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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
FIRE BUG DESTROYS BARN
In DOOMED HARTLY TOWN
Early Evening Blaze Takes Addition
al Toll At Kent County Village

The fire bug, of Hartly, after a
cessation of activities for a week or
two, again broke loose last Wednes-
day night, when barn owned by
Mrs. Martha Pleasanton, in the wes-
tern part of the town, was burned.
By the time the fire companies of
Dover and Clayton arrived, the
flames had gained such headway that
saving the building was impossible,
and it was totally destroyed.
Fortunately, nothing but hay and
straw was in the building. A car US
ually kept in the barn was out at the
time.
The fire started from the inside
and gained headway before it was
noticed. The citizens of Hartly re-
sponded to the call and fought the
flames and prevented them from
spreading to the dwelling of Mrs.
Pleasanton, which was not over 80
feet from the barn.
The barn was located not far from
the recently destroyed M. e. Church.
The loss will be something over $500,
with but little insurance.
AS in the other mysterious fires at
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
DELMARVIA CAMP TO BE
HELD OVER One WEEK
Bad Weather Caused Change In
Original Plans For Camp

On account of bad weather during
the first part of Delmarvia Camp,
near Laurel, which was scheduled to
run from August Is to 80, DR.. Cooke,
who is in charge, has been persuad-
ed to continue the camp for one more
week, and will now close it next
Sunday.
The camp, during the pleasant
weather, is the best attended of any
held in Sussex county. Last Sunday
morning, DR.. Cooke preached to an
audience of more than 1000, and in
the afternoon, julius Abrams told
the story of his life to about 5000
people. 1t was estimated that more
than 10000 people were on the
grounds on Sunday. Twenty-Five peo-
pie were converted at the Sunday
services.
Tonight and Saturday night DR..
Cooke will deliver a series of SER
mons on "The Sermon on the
Mount" Next Sunday morning he
will preach on "Herod's Boomerang"
and in the afternoon his subject will
be what Is Miracle" Next Sun
day evening Professor Lucius A,
Williams, one of Americas leading
chemists, who comes from four gem
erations Of atheists, will speak on
the subject From Atheism to
Christ"
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
GUNNERS FIND SQUIRRELS
SCARCE ON OPENING DAY
Early Open Season Cause OF Dimin-
ishing Supply Is Claim

Hundreds of gunners throughout
the State went into the woods We'd
nesday morning hunting for squir-
rels. Reports indicate that the game
was scarce and the outlook for this
kind of game gives the impression
of being very poor throughout the
season.
This is thought to be caused by
the present open season for squlr-
rels. Many old gunners claim the
adult squirrels are yet feeding their
last litter of young.
A great many Of these young
squirrels perish in their beds each
year now, it is pointed out, due to
hunters killing the adults while they
are out of their beds for food.
Under the old open season law
which was from November Is to jan
uary 1, this last litter was then al
lowed to grow to size so as to al
low the INTO feed themselves.
Many gunners who take delight in
hunting squirrels claim the present
open season law should be changed
back as it was before and it is ex-
pected an amendment changing this
law will be introduced in the next
session of the General Assembly for
the protection Of squirrels in future
years.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
LESLIE F. DOWNING
HEADS P. 0. S. OF A
Officers Installed In Open Session In
Wyoming NJ. E. Church

Leslie F. Downing, of Washington
Camp, No. 21, Wilmington, was elect
ed to succeed Thomas M. Kemp, of
Camp No. 18, of Woodside, as State
President of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America, at the twenty-second
annual session of the State Camp at
Wyoming Tuesday.
Other officers elected, all Of whom
were installed by Past President
Herman Johnson, of Harrington, at
the closing session, follow:
]. Ralph McIlvaine, Camp No. 10,
Laurel, state vice president; w. w.
Kerper, No. 16, Cheswold, master of
forms; George E. Austermuhl, No. 4,
Wilmington, secretary, reelected;
Elbert G. Bailey, No. %, Laurel,
treasurer, reelected; H. C. Tee, No.
80, Harrington, conductor; Howard
Jones, No. II, Leipsic, inspector;
Richard Jones, No. "a, Woodside,
guard; and Peter S. Brown, No. IA,
Wyoming, George F. Irwin, No. 4,
Wilmington and Lewis Colmery, No.
25, Union, trustees. All officers are
elected for a period of one year.
Seaford was selected as the place
for the annual meeting next August.
The business sessions were held in
Jenkins Hall. Supper was served at
the Round Table Clubhouse.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MOTORISTS ATTRACTED
BY SHORT ROUTE TO SOUTH
Del-Mar-Va Trail Will Probably Be
Recognized As National Route

That the Del-Mar-Va Trail, from
Wilmington, the length of the PENN
sula to Cape Charles, Va, is coming
into it's own as recognized and log
ical connecting link between the
North and South, is evidenced in a
statement obtained by the Del-Mar-
Va Eastern Shore Association, from
Ernest N. Smith, General Manager
of the American Automobile Asso-
citation, of Washington, D. G.
In his statement Mr.. Smith says
that he has made a personal inspec-
ton of the Atlantic Coastal Highway
from Miami, Florida to Norfolk, Va.
"It is magnificent conception and
will be well along toward compile
ton in 1927, and it's completion will
cause some important re-alignment
of southern motor traffic move
ments," he said.
"Our road scouts now call my at
tention to the proposed ferry from
Cape May Point, N. j., to Lewes,
Del. This is another remarkable
highway development scheme for an
all-coastal highway, and will even
tually make South Jersey and the
Maryland Delaware-Virginia PENN
sula through highway, which will
definitely lift that territory out of
the pocket it has always occupied.
"For instance, tourists may be di-
rected from New York to Wilmington
and the south over the du Pont High
way connecting with the ferry at
Cape Charles to Norfolk, which will
eliminate several hundred miles as
compared with the Baltimore-Wash-
ington-Richmond route.
"This will be a wonderful route,
but new one; and we would like
very much to campaign this route to
the touring public. We will go into
this new territory at once, lay our
program frankly before those people
who profit from increased motor pat
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
DISTRICT GOVERNOR WILL
VISIT MILFORD ROTARIANS
Charles F. Puff, Jr, VIII Make His
Official Visit Friday, October Sth

The officers of the Milford Rotary
Club have been advised that Charles
F. Puff, Jr., Governor of the Fiftieth
Rotary District in which Milford is
located, will make his official visit
to Milford on Friday, October 8th.
Mr.. Puff has only recently assumed
his new duties as head Of the Fiftieth
District Rotarians and it will be his
first visit to Milford in his official ca
pacity. Governor Puff will meet with
the club officers and directors at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon Of the
day of his visit. A second meeting
at which the committee chairmen
and directors will be present, will be
held at 4:45 o'clock. At $3.50 o'clock
the usual weekly dinner will be held
at the New Windsor Hotel. Cover
nor Puff expects to present to the
Milford Rotarians the program of
Rotary International for the ensuing
year during his visit here. Plans for
his reception are now being made by
the club officials.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
HALLETT FAMILY REUNION
BRINGS 81 TOGETHER
Mrs. Emma J. Hallett's Birthday
Made Pleasant Event

A reunion of the Hallett family OF
Milford was held here Sunday at
which 81 members gathered from
different parts of the country to pay
respects to the aged mother, Mrs.
Emma J. Hallett, who survives. Her
husband, John Hallett, died several
years ago.
Mrs. Hallett will be 50 years of
age this month, but the reunion,
which was a birthday party for her,
was held Sunday, because a certain
member could not be here on the
actual birthday anniversary.
The feature of the gathering was
the Sunday morning sermon preach
ed in the First Presbyterian Church
of Milford, by one of the sons, the
Rex. Robert L. Hallett. The Rev. Mr..
Hallett is pastor of the Ward Avenue
Presbyterian Church, of Altoona, Pa.
The services were attended by the
mother accompanied by the other
members of the Hallett family.
Luncheon was served at the Hal
lett homestead on South Front street
after which there was a family gath
ering on the lawn.
Those present were DR.. and Mrs.
w. S. Hallett and children, Virginia
and Henry of Wilmington; the Rev
and Mrs. Robert L. Hallett and son,
Robert L., Jr., of Altoona, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Armstrong and
Mrs. John Armstrong, of Altoona
Pa; DR.. and Mrs. James H. Hal
lett and two children, Myra and
James, of Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs
John S. Hallett and son, John, Jr.i
of Milford; Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Russell and son, George, Jr., of Mil
ford; Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Vim
yard and children, Mary, Hallett,
Emily, John and Dorothy, of near
Milford; DR.. and Mrs. R. H. Foster
and daughter, Ina May, and son.
Hathery, of Glenolden, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. L. D. Shank and children, Ell
len, Gilbert and Dreer, of Dover;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Orion Smith, of At
lanta, Ga.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MEETING ON TARIFF
REGULATION CHANGE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
DeI.Mar-Va Eastern Shore AssO.
citation Fighting Order OF Rail-
road Discriminating.
SCHEDULES SUSPENDED
Interstate Commerce Commission
Last Tuesday Ordered Carriers
To Await Final Decision.

AS a result of action taken by the
Traffic and Transportation Depart
ment of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association a hearing before
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion will be held at Salisbury, Sep
tember 8, at 10 a. m, for the purpose
of taking action on a tariff regula-
ton issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad and other lines, which or
dered all stations on the Maryland
and Delaware Coast Line, to become
prepaid stations instead of collect
stations. Briefly, this means that
the stations from Denton, Md, to
Lewes, on the NJ. & D. G. L., which
have always been recognized as sta
tions where freight might be ship
ped collect, were, without any for
NAL notice, ordered under the tariff
issue, to become stations for which
freight would not be accepted unless
prepaid.
This change in tariff is claimed by
the Traffic and Transportation De-
partment of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern
Shore Association, to be not only a
hardship to the business men in the
communities affected, but as being
detrimental to the communities
themselves because of the fact that
business concerns who are called
upon to ship goods to any Of these
towns would naturally discover that
such shipments must be prepaid and
would therefore gain the impression
that the towns were not sufficiently
important to warrant maintenance of
a freight agent.
Immediately following discovery Of
this change in tariff, action was TAX
en- by the Traffic and Transportation
Department of the Del-Mar-Va Asso-
citation. A letter to the railroad Off
cials asking authority for this
change was submitted and in reply
the general manager of the Mary
land and Delaware Coast Line said
that it was the first information re-
garding the change. No reply was
received from other carriers.
C Formal protest was then register
ed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission and they in session on
August "a review the complaint filed
and gave the opinion that the effec-
tive date of the said schedules con-
tanned in said tariffs should be post
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MISS HERRINGTON
LEAVES STATE OFFICE
Former Secretary Of State Ex-
pected To Marry DR.. Layton
In October.

Miss Fannie s. Harrington, former
Secretary of State, retired from pub
lie life on Tuesday. after many years
service in the Secretary of States
office.
Miss H gton soon will be the
bride of DR.. 'leb R. Layton, of
Georgetown, a former Secretary of
State and Congressman from Della
ware two terms. DR.. Layton is a
widower.
DR.. Layton and Miss Harrington
are uncommunicative about their
wedding plans. But in Georgetown,
DR.. Layton is building a bungalow
which is expected to be their home.
They may be married in October.
1t is said they will be married out
side of the State, pass the winter
months in travel, and return to
Georgetown to live.
Miss HerringtOn's rise to fame was
on November 5 of last year, when
Governor Robinson appointed her
Secretary of State to succeed the
late William G.. Taylor. Miss Her
rington has lived in Dover all her
life, and was chief clerk in the Sec
retary of States Office, a post she
had held for twenty-eight years.
Miss Harrington served as Secre-
tary Of State until March 5 of this
year, when she resigned and Gov
ernor Robinson appointed Sylvester
D. Townsend, Jr.. a lawyer.
Miss Florence Knapp, OF New
York, was the first member of her
sex to be a Secretary of State. She
was elected on the Republican ticket
and was sworn in the first week OF
January, 1925. Miss Harrington was
the second. After she retired from
the Office she returned to the chief
clerkship, where she had handled
the routine of the office since her
appointment to that position in 1897
by James H. Hughes, who was Sec
retary of State under Ebe w. Tun-
nell, the last Democratic Governor of
Delaware.
Though the distinction of being
the second woman to be a Secretary
Of State attracted outside attention
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
CHARLES M. UPHAM IS NOW
CHIEF OF MEXICAN ROADS
Man Who Organized DelaWare's Road
System Gets New Post =

Charles M. Upham, organizer OF
the Delaware state highway depart
ment, and for five years previous to
1921 chief state highway engineer, is
now general manager Of Highway
Construction of the Republic of Mex
leo. He is also managing director of
the American Road Builders Asso-
citation.
The former Delaware official has
just returned from two months in
Mexico where he reorganized the di-
vision of highways for that govern
ment.
Since leaving Delaware, Mr.. Up
ham held the post of state highway
engineer Of North Carolina, which he
resigned in June to become manag-
ing director of the American Road
Builders Association of North and
South America. He also bears the
titles of general manager of high
way construction in Mexico, chair
man of the highway Research Board
of the National Research Council,
Vice-president of the National High
way Traffic Association, president of
the North Carolina Society of Civil
Engineers and a member of various
national and international highway
committees and organizations.
The road congress under the man
agement of Mr.. Upham, to be held in
Chicago next January, will be at
tended by approximately 10000 high
way authorities from all parts of the
world. It will include official dele
gates from all states and countries
of North, South and Central America.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MERRILL H. TILGHMAN
SELECTED DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS NOMINEE
An Advocate Of Modification Of
VOIstead Act Named At State
Convention.
JOS. M. LANK FOR AUDITOR
Milton Man Placed On Ticket.
Kent Gets State Auditor And
Treasurer.

The Democratic State Convention,
in session at Dover Tuesday after
noon named the following State tick
ct:
Congress-Merrill H. Tilghman,
Wilmington.
State Treasurer-W. Harmon Rey-
nOlds, of Townsend.
Insurance Commissioner-Robert
Y. Wallen, of Clayton.
State Auditor-JOseph NJ. Lank, OF
Milton.
After the drys of the Democratic
party had hailed as a dry victory
the elimination by the State Com
mittee from the party platform OF a
proposed plank calling for a refer
endum vote on the national prohibi-
ton amendment, and the mOditica-
ton of the State liquor laws to per-
NIT physicians to prescribe alcoholic
liquors, the delegates nominated as
their candidate for Congress a man
who avOwedly faYOrs modification OF
the Volstead act.
He was nominated on the third
DdllOLs TeC6lFluS 1UO NOISS OuI "a -
total of 2O4 votes cast.
With the much debated "wet" ref
erendum plank eliminated by the ac-
ton of the State Committee Monday
night, as not good policy, the con-
vention adopted a platform, the sal
lent features of which are:
A demand for a reduction in the
tariff rates.
Regulation by the state of all pub
lie service corporations operating
within the state.
States rights.
Clean elections.
Lower taxes.
Strict economy in legislative ex-
penditures.
Rigid enforcement of all criminal
laws.
Elimination of, or better safe
guards for, railroad grade crossings.
Repeal of the SO filing fee, or If
not repealed the exemption of all
dependent men and women.
A national old age pension act.
Led on Three Ballots
Tilghman led on all three ballots.
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
CONSOLIDATION OF
SCHOOLSAND REPAIRS
DISCUSSED BY BOARD
Magnolia, Cedar Grove Situation
Presented At Wednesday
Meeting.
WANT new REPAIR LAW
Many COlOred And Some White
Schools Have Not Been Kept
In First-Class Condition.

Consolidation of one and two tea
cher schools and bit of needed leg
islatiOn concerning repairs to
schools in rural sections were impor-
tant details of the business consider
ed at the meeting of the State Board
of Education on Wednesday. The
consolidation problem, like taxes, is
something that the State Board has
with it all the time and the business
this week dealt with some of the acts
of the State Board at its last ses-
siOns when several districts were
combined.
At the meeting on Wednesday the
residents of Cedar Grove appeared
before the State Board and presented
reasons why the action of the board
in combining Cedar Grove with Mag
nolia, should either be approved
again or rescinded. There appears to
be a division of sentiment in Cedar
Grove, some of the parents of pu-
pills being willing to send their chill
dren to Magnolia because it is much
closer than FELTON,. Others wish to
send their children to FELTON, be-
cause it is their shopping and social
center and because it has a high
school, which Magnolia does not.
The Magnolia children who want a
high school education have been go
ing to Caesar Rodney.
The trustees in the district having
jurisdiction over Shorts 122 in Sus-
sex county have solved the consoli-
dation problem by writing to DR..
Harry V. Holloway, state superin-
tendent of public instruction and
stating that they intend to keep the
school closed. Shorts 1872 was one of
the schools that the State Board at
it's last meeting agreed to have re-
main open, but conditions that have
arisen since that time, have induced
the trustees to close the school.
New Laws on Repairs
The proposed new legislation
which it is expected the board will
have drafted into a bill for presen-
tation to the General Assembly,
deals with the keeping of the rural
-sch39Is~of the state in proper con-
dition. According to a survey made
by the Delaware School Auxiliary
Association, the State Department of
Education has learned that many Of
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Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MILFORD ROTARIANS
ENJOY DAYS OUTING
See Ball Game And Have Din
ner At Union League Club In
Philadelphia.

Thirty-one members of the Mil
ford Rotary Club enjoyed a delight
full days outing, followed by din
ner at the Union League Club in
Philadelphia last Friday The trip
to the Quaker City was made in a
large motor bus which seated exact
ly the number of persons composing
the party. The Rotarians witnessed
the Athletics-St. Louis base ball
game at Shibe park-and saw one
sided game in which the Athletics
were the losers. Following the game
the Rotarians went to the Union
League where they were the guests
of DR.. G. Layton Grier at dinner. At
this place they were Joined by others
and a total of fifty-tWO men sat
around the banquet table. Speeches
were made by Connie Mack, manager
of the Athletics team, Ben Shipe,
president of the club, George B.
Hynson, a former Milford man, now
residing in Philadelphia, and others.
During the course of his talk, Mr..
Mack stated that should his team,
GlLutI ILLS yCctl VI III LllO LQIuAC " IL
an American League pennant he will
bring the team to Milford to play an
exhibition game. This promise, he
said, stands so long as he is manager
of the team. During the course of
the meeting DR.. Layton Grier an
nounced that the money received
from the game played here in June
by the two Athletics teams is being
used to purchase a sterilizing outfit
second to none in the country for the
Milford Emergency Hospital. He also
stated that a proper tablet will be
placed over the room in which the
equipment is placed telling how the
money was received.
The singing at the meeting Friday
evening was led by Rotarian William
White, of Wilmington. From the time
that the party left Milford Friday
morning until they returned home,
every minute was an enjoyable one.
DR.. Grier was delightful host.
Milford chronicle., 1926-09-03
MILFORD SCHOOLS
WILL REOPEN NEXT
TUESDAY MORNING
Full Teaching Staff Is Ready For
The Milford Children When
They Report.
FEW new TEACHERS
Only Two New Teachers Will
Be Among MiIfOrd's Teaching
Staff This Year.

Milford Public Schools will open
next Tuesday, September 7th, for the
new school term, with a full teach
ing staff on hand to instruct the pu-
pills. Twenty-six teachers will COM
pose the white school staff, while five
will be used in the negro schools.
The Milford schools are in such a
crowded condition that the Board Of
Education will again be compelled to
use the Masonic Temple for part Of
the grades. This arrangement is
unhandy and inconvenient, but it is
the best that can be done with the
present school facilities in Milford.
1t is the hope of the Board of Edu-
cation that all pupils will report
promptly Tuesday morning, for the
lack of available seating space must
be reckoned with.
The teachers appointed for the
year 1926-27, with their assignments,
follows:
Superintendent, Robert E. Shilling.
Grade l, Miss Lulu NJ. Ross, Mil
ford
Grades 1 and 2, Miss Ruth King
6TmdQ, 6lOOmSDuTSS I'd
Grade 2, Miss Laurita E. White
head, Lincoln City.
Grade 8, Miss Cora i. Sipp1e, Mil
ford.
Grade 8, Miss Blanche Sheesley,
Punxsutawney, Pa.
Grade 4, Miss Sara e. Frazier, Fell
ton.
Grade 4. Miss Cordelia E. Carter,
Bridgeville.
Grade 5, Miss May Watson, Milford.
Grade 5, Miss C. Belle Moore, Lin
coin City.
Grade 6, Miss Blanche B. Elzey,
Sharptown, Md.
Grades 6 and Z, Miss Minnie J.
Reed, Lincoln City.
Grade Z, Mrs. Nora N. Russell,
Milford.
Grade 7, Mrs. Hattie N. Water
house, Pennington, R. D.
Grade 8, Miss Susan NJ. Kern, Mil
ford.
Grade 8, Miss Marjorie Mode, Will
mington.
Vocal music, elementary and high
school, Miss Fannie-Lew Eiler.
The high school teachers follow:
Home economics, Miss Anna Huns
berger, Norristown, Pa.
Biology and general science, Miss
Mary R.-Moss, Glasgow.
Algebra and arithmetic, Miss Hell
en- P. Lotz, Philadelphia.
History, civics and library. Miss
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