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Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
DEATH OF S. JOHN ABBOTT
Prominent In Political And Business
Affairs For Many Years.

Sylvester John Abbott died at his
residence on West Front street, North
Milford, Friday, August Gath, 1928, af-
ter many weeks of illness. He was
born in Milford, March 2Srd, 1852 and
the funeral was held at his late resi-
dence on Monday; interment in Odd
Fellows cemetery.
He leaves a wife and two daugh-
ters as his immediate family.
He was a member of Christ Episco-
pal Church and for many years was
its Vestryman and Warden.
AS a young man and boy he enter
ed business pursuits, and with Andrew
B. Cooper learned the retail drygoods
trade in Milford. His next move was
to the commercial salesmanship work,
in which he Travelled for the Newark
Shoe Company, of Newark, N. j.,
where he covered the entire United
States and became familiar with men
who became firm friends in after life.
With his brother he bought the
large retail clothing and dry goods
business in Milford from Latchum &
Davis and started the firm of C. D.
Abbott & Co., from which he retired
twenty years ago.
He took an active interest in public
affairs and served as President of
Town Council of Milford two terms.
He was the State Senator from the
Fifth Senatorial District in Kent coun-
ty and afterwards was Third Auditor
of the United States Treasury at
Washington.
He was a grower of fruit on an eX-
tensive scale for several years.
For several terms he served as vice
president of the Milford Trust Com
pany, and was one of those to organ
ize that successful banking institution.
He was member of Temple Lodge of
Masons, the Tall Cedars and the
Shrine.
While an active supporter Of J. Ed
ward Addicks, in the days when Ad-
dicks cut a wide figure in political af-
fairs in Delaware, he was a director
of the Bay State Gas Company.
In recent years he had relinquished
active business cares and enjoyed
reading and witnessing base ball, of
which he was enthusiastic.
His wife was formerly Miss Rosalee
Nichols of Washington, and his two
daughters are Miss Rosalee Abbott
and Mrs. Mortimer Browning Of New
York City.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
new DORMITORY AT
DELAWARE COLONY
Feeble Minded Institution At Stock
ley, Sussex County, Will Have
Modern Quarters For Boys.
BOYS WILL MAKE BLOCKS
Part Of Material For Construction
Of Building Will Be Made By
Inmates Of The Home.

Plans are being made for the erec-
tion of three-wing dormitory for
boys at the Delaware Colony, Stock
ley, by the building committee of the
State Commission for Feeble Minded
Children of Delaware.
A home for the superintendent and
a large laundry at the colony also
will be built. The committee is COM
posed Of Colonel Robert G. Houston,
Seldom S. Deemer and Arlie B. Ma
gee.
This is the second and most extern
sive building operations of the COM
mission since its creation several
years ago. The first building erected
was a girls dormitory and office
building and was dedicated as a mem
Orial to the late Mrs. Kate Ford Deem
er, the sponsor of the movement,
which resulted in the creation of the
commission and the appropriation of
funds for this colony by an act of the
legislature. That building is known as
the "Kate Ford Deemer Memorial Cot
tage." Mrs. Deemer was the wife of
Mr.. Deemer, member of the commit
tee and commission.
The proposed boys building will
house about 100 boys in the two front
wings which extend 70 feet from and
parallel with the front of the center
structure, a two and one-half con-
crete and brick building. Each will be
20 feet deep with a basement of the
same dimensions. In the rear of this
center structure and at right angles
with the two other wings, will be
erected another wing 103 feet long and
20 feet wide. This wing will be used
as kitchen and dining room. Lava
tory accommodations will be provid
ed in the center structure for each Of
the wings.
The second floor will be used as
home for the attendant or assistant
superintendent of the institution.
The superintendent home will be
% feet square and contain 8 rooms,
bath and pantry.
The laundry will be 20 by 40 feet in
dimensions and one story high, fully
equipped with modern machinery.
All these buildings will be con-
structed of brick and concrete blocks,
the latter being manufactured by the
inmates under supervision of an eX-
pert manufacturer. They average 400
blocks daily. The buildings will be of
fire proof construction throughout.
The first occupants of the dormitory
will be the 25 or 80 boys now living in
the three farm houses, with the famil-
les of the farmers of the colony.
The committee is advertising for
bids for the construction of the build
ngs.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
OBITUARY
KRONE

Jennie Phyllis Krone, aged IA years,
died of scarlet fever on Thursday, Au-
gust %, 1928. Interment was made at
Odd Fellows cemetery, Milford, on
Friday afternoon, August "A, by Will
liam G. Powders, funeral director.
RICHARDS
David Louis Richards, son of Capt.
and Mrs. Russell w. Richards, of West
Philadelphia, died at the home of his
grandfather, Wilbur Masten, August
%, 1928. Age 16 months, % days. In
terment at Odd Fellows cemetery,
Milford. Rev. Strausburg officiating.
VIM. G. Powders, undertaken.
BURTON
Alice Burton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Burton, died at their
home, near Milton, on Tuesday, Au-
gust %, 1928, age IL months and 2
days. Funeral at residence, on the
Jas. A. Belts farm, on Thursday after
noon at o'clock. Interment at st.
Johns cemetery. Rev. John W. Town
send officiating. Samuel J. Wilson &
Son had charge of the funeral.
JEFFERSON
Bertha Elizabeth Jefferson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Jefferson, died
at their home in South Milton, We'd
nesday, August 29th, 1928, age nine
months and eleven days. Funeral at
the Methodist Protestant Church, Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment
in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Mil
ton. Rev. John w. Townsend oficiat-
ing. Samuel J. Wilson G Son had
charge of the funeral.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
BOTH BONES IN WRIST BROKEN

Mrs. Eliza J. Harrington, widow of
the late James Henry Harrington, of
North Milford, broke both bones in her
right wrist when she fell about noon
last Saturday. Mrs. Harrington had
gone out in front of her home and was
attempting to brush fly off Of horse
hitched there when she tripped over a
root of a tree. The horse made a
lunge about the same time and she
was thrown heavily to the ground.
Two X-ray pictures of the injury dis
closed that both the large and the
small bone in the wrist were broken.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
YES, IT'S A CIRCUS

"A Community Circus will pitch it's
tent next Monday, September Srd, at
Chickabee Farm, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Collel. Wild animals, side
shows, vaudeville, ice cream and pink
lemonade-all will be there.
The Cedar Grove Canning Club
Girls have gone far and wide to bring
this big show together Fun and a
good time awaits you if you attend.
Mother Goose" in real life-but see
this and the "Giant" and the Dwarf" 4"
It's all just fun and happiness-and
everybody is invited. This bunch Of
young ladies are live wires.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
MILFORD CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS

The tickets for this years chautau-
qua, September 12-17 are now on sale
at the Office of c. D. Holzmueller, 25
North Walnut street, and at Petty
johns Pharmacy on South Walnut
street. It will help the committee in
charge of this matter, if those who
subscribed for tickets, and all who
desire them would call for them as
soon as possible.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
ss-YEAR.OLD BRICKLAYER .

Working every day at his trade,
Henry MARVEL, aged SO years old out
on Wednesday, August 22nd, 1923, is
hale and hearty. He was born and
raised in Milford and has voted the
Republican ticket at every national
election since 1860 in Milford, Della
ware.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
CALL. MEETING FOR VETERANS

A meeting of ex-service men will be
held in the officers room, Milford Ar
mory, this Friday evening, August 81,
at eight o'clock. DR.. VIM. Speakman,
State Commander of the American
Legion, will be present and address
the meeting.
Every person who was in the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States between April 6, 1917 and No
vember II, 1918, are invited and re-
quested to be present.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
PICNIC ON LABOR DAY

The postponed community picnic,
given by the Shawnee Sunday school,
will be held on Labor Day, September
3rd, commencing at 2:90 p. M, rain
or shine. If the day be rainy, dinner
can be served in the church. Everyone
please bring dinner, according to or
iginal plan. Ice cream will be furnish
ed by the Sunday school. Everyone
welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
GRANGE FIELD MEETING

On Saturday afternoon, September
1, there will be a Grange Field Meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Wesley Heeb-
ner, on the du Pont Boulevard and
Harrington road. Ice cream will be
for sale. We want big attendance as
this is the last field meeting for the
year.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31
MILFORD FIREMEN'S
HOME COMING WEEK

The Milford firemen are making ar
rangements for the annual Home Com
ing Week and carnival, which will be
held the last week in September. The
carnival will be held at the baseball
park, and the firemen are arranging
for several parades.
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31

The public schools reopen next
Milford chronicle., 1923-08-31

Advertising space in '.ALllfOrd
Chronicle" is sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation of over
5000 copies each week.
, 1923-02-05
ILLS--Within a Stones Throw Of the Refine1
Is the Logical Home for Refinery Workers
Buy a Home in Mills

Mills has fine water and plenty of
it at a cheap rate, with water mains
in front of every lot we have for sale.
Mills is provided with electric
power at the same rate as Casper,
with power lines convenient to every
lot we have for sale.
Mills has an abundance of gas at
a rate equal to the rate anywhere
in Wyoming : so cents a 1000 cubic
feet : with gas lines in front Of every
lot we have for sale.
Mills was laid out by experienced
engineers, with fine graded roads
passing in front of every lot we have
for sale.
, 1923-02-05
Advantages Of Mills

EHr.|.
Mills is surrounded by industries
on all sides.
Mills is within a stones throw Of
the great Standard refineries.
Every modern convenience : fine
water, lots of gas, abundant electric
power, fine roads = are provided for
the residents of Mills.
Mills is the site of the largest in
dustries in Wyoming, and the Pro-
ducers and Refiners corporation, the
Western Pipeline and the Mammoth
Oil company have spent thousands of
dollars there during the past year.
, 1923-02-05

Buy ahtmw and uw Wilt no taxes pay ulDe embr27n 24-A IMos TWO YEARsW 1THFo
TAX T PA. there rntn rw he any special assessments against your property All taxes in
Nnsa mcuddn 1.-THE rgMro mHt tax rate. Home ownership Mills aepa taxes mlh they oSesedte
Iced heir home Can yub beat -h?
, 1923-02-05
WHAT ABOUT BUYING A LOT?

We offer liberal terms. Pay SIS down and $40 a month. That will
mean that your payments are less than the rent you are paying today.
Make your slogan mo more rent; own my %ownFhome."
Mills is a town of home owners. They are all boosters for their
home town. Eighty per cent own their own homes. They are salts
fled. Ask them.
, 1923-02-05
WHAT O LOCATION?

Mills is a workingman's town and proud of it. Most of the men
living there are employed at the Standard refneries.
Big business men and fnanciers realized the advantage OF Mills as
a location for their immense industries and built their plants there.
! There is neither smoke nor smell from the refineres at Mills.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
WASHINGTON BUREAU /
THE LID
Washington. H. & Feb /

Appropriation for the Warrior
barge line depends on deficiency
bill, it is officially made known to-
day. President Harding has re-
fused the request of General Lord,
commissioner of the budget, to send
an estimate to Congress in time to
permit of amendment of the army
appropriation bill now pending.
Senator Oscar w Underwood, be-
fore the next deficiency bill is sent
to the House, will have an interview
with the President, and request him
to include in the deficiency bill an
item in favor of the Warrior. The
remaining members of the Alabama
delegation feel confident that the
President will accede to the request
of the Alabama senator. Senator
Underwood himself, however, is not
so sanguine
Members of visiting delegation
from Birmingham and Mobile re-
turned to Alabama tonight. They
found that all had been done that
could have been done. They inter-
viewed Representatives Oliver and
McDuffie and Senator Underwood,
and with the understanding that the
latter would see the President, re-
turned this afternoon satisfied and
confident.
The visitors were R. V. Taylor,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
CHILD HYGIENE EXPERT
TALKS BEORE LEAGUE

Miss Jessie L. Mariner of Mont
gomery, director of the child hygiene
of the state board OF health, was the
principal speaker Tuesday afternoon
at the regular Hillman hotel meet
ing of the League of Women Voters.
Miss Mariner discussed the Shep-
pard-Townes maternity and infancy
aid bill and its application in Ala
bama. She told of its introduction
into Alabama, how Gov 7. E. Kilby
had accepted it for the state and
that now a bill would be presented at
the state legislature.
She outlined the work now being
done by the state board of health
and how this board was cooperating
with the various 81 county boards.
and announced that an institute
would be held for nurses and health
officers at the Birmingham city hall
auditorium on saturday and Monday,
February II and 10.
Following a lengthy discussion Of
the committees report on the pro
posed new council-manager plan of
city government the league went on
record as indorsing the new form Of
government and expressed its will
iingness to conduct an educational
campaign TO support it when the bill
was presented to the state legisla-
ture. The report presented t. the
league was drawn up by commit
tee composed of Mrs. Brenton X.
Fisk. chairman; Mrs. Lucy Wideman
and Mrs. r. ID. Strock
| A motion to change the meeting
date was referred to the executive
committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
House Wants Counties to Get
All of Tax--Senate Would
Divide Funds With State
Treasury
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 6

Both houses of the legislature are
determined that purchasers of motor
fuel shall pay a tax Of cents gal
Ion on every gallon they use but the
senate and house of representatives
Tuesday showed that they have not
reached an agreement regarding the
distribution of the funds to be de-
rived from the tax.
The senate passed the Ashcraft
house bill levying tax of cents
a gallon but only after amendment
so as to place one half the revenue
in the general fund and the other
half into the treasury of the o.
counties. The house declined to ac-
cept the amendment and called Tor
committee conference. The senate
agreed to the conference committee
and efforts will be made to settle
the differences in committee.
Speaker Merrill appointed Long,
Butler, Tunstall of Hale and Ash
craft of Lauderdale as house mem
bers of the committee while Lieut..
Gov. Mcdowell named Ellis of Dali
las, Foster of Tuscaloosa and Tun-
stall of Calhoun as members OF the
senate committee.
The house insists that every penny
of the gasoline tax shall be divided
into 81 parts and apportioned to the
counties for use in constructing
roads and bridges. The administra-
ton is urging that one half of the
money be placed in the general fund
and the senate Is taking the side OF
the administration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
FORMER MISSISSIPPI.
GOVERNOR ARRESTED.
ON CONTEMPT CHARGE

HATTIESBURG Miss, Feb. g.
Theo G. Bilbo. former governor Of
Mississippi, was arrested here today
on a federal warrant charging con-
tempt Of court, The action grew out
of Mr.. Bilbo's failure to appear as a
witness at the trial of the damage
suit Of Miss Frances Birkehead
against Gov. Lee NJ. Russell at OK
ford, several months ago.
The arrest was made upon order OF
Federal Judge Edwin f. Holmes. Mr.
Bilbo was taken before United
States Commissioner sullivan and
gave $4,000 bond for his appearance
in federal court at oxford, in april
Mr.. Bilbo was regarded as one of
the most important witnesses Tor
Miss Birk ehead. whC sought 100000
damages from Governor Russell In
connection with her charges of seduc-
ton and during the trial, which re-
suited in a verdict for the defendant
he could not be found. The former
governor appeared at his home at
Pcplarv.lle shortly after the case was
concluded and explained that he had
been in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS
So CIRCUITS WORKING
DESPITE DIFFICULTIES


Through the consistent efforts of
the electrical employees of the city,
SO circuits of the entire 46 leading
into headquarters of the fire depart
ment were back in perfect working
condition Tuesday night. Practically
every circuit in the city sustained
some damage from the cold and storm
of Sunday, which cut off all suburbs
of Birmingham proper, with the ex
ception of East Lake, from the use
of fire alarm boxes.
Chief of the Fire Department ]. L.
Akin stated that there is still some
danger from a few of the boxes, in
asmuch as some of them were cut in
with the $500 circuit lines of the
Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company when the high ten
sion wires of the light company fell
across those of the telephone COM
pany the latter wires carrying the
fire alarm signals. The line crew will
remain at work, however, until every
circuit, alarm box and every foot of
wire has been tested out and is found
in first-class condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
HIGHER TEMPERATURE
EAST OF MISSISSIPPI
FORECAST BY BUREAU


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--Although
the weather bureau could promise
no important changes in tempera-
ture for tomorrow, it predicted to-
night somewhat higher temperatures
almost generally east of the Missls-
sippi river for Thursday. The tenn
perature was lower toda. in the
south Atlantic and east gulf states.
the upper Mississippi and middle
Missouri valleys and the plains
states, while cold weather continued
in the eastern states but somewhat
higher temperatures were noted in
Texas.
Storm warnings were displayed on
the Atlantic coast from Cape Hat
teras to Eastport and it was said
that the storm as it moved north
eastward. promised to reach gale
force and be accompanied by snow
tomorrow in the middle and north
Atlantic states as we'll as the upper
Ohio valley and the lower lake re-
gion. otherwise generally fair
weather was predicted east of the
Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
DOINGS OF DAY
In WASHINGTON

A congressional delegation left for
troops returning from the Rhine.
Continuing consideration of the
army bill, the Senate Gel tered de-
bate on the s56,ooo.OOO rivers ami
harbors item.
Investigation of conditions at the
veterans bureau ~as urged in the
House by Representative Larsen,
democrat. Georgia.
Enactment of legislation for con /.
servation of forests was Urged by
President Harding in a letter to
Representative Clark, republican,
New York.
Feasibility of constructing an
other waterway across the Isthmus
of Panama. using Panama canal
profits TO defray part of the cost
was discussed at a cabinet meeting
President Harding put the finish
ing touches on message to Con-
gress urging, it was said. modifica-
ton of the debt funding law to per-
nit approval of the settlement nego-
tiated with Great Britain.
The national committee of the de-
Tense of the federal waterpower act
sent to every member of the Senate
and House a protest in opposition to
Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
Shoals.
Trial of Charles w. Morse. New
York ship builder his three sons
and eight other. on charges of con-
spiracy to defraud the government,
in connection with war time ship
ping contracts which was to have
begun was postponed until Febru-
airy 10.
Representatives of independent
OF. companies testified before the
Senate Investigating committee that
high freight rates on oil, combined
with control of the Standard group
over pipe lines, worked to the dis
advantage of Independents"
Deny ing that Germany's policy of
resistance to French occupation of
the Ruhr had been modified, the Der
lin government. through its embassy,
declared that on the contrary, ''unani-
nous resistance on the part of Ger
many is steadily growing"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07
VICTIM OF LIVE WIRE
TO BE BURIED TODAY

Funeral services for Herbert Nc
CLAIM, eight-year- son of II. ].
McLain, 1924 Seventeenth street,
north, street sales manager for The
Age-Herald. electrocuted at o'clock
Monday afternoon. when his skates
touched a broken primary wire of
the Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company, lying on the ground
at Eleventh avenue and Seventeenth
street, will be conducted at the resi-
dence at $3.50 o'clock, Wednesday
afternoon. Burian will be in Forest
Hill cemetery, Vice in charge.
Witnesses said that the little boy
was skating and did not see the
wire, charged with 2.30v volts of
electricity, as it lay burning on the
ground. His right skate touched
the wire causing his death almost
instantly, doctors said. The young
boy was taken to Fraternal hospital
in an effort to revive him, although
no spark of life was ever shown by
the victim.
McClain was notified of the death
of his son, six hours after notice had
arrived of the death of his father,
which occurred Monday morning in
Lancaster. Pa.
Pallbearers at the funeral will be
the following Age Herald employees,
with whom Mr. McClain is asso-
ciated. John II. Kennybrook. A. c.
Smith, r., B. Carpenter. Powell Nun
nally, Jones Laney and Louis Belts.