Milford chronicle., 1922-02-24
SCHOOL NOTES

The Parent-Teacher Association
will hold its next meeting at the
school house this Saturday night,
February 25, beginning at eight o.
clock. Saturday night was chosen be-
cause it is necessary to hold the meet
ing during February and there is
meeting at the church the other
nights. Solicitors are making a drive
for membership and will report at
this meeting. The program committee
has prepared a patriotic program
which consists of songs, recitatiOns,
pageant, duets, chOruses and an ad-
dress by Prof. c. e. TimmOns, of
Frankford. Everybody is invited to
come and enjoy the meeting.
The fourth grade of the Dagsboro
public school has done such a fine
piece of local history work that the
faculty and others feel that much
publicity should be given the data.
We are also glad to say that the New
ark schools have received letters
from us and have sent us the data of
their local history. Parents kindly
study the letters that follows:
DagsborO, Delaware
February 10th, 1922.
Fourth Grades of Newark
Newark, Delaware.
Dear Friends:-
The pupils of the fourth grade of
this school received your kind let
ter, telling us the history of your
town. We will tell you few interest,
ing facts about Dagsboro.
The first settlers came from Eng
land. One family was, named Days
worthy. General Dagsworthy was
borned in 1921 and died in 1884. He
was a gallant soldier Of three wars.
He was faithful to his church and his
state. In the burial grounds surround
ing old Prince Georges Chapel,
stands a granite monument erected
some fourteen years ago to the mem
Ory of Gen. John DagswOrthy. The
inscription on the stone recites his
civil and military virtues, and es-
tablishes the fact that the State was
fully justified in thus honoring his
memory.
The old school building, which con-
sisted only of one room, was built in
1857. 1t was destroyed by fire in
building was built in 1901. The pOr-
table building in 1921. Our faculty
now consists of six teachers.
The oldest house in Dagsboro is the
John M. Clayton home. The Park
hurst house and the Clayton Hotel is
the next Oldest. The John M. Clayton
home is now occupied by Alvin J.
Timmons, the building being moved
around on Depot street in 1919 and
The Lingo saw mill was built in
1895. The shirt factory was built in
1908. This factory makes mems shirts
and underclothing.
The first Pennsylvania Railroad
is about half a mile from
Main street. The du Pont boulevard is
about a mile from our town. About
1911 du Pont wrote Gov. Pennewin
hat he would put road through the
State if he could get the right Of way.
Several people refused to listen to
his plan. Finally this dispute was
settled and the road was completed !
lfter a few years.
We have three churches in Days
)oro. These churches are the Metho-
list, Protestant, and the Episcopal. |
The Episcopal Church, half mile |
southeast from Dagsboro, is over 200 |
vears old. The material used to build |
his church came from England. The |
lame Of this church is the old Prince
Georges Chapel. It is in this burial |
grounds that Gen. Dagsworthy was
Duried. A few rods from this monu-
nent is simple tomb Of white mar
lie, marking the resting place of Will
lam Hill Wells. He was six times
lected member Of the State House
# Representatives, being first chosen
n 1894, was for one season a mem
'er of the State Senate, and in 1899
vas appointed by Gov. Richard Bas-
EFT, United States Senator to succeed
'oshua Clayton, deceased, where he
erved until 1904. Again in 1913 he
7as elected to the United. States Sen
tie, to succeed James A. Bayard, and
erved until 1917. He died in 1929, and
s before stated, his body rests in the
Id graveyard near Dagsboro. Gen.
)agsworthy left at his death! an
dopted daughter named Elizabeth