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Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
Bowers Beach

Bowers Gun Club will hold an all
day shoot on Thursday, January 20.
The proceeds of shoot to be given
to the Ladies Aid Society. Traps will
be set and handled by an expert.
Events made to suit the shooters.
Prizes will be turkeys, ducks, chick
ems and prime oysters. Shells FUR
nished on the grounds. Dinner Will
be served by the members OF the
Ladies Aid Society. Mrs. Estella
Wilcutts in charge. All are welcome.
The P. T. A. of Bowers is giving
a play christmas at Finnegan's
Flat" Wednesday evening, December
%; also other Christmas recitations,
dialogues and songs by the smaller
children.
Don't forget the date. More than
likely children, Santa will be there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay w. Haleman and
children and Miss Marie Muncey
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Zott, near Bridgeville, Sun
day. While there they called on
several other old neighbors.
Mrs. Sallie Davidson of Magnolia
was a weekend guest of Willis
Johnson and mother, Mrs. Sue john
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charshee of Phlla-
delphia spent the weekend at their
home on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Barnett and
children and mother, Mrs. Sallie Bar
nett of Magnolia, also Mr.. and MRS.
Lawrence Roe and children called
at Willis Johnson's home Sunday.
BENJAMIN Young passed away at
the Emergency Hospital early Mon
dav morning, December 13. Mr..
Young had been in poor health for
some time. We extend our heart telt
sympathy to the bereaved family.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jackson gave
an old fashioned dance at their home
in Milford Neck Saturday evening.
They moved their household goods
here Monday.
Mrs. Gilbert Tribbitt is still suffer-
ing with quinsey.
So many bad bronchial colos anu
coughs prevail. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Norris OF
Harrington, were Sunday night sup
per guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Mlnner;
The Ladies Aid of Bowers had
wonderful success with their oys-
ter supper on last Thursday evening
and wish to thank all who helpeu
make it a success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bennett OF
Frederick spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Clancy Spayd.
Mrs. Tillie Bilderbach of Frederlca
is spending a few days with her mo-
mother, Mrs. Sulah Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tribbitt OF
Milford were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Gil Tribbitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kitchline
and daughter Mary of Dover were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Wills
Patterson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woods ana
daughter Betty of Wilmington We're
weekend guests of Mrs. Sallie Day.
export.
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Helping Santa Claus
Assistants Needed

HER children had had such a
L L jolly Christmas. Their Joy
and delight had been Joy and de-
light to see. But that Christmas
afternoon she heard of q story that
saddened her. A little girl and
little boy had gathered a tree from
the woods and had left it for Santa
Claus to trim.
Eagerly Christmas morning they
had gone down stairs to see the
tree, but it was just as they had
left it. Santa Claus had not come,
and they had followed all the rules
they had been told about calling up
the chimney to him.
Their family were both poor and
lacking in imagination. Struggle
and i'll health had driven any lurk-
ing Imagination from them.
So she went that evening, her
arms laden with tree decorations
and odds and ends of candies and
toys and asked if she might trim
the tree. The next morning the
children were told that Santa Claus
had not forgotten them-he had
had to dash over to the next town
to do so much that he had been
delayed. Santa Claus needs his
assistants, and no job in the world
is much more fun than that of be-
ing an assistant to Santa Claus
Mary Graham Bonner.
(9. 1925. Western Newspaper Union.)
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
The Lonely Old L0dy's
Christmas Valentine

THE lonely old lady sat in the
i twilight as the evening star
looked through the window and
wondered why she seemed so sad.
The star was bright enough that
Christmas Eve to guide anyone to
gladness, but she who sat there
did not appear to know it. There
were yet a few sparks amid the
ashes of the hearth fire, and
warmth had not wholly departed
from the room; there were points
of light in the maze OF memories
that kept the past alive, and at
heart the silent thinker was not
cold; but darkness was creeping
over solitude, and time was regis
tering age, and the old lady was
lonely.
There was a picture on the wall
of one who had been the strength
and joy of earlier days, but years
had passed over his grave in a
distant land.
There were other pictures look
ing down upon her with young and
happy faces, but they were pictures
of children who had blessed other
homes, placed about to keep COM
pany with her dream children, and
reminding her now again that she
had none.
So the star might have known
that there was reason for pensive-
ness as it tried to penetrate the
gathering gloom and the mystery.
But whether it learned the secret
or not, it witnessed as it watched,
a light in the dim room. For she
had taken from a portfolio her must
precious possession, and she was
smiling upon it. It was an old
valentine, the last that she had re
ceived from him who had never re-
turned. 1t was inscribed ITO My
Valentine" Upon it sat Cupid, in
a wreath of fOrget-me-nOts, holding
a high pyramid of large roses over
a large, circular spider web, with
two hearts entangled in it!
The star must have recognized
that it was shining upon the death
lessness of love, and helping it to
share the Christmas fellowship and
cheer.-ChristOpher G. Hazard.
C6. 1926. Western Newspaper Union)
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Redden

MIR. and Mrs. James Ryon OF near
Milford who have been spendlng
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Jester have returned 10
their home.
Miss Mary Smith entertained her
gentleman friend who is attending
Delaware College, at Newark, Satur-
day evening last.
Mrs. VIM. Wilson is entertalnlng
her niece, Miss Phillips, OF near YAK
Orchard, at this writing.
James Workman and family OF
near Ellendale were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Levenia Messick.
James West and family OF near
BridgeviIle were weekend guests Oh
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rutus
Rust.
Mrs. VIM. Wink and little daughter
Charlotte of Philadelphia, were re-
cent guests of her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Albert BristOw.
The Christmas entertainment Will
be held at McColley's Chapel, on
Tuesday evening, December 28tn'
which promises to be very good. Ed
ward Green and Mr.. King OIL George
town are expected with some very
fine violin selections.
Little Miss Norma Idella Hamer
attended McColley's Sunday school
for her first time Sunday last.
Sunday school at 2 o'clock next
Sunday and rehearsal will be right
after Sunday school. We hope every
child will take part in this and ev-
cry parent lend their assistance.
The members and friends of Nc
Colley's are very proud of their new
sexton, Master Edward Warren.
Robert Veasey and Robert Vannl-
man of Georgetown were Laurel VS.
itors Monday last.
ITS often harder work to explain
o. ueql qor e op OF Moq euoeWos o4
do it yourself.-The Progressive
Grocer,
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

It's often harder work to explain
o. uBul qoC g Op Ol Moq euoeWos o.
do it yourself.-The Progressive
Grocer,
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

Mrs. Mark Tatman has been in
Philadelphia for a few days as the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Sara
Peet.
Mrs. Ella Carmine of Delmar has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Cora Belts, the past week.
Mrs. Delema Jefferson, our teach
er, spent the week Pend with her par
ents near Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Webb attend
ed the funeral of Mr.. Coffin of Laur-
ell on Saturday last.
Mrs. Nancy Murphy is still on the
sick list.
Sunday school next Sunday at 2
p. m. and preaching at p. m. by the
pastor.
Do your Christmas thinking early
and avoid the rush and don't forget
the sick.
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Union
(Near Lincoln)
Merry Christmas to all.

Merry Christmas to all.
The Christmas entertainment will
take pace on Thursday evening, De-
cember 23rd. A very nice program is
being arranged. Come out and en-
courage the little ones and get the
Christmas spirit.
Bad colds and coughs seem to
prevail to a large extent among our
people.
The news of the death of Walter
Ireland of Lincoln last week was a
shock to his many friends here, who
offer their sympathy to the family.
Mrs. Anna Belts spent few days
last week with H. H. Belts of Shaw
nee.
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MiIlvilIe

Mrs. Jane Derrickson who is we'll
and active in her 93rd year, is spen-
ding some time with her daughter,
Mrs. John Mcgee.
Harry L. Cobb made a quick visit
to Philadelphia last week and drove
a new sedan home, also Harry B..
Daisy has purchased car.
We wish to correct the item in last
weeks issue: Mrs. G. H. Townsend
and Miss Flo Chestnut did not go on
the trips mentioned.
Mrs. Isaac Bennett spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. J. S. Pru-
lit who has been very sick.
Master Thomas Dukes is visiting
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Dukes.
Horace Wharton of Philadelphia
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Stephen
H. Wharton.
Capt. Walter J. Lynch has return
ed home after spending few days
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Roland West is on the sick
list.
Mrs. James Aydellott who had the
misfortune some time ago TO run a
large splinter in her hand has at last
been able to have it removed.
y S. e. Evans has had installed a
large New Town incubator. He has
also purchased a number of the
Hanson 3O0-egg strain of White
Leghorn cockerels and cocks to head
his flock of white leghorn hens. Mr..
Evans is one of our most up to date
poultrymen of lower Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NAPLES of
Frankford and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Long of Philadelphia were guests on
Sunday with Mrs. Clara West.
Mrs. Manean Hickman and chill
dren visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Hudson of DagsbOro on
Sunday.
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THE DAY OF DAYS

d ING out glad bells across
N the eaFth-Christmas has
come again! Ring out the
glad tidings from land to land,
from shore to shore in peals
Of sounding Joy, in crashing
strains Of tumultVOus well
come. Christmas! She day of
days! has come to cheer and
gladden. the earth again, to
bring each and every one of
us new hope and new faith.
TThe old and the young, the
grave and Sthe gay, look for
its coming with the same
eagerness and delight, with
the same confidence and Op-
timism. For we never grow
too old to catch the message
Of Christmasj each year but
adds to the delight with which
we greet It. Perhaps, as
little children this delight
manifests itself more plainly,
yet, 1t was not as deep, as
heartfelt. as that which comes
as we grow older, for each
Christmas has added unto it
self so many dear assOcia-
tiOns, so many precious mem-
Ories that we find ourselves
treasuring the day more and
more as the years go by.
Let the glad bells peal their
tidings of jOy-let holly and
vnfsfIafna hnuur avarvvEhere-
let merriment and thanksgiv-
ing and feasting prevaiI-fOr
Christmas has come again.
Katherine Edelman.
(9 by Western Newspaper Union.)
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GOLD AND SILVER

A statement given out in Wash
ington shows that the worlds gold
production has been slowly increas-
ing during the past six or seven
years. In 1924 it amounted to $780,
169, 200. The old world seems to be
pretty slow as Henry Ford, all by
himself, done just about as well in
twenty-five years.
The value of the silver produced
in the world in 1924 amounted to
$3.50, 0,175,8 800. The United States and
Canada furnished SO per cent Of it.
World production has decreased in
recent years.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17
Christmas Greens

The custom of hanging ever
green's in the house during the yule-
tide originally had a purpose be-
yond that of decoration. In Olden
days each kind Of evergreen was
believed to confer special blessings
on those who passed beneath its
boughs. To pass under holly In
sured good fortune throughout the
year, bay meant victory, while lau-
rel was supposed to impart a spirit
of beauty and poetry.
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THEIR AMBITIONS

Delivery Boy: "I don't intend to
be married until I am 30"
Cashier: "I don't intend to be 80
until I am married. The Progress
siYe Grocer.
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

Who remembers the Old-fashion-
ed woman who wouldn't even allow
the men folks to smoke around the
house?
Milford chronicle., 1926-12-17

Hog killings are very. much in
vogue at this time.
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But Once a Year

At Christmas play and make good
cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a
year.
-Tusser.
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TWO ESCAPE ELECTRIC
CHAIR I'M RALEIGH, N. C.
One Gets Communication to Life,
Other Granted Stay Until
Appeal Il Decided.

~ the Associated Press.
RALEIGH. N. c.. July 1O.--The cleo.
trio chair at State prison here today
was cheated Of two victims whose
execution had been set for yesterday
morning. Alvin Mansel, 1S.year-old
negro. under death sentence for at
tack upon white woman at Ashe-
vile. had his sentence commuted late
last night by Gov. Mclean to life Inn
pfisonment.
This case had attracted consider
able attention in this section because
Of the fact that q number Of Ashe-
vile citizens were convicted of hav.
ing been members Of a mob which
stormed the Jail at the time Of the
alleged attack to secure Mansel. The
men are now serving prison sentences.
The governor commuted the sen.
tence after many requests had been
made from prominent citizens. and
after counsel had appeared before
him claiming that new evidence Offer
ing an alibi for the youth had been
discovered. >. -4~--.
James Jeffreys, negro, also under
death, sentence for attacking q white
woman In Wake County, was granted
q stay Of execution some time ago
pending outcome Of an appeal.
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ALEXANDRIA.

4 ALEXANDRIA, Va; July. 10. tspe-
ciall.-Fifty members OF the Alex
andria Light Infantry VIII leave to-
morrow evening for the annual State
encampment Of the Virginia militia
ct Virginia Beach. They win meet
at the arIn0ry 1t pm. and remain
until the time for their departure.
The company will return home the
afternoon OF July 90. They will be
in command Of Capt. George 8. Rice,
First Lieut.. Robert A. Bowman and
Second Lieut.. Roy G. Bragg. Il IL
expected there win be about 800 at
the camp.
Promotions just announced by the
local captain which came through
Col. Opie, regiMeEtal commander, are
Corp. Charles N. Shepperson, jr., PRO-
NOTED to sergeant, and PITTS. Hob.
ert Wheat, Ethan Jones. George d.
Vazolos. Arthur ]. Petit have been
named corp0tais.
Potomac Lodge. No. 50. odd Eel.
lows. held annual memorial services
for seven members who died During
the past year. Speeches were made
by -. II. Allen, State grand master,
~. Il. Williamson, p. r. Tonasson
and the Rev. Edgar Carpenter. y. q.
Remington, chairman Of the commit.
tee on arrangements, presided.
Funeral services for George Mar
shall Cheshire, former resident of
this city, who died Friday morning
at his home near Accotink, Fairfax
County. will be held at 8 O'Clock
Monday at Wheatley's mortuary
chapel and viii be conducted by the
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church. Interment
viii be In the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery. Cheshire for many years
was engaged in the painting business.
He II survived by three sons, Rob-
ert NJ. and Lewis +. Cheshire OF
Washington, and Lucian r. Cheshire
OF this city.
Funeral services for william Lloyd,
who was accidentally killed by an
automobile In York, Pa, several
days ago, were held this afternoon at
500 Cameron street, conducted by
the Rev. DR.. w. s. Hammond, pas
tor + OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Burial was In Bethel
Cemetery. !
Rites for Miss Hannah Hall. 66
years old, who died yesterday at the
Homeopathic Hospital. Washington,
win be held At o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at Pohick Episcopal
Church, and interment viii be made
In the cemetery at that place. The
body was removed to Dennaine's
mortuary chapel, whence the funeral
will move at 1880 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
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BOARD OF TRADE
PLANS TAX STUDY
BY SPECIAL GROUP
J lContinued from First Page.l

rate. All we have been getting. until
recently, IL requests TO spend money
on this or that. and not how to save
1t and keep down the tax rate" said
Commissioner Bell.
Mr.. Edison in warning against Q
| higher tax rate, declared that 1t would
| reject on the city and would act a.
an incentive against property pur-
chase and development. II have very
| decided views on taxes. do not
think they should be more than per
cent on the full value OF the prop
erty," said Mr.. Bell.
In dealing with the debts owing 70
the District which question was
brought up by William Nick. CLAYTON,
it was explained by Maj. Donovan
that public service corporations owe
the District $1,000 900 In taxes on con,
Quits and poles, which the corpora
lions declare they paid In the tax on
their net earnings, but which - as
sessed by the District as q realty tax.
Mr.. Clayton here stated that the
public had paid for these taxes IN
charges made and the money paid In
would not be returned II the courts
decide the companies are right. The
telephone company paid these assess
ments on their conduits and poles as
realty taxes, he said.
$4,000 in Suits Pending.
Commissioners Bell declared that ths
District had almost 100000 in suits
pending. Among these is a suit for
$3.50, 900 by railroads using the termt-
nal to reimburse the District for light
ing and lampposts at the terminal,
$150,000 claim against the railroads
for the sinking OF First street north
east and 100000 against ratlroada
for right Of way and construction q
The $4,000, 900 lump sum plan came
under fire from some of the Board
members who declared Congress under
the fixed sum plan would grant any
request for improvements because
they knew that the District would
have to pay for 1t and they would not
be liable in excess Of $4,000, 900.
II. l.. Rust declared that 1t was o
mistake to go in on the lump sum
plan in the first place. The people
Of moderate means here cannot carry
the burden Of the Federal Govern
ment's property" Mr.. Rust declared
that an increase In taxes would mean
a decrease In the investment in prop
erty and development and would real
ly result in decrease in the total
amount Of taxes received by the Dis
trict after time.
There was a general sentiment that
the Federal contribution must be made
Just, that expenditures must be- care
fully studied. Commissioners Bells
suggestion for magistrates to eliminate
a new Police Court building and his
idea for an armory for the District Ma
tional Guard made an impression on
some, as did the question Of making
future generations pay for such ex-
traordinary improvements and parks.
large buildings and other means Of
making future Washington beautiful.
The question of the cost to the Dis
trict Of 100000 for education In its
public schools of students from nearby
Maryland ana Virginia was also
brought up.
The committee Of seven soon to be
appointed will consider all these items
in the exhaustive survey 1t expects to
make.
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sergeant. Durlxin, wounded twice In
the arm. escaped.
The next day he had q bullet ex-
tracted from his arm. then boarded
an eastbound train. He sat with his
cap over his eyes while the police
searched the train for him and went
unmOlested to New York, where he
met one Margaret West.
Went Back to Chicago.
She aided him and they started back
to Chicago by motor car.
From Chicago he drove To Cornell,
ILL.,, early In December, and found
Irma Sullivan, village blacksmithss
daughter, still in her teens, whom he
had met at a. Chicago beach in 1924.
They went to East st. Louis, were
married as Mr.. and Mrs. James
Durkey, and drove to California, where
they spent Christmas.
Starting back by automobile in JAM
uary, they left their car for repairs In
New Mexico and proceeded by train
through Dallas, where Federal officers
got q clue to DurSin and advised
United States officials at st. Louis.
During the motor stage Of the jour
ney, q sheriff accosted Durkin for
speeding, but the youth talked him
self out, his captor never OuSpectinS
he had corneried man nationally
sought. Durkin says be was return
ing to Chicago to surrender. Federal
authorities, however, stopped the
Katy Flyer outside St. Louis, at
webster Grove, Mo-, on January 20,
1926, and Edward j. Dowd, Federal
agent, entered the Durkin stateroom
and captured the youth.
The trial Of Durkin for the Shana.
han murder began June after is con-
tinuances, granted principally because
one lawyer after another declined to
defend him. Eugene L. McGarry final
ly accepted court appointment as
Durkin's counsel.
Bootlegging was the vocation, Dur
kin said at his trial, which accounted
for his frequent trips to California
and. his ready money. He says he Is
penniless now. The State charged that
Durlxin was an automobile thief and
never bootiegger.
OF all his woman intimates. Betty
Andrews Werner was the only one to
testify at his trial. She was the States
star witness.
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student, IS, KILLS
POLICEMAN; IS SHOT
Tfies to Steal Auto Stays
Officer, Wounds Another
Trying to Escape.
nv IN, Associated Press.

S EA6bNfNAehtCA 4 j.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. July To-
An 1s-year-old college student yester-
day engaged in automobile thievery
which led to- a spectacular shooting
ARRAY.
John Buchanan, rs. a negro traffic
officer, was killed; Carl Schaffer, by
stander, was seriously wounded, and
Frank Whitlow was injured by Gene
sAlger, Butler College student before
he was critically wounded by tratnc
officer while attempting to escape In
an automobile which he had comman-
deered.
Alger was caught by Alvin G. Fad
while attempting to steal Fad's car.
Fad turned him over to two negro
traffic officers. Suddenly Alger pulled
q pistol, fired at the officers and sped
into hotel. :,
Hide me quick; they will get me-,
AIger painted. waving his gun in front
of the proprietor, who secreted Anger
in a closet. Buchanan entered the
hotel and was directed to the closet.
He fired through the door. A return
shot MORALLY wounded the officer. Fir
ing promiscuously, Alger leaped
through a window and ran down an
alley. Schaffer was struck by one or
these wild bullets. In his fight Alger
encountered Whitlow, whom ne cluo-
bed over the head. A block from the
hotel Alger jumped into a machine,
commanding it's woman driver to help
him escape Before the automobile
could start, officers drove up and 'one'
Carl Sheets, shot the youth IN the
back.
Alger last night admitted trying to
steal the automobile and shooting Bu-
chanan. He said that he attempted the
theft in order to get money enough
TO return to Butler College next FAN.
He completed his freshman year this
Snring
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Asks Verdict Be Set Aside.

Theodore Lerch. d butcher NJ SOL
diers, Home, has asked the District
Supreme Court to set aside q verdict
by default for $4,000 damages against
him and to grant him O trial. Lerch
was sued by Frank McCrum Of Chi
cago, who claimed to have sustained
injury when his motor cycle was In
collision with an automobile Of the
defendant. The court II told by Lerch
the suit and the first thing ne heard
was the announcement Of the default
verdict against him. He has now re-
tanned Attorneys Bell, Marshall q
Rice, who filed his application to va
cate the. verdict