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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
CHURCHMEN WILL MAKE
PILGRIMAGE TO BARRATT'S
One Hundred Members OF Philadel-
phia Conference There Tomorrow

The Historical Society of the Phil
adelphia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, will make pill
grimage to Barratt's Chapel tomor-
row, Saturday, September "a, the
day preceding the anniversary SER
vice at the chapel.
1t is expected that between seven
ty-five and a hundred members of
the Philadelphia Conference will
motor down to Barratt's on that day.
Barratt's Chapel being the place
where Methodism had its inception,
the Historical Society will hold a
business meeting there.
The ladies of the church will fur
nish dinner for the society at 1890
p. M, after which they will hold
their business meeting. Special ar
rangements are being made for an
address, DR.. H. K. Carroll of New
York will be present and will prob
ably be the speaker. Rev. e. c. Hall
man, president of the Historical So
ciety of the Wilmington Conference,
will also be present at the meeting.
Members of the Wilmington Confer
ence are invited.
Many of the Philadelphia men ale
expecting to remain for the ami
versary service.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
TWO OLD CHURCHES WILL
HOLD ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS
BaIratt's Chapel And Dover Presby-
terian Church Anniversaries Sept. 25

Two of Kent county's oldest
churches will observe their annual
anniversaries next Sunday, Septem-
Der 25, the first of which is old
Historic Barratt's Chapel, near
Frederica. well known as the
Cradle of Methodism" in America,
and the second is that of Dover
Presbyterian Church on South Gov
ernor's avenue, which boasts of a
continuous history, IVA to 1892 as a
log church, after which the present
brick structure was erected and has
survi Jed the storms and elments
since 1892. This year Rev. A. Ray
mond Eckels has been asked to
preach the sermon and Francis
Skunk Brown of Philadelphia, will
make brief address.
The anniversary at Barratt's
Chapel will be the 147th. 1t was in
this edifice on November IA, 1884,
that Bishop Thomas Cooke met Rev
Francis Asbury, two pioneers of Me-
thodisrn, the two embracing each
other as Rev. Coke entered the
building, the place where they met
being marked by star.
The services at Barratt's Chapel
will begin at O'Clock with a song
service by combined choirs of Bar
rats Chapel, Frederick and Magno-
liza. Rev. Frank Herson, pastor of
Milford M. E. Church, will preach
the anniversary sermon.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
EDITORS AND BANKERS WILL
DISCUSS PENINSULA NEEDS
Association Plans Conferences To
Learn Sentiment

Preparations for the referendum
which the Del-Mar-Va Association
will carry first to the business
interests in the five counties COM
prising the central section of the
Peninsula, and next to the southern
and northern counties, are rapidly
nearing completion.
Two important preliminary meet
ings have been sheduled.
DR.. G. Layton Grier, President of
the Association has issued an invit-
alton for conference with editors of
the Peninsula at Salisbury tomor-
row night, and w. S. Gordy, Jr.,
State Comptroller and Cashier of
the Salisbury National Bank has
issued a call for a meeting of bank
ers resident in the central section
of the Peninsula, on Monday even
ing, September 26th.
In the confidential letters which
W. 8. Gordy, Jr., of the Salisbury
National Bank issued to the bank
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
SMALL CHILD SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY AUTOMOBILE
Sara COnlOn Sustained Fractured
Skull

A serious accident occurred last
Thursday afternoon when Sara
Conlon, 10 years old, was knocked
down by a car on Causey Avenue,
while homeward bound from school.
The little girl makes her home with
her aunt, Miss Mary Goddy, house
keeper of the Catholic Parish. She
was talking with some companions
on the sidewalk, when she suddenly
stepped back in front of an oncom-
ing machine driven by Walter
Roach, a road contractor of George
town, and was knocked down.
Roach picked her up and hurried
her to the Milford Emergency Hos
pital, where she lay unconscious
for some time, remaining in semi
conscious condition for two or three
days. She suffered from fracture
of the skull, and her body was badly
bruised, but no bones broken, and
her condition at the present time is
so much improved that it is hoped
she will be able to leave the hos
pital within a week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
PRIME HOOK RESIDENTS
PROTEST MAIL CHANGE
Assignment From Milford 70 Ellen
dale will Be StrenuOusly Opposed

The , patrons of Milford rural
route No. 2, residing in Prime Hook
Neck are much concerned over
recent order of the Postoffice De-
partment at Washington which they
claim will very materially affect
their mail. An order has been
promulgated by the postoffice au-
thorities changing a large number
of residents in Prime Hook Neck
from the Milford postoffices to Ell
lendals. A new route is to be es-
tablished from that town to take
care of these effected together with
others to be given the service. The
residents to be switched have had
mail delivered from the Milford Of
flee for the past twenty-five years,
and they are up in arms at the pro-
posed switch. Every person affect
ed by the proposed change in Prime
Hook Neck has signed a petition
asking that they remain on their
present route and continue to get
their mail through the Milford Of
flee. They propose to take the mat
ter up with Washington Immediately
and if possible to block the change
which is scheduled to become eff
fective October 1st. The proposed
change, it is said will effect the
salary of George Manlove, carrier
for route 2 very materially. 1t is
said that it will be cut about $4,000
Postmaster Davis, of Milford, is
said to be opposed to the proposed
change
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
FIREMEN WILL net
fine sum FROM THE
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
1t Is Possible That $4,000 Will
Be Cleared When All Bills
Are Paid
FINE PRIZES AWARDED
Small Girl Wins $3.50 Prize At
Saturday Evenings Drawing.
Large Crowds Attended.

The Homecoming and Firemen's
Carnival brought large crowds to
Milford last week, particularly on
Thursday night, when so many
many towns were represented by
their fire companies in the parade.
This parade extended about 70 miles
with about 500 firemen taking part,
and one group of wOmen's auxiliary,
all clad in uniforms. Red fire
torches added color to the scene,
and seven bands interspersed
throughout made the parade very
lively. Those winning the silver
firemen's 'trumpets", were:
The Robbins Hose Company of
Dover, for the best fire fighting
equipment
The Cranston Heights Fire Com
pany for making the best appear
ance.
The Five Points Fire Company
for coming the longest distance.
The Five Points Band received
$50 in gold, as the best band.
The Smyrna Band received $50 in
gold for being the second best.
The Carnival grounds were
crowded to their full capacity. 1t
was estimated that $4,000 people
passed through the crowded gates.
ApprOpos of there being so many
fire engines present, soon after
their appearance a fire broke out in
one of the booths, caused by the ex-
plosiOn of an oil stove. This was
no sooner extinguished than an
alarm came from Harrington and
they were going to rush to this fire,
but were asked to allow the Har-
rington Company to respond to the
alarm and avoid danger.
A heavy shower at about $50,
while lasting only short time, was
enough to send away the majority
of the people, just when the even
ing was progressing nicely, with
about $500 taken in.
On Saturday night the place was
almost as crowded as on Thursday
with a great throng waiting until
midnight for the awarding of the
5000 living room suite for which so
many had taken chances, and to see
who would hold the lucky number
and win $3.50. Miss Bertha Cole
was the fortunate winner of the liv-
ing room suit. When it was an
nOunced that Miss Marguerite Ben
nett, daughter of Mrs. Bessie Ben
nett, won the $3.50 in gold, the en-
tire audience was delighted, rather
than disappointed over their own
failure, for it was generally agreed
that the money could not have gone
to a more deserving person.
The gross receipts at the Carnival
will amount to more than $4,000
and it is expected that at least
$4,000 will be cleared. The Women's
Auxiliary and the Kings Daughters,
with others to assist, all did their
bit in cooperating with the firemen
who worked so hard, and splendid
weather, with the exception of the
shower on Thursday, contributed
toward making the Carnival what it
was-a big success. The firemen
are very much pleased with the
manner in which the people have
aided them in their carnival.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
UNFOLD STORY OF
STEADY ADVANCEMENT
Frank Short OF Milford Firm Has
Gone Ahead Steadily During
Business Career.

A story of steady advancement in
a mans chosen life work was un-
folded recently when incorporation
papers were taken out at Dover for
the firm of Long & Short, who oper-
ate chain of three stores, one of
which is located in Milford. Twen-
ty-six years ago J. Frank Short, then
mere lad, entered the employ of
E. E. Nuttle, of fredericksburg, Mary
land. The boy applied himself to his
work and was steadily advanced.
Several years later the owner sold
his business and Mr.. Short was one
of the purchasers. 1t was in 1905
that this transaction occurred, and
the business at fredericksburg was
known as Harwood, Long & Com
pany. In 1911 another change in
the business was announced when
Mr.. Harwood withdrew from the
firm and the name was changed to
Long & Short. Business increased
and the partners erected a large
modern store at fredericksburg, which
is one of the finest on the peninsula.
In 1928 the firm decided to branch
out, and store was opened at Laur-
ell, Delaware. This business prosper
ed. In 1925 the Milford store was
opened. 1t was success from the
start, and business has increased
here rapidly. Feeling that the time
had come to incorporate the three
stores under one head, incorporation
was effected on August 18th of this
year. By coincidence, it was just
twenty-siX years to the day since Mr..
Short started to work at Federals-
burg. The other incorporators are
Harvey H. Long, fredericksburg, Pres
ident; c. R. Long, Milford, secretary;
J. Frank Long, treasurer and gen.
eral manager. The firm has a capital
stock of 100000. They are consist
ent advertisers and attribute much
of their success to the proper use of
printers ink.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
STATE OYSTER PACKERS
In FEDERAL COURT
Three Enter Not Guilty Pleas; An
other COmpany's Owners Are Fined

Four oyster packing companies
were arraigned before Judge Nor
ris in Federal Court at Wilmington
Saturday morning on charges Of
violating the Federal Pure Food and
Drug Act. Specially, the defendents
were accused of not having full gal
Ions of oysters in various shipments.
Three companies pleaded not
guilty and will have their cases
heard before juries. The fourth
company, W. H. Stevens Co., of
Seaford, pleaded guilty.
Judge Morris fined the owners, W.
H. Stevens and Samuel ]. Robinson
each SIS.
The companies pleading not guilty
were: Delaware Bay Oyster Com
pany, Haldeman Tribbett Davidson
Company, Bowers Oyster Company.
DR.. Clement S. Brinton, of the u.
S. Department of Standards, testifi-
ed he had inspected shipments and
found the cases containing about
two spoonfuls of water too much.
DR.. Brinton suggested the packers
watch closer to the canning opera
tions and not allow too much water
in the cans.
Judge Morris said he saw no de-
liberate violation of the Federal law
He summed the situation as one
calling for the Gamers to keep a.
breast with the demands of the peo-
pie as expressed in government
laws.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
MILFORD GRANGE WILL HOLD
ANNUAL FAIR SEPTEMBER 80
Poultry Production Show Will Be
Main Feature This Year

The members of Milford Grange
will hold their annual Fair and Ba-
zaar in the Grange Hall on Septem-
Der 3Oth and October 1st. They are
putting forth every effort to make
this the best Fair ever and to show
the public the very best of our coun-
try's products in the way of poultry,
fruits, vegetables, flowers and other
farm products.
AS usual the dining room is one of
the real features of the Fair. Here
will be found the finest of cooking.
The fancy work booth, under the
management of efficient and artistic
members, will be filled with articles
both useful and ornamental. Home
made rugs, aprons in many styles
and other hand work that will help
solve the problem of Christmas Civ
ing will be displayed.
The candy booth with its delicious
home made sweets will be a promi-
nent feature. Owing to the early date
set for the fair, the flower exhibit
with its potted plants and cut flow
ers promises to be full of interest to
all mower lovers anu du 4uSplIdJlOn
for next seasons flower garden. In
the flower booth will also be an ex-
hibit of canned and preserved fruits,
jams, jellies and pickles.
Last and of greatest Importance
and interest to the poultrymen of
this community, will be the Produc-
ton Poultry Show, held under the
supervision of Milford Grange and
the Delaware State Poultry Associa-
ton, a full account of which was
given in last weeks issue of the
Milford Chronicle. Further informa-
ton concerning the show will be
found in this issue.
Prizes have been offered for poul-
try as follows:
$500 cash prize for best young
pen of single comb white leghorns.
$500 for best young pen of Barred
Plymouth Rocks.
These prizes have been offered by
the Beacon Milling Company of Ca
yuga, N. Y, and by w. R. Kitchens.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
DOVER HOSPITAL WILL
OPEN ON WEDNESDAY
Modern Institution Will Fill A
Long Felt Want lis Fully
Equipped.

Wednesday, September 28th, will
be a gala day for the people of Kent
County, and their friends from
other counties who will join in the
celebration at the opening of the
General Hospital at Dover.
The pressing needs for an up-tO-
date hospital to serve the citizens
of Dover and upper Kent County
has been felt for many years, parti-
cularly at such times when it be-
came necessary to send loved-Ones
who were sick on long journeys
away from friends and relatives to
distant hospitals in order that they
might receive the specialized and
care which was necessary in order
to restore their health. 1t was real
lied that only a hospital which was
up-to-date in every respect would
fill this need, and it was also real
lied that the amount of money
necessary to build and equip such a
hospital would be large.
About seven years ago, a provis-
ion for money to assist in building
hospital for this vicinity was made
under the will of Frank Griffinberg,
and later, further provision was
made under the will of Charles c.
Lister, Jr. Realizing that a first
class up-to-date hospital was prob
ably the greatest need of this COM
the Dover Rotary Club, in
1924, appointed a committee to as
certain whether or not, in their
opinion, it was possible to instigate
a campaign for the realization of
this project. After careful con-
sideration, and after consulting
numerous persons in various parts
of the county, this committee re-
ported that, in their opinion, it was
possible to secure a hospital for
Kent County and that the time was
at hand to begin
This report was unanimously ac-
cepted by the members of the Do
yer Rotary Club, and ways and
means Of securing a hospital for
this community were Immediately
After careful consider
alton familiar with financing pro-
jects of this kind would be neces-
sary in order to assure success, and
members of the Dover Rotary Club
agreed to underwrite the amount of
money necessary. in order to put on
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
ROAD OFFICERS REACHED
RECORD DURING AUGUST
459 Arrests, 746 Reprimands Given
By State Police In August

Breaking all previous records for
number of arrests and reprimands
and for the amount paid in fines,
the report of the State Highway
Police for the month of August
shows strikingly the vigilance of
the department in experimenting
violators of the law, according to a
statement made by Superintendent
Reynolds. Fines totaled $7240, ar
rests 459 and reprimands 746. The
largest number if arrests, 1877 were
made for reckless driving, while 122
drivers were arrested for driving
without mirrors. Fines to the
amount of $1913 were imposed but
not paid.
Arrests for other violations in
cluded: driving without an oper-
ator's license, "a; driving an un-
registered car, 80; operating a mo-
tor vehicle while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor, 20; driving
with improper license tags, %;
drunk and disorderly conduct, 20;
improper lights, II; driving and
overloaded truck, 6; driving car
without a title, 5; passing on the
right, 5; bad brakes, 5; operating a
car after license has been revoked,
A; accessory to a crime, 8; man
slaughter, 8; tampering with park
ed car, 2; passing worthless check,
2; breaking and entering, 2; adultry
2.
One arrest was reported on each
of the following charges: criminal
assault, larceny, threats, assault
and battery, insanity, concealed
deadly weapons, transporting liquor
no engine number and no public
service permit.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
P. S. DU POINT GAVE
$4,343,l57 TO AID
SCHOOLS OF STATE
Service Citizens At Final Meeting
Last Friday Closed Its Work
Of Past Nine Years.
FINAL REPORT MADE
DR.. Joseph H. OdelI Resigns As
Director At Last Meeting Of
Body.

Disclosing a remarkable record
of accomplishments for the general
advancement of Delaware and Della
wareans during the past nine years,
the Service Citizens of Delaware
formally closed up its affairs at a
final meeting last Friday morning
at a meeting in the DUPONT Build
ing in Wilmington. The report of
the activities and accomplishments
of the organization were summoned
up in a report by DR.. Joseph H.
Odell, who has been the director Of
the Service Citizens during that
period and personally looked after
it's various activities. DR.. Odell
rendered his resignation after read
ing the report.
He said that it is a concrete fact
that for nine years our work has
been carried on by funds given by
Mr.. Pierre S. DUPONT, the total
amount being 1899, ,556.27."
"The work of the Delaware School
Auxiliary Association does not
cease with the close of the Service
Citizens, DR.. Odell added. ALTO
gether we have spent from Mr.. du-
Points gift for education the sum of
$4,343, ,157.10 which should be added
to the income of the Service Citi-
zens."
DIR. Odell, in referring to the fact
that the Delaware School Founda-
tion will carry on some work for
merly looked after by the Delaware
School Auxiliary, observed that Mr..
DUPONT has erected a new trust
fund to be administrated by the
Delaware School Foundation" This
organization is to be used eXclu-
sively for architect and engineering
supervision of the schools built by
State appropriation and local bond
ing, and has been requested to draw
plans for the following schools:
Caesar Rodney addition, Delmar,
Gumboro, Middletown, Millsboro
and Emalea p. Warner School, Will
mington.
DR.. Odell told of the, formation
of The Delaware Citizens Associa-
tion, of which former Judge Will
liam H. Boyce, of Dover, is presi-
dent, to continue some of the work
the Service Citizens as a nucleus
for further development. The Serv-
ice Citizens gave the new organiz-
alton it's office equipment and has
assisted in every way possible in
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
MUST APPLY In NOVEMBER
FOR SAME AUTO NUMBERS
Secretary OF State Grantland Says
Owners May Have Them

Secretary of State Charles H.
Grantland has announced that own
ers of automobiles desiring the same
license number for 1928 that they
now have, may get them by apply
ing in November and sending a
check for the fee. After November
the same license numbers will be
granted on request provided that
the number has not been taken. The
secretary also makes it plain that
motorists must sign their own ap-
plications for license. Some peo-
pie have been securing license for
them and getting so cents for their
trouble.
Another important announcement
is that all city and county vehicles
must pay license. The only cars
which will be granted license free
are State cars.
The State Department is also
keeping close watch on those whose
license have been revoked for driv-
ing while drunk. Recently three
cars were stopped by the police be-
cause the owner had been convicted
but in each case wives of the men
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Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
PRETTY SPECIMENS OF
.DAHLTAS AT MAGNOLIA
DR.. James Martin Grows Beau
tifuI Flowers Of This Fall
Blooming Species.

AS tourists pass through the little
town of Magnolia on the DUPONT
Boulevard, the handsome flower
yards of the people in that town
attract attention. and Magnolia has
rightly become marked as the home
of beautiful and unusual flowers.
From the early tulips in springtime
the roses and flowers of summer
up to the gorgeous blooms of the
fall, the men and women of Mag
nolia revel in beauty and happiness
amidst their flowers, for every
yard and home lot has it's quota.
Probably one of the special growers
of fine flowers who takes pride in
unusual and beautiful specimens, is
DR.. James Martin, whose speciality
is dahlias. This week he brought
samples of more than a dozen diff
ferent choice varieties to the Mil
ford Chronicle office, which ranged
from six to eight inches in diameter
for the blooms. Their color, size
and formation are wonderful show
ing of what careful selection culti-
vation and spraying at the proper
time can accomplish by a lover OF
flowers. The varieties of this gath
ering were as follows: The MAR
garet Woodrow Wilson" charming
full petaled white bloom and about
eight inches in diameter. The
"Trentonian" a beautiful blending
colored specimen. The pride of
San Francisco" another large but
"Stratton", the "Sanican Ruby, the
ELLA May Ransom" the Jersey
Sovereign" the Harry Sheldon" the
Jersey Beacon" all were charming,
but the striking flowers, were
"Sesqui," a real novelty in form as
well as coloring. The "Bashful
John" easily the giant of them all
and colored unusual. The "Rodman
Wanamaker" striking in color as
well as size. DR.. Martin has grown
flowers for pleasure for many years
and takes delight in their develop
ment. Magnolia is well named, and
the town is attractive to those who
ride over the du Pont highway and
through this fine little Kent County
town.
Milford chronicle., 1927-09-23
MEMORIAL EVERGREENS
PLANTED AT DEL. COLONY
Enjoyable Afternoon Spent BY COM
mission At StOckley Institution

Last Saturday afternoon the
members of the Delaware Commits
sion for Feebleminded and the Board
of Lady visitors met at Delaware
Colony at Stockley Each planted
an evergreen which had been taken
from the natural growth of ever
grens in Sussex County.
These eVergreens were planted as
memorials to members of the AuXil-
iary and the Commission. Ever
greens were also planted as memoir
ials to the State Grange; the State
Federation of Clubs, the State Par
ent Teachers Association and the
State w. C. T. U.
The affair proved to be very
enjoyable one. Each individual,
while planting the evergreen, made
a brief talk.
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