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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
UNDERTAKING UP-To-DATE

om the London Sunday Express. ''I must have a little money For my simple pleasures Sighed the city poet, Tn his garret.
 He bought for penny A book of botany, And began to write. He announced by way of introduction. That spring was coming, And then hunted in the index, Found long name, Looked at the picture of it, And said it was sure to blossom soon. They called him Nature Poet; wordsworth, they said, "With touch of John Clare; Or Ledwidge, with hint Of w. H. Davies"
 (Reviewers are so learned.) He made twenty-three shillings, Indulged in his simple pleasures, And died of Russian tea In filthy cabaret. The author of the book of botany Turned in his grave Twico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
EASTER SING AT COLLEGE

q hope that the big outdoor Easter sing which is to be held today at Munger bowl at Birmingham Southern college, will be an annual affair."" said Dr. Guy E. Snavely, president of Birmingham Southern college.
 "We intend to erect seats for several thou sand people at the amphitheatre before next Easter, and we have parking place for a large number of automobiles.
 70. Gordon Erickson, director of community sings, is doing considerable work among the college students, and it was through his eff forts that the affair was first planned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
THE DAYS WORK

: I've sung about the flapper
 And the politicians, too; About the bold bootlegger
 And the maker of home brew; About the snug reformer
 When his presence is bore, And the motion picture beauty Whom the multitudes adore. I've sung of the promoter
 As creature full of guile, And the foibles of the ladies,
 Who intrigue me all the while; Of the breezy motor bandit
 And the specialist in crime, And the damsel with pistol
 Who's acquitted every time. I've cried out against the crotchets That afflict the human race And indulged in criticism
 As means of filling space; But don't reach the conclusion That hate my fellow man. I've got to earn living
 In the only way 1 can.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
JOY TO MINcLE WITH TEACHERS

q want to speak word for the social side of the educational meet here" said J. M Ward, principal of the Shades-Cahaba High school. 'It is a genuine joy for teacher to get away from the confines of schoolroom and mingle with fellow teachers from all over the state.
 "We are enabled to meet each other in the hotel Hobbies, around the banquet table and in the convention hall, to exchange ideas and get inspiration. I think the social side is what brings so many teachers to the association meetings. I know I will go back to my school with renewed vim and with greater under standing of the teachers calling"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
A. COMPARISON URGED

"Is that you, John?" asked Mrs. Dubwaite over the telephone.
 "Yes," said that gentleman. What's the nature of the touch?"
 "Is your fashionable stenographer there?" "Yes. What about her?''
 Nothing. Just look her and then see if you can't come home to your own wife in a cheerful frame of mind. I've just bought myself new outfit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
PAUL COOK.

assembled the states of Arrago and Catalonia, the first sessions spent in deciding in what language the deliberations should be held; the dispute was lively and the states would have broken up thousand times, if they had not hit upon the expedient of putting the ques- tion in the Catalonian tongue, and the reply in that of Arragon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
FIRE ALARM SYSTEM GREAT

"I visited the Central fire station the other day and was impressed with the elaborate fire alarm system installed there," said E. E. (Casey) Jones. "Of course I don't understand the workings of the machinery but was inter- ested just the same.
 "The machinery occupies both sides of a long room on the second floor of the station house. All fire calls are received there and track is kept of the movements of all the sub stations. Persons wanting to know Birming- ham first should make it point to visit the central headquarters on Park avenue between Twenty and Nineteenth streets, and observe the workings of the system"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
A MATERIALIST

"Is Prof. Diggs interested in spiritism?''
 "I'm afraid not. Anybody who has opened as many tombs as Prof. Diggs has and suD- jected their contents to scientific scrutiny without hearing any protests from the spirit world is pretty apt to believe that when peo- pie die they stay dead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
A POOR HEAD FOR HISTORY

What was the lecturers theme?" "The human race." "A large order" "Yes. He carried his hearers back SOC, 900 years" Did you follow him?" Mot the entire distance. That's too much territory for me to cover. I'm already hav- ing some difficulty in remembering who stop ped lem at the Marne."
 DAFT CnnU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
HANDICAPPED
llej635ose-

Mice little farm you have here."
 "You ought to see the mortgage on it. growed the gloomy agriculturist.
 "Cheer up. You'll pay off that mortgage some day"
 Don't believe I ever will. I might have done it, but couple of dadblamed prohibition agents wrecked my still and now they watch me so close I cant do nothin' but farm"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
NOSEY NEIGHBORS

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
 western town is having difficulty in bringing a divorce case to trial because all persons examined for jury service ere too well acquainted with the facts in the caae. That is what they mean by "small town stuff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
THE HOME TEAM WON

"How did you get to be so friendly with Mir. Wadleigh? He's hard man to approach" Community of interest"
 "Eh?"
 "He slapped on the back at a baseball game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
REAL ACTING

"The star put great deal of fervor into that love scene"
 "The leading lady is his wife, too. They've been married four or five years'
 "You don't say so? Gosh, that is artv'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
UTILIZING SCIENCE

"You seem to be more successful in filling the seance chamber with heavenly voices"
 "Yes," said the medium. "Just confiden- italy, the radio is great help in my business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16

Isn't it about time to organize a club for celebrities who were friendly with Woodrow?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
pR. SIMPSON AND CARNIVAL SHOWS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 notice in your issue of today that I am credited with protest to the commission reg istered against carnival company that has pitched it's tents within our gates. Some fel- low minister has been more vigilant and de- serves credit for this action.
 have made no investigation of this com pany; but my observation of kindred organza- tions in other communities has not inclined me to favor them.
 I know that the traditions of certain type of amusement aggregatons are sufficient ly unsavory to make entrance into community difficult and a return almost impossible. It seems to me that at this time, when multitudes of honest folk seek employment, we have a sufficient number of local permanent amuse- ment places whose investments are of such volume and their interests so localized and in- spection of them so practicable that additional ones of the nomadic type are superfluous. We certainly do not need any amusement company permanent nor transient, that puts the torch to high ideals through the salacious in poster or performance. Yours for better and bigger Birmingham. ROBERT N. SIMPSON,.
 Birmingham, April IA, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
LETTERS TO EDITOR
COUNCIL MANAGER PLAN
Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 There are one or two phases of the council manager plan which do not seem to be gen orally understood, and ask space in your pub lication to present them.
 The first is the council feature of the plan. As under the mayor-alderman plan, the mak- ing of laws and determination of policies reside under the council-manager plan, solely with the council The second is elected by wards The manager has nothing whatever to do with the law making. He is merely an ad- minstrative officer, who carries out the coun- cil's policies.
 The council feature, with the ward system of electing councilmen and the addition of the most democratic and representative form of government possible.
 The appointment of the manager by the elected council insures the other hand a cohesion in the administrative branch of gov ernment which is not obtainable under a hydra-headed five-commissioner plan, where there is no definite line of cleavage between departments. This cohesion makes possible n unity of action which is absolutely essential to There is every reason why the council manager plan should have the whole hearted support of every advocate of the aldermanic plan It retains the best features of the alder manic government, but eliminates the oppor- tunities for political trickery, machination, cor ruption and graft Yours very truly,
 IRVING M. ENGEL.
 Rirn,in cham April 13 1922
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
GRAVEL HILL

Harvey Wilson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson, of near Cokesbury
and Miss Sallie Short, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Short, residing
near here, were united in marriage by
Rev. John T. Bailey, pastor of the
First M. P. Church, Georgetown, Fri
day evening. They will reside in
Georgetown.
Delmer Jefferson is now very i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn
and son William were guests at a
goose dinner given by the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Veasey.
Mrs. Estella Clendaniel and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys, were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Veasey of Redden at
a goose dinner on Christmas Day.
Lloyd Davidson of Philadelphia has
bden the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Davidson.
'>tMark Price and family left for their
former home at West Hamilton, Can
ada, Wednesday where they will make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson and
children, Mildred and Clarence, of
snow Hill, Md, were guests of G.. H.
Koeppel and family over the Christ
mas holidays.
Minos Wilson and family of near
Cokesbury Church were guests of T.
H. Wilson and family Christmas Day.
Mrs. Annie Wilson, widow of the
late George Eliza Wilson, is on the
sick list.
MIR. and Mrs. William Wilson and
children of near here, were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Veasey at Cool
spring on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
HenIopen Grange

Although the headline proclaims
this to be the grange letter, your cor
respondent is actually writing this in
Wilmington on Christmas Day. The
calendar says December 25th, but the
atmosphere almost would make one
believe that it is about four months
later as the sun is shining brightly
and little haze near the horizon
gives the landscape the appearance of
early spring.
On Tuesday evening of last week
our Worthy Lecturer Sadie Donovan,
engineered a very successful open
grange meeting. Eight of our mascu-
line members and friends gave us a
minstrel show that was a laugh-pro-
vOking performance and if laughter
produces fat, we are sure that some
of us who are now afraid to get weigh
ed, added quite few pounds to our
avoirdupois.
James Moore and sister, Ida, had
quite thrilling experience Thursday
evening when the bits of a bride on
fractions horse, they were driving,
parted. Mr.. Moore stepped on the
shafts of the carriage trying to stop
the running animal, which ran into
another team and threw the driver,
Mr.. Moore, from it's back to the road.
The frightened beast ran home and
into the stable entry, stripping all the
harness and buggy from it. We are
glad to say that they sustained only
few bruises as a result of what might
easily have been a serious mishap.
The high and grammar schools of
Lewes gave a most enjoyable enter
tainment, under the able direction of
Supt. Ira S. Brinser, Thursday even
ing. We feel sure, there will be no
contradiction when we say it was the
most wonderful performance ever
staged in Lewes. We feel very thank
full to have man at the head of our |
schools Of which we are justly proud, /
who has such wonderful ability as an
organizer and entertainer or rather
the more rare ability of making others
to be entertainers.
worthy Master T. C. Wilson and
wife motored to Wilmington Saturday
where they are visiting their son
Louis Wilson and family.
fire of unknown origin burned the
roof from new bungalow at Reho-
both Friday evening.
Miss Mary Paynter of Denton, Nd,
is visiting her parents at Rehoboth
Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
LONGNECK

Stop! Look! and Listen! The Ia
dies of Central M. E. Church will hold
its meeting with Mrs. w. D. Steele on
the second Thursday evening in jan
uary, which will be the 18th. If this
evening should prove stormy will be
the following Thursday evening
which will be the 18th. There will be
plenty of cake and cream for sale.
Come everybody and help the good
work along.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mcgee Of Mil
ton is spending a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Mcgee and family.
Frank Truitt, solicitor for the Do
yer papers, circled through this vicin-
ity on Friday.
Mrs. J. D. Warrington is very i'll at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall o. Warrington
and son William spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Veasey of Cool
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goslee motor
ed from Harrington Sunday and spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Par
son and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lingo and Cliff
lord Lingo we're Milford shoppers on
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
GLENDALE

Miss Svea Ogren of Struthers, Ohio
has been the guest of Miss Mildred Ell
lingsWorth during the past week.
Miss Bertha Brooks, the primary
teacher, is spending the holidays with
her parents at Williamsburg, Va.
Jones Marker left Sunday for an
extended visit in Philadelphia.
Miss Grace Baker is a Love Point
visitor.
Miss Elizabeth Shockley and Sallie
Warren, of Baltimore, also Albert
Watson, of Philadelphia, are spend
ing a few days with their parents
here.
Harry Dickerson and family and
Luther Coverdale and family motored
to Wilmington to spend Christmas.
DR.. Robert e. Ellegood and wife Of
Wilmington spent Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Ellegood.
DR.. Warren S. P. Coombs and fam
lily of Middletown spent the weekend
with relatives in town.
Edna Travers and friend of Dover
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
TraYers.
Geo. H. Lewis, our rural mail car
rier, is sick with the grippe.
Mrs. Ebe Wilson is not so well at
the present writing.
Laurence Sipple, our station agent,
R. J. Clendaniel, and Archie Swain
have all purchased new Chevrolet
cars, while John West has purchased
a new Overland.
Mrs. Annie Prettyman and family
have been visiting her sister in
Georgetown.
Otis Jefferson is spending the hol-
idays with his parents here.
GLENDALE: The Christmas pro-
gram Saturday evening was nicely
rendered to the great joy and salts
faction of the large crowd that had
gathered. Many we're the gifts as tok-
ems of remembrance by friends and
loved ones and the pastor received a
purse of ten dollars.
NEW MARKET: Gave her Xmas en-
tertainment and treat early Saturday
evening to great pleasure of those who
were presents. Friends and loved ones
receiving presents and the pastor to
his great joy a donation of good
things.
UNION: Held her Christmas enter
tainment and treat Monday evening. |
1 nC QlO5Aetu4 was GOO0 anu A@NN@J
rendered. Santa's cousins had been |
around and left gifts of good things to
friends and loved ones and the pastor
received donation.
The pastor and wife wish to express
their appreciation of the kind re-
from each church. May
all that is pure and noble and good
be yours during the coming new year,
is our earnest wish.
Church services Sunday: Ellendale,
Sunday school 10; preaching IL; Ep-
worth League z; new year sermon at
1880. McColley, Sunday school q; new
year sermon at 8. Come and let us
worship together.
II you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
K. Gregorious, ChiropractOr. Offices:
Milford and Dover s8-tf
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
MILLVMLE

A chicken and waffle supper will be
held in the Church Hall, Millville, Sat
urday evening, December Both, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry II. Dukes and
son are spending the holidays at Wy
Oming Visiteing Mrs. Dukes mother,
Mrs. Matte Townsend.
Miss Lydia Evans entertained to
dinner on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Is
sac West, Miss Myrtle Powell, Miss
Ola Dukes, Edward Derrickson and
Paul West.
Joshua Dukes is spending the Xmas
holidays with his wife and son.
Mrs. Ida M. Powell has gone to
Philadelphia for the winter.
Ola Dukes of the University of Del
aware is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Dukes.
Captain Clinton Evans of Philadel-
phia is visiting his family.
David S. Pruitt spent a few days of
the past week with his parents, Capt.
and Mrs. j. S. Pruitt.
Mrs. Maggie Turner who recently
moved to Williamsville has moved
her goods back and will again reside
in our town.
Mrs. Florence Helm Of Clarksville,
is visiting Mrs. Harry Dale.
John MCGEE and wife and son of
Seaford are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John MCGEE of this town.
Mrs. Clara West entertained to a
dinner on Christmas Day her sons:
Earl and Paul of New York; Herbert
Evans and family, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Townsend and Mrs. Sallie Tyndall, all
Of this town.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
ROXANA

The P. T. A. met in the school
building Thursday evening, December
21st. The program was as follows:
Song, silent Night. Prayer. Reading
minutes. Roll call. Recitation, Elwood
Goodwin. Recitation, Alberta Lynch and
Eva .Lekttes. Dramatization, 'Iittle
Taylor" Quartet, "Delware, My Della
ware. Dramatization, Foolish Goose
Debate by pupils of the 9th, 7th and
9Th grades. Subject: Resolved that the
railroad transportation is more inn
portant than water transportation.
The judges decided in favor of the
negative. Song, "Jolly, Jolly Santa
Claus. Address by ex-senator L. A.
Drexler of Bethany Beach. Closing
song.
Miss Ella McCollum of West Ches-
ter State Normal School is spending
the holidays with her parents here.
Ezekiel Lynch butchered a pair of
hogs weighing 1927 lbs.
LfMrs. Lizzie Furman has purchased
building lot from o. w. Wilgus.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Warrington spent
the weekend with Mrs. Lidia Wilgus.
Chas. McCabe of PHILADELPHIA is Wis
"
Earl Goodwin Of Wilmington, N. c.,
is visiting Harry Goodwin.
Charlie Richards spent the holidays
with his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Farlow and
son Carol, spent Sunday and Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Elliott at |
Delmar.
EG Lynch Of Philadelphia is SPEND |
ing the holidays with his parents, Mr..
aPd Mrs. Reuben Lynch.
Y Stanley Wilgus who is attending
The Naval School at Annapolis, Md, is
spending ten days with his parents
here.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
SELBYVuLE

Mrs. Allie Williams of New YorI
and Rolley Murray are spending the
holidays with their mother, Mrs. Ar.
bella Murray.
Miss Volta Long is visiting relatives
in Ohio.
The cantata given by Salem M. E.
Church on Sunday evening was well
rendered and much enjoyed by the
large audience who heard them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurst Beauchamp and
baby, Jack, are home for the holidays.
Mrs. Ida Townsend is visiting rela-
tives at Parsonburg, Md.
The carol singers were out early
Christmas morning.
The community tree, with its beau
tiful electric lights, has been an in
teresting object in the square. The
community sing, given on Monday ev-
ening at o'clock was enjoyed by all.
Appropriate hymns were sung, led by
Rev. Theo. Beauchamp of Pocomoke
City, Md.
Revival services will begin Sunday
evening at Salem M. E. Church.
Mrs. Asbury Murray and Mrs. W.
H. Kenney gave an afternoon social
to their Sunday school classes at the
formers home near the Boulevard on
Thursday.
w. A. Law gave treat of ice cream
to the Junior Department of the Sun
day school on Tuesday afternoon.
Don't forget the regular prayer
service on Thursday evening, in the
lecture room of Salem Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Lynch have as
their guest, the formers brother, Ed
ward Lynch, of Philadelphia.
Thos. McCabe, Mr.. and Mrs. Minturn
Harvey and VIM. McCabe, Jr., and
family are spending the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. McCabe.
The young people are home from
their various colleges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hastings gave
a dinner on Christmas Day to rela-
tives from Berlin and this town.
Mrs. Corinne Janney and family
spent Christmas at Newark, Md.
Miss Louise Campbell and brother |
Denard, are visiting relatives at Re
hoboth.
The Misses Frances Derrickson,
Louise Campbell and Elberta Lynch
were guests Of Miss Hilda Evans, at
dinner on Sunday last.
Mrs. Long, of Dukes street, gave a
dinner to the members of her family
on Christmas Day.
Arthur Hudson, Eileen Tubbs, Vir-
gil McCabe, Jr., and Thos. Cullen are
on the sick list.
Raymond Morris and family escap-
ed from what might have been a very
serious accident, when the car in
which they were riding on Monday
evening ran into car which had no
lights. There was no one seriously in
jured, but the car in which Mr.. Nor
ris and family were riding, was a to-
al wreck.
n you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna I
(. Gregorious, ChiropractOr. Offices: l
IIilfnrd and Dover. eS-tf {
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29
SUNNYSIDE
Near BridgeVine)

MIR. and Mrs. Albert Switchkey are
the proud parents Of nice baby boy
born Sunday, December 18th.
GIHarry C. Wiley while taking some
poultry to the train, had the misfor-
tune of breaking a king bolt in his
dearborn, causing the body to fall to
the ground so hard, that he was
thrown from the vehicle, knocking
him unconscious and brusing him SER
iously.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehill and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Cannon motored to Milford
on Wednesday.
James Reynolds and Frank Wroten
are still on the sick list.
Miss Margaret Allen Isl suffering
with the flu.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29

Many a man with two spare tires
has no spare cash.
Milford chronicle., 1922-12-29

II you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
K. Gregorious, Chiropractor. ofaces:
Milford and Dover. sS-6
The Lake County times., 1922-10-28
HESSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Langland and
children of Worth. ILL.,. and Mrs.
Steren Aggen and son Marvin of
Blue Island. Ills. were the guests
OF relatives here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. NJ. Shap spent
Wedne sday in Hammond.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Mentzer were
Indiana Harbor visitors last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Forest and Mrs.
Struce OF Indiana Harbor attended
the chicken supper at the Christian
church Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marley Hazlett OF
Chicago spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Ward Kessler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ellsworth and
daughter spent tho weekend at
Crown Point. the guests of relatives
A delegation of Hessville people
attended the revival services Tues
day evening at the Christian church
of Whiting.
The chicken supper given by the
Adult class of the Christian church
was very much enjoyed by all the
patrons attending it Thursday ev-
ening.
The Lake County times., 1922-10-28

friend to escort her to such an en-
tertainment, where, she was to-L
comedy ruled without intermission.
So to the theater they went. Sur
roundings entirely new to her won
praise and comment, and quite I'M
pressive was the blue sr-oke fog
that rose from the cigars and cigar
cites f the patrons. Inspired by
the sight, she lit cigarette.
1t was during the j tern-ission
and the manager saw her. j..
Hey, lady, you'll have to cat
that out" he exploded. We don't
have that here"
The visitor went on smoking.
Back came the manager. Again he
protested. So the visitor tried
argument.
sI don't see any harm in it" she
said. "Why, / was at the opera
last night and smoked there"
A hurt expression appeared on
the burlesque operators face.
Lady" he said with emphasis.
+'this is a respectable ho-se- -
N. Y Sun.
A dusky rookie was doing dard
duty for the first time. Along
came one of those officers who wear
silver chickens on their shoulders.
The rookie naturally got excited
and fustered.
"Halt!" he yelled. and then
stopped.
''Well, what are you going to do
next?" inquired the colonel after
H.
craven image for some seconds.
"I amt sure, boss" admitted the
darky. Then he added dangerous
": "But, by golly, yo' better stan
right whah yo' is till thinks what
it is Ise to do. o."-American Legion
Weekly.