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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Bethel

Uric Smith and Henry Eskridge
left last week for Wilmington were
they secured employment.
Miss Grace Furness left Sunday as
head nurse in the Hanover General
Hospital in Hanover. Pa.
Mrs. Harry Bell has moved to
Philadelphia where shs will make
her home.
Messrs. Judd and Paynter Phillips
spent the weekend with their famil-
les.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
Judd Phillips who has been very
sick at her mothers home with ma
laria fever is able to be in her own
home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prettyman
spent Sunday with his parents in
Greenwood.
Harrison Moore of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with his family.
Mrs. Albert Taylor and daughter
Margaret of Tyaskin suent last week
with her mother, Mrs. Ella Brown
and returned home on Monday ac-
companied with her mother.
Mrs. ]. H. Nhedbee is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Blanch Phillips spent a part
of last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Mace
Allen, near Bridgeville.
Frank Nichols of Tallytown spent
the weekend with his family.
Soft jobs make soft people.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Warwick

The cold weather which is prevail
ing at the present time is making
the geese and ducks come up the In
dian River on their w.. to the sun
ny south. And our local sportsmen
are out in full force looking for the
feathered trophies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Short and son,
James, spent Sunday with the for
mer's brother and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Delbert Short at Millsboro.
Mrs. Villa Lingo spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. Messick at Cross Keys.
Walter Lawson of Philadelphia
was a recent guest with relatives
here.
Mrs. Charles w. Short and two
children, Hazel and Junior, former
ly of here and now Iesiding in Will
mingtOn, have returned to their
home, having spent the past two
weeks with her parents at Spring
field Cross Roads and circling among
friends and relatives here.
G. L. Lingo butchered two fine
porkers the past week.
L. P. Faucet and son Benjamin Of
Philadelphia spent the weekend at
the Faucet cottage along Indian
River.
Mrs. Anna M. Stein and son Cur
tbs Of Dagsboro were recent guests
og Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Lingo and
family here.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Millvine

Mrs. G. H. Townsend is spending
some time with her father and sis
ters in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Miss Flo Chestnut is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. J. S. Pruitt is very sick at
this writing.
James West who has been visiting
his daughter in Philadelphia has re-
turned to his home here.
The Misses Allie and Florence
Wharton of Philadelphia spent Sun
day here with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wharton.
Mrs. Sallie Tindall entertained to
dinner on Friday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. G. H. Townsend, Rev. and
Mrs. A. B. Frye and children.
Handy Derrickson has returned to
his position in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Barnett
were recent visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Dale.
Capt. Walter T. Lynch came home
last Friday to spend the winter.
Capt. Philip West Of Jersey City,
N. J., spent the weekend with his
wife here.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Sycamore

The Ladies Aid of Epworth
Church met at the home of Mrs.
Norman Kitchens last Saturday eve
ming. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Rufus Dukes on
December 31st.
The following pupils made perfect
attendance at Sycamore school for
the month of November: Elementary
grades-Layton Steen, Myrtle Tyn-
dali, Maude Brown and Edna James,
Primary grades-Granville Morris,
Delbert Lowe, Omar Dukes, Dayton
Hodges and Lillian Hedge.
The following pupils made good
attendance: Melvin Lowe, Norman
Gordy, Kenneth Dukes, Martin
Lynch, Mona Joseph and Dorthea
Joseph. Primary grades: Rawlins
Bryan, Norma Hedges, Frances
James and Vera Joseph.
Charles, Foster and Catherine Full
Ter attended the funeral of their in
FAINT sister, Betty, which was held at
her home at Moore, Pa, Saturday
afternoon, December 4th.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Bowers Beach

Mrs. Reynolds Davidson has re-
turned home from the Emergency
Hospital, Milford, very much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Laura Tribbitt and Mrs. Hell
en- Tribbitt are both sick under the
doctors care.
Mrs. Edward Kelley spent few
days \this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Kelley in Frederick.
Mrs. Laura COverdale and Mrs.
Elizabeth Minner were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Burton Savage Monday.
The Ladies Aid Society met in the
Elizabethian Hall on last Friday eve
ming, it being their regular monthly
meeting. Eighteen members and Wis
itors were present.
An oyster and chicken supper will
be given in the hall this Thursday
evening by the Ladies Aid. If that
evening should be stormy it will be
held over until Friday evening.
All come, there is a welcome wait
ing and plenty of good things to eat.
Mrs. Nancy Gibson recently spent
a week with her sister in Landings
burg, Pa.
Miss Kate Hayes of Georgetown is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Dempsey.
Miss Viola Haldeman mas returned
home from weeks visit in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jackson
have moved to Milford.
Norman Jackson has moved his
family in the house he vacated.
We had very cold and stormy
weekend, therefore there was not
much visiting.
Francis Short of Atlantic City Wis
tied his relatives here over the week
end.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
BroadkiIr1 Neck

The Broadkiln P. T. A. officers
held a business meetin on Tuesday
evening, November 30th with Mrs.
Raymond Lank,
During this meeting Raymond
Lank was chosen to discuss the sub
ject of the month, "Some Changes
That Are Taking Place in Our
School Rooms" Walter Lank dis
cussed the topic for the month
Adult Education in the State and
Nation"
Three new members were enrolled.
1t was decided at the next meeting
which is to be held on December II
to have ice cream. cake and candy
for sale and get lamps for the
school. Everybody welcome.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Millsboro Trust Com
pany, will be held at the banking
house of the company on Monday,
January 10, 1927, at 10 o'clock A. M.
The Board of Directors have declar-
ed a semi-annual dividend of per
cent.
d10-2t W. J. P. WHITE, President
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Adams Cross Roads

Miss Marian Adams entertained to
her home on Tuesday evening sever
al of her friends, this occasion be-
ing a surprise party. Music and
games were indulged in. At a late
hour the guests were invited to the
dining room where the table was
set with apples, candy and ice cream
and cake. All reported a jolly eve
ming.
Bloomery Aid is preparing
Christmas entertainment at the
church to be given December %. All
are welcome in the evening.
J. w. Johnson has a new radio in
stalled in his home the past week.
Kemp Adams is on the sick list.
Sunday school next Sunday at
BlOomery in the afternoon at 2 D. m.
Preaching at p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bender of New Jer-
sey visited relatives here part of
last week. Mrs. Bender fas formerly
Miss Mary Adams.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Pretty Gift Aprons
SEC to $1.OO

There are styles and colors here by the
dozens and dozens, and oh, what beauties
Sateens, Swisses, CretOnnes, Muslins and
Sateen and Cretonne Combinations. You'll
be sure to please her with one of these, and
then, too, it's an inexpensive gift.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
ChiIdren's Rain Coats
$2.98 to 1898

If there ever was a gift that pleased the
children-it's rain coat. There is some
thing about rain coat that fills their hearts
with joy. Choose them here from and g.
piece sets. Sizes to 16 years. Plain COL
ors and smart novel designs.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
WOmen's S RaincOats
$4.9S to $3.50

Rain Coats make excellent gifts and es-
pecially when they can be had in such smart
looking styles. New bright shades, plaids,
novel designs and plain colors. Suitable
styles for every woman or miss. Sizes 16
to 46.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
WOmen's Sweaters
$2.98 to $3.50

Sweaters make good, warm gifts, and
you'll find any and every new style in this
collection. Shaker knit sport styles, button
fronts, slipover and coat styles. Plain and
many novel weaves and designs. Sizes 81
to So.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Children's Sweaters
$2.98 to $5.98

High-grade Wool Sweaters in complete
range of every smart new style and color.
Shaker knit sweaters, slipover and coat
styles. Plain and fancy weaves. All sizes
from to 16 years.
Shocks of RayOn Silk and Chambray Make
Ideal Gifts, All Shades ----$I.9S to S4.9S
First Floor Balcony
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

Gene Tunney says he is ready to
fight anybody at any time, but we
notice he remains a bachelor.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Silk Slips

c URELY she will appre-
Ociate a lovely silk slip. You
can choose them here from
Milosheen, Twill-Sheen and
novel silks! Suitable shades
for every costume and all
sizes.
$1.9S to $3.50
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

Season sausage well and cook
done.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
Boomers

4 ND have you seen the new
Hsets? Boomers and slip
combinations, fashioned of
Milosheen and Twill-sheen.
Many new styles and all
shades. All sizes.
$2.9S to S12.5O
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

Soft jobs make soft people.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10

QUILTED BREAKFAST ROBES of
high quality and high colored silks, in
the new embroidered styles; also trim
med with pockets and silk cord. A gift
she'll be proud to wear.
.-$1O.9S to $3.50
LOVELY KIMONOS of Silks, Crepes
and Cotton Crepes. Plain shades in all
colors and novel floral designs. The silk
robes are handsomely trimmed with
beautiful laces, and priced up to
$3.50
WOmen's Beacon Blanket and plain
cOlored Corduroy Robes. The BEACON
robes are trimmed with satin, pockets
and silk cords. Priced at
$2.98 to S11.5O
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

ceived, with two exceptions, unan- imously approved MT. Boyle's decision.
 "Under all the circumstances, and for the reasons set forth in MT. Boyle's letter, I believe his action in withdrawing is justifable and wise."
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

Democratic nominee in the field and would have to make a campaign without local organizations behind me, which, in my opinion, would make success impossible.
 "(2) In the First and Fourth Divisions the Democrats and others who generally supported my candi- dacy for Delegate to Congress in 1924 have united in bringing out straight independent legislative tickets, and have openly endorsed the independent candidacy of Thomas A. Marquam for Delegate to Congress. Under the circum stances I could not hope for general support from those Divisions, or even the normal Democratic vote.
 Betrays No Trust
 "(3) The fact that the Democrats in most of the Territory, have endorsed the candidacy of MT. Marquam creates a situation where the forces that usually cooperate in Alaska public matters would be divided and weakened if I should remain in the field as a candidate
 "Under all the circumstances, therefore, feel that l am betraying no trust by withdrawing, for the ol> 4I@ Alaska stand all in capable hands. l cannot escape the conviction that my withdrawal will lay the founda- tion for unitication of effort and make success for the issues Demo- crats generally favor more certain.
 Sincerely yours,
 FRANK A. BOYLE"
 Brings Donohoe Here
 On the receipt of this letter, Mir. DOnOhoe came to Juneau as soon as possible. He talked over the matter with party nominee, local members of the Territorial Com- mittee and other party men. In statement made last night, follow ing MT. Boyle's announcement, MT. Donohoe said:
 "Upon receiving MT. Boyle's letter I immediately got into communica- tion by wire with leading Democrats in all parts of the Territory, informing them of Mr. Boyle's decision to withdraw and his reasons for his action. The replies re.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15
Plot of Gangsters and Exp ploiters UnfoIds.

In the March issue of The Alaska Fisherman, we charged that Frank Boyle had not filed for the Democratic nomination as Delegate to Congress, in good faith.
 We charged then that Frank Boyle had merely filed to beat MT. Adams of Nome because the Democrats, lead by Tom Donohoe, "Johnny Walker" Troy and "Me Too" Ed. Morrissey, could not handle Adams, that Frank Boyle had agreed to ''lay down" in favor of Tom Mar quam after the primaries.
 We charged that the Big Can- nerymen and their lawyers had agreed that Tom Marquam would be the candidate of the 'interests," and that they had no use for MT. Adams who had refused to be the pliant tool of the Especial interests" who were exploiting the people of Alaska.
 The Plot UnfoIds
 The letter of Frank A. Boyle, erstwhile candidate for Congress on the Democratic ticket speaks for itself and follows;
 "Juneau, June 30, 1926. "Hon. Thomas J. Donohoe
 "Democratic National Committeeman "Cordova, Alaska
 "Dear Sir:
 After serious consideration of all the political conditions in Alaska 1 have concluded to withdraw from the contest for Delegate to Congress as the Democratic nominee, for reasons as follows:
 ."N When I filed my declaration of candidacy 1 naturally supposed that there would be a Democratic Legislative ticket in each of the four Judicial Divisions of the Ter ritory. Instead of that we find that in only the Third Division is there complete Democratic ticket. The Democrats in the First, Second and Fourth Divisions elected to join the independent movements, based upon local and Territorial issues rather than along National lines. The effect of this situation, if l should remain a candidate, would be that in three of the four Divisions I would he the only
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15
COMMENTS BY THE
 DEMOCRATIC PRESS

 THE WITHDRAWAL OF BOYLE
 The withdrawal of the candidacy of Frank Boyle for Delegate to Congress announced on Saturday came as no surprise, yet to those who have the best interest of Alaska at heart and who are anxious to see 1t prosper it was gratifying. There is no better citizen in Alaska than MT. Boyle and the withdrawal of his candidacy was one of the marks of his good citizenship. As stated by him in his public amour cement there was little likelihood of his success at the polls in three cornered race and he be- lieved apparently that it would be better for Alaska to eliminate himself thereby electing Tom Mar quam and wiping Dan Sutherland off the political slate for all time.
 The battle is now between Tom Marquam and Dan Sutherland. In other words it becomes the battle of white or Indian domination of the territory. Sutherland even today is not satisfied with receiving all the Indian votes of the territory but he needs must introduce in congress a bill whereby he would enfranchise every native of British Columbia that might care to slip over the line into Alaska. That this native domination is realized today by Sutherland is certain for he dares not cross Wm. L. Paul, leader and counsel-in-chief for the
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
FOR SALE

Slightly used 1926 Ford Touring Car.
EARL ". BENDER,
Ala 1t Kenton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
SilkOornis Lose Little
Time Beginning Work

The secrets OF rearing silkworms
nave been handed down among Chi
nese farmers from father to son for
hundreds of generations. The Chinese
farmers buy silkworm eggs in the
spring. These are very minute and are
sold on sheets Of stiff paper each con
tanning 100000 to 100000 eggs.
The egg sheets are placed in a clean
basket in small rearing room, and
charcoal fires in earthenware braziers
are used to keep the temperature at
80 degrees day and night for nine
days.
Then the eggs turn green. day or
two after this the worms hatch For
the first two or three days the young
worms must be fed every two hours
day and night.
Fresh, soft mulberry leaves are
shredded very fine and sprinkIed over
the lewly Matched worms their jaws
are too weak to chew much Of the leaf,
but they can suck out the juices.
The worms reach their full growth
In IS days, says a writer in the Scien-
tific American. Some idea of their
ravenous appetite can be gained from
the fact that a group Of 100000, the
number Matched from one egg sheet
about one foot square, eat a ton and
a half of mulberry leaves IN a little
over a fortnight On the eighteenth
day the farmers transfer the worms
to a bamboo rack, and almost imme-
diately they begin to spin their
cOcoons
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
Knowledge Spread BY
Ancient Playing Cards

A collection Of IS varieties of play
ing cards was recently shown in Lon
don, where they were viewed with
much interest. The earliest pack is
of the Thirteenth century. It has
crude fanciful figures etched on thin
plates of horn, backed with paper.
Several packs, dated between 1714-
1865. are known as geography packs.
They have complicated maps Of much
information on foreign countries. The
1880 cards are adorned with sketches,
showing incidents in various fables
with verses. There is natural his
tory pack, one dealing with astron-
omy, and one with words and music.
The more modern the pack. the simpler
the design. A playing card expert
suggests that the decline in adorn-
ment was due to modern brains being
more active than those of old. ''Three
hundred years ago, peoples brains
worked much slower than they do
now" he says. Consequently, card
games took longer, and it was natural
that there should be some interesting
matter for players to read. The speed
Of card playing has undoubtedly in
creased tremendously. y."-Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21

755.25, open joint; Stewart and Dom
ahue, Wilmington, Del, $168, 1870,
metal, $167, ,118.20, open joint; Broad
Creek Contracting Company, Elkton,
Nd, $191, ,596.25, metal, $190,375.25,
open joint.
Rising Sun Lebanon, contract, 1.25
miles: Broad Creek Contracting Com
pany, EIkton, Nd, $44,736.25 stone;
S43, ,766.25, Stag; Stewart and Donahue
Wilmington, Del, $37,691.5O, stone;
1851, Stag; George and Lynch, Do
yer, Del, $35, 5,639.5O, stone; 4,766.5O,
Stag; William w. Truitt, Lincoln, Del,
stone, $36,O49.35; Stag, $35, 5,365.6O.
Bear Station Crossing elimination,
.25 miles: d. E. ONConnell and Son,
Philadelphia, $9368.90, stone; $9131.4O
Stag; Stewart and Donahue, Whining
ton, Del, $9084.40, same for stone and
Stag.
Timber bridge at Collins Mill
Sussex Construction Co., Georgetown,
Del, $4,000.
Tree Planting Bids
Tree planting - Shallcross Bros,
Middletown, Del, $685.; Andora Nur-
series, Inc, $4830.
Contract G - Seventeen motor
cycles with an equal number of used
motorcycles to be taken in part pay
ment. Delaware Cycle Co., Whining
ton, Del, $545O.65; Indian Motorcycle
Co., $525O.26.
The bids on tree planting included
300 red oaks, 100 sugar NAPLES, 100
red naples and 200 Oriental plants.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
Phrases That Are Old

A phrase frequently heard is ''neces-
sity is the mother of invention" But
few realize how old it is. We find 1t
in the Republic" of Plato: 'The true
creator is necessity, who is the moth
er OF our invention"
When Disraeli gave the alternative
title of THE Two Nations" to his
novel "SybiI," to emphasize the gulf
which lay between the rich and the
poor of the same country, he was
echoing Plato. "Any CITY," said Plato,
however small, is in fact divided in
to two, one the city of the poor the
other of the rich"
Another very modern note is struck
by Sir Thomas Moore in utopia" I"
where, talking of education and envi-
ronment, he says, You first make
thieves and then punish them"
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
Cast Iron and Steel

To know the proper definition of
everyday substances is sometimes very
useful in argument The latest for
steel and cast iron are given US by a
japanese chemist in the Imperial Uni
versity of Tohoku. Steel he defines
as ian irOn-carbon alloy with con-
tent Of carDon lying between O.035 and
IT per cent" Cast iron is similarly
"an iron-carbon alloy" but with a car
bon content Of between II and 6.7
per &c
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
SunIit Minds

Studies by physicians and scientists
in England reported at the congress
of the Royal Institute of Public
Health, held at Brighton, England, in
dicate that sunlight, "either natural or
artificial, when properly administered,
may have definitely beneficial effect
on mental activity" 1t was found that
children handicapped in school work
by Illness, when cured with the aid of
sunlight caught up with and even out
distanced their classmates.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
Measuring in Tons

Two men were disputing as to the
weight Of an inch of rainfall. 81 read
somewhere that it is 1O1 tons of water
to the acre." said one. NO" said the
other, I'm positive the correct figure
is 113 tons" The weather bureau of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture says that both are right. The
rainfall in the first instance was reck-
oned by the long ton, or 2,240 pounds,
the common ton in Great Britain. The
long ton is used for some purposes in
this country, but the short ton of p
900 pounds, which gave the second re-
suit, is more usual here.
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
What Might HoUe Been

"Now l suppose" remarked Mrs.
Snaggs, that the surgeons of the
army are attached to the medical
corps?'
"Your supposition does you great
credit" replied Mr.. Snaggs, sarcas-
tically. Its a wonder you don't imag-
Inc the doctors joined the army for
the purpose of building bridges or
going up in a balloon. Where should
army surgeons be except in the medi.
cal corpse"
"Well. thought that they might
possih; @alorr 70 the lancers
Smyrna times., 1926-04-21
All in the Same Boat

An amusing Indian story is trans
lated into English by Pandit Shyama
Shankar, an Indian scholar who is also
well versed in English. Four Moham-
medans were offering prayers at a
mosque. One, by chance, said some
thing not belonging to the prayer. The
man next to him cried out: you fool,
you have spoken out in the midst of
your prayer. Therefore all your prayer
goes for nothing" "And yoursT' cried
out the third man. "You, too, have
spoken, so your prayer cannot have
any effect" The fourth man muttered
to himself: "They are all speaking.
Thank Gpd-I am not!"