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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
Using SUN DETECTIVE
ASSOCIATION
d Meeting-Of1ce Elected
.rlxey Dinner Served-Good
Balance I'm Treasury

Balance I'm Treasury
S Rising Sun Detective Associa-
held their annual meeting on
lay morning, January 18th.
Is for 1929 were elected as fol-
President, w. Louis Ryan;
Eresident, Ralph T. Wilson;
|1rer, J.. Norris Reynolds; Sec
i, M. u. Zimmerman; Directors,
Kirk, John Cullen, VIM. Dins-
William McDougal, Carol H.
rom, George r. Grayson, Job
r1x, David T. Reed and Joseph
y BY Laws of the Association
changed making the annual
so instead of $500 after
NV /, 1880.
the present time the Associa-
ID case of theft, will make
effort to recover the stolen
publish notice of theft with
Ter OF a reward for knowledge
lection of the theft. If the ar
zfolen is not recovered, the As
Ion will pay one half of the as
value, no payment to exceed
The exception to this gene
|zIa Is property not able to be
He'd, such as money, jewelry
|4tomobile accessories.
+ Treasurer reported balance
187.14 in the Treasury.
V-three members of the Asso-
d partook of a splendid turkey
served by Joseph T. Mcintyre,
i the members Of the Associa-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
LANCASTER TO HOLD PAGEANT

Lancaster's two hundredth ami
versary will be observed with a pag-
cant on Williamson Field at f. and
M. College, June "a, 25 and 26.
Percy j. Burrell, of Boston, will di-
rect the spectacle.
The pageant will depict every ma
jor historical event since the found,
ing of Lancaster in 1923.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
RAILROAD WATCHMAN GOES
INSANE

Albert Brown, colored, who for
several years has been watchman
at Pennsylvania railroad crossing
in North East, went violently insane
one day last week, and was removed
to the jail at Elkton. His condition
grew worse and on Saturday he wa&
taken to the Insane Hospital for
Colored at Crownsyille. Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
TAx ASSESSORS APPOINTED

TAA ASSESSOhS AFFOINIED
The following Tax Assessors for
the various districts have been ap-
pointed by the County Commission
ers and approved by the Supervisor
of Assessments. They are: First
District, William H. Brown: Second,
George Conrey; Third. Horace c.
Reynolds; Fourth, Arthur c. Willis;
Fifth, John Futty; Sixth, Robert
Boyd; Seventh, Edward Williams |;
Eighth, Isrel Reynolds, and Ninth,
J. q. Crothers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
CHURCH PROPERTY IN DISPUTE

CHURCH PROPERTY In DISPUTE
John d. Monk and others, trustees
of Mount ZION Baptist Church.
Havre de Grace, have filed a bill
gainst George L. Hopper, asking the
court to declare deed of the prop
erty which the plaintiffs gave to Mr..
Hopper. to be in fact mortgage, as
plaintiffs declare this was the i'm
tention of said paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

Muskrat hides are reported as
bringing from 800 to $1.25 each.
Trappers report many rats being
caught.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

It always hurts a girl when one OF
her old beaux marries her best girl
friend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

A beauty specialist caters for bul-
women with slender hopes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

an UV6H NJ H1Sp1HC0' 2
o6m, complete electrified kit
len and cell room with two cells,
Auipped with running water.
Sleeping quarters for twelve men
fe provided. Shower baths, wash
I'D locker rooms are in the base
lent.
Before taking possession of the
,iilding ON Tuesday the State de-
,lrtUent signed a lease for the
yrty at consideration of 81 a
',ar, Mr.. Baughman said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18

kg din s--Charles A. Morrison,
1ugh Falls, George A. Holm, Paul
l. Barrett, Charles Mohrlein, Roland
larr, Walter Harvard, l. G. War
oil, e. X. Burlin, Robert Gather,
Wptz Morrison and Walter Strout.
II company is planning to have
III Er annual banquet Thursday,
j harry gath, in Nesbitt Hall.
chesapeake City Volunteer Fire
Cmpany has elected the following
oAcers for 1929: President, Town
SAD H. Walter; vice-president, Har-
ri Howard: secretary, William
Binder; treasurer, William John
So. Directors elected are: Town
setd H.. Walter, John Mason, Albert
Shpp, Charles Foard, Ward Beast
o4, Herbert Hannigan, Augustus
Iltman, VIM. H. Johnson, Harry H.
Onward. and John Erect. Joseph
Shaefer. Jr., was elected Chief of
apartment; Townsend H. Walter,
lief Engineer. and John Mason,
Pief Pipman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
II POLICE BUILDING AT
CONOWINGO

5 new $4,000 police building
ID by the Philadelphia Electric
Power Company at Conowingo
Ie use Of the Maryland State po-
/, now ready for occupancy.
staff Of a sergeant, an office
and five motorcycle patrol
viii be maintained at the new
Ing Because of it's location
IL 81 the most travelled high
of the state and because of its
nifty to the Maryland-Pennsly-
safe line. q force of this size
I ssary, Commissioner Baugh-
|ing is on the property Of
3mpany and is construct
M. r ,s.s f...I = - Z. ss,<sr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
IRE COMPANY OFFICERS
Aer aWitch Fire Company,

|er Witch Fire Company. of
lit, has elected the follow
IS and directors for the en-
rr-Charles A. Morrison,
Paul A. Barrett, vice.
Walter Harvard, secre-
arles Mohrlein, treasurer;
Arout. chief: also the follow
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23

ga good cock bird is half the
hock," says an atrocious bit of dog
gerel in an archaic work on poultry
raising that came to my attention
recently. Poor verse, certainly, but
good logic, notwithstanding! 1t is
undoubtedly true in my opinion that
good male is at least half the
hock-probably much more than
half. His characteristics are trans
mitted to so many chicks and are
SO distinctly stamped upon them
that too great care cannot possibly
be exercised in his selection.
1t seems to be a we'll established
fact that the egg laying ability of a
hen is often inherited from the IA
ther. That alone should establish the
necessity for extreme care in the Sc
lection of male birds for breeding.
Generally speaking, egg capacity is
the most important consideration of
all since eggs provide the quickest
means of securing profits from the
poultry flock.
Be sure, therefore, of the ances-
try of any male bird used for breed
ing. Know that he comes from a
strain bred for egg production, vigor
and the standard requirements of
his variety. While a poor male will
not harm good females, he will
transmit his poor traits to the off
spring to an even greater degree
than the hens will convey their good
qualities. Thus, his poor blood will
counteract the good blood of the
hens, resulting in lower vitality and
reduced laying capacity for the fol-
lowing generation of chicks.
Having established the Importance
of having only the best males for
breeding, the question naturally
arises as to how the right kind shall
be chosen. The first consideration
is ancestry. A rooster that comes
from long line of known produc-
tivity and adheres to standard quail
tiles, will be more likely to be able
to transmit such qualities to sue
ceeding generations. In any flock
when proper culling or wedding out
of unfit members is consistently
practiced and where fairly accurate
records are kept on egg production,
it should be fairly easy to judge the
ancestry of any particular male.
Good health is, of course, essen
tial. No matter how fine a pedigree
any bird may have, if he is not up
to par or better in this respect, bet
ter not use him. His lowered vitality
will almost surely result in INSULT
cient fertilization of eggs from hens
with which he is mated. That means
a lower percentage of hatchability
and, in all likelihood, lower vitality
for the resulting chicks than if they
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
NAXX1IUZN 1IHEAGE

Atlantic Gasoline is remarkably clean and splen-
didly balanced that complete burning is inevitable,
maximum mileage obvious and pocketbook economy an
undSputed fact.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
Miss Charlotte King is visiting her

Miss Charlotte King is visiting her
grandmother in Wilmington.
1. H. Downes of Wilmington was
visitor in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Lemuel Ellingsworth of Phil
adelphia has been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Pusey.
Rev. ]. e. Downes of Philadelphia
is visiting among relatives here ard
elsewhere in the county.
Howard o. Green and Miss Betty
Joseph have been spending a few
days in Wilmington and Philadel-
phia.
Billy Reed, young son of Postmas-
ter and Mrs. Jehu F. Hudson is quite
ill at their home on West Market
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Pusey and two
children left Tuesday for Whining
ton, N. c., to visit her sister, Mrs.
Charles T. Conaway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Unglaub and
son, Oscar and Mr.. and Mrs. George
R. Parker, of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. George
o. Fearon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred B. Carey of
Lansdowne, Pa, are visiting the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T..
Carey.
Mrs. Marvel Rogers and son Cole
man of Philadelphia have been Wis
iting relatives here and elsewhere in
the county.
Mrs. G. T. West has returned from
Swift's Beach, Wareham, Mass,
where she spent several weeks with
her son, Fora West.
Mrs. Matte Roach of Philadelphia
spent last weekend as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Nelson and
Mrs. Eliza Roach.
Mrs. Ida Wheatley who has been
spending some time here with Mrs.
Alice Thoroughbred, returned on
Wednesday to Galestown, Md.
William E. Hawkins, a former
county engineer of this county, now
of Raleigh, N. c., was among old
friends here Friday. Mr.. Hawkins
during his term of office here, made
many warm friends who are always
glad to see him.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
Easy STARTING

Without sacrifice of power Atlantic Gasoline contains
just the right proportion of the lighter more volatile
elements needed let the spark take hold quickly when
the motor is cold.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
CALLS CHILDREN'S CLOTHES
FOUNDATION OF CHARACTER

That children's clothes play an
important part in the formation of
their adult character is the latest
discovery of psychologists.
"a mother dresses a child accord
ing to her own ideals and the child
lives up to its Clothes" says Jane
Warren Wells, discussing the new
discovery in Farm & Fireside. On
the other hand, she continues, a
child may be dressed so plainly, so
"common-sensely" that it's beauty
loving nature and personality will
be warped. Actual tests show that
children smile more readily when
surrounded by bright, beautiful
colors than by drab, ugly ones.
There are inexpensive materials in
every tone, says the writer, and find
ing the right color is not a hard
task.
Teachers say that the we'll
dressed child often performs best in
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
Georgetown

Sheriff Coy on Saturday last sold
at Sheriff's sale in Laurel three
pieces of property, one a house and
lot situated in Bethel for $1010, an
other being IA acres, near Bacon's
for $325.00 and a house and lot sit
uate in Bacons for $975.00.
Register of Wills G. Vannie Mes
sick has the past week issued the
following letters:
On the estate of Mary C. Atkins of
Broadkiln hundred, to Edith H. Bar
ker.
On the estate of Lavenia Campbell
of Georgetown hundred, to Ethel e.
Matthias.
Clerk of the Peace John S. Cooper
has issued the following marriage
licenses the past week to:
Wilton r. May of lawson, Md,
and Christine v. Cooper of Ocean
City, Md.
Carl Doyott and Anna Gardner,
both of Preston, Md.
There are twenty-six prisoners
stopping with Sheriff Coy at the
county Jail here at the present time.
h0 LChSA cluA1uoA ACuhAOh VI bA4O
Downes family, descendants of Noah
and Catherine Downes, was held on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
one of the daughters, Mrs. Barcley
McCallister, on the Georgetown
Laurel highway, six miles west of
this city. Tuesday was the 109th
birthday anniversary of the late
Noah Downes, he having been horn
on August 13, 1920, and died in July,
1908. Eight of their children are
still living and all of the children,
except two, Mrs. Mary Wootten, of
Lewes, and Daniel S. Downes of
Bridgeville, were present at the re-
union. Mrs. Wootten is the widow of
Edward Wootten. Children of Mr..
and Mrs. Downes, their respective
ages and places of residence follow:
Robert ]. Downes, aged 80 Parson-
burg, Md; Mrs. Mary Woottea, age
7S, Lewes; William H. Downes, age
n, South Bedford street, George
town; Mrs. Lavenia Truitt, widow of
James Truitt, age 81, residing be-
tween Georgetown and Springfield
Cross Roads, six miles from here;
the Rev. ]. Edward Downes, age 62,
residing at 1919 Fairmount avenue,
Philadelphia, and pastor of the Sny-
der Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church; Mrs. Barclay McCallister,
age 72, residing between Georgetown
and Laurel; Mrs. Emma Timmons,
age Sc, of Dagsboro; Daniel S. Dow
mes, age so, of Bridgeville. There are
1873 descendants on their fathers
side. The next reunion will be held
on August 16, 1880, at the home of
Mrs. McCallister, near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah S. Wilson
have been entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hudson and daughter, Mao
mi, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hudson,
Misses Myrtle and Lillian Yentner
and Johanna Mehm, all of Baltimore,
Md.
Mrs. George A. Gray was in Phil
adelphia part of the week.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23

James D. Morris, John c. Green,
Nutter Marvel, Frank Wilkins and
Charles Wilson went claiming on
Tuesday to Broadkiln Beach. We are
told they clammed all day and got
two.
Caleb Wright has accepted po-
sition with Samuel Pasquale in the
construction of the Georgetown new
school building, during his vacation
from the University of Delaware.
Despite the dry weather and the
beetles our local market is well sup
piled with lima beans and green
corn of the very best quality and is
retailing for fair prices.
Mrs. Oscar Thomas, of Philadel-
phia and son Bobby are spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Thomas here.
Mrs. Thomas Hall of Whitesville
was called to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Carey here, where their
little daughter, Margaret Ann, is
very ill.
Mrs. Harry Linenberg of Chester,
Pa, is visiting her parents.
Mrs. Alice Thoroughbred is spen-
ding a while at Rehoboth with her
daughter, Mrs. ]. B. NAPLES.
Misses Laura and Betty Ruther-
ford, are visiting in Lynchburg, Va.
Margaret Bullock and Helen Short
were in Atlantic City, Thursday.
Misses Elsie Rose and Gladys Hud-
son who are staying a while at War
wick, entertained friends at dinner
at Rosedale Club House, Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Illea Thomas of Philadelphia
spent the weekend here with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones and
daughter, Dorothy, have been visit
ing their son, Casper, at Wildwood,
N. j., for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Croll and son
Page are visiting in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Flora Barr returned home
with her son, Courtland, Sunday for
week, at Tolcroft, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Hansman of
Philadelphia, have been spending a
few days here with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Johnson
of Philadelphia have been visiting
relatives here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Squires of
Wilmington are visiting the latter's
father, Jacob West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Jones and
family are spending the rest of the
summer at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Charles Green and son George
of Lewes have been spending few
days with Joseph G. Green and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Derrickson of
Philadelphia have been visiting his
sister, Mrs. William Roach and bis
brother, Harry Derrickson.
E/Misses Millie Roach, Hilda Lee,
Mildred Rust and the latter's cous-
in, Miss Marion Barnes of Philadel-
phia, have been on a weeks trip to
Delaware Water Gap, Niagara Falls
and points in Canada.
Homer Lynch is on trip to Ber-
muda.
Mrs. Sallie A. Steen of Philadel-
phia has been visiting relatives here.
Miss Bertha Rust is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Barnes in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Susie Sherman of Philadel-
phia is visiting her aunt, Miss S. ].
Ennis.
Miss Dorothy Phillips of New Ha-
ven, Conn.,, is visiting Miss Pauline
Godfrey.
Judge C. S. Richards has been
cruising on Chesapeake Bay with
DR.. William Marshall of Milford the
past week.
Andrew j. Lynch, Esq, has been
confined to his home by illness.
George Littleton of Philadelphia is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Littleton.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
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There's always Atlantic pump the road you are
travelling. Convenient and dependable service assured
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23

had been sired by a more vigorous
specimen of chickenhood.
The ideal rooster for mating is
really more tina MUST healthy. He
should be overhowing with vitality.
He should have an erect bearing, a
cocky, self-assured way of swagger-
ing about as if he owned the place
He should have bright, alert eyes
good plummage, good standard head
should have a good appetite, good
flesh, and should be quite free from
defects or deformities.
He should crow with loud, clear
ringing note, the kind that sounds
like a challenge to anything and
everything that may question his
right as ruler of the flock. He
should be aggressive in his guard
ianship of hens entrusted to his care
but need not necessarily be a pug
nacious or vicious fighter. Insist
ance on such qualities may, at first
seem somewhat far fetched. Never
theless, they are important indica-
tions of relative fitness for the i'm
portant task entrusted to the male
and should be taken into account.
The ideal rooster should be a late
molter, as a rule. EARLY molting
shows that his mother or the strain
from which he came are early mol
ters. That would indicate generally
that the females of the line are poor
layers. Since, as has already been
pointed out, the laying quality is
transmitted through the male even
more than through the female, this
is a very important point to consid-
er. Naturally, the male does not
moult because he has stopped laying,
so his molting habits are undoubt-
edly inherited from mother, grand
mother or earlier female ancestors.
They are, therefore, extremely I'M
portant indications of the tendencies
he is most likely to pass on to his
descendants.
While ancestry is important, as
stated above, the fitness of a rooster
for use as a breeder should not be
judged solely by the record of his
mother or other female ancestors.
1t is also advisable to consider the
records and characteristics of his
sisters and half sisters. 1t stands
to reason that if they have not suffi-
ciently inherited the desirable qaul-
tiles of their immediate ancestors
he will also be lacking in much the
same extent as they are. This is
not an infallible rule, but generally
the male from a good line that read
lily transmits its good qualities to
succeeding generations, will himself
be good producer.
The question of body tests to as
certain good breeding males is more
or less in dispute. know definitely
that body tests can establish the
laying qualities of hen, but it has
not yet been fully established wheth-
er or not similar tests can be safely
relied upon to indicate a rooster's
ability to pass on to his progeny a
certain degree of laying power. I'm
til that question is definitely settled,
most poultry raisers will prefer to
put their main reliance in such in
dications of fitness as are explained
above. Careful selection along the
lines suggested is bound to be amply
rewarded, particularly for those who
have hitherto felt that rooster is
Just a rooster and that any old roos-
ter will do. That such is not the
case, any successful poultry raiser
will be glad to testify. Too much
care cannot be used in choosing the
fathers of your chicks-to-be.
Copyright, 1929
BY DR.. L. D. LEGEAR, V. 81
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
BY DR.. L. D. LEGEAR, V. S.)

Everett Pettyjohn has accepted a
position as clerk in the local j. w.
Crook Store.
DR.. G. T. Jones is building an ad-
dition to his office, which adjOins his
residence on North Race street.
Mrs. George 7. Lynch of this town
is recovering from a severe attack OF
rheumatism in her cottage at Reho-
both Beach.
Mrs. Charles H. Marsh has accept
ed a position as bookkeeper in the
/ auto supply house of H. w. T. Pur-
nell, on Market street.
Mrs. Catherine G.. Walls of Pine
street, now in her 91st year, is en-
gagged in hemming table cloths and
napkins lin her spare time) for her
granddaughter, Mrs. George Stauffer
of Glen Campbell, Pa.
Elwood Wilkins who is engaged in
the timber business with his father,
Charles H. sWilkins and his brother,
Norman, Oh Monday, was injured
quite badly about the hips and legs
when run over by timber cart in
d MOOQS uCdl IllAo CONhs
The local firemen were called out
Sunday afternoon to eXtinguish a
blaze which mysteriously started in
the old building, formerly used as a
wheelwright shop at the rear Of the
residences of Stephen E. Richards
and Deputy Sheriff Frank L. Joseph
and near those of Magistrate w. j.
Mustard, George E. Walls and Harry
! L. Holson. The structure has been
on fire several times with in the last
few years and this time was burned
to the ground.
Wilmore NJ. Rogers, aged rs years,
a we'll known farmer, died of paraly-
sis last Tuesday evening at his home
about three miles south of this town
after a brief illness. He is survived
by his wife, four sons and three
daughters. They are William, OF
Cambridge, Md, Thomas, of Will
mingington; Dallas, Chester, Mrs
Rufus T. Green, Mrs. George Nit
chell and Mrs. Leonard Kitchens OF
Georgetown. Funeral services were
held in Georgetown M. P. Church al
2 o'clock, Friday afternoon. Rev. M
E. Hungerford officiating, and inter-
ment made in Union cemetery.
4 George w. Pettyjohn, aged 81
years, for many years a resident OF
this town, died last Tuesday night
after a long illness of general de-
bility. He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Abbie Pettyjohn, two daughters
Mrs. Bessie N Hudson, and Mrs. Os-
car B. King and one son, Luther
Pettyjohn. Funeral services were
held at Mrs. Hudson's residence on
North Railroad avenue at IL O'Clock
Friday. Rev. M. e. Hungerford Off
ciating and interment made in Un-
ion cemetery.
We were visited by a delightful
rain Wednesday night and it has
been cooler since.
Sventy-seven tickets were sold
here Thursday for the Pennsylvania
excursion to Atlantic City.
Mrs. Edward Wilgus spent last
weekend in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward See spent
Wednesday in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
ARTICLE XXI
The IMPORTANT.
HALF OF YOUR FLOCK

Ordinarily, Far Too Little Attention
Is Given To Proper Selection OF
BOOSTERS For Breeding; Character
iStics OF The Male Are Transmit
ted To Offspring Far More Readily
Than Those OF The Female, Max
ing Selection Of Superior Males OF
Paramount Importance.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23

school even though the balance of
brains may be in favor of poorly
dressed playmate" adds Mrs. Wells.
Educators tell us that nothing sue
ceeds like success. Apparently
either may become a habit. Habits
of neatness, habits of good taste,
habits of success-it's quite a way
we travel from our sewing baskets.
But, after all, that only makes the
sewing baskets more interesting to
know that instead Of sewing only
seams and garments, we are actually
shaping character and destiny"
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23

Editors Note-This is another story
in a series of So stories on poultry rails
ing written by the well known national
poultry authority DR.. L. d. LeGear.
v. s.. of st. Louis. The entire series
will appear in this paper. Our readers
are urged to read them carefully and
clip them out for future reference.
Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
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Milford chronicle., 1929-08-23
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