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Evening star., 1940-03-10
Dinner, Dancing Parties
In Arlington County
MIR. and Mrs. John Garland Pollard
And MIR. and Mrs. Boatwrisht
Entertain for Visitors

Mr. and Mrs Cakson are spending
the week end with Mr. Caksons
John Garland Pollard Beechwood Circle
Pollard and Mr. and Mrs H. entertained
dinner the home Boatwrght Chain Bridge road
honor Mr. and Mrs Carkson Following entire
attended the Of st
Miss Katherine Parker of Arlington Gertrude Mcdonald of
Baltimore hoseses evening dancing partv in
the home OF Miss Parkers
dale The honor guests Mr. and Mrs marriage
took place February o. Additional guests
meter Holm ond
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Gertrude Bowman, Mrs. John
Hammond, Mrs. Francis Robb,
Mrs. Mark Welt, Mrs. Smith
Brookhart, Mrs. Philip Fleming,
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Mrs. Maude Parker Pavenstedt,
Mrs. John Snure, Mrs. Henry
Walker, Miss Elizabeth Fisher
and Miss Eleanor Connally.
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Future Debutantes
By Catherine Hamblev

There doubt about being
Her parents Mr. William
and West Virginia. respectively.
Barbara who looks quite Scottish
fascinating to watch She has lively expression
silver hair and capacity for liking
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Shetterly was student at the
University of Delaware at New
castle, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20

You can join the WIllkie Club
without paying huge initiatory
fee Join today!
Come to the Pocahontas card
party on Friday. October 4, and help
raise our pledge toward the bathing
beach and playground fund.
Be the first to come to the Poca-
honfas card party and see the new
tables. Your ad may be there. The
party will be on Friday, October A.
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We hear that corn is short in most
sections there are, however, some
farmers IN the Farmington section
who claim to have bumper crops Of
Is and 20 inch corn.
Those spiced, preserved and half
ed peaches, that our mothers and
wives worked so hard to put up
will make the winter months pass
just a wee mite easier.
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The country store long the citadel
OF the crossroads politician, is fast
passing into oblivion, and with its
passing another great American in
stitution is gone.
Ionic Council, No. 13. D. OF P, Of
Milford, will hold a card party in
their lodge hall on Friday, October
4. Prizes and refreshments. Time:
o'clock. Remember the last one?
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Farmers work long hours, and
have to fight the elements II months
a year, yet their lot, hard as il is,
should be sweet to them, for they
constitute the real backbone Of this
great nation.
One Of the prettiest sights this
writer has ever seen was a field Of
of buckWheat, near Denton, Md. AS
we looked at the sheen of white,
we conjured up a million cakes to
be eaten with sausage and sorghum
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At the meeting Of Delmarva Camp,
No. IA, U s. w. ", held at Ocean
City, Md, last Sunday the depart
nent officers, consisting of Colonel
Barrett, department commander and
his stan, were present. At the same
time the Auxiliary president and
several members from Baltimore
we're present and a very pleasant
md profitable meeting was held by
10Th organizations. Mrs. w. e. Lank
s president Of Delmarva Auxiliary.
Reports were made By delegates who
Intended the National Camp, held at
Detroit, Michigan, in August, which
we're very interesting. After the
meetings a crab feast was held at
he Atlantic Hotel, which was en-
Dyed by all.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
10000 YOUNG MIN
IN This STATE TO
Sign FOR DRAFT
l0anllausa lIna silss Pss1

General Berl said the early
draflees in all probability win be as
signed 20 the 79Sth and 26fst Della
ware regiments, to al out their
\ Quotas II that schedule Is followed
\ the first draftees will be In service
I BY November.
Ten draft boards will be set up
% Delaware, General BerI explain
ed. Boards win be appointed by
Governor AicAlullen.
-Four Of the boards are planned
for Wilmington since the states
center Of population IS Ii that city,
aud six for the remainder Of the
state.
Rural New Castie boards will be
at New Castle and Middletown.
uoVer add Harrington win be the
cenfers for Kent county, while
Georgetown and seaford win be
the locationa in Sussex county.
The draft machinery also will in
elnda an aBpeal board Of seven.
Eve members located ia Whining
ton and New Castle county. and one
In Kent and Sussex counties.
Medical Board Planned
A medical appeal board Of special
lists viii be established II Whining
ton ITO pass en- cases forwarded BY
medical examiners attached to each
hoard
Eachs Of the examining physicians
viii work with government field
Rgent, General Berl explained.
"A stan Of attorneys will assist the
tegistrants in filling out various
Questi0npaires,, he stated
Explains Registration
Berl also explained that registra-
tons will be forwarded to the local
draft board where cards will be
ahuhled and q registration serial
number win be stamped on each
cae.
Each board reports its number of
men registered TO the Governor, |
who ia turn conveys the total state
registration to Washington.
Drawings win take place IN Wash !
ington and the order IN which the |
numbers are drawn will determine
the order In which men whose reg
Istration cards bear that number
will be classified" for military
service.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
DANIEL HIRSCH
PASSED A WAY
LAST SATURDAY
tuontinusa isom pirat Page,

Funeral services were held at his
late residence Tuesday, September
IL ct ! p. m. Rev. Carlisle Hubbard,
pastor Of First Methodist Church,
Asbury Park, N. J.. ofiiciated. Inter
Tnent Ia Barratt's Chapel cemetery.
Honorary pail bearers at the funeral
included directors of the First Ma
tional Bank and Trust Company:
James L. Davis, Thomas Davis, viii
liam G. Powders, Roland P. Sharp,
Ruby r. Vale, Robert ]. Clendaniel,
Augustus Holson, Chancellor w. w.
Harrington, I. d. Short, l. D. Short,
II Edwin T. Messick, Harry H. Null
holland and Dr. Samuel NJ. D. Mar
shall; members Of the Board Of Edu-
cation. DR.. Walter L. Grier, George
H. Draper, Robert E. Shilling, Mr..
Mulholland, DR.. G. Layton Grier,
president Of The L. d. Caulk Com
pany; and John c. Darby, manager
Of the Delaware Trust Company,
Frederick.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche
Carlisle Hirsch and one brother, Lee
Of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
SHAWNEE CLUB

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club had its regular monthly
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Milo
Farber on Friday, September IS.
The project for September-Pattern
recipes with FariatiOns-was dem
onstrated by Mrs. Harpal Thomas
and Mrs. Royal Hopkins. Later
they served delicious samples for
us to taste.
The club win hold a bake and
rummage sale az TOrsch's factory on
Saturday. September 21. VIII all
club members please leave their
rnmmage or whatever they have
made for the bake, with Mrs. John
Lodge?
On Thursday. Sept. 26. the club
will have a luncheon at the Redden
Picnic Area. It will begin at 1880.
All members please bring a plate,
cup, silyerware and covered dish.
After we had decided about the
rummage sale, bake and luncheon
the meeting was adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Royal Hopkins in October.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
CANAL, SPAN APPROACHES
BIDS ARE DUE SEPT. 80

Bids for construction of the ap-
proaehes to the new st. Georges
Bridge over the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal, last of three big
contracts on construction of the
bridge. will be opened at 2 o'clock
Monday, Sept. 80, at the U. S. Dis
trict Engineer Office, Philadelphia.
Mai. Harry B. Vaughan, district
engineer. says the specifications
provide for the contractor providing
labor, materials, and performing the
work In building the long approach
es.
This is the last Of the three larg-
est contracts for the bridge struc-
ture, The first, the substructure, is
under way by the Penker Construc-
tion Company and the second. the su-
perstrueture, was awarded last week
70 the Phoenix Bridge Company, and
VIII be started in q few days.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
KENT COLORED CIVIC
LEAGUE BACKS WILLKIE

A meeting was held in the clut
room Of the Kent County Negro
/ Civic League, Dover, Tuesday night
August q. for the specific purpose
Of organizing a -Presi-
dent Club" Officers elected were
President, Calvin Clark, vice-presi-
dent Elmer Johnson; secretary,
Willis Holmes, and treasurer, Lii
liam Gray.
The consensus of the persons
present was, that they are tired of
he present administration theory
Of government. Some people place
stock in that old adage Never swap
horses in the middle of a stream, -
but we have no fear of swapping
horses, when there is from all indi-
cations what seems to us a safer
and better balanced horse.
We would like to refer to Mr..
RooseFelt's program of 1892 in
which he promised to the Forgot
ten Man" to use all of his executive
power to push through a number of
necessary measures of social justice,
but we now remember, much to the
disappointment of the Forgotten
man." that this did not turn out to
be the temper OF the Roosevelt ad-
ministTatiOn in 1886.
We have learned the hard way in
the past eight years that govern
ment cannot be successful in oper-
ating the business of this country
as long as we remain a democracy.
We admit to certain practices of a
small number Of business men are
not honest and above board, but the
present administration allowed itself
to underrate and even to sneer at
the contribution Of business enter
prise TO our national welfare. The
administration seemed to regard bus
mess as an object of discipline
rather than an object Of constructive
encouragement
The reconciliation Of private ini-
tiatiYe with social justice is obvious
ly not possible under the impIiea-
lion that any and all business sue
cess is in itself odiOus. Certain au-
LhOritatiVe spokesmen took an atti-
lude, however, which would be logi-
cal only under the doctrine that
private business initiative should |
be eventually liquidated.
II may have been the manner as /
much as the measures of the admin |
which produced the i'm I
preston, but in any event the i'm
preston has been disastrous.
The economic and social creed 1
which Mr.. Willkie expressed in his
address seems to us to
epresent the realistic liberalism
hat ought to properly guide the
Iation in the trying days through
which we are living.
The worries that fill the mind Of
very thoughtful person at the
resent moment spring not so much
rom what is, as from what maybe.
he rate Of growth in governmental
JUNCTION that we have seen in the
asst recent years has been so rapid
bat no one can plan on the future.
We believe that the rate should be
lowed down until we can see where
re are and where we want to 90.
temporary slowing down may not
sem attractive to superactive in
but to US there seems as
luch peril in dizziness as in inertia.
II. Willkie's acceptance address
lakes it clear to us that in his
ldgment neither extreme is neces-
airy.
These are a partial list Of rea-
7ns why we are for "Willkie for
resident"
WILLIS HOLMES. Secretary.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
OWNER OF CARRIER PIGEON
DOWN IN STATE FOUND

Owner Of the chocolate colored
carrier pigeon which was found ex-
Eausted near Fine Points, has been
identified as Peter Simmentii OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The pigeon was picked up by
Private william H. Horney Of Sta
tion No. 4, and now is a mascot Of
the police force. The washington
authorities checked the numbers on
the legband and gave the owners
name.
Mr.. Simmentii has been notified
that his bird is here, but that when
released it would not leave.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
SCHOOL PATROLS ARE
LAUDED BY COUNCIL
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speed Of these automobiles has also
Increased. Thus, a few careless
drivers, n speedy automobiles, cause
most Of the danger.
School Boy Patrols literally have
saved hundreds Of lives. The next
time you see School Boy Patrol.
Just pause long enough to study
these young heroes In action. Il is
a great training for the lads them
selves 10 know that they are doing
really important WORK II is an
honor TOO. Every School Boy Patrol
leader d . picked fellow and Is high
~ trained He is selected because Of
his qualities for safety leadership
He is the envy of his fellows. He Is
new Kind OF modern hero and de-
serves the honor. and the aid of all
Of us. 50, when you see q member
of the patrol at dangerous street
cr0asinez, elow down and heip him
70 protect our school children.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
10000 AUTOMBILES
HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED

Free inspection OF automobiles at
the Offices Of the Motor Vehicle De-
partment In Wilmington, Dover, and
Georgetown ended Saturday at noon.
Motor department officials estimated
nearly 10000 automobiles remained
uninspected
A fee Of 81 is being charged for
inspection now.
Auto registration tags may be
secured at half price on Oct. 1.
Motor Vehicle Department officials
said no tags can be secured at that
time without inspection OF the auto
mobile and payment Of the 81 fee
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

plan now to join the Willkie Club.
The Young Ladies' Friendship
Glass Of Slaughter Neck viii meet
this Friday evening. September rs.
with Mrs. Doris Jones.
Farmers generally are pleased
with thor factory lima crop, ready
sale and good prices make this crop
one of their biggest money-makers
Don't forget to register tomorrow.
Saturday, September 81. II you do
not know where to go, contact your
county committeeman and he win
tell you.
Harvest time is hard work time
and farmers in this vicinity are be-
ing sorely pressed to find labor that
is willing to work the long hours
out-Of-doors.
Remember tomorrow, Saturday,
September p. is next to the last reg
istration day. Everyone who is Of
voting age must register this year
in order to cast a ballot on Novem-
Der 5.
The Ladies' Aid OF Millwood Meth
odist Church viii meet at the Com
mnnity Hall on Friday evening, Sep
tember 20. All are welcome and it is
hoped many will make It point to
be there.
The Ladies' Aid of Aillwood will
meet this evening, Friday, September /
20, at MillwoOd Hall. ALI members
are cordially invited to attend. Fall
activities will be outlined at this
meeting.
The poet who said What is so
rare as a day in Jnne?" evidently |
never visited Delaware during Sep
tember, when nature seems to try to
outdO herself in filing each day
with more beauty.
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The next meeting Of the Milford
Willkie Club will be held Friday eve
ming, September %. Refreshments
will be served at the termination of
he meeting, which will feature a
fOund-table discussion and talks by
ltate and county leaders.
Sears. Roebuek and Company is
celebrating their 54th an
liveTsary. At their Dover store they
nave assembled a wonderful stock
If seasonal merchandise which is
placed on sale at attractive prices /;
Some of the many savings waiting
or the thrifty buyer are listed in \
wO pages OF advertising appearing /
IN pages six and seven of this issue |
# the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
RURAL WOMEN EARN
BIZ CAREFUL PLANNING
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~ rfer--I . $50 r sANr
for the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service. Aare realizing that rec
reatiOn and fun for the family need
not always mean the spending Of
money. One Of the snost successful
mothers know plaua picnic snp-
pers in The summer which the chil-
dren like to arrange. Both the father
and the mother In this family 60
shedding with the children during
the winter. This Is wholesome rec
reaii0n, enjoyed by the whole family
at miniraum OF expense"
Wise homemakers don't just buy
what and when they can. With the
entire family. they work out a plan
for careful spending Of available
funds that viii give the most satis-
faction to an members Of the FAM
n.y.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20


Tomorrow is the birthday an
niversary of one. who might be
Milford's Oldest resident, for 4
marks the ninety-third milestone
Of Mrs. Sarah Humphreys Tom
linson. Of East Front street.
South Milford. Although Mrs.
Tomlinson has been incapaci-
tated by a fall which left her
unable to be around in accus-
toned places, she still main-
tains her home. with an attend
ant. and enjoys visits with her
friends and family. She has lived
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
WILDWOOD SUNSHINE SOCIETY

The Aliliwo0d Sunshine Society
will hold its first fall meeting We'd
nesday afternoon, September rs, at
1880 o'clock.
The committee in charge of pro-
gram and refreshments consists Of
Mrs. George Bond, Mrs. Amanda
Short. Mrs. Frank Austin and Mrs.
]. Leverage. A full attendance is
expected. The society has enjoyed
two months vacation with two much
enjoyed picnies held jointly with
the Home Demonstration Club.
Committees will be appointed at
this meeting to take care of the
winter programs. and to make pre-
paration to entertain the State
branch Of the international Sun
shine Society which will be the
guests Of the local branch in April.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
SQUIRREL SEASON
OPENED MONDAY

Squirrel season in Delaware open
ed last Monday and will close Nov.
4, the state board Of Game and Fish
Commissioners announces. Red fox
season will begin Oct. /. The daily
limit on squirrels is six. Foxes may
be chased only during the season
which closes April 80.
Rabbit season will start Nov. Is,
extending to Dec. 81, with six being
the daily limit. The quail and
pheasant seasons also open and end
on the same days with 12 quail al
lowed daily and two male pheasants
for each day.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
FLeWER sHOW AL 81. RAUL,s

There will be flower show at st.
Paui's M. e. Church on September
27-2s. 1910. sponsored by Garfield
Everybody Is requested
to kindly bring a bunch OF flowers
to compete IN the show. 10c admis-
sion will be charged. First, second
and third prizes will be awarded.
Decision Of the judges viii be Anai.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
REH0BOFH LIFE GUARDS
SAVE SIXTY FIVE LIVES

The Rehoboth Beach patrol res
cued 65 persons from the surf this
summer. according to a report re-
leased by Col Edgar S. Slayer. di-
rector Of public safety at the re-
sort. The report, which includes all
life-guard activities up to and in
cluding September s, also contains
a total Of 19s first aid cases ten ac-
cidents. and two drowniRgs One
drowning, the report revealed, oc-
CURED on the evening Of July 81,
after lifeguards had gone on duty
for the day.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
Obituary
WILLIAM5ON


Mrs. Martha E. Williamson, 81
years old, widow Of Joseph 4 VIII
Hanson, died at the home Of her
son. Ernest, near Atlanta, Thursday,
September 12, 1910. after an illness
OF several months. She was a ma
tive OF near Bridgesiile where she
spent her entire life. Surviving her
are three sons, Theodore B. Will
hanson, Of near fredericksburg; Ro-
land Williamson. Of near Bridge
yille, aud ]. Ernest Williamson Of
near Atlanta; one daughter, Mrs
Clara Newton, OF Harrington; one
sister, Mrs. George Eaton of near
Harrington. and one brother, George
Brown, OF near Bridgeyille Funeral
services were conducted Saturday
afternoon at 1870 o'clock at the
home of her son, Ernest, with the
Rev. A. F. Zimmerman OF Seaford,
officiating. Interment was made in
BlOomery cemetery, Bleomery.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
- pOGS RRGISTERRD

approximately 10000 dogs have
been registered BY the Board Of
Game and Fish Commissioners.
Based on the area Of the state, of
1855 square miles or 1857 500 land
acres, the board estimates there is
one dog for each As acres or .07 Of
4 square mile IN the state.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
DOVER NEWS AGENCY TO
BUILD NEW STORE

John F. Houseman, formerly of
Milford, proprietor of the Dover
News agency, has recently purchased
through the office of G. Leslie
Gooden, the property on Loockerman
street, next to Arnold's Drug Store,
formerly occupied by Freeman's
Barber Shop. The property was
owned by Mrs. Ina Freeman.
The old building is being razed to
make room for a modern brick struc-
ture. the lower part Of which will
be occupied by Dover's exclusive
news stand. and the upper will be-
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
H0ME GOING "a 81. TH0MAs

The regular annual home coming
at St Thomas viii be held on sun
day. September 29 All-day meeting.
starting at 10 a. M with an old
fashioned class meeting. Preaching
at eleven BY Rev. G. W. Spry. Dinner
for all that attend at twelve o'clock
noon. Preaching again at ,. IA.
by Dr Walter Al HParn Of Dover.
Special music throughout the day.
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20

Han Deaky1e left On wednesday,
for Hightstown. N. ]. He win attend
Peddie School this year.
hIrs John P. Tawas Is In the nlil-
ford Memorial Hospital following an
apDendectomy on Tuesday.
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Mrs. ]. Harry Humes. much Inn
proved from her recent illness. left
for stroudsburg. Pa, on Wednesday.
mrs. II e: FerrsrG Of San Fran
cisco, Cal, Is in Milford visiting her
brother. Harry Lstchun and Mrs
Latchum.
Samuel M D. MAJ shall, Jr., went
to Port Deposit, Nd, on Tuesday.
There he viii enter Tome Institute
as a student
Dr. and Mrs. willard Pierce re-
turned to town last week after
spending the summer at their cottage
at Slaughter Beach.
Miss Norma Hollis will return to
Women's College on Monday to be-
gin her sophomore year at that coll
lege In Newark, Delaware.
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Stephen Draper and Henry viii
kins will leave on Sunday for An-
gola, Indiana. where they viii be-
students at Tri-State College.
Miss Katherine Mayhem went to
Wilmington on Sunday. This week
she entered the Delaware State Col
lege Of Beauty Culture as a student
Miss Frances Lanlmey spent last
week as the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald w. Poole. who have now
moved to their new home in swarth-
more, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Brakeley,
Jr., Of BoFdentown, NJ j., visited |
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. |
on Monday at their home !
on Lake avenue.
Mrs. Harold W. Wall has returned
to her home in Beaver Falls, Pa,
after spending the past two weeks /
in Milford with her parents, Mr.. and |
Va p L. -. AAuA1NA.
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DR.. and Mrs. Robert Reed return
ed to Milford on Sunday after a hon-
symoOn spent in New York City. Af-
Ter October they will be at home
1t 424 South Walnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reed of near
own had as their weekend guests
dr. and Mrs. Edward Haleman, Mrs
Helen Bakey, Miss leila Bakey and
Kenneth Sherman Of Norwood. Pa.
Mrs. F. Burgette Short went to
N. c., on Wednesday to join
Ter brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
nd Mrs. NJ. Roy Hart, Of st. Peters !
urg, Florida, for week or ten
ays. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. James Salisbury Of
IoustOn gave birthday dinner on
sunday in honor Of their son and
James and Delma. Among
hose present were Mr. and Mrs.
ames JOrdOn and Bernard Hilton {
Wilmington and Mr.. and Mrs.
ieorge Harrington Of Milford -
Edgar Poe, Of Titusville, Florida. I
! the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
arnard. Mr.. Poe will remain for
he wedding Of his cousin, Remsen A
Barnard, to Miss Dorothy Dick ]
rson. of Bridgeville, which takes 4
laces tomorrow, after which he will {
ave for school at Bowling Green,
entucky. IL
Capt and Mrs. Anthony s. Sum
ers and Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Stew
ID have this week been touring y
le Shenandoah National Park in y
irginia. Charles Summers, the son =
Mr.. and Mrs. Summers, accom- y
lnied them as far as Front Royal. y
A., where he will attend the Ran u
Military Academy :. y
Miss Dorothy Pierce, daughter of
r. and Mrs. Willard Pierce; return 7,
to Cedar Crest College, Allen u
wn, Pa, to participate in the open I
1or Ceremony" marking the open p
& Of the college for the year 1870 ii
Miss Pierce, a junior at the col N
ge, is maioring In home economics ~
d is a member Of the Home Eco re
mics Club =,
Milford chronicle., 1940-09-20
III
SCHUYLER

Mrs. Sarah E. SCHUYLER, "a years
old, a native Of Harrington, died at
her home in Buelah, Md, Thursday,
September 5. 1910, following a pro-
longed illness. Mrs Schuyler was
the daughter Of the late Thomas and
Sarah Catherine Blades, of Har-
rington, and was well known in that
vicinity She ie survived by two
sisters, one brother and several
chlldred. Funeral services were con-
Quoted as the Framptom Funeral
Chapel Saturday afternoon, Septem-
her z, at o'clock with the Rev.
Fisher. pastor Of the Evangelical
Reformed Church of Cambridge, on
ciating. Interment WIS made in
Greensboro cemetery.