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Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GOOD
ROADS MEETING here

Those interested in having good roads
for Sussex County met in the Armory
Hall at Milford Saturday afternoon last,
and listened to addresses by persons
prominent in Good Roads work in both
Delaware and other states. Senator
Miller, of Maryland, which state is
doing thousands of dollars worth of road
work each year, told the assemblage of
business men, farmers and mechanics
of the many advantages to be derived
from the construction of improved
highways, and strongly advocated that
Sussex County make provision at the
next legislature to secure monies with
which to start improved road building.
Charles P. Cullen, Esq, of Georgetown,
gave some very startling figures as to
the amount of money now spent in
patchwork, with nopermanent roads as
a result. He stated that over sixty
nine thousand dollars are spent in this
manner in Sussex each year, and that
but ten thousand dollars more are con-
sumed in building bridges. Senator
Miller estimated that with this amount
not less than nine miles of improved
roads could be built, including all bridges
which may occur in that distance. The
meeting was called for the expressed
purpose of creating interest in Good
Roads, and was the first of a series
which will be held all over Sussex County.
Those who are trying to Great the
necessary interest in the matter are
forming Good Roads Associations in al
parts of the county, will have bills
presented to the next legislature asking
that Sussex County be allowed to bono
for 1000, 600 for the construction OF
such roads. 1t will be well for the
voters to see that any candidate for the
legislature is a Good Road Man before
he is voted.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CONDENSED news ITEMS
Paragraphs of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers

Moonlight nights are fine for the bay
shore strolls.
Sweet corn was never finer than it is
at this time.
Big Thursday at Slaughter Beach on
August 10th two weeks off.
Get registered tomorrow, Saturday.
Its the last day before the primaries.
Labor is finding its service unsteady
this summer so far the trades are con
cerned.
Thad Windsor will hold a sale of
mares, colts and young mules tomorrow.
For particulars see ad in another part
of the Chronicle and posters.
The State Auditor met the School
Clerks of this vicinity at Milford last
Saturday and settled their school ac-
counts for the past school year.
Peaches have been in fair supply this
week in Milford and the price has
ranged from so cents to 80 cents per
basket just according to quality.
The public school will reopen in Mil
ford on Wednesday, September 9th.
Nest of the rural schools will open on
either 7th, or 18th, of September.
Canteloupes from nearby fields are
supplying Milford with some of the finest
favored melons ever grown. The price
ranges from three to five cents per
melon.
-5Byard P. Burn has been elected as
Secretary of the Milford Building Loan
Association, 20 succeed Robert c. Hail.
deceased. Mr.. Burn is well qualified
fer the position.
The white potato crop in this part
of Delaware has been a scOurce for con-
siderable profit to those who grew them
extensively as the price realized has
ranged from 35 to Is cents per basket.
There has been erected this week in
the M. E. Cemetery at Milton, over the
grave of the late Mrs. Mary E. Pool Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, a beautiful monument
of Westerly Granite. w. V. Sipple &
Son were the contractors for the work.
III lanes. L. Davis has rented the large
farm at the west end of Milford owned
by DR.. James P. Lofand, and will move
to it at the first of next year. He has
resided on the Major Lofand farm,
opposite Odd Fellows Cemetery, for
thirty years.
Frank Lohand and Bethuel Shockley,
two of the old time colored gentlemen
of Slaughter Neck, died on Thursday,
July Both, 1914, and were buried on
Saturday last. Their exact age is un-
known. but they were well beyond
seventy years, and were universally re-
spected.
The cool weather of the latter part
of last week, and the heavy rains which
preceded it, was an opportunity that
farmers took advantage of to plow fallow
fields for the wheat crops to be sow next
month. 1t was general in Kent County
and northern Sussex where wheat IS
grown extensively.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
Big fire in BUSINESS
PART OF georgetown

Despite rotted hose and incomplete
apparatus, Georgetown's volunteer fire.
men saved their entire town from burn
ing Wednesday night when the business
section caught fire. The loss was heavy.
comprising the big livery stable Of
Cnarles Marsh which had no insurance
and which was valued at $1,000 the liv-
cry stable and garage of Harley Como
way valued at $1,000 with partial insur-
ance, and the law Offices and back stables
OF former Attorney General Robert C.
white, vauled at $1,000, partial in
surance. Only small alley seperatCd d
the fire and the county jail buildings,
the post office and Odd Fellows Hall
Call for aid was sent out and the Lewes
hremen arrived in their automobile truck
IN time to help. covering the IS miles in
2S minutes. The fire is supposed to
have started in the Conoway Stable
loft and was discovered about half past
eleven in the evening. A train crew
saw the flames at Redden four miles
away, rain their train to Georgetown
and blew the first alarm. The flames
were confined to an around which the
old Egale Hotel, the new County Court
house, the Post Office and other business
buildings are grouped. When the fire
men found their hose rotted and could
get but three lines of water on the fire,
lawyers in the section began carrying
out their papers while residents and
business men were carrying out goods.
1t seemed certain that the business sec
tiOn was doomed but strong fighting
confined the flames to the stables. 1t
was the most threatening fire George
town has had in twenty years.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
SATURDAY LAST DAY TO REGISTER.

If YOU desire to have any part in nam
inc the ticket to be voted at the Novem-
her elections YOU must register tomor-
row. Saturday, August 8th. Under the
new election primary laws only those
Who have registered and so qualified
themselves to vote at the general cleo
tion will be able to take part IN the prl-
mary elections, which are held exaet,ly
in the same manner ana unoer tne
county and state control for every party
as the general elections are held. ke-
member this and register tomorrow.
Registrars sit at your regular voting
places in each district.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
FGfLAYING COMPETITION
Is 'SIONING TO DELAWARE

18th Annual North American
Ine l4ul .;"naj Egg Laying Competition
ln!elnasiOtt,o to Newark, Delaware, IN con-
WI son sU,' with the new department Oh Oh
ns.sVu tyu at the Experiment station ana ana
po1us -,.rt in full operation on the hrsT
vii s.Sle e.SNloeyember. This matter has been
dg u I;scnssion since last winter When
lnd5si s..n,ers u,Ss@ all over the State as they
ne lnes.'-dJ All in the Institutes, favored the
gslli!SS,,ent gsl5iisSS of such a department:
ss sslaG,sti State Board of Agriculture decided
llt li5ain finance the egg laying compeIl-
y nj,P q order to bring it to Newark. IL
uol .aa.sorv ~ v.1 TO have 100 houses, a house
! s..ob ls.9ib1f of the 100 pens that will enter
lsl ea,1 aontest and attached to each pen
ug !I ~ IL a ward to furnish ample range for
WV tors ~ these wards to be fenced with
4s s hest best poultry fencing. The North
IDorican Iis SCe in announcing this egg laying
an,.,ii aiannetition saws that 1T will be under
t9np 8.ust tate and national supervision, the
ut'sese .Irontsges of which will appeal lmmedl-
stsIy to the many thousands VINO nave
sst.d ~! tbe amazing results attained IN
a0mnptltlOn lelu Jluo Ia H.iN
imaricsn auspices. tits fully expected
Ssi'' ,Sst tbe records of the present year,
.,u, .ra, far ahead of those of any previous
A." ITsrican ri contests and nearly up to those
q Australia and New Zealand, will be
sy,eeded ~ ,l and that results will point the
VsT oar, more surely to a still larger develop
me1t I Of the hen as a commercial propo-
.ition HAN In a sense, the limit of egg pro
5rction has not nearly been reached
syeept perhaps, in the case of a compar-
stvelv few individuals. There seems to
h no reason why there shall not be a
sonsderable advance toward this goal
of ali poultrymen in the coming year.
An expert poultryman will have di-
ref charge Of the work of caring for
these iaying hens and keeping a record
Of the pens. Already entries have been
MADE from many of the states in the
Union and from several of the European
countries.
The value of this egg laying competi-
lion to the poultry industry of Delaware
can scarcely be over-estimated.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CAULK CLUB SOCIAL COLUMN.

William L. Smith spent Saturday and
Sunday in Philadelphia.
Carl Pleasanton, of Philadelphia, is
visiting relatives in Milford.
John Davis leads the Caulk team in
batting with average of about 450.
Miss Helen D. Kirke has as he guest
this week Miss Beth Deyine, of Will
mington.
miss Elizabeth Foulk is entertaining
is Miss Mildred Jeiferies and Gilbert
Craig, of Wilmington.
y Billy Jackson, of Newark, the fast
little bantum weight shOrt-stop, has
Joined the Caulk team for two weeks.
David E. Basler. of Philadelphia, is
visiting his cousins, the Misses Ester
and Mildred Walls, of South Walnut
Street.
Arthur Webb spent the weekend at
Wilmington, and Presley D. Geoghegan
spent Sunday with his parents at Della
ware City.
We have engaged the services Of Mr..
Coffin, the strong pitcher of the Park
side Athletic Club, who pitched against
US on Tuesday, to join our team and re-
main with US for one week.
NlWe have secured the services of w.
MCGOWAN of Wilmington, a professional
umpire. He is doing splendid work
and the visitors as well as the home
fans are very well pleased with him.
We had two lop-sided games on Sat
urday and Monday with Rehoboth and
Lewes. Lewes was not playing IN It's
old time form. We are expecting a
harder battle when we go there on the
8th.
Misses Emma Davis and Eva Deputy
are enjoying a weeks vacation at AT
lantic Civ. On their return from the
seashore they will enjoy a second week
as guests Of hOuse-party at Bowers
Beach.
The game on Tuesday with Parkside
was one of the prettiest games played
on our grounds this season with the eX-
ception of the sixth inning, when Geo
ghegan went blind and could not locate
the plate.
We are looking forward to some very
fast and interesting games this schedule,
as all the teams that we are to play are
considered very strong. The games
should be especially interesting on the
10Th. 11th. and 18th, with Dover. the
Caulk team having won three games
out Of five played with Dover so far this
season.
The boys of the Caulk team have
taken a vacation of two weeks, and the
following schedule has been arranged
Friday. August 7th, fredericksburg at
Milford Saturday, August 8th, Lewes
at Lewes Monday. August 10th, Dover
at Dover Tuesday, August llth, Dover
af Milford Wednesday, August, 18th,
Seaford at Milford Thursday, August
1Sth New Castle A. A. at Milford
Friday, August 14th, fredericksburg at
fredericksburg ; Saturday, August 10Th,
CLAYTON at Milford Wednesday, August
1et6. Dover at Milford ; Thursday, Az
gust goth. Parkside A. c. at Milford.
We have scheduled game for August
20th. with Parkside because, we want
IN ' Get back at them for the defeat they
handed US on the 4th.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY.

A host of her friends gathered at the
cozv residence of ''Aunt" Matilda Rob
inson on Tuesday, August 4th, 1914, in
North Milford, to pay their respects in
the tangible shape OF donations of all
kinds. and among them being a purse
of money. Aunt Tillie is the only
living member of those who took part
in the LAYING of the corner stone OF
cold Bethel" Church which took place
over forty years ago. This old colored
woman was born in Fredericktown, Md,
AUGUST 4th, 1880, and considering her
81 Years she is enjoying splendid health.
In her declining years she is cheerful,
good tempered and gentle as a child; a
fine ending of life well spent for any
human being.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
new STEAMER NOW RUNNING.

The new steamer George F. Pierce,
which has succeeded steamer Green's
borough, arrived in Milford Friday morn,
mo and Immediately commenced to load
with canned goods and wheat for the
Philadelphia markets. The boat lett
IN her first trip Monday morning and
will now make regular trips between
Milford and Philadelphia. During Fri
dav. Saturday and Sunday the boat was
visited by hundreds of persons VINO III IN /
snected her frOm top to bottom. Inc
boat Is a beauty and was admired by
those who looked her over.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07

The Caulk Club was defeated on the
local grounds Tuesday afternoon by the
score of Z to by the fast Parkside Club
of Wilmington. With the exception of
the sixth inning the game was air. tight
throughout In this inning Geohegan,
who is not in condition to do himself
justice, went wrong after asking to be
relieved. He passed five men. forcing
in two runs and here gave way to Legar
with the bases still full and none out.
A scratch hit and an error by Chamber
lain brought four more runs in before
the side was retired. The seventh run
was the fruit of an overthrow to third
by Davis. Caulk scored in the ninth by
the pitcher hitting Harrington, hit by
Legar and Davis sacrifice fly. At times
Caulk had chances to score but lost out
by poor judgment. The score:
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

i5s gssIor ss,.,i. Davis has given up the preach
yo5i0o s 0elylce I! on Sunday night and is de-
5seaiss 5Hlis nis thought and energy to the
e6penIp e6peaIIplng OF the young people of the
sb,, SSI'n nan! ana congregation. Mr.. Davis is
1poly p.ly assisted in this special work by
spS Si'GTsor TI Varney of the High School
snS ;.l.neodore Hall. The attendance
yiess t[ interest Sest Of the Sunday evening ser
nsvv ,Sv' nave nave greatly increased under the
pevl, sw legeme. The following are the
VsnSyle VT,y elected officers /: President, Afford
WiTssnn Vice President, Miss Mary
Trss.S,, secretary. Miss Stella Bennett (;
'ef' Miss Lillian Smoot.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
REV. B. F. SHORT TO PREACH HERF.

Just as we close the forms Of this
paper we learn that Rev. Francis Bur
gette Short, of Spokane, Washington,
will preach in the Avenue NJ. E. Church
of Milford this coming Sunday morning
at II o'clock. Doctor Short is one OF
the famous preachers of the western
country and is brother to l. D. Short
of Milford. He will leave for his west
ern home on Monday next. The large
church in Milford will be crowded to its
capacity to hear him.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CHICKENS CAUSE Law SUIT.

A case where chickens trespa.s9sed
unon a field of grain owned by Mrs;
Rennett of Slaughter Neck was trleu
before Esquire Hendrickson this week s7
IN which the owner of the chickens, Mr..
WiIkins " was compelled to pay three
dollars as damages and the costs OF the
nrosecution. This was case wnere d
paigbbor's chickens damaged the grow
nc cron and where the principals couiG
not NOT agree upon the amount to be paia
in settlement.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
WIIIIS.

Mrs. FdithG. Willis, widow Of the late
Pev ~ Jonothan S. Willis, died at the home
Of her son at Lincoln City, Delaware, e., on
W Wednesday . evening, August 4th, 1914
of naralysis. aged SO years and Z months.
II 9ar IF funeral viii take place at the house
70 i5el o'ciock today, Friday, Rev: A. ".
Liebtbourne, Ii Of Dover, officiating; En- IN
I. tsT5nent 1e will be made at Barratt sChapel'
Sbe had been a great sufferer from Pa, Pa
ralvsis for months and was one OF Ins
most patient of sufferers.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
LEWES.

Milford Juniors defeated the Lincoln
n H'a's s on the local grounds on Saturday
I 5.a . Yen inning game by the score of
~ " I, The feature of the game was
vro. ~e pitching Of "Big Bill'' Crouch, who
ivo TVn ms llls own game in the tenth with a
wv Oase hit' driving in the winning run.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CAULK CLUB.

IWO-base hits Harrington, Jackson,
Kern, Chamberlain. Home runs Webb.
Base on balls Of Ingram, 8. Struck
out BY Ingram, 1 A; by Neff, /; by
Legar. 2 by Davis, l. Hits-Of In
gram, II in five innings off Neff, in
three innings off Legar, 3 in seven in
nings off Davis, in two innings. Um-
pire- McGowan.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
MARRIED.
INGRAM DEPUTY.

A very quiet wedding was solemnised
on Tuesday evening, July 28th, 1914 at
the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage IN
this town, when Miss Arcadia X. Deputy
became the bride Of Henry NJ. Ingram.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
W. R. Mowbray.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CAULK CLUB.

Base on balIs-By JOfin, ! :; BY Geo
ghegan, 6; by Legar, l. Hits-Of Geo
CHEN, 3 in five third innings; off
Legar, 2 in three and two third innings.
Umpire-McGowan.
In one of the best games which they
have played this year the Caulk Club
defeated the strong Seaford term at
Seaford on Wednesday. The game was
featured by the sensational fielding of
Webb, Kern, Jackson and Naylor. Davis
pitched an air tight game and had the
Seaford boys at his mercy at all times.
The score was 4 to 2 as following:
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
CAULK Won Three BUT
LOST PARKSIDE GAME

In a one-sided game of ball on the
local diamond Monday afternoon the
strong Caulk Club defeated the crack
Lewes team. The visitors were out
classed in all departments of the game.
The feature of the game was the slug
ging of the Caulkites. The score
TFWFC
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
PUBLIC SALE.

George R. Marshall, Of near Harbe;,
son. will sell his personal properly p9Iy anu
also the farm at public sale on Weohes- 'a'.,
dav. August 18th. For particulars, 81 see
advertisement in this paper ana posters
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
OBITUARY.
HIGMAN.

Mrs GLADYS Higman, wife Of Mark
II Hi uioroan died at their home in New
barn -. - Norfh Carolina. August End, 1914;
Her body was brought, to mllIorG lam ailu
interment made in Odd FelloWS 81 Ceilie, ls-
terv on August 5th. She was ~ years
old.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
MILFORD LUMBER co.

Lewes defeated Milford Lumber Co.
last Saturday at Lewes in one of the
best and fastest games that has been
played in that town this season, Lewes
winning out in the tenth inning. Score
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
SEAFORD.

Earned runs-Caulk, 3 Seaford, z.
Two-base hits-J. Davis, Kern. Left on
bases-Caulk, 8 Seaford, 3. Base on
balls-By Davis, 1 /; Moore, 3. Double
play-JacksOn to Geoghegan. Hit by
pitcher-H Harrington. Struck out-By
&. Davis, 4 by Moore, by Steineder-
/. Umpire-McGowan
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
WHO IS BEST2

Milford beat Dover Dover beat psrki sIlsi
side Parkside beat Milford nll1oru nn1or
heat heat Seaford Seaford beat Dover ;
Dover beat Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1914-08-07
BASE BALL.

Milford Lumber Co. defeated the Re-
boboth All Stars at Milford last Friday
in poorly played game by the score Of
5to 2, as follows:
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
ADMIRAL BOWLEs SUBPOENAED.
Senate Committee VIII Question Him
About DeKDighps Retainer.

A subpoena was issued Monday by
the Senate lobby committee for Rear
Admiral F. I. Bowles, u. S. N,
retired, president of the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company, to appear as
a witness today.
Admiral Bowles will be questioned
concerning the contract with Clar-
ence w. DeKnight, Washington at
torney, in regard to the Panama
Canal legislation. De Knight testi-
fied that ne had contract under
which he received a 81 200 retainer
and was to receive 50, 600 contingent
fee If the legislation for free tolls"
for American coastwise vessels was
passed.
De Knight admitted that ne did not
receive the contingent fee. Presi-
dent Bowles was quoted later as say
ing that the contract did not cover
free tolls" A subpoena was also
issued for Edward w. De Knight, a
brother of the Washington attorney,
who is reported to be the custodian
Of Important papers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
DELAY IN NAVY PROMOTIONS.
Necessary Sea Service Requisite 10
Advancement in Service.

1t was expected that, in view of
the retirement of Rear Admiral c.
+. Vreeland on March 10, the Secre-
tary of the Navy would remove the
block to Navy promotions, due to the
postpone ment of the advancement Of
Commander Philip Andrews TO the
grade of captain
The latter officer still has about
six months to serve in order to com
plete the period of eighteen months
which Secretary Daniels has deter
mined shall be the sea service Of an
officer in the grade of commander to
entitle him to promotion to the next
higher grade. Mr.. sliels appears
20 adhere to this plan without modi-
fiction and regardless of the extraor-
dinary circun stances which applied
new rule with a retroactive effect
and ss a form Of punishment for fail
ure to go to sea under circumstances
over which Captain Andrews had no
control.
A further complication has been in
troduced in connection with the eligi-
DAllby W AuN &llGGAlAN III VI GdDAaAAt -
c Rogers, who has now been ordered
for three months treatment in a ma
val hospital, which will delay his pro-
motion to that extent and correspond
ingly block advancement of officers
Of junior grade. Among those whose
advancement is delayed in this
way are Commanders A. II. Scales
ard Victor Blue, the latter having
the rank of rear admiral by virtue
of his commission as chief Bureau
Of Navigation.
There was lately brou yht to the
attention of Secretary Daniels the
question of regarding Commander An
drews was now eligible 60 promotion,
but Mr.. Daniels has evidently felt
that there should be no modification
Of his rule in this case. At all events,
there is 70 present indication Of the
advancement Of the officer, and it
looks as if the full two years pre-
scribed by Mr.. Daniels as a requisite
would be exscted.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
AIways a Work On cathedraI.

About so workinen are permanently
employed in keeping st. Pauls cathe-
dral. London. Ensland. In repair.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1914-03-18
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