,
been entered Sunday night. Nm. \,
burglar was frightened away \
entrance had also been attem,,.
at the home of Mrs. Arbella 81,
ner, 1925 Fourteenth-and.a.I,l
street. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
PAYS PART COURT
COSTS WITH MAN
HE HAD ARRESTED

Caleb Groom. 1881 Thirty-fifth
street, was arraigned before Magis-
trate d.. ClelaRd in police court
this morning on'a charge of keep
ing dangerous dog.
]. A. Noble. 1904 Thirty-fifth
street. filed the complaint. The
magistrate suspended a $25 fine
and told Groom either to keep the
dog muzzled, tied up or get rid OF
the canine
Noble stated that the dog had
chased his children and had torn
their clothing. Groom declared
that the dog is not dangerous, but
was only playing with the chill
| dren. However. the police said
that they have received numerous
reports about the dog and the mag
istrate held that Groom should
keep closer watch on the animal.
While the fine of $25 was suspend
ed the costs of the case, amounting
to $40, was assessed to Groom
Noble paid half of this amount and
announced that all he desired was
to have something done to, protect
his children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22

county has recently ,d,,ss1 "a.
would b necessary 70 cns's
several places. and " ~.
pared all necessary ipSt
and forwarded the same q -. +,
torney generals Office = =
prosecute the condemnas,s n I
ceedings. N
The delay in letting ~.
therefore. falls upon the iss vi
OF your own people. Pla,. 49,
been prepared by the stss 49, N
have been ready for lettin. e
time. However, the rirht I. aoaI
matter has now progress.s = !.
point where we will soon !. y
to advertise this work. ~
ITO my knowledge it is ~,
templated to construct an W. !, CO..
work on state bond issue ~. xae I.
Rock Island county this year ;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22
NEWLY ORDAINED
PRIEST OBSERVES
HIS FIRST MASS
Especial Correspondence

Sterling. ILL.,, Feb. %. = Joseph
Egan Of this city was ordained to
the holy priesthood on Saturday at
Rockford and celebrated his first
mass at his homo church, St.
Mary's. in this city on Sunday. A
banquet in which $50 took part was
held Sunday afternoon in st. Mary's
auditorium. Many visiting priests
were present. Rev. Father Egan is
the youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Egan of this city. His
brother. John T. Egan. was ordain-
ed to the priesthood in St. Mary's
church in this city on May 90, 1920,
and said his first mass in that
church on Sunday. May 30, 1920.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-22


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