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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
HOG CHOLERA REACHES
SERIOUS PROPORTIONS
Veterinarian Says That Both Kent
And Sussex Are Suffering From
Real Epidemic.

Reports received from a reputable
veterinarian practicing in both Kent
and Sussex counties indicate that
hog cholera has reached a serious
stage in both of these counties, and
that strenuous efforts will be neces-
sary to eradicate the plague. All sec
tions of both counties are Overrun
wit hog cholera, according to the
veterinarian, who states that whole
herds are falling victims to the dis
ease. In many districts it is said
that owners of hogs which have died
from the disease are hauling the car
casses out and failing to bury or dis
pose of them by burning. In this
manner the buzzards are enabled to
carry the disease to other localities.
The State laws provide penalty of
$25.00 per day for each and every
day that a dead animal or fowl is
left exposed and unburied. 1t is pos
sible that the authorities may be
compelled to take action against
those farmers who are failing to
properly dispose of their dead hogs
should the disease reach more ser
ious aspects.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
GRANGE FAIR WILL BE
HELD OCTOBER z AND e
Committees Have Been Announced
For Milford Grange Fair This Year

The Milford Grange Fair will be
held in the Grange Hall on Friday
and Saturday, October p and % this
year. The grangers hope to make
the affair this year more elaborate
than any yet held by them, and with
this in view have appointed active
committees to work for the fair.
AS has been the custom in the past
the display and exhibits of poultry
will form a large portion of the fair
this year. Milford being in the cen
ter of the poultry industry OF the
State it is logical that the poultry
pens should be attractive drawing
cards for the fair. The fair this year
will be later than usual, as a result
of which those in charge have re-
ouested the members of the grange
and their friends to remember the
date and keep the two old fowls 1or
their salads. The committee list
which is printed in this issue will
not appear in print again, so 1t Will
be well for the grangers to cut 1t out
right now.
Those who have been sewing for
rugs will be pleased to know that
the committee has twenty-five pref
ty rugs woven and more in the weav-
ing. This has been busy summer
for the grangers, but they have been
able to accomplish much for the fair
during the warm weather. The OIL
cials of the fair have requested the
men to save vegetables and grains
for the exhibit.
The committees as announced fol-
low:
Fancy Work-Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Hager, Mrs. w. Reed, Mrs. Z
Grove, Mrs. c. Holzmueller, Mrs. 5
P. Griffith, Miss Barker, Mrs.sC. Bar
ker, Mrs. Zack, Mrs. VIM. Sammons
Mrs. Meeker, Mrs. Evans Roberts
Mrs. NJ. Jones.
Chicken Salad-Mrs. J. R. Roosa
Mrs. Jennie Short, Mrs. Cubbage
Mrs. L. Austin, Mrs. Farber, Mrs
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
FIREMEN WILL GIVE AWAY
LARGE MONEY PRIZE THIS YEAR
Plans Just Announced For Annual
Carnival From Sept. "a To Oct. 2

Milford's annual good time week,
staged under the auspices of the
Carlisle Fire Company, will start
Friday, September oath and close
Saturday, October End. Announce
ment of this fact will prove of inter-
est to citizens of Kent and Sussex
counties residing within a radius of
forty miles of Milford, who annually
look forward to MilfOrd's celebration
with pleasant anticipation. The car
nival this year will be bigger and
better than ever, with all kinds OF
ENJOYABLE games for young and old.
This year there will be two big par
ade days. The first will be held on
Tuesday, September 2Sth, and will be
made up of decorated automobiles,
business floats and floats represent
ing the several fraternal and school
organizations, for which appropriate
prizes will be offered. Thursday
night. September 3Oth, will be Fire
mems Night. The firemen's parade
will move promptly at $3.50 o'clock.
Five prizes of $4,000 each will be
awarded to visiting fire companies.
A new feature this year that will at
tract many persons and should ere
ate real interest will be a grand
prize which will be given away the
last night of the carnival. This Will
be S25O.OO in gold. The plan under
which the prize will be awarded Is
as follows. Each night persons leaY-
ing the carnival grounds will be Civ
en- a ticket as they leave the grounds
The last night these tickets will be
nut in a barrel and the winner TAX
en- from the barrel. The winner
must be on the grounds when the
prize is awarded.
Supper will be served every nigh
during the carnival from $3.50 o.
clock until the closing hour. TIT
prices will be reasonable. Soliciting
committees are now visiting the far
mers asking for farm products ant
chickens. The firemen appreclat
the generous response in past year
and hope the farmers will continu
the support this year. The contrl
buttons should be left at the Milfor
Feed Company's place of business.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
MURPHEY SCHOOL
OPENED AT DOVER
The Initial Enrolment Includes
Twelve Children From Kent
And Sussex.

The Elizabeth w. Murphey School,
Inc, opened last Wednesday at Do
yer, with an enrolment of twelve
pupils, eight of whom are from Kent
county and four from Sussex county.
There are five boys and seven girls,
the youngest child admitted being
two years and three months of age
and the oldest 10 years of age.
Mrs. Louise r. Williams has been
retained as cottage mother and Mrs.
Mary Donaldson, assistant.
The second unit or cottage, from
all indications, will be put into op-
Grafton within the near future. No
additional children will be enrolled
from outside of Kent county until
thorough canvass has been made of
the county, in order that the original
desire of the donor may be carried
out.
The buildings will be open for in
spectiOn of the public on the second
Saturday of each month between the
hours of two and five in the SITTER
noon. Parents and relatives of pupils
/ are lUNlIGu " NlSlI tic oShOOA CAA 49,
last Saturday of each month be-
tween the hours of two and five IN
| the afternoon.
1t is the desire of the donor Of the
school that it shall be a FOSTERING
home where children who would
otherwise be neglected may have a
happy childhood, and where they
may have the fullest opportunity tC
develop useful and efficient lives. Il
is the intention to help those who
cannot help themselves; to supply
parental care where otherwise i
would be lacking; to provide educa
tional opportunity for those who de
sire it and otherwise could not hav'
it.
The purpose of the school is TO
the training and education Of Ken
and Sussex counties, preference al
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
REPUBLICANS FILE FOR
PRIMARIES In KENT COUNTY
Contests For Most OF The County
Offices

The following candidates for coun-
~ and district offices, have filed with
the Kent County Republican Commit
fee. to be voted for at the Primary
election to be held tomorrow.
Levy Court Commissioners, F1rst
District-C. B. Hope, (present in
cumbent); Second District-LudWlg
Schweitzer, West Dover; Third DIS
trict-George B. Kersey, Woodside'
and Howard R. Moore, Milford. MI
Moore is the present incumbent.
Clerk of the Peace-CarroH B.
Massey, Dover.
Coroner-Elmer I. Abbott and
John H. Hinsley, Camden, and John
B. Sharrard, Cheswold.
clerk of Orphans Court and Reg
lister in Chancery-Thomas T. war
ner, Sr. ,, @
Recorder of Deeds - William S
Harris.
Sheriff - Walter H. Peterson, Do
yer. D....,o+ AL
fred 7, Hudson; Smyrna; Third DIS
trict Walter D. Ross and Joshua b
Wharton, Dover; Fifth District Geo
c Herring, FELTON,. .,
Representative - First Dlstrlct
Jackson Snow; Second Distrlct
Howard NJ. Buckson; Third District
Edward A. Evans; Fourth Dlstrlct
Podger A. Davis; Fifth District
William Ball; Sixth District, Samue
Fl. Hill; Seventh District, Charles ;
Conweli; Eighth District, Frederlcl
HOPKINS; Ninth District, George Z
wilson: Tenth District, John A
NailOr
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
Milford and Clayton
Firemen Get HOnOrS

Several fire companies from
Delaware as well as those from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland
took part in the firemen's par
ade at Easton, Md, last Thurs
day night.
Two Delaware companies
won prizes, Milford for having
the best fire apparatus in the
parade, and Clayton for coming
the longest distance. The Dem
ton company won two prizes,
one for the best appearing
company, and the other for the
best band. Chestertown was
awarded the prize for the sec
ond best appearing company,
and Cambridge the prize for
the third best appearing COM
pany. Other companies in the
parade were Dover and Smyr-
ma of Delaware; Hurlock, st.
MichaeIs, Easton, Salisbury
and fredericksburg of Maryland.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
HARTLY FTREBUC
/ BURNS STORE OF
JAMES E. PARKER
Son Of The Owner, Asleep On
Second Floor, Has Narrow
Escape.
FIRED FROM OUTSIDE
Maniac Followed Usual Procedure
Ia Burning Structure Early Fri
day Morning.

Hartly's incendiary, who has kept
the residents of this usually quiet
town in a state of alarm for several
months, again sneaked out in the
early dark hours of last Friday NOR
ming and applied the match.
This time it was the store Of
James E. Parker, on the main street
and only a short distance from the
West Dover Trust Company banking
house, that the firebug set on fire.
The building with all contents was
burned to the ground with a loss OF
about $4,000.
Oliver Parker, aged %, son of the
proprietor of the store, who was
sleeping on the second floor just over
the store section of the building, had
a narrow escape from being burned
to death in his bed. Neighbors at
tracted by the blaze and failing to
arouse young Parker by shouting
climbed to the roof by means of a
ladder and entering his room found
Parker asleep. They awakened him
and helped him to escape out the
window and down the ladder.
Persons in the vicinity of the tlre
were also endangered when several
boxes of loaded gun shells in the
store started to explode, but no one
was injured.
James E. Parker, owner and pro
prietor of the store, has been Ill tol
sometime, and is at the home of hi
sister in. Trappe, Md. His son, Oil
yer. has been conducting the busi
ness during his fathers illness. Oil
yer was away Thursday night and
was after 1 o'clock Friday morning
when he returned and it probabl
was because of this fact that he wa
sleeping so soundly. He says ther
was no indication of a fire when b
came home and that he saw no on
around the store.
Like most all of the other fires c
which it is declared the tirebug ha
been responsible during the pas
several months, the one Friday mol
/, ming was started from the outside
Those arriving on the scene frs
T saw the fire was started on the sid
of the building and that oil or som
= other inflammable material mus
have been used, judging from tt
uuickness of spread of flames.
The Dover, Smyrna and Clayto
fire companies were called. The d.
l yer company was the first to arrlN
? but even by that time the fire ha
gained such headway that all tt
= firemen could do was to prote
other properties in the vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
ELIZABETH ALDRED
MARRIED SATURDAY
Bride Of David W. Wallace Of
Orange, New Jersey, In Avenue
M. E. Church.

The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Newberry Aldred, only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robinson AL
dred of this town and David Wilfred
Wallace of Orange, N. j., was solem-
nized in the Avenue NJ. E. Church,
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. Rev.
Disston w. Jacobs performed the
ceremony.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore hand
some gown of white satin trimmed
with old point lace. family heir
loom, with a brOcaded satin court
train and tulle veil edged with lace
and caught with orange blossoms.
She carried a shower bouquet OF
bride roses and white astOrs.
Miss Carol Wallace, sister of the
bridegroom, and only attendant OF
the bride, wore an apricot chiffon
gown and carry pale orchid asters.
Allen w. Wallace, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man, and the
ushers were Robert Hoskins, Wind
sor, Conn; Robert Hazen, Philadel-
phia; DR.. b. F. Drake, New Rochelle,
N. Y; Frederick Polk Causey, Wash
ington, D. c., cousin of the bride.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with ferns, white hydrangeas,
and white clemitis. Mrs. Edward
Hurley played the wedding march.
After the ceremony, a reception
was held at the home of the brides
parents. About one hundred and sew
enty-five guests were presents. The
house was artistically decorated with
ferns, vines and flowers of the sea-
son.
The brides travelling costume was
gray trimmed in Periwinkle Blue
After a wedding trip in the Pocono
Mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
will make their home in RosemOnt
Pa. Mr.. Wallace is "a graduate OF
Harvard and will teach at Wayne
Pa, this year.
Out of town guests at the wedding
were:
Mrs. Wilfred Wallace, Miss Caro-
Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. AllstOn Pulls
ford, of Orange, N. J., Mr. and Mrs
Alan Wallace of New Jersey; Mrs
Frank Wallace and Mr. and Mrs
Robert C. Hazen, of Philadelphia
DR.. and Mrs. Bertrand F. Drake, o
New Rochelle, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs
, Foster Causey and Frederick P. eau
sey of Washington; Mrs. Charles R
f Holman, of Cambridge, Mass; Mrs
. S. Linton Bell and Mr.. and Mrs. Nal
! colin G. Bell. of Marblehead, Mass.
Clarence S. Nesbit, Miss Marriott
Mrs. Edward Brown and Mrs. Harol
: Allen of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs
q Hammersley Voshell and children
> Philadelphia; Mrs. Martindale an
: Amos Wcodcock of Salisbury, Md
q and Misses Mary and Elizabet
Houston of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
CANAL CASE HEARING IS
POSTPONED UNTIL TODAY
Scheduled For Last Friday But Wit
nesses Failed To Appear

Owing to the absence Of two wit
nesses. the hearing of the rs resi-
dents of Sussex county, who are
charged with obstruction in attempt
ing to divert the waters of the ASA
waman Canal, built by the govern
ment many years ago, scheduled for
last Friday was postponed until to-
day.
It is alleged that the twenty-five
men and number Of others placed
bags of sand in the canal in an eff
fort to divert the water so as to re-
omen Indian River Inlet. It is said
the government has refused to take
any action towards reopening the
inlet which has gradually filled up.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
DOVER OUSTED; CRTSFIELD
GIVEN SHORE LEAGUE PENNANT
Season Ends With Ill Feeling In All
Towns In Circuit

Crisfield officially was declared the
pennant winner of the Eastern
Shore League by the leagues board
of directors at a meeting at Salisbury
Monday night.
Crisfield came out at the top of the
circuit after the directors had con-
Cured in the action of President j..
Harry Rev last Friday, when the
league head ordered % Dover vic
tories forfeited and 22 games remov-
ed from Cambridges win column and
distributed among the other teams.
Vice President Miller had restored
Dover's games on Sunday.
The penalties imposed upon Dover
and Cambridge followed similar ac-
ton against Easton and Parksley
earlier in the season for carrying
on their rosters a greater number
of class players than regulations of
the league permit.
The final standing of the league
as announced, including the final
oauoas fellows.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
GRIER HEADS
new CORPORATION
Milford Man Elected President
Of The Del.Mar.Va Mortgage
Company.

DR.. G.. Layton Grier, of Milford,
was elected president and l.. w. Gun
by, of Salisbury, chairman OF the
Board of Directors at a meeting OF
the stockholders of the Del-Mar-Va
Mortgage Company at Salisbury last
Wednesday night. The organization
of the company, which has been in
corporated with an authorized capl-
tai of S5OO,0OO, was completed.
Members of the Board of Directors
of the company elected by the stock
holders are: DR.. Grier, Mr.. Gunby, L.
N. Hearn, of Milford; L. L. Layton,
GEORGETOWN; William Holloway, Ber-
lin: VIM. D. Cordrey, Snow Hill; e.
Benson Dennis, Crisfeld; Judge Rob
ert f. Duer, Princess Anne; Senator
Lawrence B. Towers, Denton; s. D.
Neal, Hurlock; George w. Woolford
Judge Laird Henry, H. L. Edmunds
Cambridge; Hooper S. Miles, c. M
Freeman, G. William Phillips, Fred
P. Adkins, S. Franklyn Woodcock
Charles R. DisharoOn, of Salisbury.
The officers were elected from the
. ! DeISOulel VI Tic DOelAAs AZ NN--N-
include: Hooper S. Miles, vice-pres
ident and general counsel; Charles
NJ. Freeman, secretary and treasurer
Though incorporated under tn
laws of Delaware, the home office o
the company will be in Salisbury
and is now ready to function.
The purpose of the company a
stated by the officials is:
To provide a convenient and qulcl
source of financial accommodation t
take care of people who are BEN
brought to the peninsula by the Ell
forts of the Del-Mar-Va Easter
Shore Association, although the OF
ganizations are separate and distinc
To provide vehicle for "cashln
: in" on the peninsula's advertiser
, program by way of providing hnaI
cial aid to prospective settlers. I
loan money on first mortgages tc
either city or farm property.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
DELAWARE AUTO TAGS WILL
HAVE GRAY BACKGROUND
1927 Tags Will Carry COlOrs Of
Boston "Tech"

The Delaware 1927 automobile IL
cense tags will have a gray back
ground with crimson numerals.
For many years it has been the
custom of states to fashion the auto
mobile tags after the cOlors of prom
inent schools in the country when
have a large number of alumni IN
the State. This year the favored
school is the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology.
The request for these colors was
presented to the governor some time
ago by prominent Wilmingtonians
who have graduated from the school.
The tags were made early in the
wear and the officials of the other
states notified so as to prevent dup
lication.
The tags will be on sale some time
in November. Those who desire the
same license number for 1927 as TINS
wear will, it is understood, be requlr-
ed to pay 81 in advance.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
TWO YEAR SCHOOL
BUDGET FOR STATE
TOTALS $5,624,942
Board OF Education Will Ask For
$2,773,7l6 For 1928 And ST.
S5l,226 For 1929.
INCREASE OF $SOO,OOO
The Last Two Year Period Re-
quired Smaller Sums Than
Now Needed.

The coming legislature will be
.sked to appropriate $2,773,716, for
the operation of the public schooIs
of the state for the year ending June
20 1928. and S2,S51, ,226, for the year
ending June 80, 1929. The legislature
of 1925 appropriated $2,4OO,OOO for
each of the two years ending June
20 1927. The increase requested Is
about S8OO,OO0 for the two years.
This decision was reached at a
meeting of the State Board of Edu-
cation held in Dover when the bud
get was considered at length. Ihese
total amounts are arrived at by add
ing the budget of the State Board
for the care of the schools OUTSIDE
of the special districts, the budget
submitted by the Board of Education
of Wilmington and the budgets SUD
mitted by the various special dis
tricts. ,.4
The total Of the State board budget
for the year ending June 80, 1928
will be S3.756,378.28. The difference
between this amount that the legls-
lature will be asked to appropriate
for that year which is nearly ST.
100000. is what is expected to De
raised in some districts for proposed
buildings, to care for bond retire
ments and interest and the amounts
raised by Wilmington and other spe-
cial school districts.
The budget goes to Governor Rod
insOn and through him it is submit
fed to the General Assembly.
The resolution adopted by the
hoard relative to the budget follows
"Resolved. that the State Boarc
of Education hereby requests th'
Governor to present to the Genera
Assembly, 1927, the following schoo
budget requirements for the schoo
wear ending June 80, 1928, the sun
of 50 773. .716. the same being thu
4otal sum of the budget for pubic
school purposes submitted by TN
State Board of Education, for au
ministration and for conducting tn
stale board schools, by the Board o
Fducation in Wilmington and by IN
Boards of Education in the thlrteel
special school districts, the SAID sun
to be subject in it's use to the tol
lowing limitations:
For general control not more ina
five per cent, for instructlonal SCI
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
MILFORD SCHOOLS
OVERCROWDED FIRST
DAY SCHOOL OPENS
First Days Enrolment OF Pupils
Reaches 752, With Freshman
Class OF SO.
MORE In HIGH SCHOOL
Registrations On Tuesday TOtaIed
l72, Twelve More Than Last
Year.

The public schools of Milford Op-
ened on Tuesday morning of this
week with a record attendance of
pupils for the opening day. A total of
752 children presented themselves
and enrolled for the school term just
beginning. Last years opening day
total was 719 boys and girls. The
freshman class in the high school
this year numbers SO pupils. Last
years entering class to the high
school was 20 the first day. In
creases are distributed throughout
all of the grades. In some instances
the classes were already oVercrOWd-
ed and the school authorities are
hard pushed to find room for the
children. A full teaching staff was
on hand on Tuesday morning to
handle the pupils as they arrived.
Books were given to the children and
lesson assignments made for the fol-
lowing days studies. Everything
went smoothly, considering the great
handicap under which the teachers
are working for lack of rooms and
facilities for teaching the children. -
School number one has twenty-six
teachers and 457 pupils in attendance
on the opening day. School No. 2 had
four teachers and 1923 pupils who re-
ported on Tuesday. The high school
started with 172 enrolled. There are
many children who have not return
ed from their vacations as yet.
others are sick, and many are work
ing and will be unable to enroll for
two or three weeks. When all have
returned the enrolment will be
greatly increased over that of Tues
day.
The enrolment for the first day
! follows:
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
SUSSEX REPUBLICANS HOLD
PARTY PRIMARIES TOMORROW
Few Contests For County And Legis-
latiVe Offices

The Republicans in Sussex county
will hold their party primaries to-
morrow afternoon. In most dis
tricts there will be no contests for
the legislative branches, and but few
are scheduled for the county offices.
At the meeting of the County Com
mittee on Monday night number OF
candidates who had filed for the sew
eraI offices withdrew from the con-
tests. The county ticket as it will
be presented to the voters tomorrow
follows:
Clerk of the Peace-JOhn S. Coop
er.
Register of Wills-George W. Glen
daniel and Eben A. Townsend.
Recorder of Deeds-Earl I. Sir
man.
Sheriff-George w. Derrickson and
William Roscoe Ringler.
Coroner-Charles E. Evans and
Daniel J. Short.
The following have filed for State
Senators:
First District-John S. Isaacs.
Third District-John w. Messlch:
Fifth District-William S. DAVIS
and William R. Messick.
For Representatives:
First District-W. H. Richardson
Second District-Thomas c. Curry
Third District-Thomzs N. Raw
Inns.
Fourth District-William W. Tin
dali.
Fifth District-Earl T. Cooper ant
Albert F. Dillahay.
Sixth District-Asa Bennett an'
George A. Cooke.
Seventh District-James B. Dick
erson.
Eighth District-Clifford E. Bur
ton. -,
Ninth District-Frank E. Smiu
and Albert Page Cron.
Tenth District-Walter P. Robin
son and Jerome c. Phillips.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10
PETIT JURORS DRAWN FOR
OCTOBER TERM OF COURT
ThOs. StaytOn, j. E. Webb, I. w. War
rem And ]. H. Vreeland On List

Petit jurors for the October term
of Superior Court and Court of Gen
eraI Sessions for Sussex county have
been drawn as follows:
Representative District No. /
Thomas N. Stayton, Milford; ]. Ell
bert Webb, Milford; Isaac W. War
rem, Lincoln; John H. Vreeland, Lin
coin.
Representative District No. 2
E. Laird Kratz, Greenwood; Horace
Tatman, Greenwood; Eugene w. Ell
lingsworth, Bridgeville; Paul Ad-
ans, Bridgeville.
Representative District No. 8
Albert Messick, Georgetown; Will
liam B. Owens, Georgetown; Paul
Fleetwood, Seaford; Harper Mather,
Seaford.
Representative District No. 4
Earl D. Hopkins, Bethel; Harry L.
Boyce, Laurel; J. Harold Eddie,
Laurel
Representative District No. g
Edwin N. Smith, Laurel; Samuel G.
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