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Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
Omar
(Near FrankfOrd)

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor S. Banks and
children of Philadelphia are spend
ing some time here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. DerricksOn.
Louis Daisey and daughter Blanch
spent a part Of last week with his
brother, DR.. W. o. Daisey Of Fruit
land, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Barnett
and daughter, Anna, Of East Lans-
downe, Pa, were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. G. Howard on Monday.
Miss Maude Tingle spent the week
end with Miss Ivy Easham at Frank
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew West of
Philadelphia has returned home af-
ter spending their vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. 3. West.
Miss Florence Bailey of Philadel-
phia is spending some time with her
brother, c. G. Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Monroe Of
Philadelphia is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Dingle.
Mrs. Jerall of Smyrna is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. William D. Hud-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Helm and
daughter, Claude, of Philadelphia,
have been visiting Mrs. Maggie Hit
chens.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Howard and
Miss Florence Bailey motored to
Ocean City Sunday evening.
Mrs. Almira Kitchens is still on
the sick list.
Mrs. Angie Livingston and son of
Philadelphia are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Horace Stephens.
Milton Davidson of Philadelphia
called on Miss Florence Bailey Fri
day.
Quite a number Of people from
here are attending Carey's Camp.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
Milford, Delaware

Milford, Delaware
Rev. Samuel C. Welsh, Pastor
417 Washington st. Phone 21S
Regular Services
FRIDAY
7:15 D. m. Junior meeting
8 D. m. Prayer meeting
SUNDAY
10 a. m. to noon-Bible study,
morning service and sermon.
7:15 D. m. Young Peoples meet
ing.
8 D. m. Evening service.
After the pastor gave an introduce
ton to the book of Galatians last
Friday night. it was decided to con-
tinue the study of Galatians every
Friday night; next Friday at 8 p. m.
the pastor will give an exposition of
the first chapter to oath verse.
Everyone who is interested in know
ing what the Bible teaches is invited
to these meetings.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
will preach the second sermon in
the series on Christian Nurture"
and at 8 p. m. he will preach on
Having Our Eyes Open" and will
conduct a Chautauqua vesper SER
vice.
At 7:15 p. m. the Young Peoples
meeting will consider the life Of
Charles H. Spurgeon, a preacher to
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
MiIIviIle

Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Tunnel and
two sons of Georgetown were recent
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dukes.
Mrs. Horace Harmon who was pain
fully injured in a motor accident last
Wednesday on the road from Millvile
to Ocean View is better at this writing.
Several from this place attended the
camp at Fenwick Island on Sunday.
Charles w. Steele is spending this
week at Laurel as the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. A. N. Montgomery.
Carl Lekites of Philadelphia was a
weekend visitor with his family here.
Thomas P. Steele left for his home
after visiting with Mrs. L. G. Lynch
and Mr., and Mrs. w. R. Ringler.
Mrs H. H. Dukes and son are
spending a few days in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George p. Townsend
and children, Blanche, Harrison and
Billy, also Mrs. Blanche Countz OF
Stonehurst, Pa, visited Mr.. Townsend S
parents over the weekend. Master
Harrison will spend several weeks with
his grandparents.
Stephen H. Wharton who is employ
ed in Philadelphia is home with his
family for a couple of weeks.
Master Harry Dale who underwent
minor operation at the Marshall Hos
pital, Milford, is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reynolds and two
children of Stockley and Mrs. Hannah
Reynolds of Elverson, Pa, were callers
in Millville on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lula G. Lynch entertained to
dinner on Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Lynch of Missouri, Miss Claudia
Helm of Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Lynch and children and Mrs. Sarah
Lynch of Omar.
Mrs. Mae Parker and daughter Mil
dred of Philadelphia are spending some
time with Mrs. Parker's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. P. w. West.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Turner and children
49,, vs-sA A1,1 nd Tne
West on Friday.
The fourth anniversary in honor Of
Ebe ID and Elizabeth G. Quillen, was
held on August 1st, at the home Of
Mrs. Vests brothers, sisters and their
children were present and spent a
pleasant afternoon and evening.
4 Misses Ethya and Marjorie Murray
OF Philadelphia are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Janet Quillen.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21

the common people. Leader, Mrs. W.
P. Clendaniel.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
Union
(near Iincoln)

At the public sale of Mrs. Maggie
Williams, the ladies of Union M. e.
Church, will serve a lunch consist
ing of sandwiches, cakes, pies, ice
cream, coffee and soft drinks. The
proceeds are for the benefit Of the
church repair fund.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21

her brothers and their wives from New
Jersey last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar West and daugh-
ter, Althea, Of COllingsdale, spent the
weekend with their mother, Mrs. Belle
West.
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21

lie Lynch this week. Monday they all
motored to Chincoteague. Va, and
spent the day, also Samuel Harper OF
Chester accompanied them
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lynch and fam,
lily Of Denver, Colorado, have been
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
ROXana

Camp meetings are all near close
and people are enjoying fish fries and
Mr.. and Mrs o. w. Wilgus spent
Sunday and Monday at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thomas of Wash
ington, D. c., visited Mr.. and Mrs. Oh
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21

spending a part of their vacation with
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Lynch.
Samuel Harper OF Chester, Pa, has
been visiting Warren Lynch recently
Mrs. Lucinda Bennett entertained
Milford chronicle., 1925-08-21
CHRIST CHURCH
Mr.. Maurice Bran

ulLe IuauLACO DAam
Eleventh Sunday after Trinity,
August %:
10 a. m. Sunday school.
1880 p. m. Evening prayer and
sermon.
ST. JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Charles ]. Conway
Mass at Milford $3.50.
Benediction after mass.
Mass at Milford 10:30.
All are welcome.
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
Rev. II. P. Adams, Pastor
1880 Sunday morning preaching.
2 Sunday school.
3 Glass meeting.
7 Song service.
8 Preaching.
1880, Saturday night, preaching.
1880 on Wednesday night, prayer
meeting.
All welcome.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MEETIN6
Christian Science services every
morning ct eleven O'Clock at
the New Grange Hall.
All are welcome.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
SCHOOLS IMPROVING

Those interested in educational
progress in the South will be very
much encouraged when the proceed
ings of the Secondary Commission of
the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools at the
Charleston. South Carolina, meeting.
December l to 5, 1925. are publish
ed.
Some facts significant of progress
in secondary education which stand
out from the various reports and
acts of this body are:
l. The Commission is rapidly be-
coming a responsible agency TO re-
search through which vital prob
lens OF secondary education in the
South are discovered and solved. The
major work of the Commission now
consists of systematic studies of
secondary school problems by ex-
pert committees which are the basis
of action by the Commission in set
ting up standards of secondary edu-
cation.
2. The Commission saw fit to
materially raise standards concerned
with length of school term and prep
aration of teacher sat in the meeting
just held. This is evidence that de
cided progress has been made so
that it is possible to enforce higher
standards.
3. The number of secondary
schools able to maintain the high
standards for accreditation imposed
by the Commission is increasing so
rapidly that new schools added to
the list this year approximately bal
ance the loss of schools caused by
the transfer of West Virginia to the
North Central Association. This
fact is decided indication that high
schools generally are being better
financed, housed, equipped, and
stated with well-trained teachers.
4. An important report by
committee on junior high schools
shows a rapid development of this
most modern type of secondary
school.
5. The comparative statistics of
enrolment and number of schools
for nuhlic and nrivata eooon1a
schools shows phenomenal develop
ment of public high schools indicat-
ing that the South is now whole
heartedly supporting public second
airy education. This means extern
sion of secondary education in the
South to all children of secondary
school age rather than to select
few.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
MILK PRODUCERS MEET

At a recent meeting of the direc-
tors of the Shenandoah Valley Milk
Producers Association, held in the
Associations plant in Strasburg il
was found that the financial condi-
ton of the Company was flattering
and that there would be a surplus
for distribution among the stock
holders. The surplus is due to the
output of the ice plant of the COM
pany. Other matters of the Asso-
citation are in fine shape.
Mr.. w. H. Newman of Woodstock.
is president; Otto V. Pence, vice
president; Philip Williams, secretary
and treasurer and E. E. Golladay,
manager of the Association.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Sweet Christmas time is drawing
near,
When gentle souls with kindly
hearts,
Start giving presents strange and
queer,
Selected from the stores and marts.
Some things they give are just about
As useful as a pesky fly,
AS welcome as the painful govt,
Or flannel shirts in hot July.
They send me neckties by the score,
Although | have such stuff to spare.
And pile me up with socks galore.
They sure must think my feet need
care.
They send me pipes and cigarettes,
Tall smoking stand and silver belt,
They try to choose my favored pets,
| wish they knew just how 1 felt.
IT'S true they are good friends of
mine,
And l admire their gracious deeds.
To make gift is mighty fine,
Specially when it's what one needs.
But why not send out useful gifts.
Instead of all this needless bunk.
Such things that fill up life's wide
riffs,
Aside from ties and other junk?
Why don't they take their surplus
dough,
And buy kids clothes to keen them
warm,
And coal and wood to make fires
glow,
For poor folks in the winters storm?
They'd surely have a lot more fun
By giving things to those in want
They'd find that when the day was
done,
Their life had been a pleasant
Jaunt. j. ]. S.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
WANT SKETCHES OF TOWNS

The following letter from Supt. c.
" Shoemaker. is self explanatory:
Dear Editors:
1t occurs to me that you might
be interested in the following piece
of work which has been undertake
EN- in this County and if you care to
publish it as a news item, you may
do so.
DR.. Wilson Gee of the Depart
ment of Rural Economics and Rural
Sociology of the University of Vir-
ginia, is assisting Mr.. r. E. Heish-
man. who is doing graduate work in
the University, in the preparation of
a brief history of Shenandoah Coun-
ty This work we understand may
serve later as a History and Geog-
raphy supplement for the schools of
Shenandoah, therefore, the schools
are asked to have part in the prep
aration of this brief history. The
schools in the following communities
have been requested in their English
CLASSES to prepare brief sketches of
the following towns and commune
ties: Strasburg, Woodstock, Edin-
burg, Mt Jackson, New Market,
Conicville, Forestville, Mt. Clifton,
Orkney Springs, Maurertown, Lantz
Mills, Columbia Furnace, St. Luke,
Saumsville, Mt Olive, Lebanon
Church. Fort Valley and Cedar
Creek Valley.
These sketches are to deal with
the early settlements and early com
munity life of the towns, locating
/ important events and places of his
torical value, as well as giving some
sketch of the town or community and
its development in recent years-up
to the present time This can be
made an extremely helpful work in
English composition, as well as a
bit of historical research that the
older students will enjoy and profit
thereby immensely, but to do this
work successfully the students and
teachers must have the cooperation
of the older people in each commu-
nifty to make it a success. 1t is re-
quested, therefore, that incidents of
local interest be turned over to the
schools to form a part of this work
The work is to be completed by Feb
ruary list. 1t is only reasonable to
suppose that students who undertake
this task and perform it success
fully, should be excused from some
of the routine composition work that
some other members of the class
would be required to perform.
Very respectfully yours,
C. V. SHOEMAKER, Div. Supt.
of Schools for Shenandoah Co.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
NO GRACE ON TAGS

Motor Vehicle Commissioner Hay
es has announced that there will be
no extension of time in 1926 for
getting tags.
In the past, months grace has
been granted so that tardy motorists
may get their tags, the old tags be-
ing recognized for the month of
January. This year, according to
Mr. Hayes. there will be no thirty
days of grace. Mr.. Hayes said in
part in his letter:
Please impress on the citizens of
your community the Importance of
securing the new license tags by
January LIST. The law states that the
1925 licenses expire December 31st,
and if owners do not have new ones
by the first of the year they will be
liable to fine. / do not intend to
extend the time after that date
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
EVIDENCE OF CRUELTY

Again comes evidence of the steel
traps cruelty. No later than last
week, young man out hunting,
found an opposum in a trap with its
leg almost gnawne off 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been in the device three or
four days and during this time the
pain had been so great. that it had
attempted to sever its own limb. OH
what pleasure for the trapper when
he saw the gruesome little carcass
several days later His ecstasy must
have been boundless when he re-
called the hours and hours of suf-
fering his victim spent before death
came to end it all.
What can be the heart of human
who fortunes harmless life ceaseless-
ly? What sport can there be in the
clank of steel jaws on flesh and
bone and in the feeble struggles and
piteous cries of captured animals?
Think of a great big man, sneak
ing around. setting these devilish
things to torment and kill with nc
purpose save the gold derived from
the sale of furs. Is this thing to be
tolerated in a land which processes
to be Christian. Any and everybody
may set steel traps at will through
out the country, and yet if a domes
tic animal is injured by one of then
no owner can be found for the de
vice. You cannot blame the trapper
however. for denying the brutal re
sponsibility. The very thought o.
the pain and suffering that has beer
inflicted is enough to bring shame tt
the heart of the most calloused.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
WILL INCREASE PLANT

The Arthur G. Jones Wooden Mills
Corporation of Winchester, which
recently acquired the property and
business of the Winchester Wooden
Mills. Inc. is having plans prepared
for building, which will double the
capacity of the present plant 1t
will then employ about $50 skilled
workers.
The company now is completing a
new and larger dye house at a cost
of $4,000, water softening plant
costing $4,000 and $4,000 water
sprinkler system for protection
against fire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
ANOTHER ROCKINGHAM FIRE

Forcing the four sleeping occu-
pants to flee in their night clothes.
fire shortly after midnight Monday
destroyed the dwelling occupied by
Mervin Yeakel. at Pleasant Valley.
A defective flue is believed to have
started the fire as the flames were
first noticed near the roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeakel and two
children were asleep on the first
floor and were awakened by the
smoke. The flames at the time were
all on the second floor and prevent
ed the occupants from reaching their
clothes. They were forced to run
200 yards to the home of his father.
Charles Yeakel. for protection from
the cold.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
MORE DIVORCES IN VIRGINIA

During 1924 divorces in Virginia
increased and marriages decreased,
the yearly report of the State Blu
reau of Vital Statistics shows, Dr.
w. A. Picker. registrar, announced
Tuesday.
Divorces per 1000 during 1924
were 240 compared with $50 the
preceding year. There were 5,S14
persons divorced during 1924, of
whom 3,616 were white and 1,846
colored, with 352 whose color was
not stated. A total increase of 2S6
is represented
The marriage rate during 1924
dropped from 1856 per 1000 in
1923 to 1880. Licenses were is
sued for marriages of 44,354 per-
sons of whom 2S,SS2 were white
and 15,472 colored, a loss of 1,542
white and 1922 eolored over the
preceding year.
Slight decreases in Virginia S
birth rate and death rate for 1924
was shown in the report. Total
births in Virginia for 1924 amount
ed to 64.692, a gain of eighty-nine
over 1928, but drop in proper
ton to population from 1854 to
26.7O.
DR.. Picker stated that the State
racial integrity law lis weak, in
that persons with one-sixteenth or
less of the blood of the American
Indian may still be classed as
white, and may intermarry with
whites"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
ELECTION HELD VOID

Election of j. H. Frantz as treas
urer of the city of Roanoke at the
general election held on November 3
was declared null and void in a
decision handed down in Corporation
Court there by Judge c. Vernon
Spratley of Hampton. Va. The court
held that the defendants pre-elec-
tion promise to return to the city
government, if elected all fees and
compensation in excess of $500
was made for the purpose of influ-
encing voters in his behalf, and as
such was violation of the State
statutes, which rendered him ineli-
gible for election.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
FAITH IN VIRGINIA

Virginias realtors are asked to
contribute $4,000 of the $780,
900 fund which is being raised by
the State Chamber of Commerce for
the purpose of selling Virginia to
the nation. 1t goes without saying
that the real estate men will make
prompt response. They will re-
spond promptly because they are
sold on Virginia" or they would not
be in business here, and. further,
because real estate is quickly and
profitably sensitive to new sources
of capital and industry attracted
from without The State.
1t has been an axiom among Vir-
ginia realtors for many years that
1.-THE best and safest investment in
the world is Virginia dirt" and there
has been no reason to doubt the
soundness of that judgment. If any
one has been inclined to believe
that Virginia has been standing still
let him consider the fact that in
the year now closing more than 600
new industries have been erected in
this State. Some of them have been
built with Virginia capital, but far
the greater number have been moved
here from other States, attracted by
the equable climate. transportation
1 facilities, labor conditions and the
proximity to the great markets OF
4 the South These new industries
range from canning factories to take
care of the States products of the
farm and orchard, to the great tex
] tile plants which are following the
southwark trend Indications are
that this industrial movement is in
its incipiency and that Virginia is
on the eve of a more abundant
growth and prosperity than it has
ever known. The real estate dealers
sense the southwark movement, they
have helped to bring it to pass, and
they know that a real and concen
trated effort properly placed now
through the Chamber of Commerce
will be fruitful of results. That i:
why they have promised, through
their State association, to cooperate
in this Selling Virginia" campaign
One real trouble in the progress:
of Virginia in recent years has beer
that it has not been sold on itself.
1t has realized its own greatness il
the past, its glories of war and its
glories of peace, but it has failed tC
realize that potentially it is more
powerful in industry and in com
merce, and in those things which at
tract wealth and homeseekers thar
California and Florida, which are
eye Those States were sold or
I themselves" and they in turn have
sold themselves to the world" Vir-
ginia at last is sold on itself" There
may be some who still look on the
gloomy side, but they fail to see
what is going on around them. They
/ fail to sense the fact that a new
day is dawning in Virginia, that
heneeforth its face is to the future
with only its memories in the past
Virginia may not be sold on it
self" to the bombastic extent that
Florida and California are sold on
themselves, but it has attained a
sound confidence in what it has to
offer. This confidence is now to be
impaired to the world That is the
task the Chamber of Commerce has
undertaken, and it is this in which
the cooperation of the real estate
men, the hotel keepers and other
lines of business is sought.-Rich-
mond Times-Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-18
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

In the Circuit Court of Shenan-
doah County, Virginia.
b. w. Roller &c. VS.. L. Triplett,
Jr's. Admr. &c.
To B. w. Roller, the plaintiff in
the above entitled cause and George
K. Geary, Administrator c. t. a. of
L. Triplett, Jr. deceased, Margaret
l.. Koontz. w. w. Koontz, Mary E.
strayer, w. R. strayer. Laura M.
Boyer and S. NJ. Boyer defendants,
and, TO ALL CREDITORS OF SAID
L. TRIPLETT, JR., DECD:
The above entitled cause having
been referred to the undersigned as
Commissioner in Chancery, under an
order of the Circuit Court of Shen-
andoah County, of the 18th day of
November. 1925, to take the follow
ing accounts, and report thereon to
said Court:
Cd An account of the transac-
lions of George R. Geary, Admins
traitor of L. Triplett, Jr., deceased,
and examine, state and settle the
same:
CD An account of the personal
estate of L. Triplett, Jr., deceased,
which came or should have come
into the hands of George R. Geary,
4 bfc ady,1ipic+ro+o..
CD An account of the debts and
demands of every nature outstand-
ing against the said l.. Triplett, Jr.,
or his estate, with the priorities
among them. and the names of the
persons to whom they are due;
(4 Who are the persons entitled
to the personal estate of L. Triplett,
Jr., deceased, what are their several
shares or interests therein; and
whether all such persons are prop
erly before the Court in this cause:
CD An account of the real es-
tate of which said L. Triplett, Jr..
died, seized and possessed, where the
same is situated, and what is the fee
simple and annual value;
CD Who are the persons entitl-
ed to said real estate what are their
respective shares or interests there
i'm, and whether all such persons
are properly before the Court in
this cause;
CD And such other matters as
any party in interest may require
the same being pertinent. or such
other matters as the said Commits
sioner may deem pertinent, whether
so required or not.
i NOTICE IS GIVEN that shall
proceed at my office in the First
National Bank Building in Harrison
burg, Virginia. on Tuesday the 5th
day of January. 1926, to execute the
said order of the Court, at which
time and place the parties concern
ed are notified to appear and pre-
sent their claims and protect their
interests.
If the taking of said accounts is
not completed on that day the TAX
ing thereof VIII be adjourned from
day to dag Nd from time to time
until the same is completed.
All creditors of the said L. Trip
lett, Jr., deceased, who desire to
avail themselves of the benefit of
this suit to have their claims allow
ed and to participate in the distri-
button of said estate according to
their rights, are notified to present
the same duly verified before me at
my office on or before the said 5th
day of January, 1926
The commissioner will not search
the records for liens, but it is for the
creditors to lay their claims before
him.
Given under my hand as Commits
sioner in Chaneery this 30th day of
November, 1925.
LAIRD L. CONRAD,
Commissioner in Chancery
Walton & Walton. p. q. Dec At