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Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
ENTERTAINMENT A SUCCESS
Grange Hall Was The Center Of A
Fine Program Saturday Night.

The Grange Hall was running owe,
with an enthusiastic audience on Sat
urday night. In fact some people wht
came without tickets were unable tt
find standing room. The only criti
cism heard was that the admission
price of 35c was entirely TOO low.
Miss Weber has developed a first
class high school orchestra. 1heil
playing was greatly appreciated anG
was big help in the program.
Bess Elliott did Spanish dance in
costume and gave a negro recitation
both of which were very well done for
such a young lady.
Mrs. Disston Jacobs sang a solo
which was not only beautiful but very
appropriate.
The instrumental trio, piano, cello
and violin, by Mrs. Heebner, Mrs.
Humes and Fred Lewis, pleased the
audience as was shown by the ap-
plause.
Just give Mrs. Num- a humorous
reading and she always gets away
with it in fine style.
Mr.. Colell handles the piano just as
easily as though he were hiving a
the former case is many times the
sweeter. Mr.. COlell makes use of ev-
cry key on the piano when he plays.
The play given by the grangers
went off fine and tickled the audience
from start to finish. The players
should be complimented since they
had only a week to prepare it.
Messrs. Holzmueller and Lacey al
ways make a hit with the guitar and
banjo and had to play almost every
thing they knew before the audience
was satisfied.
Everyone enjoyed Helen Barrett's
two vocal solos. Miss Barrett has a
beautiful voice and her technique is
excellent.
Helen Tatman used up three humor-
Ous musical recitatiOns before the au-
1ience would let her go.
The quartette sang two pretty Sc
Iections.
We are inclined to think that Willis
Hammond missed his calling. He
should have been cOlOred parsOn.
The next entertainment will be
7anked loose in about three weeks. We !
nope those people who said this first !
me was worth $1.35 will come again.
This coming Saturday afternoon the
'egular meeting of the Grange will be
leld at 2 o'clock. After the business is
Ill disposed of Miss Helen COmstock,
county club agent of Dover, will talk
while on the subject Eating to
i've" 1t is common knowledge that
f we always ate the right foods and
he proper combination of foods we
7ould be. practically resistant to dis
ase. People are waking up to the
act that disease is unnecessary and
re expressing a desire to learn more
bout disease defying foods. Miss
omstock is going to give us little
ght on this important subject.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
PINK CANDLE THIEVES
REPORTED CAPTURED
Capture Of Two Negroes AtSeafOrd
1t Is Thought Will Clear Up
Many RObberies.
BAILEY AND ines CONFESS
In Their Confessions They Are Said
To ImpIicate Others And More
Arrests Followed.

Henry Bailey and James Ines, both
cOlOred, were arrested at SeafOrd late
Wednesday night of last week, and
charged with being implicated in the
numerous Pink Candle" robberies
which have been annoying the resi-
dents of Sussex. county, Delaware, and
Wicomico county, Maryland, for sew
eral months past. The negroes are
said to have confessed that they were
members of the Candle Gang" and
in their confessions they implicated a
negro named Charles Davis, whom
they accuse of having been the leader
of the gang. Although police author
tiles in all the towns, in addition to
the Sussex and WicOmicO county au-
thorities have been making a siren
uOus effort to locate Davis, he has not
been captured as yet. The last posi-
tive accounts that the authorities have
of him, he was near fredericksburg,
Maryland. Davis owns an automobile,
and it was this car that the gang is
said to have used in making it's raids
throughout the county.
Bailey, one of the negroes under ar
rest, has resided for the past ten years
at Seaford. He came from the State
of Virginia originally, and is said to
have bad record.
Reports say that the two men cap
tured have confessed to State Detec-
tive Ollie Donoway, of Sussex county,
that they were guilty of robberies at
Milford, Bridgeville, Blades, Seaford,
Greenwood, Georgetown, Laurel, Del
mar and other Delaware towns in ad-
dition to the many Maryland robber-
les.
At al 1.-The places visited by the
candle gang" drippings from color
ed candles were found scattered about |
the place after the robbery. At most Of |
these towns pink candles were used, |
but at Milford green and red drippings
we're found.
The arrest of Ines by Sheriff Farow,
Of Wicomico county. Maryland, fore
3hadowed the downfall of the gang.
Ines was wearing a cap which was
as part of the loot stolen
rom Willey's store at Greenwood.
When he was confronted with this ev-
dence he confessed and implicated
he others. Bailey was arrested, but
Davis had made his escape.
More Arrests Made
On Saturday night Sheriff Phillips
f Sussex county and Sheriff FarOw
aided a negro home in Seaford and
1rther arrests were made. Rhoda
dams and her daughter, Josephine,
.rthur Smith, Thomas Barkley and
rthur Adams were arrested. It is
aid that many articles were seized
-hich are recognized as having been
tolen by the "candle gang"
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
CITIZENS CONDEMN
DRUNKEN LEGISLATORS
Wilmington Sunday Star" In Last
Issue Tells OF DisgracefuI
Scenes At State House.

Commenting on reports which have
been made recently concerning heavy
drinking on the part Of some members
of the Delaware Assembly now in ses-
sion, the Sunday Star, of Wilmington,
in its issue last Sunday spoke very
freely concerning the "doings" of
these members. According to the
Stars report, at two days sessions,
February 18th and 18th, several mem
bers of the legislature were drunk and
incapable of working. Expressions of
digust have been heard from all sec
tions of the State at the actions of
the drunken members, since the pub
lication of the Star article. Those gull
ty of the indiscretion were confined to
no one party, but certain members of
both organizations were said to be
drinking freely on the dates mention
ed above. The Star says that their
condition was such that they were in
no way qualified to act upon any leg
itlation which might come before the
body. So bad was the condition that
the Senate adjourned at three o'clock
in the afternoon, according to the Star
article. The Star further says that
zone member, after finishing bitter
attack on State Department, is said
to have asked afterwards: What did
I say in my speech, anyway"
Commenting further on the occur
renee the Star said, "It is not remem-
bered that such a scandalous proceed
ing ever occurred on the floor Of the
General Assembly, even in the days
when liquor was openly sold in Dover.
There have been members and officials
on the floor under the influence of in
toxicants in those days but no scene
is recalled where so many were in
toxicated and attempted to carry on
the business of the body"
Following the publication of the ar
ticle in the Sunday Star, DR.. Charles
pastor of one of Whining
IONS largest churches, is reported by
The daily papers of that city to have
on the item from his pull
pit Sunday and to have demanded that |
action be taken against those guilty
If this discretion. Up to the time that
his item is being written no notice
las been taken of either the article
in the Star, or of DR.. Hub
)ard's remarks, by the members of
he legislature at Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
LEGISLATURE VISITS
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

Members of the legislature paid
their be-ennial visit to the University
of Delaware on Friday of last week.
Several hours were spent in inspect
ing the buildings at the Experimental
Farm, the WOmen's College and Della
ware College. President Walter HUlli-
hen, and members of the faculty met
the visitors and showed them over the
plants at the two colleges. In the af-
ternoon dinner was served in Old Col
lege when former Governor Charles R.
Miller, chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the board of trustees and
President Hullihen, told of the needs
of the university and urged the legis-
lators to ask questions on any subject
relating to the institution if there was
anything they did not understand.
Senator Cam and Representatives
Nelson, Collins and Little also made
addresses.
Eighty-four graduates and guests at
tended the annual banquet of the
Alumnas Association at the Women's
College, University of Delaware, in
Newark, last Saturday evening. This
was the largest gathering of gradu-
ates ever gotten together at one time
in the history of the institution. Miss
Edith McDougle, president Of the as
sociation, was toastmistress and there
were short speeches by representa- |
tives of the various classes. Dean Win
fired J. Robinson and Mrs. A. D. War
ner, who were guests, also made short |
In the afternoon the visit
ors were guests of Dean Robinson at |
a tea at the college. At a business
a committee was appointed |
to consider the advisability of publish
ing the "Alumnae News" quarterly.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
ROADS APPROVED BY
THE KENT LEVY COURT

The Kent County Levy Court has
approved number of road projects
for construction into permanent roads
IN accordance with the law providing
Tor State-aid to the counties for the
building of such roads. The list con-
talns fifteen projects. It will be MOTTO
ed that the project calling for a road
through Milford Neck (from the Tub
Mill to South Bowers) is number 10
on the list. If the list means that
they are numbered in the order in
which they will be taken I'D, it is an
parent on the face of it that the Mil
ford Neck road will not be built this
year. In fact the writer was told bv
county official recently that in his
judgment this road would not be start
ed this year. This is. an important
and much needed road Now is the
time for the residents of Milford Neck
to 'get together" give and take. and
make concerted effort to get the
road. Other localities are pulling to-
gether for roads, and If this same kind
OF elfort is not made by those living in
Milford Neck they will lose out this
year. The Chronicle is with you in
your light for a road; but we are not
DetShAA5 diJ OAAC 4OuIG. GeI LQe road
where you can.
The approved list follows:
l. Harrington to Burrsville.
2. Smyrna to Kenton.
3. Clayton to Blackstons Cross
Roads.
4. FELTON, to Whitleysburg.
5. Smyrna to Leipsic.
6. Du Pont Road to Bowers Beach.
T. Houston to road leading from
harrington and Milford.
8. Wyoming to Willow Grove to
8rights Corner.
8. Cheswold to Kenton.
10. Tub Mill to South Bowers.
IL. Viola to Canterbury.
IL. Dover to Little Creek.
13. Pearsons Corner to Hartly.
IA. Canterbury to Viola to Peters,
'urg and Maryland line.
Is. Magnolia to Canterbury.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
OBITUARY
ROBINSON

Mary A. Robinson, aged "a years, ]
month and II days, widow of Joseph
G. Robinson, died February %, 1928,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs,
Zack Donovan, at Williamsville, where
she had lived most of her married life,
it being the old homestead. Although
an invalid, her death came as a shock
to the family. She was a woman of
strong character, always ready to
help in time of need, devoting most of
her time to the welfare of others. She
leaves to mourn her loss three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Annie WoOters, Mrs. Mary
Nelson and Mrs. Zack Donovan; one
sister, Mrs. Joshua Sharp and one bro
ther, Charles Carlisle; several grand
children and one great granddaughter,
little Ida Camper, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Camper, of near Bow
ers Beach. Her funeral was held in the
Williamsville M. E. Church. Rev. Ham
blin in charge, on Sunday afternoon at
1 o'clock. Interment in Williamsville
cemetery by w. G. Powders, funeral
director.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
PUBLIC MEETING TO
DISCUSS TOWN BILL

Representative Roy E. Pettyjohn,
who represents the south side of the
town Of Milford in the General Assem-
bly,, has made arrangements for pub
, lie meeting to be held in the Armory
Hall next Wednesday evening, March
9TH, at which time a full discussion
will take place on the bill now pend
ing in the house. This bill, which was
printed in full in the Chronicle sew
eral weeks ago, provides that all can
didates for council shall file their
names a certain length of time before
election. It also provides for district
ing the town so that residents in each
district shall elect their own repre-
sentative on the governing body of
the town.
Representative Pettyjohn asks that
all persons interested in the town Of
Milford, who are residents of the town
come to the meeting next Wednesday
evening to discuss it. If you favor
it, come out; if you don't favor it,
come out and say so. 1t is likely that
sections found Objectionable can be
to meet with the ideas of all
factions if a general discussion is
held. The meeting will start at 1880
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
MILFORD BALL TEAM
NOW ABOUT COMPLETE
Manager Clark OF The Local Team
Needs Only One Pitcher To
Complete Organization.
The SEASON OPENS in MAY
Club Has Been Incorporated, And
Has Complied With Rules Of
Organized League Ball.

While but little has been heard of
the Milford Base Ball Association in
recent weeks, investigation discloses
the fact that the officers and directors
of the organization have been excep-
tionally busy, and that they have been
laying plans to put a winning ball
team on the field when the season
opens. AS announced several weeks
ago manager has been secured. He
comes to Milford well recommended
| by managers in organized baseball.
! Manager Clark has signed all of his
infield and outfield players, the cat
chers and some pitchers. Information
given the writer was to the effect
that but one more good pitcher was
needed to complete the team. While
the names of each man signed, to-
gether with his past experience, is on
file at the headquarters of the club,
the officers are not ready to make an
nOuncement of the lineup. This will
not be done until Mr.. Clark arrives in
Milford.
The club has been incorporated, and
the regular expenses incident to join
ing the Eastern Shore League have
been paid. A charter has been grant
ed by organized baseball to the club.
Just as soon as the weather is suitable
work will start on the base ball
grounds. New board fences will be
erected all round the lot The fences
will be moved back several feet fur
ther than the fences now enclosing
the field. While new grandstands will
not be constructed this year, the man
q on ont rvf1 I,A
put in first class condition. They will |
be thoroughly strengthened to take |
care of a maximum crowd. The play |
ing field itself will be given every at |
tentiOn. The local ball ground has
always been one of the best on the |
peninsula so far as the field was con-
cerned, but of recent years it has not
been given the attention that it should
have had. For this reason much ex-
Dense will be necessary to put it back
in its proper condition.
The schedule for the playing season
has not been announced as yet, but it
s said that the season will open about
Decoration Day, and that each team
Will play eighty games. Rumor has it
hat the opening games for the local
cam will be held on the Milford
grounds with Dover as their oppo-
tents. Should this be true, real old
ashioned rivalry will manifest itself
It the very beginning of the season.
The fans at Dover are wild" about
he league and are planning to build
he finest baseball park in Delaware
It the capitol city. Milford is not
flaming such a model park; but the
fort of the manager is to create a
Winning organization for the home h
own.
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
DOG GUARDS MASTERS BODY
John Webb, ParaIyzed In Woods,
Found With Dog By His Side.

Last Monday morning, John Webb
owner of milk route in Milford, who
resides at the northwestern edge OF
Milford, went to the farm of Phillip
Griffith, three miles southwest of
Milford, at Shawnee, to get load of
wood for fuel at his home. He stopped
at the residence OF Mr.. Griffith for a
few minutes and went to the woods at
the rear of the farm, where he hitch
ed the horse and wagon and proceed
ed to chop the wood into lengths for
loading on the wagon. That was the
last seen of him until his body was
found about seven o'clock that night,
lying face-dOwn in the cold rain that
prevailed all of Monday. His wife at
noon, was surprised that he did not
return in time for dinner-but sup
posed that the wagon had broken
down or that he was delayed for some
reason; but, when it grew late in the
afternoon, she telephone to the farm
of Mr.. Griffith for information as to
his whereabouts. Mr.. Griffith had not
seen him since the morning, but he
with his wife, went to the woods,
where they found the horse and wag-
on and proceeding further, found MIR.
Webb lying face-dOwn in the leaves,
soaking wet and unconscious-whil
his body was guarded by the Aierdale
dog, which accompanied him on the
trip.
The dog would not permit Mr.. Grif-
fifth to touch the body and they were
compelled to go to their home, from
whence they telephoned to VIM. H.
Dol hi in -1nr ,f 1,o
alton. Mr.. Robinson went out in his
and accompanied by Mr..
Griffith and others, he succeeded in |
getting the dog to permit the body to |
be loaded in the auto and then taken |
to the Marshall Hospital, where the |
doctors worked over him until early
Tuesday morning, but he remained un-
conscious. There was little hope for
recovery, because of the stroke and
the effect of the chilling
cold of seven hours exposure, with
)nly such comfort as the dog could
give to his master, during the rain, by
standing over the body.
John Webb has for several years
Owned and operated a milk route,
which was supplied from his COWS on
lis farm at the edge of Milford. He
las always been recognized as a good
itizen and a reliable man.
LATER-John H. Webb, aged 66
ears, died Tuesday, February 9th, +:
923, at 10:45 p. m. The funeral will !
e held today at p. M, from the Bap- I
Ist Church, Rev. Welsh in charge. In
erment in Odd Fellows cemetery by {
'. G. Powders. He never regained I
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Mrs. VIM. Wilkerson, of Millsboro,
has returned to her home.
Mrs. Caroline B. Wheatley, of Fred
erica, who is suffering from a frac-
tured leg, is receiving treatment at
the hospital.
Miss Mary Clendaniel, of near
Slaughter Beach, is improving.
Mrs. Cecil R. Benson, of Laurel, had
a major operation this week and is
doing nicely.
George Long, of Frederick, is i'm
proving.
James S. Wootten, Jr., of Gumboro,
has returned to his home.
Matthew L. Penuel, Of Laurel, is a
patient at the hospital.
Miss Helen Minner, of FELTON,, is do
ing nicely.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds, of Green
wood, who has been seriously i'll, is
improving.
Mrs. Edmond Taylor, of Greenwood,
is receiving treatment.
Master Howard Needles, of Freder-
lea, is still patient at the hospital.
Mrs. Virgil Foskey, of Laurel, is
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
METHODISTS TO
MEET in DOVER
Owing To InaccessibiIity OF Chin
colleague Transfer Of Confer
ence Was Necessary.
CONVENES ON APRIL FOURTH
Dover Was Chosen Because Of The
Abundance Of Hotels And Meet
ing Places In That Town.

The fifty-ffth session of the Viii
mingtOn Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
held in the Wesley Church, Dover, be-
ginning on Wednesday,, April 4th, the
change from ChincOteague, Va, where
the last session of the conference vo-
ted to meet this year having been
made necessary, owing to the inacces-
sibility of the island at that season of
the year, and the impOssibility of ov-
grooming those conditions in time for
the meeting this year.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell recent
ly communicated with DR.. Vaughn S.
Collins, Superintendent of the Sails
bury District, in which ChincOteague
is located, advising him that unless
transportation conditions such as
would insure large attendance at the
conference could be assured it would
be better to hold the conference at
some other place this year, and post
pone the trip to Chincoteague for two
years, by which time it is thought
there will be a good road all the way
to the. bridge connecting the island
with the mainland.
On Friday the Bishop received a
message from the Rev. L. B. Morgan,
pastor of the Chincoteague Church, in
which he frankly told the Bishop that
owing to the condition of the roads
leading to the island, the lack of
steamboat transportation, and the GER
tainty that such conditions could not
be remedied in time for the session in
April, gave his consent to the session
being held elsewhere. Bishop McDow-
ell at once telephoned DR.. Robert
Watt, Superintendent of the Whining
ton District, asking him to call
meeting of the four district superin-
tendents and arrange for a place for
this years meeting.
DR.. Watt got in touch with Rev.
James w. Colona, pastor of the Wes-
ley Church, Dover, asking him to
make a canvass at once and see what |
Dover could do. DR.. ColOna evidently /
found the Dover people willing and |
eager to entertain the Conference, as
he quickly received assurances to
guarantee that entertainment would
be provided. The Dover church au-
DR.. w. R. Mowbray, Super
intendent of the Dover District, to in
vite the conference to come to Wes-
ley Church.
A meeting of three of the district
DR.. Watt, DR.. Now
bray, and DR.. w. A. Wise, Dr. Collins
being unable to attend, was held in the
Grace NJ. E. Church house Monday
and at noon official an
of the change of meeting
place was made.
Owing to the fact that Dover is
supplied with hotels for 2
he entertainment of transient visit |
1rs, and has plenty of church room I
or the conference session, and owing 7
o its location on the main line of the f
Delaware Division with easy access $
@ the Methodists of the entire penin-
;ula, the change meets with general s
approval. I
The last session of the Wilmington '
Conference held in Dover was in b
March 1918 with Bishop Bristol pre-
iding. t
Former sessions of the Conference I
leld in Dover were as follows: 1871 3
Bishop Scott; 1880, Bishop Andrews; \
896, Bishop Warren; 1904, Bishop I
Milford chronicle., 1923-03-02
COMMUNITY BUILDING
DRIVE NEARS END
The Fund Is Growing Steadily, But
Strenuous Efforts Are Neces-
sary To Reach jGOaI.
ALL WILL BE CANYASSED
Every Resident Of The Town Will
Be Given An Opportunity To
Subscribe To Movement.

The third week of the drive being
made by the Carlisle Fire Conpanv t0
secure funds with which to erect n
beautiful Community Building is
nearing an end, and as this is being
written over $4,000 has been pledged
by the citizens of Milford thus prac-
tlcaIly assuring the successful termi-
nation OF the efforts to secure funds,
The canVassers are planning to devote
more time to their work the last week
OF the drive, and will try to see every
person in Milford before the closing
night. If you are not canvassed, don't
feel sighted, but look up some mem
Der OF the fire company and make your
contribution. The drive will end at
midnight Monday, March 18th.
The Plaza Theatre Corporation has
offered as its subscription to the fund
the free use of the Plaza Theatre one
night each year for the five year per-
lod. The Community Fund Commit
tee has chosen the night of March
18th, the closing night of the drive, as
the night that the theatre will be used
this year.
The usual program of pictures will
be shown on Community Building
Night, and in addition to the pictures
an interesting entertainment will be
given by local talent. A full account
of the program will be in next weeks
issue of the Chronicle. The tickets
for the evenings entertainment will
be 80 cents for adults and 25 cents for
children. All the proceeds will go to
the Community Building Fund. Tick
cts will be on sale at the different
stores, and at the box Office. No seats
reserved-except, perhaps, the loge
seats.
In next weeks Chronicle will ap-
pear full list of the contributors to
this fund to date with the amounts
and the committee hopes
by that time to have given every per-
son who will contribute an OppOrtun-
ty to do so. This is a community eff
'ort which will make Milford known
ar and wide as town that is up and
loing in everything for the real good
If the greatest number Can you not
zee your way clear to be among those
PRESENT and boost with your bit for
lilford's Community House?