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Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
Real Estate Sales

G.. Chester Marshall, local sales
agent, for E. A. Strout Farm Agency
of America, Inc, reports the following
sales:
W. B. Lambert, Salisbury, N. c.,
purchased the Amos Bennett farm, To-
Gated on the stone Shawnee road. Mr..
Lambert expects to take possession
of the farm on or about January 1st,
1928. Consideration not given.
James Spring, of Pennsylvania, pur-
chased this week of John R. Lilley,
the farm, known as the Mcdowell
located near Staytonville.
Mr.. Spring purchased all farming i'm
plements, stock and crops. Mr.. Lilley
is to give possession within the next
thirty days. Terms, private.
Mr.. Marshall reports he expects a
large number of prospective buyers
Turing the fall months.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
KENT DEMOCRATS
NAME COUNTY TICKET
in A SPIRITED FIGHT FOR ALL COUNTY
OFFICE NOMINATIONS HEAVY BAL
LOTING WAS The RESULT.
PASKEY LOST OUT In FIGHT
ALBERT GOODEN DEFEATS The LAST
SPEAKER OF HOUSE--CANDTDATES
FOR COUNTY OFFICES.

In spirited fight in the First Sen.
atOrial district, Charles w. Hardesty
of Dover, won the Senatorial nominal
ton in the Kent county Democratic
primaries last Saturday over Wilbert
Rawley of Leipsic, by a majority of
several hundred votes. Candidates
for all county Offices, Senators and
Representatives from each of the dis
tricts were nominated.
The voting was unusually heavy.
approximately $500 ballots being cast,
Next to the Senatorial fight in the first
district, interest centered in the fight
made by Walter J. Paskey, of Willow
Grove, speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives during the last session to
retain his seat.
GOOden for Representative
Paskey was defeated by his oppo-
nent, Albert GoOden, of Willow Grove,
who had several hundred majority.
B. Frank Jester won the nomination
for coroner with 973 votes over seven
opponents in what proved a hot fight
throughout the county.
The other nominees are:
Sheriff, John H. Bullock.
Clerk of the Peace, Edgar Clements,
Recorder of Deeds, Edgar H. Atkin-
son.
Clerk of the Orphans Court, E.
Frank Burris.
Levy Court Commissioners
First District-H. D. Boyer, Smyrna.
Second District-John w. Shell
drake, Harrington.
Third District George w. Waldo
man, FELTON,.
Senators
First Senatorial District-Charles
W. Hardesty, Dover.
Third Senatorial District Charles
R. Brown, Wyoming.
Fifth Senatorial District. W.
Belts, Frederick.
Representatives
First District Harry Slaughter,
Smyrna.
Second district-Arthur F. Dawes.
Third district-George Pratt, Clay
on.
Fourth district-Frank B. Webb,
lover.
Fifth district-W. F. Hardcastle,
lover. Z
Sixth district Albert Gooden, Willow
rove.
Seventh district-Garrett D. Jones,
amden.
Eighth district Gray, Fred :
rica,
Ninth district-George W. Hansen,
darlington.
Tenth district-Ora W. Davis, Mil
,rd. a
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
CARL POINTER MEETS
DEATH in AUTO ACCIDENT
LINOTYPE OPERATOR ON THE STATE SENTINEL INJURED in
ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT, DIED WEDNESDAY MORN
MG-TWO MEN KILLED NEAR BLACKBRD.

While being driven from Dover
where he was employed, to George
town, on Monday evening, Carl Poyn-
ter sustained injuries in an automo-
bile accident, of which he died early
Wednesday morning. Mr.. POynter
has been connected with the Capitol
Printing Company, Of Dover, for the
past few years as linotype operator.
On Monday he was called to George
town to aid in repairing a linotype
machine in that town. He secured
Roy Case, also an employee of the
Capitol Printing Company to drive
him to the Sussex county town Mon
day evening. When near Redden,
their car ran into a truck which was
stopped on the boulevard, and which
it is said did not have lights on it.
The car in which Case and Poynter
were riding turned over and was
greatly damaged.
Case, who was driving the car, es-
capped without injury; but POINTER
sustained a broken collar bone, sew
eral ribs fractured, and also internal
injuries. He was taken to George
town, from which town he was sent
to the Beebe Hospital, at Lewes. He
died at six o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Poynter is survived by his wild
ow, formerly Miss Georgia Warren, of
Georgetown, and by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter J. Poynter, of Lewes,
one brother and one sister also sur
vive. The funeral services will be
held in Lewes this afternoon (Friday) |
at 1880 o'clock-his home town.
Carl Poynter was employed at the
plant of the Milford Chronicle Pub
fishing Company before locating at
Dover, and was thirty years of age.
Killed Returning From Bowers
A weekend fishing outing at Bow
RS Beach ended tragically, Monday
'Vening about o'clock, in the death
# two members of the party, when a
arge touring car in which they were
eturning to their homes in New Jer-
ey skidded on the slippery road near
'lackbird, turned over twice, and
rashed into the abutment of bridge.
There were six men in the party.
me escaped without injury. Three {
'ere only slightly bruised or lacerat- /
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
CAR STOLEN LAST SATURDAY

While his family were shopping in
Milford, Raymond Coverdale, a farmer
residing near town, parked his Ford
car on Front street, near the Chron-
icle office. He had not been in Milford
long before he had occasion to go to
his car, and found that it was gone.
He Immediately reported his loss to
the police and efforts were made to
locate the missing vehicle, but to no
avail. Thieves have been busy in sew
eral sections of the state. 1t would be
well for owners of cars td securely
lock them when they are left, either
in the daytime or at night. The town
of Milford should provide
several additional police for the Sat-
urday night crowds. Two men can
not handle the traffic and police the
streets thoroughly.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
d. The dead are:

| ed. The dead are:
George P. Croaker, so years old,
burgess of the City of Camden. He
was badly crushed beneath the car
and died shortly after the accident,
in the office of DR.. J. D. Niles, at
! Townsend, Of internal hemorrhages.
He is survived by widow.
Leahman H. Ross, aged 40, of Col
lingswOod, N. J. He was crushed about
the chest and died while being taken
to the Delaware hospital in WilIc;ng-
ton. He leaves a wife and children.
James A. Mcguire, of Collingswood,
N. j., was the member of the party
who escaped without injury. Martin
A. McNulty, of Camden, was slightly
bruised and lacerated, as were the
other two men, who did not give their
names. They returned to their homes
in New Jersey Monday night.
An unusual feature of the accident
was that the driver was the least in
jured of the party. Although the steer
ing wheel of the machine was totally
demolished, and two of those sitting
near him were killed, he escaped al
most miraculously with but a few
slight bruises and scratches.
William G. Bryan, of Banks 6
Bryan, of Wilmington, was among the
first motorists to reach the scene of
the accident. He had Croaker placed
in his car and hurried him to the Of
flee of DR.. Niles, in Townsend. The
injured man, who was suffering in
tensely, made no statement before he
died. He was very well-known citi-
zen of Camden, being burgess and
member of the Board of Freeholders.
He resided at Second street and
Aaigns avenue.
Mr.. Ross, who was badly crushed,
vas placed in an automobile truck
md taken to the Delaware Hospital.
He expired, however, before reaching
he hospital.
The accident occurred on the State
Highway, not far from Blackbird. It
s believed that the car skidded on a
light grade in the road, plunged off
he paved portion onto the dirt siding,
nd then losing it's balance swerved
ver into the abutment. Four of the
occupants were thrown out of the
ar and the other two were pinned
eneath it.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
SCHOOLS REOPEN WITH
A LARGE ENROLMENT
M CHILDREN ENROLL in MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HIGH SCHOOL OVERWHELMED WITH PUPILS lO2
in The COLORED SCHOOLS.

The schools of Delaware generally
reopened last Tuesday for the new
school year. In every Special Dis
trict, and in every city, the same re-
port of Over-crowded conditions are
general. This is not confined to Del
aware, but is general in the large
cities, where the children are COM
PEELED to attend school on half time,
which causes more and harder work
8 for the teachers-in addition it de-
prives the children of educational Op-
pOrtunities.
In Milford, the high school pupils
are assigned two to one seat and
they work by one occupying the seat
in the assembly room, while the other
pupil is attending recitatiOns in the
class rOoms-each changing at the
beginning of the study period as an
nounced by the clock gong. In room
built to accommodate 120 pupils there
is enrolled 190-but the library is US
ed for part of the assembly room and
the surplus is crowded into an ad-
ditional row of desks and using the
platform.
The total enrolment up to Wednes-
day, noon, of this week of the Mil
ford white schools, was 617, with
others to come in later. The high
school has 100 of this number of en-
rOllment; the primary department,
206; the grammar department, 221.
The colored schools have an enroll
ment at the opening of 102, which will
be added to later, when the factories
close. This makes a total of TT chill
4,
1922-1923 in the town of Milford. The
colored schools are not Over-crOwded, |
but are just comfortably filled-except |
in one grade.
The following statement is taken
from the school records Of the white
school as of last Tuesday in each
grade and Departmental course
there will be changing of pupils
around to meet their ability and later
the numbers will be some what chang
ed as to rooms, but not in the totals.
It will be well for all people to re-
that only a very few chill
dren are in the grammar and primary
school grades, who reside outside of
the town of Milford and the Special
School District; all of these can not
be provided for without crowding out
children within the town and district. ]
lust remember this particular state
nent for your own benefit and infor-
nation, that no children from outside
districts are crowding out children in t
he primary and grammar grades in {
he Milford schools. I
The high school of Milford is q
where the congestion comes, and the Y
state of Delaware pays every dollar g
f the cost of educating the pupils in p
he high school of Milford of n
hildren within the Special School d
district, as we'll as those coming in
rom other towns or districts. But p
he Special District must furnish the g
chool building for the high school. tt
hat is where the trouble rests in Il
have no school building G
arge enough to take care of our pri- Il
lary and grammar schools properly, g
OF to mention the 100 children-half p
f whom reside in the Milford School
district. d
Here is the enrolment by grades, g
primary and grammar schools: ia
irst Grade, Miss Ross ---..--.----.---.-... 81 81
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08

There will be about thirty more to
add to this when the canneries close
and some of the children now at work
enter school.
Milford is confronted with a prob
lem by having twelve children who
are mentally deficient in ability to
study and retain instruction in the
grades. Five are in this class, six are
so irregular in attendance that they
can not keep up with the grades and
their parents seem not to be interest
ed in having them attend or study
when they do attend; one is under no
discipline at home and come close to
degeneracy, by making all kinds of
trouble in the grade where he is as
signed. This latter disturbs instruc-
tion of other children in the same
grade and the pupil gets no benefit
from the school work.
The parents of all children are es-
pecially interested in this last and
paragraphs the School
Board will be compelled to employ a
special teacher to take charge of these
Twelve mentally deficients and give
hem whatever opportunity they can
llgesC TO get an education. This is |
Necessary to be done, that other chill
lren may not be deprived of the ser
ices of instructors in their several
'rades, by the backward and dillatory
up1ls. 1t will be unpleasant-bu it is
ecessary, for the welfare of the chill
ren in the public schools of Milford.
The State appropriates pro rata to
upils in the primary and grammar
rades the appropriation made for
hat purpose by the legislature-and
he amount so paid, will not pay the
ost of the total expense in operating
be primary and grammar school
rades-this must be raised by the
eople OF the Special School Districts.
The State pays for all high schools.
ut only a part of the primary and
schools only-just keep this ,
lct in mind when thinking about the
3hOOls.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
Milford Grange

Because of the steady rain last Sat
urday the field meeting announced for
Millwood was not held. On account of
the Chautauqua and also the fact that
many of our people are busy with
corn saving and silo filling, it has
been thought best to postpone the
meeting indefinitely. See next weeks
paper for notice of meetings to be held
this month.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
KENT REPUBLICANS
ENDORSE TICKET

At a meeting of the Kent County
Republican Committee the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the nomination of Hon. T. Coleman
DUPONT for United States Senator, the
nomination of Hon. Caleb R. Layton
for Representative in Congress and
the other splendid candidates nomi-
mated on the Republican State ticket.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
DIR. JAMES AND FAMILY
MOVES TO MILFORD

DR.. Oliver B. James and family have
moved to Milford and occupy the res
idence he purchased from Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Hall, on South Front
street, Milford, where he will have
his private office for the practice OF
medicine and surgery. DR.. James en-
joys a high reputation in lower Della
ware as a physician and surgeon and
with his family will be a welcome ad-
dition to the population of Milford. He
is identified with the Medical Board
of the Milford Emergency Hospital
and will be available for emergency
cases at that hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
APPOINT COMMITTEES
FOR STATE GRANGE

The following is a list of standing
committees appointed by Worthy Mas
fer Jacob J. Roosa to report at the
next annual meeting of the Delaware
State Grange in Dover, December IL
" Credentials-A. B. Cote, S. Hick-
man Hewitt, R. c. Steele.
Fducation-C. A. McCue, j. Frank
Rice J. d. Thompson, Mrs. j. f.
Yearslv. Mrs. A. B. Peet, Mrs. Thomas
c. Wilson.
Division of Labor. S. Long,. b.
Iatta, ]. ]. White, Mrs. George Wilson,
Mrs. Herman c. Argoe.
Agriculture. Frank Rice, Thos.
c. Wilson, A. Ralph Lyons, Mrs. A. +.
walker. Mrs. F. c. Bancroft, Mrs. Z.
LEGISLATION and Taxation-A. B.
Peet. r. ]. McAllan, Mrs. Foster
Shahan. Mrs. ]. D. Thompson, Mrs.
Phillip P. Husbands.
Resolutions-Dr. B. H. Mcdowell,
Jobn w. Banks, Mrs. J. E. Latta, Mrs.
I Leslie Eastburn, John c. Green.
Woman's Work-Mrs. J. Frank Rice,
Mrs. E. H. Woodward, Mrs. R. ]. Ma
callen.
Temperance c. Green, E. H.
Woodward, Harry R. Jefferson, Mrs.
John w. Banks, Mrs. E. T. Vaughn.
Good of Order-F. Snyder, e. T.
George Wilson, Mrs. H. B.
Mcdowell, Mrs. Guy Hastings.
Per Diem and Mileage. Leslie
Ia astburn. R. C. Steele, J. s.. Long
Mrs. S. Hickman Hewitt, Mrs. Harry
R. Jefferson.
Grenage xtension-Arthur F. Wal
er. Phillip P. Husbands, Mrs. F. e.
cole Scott, Mrs. Wilson Pierson, Mrs.
I. Phillips.
Constitution and By-Laws-J. D.
Thompson, Raymond E. West, Mrs. F.
70 InsHrance-F. m C. Bancroft, c. F. Mai,
herman c. Argoe, Mrs. Raymond q. Ns
Vest. Mrs. c. A. McCue. {
Tra3nsportation-H. Ira E. Phillips, F.
J. COlescott, J. c. Green, Mrs. c. F.
TAI. Mrs. F. C. Bancroft.
Memorial-W. D. Wilson.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
BEACH PARTY

The Sunshine Glass was entertain
ed by Miss Anna Smith on a beach
party at Slaughter Beach. The even
ing was spent in roasting hot dogs
and toasting marshmellows. Those
present were Misses Clara Holston,
Mabel Stevenson, Esther Marvel, Ma
bel Mayhem and Mrs. Ebe Savage,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkins and Mr..
and Mrs. Jean Smith and children,
Edwin and James.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
A CORRECTION

There was an item in the paper last
week to the eSect that a festival
would be held at the home of Mr..
Pepper for the benefit of Staytonville
Church. This is an error, as no plans
have been made for any festival at
present. Watch the paper for the date
in the future.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
NuptiaIs
TRUITT-BETHARD

Mr.. James R. Truitt, a prosperous
young machinist of Elk Mills, Md,
and Miss Mary V. Bethard, the well
accomplished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles R. Bethard, of Milford,
were quietly married at Cherry Hill
M. E. parsonage at high noon, Sep
tember 4th, 1922. Rev. J. W. Gray per-
formed the ceremony. The happy cou-
pie will make their future home near
Elk Mills, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
CONSULTATION TONIGHT

All voters affiliated with the Repub-
lican Party in the Tenth Representa-
tive District of Kent county, are in
vited and requested to meet in Ar
mory Hall in Milford, this Friday
evening, September 9Th, 1922, at 7.SO
p. M, to consider candidates for the
various offices to be voted for at the
primaries, to be held Sat-
urday, September 23rd, 1922. All Re
publicans are included in this invi-
tation and requested to be present.
Signed by District Committee:
D. FRANK MARVEL,
Mrs. VIRGINIA SMITH,
S. G. POWELL,
Mrs. ELIZABETH NUTTER.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
VIM. ]. SWAIN HEADS
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

The Republican Sussex County Com
mittee met and organized last week
at Georgetown. William J. Swain, of
Bridgeville, was made chairman; Clar-
ence Lank, of Milton, secretary, and
R. D. Lingo, Of Dagsboro treasurer.
Routine work and arrangements for
holding the county primaries was
The campaign work will
occupy the attention of the committee
from now until election.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
SHAWNEE NJ. P. CHURCH

The Shawnee M. P. Church has been
put through a course of repairs and
will be reopened for worship Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. DR.. Thos. O..
Grouse, of Milton, will preach. DR..
Grouse is a great speaker. Let us
make this home coming. The invi-
tation is to all Shawnee members and
friends. Remember the date, this Sun
day, September 10th-3 O'Clock. Re
vivals will follow.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08
OPEN AGAIN ON SATURDAYS

Beginning with tomorrow, Sat
urday, September 9th, the busi-
ness office of The Milford Chron-
icle will be open all day Satur-
day to accommodate any per-
sons having business with our
company. During June, July and
August, the Office was closed at
noon on Saturday in order that
the office employees might have
a halliday holiday during the
summer months. With the ar
rival of fall, the usual full day
office hours have been put in eff
feet. Should you have business
at our office any Saturday after
noon some one will be here to
talk with you.
Milford Chronicle
Publishing Co.
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08

oOI1OOL NO. l-lCOIOT6uJ:
Has enrolment in all grades of-160
The totals Of both schools for en-
rollment as of last Tuesday was as
follows:
Milford chronicle., 1922-09-08

Advertising space In @lIilfOrd
Chronicle" is sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation of over
5000 copies each week.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-26
100000 PRESENT
AT GRANT PRiX RACE

Paris. June rs. The Grand Priy de
Paris was won today by Keefaiing.
Ramus was second and Algerian
third. The betting on Kocflling was
. to /. ON Ramus even for place. and
2 to on Algerian to show Fifteen
horses ran keclaling is French
bred horse. owned by q Greek, train
ed by an American. and ridden today
by the English jockey. nonoehue. NJ
Nambapioos owns kcelaIing and the
horse was trained by Wallace Davis
Kcpfaling won by threc.Quartcrs Of
a length from Ramus ridden BY
stern. which was a short head in
front of A. f. McCombers Algerian
with Frank O'Ncill up.
While Kee!aliug won the race, the
second horse furnished the sensation
Of the day. He was virtually LETT at
the post in the bad start, losing NOR"
than fifty Yards This he made mp pro
excessively throuout the race, finish
ine with q great rush. He was I'M.
able. however, To repeat his victory
IN the Jockey Cub stakes at thmtiIlv
Two weeks ago when he defeated
KccfainE by head,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-26
MRS. DEWEY, FORMER
OTTAWA WOMAN. DEAD

Rev G. w FaTar received tele
gram this morning informing him that
Mr' ,7'",ja Dewey widow u TIE lat
tpial0 Dewey OF Maroiiles passed
away last night at the auA4a q her
daughter IN Mishawaka lid. Mrs
Dewey went from Marsciiles to live
with her daughter about eight months
ago
She was about y years of age aud
was prominent in Episcopal church
and missionary work and In W. Il. C.
circles .
The remains will be brought back
TO MarSeillea Tor burial and intcrmeLt
will be made in the cemetery IN that
city. Rev, Farrar viii ofliciate AT the
burial services.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-26
LEGISLATOR SAYS
STEAM SHOVEL MEN.
CAUSED MINE WAR.
SENATOR sNeAp, UNION or
FlCIAl PLACES RESPONSIBLE,
I1Y FOR HGRRlN MASSACRE
ON MEMBERS or uHloN oPER.
At o n s o f rxCAV6flNG
MACHINES.


8prlnglicld, H.. June 2,.--CBy the
Associalpd rrrasJ Senator William
Surrd of llrrrin nuhdlAtrivt prrai,
dent of the United Mine Workers OF
America. said Friday that he had adj
dressed a letter last SUNDAY ia " j.
Tracy Of Chicago. district represent.
atiyp of the steam Shovel Mems
nniou asking him to Withdraw mem.
hrrs Of his union from uuu. and
advising him that the WORK they were
h0ne Was under the jurisdiction ct
the United Mine Workers
Furthermore. senator Sucod said,
hc had wired information Of the
tense situation to Secretary Victory
4. Olaudcr of the Illinois Federation
of Labor. NJ Chicago last wcal. and
MIR. Olandcr had taken the matter up
with Mr.. Tracy. hat had received no
word from MIR Tracy indicating his
intentions.
AN understanding regarding the
vorl, m Herriu," senator Sneod rN.
plaincd. was entered INTO by W j.
Lester of the Southern Illinois Coal
rompgny with President Frank Far
rlHgton and state board member
Hugh Willis. al SpringHrld. carly in
Nav.
"Lo.tar agreed that no work load.
inc coal would be attempted and that
Inc striking miners would bee en-.
moved .Tippiur the coal in prepare.
lion for future RESUMPTION of mining
ffourvrr .ttrr n 600 10 100 900 tons
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-05-10
WIRELESS FOG SIGNALS
FOR BAY LIGHTSHIP

Radio fog stations soon may be es-
tablished on all of the lightships sta
toned in the Chesapeake Bay, it was
announced yesterday by III. ID. King,
superintendent of lighthouses for this
district The new vessel which will
take the place OF the Diamond Shoals
will be equipped with radio signals,
and it is probable they will be in
stalled on the vessels at Fenwick Is
land Shoals, Winter Quarter Shoals.
Cape Charles, Diamond Shoals and
Cape Lookout Shoals. Mr.. King said.
Wireless telephones were installed
on these lightships some time ago
and also are on tenders in the Chesa-
.roake. Plans are under way now. Mr..
King said to place amplifiers on these
outfits so all members of the crews
of the vessels can listen in" on the
programs sent out from broadcasting
stations in this section.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-05-10
YOUNG NEGRO GUILTY
OF MURDER SENTENCED
TO SCHOOL OF REFORM

Tried before Judge Moss and a jury
in the Circuit Court yesterday,
Charles Morse, 15-year-old negro OF
Prince Georges county, was adjudged
guilty of second degree murder. Be
cause of the youth of the negro and
certain extenuating circumstances of
the case, the jury made a recommen-
dation for mercy OF the Court. where
upon Judge Moss sentenced him to
two years confinement to the House
of Reformation.
Morse was charged with causing
the death of Mamie Colbert, a negress
of his age. whom he shot in the head
with pistol, causing mortal wound.
The crime was committed in Prince
Georges county several months ago.
and was removed TO the local court
under change of venue.