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AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Goodwill Baptist Church, 410
N Monroe Street is new unit to the
Baptist Church, with a very broad
program. Rev. W. p. Bail, pastor
invites the public and his many
friends to worship Sunday, March
6. at 1870 A. NJ. and 500 P. M.
Communion 1st Sundays, $3.50 P. NJ.
Sunday School, 10000 A. M. Special
music. All are invited
b. Y. P. u, 6:45 P. M.
REV. W. B. BALL, Pastor.
F. BALL, Clerk
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GRAVEL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH
(Henrico County,


Thus befoce beginning the morn
ing services at the above named
church last Sunday morning, the
pastor Rev. W. l.. Tuck. Revs. =.
B. Jefferson and Smith. and about
twelve Deacons entered the study,
and held a short prayer service.
God Will Take Care of YOU" was
led by Rev. Jefferson. The pastor
led of In prayer followed by the
rest of the brethren. The pastor
broke down in tears.
1870 A. NJ. We came forth on
the rostrum. The devotionalc were
in charge OF Rev. Jefferson after
which the pastor announced his text
from II Kings So. He preached
powerful sermon. He outlined sever
al effects of the Leprosy spiritually
and physically. During his discourse
the Spirit OF God moved over the
audience and the folks broke down
in tears; even those on the rostrum
broke down and cried out in the
name of the Lord.
Immediately after this service we
entered into the Communion service
The Spirit of God still manifested
itself and it had its sway.
$50 P NJ. Rev. Scotty Cotman
preached for the Organ Club. The
collection for the day was little
over $4,000.
The following are on the sick list;
Sister Letitia Henry and Brother
Paul Morris. Let us call to see them
The Kings Daughters OF the
Church have at present II members
and they are destined to be OF great
help to those in distress.
"Gravel Hill Baptist Church IS on
Fire" Come out and feel the powerl
Rev. Jefferson presented to tne
choir leader a token Of respect from
the choir. He also spoke in the
interest Of The Richmond Planet
and the great work Mr.. Mitchell
has done and is still doing. Many
say they will buy The Planet.
tomorrow at $50 Rev. Edward
Charity will preach for one Of the
clubs OF the church,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-03-05

every morning.
Yours truly,
EDWARD BRYANT,
Douglas, Arizona.
Camp Harry J. Jones.
Co. D, 25th Infantry.
FOUND GREAT RELIEF.
--'
Power, W. Va, Feb. 8, 1925.
l.. J. Hayden,
224 West Broad Street.
Richmond, Va.
, Dear Sir: I received your medi
cine and I must say that It has done
me 80 much good and 1t makes m,
feel SO much better. I am writing
you to please send me some more
as you said in your letter that 1
would take more than one treatmen
Yours truly,
to relieve person Of his trouble
Thanking you, am,
224 West Broad Street,
Yours truly,
MRS. MARY GROCE,
Power, W. Va.
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MT. GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH.
Chesterfield County,

MT. GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH.
Chesterfield County,
Rev. W. H. Lggins, Pastor, Res
idence, 1885 Taylor St. Services,
LIST and Ord Sundays at 1880 P. n.
Sunday School everv Sunday at
10:30 A. IL.
MOORE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH.
(140S West Leigh Street,
Rev. Gordon B. Hancock, A. NJ,
Pastor, Residence Virginia Union
University. Services: Sunday. 1880
A. NJ and P. NJ. Sunday School,
8 80 A.. M. All are welcome.
SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH.
Corner First and Leigh Sts.
Rev. n. ,H.s'Johnssn, BID. Ma. pas-
tor. Residence M 1 b Gay i6t. 6ee-
vices: Sunday, 1880 A. N. and S:1b
p. NJ. Sunday School. 10 A. M.
All are invited.
MT. TABOR BAPTIST CHURCH.
North 22nd Street Woodvfite)
Pew. r J Bass. Pastor, Residence
is e. Duval Street. Services: Sunday
1880 A. n. and p. n. Sunday
School, $3.50 A. n. All are welcome.
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Richmond, Va, July s, 1915.
A perfect cure has been erected
by l.. J. Hayden's Pure Herb Medi-
cines After waiting thirteen years
and have not suffered from the
horrible disease, Gravel, desire TO
make a statement to L. ]. Hayden:
Thirteen years ago twelve leading
physicians of my city treated me TOT
kidney trouble and gravel without
the desired benefit. These dpctols
advised me to be operated on as that
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and in twenty-four hours after using
his medicines, I passed at least
half dozen gravel, some as big as a
large pea. Since that time l nave
not suffered with the gravel; l
highly recommend L.. j. Hayuen >
medicine to all suffering humanns.
I am, d vo
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THAT BABY YOU'VE
L0NGED FOR.
Mrs. Burton Advisse Women on
Motherhood and COmpaniOnship

"For several years / was denied the blessing
OF motherhood" writes Mrs Margaret Burton
Of Kansas City. IL was terribly nervous and
subject to periods Of terrible suffering and
melancholia. Now l am the proud mother of a
beautiful little daughter and a true companion
and inspiration to my husband. | believe hun
dreds Of other women would like to know the
secret OF my happiness, and l will gladly re-.
veal Il to any married woman who will write
me-" Mrs. Burton offers her advice entirel,
without charge. She has nothing to sell. Let
tes should be addressed to Mrs. Margaret
Burton, 2s7 Massachusetts,, Kansas City. No.
Correspondence will be strictly confidential.
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IMPROVEMENT NOTED AT ONCE

Mr.. L. J. Hayden,
224 West Broad Street.
Richmond Va
received your treatment o. X.
and I have started to taking IL
already for a few days, and 1t mas
already begun to improve my all
ment so am sending to you for one
more bottle of medicine for the
hood. l have spoken to many OF my
friends ard they say they are going
TO send for treatment I think 1t
rs a great remedy. / do not suher
with my pains as used to and my
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better every night and feel ane
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FULTON NOTES.

The services at Mt. Calvar" Bap
fist Church last Sunday were very
inspiring The pastor delivered a
powerful sermon in the mo 'olng.
The Holy Ghost moved in ftllness
of power over the congregation.
Tomorrow the pastor will 2reach
Il special sermon.
Miss Ada Epps, of 4107 Fulton
Street left last Sunday for Phila
delDhia
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in your order.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
MUST ELIMINATE MORE
CROSSINGS

He who hesitates is safe. This is
a new twist to an ancient proverb
brought about by careless auto
mobiles driving at railroad and
highway intersections.
Such philosophy, however, is in
frequently used, accident figures
show. Last year 2,492 motorists
lost their lives at railroad crossings
while 6,991 were injured, according
to a compilation given out recently
by a railway committee. In 1898,
when travel was slow by the horse
and buggy medium, the death figure
was SIS. The widespread use of the
automobile and its high rate of speed
account for increase in crossing
accidents.
The continuation of such acci-
dents has made it imperative that
steps be taken to lessen the pOssi-
bility of automobiles meeting trains
at junction points. Since Federal
Aid work was launched in 1916,
nearly 1900 crossings have been eli
minated through two methods, by
separating the grades and by chang
ing the highway routes. Nearly two
thirds of these crossings were avoid
ed by enrouting the roads.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

BARRE, MASS: Good tunes may
be played on old fiddles, they say,
and this has proved to be so in the
case of Killingly Nora, a veteran
Bay State COW which has just es-
tablished a new world record for
high production in her age class.
Nora was started on official test
on her thirteenth birthday, August
18th, 1926. In spite Of this seeming
ly inauspicious start she produced
741.20 lbs, of butterfat and 13,471
lbs, of milk during the following
SO5 days. Like most outstanding
COWS she has the ability to main
tain a high rate of production month
after month. In this test her best
month was the eighth, in which her
yield was above 80 lbs, of butterfat.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
What Is A City?

When most communities become
large enough they become cities by
simple methods of the law. None of
them have ever been denied, so far
as we know, until Gilbertsville,
Pennsylvania, sought incorporation
as a borough, and its right to be-
come such was challenged in court
The Judge who sat in judgment re-
fused to permit Gilbertsville to be-
come a city. In his ruling he said:
There is no drugstore to fill the de-
mand for pills, perfumes, or soda
water; no ailOr administering to
the sartorally fastidiOus; no regular
barber applies his trade during the
day time and the inhabitants must
wait until evening to be shaved,
shorn or bobbed. There is no
lumber or coal yard, probably be-
cause only fourteen new houses
have been built within the last 26
years."
"An upright judge, a learned
judge" as Shakespeare would say.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

7be modified Spanish and Italian
s+vles give interesting and unusual
houses when properly designed
and in suitable surroundings
In this style of architecture +oSte one
is ~ normitted to indulge ones taste
for 90 color to the full. Plain stucco
walls of light hues contrast W. vIyIu5S as
with dark tiled roofs, gay aw!llneS
and a ID bright spots of ornament ,,,1a "A
dnlicate AMI IT . iron balcony casts lace-llke
shadows entrancingly on the walIs vans
ond I'D he lure of sunlight and shadow
anricbes anr every detail. In the HANDS
Of ~ mater designers these houses
Eava Ea L a certain SNAP, "punch"
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
KNOCKING THE KNOCKERS

President William Green, of the
American Federation of Labor, is
entitled to the thanks of the coun-
try for his vigorous denunciation,
in the recent congress of the Pan
American Federation of Labor, held
at Washington, of the socialist and
communist extremists from Latin
American countries, who had set out
to CAPTURE this convention and use
it for a vehicle of denunciation of
the United States. Under commun-
ist and socialist inspiration, the pur-
pose of these windy fire-eaters was
to turn this conference into a pan"
America wordfest.
President Green warned these
radicals that they could better serve
the cause of labor in their respective
countries by promoting amity with
the United States than by preaching
hatred of America and misrepresent-
ing the motives of the American
government and people.
He reminded a Venezuelan dele
gate, who had been denouncing the
Monroe Doctrine as a device OF
American imperialism" that but
for this doctrine Venezuela would
long ago have become European
dependency.
It was shown that one of the
noisest radicals in this conference
was a former employe of President
Gales, of Mexico, and a professional
anti-American fire brand.
Through the influence OF the
American delegation to this confer
ence the intended bitter was bitten
nv resolutions strongly denounc1ng
the Moscow dictatorship for its et-
fort to establish it's despotic sway
over labor in the western heml-
snhere. These resolutions declared
the bitter enmity of American labor
toward the marplots seeking 10 use
labor in Latin-American and IN the
United States as means OF over
throwing free government through
out the world.
The Significance of the attacks
made lbon the American govern
ment in Nicaragua, Mexico ana
other I.atin-American countries Is
becoming increasingly apparent
The wisdom of the firm and con-
sistent nolicy followed by the Amer
ican government is equally apparent
No good is intended by such aglta-
tion either to the United States OF
to the governments and peoples OF Of
Tatin-America. American labor is
awake of the fact that it would have
nothing to gain and everything &c
lose by maintaining partnershI
with the forces which wage war on
civilization under the red banner OF
bolsheVism-
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
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kick, call it what you will, it is a
desirable character certainly much
in evidence, and of distinctive and
individual flavor.
Then too, these stucco houses are
so pleasing in their contrast with
the planting and landscape treat
ment, whether formal or simple al
though for these particular houses
the formal type of landscapng is
more suitable.
This house measures SO feet
across the front and requires a lot
with a frontage of about 55 feet to
give a proper setting and to allow
space for a driveway.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

Killingly Nora's new record is the
highest 3O5-day record ever made by
Jersey COW over IL years Of age.
When she was tested at 10 years of
age she produced 747.4S lbs, of fat
and 1878 lbs, of milk in S65 days.
This new world champion is a
purebred Jersey and she was bred
by the late Col. William A. CASTOR,
of Boston and Barre, Mass. She
was tested at Killingly Farm, Barre,
under the personal supervision of
the farm manager, Mr.. Richard
Faux.
Killingly Farm now holds four
world records for high production
in different age classes. This re-
markable showing is unequalled by
any other herd at the present time.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
All. THIS AMERICA!

What land within the circle OF tne
o.,oba can offer such opportunities
fo ambition and Industry do ane .,
America of ours? Taere ID III n9no
other. Given the qualltles lIut9 iun
nensible to success in life the "o ~"
1;ost Re,'- Immigrant who comes to tnese
shores % or the humblest cnlIu "
,,oveTtv 1l,v and obscurity may nope ~
Else to any height of distlnctlon' "
Iletios+ Ilst ninacle of material achieve
ment. ~ +o11s how a
,,o,lno hungarian boy whose parents
80 little education in Engllsh anu
il;,,,seif ii;,r the product of one OF tne
"Iittle red school houses OIL IulS o.
Vermont has ben awarded Ine Ia
iona1 prize among six thousand coin Il,
EDITORS - for the subject he chose u
an ESSAY contest conducted by Ine
Anerican Az Chemical Society. me
n-i1a ri, entities him to full schoiaTo
shin of four years at Yale and POW
Hear additional during his course;
Iohn Livak, this week gradGa!e'u
from fhe Rutland (Vermontl hlsI
School. having stood second IN d
oIase of 1928. He read his essay as
salutatorian. The news OF ms SUE
cess came to him in that proud hour'
Tohn Livak is destined to make d
GOOD. perhaps a great, American
John lived on a back farm. he
wanted to go to college, but saw no
chance. He had to help his father
on the farm outside school hours IN IN
order to be able to attend the hlgn
school. For four years he walked
the four miles from his home to the
high school, often wading through
such SHOWS as come to bleak anu
mountainous Vermont and enduring
temperatures far below zero, but IN
the whole four years he missed only
one day of school.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
WHAT CHILDREN
O. SHOULD 81
8AKNOWm'Y
RYNNu1TDmVtH1T ~
BRIDGES

When America was new the peo-
Mo usually crossed streams over
logs that they used to span "ate[s'
Thev swas their horses. Or Il the
stream was too wide they Oiten
bTiIt rafts which were propelled
With long poles. Some of the oia
ferries are still in operation. Al
Whites Ferry, on the Potomac the
ferry followed a heavy rope tleu
across the stream and got its power
nricipally form the current OF the
river Now the same old ferry that
was useful in the battles arounu
Teesburg in the Civil War is proper
led by the engine of an OLD Foru
car. carried in a row-boat ALONGSIDE
rtbe ferry. This method has been
adopted on many wide streams
Another early method of bridge
building was o place logs endways
across the stream and then cover
them crossways with other logs.
The old corduroy roads were maue
in the same way.
Perhaps the most unique OF al
forms of bridge building was the
covered bridge. The theory Oh
covering bridges was to give them
nrotection against the weather and
also n keen out the rain and snow.
One bv one these bridges are being
renlaced by steel and concrete
structures. These picturesque old
bridges have grown into a class
with such other antiques as covered
wagons, hitching posts and scores
of other interesting relics of bygone
davs. The dynamite specialists are
having big "paties" in carrying Out
the orders of state and local officials
in removing the abutments and
frames of the old covered bridges
One of the famous bridges of the
South was the old covered bridge
across the ChattacAoochie River at
Fort Gaines, Georgia. Two hundred
pounds of dynamite swept It's i've
piers clear of the stream. The
interesting thing about blasting is
that the skilled engineers in eXplo-
sives know Just how to place it sc
that the wreckage will land in any
exact spot that they pick out for it
This prevents filling up the streams
with debris.
There are great things doing il
this world, and one wonders how
many years it will be before thu
present-day marvels in steel anC
concrete will become Old-fashioned
and blown out of the streams. Per
haps they, too, will follow in thu
wake of other engineering enter
prises that have gone the same wa!
as the dodo birds.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

In the home pictured herewith
the architects have returned the
full charm of the original styles
and have incorporated a most pract-
ical and thoroughly Americanized
plan giving an ideal combination of
true merit.
The plan arrangements express
clearly the functions of the modern
American mode of convenience,
comfort and livability.
Cost about $1040.
Complete working plans and
specifications of this house may be
obtained for a nominal sum from
the Building Editor. Refer to House
A-52.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

every American with pride and
graduation. No wonder COM
munism and perverted doctrines of
pacifism can find slight foothold in
this land of ours. Initiative and in
dustry give to us the great things
we possess. And these great things
are worth fighting for, worthy dy-
ing for, the altruists to the con-
trary.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
II you can't be a sun be a star.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

Here is an epic of America. No
future should appall when children
like John Livak are born to the nat
ion. John Livak who often at two
o'clock in the morning was pOring
over his books after a four-mile
walk from school and the helping
with heavy farm work.
The past few weeks have furnish
ed a glorious record of youthful
achievement that fills the heart of
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

A general survey has shown that
no real progress toward reduction
in crossing accidents has been
achieved. Educational campaigns
and traffic regulations have succeed
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
STRANGE

Ted-Do you know that man?
What is his name?
Rod-Smith.
Ted-Huh? Sounds familiar.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02
THE FLATTERERl

Wilma-The sweetest man works
at that tobacco counter!
Nellie-Is that so?
Wilma-Yes, he told me he
wouldn't sell cigarettes to minors.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

ed only in holding the death list to
about the proportion of the increase
in the number of cars.
Any habit adorns true beauty:
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-02

A POOR BUSINESS WOMAN
For So I'll read your mind"
."Are you real mind reader?"
II am"
"Then you should know I haven
that much money"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
PASTOR TO TAKE STAND
viii Deny Charges He Enticed
Young South Bend Girls.
~ United Press

BIZ United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 22.--
Thrill seekers continued to jam the
courtroom here today at the trial
of Rev. Samuel M. Beclxwith, former
pastor Of the River Park Christian
Church. charged with corrupting
the minds and morals of two pretty
school girls. The pastor was ex-
pected TO take the stand today to
deny the charges.
Margaret d. Leury, Is, testified
the pastor attempted to hug and
kiss her in the church and Evelyn
Thomas, IA, said the pastor had told
her wierd stories.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
NO MURDER IN
ASKED KILLING
Bp United Press

BV United Press
REICHENBERG. Czecho.Sloval<ia.
March 22.-To kill on request Is not
murder, according to the decision OF
the jury which was called upon here
to decide the fate of a 20.year-old
carpenter, Rudolph Koehler.
Koehler and his 16-year-old sweet
heart, Bertha, formed q suicide pact.
After writing letters to their friends
and relatives the two spent their last
few hours together at a movie.
At IL o'clock, when the show was
over. they went to the local cemetery
TO the grave OF Koehler's father. AZ
the girls request, Koehler shot her
first. When he pulled the trigger
which was to send a bullet into his
own body, he succeeded only in in
juring himself.
When the Jurors had heard his
story they acquitted him. His only
punishment was fine for carrying
firearms without a license.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
CHURCH'S USES VARIED
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, March %.
Erected in 1858, and used as a
church, later turned into a school
and then a pool hall and now back
into a church again, is the record of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Milford. which recently came into
its own again.
Many years ago the congregation
was disbanded and the church was
used for time as a school building.
Later 1t was turned to into a pool
hall, but several months ago, the
work of reorganization was begun
and the congregation, including
some of those who worshipped fifty
wears ago, is again attending SER
vices there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
BIRGER, STOPS FIRE BUGS
Southern Illinois Gang Leader Uses
Machine Gun.

BIZ united Press
HARRISBURG, ILL.,, March 22-
The trusty machine gun of Charley
Birger, southern Illinois gang leader,
today frustrated an apparent at.
tempt to fire his home. According
to Burger, five men stopped a large
automobile about a block from his
home and crept undetected to the
house. There they scattered gaso-
line preparatory to setting a fire.
Just before they could touch Il
off, according to Burger, he was
aroused and started firing two re-
volvers. When they were emptied,
he opened up with the machine gun.
Four Of the men fled in their auto
mobile, leaving behind the fifth, ap-
parently believing him dead, but he
walked to restaurant in the down
town district, called a taxi cab and
was driven to Franklin county.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-22
PARD0NS INNOCENT MAN
Kentucky Governor Acts In Case OF
Conley Dabney.


FRANKFORT. Ky, March 20
Conley Dabney, 2s. sentenced to life
Imprisonment for a murder thpt
never was committed, was pardoned
at noon today~by Gov. w. J. Fields.
His. attorney. John Rawlings. Har-
Ian, presented the pardon petition
to Mrs. Cora Moorehead, pardons
commissioner.
Marie Jackson, 81, on whose testi.
mony Dabney was convicted. was
in Jail at Harlan today on a warrant
charging perjury, Rawlings said.
Mary Vickery. 16, whom Dabney
was convicted Of numbering two
years ago, appeared in Harlan last
week, explaining only my con-
science troubled" Miss Jackson
obtained Dabney's conviction for
murder because he disregarded her,
Dabney said.