Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15


INSTALLATION-A most impress
siVe and beautiful installation of
officers of Kent Chapter No. II,
Order of the Eastern Star, Harring-
ton, was held on Wednesday even
ing, January 9Th with Past Worthy
Grand MatrOn Marie L. Roberts and
and Past Worthy Grand Patron
John LeCompte presiding. The
following officers were installed
for the ensuing year: Worthy
MatrOn Miss M. Catherine Downing,
Worthy Patron Fulton ]. Downing,
Associate MatrOn Edith Harcum,
Associate Patron Clifford Raughley,
COnductress Mary Sipple, Associate
OOnductress Florence @. Kent,
Adah, Betty Jane Knox; Ruth,
Pearl Prettyman; Esther, Ruth
Martin; Martha, Mae T. Perry;
Electa, Ruth Blades; Warder, Sallie
Lord, and Sentinel, Douglas Fry.
TAX FlLING-ASSiStan to tax
payers will be rendered at the fol-
lowing places on the following
dates. These locations are in addi=
ton to the office on the third floor,
post office building, Wilmington,
Delaware.
Kent County: Dover, Delaware
Post Office, January IL to March
Is, inclusive.
Sussex County: Georgetown, Del
aware-11 S. Race Street, January
II, to March Is, inclusive; Reho-
both, Delaware-POst Office, Janu-
airy 25 and 26; Milford, Delaware
Post Office, January % and %;
Milton, Delaware-Sussex Trust
Co, January rs and 20; Millsboro,
Delaware-POst Office, January
20 and 81; SelbyVille, Delaware
Post Office, January 10 and 10;
Bridgeville, Delaware - Baltimore
Trust Co., January 20 and 81; Sea-
ford, Delaware-Fire Hall, January
Is and 10.
kIWANIS CLUB-Officer of the
MillsbOro Kiwanis Club were in
stalled in recent meeting held in
Hickman's Restaurant. Samuel z.
TimmOns was installed as presi-
dent to succeed John B. Ayers. Har-
vey Roberts was installed as Sec
rotary and Granville Messick as
treasurer. The installation was
conducted by James T. Lynch of
RehobOth, lieutenant governor lof
the 18th Capital District.
Guests at the meeting included
Mrs. John B. Ayers, Mrs. Hiram
Lasher, Mrs. Harvey Roberts, Mrs.
Samuel TimmOns, Mrs. R. Warning
ton, Ray Stokes, all of Millsboro,
and Mrs. ]. T. Lynch, Rehoboth.
Mr.. TimmOns, the president, and
Mr.. Messick, the treasurer, repre-
sented the MillsborO Club at the
mid-winter conference in the Hotel
Chamberlain, Fort Monroe, Va.
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PRICES RECOVER - Sussex
County poultry growers reported
, this week that brOiler prices hav,
recovered somewhat during tn,
+ past 10 days. The price, which NOV
, ed around IS cents a pound durinj
December, was up last week to q
to 2612 cents a pound.
The cost of raising a broileI
ranges from % to 26 cents a pound
depending on the luck and skill O
. the grower. Some have been able
to show a profit at the current
prices.
1t was also noted that grower:
are beginning to raise pullets in
larger quantities, rather than sell.
ing their birds as broilers. The
brOilers are sold at about three
pounds, weight they are supposed
to attain in Is weeks.
The pullets-yOung hens-art
sold at about five and a hall
pounds. 1t takes Is to 20 weeks tt
reach that weight. Birds of thai
size are particularly priced in the
New York market, where many
Delaware chickens go.
The prices quoted by the growers
are those at which sales we're made
! through the poultry auction at Sci.
byville.
FETE TAGGART-The Rev. Pau
j. Taggart, who is being transfer,
e red from Holy Cross r. c. Church
! Dover, to Christ Our King Church
| Wilmington, was hOnored at a re-
4 ceptiOn and open house in tn,
f church parish hall Monday eveninl
S of this week under sponsorship O
q the Blessed Virgin Holy Name So
S ciety of the Dover church.
!. Father Taggart came to Dover a.
e t1rst assistant pastor of Holy Cross
e Church in November, 1851, anC
e after the death of the Rev. Andrew
s.. Tosick in December, 1852. be
came acting pastor of the church
n During his stay he was closely al
? lied with the improvements and ad
! vances made by the church.
; The Most Rev. Edmond J. Fitz
# Maurice, bishop of the Catholi
" Diocese of Wilmington, announce,
the change among assignment
q and transfers Of priests on Thurs
day of last week. The Rev. JohI
y M. DonOhOe, first assistant of Chris
Our King Church in Wilmington
- will become pastor Of the Dove
9 parish and the Rev. Albin A. Pulo
! kas. assistant pastor of st. Paul
!, parish, Wilmington, will become as
sistant pastor. The changes ar
Il effective next Thursday. Jan. 21s
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) SOIL .ELECTION-The annua
r election of the Kent County So
l. Conservation District will be he'll
r. on Thursday, February II, 1885,
/ according to a report just release
g by the District Board of Supervis