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Milford chronicle., 1923-01-19
MILFORDNECK

The principle occupation in this
community is muskrat trapping al
the present time, and some are re-
porting very good catches, and the
principle sport is fox hunting with
reports Of very good chases. There
are number of people sick with colds
and la grippe.
Mrs. Jayne has been confined to her
home with an attack of malaria and
cold.
Anne Mills has been home from
school with the chickenpox.
Mrs. Elias Galloway and daughter
Mildred have also been on the sick
list.
Mrs. VIM. Maloney is with her
daughter, Bessie, who has been very
ill with measles at Bowers Beach, but
is somewhat improved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bennett attend
ed the birthday party given to Mrs.
Robert McColley last Sunday, it being
the occasion Of her 84th birthday.
Mrs. George Bennett is spending
some time in Milford with her sister
in-law, Mrs. John Hall, who with both
children, is quite sick with Ia grippe.
Wilbur Kirby spent Sunday with
his wife in Philadelphia.
The P. T. A. of Benefits Gate
school will hold its next meeting on
Wednesday evening, the oath. All are
invited to come out and help to make
this association a success. "
The names Of the children on 4he
honor roll Of Benefits Gate school for
the month of December are: William
Walter Abbott, Jesse Sharp,
Carlton Jester, Raymond Walls, JOS
eph Walls, John French and Louise
Mills.
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Adams Cross Roads

Sunday school at Bloomery Sunday
afternoon at 2; preaching at 8. Ev-
eryone welcome.
There will be box and shadow So
cial held at Adamsville school on
Wednesday evening. If stormy the fol-
lowing evening. Let everyone come
out and help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Kemp of Vienna,
have returned home after attending
the funeral of Mrs. Gootte Liden and
visiting relatives here.
A surprise party was given Mrs.
Dean Seely Saturday evening. A large
number were present and a jolly
good time was had by all.
Mrs. Glenna Bullock will entertain
the Bloomery Aid at her home in
Smithville, Md, on January Both.
There will be an entertainment at
Woodenhawk school Wednesday ev-
ening, the oath. The most important
part of the program will be minstrel
show, given by some young men Of
the community. Refreshments will al
so be sold. Everyone is cordially in
Vited.
Milford chronicle., 1923-01-19
GLENDALE

Lawrence Sipple and family spent
the weekend with relatives in Wood
side.
Robert Swain was taken sick very
suddenly on Sunday last.
Harvey Smith has sold his house to
H. w. Jester and purchased the dwell
ling house and business Of Joseph e.
Reed.
Archie Swain has purchased farm
in New Jersey and expects to move
there in the future.
Several people are confined to their
homes with the grippe.
Mr.. Willin and family are occupy
ing their home, which they purchased
of Mr.. Mahan.
There was much excitement in town
at noon hour on Monday, caused by a
false fire alarm.
Mr.. Thomas of Philadelphia was a
recent town visitor.
Miss May Prettyman has returned
home after having spent two months
in Troy, N. Y.
The DeMoss family will give con-
cert on January 18th. This is given
for the benefit of the Junior Aid. This
family has given more entertainments
entertained more thousands Of peo-
pie, travelled more years and in more
countries than any other musical fam
lily in the world. Your patronage is
desired. Come one and all. Don't for
get: come to the White Hall, Friday,
January 18th. Admission 25 and so
cents.
Ellendale: Sunday school 10; class
meeting IL; Epworth League, led by
Mrs. Burness Warrington, z; preach
ing 1880.
New Market: Sunday school 10;
II a. m.
Union: Sunday school 2; preaching
} p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1923-01-19
BRIDGEVHLE

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Brown, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. George Stew
art of Seaford returned home on Sun
day last from an auto trip to New
York where they attended the auto
show.
Chas. Boyer of Dover was town
visitor the first of the week.
We wish to remind those of You who
belong to the BridgeVille Fire Depart
ment of the regular meeting on the
first Monday in February.
Lester Owens left the first of the
week for Philadelphia where he will
secure employment.
1.-The following officers were elected
on Saturday last at the annual cleo
tion of officers at the BridgeVille
Packing Association: President, Dr..
= VIM. Dewitt; vice president, T. S.
Smith; secretary, Geo. A. Hill; treas
urer, Geo. Ray. Directors: Geo. A.
Hill, Geo. Ray, Sharpley Staples, T. S.
Smith, Harvey Myers, Chas. Friedel,
DR.. VIM. Dewitt.
w. E. COnaway. one of oTr local
merchants who has engaged in the
egg business extensively for the past
eighteen years, suffered his first ac-
tual loss last week including the prof
its. The weeks business amounting to
$98556 paid out for eggs and receiv-
ed checks for same, to the amount of
SS79.94, leaving total loss Of $5.62.
Leon Bulow has resigned his posi-
tion as bookkeeper with the Bridge
vile Packing Association and has ac-
cepted similar one with the Layton
& Owens Mfg. Co., entering upon his
new position within the next few days. |
The epidemic of disease, similar to |
la grippe still prevails in this locali-
ty. Three of the four mail carriers at |
our post office have been confined to /
their homes for a few days.
Friedel Bros. have started their
flour mill that has recently been COM
pleted.
Harold Austen has recently lost a
valuable rabbit dog.
H. c. Layton was on a business
trip to Philadelphia the first of the
week.
The county highway to Georgetown
was opened on Tuesday evening, by
filling in at the bridge at Collins
Mil land allowing the unfinished part
Of the dirt road to be used until next
spring when the few hundred feet Of
concrete will be finished.
Howard Stewart of Georgetown was :
l town visitor the first of the week. I
While much sickness prevails the
revival services at the M. 2. Church +
ire largely attended. Some of the as
'istances that have come here to as c
list in the services have been unable q
o get out on account of sickness. Our t
Dastor, Rev. W. L. White has been i
i'll and is still confined to his
lome. a
The condition of Mrs. H. P. Cannon n
Who is very ill at this time remains v
James Anderson who was burned C
bout the hands last week while clean b
1g some auto parts, with gasoline, is f
lowly improving.
Sharpley Staples and Geo. A. Hill a
7ere down near Chincoteague, Va, on a
ducking trip the first of the week. il
The Rev. D. w. Jacobs of Milford 81
-as welcome visitor to our town
lst week, also assisting in the even
lg services at the M. 2. Church
here he was formerly pastor.
The new home of Mrs. John Owens
4 Market street is near completion
this time, having installed the cleo -
ic lights this week. ~ ~
A number of our town people ex- 81
sct to attend the auto show at Phil -.
lelphia this week. s'
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BOWERS BEACH

The weather conditions are such
that there is but little doing at this
place of any kind of business. The
house carpenters are taking Advan-
tage of favorable weather for their
out of door work.
Tribbitt and Flack have contracted
to build three motor boats and have
them completed in time for spring
work; they are engaged on one of
them at the present in the Bowers
garage building, when the weather is
unfit for out door work.
The worst feature at Bowers at
present is sickness among the differ
ent families. At the present time
eighteen families in Bowers have one
or more of it's members sick and un-
der a doctors care. Bowers seems to
be in the midst of an epidemic of the
grippe, or severe colds. A few weeks
ago there was an epidemic of measles
but they were confined to those chill
dren who were infected with them;
one new case has developed this week
aside from that case, the measles
have about disappeared.
One of the oyster shucking houses
has closed and the workers have gone
to their homes for the time being. The
two other houses are still at work and
turning out lots of their product.
NCaptain Bill Carey on Friday of last
week captured a large opossum, that
tipped the scales at nine pounds
"some 'possum." A big 'possum din
ner was The result on last Sunday.
The muskrat trappers are having |
good success in their undertakings
and are receiving remuneration
prices for their products.
Mrs. Louisa Wood has. returned
home from Camden, N. j., where she
has been in attendance with her mo-
ther, who has been seriously ill for
several weeks.
Mrs. Thomas Kennedy, of Carney's
Point, N. J., is visiting her parents
here; her father, T. T. Short, being
seriously i'll with small prospect of
being much improved.
Lester Short and family of Dover
visited their parents on Sunday.
Joseph Wood of Camden, N. J., :
spent two days with friends here last
week, looking over his old haunts of
lis boyhood days.
Mrs. E. V. Davenport has returned
lome from Wilmington where she
las been with her daughter, Mrs. :
William Wood, who was sick, but is :
much improved at the present.
Mrs. w. S. Davidson is still visiting
riends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erasmus Carey return
d to their home in hilton on Sunday,
fter having spent the week with
heir children, w. H. Carey and fam s
ly. 5
Mrs. Thomas Tribbitt, of Milford,
nd Miss Lulu May Tribbitt of Will
lingtOn, spent the weekend here .
nth Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert F. Tribbitt. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Camper and 3
hildren of near Bowers have returned
ONE from a weeks sojourn with
,iends in Chester, Pa.
Mrs. Harry Griffen fell at her home s
South Bowers on Thursday, Janu- E
ry 18th. DR.. Derrickson was called :
| and found no bones broken but :
he was badly bruised.
Milford chronicle., 1923-01-19
SPECIAL GOLDFISH OFFER

Two bottles of syrup Of tar COM
pound and bowl of goldfish for 81,
at Pettyjohn's on Tuesday or Satur-
day 1t
All persons holding keys to the
chest of silver at the RED STAR
DRUG STORE are requested to return
them on or before January 81, 1923.
Holders Of keys not returned by that
date will lose their opportunity to win
the chest Of silver. j5-4t
TE you are sick, take Chiropractic
Adjustments and get well. Anna
K. Gregorious, Chiropractor. Offices:
Milford and Dover. s8-tf
There's always work to be done
around an automobile.
Milford chronicle., 1923-01-19
SPECIAL GOLDFISH OFFER

Purchase one dollar worth on Tues
day or Saturday at Pettyjohn's and
get a bowl of goldfish. 1t
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The successful man Jumps at .
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Tuesday and Saturday only. 1t
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The Washington times., 1923-06-19
Narrative of Domestic Life by Popular Magazine
Writer Which Should Be Read by Every Husband
and Every Wife.

; ing Jim so much that you think
my party failure I'll have to be
right on the job, won't /? And
you're an arresting figure your
self in that lovely dress of yours.
1t looks like orchids with crushed
raspberry sauce"
It's amethyst yelled in cerise,"
Carlotta and Tony arrived just
then, with jeanne and Pat trailing
after, so we proceeded to the
table Ralph had reserved. It was
at the further end Of the dining
room and was beautifully laid
and waiting for us.
At Carlotta's place was a cor
sage of lilies of the valley and
red roses; at Jeanie's, gardenias
and Killarneys, and at mine or
chids and lavender sweet peas.
l was holding my flowers off, ex.
aiming the perfect color blend
ing when I felt a pair of quizzical
! eyes fixed on my face.
Looking up, / found myself UNI
der the tawny gray-green gaze OF
a pair Of peering, near-sighted-
looking eyes. / recognized the
woman of the cavalier hat and
satin cape. She had removed
both. Her hair was piled high in
a disarray that may have been
studied-or lazy. 1t was tawny
like her eyes. / Her full-lipped
mouth, strong throat, and the flex-
ible molding of features and line
had something leonine in their
quality.
Even when. she found she had
attracted my notice the woman
continued to stare rudeIy. Her
costume was bizarre. As IL fas.
cinated, stared in return. She
wore batik smock Of bronze and
green. pair of hoop earrings in
heavy wrought silver, and around
her throat a thick silver, chain
whose enormous links fell against
the smock and disappeared under
the table.
1 caught my eyes away from
the insolent appraisal in those Of
the woman across from me.
who's your gypsy friend?"
laughed Carlotta.
"A rather washed-out gypsy l
should say" added Virginia care.
lessly. 1--WE never seen a more
absurdly dressed person. So un-
tidy. So homely and so AFRO.
gantIy Indifferent to it,
I'D be calling her very at.
tractive woman, Alanna," said
Pat soothingly to me. $50 don't
let Jeanne be making you ashamed
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But L found my eyes returning
now and then to the lazy, inso-
lent-looking woman across from
me. She paid no further atten-
ton to me. She simply sat back
indifferently and let the men in
her group pour homage before
her. ! found myself trying to
explain her power, resenting the
way she permitted the noss-rose
girl to be ignored.
''Day-dreaming?"l asked Ralph
suddenly. Then aloud and protec-
lively he said to Virginia: Don't
blame the Lilac Princess II she
misses her prince"
/ realized that Virginia had
been reproving me for letting my
attention wander to the odd
looking woman again. So /
turned with smile and an
answer carefully calculated to
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on the defensive against slight
to Carlotta.
That's all right" said Ralph.
Its at Carlotta's house. If I
had house for my entertaining,
Betty'd come. It's this restau-
rant business that gets her. I'm
not planning to ask any one in
Betty's place. I don't mind be-
ing the seventh to a sextet."
But it turned out to be u sex
ct after all. for while we were
dressing for Ralph's dinner Jim
received telegram calling him
to an important meeting; the next
morning at 10 in a city nearly
500 miles away. There was moth
ing to do but make dash for
the next train, which left at z.
i. flung few things into Jim's
bag while he changed back to
street clothes. There was no
time to call Ralph, and anyway
it didn't matter much if I teie-
phoned him at once or told hir1
half an hour later that Jim hal
been compelled to dash out of
town.
The dinner was set for seven,
and we were all to meet at the
restaurant. Jim drove me there
on his way to. the station, which
was only a few blocks distant,
and I went in to wait for the
rest of the crowd, who couldn't
be expected for some time. Ralph,
however, was punctillious host
and arrived promptly en- the
hour.
While / was explaining Jin's
business. summons party of five
came into the ante-room and
swept through to the main res
taurant. I caught a glimpse of
an adorably pretty little girl, who
looked like an old-fashioned moss
rose in her soft pinks and green's.
There were three distinguished
looking men and a tall, rangy
woman, who stall1ed along in Il
flowing black satin cloak and
cavalier hat yelled in black lace.
Funny how figure like that
arrests your attention, and you
hardly notice cutie like the
pink and white child" / COM
mented in order to keep the per-
sonal note out of our converse.
ton.
II was concentrating my atten.
ton elsewhere" said Ralph
quietly and in a firm tone that
told me he wouldn't deny his in
terest to control it.
eff I'm to keep you from miss
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turn away wrath. ),
But all evening long my nino
kept returning to the honey
woman who had so much insoient
charm.
How was the party last night?"
asked Betty the morning after
Ralph Lacey's dinner and tnea1e'
Part for Carlotta.
"Delightful," I answered hearth
w. Though we did miss you ana
Jim"
"Jim? Wasn't he there either!
asked Betty with altogether more
;ntensity than the occasion seem
al 70 warrant. why wasn't ne
there? i call that altogether TOO
muchvD
"Ralph called it altogether too
little" I smiled. Though tat
begged him to notice how mucn
more comfortable we were ar
ranged in the box than II wee
numbered the scheduled eight.
"Why wasn't Jim there?" de-
manded Betty rude1y.
lifted my eyebrows ana
sniled in what meant to be q
s,,nerior and discouraging FASH
ion But Betty seized my hand
between both Of hers and cried
pleadingiy:
ANNE, I'm living my HE
through the lives of my dear
friends these days. like Ralph.
see how-deeply-he admires
YOU. / mean. And thought 4
Jim were snubbing him. you'd be
the iast who could call him to ac-
counter il he were selfishly
going off after-interests OF his
own counterbalancing interests
maybe 1, as an old friend-with-
out any chestnuts to pull out OF
4he fire-without anything at
stake but - friendship maybe
you'd like me to say something
II mean"
would you mind telling me-
what you've just said? l laughed.
IT can't make much of it-and
yet you have a splendid flow of
language"
"oh, Anne, this is so Awkward
You know what l mean. And yet
/ can't actually say it. I'm such
an old friend. Shall I-speak to
Jim?"
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for. liking to look at her now"
''The men seem to think she's
attractive, all right" added Ralph.
"Not one of them has an eye for
the pretty youngster with them.
They. all hang on the words of
the lady with the frowzy hair"
She's parsonage" suggested.
Tony.
She's an impossible person."
Virginia replied in a tone of set.
ting matters once for all. See
her lean back and relax as
serenely as If she were in her
boarding house. She has no man
ners, no class, nothing. If Jim
were here now he'd laugh at you
children for wasting so much
energy on a plebeian person of
that stamp"
This effectually steered the con-
versation into other channels.
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with Jane with Mamie with any, with all pretty
girls Moonlight pcnics upon
men occasion unlimited loyemaking why,
daylight
mar right your
this moonlight madness and had grownup
daughter certainly shouldn't allow her 60
MR. GEORGE: It's good for her that haven't gownup
laughter bring glass As for repe
situations. perfectly well that wouldn't
anybody and said moonlight picnic not
What
the night released u
conventional everybody way
that somebody will hold
hand? knows You OF luck
Coy1h y Syndicate Inc {
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: until 1 got safely back on the
porch.
The last evening we spent in
our bungalow the music was
especially good and we hated to
leave without solving the puzzle
which had kept us guessing all
summer.
II hate to leave without thank
ing our musician friends" final
ly announced. They've given
us many a nice concert and it
seems too bad to go away with
out showing some appreciation"
| looked right at Bunny-the
rascal-as / spoke. because
felt in my bones that he knew
something about the music and
hadn't told us.
Bunny cooked his ear on one
side, crossed his legs and looked
wise as he said
well, if you feel that way
about it, Foxy Grandpa. IN in
troduce you to the band"
"Hurray!" shouted Bobby, jump
ing to his feet.
"Oh, but you must wait until I
speak to the leaderw Bunny re-
piled.
"Off he hoped, but returned in
a moment shouting:
Come on. Step this way,
please" He led us toward the
music. For the first time it kept
on playing as we approached.
And as we got closer, 1 nearly fell
over.
There sitting on the ground
and beating the leaves on the
ground were about twenty mon
keys-all keeping the best of time
to which you ever danced.
Bunny introduced us to the
leader and we thanked him and
the rest of the monkey jass band
for the very pleasant evenings
they had given US.
Foxy Grandpa tells of a curious
way to gather Strawberries in
tomOrrOw's story.
Copyright, 1928. International Feature
Service. Inc.
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INT isn't that" siad Jim,
breathlessly. His lips

<<TT isn't that" siad Jim,
breathlessly. His lips
parted as If there was
something else he wanted to
say. Then he shook his head
and, sitting down abruptly, began
unlacing his shoes.
1 felt as If great moment had
come-and gone.
Jim was very tender to me for
q day, or so after the strange
evening when l got. the telling
that there as something he want
ed to confide in me-ahd couldn't.
In accordance with my prom
Use 1 made a point of being at
tentive to Rosa. I took her to
lunch one day, and included her
in a tea appointment with Envy
the next. But when I tried to
persuade Ralph Lacy to invite
her to the dinner and theater
party he was giving for Carlotta
and Tony I scored failure.
Ralph had dropped into the Of
flee after taking Betty to. lunch,
and had come in to visit me for
q minute or two when pounced
on him with my request.
Don't ask me to set aside
my pet prejudice, Anne" he said
graveIy, as he perched himself on
a corner Of my desk.
I'D have to, if you care very
much. But I'd feel so insincere
inviting a woman / dislike as
heartily as / do Mrs. Cordova.
I'm a cad to say this-and twice
a cad to refuse you anything
mo. you're notT' I replied
tensely, admiring his attitude to-
ward me and the interest which
he had so frankly and inoffensive-
" revealed a few evenings be-
fore. You're just your honest,
square self. And it isn't fair
to try to drag you, into a net
work of foreign diplomacy. Your
party's perfect-Carlotta. Jeanne,
Betty and Annie-plus their men
folks
THE ODD SEVENTH.
Whose manfolk am II" Ralph
began; but before could reply
he hedged quickly to: "Of course
the party is not perfect. If it
were. Phoebe would be with us,
and our splendid young Neal. I'd
have liked Aunt May. too-and l
had half a notion to ask her
when Betty decided she couldn't
bring herself to come
''She's going to the wedding"
] began tactlessly, and instantly
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everything seems so romantic
In the GOODNESS of the night,
when the moon hangs like a
fiery pan and when there are
no flies. For some reason
nature is, more beautiful at
night; expect that the moon
light picnic was really invent
ed by the Greeks.
MRS. GEORGE (sensibly):
Don't be silly. Moonlight pic
mics make you. think of the
Greeks! I'll tell you what
they make you think of. They
make you think of how you
can flirt with the pretty girl
lana hou afoxy1ncr yuifh hor OYs
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOW THEY DISCOVERED A MYSTERIOUS BAND.

*" HATS a funny things"
Bobby exclaimed, as he
II came running back to
the porch of our bungalow in
South Africa.
What's a funny thing?" in
quired Bunny.
why, every time I stop dane
ing and go to look for the music
it stops. l hear it as / start, but
just as soon as / get near it, the
playing stops. Hark! There it
goes again.
With the first strain of the reg
ular beating of what sounded like
drums, Bobby leaped to his feet
and did a fine dance for me.
Every evening when twilight
came we had the same perform
ance.
Just as the long shadows from
the trees fell across our front
yard, so started the mysterious
tom-toms. And, try as we could
neither Bobby nor l could find
out what were the instruments
or who were the musicians.
But it was great music! How
Bobby danced and how Bunny
pranced to the regular jazz band
which entertained us each eve
nine at twilight.
You would have laughed as
hard as l did if you could have
seen Bunny wriggling around and
doing fancy steps. Everything
about him wriggled His ears
wriggled and his whiskers wrig-
gled and his little powder puff
of tail wriggled more than the
rest of him.
l used to sit on the porch smok-
Ing and enjoying the entertain
ment. 1t was great fun.
But who made that music and
from where did it come? This
was what puzzled us! Often
While my two buddies were dane
ing / used to slip off the porch,
walk In the direction of the mu-
sic myself to try to solve the
mystery. But the very minute l
~Ht near 1.-THE concert was over