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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
MORGAN TIRE
DOES DAMAGE
BIoodgood'S Garage and
Workshop are Destroyed
Other Buildings Saved

MORGAN, Dec. 27:-Ifire of un-
determined origin completely de-
stroyed the garage and workshop Of
Edward Bloodgood, at Morgan
Heights shortly after 8 o'clock this
morning, and for a time threatened
to destroy a number of garages
nearby, also endangering several
frame constructed residences in that
vicinity. A flare-up of the place
followed a big blaze and helped by
a slight wind sparks of fire flew on
the roofs of the Bloodgood home.
Miss Dugan. chief telephone oper-
ator was told to notify the nearest
fire company. The Melrose and
S%ayreville Fire companies responded
within fifteen minutes checking the
blaze. chief Donohue and his crew
from the Morgan camp came to the
assistance of the firemen. Residents
became much alarmed for a short
while.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
AND
SISTER MEET
Relatives Unite on Christmas
After TWenty-eight Years
Absence

TOTTENVILLE, Dec. 27.-Christ-
mas at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Moore, 1871 Butler avenue,
~Tottenville, was one of the merriest
with that family particularly with
Mrs. Moore than had been expert
enced in many years, when they re-
ceived a visit from her brother, w.
Chester Kriner, whom she had not
seen for twenty-eight years. Mrs.
Moors, who was Miss Mabel Kriner,
and her brother resided in Corning,
N. Y, with their parents. Twenty
eight years ago he left home, taking
up the profession of chef and travel
ing from place to place. Two years
afterward, Mrs. Moore anne to Tot
tenyille and for a period of seventeen
\ years she had not heard a word OF
1her brother, he goino from place to
place in Canada, then in the west
and south. A correspondence be-
tween sister and brother again
picked up and about four years ago
this ceased and neither had heard
from each other.
During the FLU epidemic a report
came to Mrs. Moore that her brother
had died of that disease and she had
given up all hopes of seeing him
again. Mr.. Kriner is now stationed
at Dubois, Pa, where he is chef of
the Eagles Club. Securing ten days
vacation he planned to seek his sis
ter and give her a surprise. Just as
the family had finished dinner on
Christmas Day, Mr.. Kriner walked
In on the family gathering and gave
his sister one of the greatest sur
prises that she had ever had. lie
will spend the New Years with his
sister and family and then he will
return to Dubois again.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Smith, of
Brooklyn, were here over the holt
day with relatives.
Mrs. Sarah Decker, of Amboy road
has gone to Birmingham, Ala. to be
with her son, Clinton Decker, for
the winter.
jain Joyce of Manhattan. was a
local visitor in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Holmes, of
Jersey City, have been visiting rela-
tives in town.
Miss Mildred MeCallum, of Great
Kills. formerly of TottenVille, is en-
Pertaining Mrs. Margaret Cornelius
and daughter, Miss Virginia Corne-
Illus, of Elmira, over the holidays.
Christmas celebrations will be
held at ST, Marks church and at the
Prince churcn tonight for the
children OF the Sunday schools,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
EXPRESS DERAILED

Traffic on the southbound track of
the New York & Long Branch rail
road was tied up for over an hour
yesterday morning when the tender
of the Atlantic City express left the
rails at the curve at South Amboy
Junction. No one was injured and
the train was brought to a stop be-
fore great damage had been done to
the rails. Until the ear could be re
placed on the rails and the train
continue on it's way, southbonnd
traffic was sent about the derailed
train on the northbound track.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
u. S. GRANT COUNCIL
JR. O. u. A. NJ. ELECTS

TOTTENVILLE. Dec. 27-U. S
Grant Council No. 70. Jr. o. U. A
NJ, of Pleasant Plains, at a recent
meeting of the council elected the
following officers to be installed on
Monday night, January Z: Councillor
Chris Scherb: vice councillor, c
Wangenstein; recording secretary
Robert j. Cromie: assistant record
ing secretary, G. l.. Boeschel; finan-
cial secretary. c. l.. Nance; treas
urer, Emil Jost; conductor. Pau
Bennington; warden. V. Schmau-
der; inside sentinel. Everett Polhe-
mes; outside sentinel. John Oetgen;
trustee, ID. w. Winant, and chap
lain, Willard Cottrell.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
TREE-PLANTING MOVE
is URGED BY SILzER

TRENTON, Dec. 27:-In order to
interest the people of the state in
Arbor Day next spring Governor
Silzer, in a letter today, suggested
to Charles p. WILDER, state forester,
the ACCESSIBILITY of co-ordinating the
activities of the 11S shade tree COM
missions in the state, the American
Legion, the Boy Scouts as well as
business organizations and women's
clubs in a tree-planting movement.
The executive also advised Mr..
WILDER to discuss the planting pro-
ieet with Commissioner of Education
John Enright and the various county
superintendent of schools with a
view to stressing the subject in the
public schools.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
OLD BRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. David Dobson have
returned to their home after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with Mr.,
and Mrs. William Douns at Camden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hlllyer and
Mrs. Cecilia Hillyer were visitors AT
Englishtown Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Leonard visited
MIR. and Mrs. Michael Erving at
Freehold recently.
Mrs. Arthur Van Hise and Mrs,
Wallace Apologize were Perth Am
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
1oY shoppers WednesdaY.

boy shoppers Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. Yahnell of Helmetta, Mrs.
Clarence Welsch Of New Brunswick
visited relatives in town over the
holidays.
Mrs. John w. Squires is confined
to her home by illness.
Miss Lottie Cheeseman has return
ed to Brooklyn after visiting her
aunt. Mrs. NJ. j. Mcguire. over the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reid and
family enjoyed the performance at
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
Man Is Enfauv Hurt

ELIZABETH, Dec. 27.-Fred Bal
ley, ~S3-year-old negro. of Newark,
employed by the Barrett Manufac~
turing Company here. was fatally in
iured yesterday when his clothes
caught In a machine aud he was
wbirled about on a large wheel. His
neck was broken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
So. Amboyan is Sued

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. a.
Miss Elizabeth Locke, of the Christ
Home at South Amboy vas served
yesterday in a court action brought
in Flint, Mich, against her for I'M
lawful possession of two lots at Flint.
The hearing in the case has been set
for January "a at the Michigan city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27

a New Brunswick theatre Tuesday.
William Kraemer has purchased a
touring car.
George Dobson, Jr., was a Railway
visitor recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Appleby are
entertaining out-of-tow:. relatives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27

London's famous Tower Bridge
possesses a double set of hydra allie
engines for raising and lowering the
bascules. This Is 10 avoid the risk
of a breakdown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
START DIVORCE ACTION

SOUTH ANBOY, Dec. 27.-An or
der uf publication has been signed
by the chancellor in the snit for di-
vorce of George i. Watson against
his wife. Maud Il. Watson. Mr.
Watson is a resident of lteyport, and
his wife resides in New York. The
suit for desertion and the order
directs that a notice of the order
and the petition in the case be served
on Mrs. Watson within twenty days
and that the notice be published
within the same time, calling on Mrs
Watson to answer the petition before
February 81. 1924.
The W~atsons are well known in
this city. having lived here at ono
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-27
o. Where are iunlor repnbllcs lo.

Q. Where are junior republics To-
cated?-W. e. B.
A. There are junior republics To-
Gated at the following places: Free
Vile. N. Y; Reddington. Pa; An
napolis Junction, Md; Litchfeld
Conn: Chino. Cafif.; Pennington, N
J.; Grove City, Pa, n Moorestown
n 4.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28

Artists of San Antonio giving the talent make Music Week. the
artists who will dur
l. will be heard recital the
ballroom February IL Miss Elizabeth Dean Pickett organist will
Episcopal Church. Tuesday February To- Miss
soost the given by the Tues
Week attraction for Friday evening February IT,
ballroom Miss Russell Hughes will dance at the
Tuesday Friday evening February 16
feature of Week.
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Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
FOUR PERSONS ARE
SENT TO HOSPITALS
Auto Accident AT FELTON, Last Sat
urday Resulted In Serious In
juries To Occupants.
SENT TO MILFORD HOSPITALS
Third Accident To Occur At Same
Place In Which Occupants Have
Been Brought Here.

The third automobile accident to
happen at the same road intersection,
near FELTON,, within a few weeks, oc-
CURED last Saturday afternoon, and
four persons were sent to hospitals as
result of the collision. The collision
occurred about four o'clock in the af-
ternOOn. Gordy Beach, of Columbia,
Delaware, with a friend was driving
south on the western State Highway.
Spencer Gideon, of Philadelphia, with
another party of friends, was driving
west on the Felton-Frederica highway.
Both roads are concrete highways. At
the northeastern corner of the inter-
section of these two roads there is a
corn field, the fodder from which had
not been cut. The view of both driv-
ers was Obscured by this corn field.
The cars crashed when the vehicle
driven by Gideon hit that driven by
Beach. Both cars were badly damag
ed.
The ambulance of the Milford
Emergency Hospital was sent to the
scene of the accident and GOrdy Beach
was brought to that institution. In
quiry there yesterday was to the effect
that he was improving and that he
was out of danger. Spencer Gideon,
owner and driver of the other car,
was taken to the Delaware Hospital
in Wilmington. He is said to be in
serious condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Hade, of Philadelphia, who were oc-
cupants of the Gideon car, were
brought to the Marshall Hospital, in
Milford. They are recovering and will
be discharged soon. Three other oc-
cupants of the Gideon car were put
upon an express train and sent to
their homes in Philadelphia. One was
a minister, another a doctor, and the
other an undertaker's assistant. The
Philadelphians were returning to Eel
ton to take the Norfolk express. They
had been attending the funeral of
Spencer, of Philadelphia, who
was buried at Frederick last Satur-
day.
The accident last Saturday was the
third to occur in the past few weeks,
in which serious injuries resulted to
The participants. In each instance the
Milford Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance has been called for, to bring in
he injured.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
FORMER DELAWAREAN
COMPLETES GENEALOGY

Herman Carter, a .native-born Della
warean, but for many years past a
resident of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, has
just completed and sent to the Della
ware State Archives Commission, one
of the most complete genealogical
records of many of the most promi-
nent families in Delaware and parts
of Maryland, that has been ever re-
ceived by the State Archives.
The papers were prepared and print
ed by Mr.. Carter, the data being cop
led from the note books of the late
John G. Gooden, of Dover, Delaware.
Some of the many families mention
ed in the records include the Low
bers, Reynolds, Broadways, Rodneys
Gncluding Caesar Rodney, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence from Delaware), Marvels,
Goodens, Browns, Harringtons, Coop
ers, Gruwells, Whitakers, Cases, Fras-
hers, Killens and Colughs and the nu-
merous branches Of all the above nam
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
FORMER MILFORD, STAR
GOES TO PITTSBURGH
'Pat' Stammerman, Popular Mound
Artist For Milford Team, En-
ters National League.

Milford baseball fans who predicted
great things for "Pat" Stammernuan
while he was here with the Milford
team this year, will be pleased to lealru
that the yOungster has been sold to
the Pittsburgh team of the NationAI
League, and that he Joined them thigs
month. "Pat' wah a clean cut young
man and was well-liked while in Mil
ford. The following article was hand
ed to the Chronicle by J. Harry Lynch,
of Milford,wh attended the National
Rural Mail Carriers Convention at
Louisville, Kentucky. The article was
clipped from a paper published in that
Kentucky city. The portion of the ar
ticle relating to Stammerman fol-
lows:
"Dick Monaghan, veteran big league
umpire and reliable scout of the Pitts
burgh Pirates, has scooped up three
Kentucky players for the Smoky City
team for next season. Among these
players is listed Pat Stammerman,
pride of Portland.
"Stammerman has signed contract
with the Pirates, and will report to
Manager Bill McKechnie, next Friday,
10 uulSu Lu6 SGdSOu Will Lu6 DuCucb-
neers. He would have joined the team
sooner but had already made an agree
ment to pitch with ElizabethtoWn to-
morrow. It is matter of surprise to
some of the fans here that Stammer-
man happened to be a free agent, but
it is easily explained. Pat was with
the Wilmington, Delaware, team which
disbanded in mid-season. He then
went to Milford, Delaware, where he
pitched winning ball until that team
on July 4th, after which he
finished the season with Crisfeld,
of the Eastern Shore
League.
"Stammerman will play three weeks
with the Pirates, and if he shows that
he is not quite ready for the difficult
going of the National League, he will
be sent next season to Flint, Michi-
gan, where he can have years ex-
perience with Grover Land, the Frank
fort catcher, who is certainly able to
instruct young pitcher in the finer
points. Pat is only 21 years Of age.
Scout Monaghan has declared his be-
lief that with proper development
will prove another Ad-
ans in due time. Flint is the Pitts
)urgh farm"
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Gladys Harrington, of Laurel, is do.
ing nicely and expects to return home
soon.
Mrs. Walter Brittingham, Of Laurel
is doing nicely.
Carrie N. Adams, of Bridgeville, who
was brought to the hospital on Thurs
day, September goth, for treatment, is
doing as nicely as can be expected.
Mrs. Harry Willin, of Bridgeville, is
resting comfortably.
Margaret Wix, of Frederick, who
was receiving treatment at the hos
pital for a few days, returned home
on Monday.
John P. Argo, of Milford Neck, has
returned to his home, after receiving
treatment for several days.
Gordy Beach, of Delmar, who was
hurt when two machines collided, at
the FELTON, cross roads late Saturday
afternoon, is resting comfortably.
Little Charles w. Lewis, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Selvin Lewis, Of Laurel, is
receiving treatment at the hospital.
Mrs. J. Roland Davis and son of
Milford and Mrs. Earl N. Faulkner and
daughter, of Wyoming, have return
ed to their home.
Little Darrell Hudson, Of Selbyville,
is receiving treatment at the hospital.
Stop at the Hospital Booth during
the Firemen's Carnival and buy your
suppers. Thursday: Platter supper;
Friday: Chicken salad; Saturday:
salad and oysters.
Series 4O53-No. 140 won the lunch
con set chanced off, Tuesday night, the
person holding this number please
call at the hospital booth for same.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
LARGE CROWDS ARE
ENJOYING CARNIVAL
The Attendance This Year Is The
Best In The History OF The
Annual Firemen's Fair.
BEAUTIFUL PRIZES GIVEN
The Grand Prizes Each Evening
Have Proven An Enjoyable POr-
tiOn Of The Carnival.

The Annual Ffremen's Fair and Car
nival which is being held each night
this week has proven to be the best
ever arranged and held by the local
fire fighters. The persons from Mil
ford and the surrounding towns and
country have been attending better
this year than ever, and they have
been well repaid each evening by the
pleasure that they have received.
While Saturday evening was disa-
greeable so far as the weather was
concerned, it did not deter the people
from attending. Notwithstanding the
inclement weather the receipts for
that night were ahead of the opening
Saturday night of last year. Rain
drove the crowds home early, but they
were well repaid for attending.
On Monday night the crowd was not
so large, but it was a spending bunch
and again the receipts were greater
than on the corresponding night of a
year ago. On Tuesday night the largest
crowd of the week to date was in at
tendance. The iremen were disap-
pointed in the small number of auto
mobiles which were decorated and
sent in for the parade; but those who
did participate received fine prizes.
AS the Chronicle goes to press prep
arations are being made for the an
nual Firemen's and Industrial parade
on Thursday Qast) night.
The prizes awarded up to Wednes-
day night are:
Saturday night-Indian- rug and ta-
BILE runner: Clayton Kirby, Milford.
Monday night Wardrobe trunk:
Mrs. Mary L. Marshall, Milford.
Tuesday night-Tea set and table,
or $4,000 in gold. Won by Miss Eliza
beth V. Carlisle, Of Milford, who
choose the money.
Little Miss Margaret Hazard was
awarded the grand prize on Wednes-
day night. This was tea set and ta-
BILE. The child won one of the grand
prizes last year.
In the parade on Tuesday evening
the following prizes were awarded:
To automobile trimmed best in ma
tural flowers or evergreens: 1st prize
SIS in gold, to c. E. Varney, Milford;
End prize, $40 in gold, to Ferris Giles,
To automobile best decorated in ar
tifiicial flowers or flags: LIST prize SIS
in gold, w. A. Webb, Milford; End
prize, $40 in gold, Frank Deputy, Mil
ford
The fremen hope to make this
years carnival the best ever held by
them from a financial standpoint.
they are well on their way to do this;
)ut it will take record attendances to-
hight and tomorrow night to put it
across. Come to Milford both nights,
lttend the carnival, and aid the boys
o aid you.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
WORK AT UNIVERSITY OF
DELAWARE STARTED MONDAY

Work of the new term at both Del
aware College and the Women's Col
lege, University of Delaware was
started Monday morning following the
long summer vacation. Ali classes
started on Monday with prospects for
one of the best years in the history of
the institution.
At the cOnvocatiOn exercises last
Friday afternoon DR.. Charles Alex
ander Richmond, Chancellor of Union
College, made an interesting address
to students and faculty on "The High
er Value of Education" DR.. Walter
Hullihen, president of the University
presided and reviewed some of the
work of the past year. Announcements
were made of several new members
of the faculty.
At the organization of the classes
this week more than 100 Freshmen
were enrolled at Delaware College and
92 at the Women's College making the
largest combined Freshmen class in
the history of the University.
University of Delaware football sea-
son will open on Saturday of this week
when the Blue and Gold will meet ST..
Joseph's of Philadelphia on Frazer
Field, Newark. This game will start at
2:3O o'clock standard time and should
be an exceptionally fast one for the
opener. Coach McAVoy has been drill
ling his squad of candidates for two
weeks getting ready for this contest.
It is likely that several new players
will be seen on the Delaware team as
some of last years varsity in addition
to those who graduated are not out for
football this season.
Delaware will also play at home on
Saturday Of next week and Ursinus
will be their opponents.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
NEW PREACHER IN TOWN

Rev. and Mrs. John Orkney arrived
in Milford just two weeks ago and are
now located here. Rev. Orkney has
taken charge of the Milford Gospel
Mission and will serve as pastor. Last
Sunday was missionary quarterly
meeting at the mission and as they
have just returned from Korea after
working as recognized missionaries
in both Japan and Korea they spoke
at both services and More the cos
tunes of the people/Which added to
the interest of the services.
A cordial welcome awaits the people
of Milford at the mission and an invi-
tation to all strangers, to worship
with them.
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
BOYS AND GIRLS WIN
PRIZESAT SPRINGFIELD
In Competition With Children From
Other Eastern States Dela, ware
Youngsters Take Prizes.
MILTON CANNING TEAM HIGH
Ruth Lynch And Katherine Dicker-
son, With Score OF 81 Points,
Highest In Competition.

The twelve boys and girls who rep
resented Delaware last week at the
annual gathering of Boys and Girls
Club members at Camp Vail, at the
Eastern States Exposition at Spring
field, Mass, returned to their homes
Saturday night after setting up a
record, which has probably not been
equalled since Camp Vail was start
ed
Competing against $50 club MEM
bers, the pick of ten eastern states,
the Delaware group won honors in
the judging of farm and home making
products which indicates their indiv-
idual ability and the high type of
training which they are receiving from
the Junior Extension Department of
the University of Delaware. With six
teams of two members each, Della
ware won first and sixth place in
clothing judging; first in canning
judging; first in poultry judging; Sec
Ond in potato judging; third in dairy
judging. The average scores of the six
Delaware judging team was 1872 points
higher than the average scores of Al
other teams competing.
4uG Al44lO4 Oot4ln4lS5 LOclll4g COno4oN-
ing of Ruth Lynch and Katherine
Dickerson, with a score of 81 points
was the highest scoring team in all
lines of competition, and in the can
ming division was IA points above
their nearest competitor and SO points
above the average score of all other
canning teams.
The clothing judging contest was
hotly contested by teams representing
each of the ten states. Kathaleen
Wright and Elizabeth Conoway, of
Bridgeville, won first place with a
score of "a, competing with girls
who were several years older. The
Townsend team composed of Nellie
Austin and Dorothy Wood, the "baby
team" of the camp with only 2 years
of club experience, placed sixth.
The leaders of the Delaware group !
were greatly elated over the achieve
ment of William Marvel and Ralph
CONTINUED on page f1ve)
Milford chronicle., 1923-09-28
WIDOW TRIES SUICIDE
BY DRINKING POISON

Mrs. Carrie Adams. of Bridgeville.
ABOUT SO years old, widow of Edward
G.. Adams, who died about six months
ago, is in the Milford Hospital where
she was taken after, an atbsmpt to
commit suicide, by drinking pOisOn.
Her husDand was aNpromineAt mer-
cnant OF BrldgeVllle. Since his (death,
Mrs. Adams is said to have beeh in a
melancholy mood and has been close
ly watched by friends and relatives.
Last Thursday morning Mrs. Sher-
man Todd who is employed i'm the
Bridgeville postofice, SAW Mrs. Adams
throw an empty glass into bor Ward
and her suspicious were aEoused Ebe
summoned Mrs. Adams tW\o stensoAs
Paul and Ralph, but before |thev colITd
arrive the woman mad dlsappeared.
1t was learned she had Started +S
walk along the Bridgevillts- -Seaford
State highway. She was found tot.
tering along the road, aboutl to coll
lapse near Draper,s garage About a
mile and half below BridgeVdlla
She was returned to Brid4eville.
where an examination by physicians
revealed the seriousness of ber{ con-
dition and she was hurried I'd, tbe
Milford Hospital. The poison ! had
burned holes in her tongue and her
condition was pronounced seriousA all
though hopes are held by the phJrsi-
clans attending her that she may sGlr-
vive.
Mrs. Adams has two children, a bdv |
about and girl about 12 She is a
sister Of Arthur Morris, of Bridgevill@l
Reports at the hospital yesterday
were to the effect that she would re-
aOVar