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Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
REAL ESTATE SALES

The following sales have been re-
ported by G. Chester Marshall, of Mil
ford:
The farm of John Sacher, contain
ing SO acres, located near Owens Sta
tiOn, to Ford Troupe, Darby, Pa. Con-
sideratiOn not given. Mr.. Troupe has
possession of the property and seems
very much pleased with his purchase.
Emile Anderson sold his 110 acre
farm to Charles Stiles, realator, Ard
more, Pa. Mr.. Stiles purchased the
above farm to be used for a Boys
Scout organization. This property is
located on McCOlley's Lake. The Or
ganizatiOn will build several bunga-
lows fronting on the lake early this
spring. Consideration not mentioned.
Mr.. Marshall sold for Mr.. Stiles, of
ArdmOre thirty-five acres, including
the old Anderson Homestead, to Al
fred Pearce, Washington, d. c. Mr..
Pearce is now living on the farm and
expects toengage in the poultry bus
mess. Price not given.
The property known as the Griffith
farm, located on the du POnt bOule-
ward, adjoining the Millwood Lake,
two miles of Milford, to Samuel C.
Phillips and wife of Philadelphia. Mr..
Phillips son expects to engage in the
poultry business. Terms private.
Charles Aufrecht, of Philadelphia,
purchased the John B. Cooper farm,
located in Milford Neck through the
G. Chester Marshall Farm Agency.
This property contains 1O7 acres, sit
uated near the Delaware Bay. Mr..
afr 10 hi
on the farm duck shooting. Consider
alton not given.
The II ga acre farm, located near
the North American Egg Laying
Plant, known as the Amos Bennett
property, owned by Jesse B. Lambert,
to S. J. Peterson, Berlin, Md. Mr.. Lam
bert and family have returned to their
former home in Dyson City, N. c. Mr.. !
Peterson expects to engage in the |
poultry business. Terms private.
Mrs. Mary Hoffman and Mrs. Ella |
COmstock of New York City this week |
sold through the G. Chester Marshall |
Farm Agency their farm containing 20 |
acres, located just outside of the in
corporate limits of Milford, known as
the DR.. Miller property, to DR.. 0. M.
Heimark, LehightOn, Pa. DR.. Heimark |
expects to take possession at once.
Consideration not given.
J. B. Weaver, Rixeyville, Va, pur-
chased through the G. Chester Mar
shall Farm Agency last December the
Raymond D. Hall farm, located in Mil
ford Neck, containing 81 1-2 acres.
Mr.. Weaver expects to take possess
sion of the property the latter part
Of this week. Consideration not given.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
FIRE LOSS QUICKLY SETTLED

The fire at the home of William
williams on Mill street, North Mil
ford last Tuesday morning caused a
loss to the owner, which has been
quickly adjusted by the insurance
people and the cash paid on the ad-
iustment, the same morning Of the
fire. C. D. Holzmueller wrote the in
surance for Mr.. Williams and placed
it in the Hartford Fire Company. The
story Of how rapid this case was
handled, is shown by the following
letter signed by Mr.. Williams and
handed to Mr.. Holzmueller:
Milford Del, April 18th, 1924.
Dear Mr.. Holzmueller:-
1 am writing you at this time, to ex-
press my thanks to you and the Hart
ford Fire Company for the prompt ad-
iustment and settlement of the fire
loss at my home this morning.
At $40 a. m. the fire was discovered
burning on the roof; at 7:4O the fire
men had extinguished the fire and left
for their station; at o'clock you in
formed me, that you would adjust the
loss this morning; at 9:45 a. m, you
had Mr.. Charles Boyer Of Dover here
as the special agent for the Hartford
Fire Company; at 10 O'Clock had my
money for the fire loss.
I thought that I would have to wait
at least a week or two before l would
get the loss adjusted; but, in two
hours and fifteen minutes after the
fire was out, you had settled in full.
Believe me I certainly appreciate
this quick action on your part and
that of the Hartford Fire Company.
shall certainly stick to that company
for my insurance.
with my sincere appreciation I
again thank you.
William 7. Williams.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Greenwood

There will be no P. T. A. meeting
held next Monday evening on account
of the teachers being away. The
following Monday evening it will be
held again in the school house. Ali
members are requested to be present
at that time.
A reception was held by the Ladies
Aid Society in the M. 2. Church last
Thursday evening in honor OF the new
pastor, Rev. C. w. Spry, as well as of
the retired pastor, Rev. L. w. Lay
field, who has come to our town to
make his home. The members and
friends of the M. P. Church were in
vited to attend. Though the night was
stormy, there were about one hundred
people present. Refreshments of cake
and lemonade were served. Everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves.
y The base ball team of Greenwood is
in very good form. In the game with
or of Greenwood. The pitcher On the
home team deserves special mention
for Ralph Collision is hard to beat.
Fish seem very scarce in town this
season.
W. A. Carlin has gone to Denton
where he will be R. r. p. o. clerk.
Mrs. Ida Vincent has the pleasure
Of entertaining her daughter from
New Jersey for the past two weeks.
On Sunday evening two cars ran to-
gether at the Hilltop Garage, demol-
ishing both cars. Fortunately no one
was hurt.
Dorothy Kobec and brother Leon, of
Philadelphia are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Lottie Johnson.
Rev. L. w. Layfeld will preach
next Sunday morning at the NJ. e.
Church. The EpwOrrh League services
at the M. E. Church will be held as an
Easter service. There will be a few
recitations and musical selections.
A short Easter program will be held
in the Christian EndeavOr service in
the M. P. Church. Come out and en-
joy it with us.
Mrs. Florence Langrell and hus-
band of Wilmington spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. W. Andrew.
On Monday morning at six-thirty,
the last train pulled out of Green
wood on the M. D. e v. Railroad The
people regret very much that the road
has been closed for the time being
and hope some one in the near future
will operate the same through to Re-
hoboth.
Our shirt factory is running full
time at the present. It gives many
women and men employment
~
Life Insurance. Chas. J. HOlZmuel-
Ter Milford. t29-3t
Your favOrite tobacco OF cigars at
"The United Cigar Store"
Same Kind-Same Price-But
Better Because Fresher" a1S-tf
Most people are good nurses when
Il comes to nursing aniMoSitias.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

materials. Items taken from the print
ed booklet describing the houses. Mr.
Irons contracted for the thirty-two
face brick in Holland, it required all
the freight steamers of two trans
Atlantic steamship companies, several
months to bring the brick from Rot
terdam, the shipping point on the
other side.
Steel and iron, 2,5S5 tons; concrete,
5000 cubic yards; stone, 10000 cubic
yards; brick, S2,OOO.OOO; lumber, g.
100000 F. B. M; copper, 20 tons; lead,
1913 tons; brass, 25 tons; glass, 235,000
square feet; paint, 92,500 gallons;
roofing, 100000 square feet; flooring,
100000 square feet; tiling, 63,75O
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Rotted Manure Excellent
Fertilizer for Cucumber

Rotted manure is an excellent fer
tilizer for cucumber plants. The mix
ing of acid phosphate with manure Is
to be advised. If added before the
nitrogen has a chance to escape it VIII
hold the nitrogen in the manure Aci]
phosphate contains gypsum and gyp
sum has this same power to hold the
nitrogen, but acid phosphate is more
effective than is gypsum alone and. of
course contributes valuable phOsphO-
rus. acid phosphate retar'Is the fer
.nenta.iOn of the manure. \
Acid phosphate may 6e added either
before or after composing, and in
either case II Il valuable addition.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

Mr.. Henry C. Irons, one Of the own
ers Of the Milford Company, who is
erecting the above houses, used on
the first section of this hundred mill
lion dollar building operation the fol-
lowing enormous quality of building
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Long Neck

Mr.. and Mrs. Shep Short and two
children, John and Fayette, spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert
Short and family Of Dagsboro.
Miss Julia Steeu spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arlie Steen and family of Dagsboro.
Miss Edna M. ParsOn returned home
on Saturday evening after spending
the winter months in Philadelphia.
Mrs. S. A. Warrington spent the
weekend with hcr daughter, Mrs. 3.
B. Brittingham and family Of LeWes.
.r.n,.n -, ....aAu th. Ckr.niols.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
EASTER SOCIAL AT SUNSHINE

There will be an Easter social held
at the Sunshine school on Thursday
evening, April oath, at 1880 o'clock
sharp. Refreshments will be served.
No admission charged. Everyone is
cordially invited
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

square feet; doors, $4,000; trim, 7,OOO,-
900 F. B. NJ; wiring, 1,382,0OO linear
feet; piping, 958,OOO linear feet; radi-
ators, 1927; plumbing fixtures, 1O,575;
lighting fixtures, 14,2O2; hardware,
10000 pieces; slate, 250,0OO square
feet; lath, 100000; plastering 6OO,-
600 SQUARE yards.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

SOME BUILDING MATERIALS Used
ON THE FIRST SECTION (cOVer.
ing 1926 families) OF THE
NEW HOUSING PRO-
JECT OF THE ME.
TROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
IN NEW YORK CITY.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

Another treublS b America is that
we haven't SAOHgh faRsSRS men to ad-
dress the various cIabS as often as
tAOV wish ts be addressed.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

tn ',m yop sszo II i" the CGrOsiole.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

When tired and weary from the con-
slant grind Of the home. shop or once,
take a trip to Philadelphia and return on
the STEAMER FREDHRICA
There to enjoy the salt balmy inVig0r-
ating and life-giVing ozone Of the Bay,
and to view the wonderful and un018AA-
majestic Delaware, and observe the hu8-
ming industrial life as you pass along tn
Dorderland Of the three nest imDoFeAuf
States in the Union, Delaware, New Jor-
sey and PenngyiVAni&
A little TINE OF fer an eccaaionAl try
on the water u always DroAtabla - wed
a. soothing 70 th0 stTNARSA noEve@
Telephone No. Keystone Main 2692 on
Wharf in Philadelphia.
Single Tickets TO PHILADELPHIA, 81. rs
Frederica & PhiIa., Nav. Co
Oaise-FREDERlCA. DEL.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18
Murderkill River & PhiIa
"FREDERICA"
A. J. PALMER. Captain
MARCH AND APRIL

Will leave Frederica. Webb's and
Bowers for Philadelphia, as follows;
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

T0R 'sm yOs sSuS 4 h Ms CGT'"ie''.
Milford chronicle., 1924-04-18

Most people are good nurses when
Il comes to nursing aniMSsitias.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
SENATORS HURT BY
 CUT M PRIVILEGES
Offices Lack Couches And
 Roman Baths

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-AIembers of Congress, at least some of them that recall the luxuries and refinements of the good old days when economy was a mere campaign slogan and not a fact discovered by budget director. are up in arms against the policy which does not include couches in the furnishings of House and Senate offices. and fails to provide q masseur in the Roman baths of the Senate.
 Rising to question of highest privi- lege, the device used by congressman when they wish to register kick, Rep- resentative Frank Clark of Florida has demanded that the rule banning couches in the offices of members be abolished The rule, said MT. Clark, reflected on the honor and integrity of members of the House, but he acknowledged that there were times when members un- doubtedly wished to lie down on the job.
 The agitation for q restoration of a masseur in the Senate baths was started by Senator Mckinley of Illinois, and Senator Harrison of Mississippi. Neith- CT senator can see any real reason for maintaining the baths at the expense of the government, unless their equip ment includes the services of an expert rubber, ready to relieve the sorness often resulting from frequent Senate floor melees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
MISSISSIPPI SEA
 WALL IS PROPOSED
Part Of Gasoline Tax May Be
 Used In Payment

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 2.-(Special.) Representative Evans of Harrison county today introduced a bill in the House authorizing the construction of a sea wall along the Mississippi coast and permitting the use of a portion of the gasoline tax for payment of the same. The bill carries no stated amount to be extended in the work, but is simply an enabling bill giving the three counties, Harrison. Hancock and Jackson the authority to issue bonds for the building of the proposed wall.
 Poll Tax Payment
 The lower house of the legislature today struck out of the senate bill ex- tending the tax paying limit from Feb ruary to April l, the clause providing that failure to pay taxes prior to Feb ruary 1 shall not disqualify a person from participating in state elections this year. This section, according to house members, is clearly illegal, since the right of suffrage and qualifications therefor is prescribed by the constitu- tion and not by statutes. In its present shape the bill merely relieves delin- quent taxpayers of the 10 per cent penalty.
 Hospital OvercrOwded.
 Deplorable conditions exist in the charity hospital at Vicksburg, accord ing to a report submitted in the lower house of the legislature this morning and Key, subcommittee from the com mittee on eleemosynary institutions that has just finished an inspection of the institution. The report says that the laboratory is in bad condition and poorly kept. Twenty-six nurses are crowded in single ward, which has but one bathroom and is in insanitary condition. No heat in operating ronms-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
EDUCATE YOUNG
 TO'0WN HOMES
Butler Says Teach Children Home Owning To Promote
 Good Citizenship In Future

That home ownership should be taught in the schools as a means of giy- ing the young an idea of the value of owning property, and of reaching the parents who may not yet own homes is the opinion of k. E. Butler, presi- dent of Butler Garrett Real Estate and Insurance company.
 School is the logical place to teach the value of owning home, when the children s minds are in a plastic state fundamentals of ideal citizenship, he said.
 A grown man sees by and by that owning a home is a necessary aid in the life of a community, he sees the practical advantage, the added means and influence it gives him and he sees that home is the center of all family life, Mir. Butler stated.
 Will Avoid Trouble
 But if in childhood the value of own ing property were impressed upon the mind, he stated, much future trouble for the invidiual and the community might be avoided.
 the teaching of facts to the children,
 
 ents, Mir. Butler stated, and by this means many people who are now rent ing houses could be reached as by no other way.
 If the children bring homes tales of how other people live and the best means of living it is inevitable that a great change would be effected in many homes, he believes.
 Even if nothing else were accom- plished, Mir. Butler stated. this method would be most excellent means of combating radical ideas which may pre- vali in the child's home.
 COunteract Socialism
 Socialistic ideas of the communication of property taught in the home may be counteracted by installing in the minds of the young pride in ownership of property, he said.
 It might be surprising to learn the total number of men in the working class even in such as American tyne of city as Birmingham who harbor so- cialistic and perhaps confiscatory ideas, he said.
 Pride of possession is the most effec- tive means of combating any such ideas and it is in school, that they will be best curtailed if not effectually effaced, Mr. Butler says.
 MT. Butler is heartily in sympathy with the education which he terms visual whereby the children are shown the industrial and manufacturing plants of Birmingham so they may also ob- tain pride in their city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
FIG[RE4 OBTAINS BUYER
Realty Sales Company Institute Standard Insurance Lines
 For Purchaser

Neat five or six-room bungalow with all modern conveniences ut popular price is what Charles F
 Smithe of the Realty Sales compans finds the greatest demand for.
 In addition to the real estate bus ness of the Realty Sales company, M \ Smith has been instrumental several well established lines of insurance fo
 the convenience of their friends.
 Just to show what can be done il the real estate business, two years agt R. W. Brown and c. M. Nelson start ed in a small way promoting sales onls A year ago they started developing sey' eral short streets in various suburba sections of Birmingham, building fo, themselves nearly 100 homes not oni of which remain unsold," said Nil Smithe.
 Mir. Smithe finds the demand a1 ready so great that he is forced tI compare it with the moving season. HI is looking for business this year whicI exceeds all previous records, and ad vises buying early in order to avoij being left out completely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
BRITISH LIABILITIES
 NEARLY 40 BILLIONS
Big Figure Revealed In Statis-
 tics On National Debt

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The total gross liabilities of Great Britain at the close of the financial year were f7,S45, 72E,- TAG $39 226, ,62S, ,730. The total in 1914 was f7O6, ,154,110. The figures are taken from statistics relating to the national debt made public here. The total liabilities at the close of the last financial year showed an increase of f10O, O,199,599 over the previous 12 months.
 The funded debt showed net in- creased of f417, ,233, ,426 and the un- funded debt net decrease of f31S,- G21 ,92G. The increase of the nominal debt on conversion of the exchequer national war and treasury bonds into three and one-half percent conversion loan amounted to f127, ,S64,564 and the capitalization of arrears of interest on the United States government loan to E107,914,030.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
SAYS LEGION MEN
 LIKE MISSIONARIES
Sir Herbert Morgan Gives
 Opinion On Advertisers

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-Sir Herbert Morgan, chairman of the British recep- tion committee of the Associated Adver- Using Clubs of the World, told members of the Advertising Club of New York at luncheon recently that he believed the American Legion delegation to the international convention in London next year would constitute the greatest mission of peace and good will' that even set out from this country. Eng land, he inferred, did not have too great knowledge of America.
 "So far as we know in England" he said, "you have only one holiday resort that is Ellis Island-and your favor lite sport and pastime would seem to be eum-running.
 T realize every great city, every great states, is going to make it's con- tribution to make this what l believe Is going to be the greatest mission of peace and good will, the greatest pill kgrimage which has ever set forth from these or any other shores in our life time or in the history of the world" Sir Herbert came to this country to make preliminary arrangements for the twentieth annual convention of the As sociated Advertising Clubs of the World in London from July 13 to IS, 1924. In his youth he lived in America, and on that ground foud objections to history as taught here. He felt that after their visit to England American advertising men might suggest revisions in the his tory that children learn in this country.
 Sir Herbert said that his visit here had revealed America as the Mecca of advertising. And through it, he be- iieved, came close insight into the de- sires and ambitions of the people to whom the appeal was made.
 Your advertisers here are constantly spreading the gospel of education" he said. 'They are spreading the gospel of progress, they are spreading the gospel of good health, and, irrespective of their interest ill the sales of particular articles. I do believe that vast and gi- gantic propaganda that is going on has an enormous benefit on your civiliza- tion and I think, probably assists you more rapidly than anything else to as- similate the enormous rush of popula- tion which comes to these shores every VpDr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
REALTOR SCORES
 SPENCER OPINION
Tucker Upheld By Unanimous Vote Of Real Estate Board
 Meeting

Criticising the statement of J. E. Spencer, building inspector of Birming- ham, that a building line should be es- tablished not less than 20 and prefer ably 30 feet from the sidewalk, as be- ing too rigidly placed and out of line with the zoning plan as whole, Jerome Tucker spoke to the Real Estate board in its regular weekly luncheon in the municipal market at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 In unanimous vote the Real Estate board indorsed the stand taken by Mir. Tucker and voted that the matter should not be gone into so hastily.
 "The spirit of the statement of Mir. Spencer is quite in line with the board wishes, but it should be embodied in the zoning law as a whole, for if sep arate, it may work hardships in cer- tain sections" said Mir Tucker.
 Birmingham has by the enabling act right to zone the city and is now, as l understand it, Investigating the best means of putting it into effect, he said. I Birmingham has a right to determine all particulars as to the buildings be- ing put up; the right of construction. the area of plot and material used and the purpose of the business, he said.
 MT. Spencer would at once establish a building line which is only one phase of city zoning, Mir. Tucker said. and should not be done independently of the plan as a whole and without the proper consideration of the plan as a whole.
 Only to establish front line would be to start the zoning plan piece-meal by piece-meal. The city has not only a right to make the front line. but all lines of the buildings, and one line should not be allowed before the plan as whole is considered, he said.
 There should be no discrimination of one class of lots against another class of lots; the plan should be uniform in all parts of Birmingham so as to work no hartships, Mir. Tucker said.