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Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
WashingtOn Camp ThriYing

At the last regular meeting OF
Washington Camp, No. 80, P. o. S
of A, held Friday evening, the semi
annual report .sf the organization
was rendered. 1t disclosed the fact
that during the past six months the
lodge has had twelve propositions
for membership; eleven of them
were initiated into the order; three
were dropped from the roll for non
payment of dues; one was transfer
led to another Camp and one bro
ther died. The present membership
is 1OS. The total value of the Camp,
invested and in cash is $601.04 The
following officers were elected for
the new term: Past President, Phil
anon Harrington; President, Grover
G. Lord; Vice President, George
Price; Master of Forms, w. r. Mas
sey; Recording Secretary, Ira w.
Roe; Assistant, J. w. Blades; Finan-
cial Secretary, Herman Johnson;
Treasurer, T. A. Welch; Conductor,
w. ]. Minner; Inspector, Drexell
Bullock; Guard, Roy Webb; Chap
lain, J. w. Blades; Right Sentinel,
Frank Graham; Left Sentinel, Jos.
Gilbert; Trustees, A. S. Raughley,
L. B. Welch and H. C. Tee. Represen-
tatives to State Camp, which meets
at Laurel, August 28 and 20, Angus
tus Raughley, H. c. Tee and Clar-
ence Norris alternates, Philamon
Horace Quillen and Gro
yer Lord.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Firemen Quickly Extinguish Serious
Blaze

Late Saturday afternoon, Just
when a number of the local fremen
had finished their weeks labor and
were dressed for the evening, the old
siren belched forth its mournful
sound, summOning the firemen, to
fight blaze, which had gotten well
under way in one of the stables be-
longing to A. c. Creadick.
Smoke was seen issuing from the
building, by neighbors in the vicin-
ity. The alarm was first given by the
ringing of church bell, followed
quickly by the fire alarm. Chief Pot
ter arrived at the fire house by the
time the first alarm was given and
dispatched the new chemical appa-
ratus to the fire. 1t was followed
closely by the pumper with the chief
himself at the wheel, due to none of
the drivers having arrived.
Chief Potter directed the work of
the firemen with the chemical, while
the hose line was being laid under
the direction Of 1st assistant chief,
o. G. PassmOre and End assistant
chief, H. C. Tee.
A crash was narrowly averted at
the intersection of DOrman and
Commerce streets, when a Ford tour
ing car drove down Commerce
street ahead of the apparatus at
high rate of spee7; another Ford Sc
dan, also travelling to the fire, dart
ed out Dorman street; the fire en-
gine was right in the rear of the two
cars. By quick work on the part of
the drivers of the Ford cars, who
pulled off to the side of the street,
and allowed the engine to pass, a
serious accident was averted-One
which might have caused the lives
of some of the firemen. Some little
delay in getting water on the fire
was caused by local citizens, not
members of the company, who were
very anxious to assist and who did |
not understand the connections.
The fire was confined to the up
per floor of a small stable, situated |
in the rear of Mr.. Creadick's large
stable, in which was stored several |
thousand dollars worth of feed grain
and equipment. The two buildings
were separated only by a narrow
drive way. The firemen were aided in
several ways, in the first place, all
the stables contained metal roofs;
this alone retarded the progress of
The fire; then there was no wind to
carry the sparks and last, but not
least. the pumper was sending out al
pressure of water so strong that it'll
required four firemen to handle the
nozzle. In exactly thirty minutes af-
er the alarm sounded, no indica-
ions of fire could be seen.
Misfortune seems to follow Mr..
Jreadick closely. Less than year
lgO on one of his farms, about five
niles from town, a fire occurred
which completely destroyed the
lwelling and about five years ago a
arge storage building, adjoining the
mill proper, and containing several
housand baskets, was completely
destroyed. Mr.. Creadick is an extern
i've land owner, operates several
aw mills, also the local basket fac Y
ory. The origin of the fire is unde-
ermined and the loss is estimated ]
t about $500, partly covered by in {
TroOcn
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Warwick

Our local farmers are at present
busily engaged in planting potatoes
for their late crop, and incidentally
watching the clouds for rain.
The remains of Mrs. Margaret
Ether was brought down from Phila-
delphia on Saturday and funeral SER
vices held in the Grace NJ. E..
Church, Millsboro, on Sunday after
noon. Interment in the Brotherhood
cemetery. Mrs. Ether has been a
visitor here for a number Of years
and was well known by several in
this vicinity. Her two sons, Rlne-
hardt and Leo Shredder are resi-
dents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Lingo mo-
tored to Washington on Friday for
weekend visit with her sister,
Mrs. Vivian Claggert.
Mrs. Naomi Lingo who has been
in Wilmington for several months
past, is making her home with Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Lingo, for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. c. NJ. Downs returned on Sat
urday from the hospital at LeWes'
much improved in health.
George Burton of Millville spent
the weekend with his daughter, Mrs
Iva BartO
Miss E. NJ. Barto has been spend
ing few days at Hickory Hill with
her sister.
Several accidents have happened
on the stone road, near here, recent
". Although none have had fatal re-
suits, overturned cars and broken
axles are getting to be frequent oc-
currences.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Horse Racing Each Day

work.
Horse Racing Each Day
Then, in addition to all the ex-
hibits and the big midway, there will
be extra fast horse racing each day
The purses have been increased this
year and this alone is sure to at
tract many owners of fast horses
Fast automobile races are promised
for the last day of the Fair, with
thrills a plenty.
AS usual the public will be given
a rare treat twice daily with new
and varied acts of vaudeville, and
each evening a wonderful display of
fireworks will be given.
The Kent & Sussex Fair has been
supported in the past and should be
supported in the future by the resi-
dents of lower Delaware. 1t is
strictly a lower Delaware affair, but
will doubtless attract many visitors
from all parts of the State and the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The officers of the association who
are deserving of warm cOmmenda-
tion for their efforts to make the fair
a really worth while event, are as
follows: Charles D. Murphy, presi-
dent; B. 1. Shaw, vice president; Err
nest Raughley, secretary; H. E.
Quillen, treasurer. Frank Graham is
the general superintendent.
Directors:-H E. Quillen, A. C.
Creadick, Charles S. Warren, C. D.
Murphy, Frank Graham, William H.
Cahall, BENZ. I. Shaw, Warren T.
Moore, w. S. Smith, George H.
Brown, w. E. Jacobs, L. B. Har-
rington, John w. Sheldrake, John
H. Holloway, D. B. Tharp, w. B.
Fleming, J, A. Masten, J. A. Cahall,
Ernest Raughley, S. o. Bailey, Lor-
EMO T. Jones, Garrett S. Harring-
ton, all of Harrington; Sheriff John
H. Bullock, Harry M. Daniels, Jr., of
Dover; dewey Sapp, Houston; J.
Morris Harrington, FELTON,; William
]. Swain, Herman Collision and War
ren c. Newton, Bridgeville; John
Sipple, DR.. J. H. Derrickson, Freder-
lea; Henry Stafford, Burrsville;
George H. Hearn, c. E. Hurley, Sea-
ford; John G. Townsend, SelbyVille;
L. D. Caulk, Woodside.
Superintendent of the various ex-
its:-Poultry, W. D. Scott; races,
J. Morris Harrington; ladies' depart
ment, Mrs. Vertie Cahall; grand !
stand, John H. Holloway; fruit and |
dairy, Warren C. Newton; flowers
and plants, Miss Eva B. Wingate;
live stock, c. S. Warren; machinery,
Joshua Smith; Supt. of Grounds, |
Frank T. Graham; agriculture hall,
Warren c. Newton.
Executive COmmittee:-W. H. Ca
hall, H. E. Quillen, A. C. Creadick, B.
1. Shaw, Norman Collision, w. S.
Smith, w. J. Swain, Warren G. New
ton, Warren T. Moore, Ernest Raugh-
ley, L. 7. Jones, C. D. Murphy.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Harrington Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Baynard
and family of Plant City, Fla, have
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
GREENWOOD

Score by innings:
Greenwood ~.- 0 90 6 90 2 1-13
Theatre Team 0 0 0 3 90 g o. 8
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25

Our Cent-a-Word Columns
Are the Best to be found
anywhere in the State Of
Delaware and they have
been found satisfactory by a
large number Of advertisers
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
80

"Whitman's Sampler Chocolates
fresh each week. Delivered any
where $3.50. "Pettyjohns. JlS-tt
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
KENT and SUSSEX
FAIR OPENS NEXT
TUESDAY, JULY 29
CONTINUED from first page)

Hundreds of pieces of fancy work of
all descriptions will be on display.
Without a doubt some one will be
sure to take home with them some
ideas in cooking and fine needle
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Young Corn Growers to Exhibit At
Fair


Boys enrolled in corn club work,
eager to show how much they have
learned in the raising of corn of the
finest quality, are working hard on
their exhibit of corn for the Kent &
Sussex Fair. 1t is the contention of
the county club leaders, who handle
the boys and girls clubs, that corn
club work has done more to raise
the standard of corn-raising in this
section than any other factor. This
will be proven by the excellent dis
play of corn at the coming fair. 1t
is sure to be one of the biggest edu-
cational features on the program.
Visitors to the fair will learn that
judges consider an ear of normal
size far superior to one of enormous
size. A high scoring ear of corn
must be smooth, even, and covered
with good kernels to the very tip
of the cob. 1t must also be typical of
the variety which it represents. In
a collection all the ears must be
nearly alike as peas in a pod.
Corn club work is one of the old
est and most successful projects for
boys and girls in the State. There
are more than $4,000 of them enroll
ed in the entire country. They are
raising nearly $75O,OOO worth of corn
this season. Experts contend that
their knowledge gained along these
lines will add much to the value of
corn crops in the future.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
Swine Exhibit LARGER Than Ever

Swine EXnlDIG Larger Illan Ever
The biggest swine show ever stag
ed by the Kent & Sussex Fair Asso-
citation, will feature the live stock
exhibit Fair officials are confident
that this years exhibits will break
all previous records, and this is as
sured by the number of requests
coming in daily for reservations. The
amount of premiums will be great
this year then ever before, it has
been stated by the officials of the
fair that approximately 1000 dollars
will be devoted to premiums in this
department alone. In addition to
cash prizes many ribbons will be
awarded. This generous prize list
has been approved by the fair to en-
courage the breeding of more pure
bred hogs, raise the standard of
grade herds and make this one of
the leading hog centers in the State.
Fair visitors will have rare chance
to compare the leading breeds OF
swine, look over the herds entered
by local breeders and watch the
Judges make the awards. Poland
Chinas. DurOc Jerseys, Chester
Whites, Berkshires and Hampshires
will be the chief breeds on exhibit.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25

"Whitman's Sampler Chocolates" :"
fresh each week. Delivered any
where $3.50. "Pettyjohns." j1S-tf
Life Insurance. Chas. J. Holzmuel-
ler, Milford. f29-tf
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25

Then, in addition to all the ex-
hibits and the big midway, there will
be extra fast horse racing each day.
The purses have been increased this
year and this alone is sure to at
tract many owners of fast horses.
East antnmnhile racas are nrnnisad
, 1924-10-09
l line 3 MIN.

DIED at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at her residence No IA Company Street
in this town, Miss MALVINA MOOREHEAD
at the age of 80 years. The funeral Is
fixed for 4.3O this afternoon, 10 the be
reaved ones the Avis" extends sincere
sympathy.
, 1924-10-09

in st. Thomas.
2 When such warning is received of
the approach of a hurricane, or failing 10
receive such warning. as a result OF local
observation and OpIriOn, the Director OF
Police will hoist the storm flag (red tag
with black center) OF the Forts at ChrIS-
tiansted, Kings HI. and treGerlkSteo.
This signal indicates only the existence
Of hurricane in the general vicinity Oh
the Island. When information is recaIv-
ed from the Weather Bureau or from lhe
Governor indicating hat the center OF
the storm will pass over or close to St.
Croix, wv storm fl rs, one above the
other. will be FOisted on the Forts at the
above mentioned places. At the same
time the DespatchinQ Secretary will re-
quest .the Commanding Officer, Marine
Barracks, to fire the warning guns, l. e.,
two guns in quick succession, followed,
after q half minute interval, by Two
more guns in quick sQcceSSi0r. One gun
is mounted at the Marine Barracks,
Christiansted, and tie other at the FORT
10 Frederks,ed
3. When signal is made indicating the
presence of a hurricane in the vlclnl-
ty Of ST. CrOlX, the Director OF Ponce at
Frederjksted and the Commanding ON
Ger of Marines at Christiansted Will I'M
mediateIy u3JIly all sllnplng IN the mar
Dor. at the same ume IUlIIylng all hedds
of Governmental activities
4. Upon the receipt IT warning the AS
sistant Public Works Officer will direct
some thoroughly reliable person to notify
by telephone
ID All ConsuIs.
(2) All Shipping Agents.
~ All Rectors of Parish S and Minis
ters Of the Gospel.
(4) All persons having telephones In
outlying distric.5.
PROCEDURE AFTER :" -RNINT.
5. The Head of eacL 81 erumental ac-
tigity is charged wit The responsibility
OF securing all buildiags and other pro.
perty assigned to or embraced by his
own activity, and eaca Of these officials
will prepare detailed plans for the safe
guarding of such prOu. rly.
6. The following Diet. Is will be o5scrE-
ed:
(a) Two details of Marines consisting
of one n0n-cOmmissiou7d officer and four
men each will report t. the Chief Of 20
lice, gCbristiansted, fon such duty as he
may .direct Tor the preservation OF lille
and property.
(b) Inhabitants of I'll frame buildings
or anyone who is not satisfied with the
safety of their own personal shelter are
at liberty to take shelter in Government
House, Ch~risuansted, or in the Forts at
ChriStianSted and rederIkSted. The
, 1924-10-09
WARNLNG

l, While information regarding the for
nation and movements of hurricanes in
the vicinity of the Virgin Islands may
normally be expected to come from the
, 1924-10-09
LOC.A

4 lines of rain was measured at the
Fort this morning.
, 1924-10-09
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 5 1924.

Procedure in case of Hurricanes in the
Municipality Of Saint Croix.
(Ihis Executive Order supersedes and re
places Executive Order No. 2-1924,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
GRUESOME RELIC
 IS SOLD FOR $6,5OO
Suit Lincoln Assassinated Ir
 Goes At Public Auction

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-Clothes worn by Abraham Linclon when he was assassinated in Ford's theatre, Washington, by John Wilkes Booth, to- day were sold at public auction here for $6,500.
 They consisted of an old black suit, the collar stained with the life blood of the martyred President, the trousers wrinkled; badly torn overcoat and a faded silk stock.
 Bidding opened at $500 and rose rap idly to the sale price, which the lot was knocked down to bidder who gave his name as ssMr. Douglas"
 The back and arms of the overeoaf had been clipped by souvenir hunters, but the dark silk lining, with the feath- CTS of two American eagles and the motto, >"one country, one destiny" was intact. 1s
 The garments were originally pre- sented by Mrs. Lincoln to Alfonso Dunn, White House door-keeper, of : whom the President had been fond, and who had been his constant companion during his years in Washington. Dom had pleaded for them as a memento of his great friend. A letter from Mrs. Lincoln to Dom regarding the gift was sold with the clothes.
 Other historic relics sold at the que tion included pin cushion presented to George Washington at the age of 6, which brought $75; autographed vol tunes of Woodrow Wilson's writings brought prices ranging from $27 to $52.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
POSTPONE LIBRARY : BONDS BY CONSENT
Commission And Board Agrees To Defer Issue Indefinitely

By mutual consent, the city commits sion and library board Tuesday indefi- nitely postponed the conference on the boards petition asking for library bonds to be included in the school bond cleo tion.
 The meeting, scheduled for yesterday afternoon, was called off at noon by President D. D. McLendon of the city commission after :. talking with other commissioners and board members.
 The action was the result of the stand taken by Commissioners Dickson and Harrison that the library bonds should be taken up later, This was in line with the opinion of the representative mass meeting.
 It is obvious that the. city hall -in- tends to sidetrack all other bond issues for the present, or at least until the citizens committee now investigating school needs and city finances has made it's report,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
ENSLEY CITY HALL
 NOT TO BE SOLD
Commission Turns Down Offer
 To Sell Old Building

Ensley city hall should not be sold until the city treasury can afford to buy new site and build a new one.
 This was the position taken Tues day, at the city board meeting, by Commissioner W. B. Dickson when Commissioner W. B. Cloe proposed sell ing the, hall for $25O0O.
 Commissioner Mary Echols urged that the hall never be sold, declaring It was an ideal site and could not be 
 The offer of Lindsey & zeigler, Ensley real estate men, for the build ing was unanimously voted down. CIoe did not explain his change of opinion. However, he pointed out something must be done about the hall at once. I According to Cloe, the building is al- most ready to fall down and is also very unsanitary. Mrs. Echols Suggested 1t would be better to spend as high as several thousand dollars in repairs than lose the hall No action was taken on her suggestion, President D. E. Me Lendon declaring no money was avail able at this time, -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
CITY LEAGUE
 MEETS TONIGHT

The Y. M. c. A. City league will opsn its weekly series of games at the "x' court Wednesday night at 7:3o o'clcck with three well-matched pairs of teams ready for combat. Practically every meeting of these teams has brought about some close and hard-fought games, and they have gotten better as the season has gone along.
 The "Y'' team, which is leading the league. will not be playing tonight, as this is a seven-team league and One team Is out each week.
 The teams that will meet this week are as follows: Stockham and the American Radiator company, Acipoo ar.N the East Birmingham Ramblers, and Avondale and the Howard college Reserves.
 All of these games ought to be closs games, as the teams that have been winning most of their games have not shown any great superiority to tho losers, and the teams that have been losing most of their games have been improving considerably during the sea- son, fc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
REWARD. OFFERED
 TO. GET DYNAlMITERS
Seek Miscreant Who Set Off Charge At Home Saturday

In order to expedite the arrest of the miscreant who dynamited the Clayton home, "A Thirty-first street, south, Sat urday evening, Mack Clayton, owner of three properties in the vicinity, Tues day offered $100 for their capture and conviction. 3FS.ls7As. 2 .. M
 eve have no. idea who the parties are," Mrs. R. O. Clayton, at whose res idence the dynamite was exploded, said Tuesday. "So far as we know we have no enemies, but until some information is uncovered none of us is going to sleep very we'll"
 So far as can, be determined by city detectives Investigating the case, no one saw the dynamite set off: One neighbor reported she heard the, exhaust of a mo- torcycle on the street shortly before the explosion, but whether this can be con4 nected in anyway is not known. $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
PHILLIPS PLAYS
 WOODLAWN HI

The opening game of tho Birmingham BasketbaIi, Association league, to be played at the Birmingham Athlstic club wednesday night at 7:l6 o'clock, will be between the woodlawn and Philips High teams. This game will not be lacking in speed of play or enthusiastic support of the two teams, n both teams are going at . great clip now, and their student bodies arc snxious for their team to win this game. In addition to the usual rivalry between these two schools, there is the fact that upon this game depends the chances of these two teams for the championship of the 3. B. A.. league.
 The woodiawn team has not lost . game thus far, and the Phillips team has lost only one, that one being lost to tho woodlawnAra The Crimsons are determined to turn the tAbles on the Junior Colonels this time, and in their attempt and the Woodlawners' defense against such an occurrences . great lit- tie battle should result. s< ?
 Tn addition to the high school game, the Pedagoguss will take on the rirst Prsds and the B. A. c. Reserves will play the Chenoweth team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
FRANCS RALLY AS i3s SHORTS COVER
Probable Settlement Of Repara-
 tions Problem Gives Strength

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.--After estab- fishing new low records for all time, French and Belgian francs rallied sharply in the late dealings today on the receipt of cable advances, indicating the settlement of the reparations prob lem by placing mortgage on German railroads and without recourseI 10 a formidable International loan. French trancs dipped to new low level at 401h cents before recovering 10 points. and Belgian exchange touched 3.4S cents, later advancing about 5 points.
 snort covering by speculative inter- ests, whose heavy selling of the ex- changes helped to precipitate yester- days sharp break. helped the move around $4.2sh and Japansse ven inn proved after an early decline of about ~ points. Bankers were inclined to zee q more favorable turn in French finan- ciai affairs with the prospects of reg uIar revenue from German mortTaee ponds and the budget balanced by tRe increased taxes which were Approved by the Chamber of Deputies. 's~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
FIGHT PLANS
 HANGING FIRE

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.--Negotiations for the prospective return heavyweight title match between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons hung fire today when a scheduled conference between Jack Kearns, the title holders mentor, and Tex Rickard, who plans to stage a fight here the first week in June, failed to materialize. Kearns and the pro- moter expect to get together, however, before the end of the week to discuss final terms. Gibbons already has agreed to the match.
 Meanwhile, according to Billy Me Carney, Firpo's American business rep resentativc, the New York Syndicate, which Is negotiating for a match be- tween Ffrpo and Harry Wills in July, expects to arrange this week a deposit of o0,o00. transferable to a Buenos Aires bank, to bind tentative agree ment with the South American. Firpo has stipulated that this part of the $250.000 guarantee offered him must be deposited before the end of the week If negotiations are to continue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-20
BERLENBACH MUST WORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-In view of the long string of knockout winnings run up by Paul Berienbach since he swore off wrestling, he probably will have to take on one of the tough men of his weight in his next appearance at Mad ison Square Garden. Dave Rosenberg, former Commission champion of the middleweight division in New York state, is mentioned as the next candi- date.
 Berlenbach stopped a Cincinnati man named Pat Walsh in less than a round last Friday night at the Garden. It then became apparent that the time had come for him to quit associating with preliminary men and take on tougher game. The only boxer of any standing at all that Berlenbach has fought, is Frank Carbone, the middleweight, whom he stopped. AS Carbone Is the only one with a victory over Young Strib- ling, there is talk of showdown be- tween Berlenbach and Stribling, both of whom are light-heavyweights.