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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28

find interesting, thrill me. For in
stance, it is significant when / read
that two hundred were present at
the Union church at East Danville,
because | know the church and ca1
visualize wo-hundred honest, plain,
American men, women and children
who never have learned to scott at
God or religion. The orchestra from
Princetown may hit sour note
once in while, but there is a spirit
and friendliness there that you
cannot find in city.
The Farm Bureau of Liberty
township met and Florence Vinegar
read a paper on ''The Use of Leis-
ure Time" I'd like to hear that. I'd
like to know what a farmers wife
and daughters do with their leisure
time after cooking, baking, cleaning,
washing, helping with the house
and often with the cattle and the
crops.
Uric Smart got a license to mar
ry Bernice Stanforth-now there's
news, III bet they make a go of it,
and bring up a family that will hon
or the county. Right in the next
column is Forty Years Ago
Doggone it! Has it been forty
years since Johnny Dragoo married
Ida Caldwallader? | wouldn't have
guessed twenty five. And is 1t
twenty five years since Doc Mcbride
slipped over to indianapolis and got
himself MARI ed? Remember when
Doc brought his bride back
Peach, too, and the boys all guyed
Doc
There was a wiener roast out at
Maggie Swisshelm's house near
New Petersburg. The whole Do
destie Science crowd went and a
good time was had by all.
These city folk always are won
dering what people in the country
do to entertain themselves. Why
there is more going on than they
ever would guess. The New Peters
burg correspondent reports that
forty of the neighbors, all masked
and in costumes, gave surprise on
Dwight Cope on his birthday,
Imagine forty city folk remember
ing anyone's birthday, and coming
to pay honors to him.
| get quite a kick out of reading
from Plainview that Charlie New
man and Virginia Rhoads, and Clyde
Losey and Marcenia Hopkins, stole a
march on their friends, went over
into Kentucky and got married. II
that happened in city they'd have
big headlines and something about
Daring Double Elopement" and
lot of rot about them.
Lynchburg reports that c. w.
Terrill is the champion corn grow
er of the county, that Alya Gall and
his wife went to the vaudeville
show in Cincinnati, and that the
hamburger crowd had their weekly
meeting. I'll bet it wasn't necessary
to fill everyone up with gin and
moonshine to make that crowd have
a good time.
Doggone There's the item I've
been waiting for. Charlie Tener
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28

That paper is just full of news.
Dead Fall reports that several from
there attended the sale of Madge
Miller. Worded kind of funny, but
we know what it means. There is
prayer meeting at Carmel every
Tuesday evening and Mrs. Lou Few
visited Mrs. Agnes Redkey at Sugar
tree Ridge. There were ninety-two
present at prayer meeting at Prince
town. On that basis if New Workers
went in the same proportion, the
Sunday schools would have four
million every time.
And the want ads. There's n
kick: House to rent, SIS a month.
Will Fenwick, down at Mowrey-
town has got a redbone coon hound
he wants to sell. Raises the dog
gondest best redbones in the world
and coon hunting time right here!
News? Say, there's more news in
that paper than the New York
Times prints in year-as far as
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28

and wife moved in with his father
in-law for the winter" Every fall,
bout this time, that item gets into
the paper. Charlie has been moving
in with his father in-law for the
winter every year since he got mar
ried.
Ed Wrinkle and his wife visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Moberly at
Princetown.
That don't mean anything to city
folk-but to me it means that Per-
ry and his wife set out the preserves
and pickles and jams and jellies and
had chicken and all the trimmings
and garden sass in the world.
A fellow has to remember eating
at Perrys house to appreciate the
importance of that kind of news.
Over at Samantha, Hortense
Vaughan won the prize for the best
masked costume, Halloween. She
went as Topsy and I'll bet she was
the funniest Topsy anyone ever
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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28
REINERSVILLE

The Ramage saw mill has com
pleted saving the timber on the
Matthew Smith farm. Dudley and
Ramage have been trying to buy a
block Of timber near Reinersville,
where they can saw it during the
winter, and truck it out over the
improved road.
Basketball Games
In the basketball games played
in the gym here Friday evening, be-
tween the boys and girls teams, OF
Zeno high school and Reinersville
the score stood at the close, boys
teams, Zeno. So; Reinersville, 80.
The girls teams, Zeno, s. Reiners.
vile, 30 We understand there will
be one and possibly two basketball
games played within this week.
Harry Grandstaff Transferred
We understand Harry Grandstaff
will be transferred from the Zanes-
vile filling station, to one in Nc
Connelsville, and that he will re-
move his family from near Zanes-
Vile, to either McConnelsville or
Reinersville, probably the latter
place, some time this week.
The Corner filling station and
lunch room here, is almost com
pleted, and will be ready for oc
cupancy in a very short time.
Good Y. p. $. G. T.. Program
The members of the Y. p. S. G. f.
of Bristol Presbyterian church.
came over Sunday evening, and pre-
sented a most excellent program in
tn NJ p. church here, which was
well received by those present. We
would be pleased to listen to an
other such program, at any time,
when it would be convenient.
Death Of Gene Grandstaff
A short illness from pneumonia,
resulted in the death of Gene
Grandstaff, the six year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grandstaff,
Thursday night, which occurred at
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28
The Old Home Town Paper

Hugh Fullerton, one of the very
best newspaper writer's in the state,
recently, in his delightful style,
wrote an article on his personal
opinion of "The Old Home Paper,
which article appeared in the Co
lumbus Dispatch, of Nov. 13. We
believe that it will interest many of
our readers. Here it is:
Every time the old hometown
paper arrives, the slippers are drag
ged out and | sit down for two
hours of happiness and contentment.
The family laughs at me and won
ders what | can find to read in the
homely sheet. | don't mind; I'm Wis
iting my old friends and neighbors,
their children and their children's
children, gossiping with them and
learning all the news of the county.
City bred folks cannot understand
1T. | haven't lived down there in
the hills for thirty-five years. The
majority of those who live there
now are strangers to me, but 1t IS
home. and the old News Herald IS
like a weekly letter filled with the
news about the home folks.
There isn't anything else like
real country newspaper. The al
legged sophisticates and the high
brows, may think it all crude, but
we who never have become city
broke know.
I read it all ads and everything,
and when | find that Spencer is sell
ng ladies' jersey bloomers for 40
cents that the city stores sell Tor q
dollar and quarter | just grin.
Things that city folk wouldn't
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28
ALWAYS DEAD TIRED :?

Howsad! Sallow complexion, coated
tongue, poor appetite, bad breath,
pimply skin and always tired. What's
wrong? Chances are you're poisoned
by clogged bowels and inactive liver.
lake this famous prescription used
constantly in place of calomel by men
and women for 20 years-Dr. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. They are HARM
less yet very effective. A compound of
vegetable ingredients. They act easily
upon the bowels, help free the system
of poison caused by faulty elimina-
ton and tone up liver.
Rosy cheeks, clear eyes and youth
full energy make success of life. Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, nightly.
Know them by their olive color. 15c,
3Oc and 6Oc. All druggists.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28
Death of Gene Grandstaff
BETTER HEALTH-FOR WIFE
AND MOTHER

Just how hard it is sometimes for
wife or mother to nerve herself up
to her daily tasks no one but the
sufferer can tell Mrs. A. G. Wells,
Rocky Mount, N. c., says: II want
women everywhere to know Of the
wonderful benefit I derived from
taking Foley Pills, diuretic. They
drove away my physical ills, and |
am now never "too-tired" to attend
to my family and household, as
could not do while suffering from
those distressing kidney ailments.
Sold EVERYWHERE
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-11-28

their home at the Parkinson school
house, short distance out OF
GAINESVILLE, on the Marietta road
Besides, the parents, two sisters.
Clara Lou and Nora, survive The
body was brought to the Mrs. Viola
Grandstaff home, here, Saturday,
where the funeral services were
conducted, at ten o'clock, Sunday,
with interment in the Reinersville
cemetery
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
TOMORROW is OLD
CHRISTMAS DAY
LCOntiHged from first Sagtl

custom of lower Delaware much
more than the young, although
many young men and women be-
tween 25 and 35 believe as their
parents do. They claim they have
witnessed what their parents have
told them regarding the plantlife
manifseting itself at this time.
Rural folk cling to the old Gus
tom much more than do the town
and village residents, and years ago
they gave as much attention to the
observance of the day as they did
the regular Christmas season gem
orally observed.
An old custom with lower Della
ware residents many years ago was
to go from home to home. wishing
their neighbors a merry Christmas.
Most of the morning was spent in
extending greetings, swapping yarns
and drinking eggnog, pure Sussex
apple jack and genuine rye. This
was carried out both on December
25 and January 6, as in some locali-
ties remains the custom today. i
Relatives of lower Delaware folk
living in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
New York, Chester and Brooklyn,
who generally came home for the
holidays, would make it a point to
stay until after the observance of
"Old Christmas"
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
TREATMENT OF SEED
CORN is SATISFACTORY
[CsHfiHEed from first 8age1

John w. Vane, d. M. Wilson & Sons,
Denny PleasantOn, Samuel O'Day,
J. W. Webb, Sr., ]. w. Webb, Jr.,
ka, and the yield records were OBJ
tanned from nine, with the result
that the treated corn produced on
the average 542 bushels per acre,
while the untreated areas in the
same fields yielded but 4S bushels,
or an average increase of 62 bush
els per acre in favor of the treated
seed. The average termination test
of the corn that was planted on
these twelve farms was 93.7 per
cent, according to the report of the
State Board of. Agriculture labora-
tory where the termination tests
were made by r. l.. Hammond, seed
analyst.
A survey of the amount of dust
disinfectants used in this county
last year indicated that the various
dealers sold 216 pounds. AS one
pound will treat eight bushels of
shelled corn, and considering that
bushel of shelled corn will plant
six acres. this quantity of dust was
sufficient to allow for approximate
ly 1O,36S acres of treated corn to be
planted in the county in the spring
of 1928. AS Kent county produces
about $4,000 acres of corn annually,
it may be estimated that about 2S
per cent of the seed corn is being
treated at the present time, as COM
pared to 1873 per cent of the seed
wheat that is being busted for the
control of the stinking smut
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04

Mrs. S. Alice Thomas passed away
Sunday evening, December l6, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Cannon, near Harrington.
She was the widow of James w.
Thomas. She had been in poor
health for about eight months, and
suffered much, but bore her suffer-
ing with patience until the end. She
was highly respected lady and had
been an active member of Bethel NJ.
P. Church for many years. Funeral
services were held Wednesday af-
ternoon at Harrington M. P. Church,
Rev. H. B. Jester officiating, assist
ed by Revs. Sheckels and O'Neil.
The choir sang many beautiful Sc
lections. Interment was made in
Hollywood Cemetery. She leaves
to mourn her loss three sons-El-
mer g., j. Herbert and Robert H.
Thomas, all of Wilmington, and two
daughters Mrs. Charles Cannon
and Mrs. Walter Paskey, of near
Harrington; two sisters-Mrs. Mary
Harrington and Mrs. Annie Rash,
and one brother, Alfred Wyatt, OF
near Harrington; also a number of
grandchildren and a host of friends.
She will be greatly missed by all
who knew her.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
DELAWAREANS GET
HALF MILLION REFUND
rContinned fr0m frst paael


man, Elalfreel Company, $2249;
William dupont, $32,S33; Edge Moor
Iron Company 1.-TWO payments), $780,
740; Farmers Bank of State of Del
aware, Dover, $1177; Charles v.
Ferriday, $1S6O; William B. Foster,
$3275; The Grief Cooperage Com
pany 1.-TWO payments), $11,4OS; Har-
ry G. Haskell, $15,23O; Harcules
Powder Company, $2S6,107; Hess
Ter, Inc, $1204; Hudson Company,
Consolidated, sos; Jones & Co.,
Dover, $53S; Joyce and Kerrigan,
Inc, 1884; Frank d. Lackey, Clay
mont, $12,09S; Lewes Fertilizer
Company, Lewes, 1892; Lobdell Car
Wheel Company, $S51; Josiah Mar
vel, $1231; Harry M. Pierce, 1892;
Cesare Pratts, $3.50; John J. RaskOb,
$3361; George A. Rhodes,
$227O; The Henry P. Scott Company.
$999; William F. Sellers, Edge Moor,
$46S7; ]. D. Sisler Company 1.-TWO
payments), $1544; Tonapah Mining
of Nevada, $2032; William
]. Webster, $11S2; Wilmington
Country Club, $1195; estate of Hen
ry B. Thompson, Greenville, $32O6;
Trustee Capital stock,
$42S9; Wyndham Realty Corpora
ton, S1162.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The regular meeting of the Mil
ford New Century Club was held on
Monday, December 81, Mrs. Elizabeth
Riggs, president, presiding.
Salute to flag.
Minutes read and approved.
Communications read.
: Announcements.
There being no further business
the following program was render
ed:
Song, "The Blue Bells of Scot
land" by club.
A very interesting paper entitled
"A Month in Rural England" writ
ten by Miss Ida Draper, was read by
Mrs. Riggs. Miss Draper described
in a most entertaining manner life
in the old English Mansion, Sibford
Cover Manor, where she was a guest
last summer, her visits to Cathedrals
and other historic places, enlivening
her story with her usual witty re-
marks about her experiences.
Meeting adjourned.
Next Monday, January is busi-
ness day. All members urged to be
present.
January IA the Lewes club will
present their program. Don't forget
the date. Come and enjoy the pro-
gram.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
DELAWARE PUBLIC
SCHOOL 100 YEARS OLD
[Csnfinn1d from krn Ana.1

Ward, superintendent of the public
schools of Wilmington; Professor
w. A. Wilkinson, in charge of the
department of education, University
of Delaware; DR.. Burton P. Fowler,
headmaster, Tower Hill School:
Miss Marguerite l. Burnett, State
director of adult education and Am
ORGANIZATION, and DR.. Joseph H..
Odell, director of the Delaware
School Foundation, went carefully
into the matter and later made to
the executive committee of the asso-
citation a unanimous report of it's
conclusions.
The result was a joint meeting of
the members of the advisory board
and the executive committee of
the Delaware Citizens Association,
with small group of forward
looking men and women, especially
interested in education.
After hearing and considering the
report of the advisory board, the 2S
persons present decided upon the
luncheon meeting scheduled for
next Saturday, the expense of which
is being borne by number of citi-
zens present at the last meeting.
Those invited to the luncheon in
clude men and women actively in
terested in education.
Judge Morris will preside at the
luncheon (which is being held" he
said, ito enable Delaware people
from every part of the State to
come together and talk over in an
intimate, informal way, at the be-
ginning of this centennial year,
both accomplishments of the past
and the possibilities of the future,
educationally, in Delaware"
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
RAY p. HOLLAND VISITS
DEL-MAR-VA PENINSULA

One of the most prominent sports
men in this country, Ray P. Holland
editor of Field and Stream, the lar
gest outdoor magazine published in
the United States, with his son Bob,
who is a student at West Point, were
visitors to the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula
during the holiday week.
The Messrs. Holland with E. G.
Totten, Executive Secretary of the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
ton, were the guests of Col. Albanus
Phillips, of Cambridge, Md, who is
president of the Bishops Head Gun
Club. Col. Phillips arranged and
carried out one of the most success
full duck hunting trips for his guests.
In the party was Chief Warden, E..
Lee LeCompte, of Cambridge, Md,
and for two days this group enjoyed
not only the exceptional hospitality
afforded by the club, which is rated
as second to none on the Atlantic
Seaboard, but brought in splendid
bags of Canvasbacks, Red Heads,
Mallards, Blue Bills and a wide va
riety of other delectable members of
the duck family.
The Messrs. Holland were later
guests Of E. Lee LeCompte, Vernon
Bradley and Daniel B. LeCompte, OF
Cambridge, with whom they enjoyed
excellent duck, quail and rabbit
Evidence of the Del-Mar-Va Penin-
sula being a game paradise was un-
produced for the visit
ing sportsmen.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
OPEN BIDS MARYLAND
BAY SPAN NEXT WEEK
[Csatiaaed from frsf Hags1

The company's plans for the con-
struction of the bridge have been
approved by the War Department,
the legislature and the State Roads
Commission. Provision is made for
the State to take over the bridge af-
ter 20 years.
The cost of the bridge is expected
to exceed $1O,OOO,O00. However, If
the contracts are for less than this
amount, the commission will be ask
ed to authorize issuance of stock and
bonds only for the amount needed.
The bridge will run from the top
most point of Miller's Island to a
point near colchester, on the Eas-
tern Shore.
A ferry line from Sandy Point to
Kent Island also is in view. Plans
for the definite operation Of this
line, however, have been Withheld
pending the announcement of the
bridge plan. Another ferry line, from
Cambridge to a point in Southern
Maryland, also is being contemplat-
ed.
The proposed ferry line from San
dy Point to Kent Island would oper-
ate Commute service, crossing the
three-mile stretch of the bay, at that
point in eighteen minutes.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
HAPPENINGS IN
II AND ABOUT TOWN
A Happy New Year.
nofo ,o,,,, Iot4o mon :,

a HAPPY New ear.
Date your letter 1929 now.
Cunning season ended last Tues
day.
Town meeting tonight in Armory
Hall.
The town election will be next
Monday.
Pay the taxes of 1928 now, and
save costs.
1t is only few short months be-
fore Easter now
Many persons changed their resi-
dences this week.
The. weather has been beautiful,
but prepare for real winter.
Keep a few turkeys for February
market and get quick buyer.
Let's have practical business
session by the present Legislature.
Milford will have to increase val
ues, or INCREASE tax rate, to pay its
bills.
If your town tax is paid for 1923,
you will be entitled to vote next
Monday in Milford.
There will be a meeting of the
business and professional girls in
the Community Building next Mon
day, January Z, at eight p. m.
Sussex County Pomona Grange
will meet in the Methodist Protes
tant Church in Georgetown, on
Thursday, January 10, at 10:9O a. m.
General assessment for Milford
will be made in February and it will
be an important matter, as it
stands for four years. This means
for municipal purposes especially.
The Epiphany meeting of the Wo-
mems Auxiliary of the Diocese of
Delaware, will be held in Old
Swede's Church, Wilmington, on
Thursday, January 10, at 2:30 p. m.
by the Bishop of the Dio-
cese and missionary speakers.
Emma Jane Robinson, cOlored,
aged 95, died last Friday morning.
She was probably the oldest colored
woman living in Milford, and had
been here all her life, having been
one of the founders of Bethel A. M.
E. Church, where her funeral SER
vices were held on Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
STATE DENTISTS TO
MEET AT WILMINGTON
In ANNUAL SESSION
[C0ntinaed from fri paall

take place at the Country Club. a
symposium on the disease known
as Vincent's Infection or more pop
ularly known as Trench Mouth" ="
will be held. This will include two
papers-one by DR.. P. A. Traynor
and the other by DR.. ]. Paul Win
trup, both prominent dentists OF
Wilmington.
Dr. TraynOr will discuss its
causes and the methods of treat
ment, while DR.. Wintrup will dis
cuss its influence in causing other
mouth diseases.
Dr. c. R. Jefferis, Jr., of Will
mington, will conduct a table clinic
on "The Porcelain Jacket Crown"
DR.. Richard Stucklen, also of Will
mington, will conduct a clinic on
Full Mouth Plaster Impressions"
One of the clinicians of the Roth
stein Laboratories, Washington, D.
c., will conduct a clinic on Pros
thetic Technique"
The paper to be read by Dr..
Wintrup will be discussed by DR..
Riguer, of Philadelphia, a member
of the University of Pennsylvania
faculty, while the paper by Dir.
Traynor will be discussed by Dr..
Daniel Casey, of Wilmington. DR..
James Cameron, of Philadelphia,
will participate in the afternoon
program.
The executive committee of the
society, which is completing the ar
rangements for the affair, is headed
by DR.. Clyde Nelson, of Milford, who
is president of the organization, and
includes Doctors Stewart, Jefferis,
Stack, Cam Keaveny, Wintrup and
Traynor, of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
FAVOR TARIFF ADVANCE

Every United States Senator and
Representative in Congress from
the Delmarva Peninsula has ex-
pressed a willingness to aid in Sc
curing a so per cent advance in the
present tariff on tomatoes and to-
mato products imported into this
country, according to Judge N. B.
Westcott, recently elected president
of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore
Association, who is about to appoint
members of a delegation from the
tri-state territory to attend a hear
ing before the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives, scheduled for January
gath.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
SURPRISE PARTY

A number of friends of Miss Ruth
Martin, gave her a surprise party on
Friday evening, December 28. The
evening was spent in playing games
and at a late hour refreshments
were served. Those present were the
Misses Bertha Moore, Margaret ".
Robbins, Beatrice Deputy, Margaret
Sharp, Sara Williams and Louise
Davis from Frederick; Ina Jarrel
from FELTON,; Helen, Ann and Ruth
Martin from Milford; Harold Hol-
land, Carl Brian, Ernest Ayers,
Fisher Carpenter and Eldridge Mar
vel from Lewes; Lawrence FARRELL,
Winnie Hughes, Daniel and Fora
Tatman from FELTON,; Delbert Mills
from Milford; David Montcalm of
Madison, N. J., and Charles Holling-
er from Frederick.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04

ernor-elect C. Douglass Buck. Dover
was beautifully decorated with ev-
ergreens and lighted Christmas
II ees for the Christmas holidays
and a movement was started to
have the people of the town keep up
these decorations for the Inaugural
ton of the new governor. 1t is be-
lieved that this can be accomplished
and with the usual decorations
used for any occasion.
Governor Robert P. Robinson will
not present his message to the
legislature until it meets on Mon
day next. Governor-elect Buck
will of course, present his first
message to the legislature on the
day of his Inauguration, January Is.
Milford chronicle., 1929-01-04
ACCIDENT BOARD HEARS
TWO CASES AT MILFORD

Two cases were heard by the In
dustrial Accident Board in Milford
last Friday in the office of Magis-
trate Hendrickson. The case of H.
w. Jester, petitioner, and w. Shep-
herd, defendant, was satisfactorily
settled. Shepherd, who was injured
on September 10, 1927, by falling
tree, was awarded S5 per cent of SO
a week for 1914 weeks, less compen-
sation already received. The case
of J. w. Wright and the Vinyard
Shipbuilding Co. was continued on
the grounds that Wright's attorney
was not present.