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Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
CELEBRATE TWENTY-FIFTH
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Baker cele-
brated their twenty-f1fth wedding an
niversary at their home, near Cannon,
on Saturday night, March 1st, by en-
tertaining more than fifty relatives
and friends from different parts of
the State.
Mrs. Baker is the daughter of Will
liam J. Hill, one of the oldest resi-
dents in the western part of Sussex
county and one of the founders of
Blades, thriving town on the Nanti-
coke River, near Seaford.
Mayor Albert H. higgins, of Blades,
a brother-in-law of Mrs. Baker, per-
formed the mock" marriage cere-
mony in the presence of the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker were the recip-
tents of many handsome and useful
presents.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
W. C. T. ..

There will be a meeting of the w.
c. T. U. on Tuesday evening, March
11th, at 1880 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Potter, 407 East Front street We
are expecting a good meeting and eX-
pect you there also. Text word "COun-
sell"
On Saturday morning, March 18th,
the ladies of the w. C. T. U. will have
a bake sale. All kinds of fine cakes,
biscuits, pies, cookies and other good
eatables will be found there. Don't
forget Saturday morning, March 18th,
at 10 o'clock in the store opposite the
Chronicle office. A rummage sale also
at the same place in the afternoon
and evening.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
SUSSEX COUNTY COURT
Many Cases Being Tried In General
Sessions Court, Georgetown.

In General Sessions Court Wednes-
day afternoon of last week.. Harry
Butler, colOred, of SeafOrd, who at
the June term of court, last year,
pleaded guilty to the larceny of a ra-
zOr belonging to James Friedel, of
SeafOrd district, and was parOled to
John S. Isaacs, of Cedar Creek dis
trict, was sentenced to serve six
months in the New Castle county
wOrkhOuse and be whipped with ten
lashes on Saturday, March 8th.
Butler, after being paroled to Mr..
Isaacs, became unruly and attempt
ed to burn his property by saturating
several places with oil. He was re-
turned to the Sussex county Jail dur
ing October of last year where be has
been confined since.
Under the law when the parole is
broken the prisoner is returned to the
court and sentenced on the charge
for which they were convicted or
pleaded guilty.
The jury in the perjury case of AL
vim L. Marvel, of SeafOrd, returned
verdict of guilty with a recOmmenda-
tiOn for mercy of the court. COunsels
James M. Tunnel, J. M. Richardson
and J. Frank Ball, the latter of Will
mington, made a motion for a new
trial.
James P. Rodney. residing three
miles from Bishopville, Md, who on
December 80, last year, had a collis-
ion with the Ford coupe occupied and
driven by Henry L. Barker, of Mills
boro, at the intersection of the du
Pont Boulevard and the NIillsboro-
Mission road, resulting in throwing
from his car to The roadway
and rendering him unconscious for
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Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
PIERCE SIMPSON GAVE
ACRE OF LAND TO MARVEL'S

V The men and boys who are inter-
ested in Marvel's school, district No.
SO, halfway between Harrington and
Laws Chapel, met together on Sat
urday, February 10th and cleared the
new playground. An acre of land had
been given by Pierce Simpson for the
use of the children attending the
school. This will prove a great source
of enjoyment and will also be good
for the general health Of the pupils
this spring. The ladies came at noon
and served fine lunch to those who
had been working so hard. There was
a discussion of the library for the
school, which they hope to start at
the next meeting of the Parent-Teach-
er Association.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
MILFORD NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held Monday,
March 3rd, the first vice president,
Mrs. Samuel Evans, presiding. Fol-
lowing the usual routine of business,
Mrs. R. c. Hall, president of the board
of directors, announced meeting of
the board to follow the meeting.
Samuel Welsh gave a very interest
ing and instructive talk On the Box
Peace Plan, the World and Interna-
tional Court. Mr.. Welsh also gave an
outline of a plan he himself had sent
in. A rising vote of thanks was given
him for the very pleasant afternoon
given us.
Mrs. Haswell Pierce and Miss Kath-
ryn Davis played very pretty violin
duet, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Tom Davis.
Monday next-Business and Social
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
MCGOWAN GETS BERTH
in AMERICAN LEAGUE
Bill MCGOWAN, Former Milford Um-
pire, Reaches The Top In His
Chosen Profession.

Bill MCGOWAN, who several years
ago umpired for the Caulk Club in
Milford, has just been appointed to
the staff of umpires for the American
League. Announcement of the fact
that Bill had reached the top of his
chosen profession was made by the
Wilmington Sunday Star in it's issue
last Sunday. While in Milford he
made a reputation as an umpire which
is still talked about among baseball
enthusiasts here. He was without
question the best qualified umpire
who ever stepped behind a catcher on
the local grounds, and his friends are
numbered among the thousands in
lower Delaware. The appointment to
the American League is causing them
much pleasure. MCGOWAN, since leav-
ing Milford has umpired in several
leagues, and in all of them he has
made good.
In 1921 he drew the assignment for
the International League Junior
World Series between Baltimore, of
the International League, and Louis
vile, the American Association cham
pions. He has been schooled by sew
eral big league umpires, among them
being BILLY" Evans and Bob" Hart.
The appointment to the American
League staff came as a surprise to Nc
Gowan, for he had always thought
that if he did enter the big leagues it
would be as member of the Nation
al League staff. In fact, he had been
promised a berth in that league when |
HE !
friends in Milford and lower Della
ware will watch his work in fast
with much interest.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
SOCIAL

John Wilkins Sunday school class
was given a social on Friday evening,
February 22nd, in the social room of
the M. P. Church, by one of the class
members, Mrs. Bessie Smith. The2ev-
ening was very enjoyably spGl in
music and playing games, after which
refreshments were served. Those
present were Mrs. Bessie Smith, Mrs.
Clara Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
kins, Mrs. Thelma Savage, Mrs. Nellie
Marvel, Mrs. Hattie Williamson, Mrs.
Elsie Emory, Mrs. Rosie Emory, Mrs.
Hattie Benson, Mrs. Grace Denney,
Mrs. Clara Denney, Mrs. Sallie Ott-
well, Mrs. Mary Donovan, Misses An
ma Smith, Ida Darby, Elsie Steele,
Lulu Davidson, LeOla Davidson and
Ruth Reynolds.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
ROAD MEETING TONIGHT
In The FIREMEN'S HALL

This evening at o'clock there will
be a meeting held in Firemen's Hall,
North Milford, of those who are inter-
ested in having the concrete road
built from the boulevard, north of
Milford, into the town as far as the
First National Bank. The Highway
Departments of both Kent county and
the State, have asked for bids for
building this mile of concrete and will
open the bids on Wednesday next,
March 18th, at Dover. The same bod
les have given notice, that they will
not build, or award any contract to
build, any road until the abutting
property owners have signed up for
undisputed right-of-way for the build
ing of such road. This meeting is to
see that all such contingencies are
provided for the building promptly,
early in the spring of this particular
road, before the pea packing season
opens, so that there will be little or
no obstruction to the heavy hauling
then necessary. 1t is necessary that a
committee be appointed to look after
this business promptly-as there are
only a few days before the meetlng
OF LQ6 highway OOulhlio9AOAAo " -
the contracts. Too many other sec
tions are anxious to have the road
to their district, for the
people Of Milford to risk any sl1p-up
now, when the work is assured. Those
who might be disposed to be obstruc-
tionists in this, would find themselves
very obnoxious to the people of Mil
ford and their business interests be |
made to suffer as a result of any hold
up, which would stop the work of
building this road. It will add to the
value of all property located along
the route and no land will be bought
at over six cents for the entire
amount used. !
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
PERSONAL MENTION

Howard Galloway of SeafOrd was
town visitor during the week.
Mrs. Charles Huber and children
spent several days in Wilmington as
the guests of her parents.
Mrs. G. Layton Grier and daughters.
Margaret and Ann, are spending two
weeks in Atlantic City, at the Marl-
bOrO Blenheim
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Welch and son
Edgar, Jr., of New York City, are vis-
iting Mrs. Welch's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hart.
Miss Madeline Griffith of Whining
ton and Miss Ethel Walls of George
town are the guests of Miss Elizabeth
Ackerman this week.
Miss Bertha Wilkins and Miss Ella
Cook of Sussex avenue, spent the
weekend in Dover as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. o. ]. Cook on New street.
Attorney George E. Hurd of Great
Falls, Mont, after attending the Su-
preme Court in Washington, d. c.,
spent last week with his sister, Mrs.
E. R. Knots.
Mrs. Norman Collins has returned
to her home in Chester after having
been in the Chester hospital for five
weeks, where she underwent a very
serious operation.
Mrs. John Lockwood Pratt after
spending a week with her parents.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank L. Grier, has gone
to Boston, where her husband will be
for several months.
John Lynch, Edward Murphy and
Humes Grier, all of Milford, will at
Tend an informal dance given by the
Sigma Nu Fraternity of the Univer-
sity of Delaware on Saturday night,
March 8th.
Miss Myra Ackerman who played
basket ball last Friday in Whining
on, spent the weekend with her
cousin, Miss Marion Griffith, and at
ended the K. K. K. C Gepp Don So
iety dance at the Hotel DUPONT.
On Monday evening Mrs. George
irier entertained at several tables of
ridge in honor of Miss Margaret V.
irier, whose wedding will take place
n early spring. Each girl was asked
o bring her favorite recipe, and at
he end of the evening Miss Grier was
resented with a mahogany box in
eXed with over fifty favOrite recipes.
ZACH girl received a pink rose, con-
aiming hard candy The prizes were
-On by Miss Laura SaleVan, first, and
Irs. Elmer Williams, consolation.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
MARRIED
RYAN-KEEL

Miss Theresa Eleanor Kee, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Keel, of
Greenwood and William Norman Ry-
an, son of Mrs. Annie j. Ryan and the
late w. S. Ryan, were quietly married
at the M. P. parsonage in Milford by
the Rev. J. R. Strausburg on Monday
evening, March 3rd, 1924. After the
ceremony the bride and groom went
to the home of the groom's mother
where dinner was served to the inn
mediate family. After March 10th Mr..
and Mrs. Ryan will occupy their farm
which they have recently purchased
at Shawnee. We wish them much sue
cess.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
SALES OF MILFORD REAL ESTATE

The property owned by w. N. w.
Dorsey on North Walnut street, Mil
ford, has been sold to Conner Mitten,
who now resides in the Plaza Apart
ments on Causey avenue. The price
paid was $500.
The property recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis, on West
Front street, North Milford, which
was owned by the Robert D. Grier es-
tate of Salisbury, Md, was sold last
week to Charles White, the price be-
ing S2,5O0.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
SUSSEX FARM BUREAU OR.
GANIZES FOR HIGHER PRICES

The Sussex County Farm Bureau
members are making drive through
out the different rural districts to in
crease the membership of the organ
ization so that there may be a greater
cooperation in the marketing Of their
products. This year it is planned to
pool seed and bean crops in order to
get higher prices. The experiment was
tried out last year on soy beans and
proved a great success.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
BOX SOCIAL

Denney's school district 81, will hold
a box and shadow social on Friday
evening, March 18th, at the home of
Mrs. Arthur Rusby, about one mile
east of the school house, on the farm
known as the James Keith farm.
There will be chicken salad, Mary
land biscuits, hot coffee, pickles and
ice cream. There will also be boxes,
shadows. cobwebs and parcel post
packages.
Come out and have a good time. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of the picnic.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
18th BIRTHDAY BUT go YEARS OLD

V. M. D. Harrington, the carpenter
and builder of South Milford, cele-
brated his fifteenth birthday anniver-
sary last Friday, February 29th. AL
though he is three score years old, he
has had but fifteen birthday anniver-
saries, having been born on February
29th, 1864, leap year; the only year
in the calendar which has 20 days in
February,
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
CELEBRATES s1st BIRTHDAY

On March 3rd, friends and relatives
paid their respects to Mrs. VIM. Har-
rison Davis, of South Milford, on her
81st birthday. She received $50 cards
and kilograms; also many beautiful
and useful gifts. All of the family
were present. except E. M. Davis who
is in Florida. Her husband who has
been i'll is convalescing.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
PRESBYTERIAN USHERS' UNION

There will be a meeting of the Ush-
ers' Union of the First Presbyterian
Church, at the home Of S. P. Griffith,
Lincoln City, Friday evening, March
7th, commencing promptly at 7:45 o.
clock.
All persons having cars are request
ed to bring them to the Presbyterian
corner.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07

Another trouble in America is that
we haven't enough famous men to ad-
dress the various clubs as often as
they wish to be addressed.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07
MILFORD GRANGE

This Saturday we will hold the last
afternoon session. DR.. F. P. Ruhl will
talk on feeding dairy cattle for milk
production.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07

Learn to labor while you wait for
results.
Milford chronicle., 1924-03-07

AdVertIIIng space In "MllfOrd
Chronicle" ls sold on basis Of
guaranteed circulation Of over
5000 copies each week.
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
Mining News

A big body of Sulphide ore in the
Shannon mine of Cochise County will
be set afire for purposes of cOncen-
tration.
New COrnelia and Calumet and Ari-
zona copper properties Jointly pro-
duced 7,276,S31 pounds of copper dur
ing January.
Old gold and silver tailings of the
famous Contention mine which were
milled forty years ago are to be
worked over again.
Are you doing your annual assess
ment work? The fiscal year ends
at noon, July 1st
r. L. Beal has big cyanide camp
of % men at the Vulture mine, where
he is reported handling about 200
tons of tailings daily.
w. H Ridenour is promoting the
old United Western property at Oat-
man.
Matt McCarty has developed a vein
Of ore that runs as high as $3.50 a
ton ON the North Star at Oatman.
Oatman has placer gold excite
ment which exhibits 81 to the pan at
60 feet depth on Gold Gulch
~. MdACy ID uCNC1Op1uS LH6 OlS-
nal Mine at Yuma. The old workings
are being connected by tunnel from
the 500 foot level
Over 1000 tons of sulphide ore are
being mined every day at the New
Cornelia in Ajo.
High grade silver ore from the
Hardshell mine at Patagonia is bring
ing $50 ton.
Salt cake at the rate of 300 tons
day is being produced at Clarkdale
by the Western Chemical company.
Eliza Warner has sold to Frank A.
Gould of Chicago seventeen mining
claims of the Big Bug District in
Yavapai County.
Work at the Eli Butte properties
east of Morristown is going on in
charge of Director Gilmore Goodland.
Considerable tonnage of 500 ore
has been blocked out in the old Sierra
Pinta mine southwest of Ajo. The
old tailings are being proftably
treated
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
GALA. EDITOR Who
REFUSED TO DANCE
Longs for "Wide Open and
Smell of Sagebrush

Los Angeles, Cal, March 5, 1924
Mr. H. B. Watson,
Dear Sir:-I don't want you to
think that because I'm living in
big, noisy city that ] don't find your
paper of interest. In fact, while
have not had much to do with n
country paper for some time (and
even sworn to keep away from them)
/ quite often, while in the library,
just "nacherly" drift over to the
country newspaper files and read ev-
erything in them, even the advertis-
ing.
was especially interested in your
account of your experience with the
erstwhile banker who attempted to
put you out Of business. 1t reminded
me of similar experience I had in
a little town in Washington. had
continual fight with the town bank
er for over three years, but refused to
dance to his music. The result was,
in contrast to your experience, | sold
out at sacrifice of about $500 and
left there-as long as the people
would not stay back of me consid-
cred the game not worth the candle
About three years ago was back in
that town again for a few days and
was given an ovation-even by the
banker himself (who now has COM
petitiOn) and the unanimous senti-
ment was voiced thusly: 1--WE have
not had real live newspaper since
you left here" But l was too dog
gone polite to tell them to go to hell.
The call to get back into the country
newspaper game has been urgent with
me many times since, but my expert
ence in Washington has made me
somewhat shy of country towns.
That is a nice bunch of Iegals you
are running now. But is not the lin
otype somewhat of a luxury?
| And Yavapai Ike. Is he connected
in any way with Arizona zeke or Two
Gun Pete? Fate has evidently been
unkind to Ike; he should be in Holly.
wood along with Bill Hart, ct al.
find my work here interesting, but
quite often long for the freedom of
the wide open spaces and the smell
OF the sage. may spend my vacation
at least this coming summer in your
vicinity.
With many best wishes and hoping
that have not intruded on your val
liable time in writing this letter O
have the writer's impulse this eve
ning) I remain, Very truly yours,
| r. M. HORTON.
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
DEATH OF HARVEY &. GRANT

Harvey E. Grant, for the past ten
years a resident of Wickenburg and
head of the drug business conducted
in this city under title OF the Wick
enburg Drug Company, died on Tues
day at his home here after an illness
of several years, He was young
man, only forty years of age, and a
rare specimen of human energy that
seemed never to tire. Mr. Grant was
of an unusually active temperament,
though a keen physical sufferer. Sew
eral years ago an ulcer developed
on one of his lungs, and an opera
tion was necessary, followed by sew
eral months of bedridden anguish,
which his friends noticed affected
him greatly, tho his mental faculties
never seemed to wane. He never
gave up hope and the day before his
death arose and sat and ate at his
table, after weeks illness in which
he was delirious and frequently un-
conscious.
Mr.. Grant was native of Picton,
Nova Scotia, and came to Wicken-
burg primarily for his health finally
settling here permanently and mar
rying one of Wickenburg's popular
young matrons. who proved herself
kind and affectionate wife, admin
istering to her ailing husband night
and day and assisting him in the re-
spOnsibilities of the store besides do
ing her own housework Besides his
bereaved wife and daughter he leaves
father and other relatives in Nova
Scotia
Some time previous to his death
the deceased expressed desire tC
be cremated after death, and the next
day after his demise his sorrowine
wife, daughter, and her sisters, &C
| cOmpanied by a few friends escorted
the remains to Phoenix Funeral ser
vices were held at the Mcclellan
Chapel after which the sad cOrtege
followed the remains to Greenwood
Cemetery, where he was cremated
The business of the Wickenburs
Drug Company will be conducted, as
usual by Mrs. Grant with the as
sistance of Mr.. Henson, the pharma
cist who lately assumed the direction
and business management. Condolences
of many friends are expressed fol
the bereaved wife and relatives, IL
which the State Miner sincerely joins
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
CAPITALISTS FORCING THE PACT
ONTO ARIZONA T

Arizona is going to be stopped from
developing the resources that were
hers by virtue of constitutional right
long before she became a state In
other words, the rights of Arizona
pioneers to raise their own children
to learn farming, irrigation, and man
ufacturing is to be taken away from
them by a bureaucracy of politicians
formed to benefit power corporations.
The right of Arizona to work out
her destinies here on the great SOU
thern desert is invaluable and was
never questioned until she reclaimed
the desert and made it possible for
mankind to prosper in the land of
sagebrush and cactus by developing
its waters and minerals. Now, these
political Smart Alecks, one of whom
is a discarded governor, propose to
stop and restrain work on the Dia-
mond Creek dam by James B. Grand,
who has a State permit and license
to do so. The rapidity of growth
and prosperity of Arizona has at
tracted the mercenary eyes of cor
poration representatives, and, like a
lot of leeches and vultures, they are
moving in to devour the earnings of
pioneers, who braved the dangers of
the blistering desert, built roads, de-
veloped water, and made it possible
for millions to live here. More than
any one thing in the world will this
outrage upon Arizona be Presented
by her people, who see in it move
to force ratification of the damnable
Colorado pact-which shall never be.
Arizona has said no, her people have
rightfully rejected the pact, and her
legislature of two sessions has @re-
jected it. Gov. Richardson of Cali
fornia may be former newspaper
man, but were he publishing a paper
in Arizona today he would say, like
Gov Hunt-d-n the pact.
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
PIONEER BUILDERS OF ARIZONA
HOLD 4th ANNUAL MEETING

Men and women, trail-blazers of
civilization who came to Arizona in
the early days and remained to see
the struggling little band of hardy
pioneers develop cheerless waste
into a fertile and productive region
lin which thousands have found
homes, health, and happiness, will be
the guests of honor at the fourth
Annual Pioneers Reunion sponsored
by the Arizona Republican April
and 8.
Not only are the pioneers of the
Salt River Valley to be invited, but
those hardy pioneers of other sec
tions of the State will also gather in
Phoenix to meet old friends and ex-
change "reminiscences OF the days
when the howl of the coyote and
the yell of the hostile Indians who
roamed the State were common
sounds which broke the stiffness of
the desert nights.
Arizona state miner., 1924-03-15
CONSTELLATION NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Mueller and Miss
Gertrude Champie of the Gold Bar
mine attended the rodeo at Castle
Hot Springs on Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mr.. Wayne Thornberg of the Dia-
mond 2 ranch was visitor at the
Gold Bar the first of the week.
Willie White, who formerly worked
at the Monte Cristo, has just re-
turned from visit to England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bolitho of the
Monte Cristo motored to Wickenburg
the last of the week.
There is quite a bit of activity in
the mining line in the Black Rock
district at present. 1t is rumored
that there will be some deep mining
begun in the very near future