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Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
Fatten your Fowls for Market.


There are large demands on the mar
ket at the present time for springers
and fowls of a roasting size, and there
is little doubt but that you have many
birds that are not intended to be kept
as breeders. These should be marketed
as soon as possible, in order to clear
your yards of surplus stock and to make
room for the promising ones to better
develop. Then too, such birds should be
turned into ready cash and thus cut
down the feed bills.
Don't send these birds to market,
however, unless they are first fattened,
in order that the returns may be as
large as possible. An excellent ration
for fattening poultry prior to sending it
to market, will be found in the follow
ing part cornmeal, l part Oat flour,
part barley meal and part beef scrap,
mixed with parts milk (either skim or
butter milk. This will make a feed
that is sloppy enough to be poured.
Contine the birds to be sent to market
in a feeding crate, the bottom of which
should consist of laths which allows the
droppings to go through and clear of
the crate.
Have the crate sufficiently large for
the birds, but not large enough for them
to get any amount of exercise. Protect
the Grated birds from the weather, but
do not place them inside a house.
Under a shed or tree where they will
not be molested by other fowls is a \
good place.
Prior to cooping or Grating the birds
to be fattened, withhold all food for a
period of twenty-four hours, when the
above food should be placed before them. |
This should be fed in trOughs on the out
side of the crate. and the birds allowed !
to partake of it through the Slated
sides. The fattening period will usually |
take from two to three weeks, during |
which time they should be given little
or no water, as the milk will serve to |
quench their thirst and will mean great
deal more than water to their value.
This method of fattening fowls will
increase their weight so per
cent, and in many instances has been
known to run up to 75 per cent increase.
This means much to the breeder when
mis- birds are turned into cash. The cost
Of fattening, as given here, is only a
ever exceeding from five
10 seven cents for additional pound OF
iesh put onto the birds.
Birds fattened by this method are far
better than if the same flesh were put
IN in other ways. The meat is winter
n appearance. more juicy and extreme
Y more palatble.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
NOMINATIONS FOR
MILITARY ACADEMY.

Congressman Thomas w. Miller has
nominated the following young men for
the vacancy which will be open at the
United States Military Academy from
the Congressional District of Delaware
after next spring. when Cadet Charles
R. Johnson, Jr., from Delaware, finishes
his third year
Thomas W. Eaton, Edge Moor, prin-
cipal.
Harvey Simpson Hoffecker, Newark,
first alternate.
William F. Brotton, Wilmington, Sec
ord alternate.
only one of these three will be admit
ted after they have passed the required
physical and mental examination which
will be held in March, 1916. The sue
cessful one will enter the Military Acad-
envy in June, 1916.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
AIN FLEATOWN TAVERN-lG6O.
lREpR1NrED BY REQUEST. J

lRFPRINTED BY REQUEST.
Some fifty years ago, at what is known
d. ,be half way mark between Milford
,r5 Georgetown, there stood what was
.h.r known as "Fleatown Tavern" Cor
lnr) and in the days of the old stage
.,.cb it was at this historic place that
so-ses were changed before continuing
their Journey northward here also such
men as the Honorable John M. Clayton
lined en-route to Dover, Delaware.
IN many of the older citizens of the
State. and especially Sussex County, the
.bove cut will awaken their memories
and take them back to Eye old inn" and
70 boyhood days when this old structure
served as rest place for tired and weary
travellers.
More of interest attaches to the above
crt when the facts of its publication are
noted. Mr.. J. B. Welch, of Milton, Del
aware. whose vivid memories of other
davs called the old scene to mind, at
opce set to the task of sketching the
"Old Fleatown Inn" from memory.
Prof. Whitehead, of Lincoln, Delaware,
pruted a picture from the sketch from
which the above cut was reproduced.
Many of the older citizens who remem-
Der the old inn say that the above picture
is a precise likeness, and many thanks
will no doubt be extened to Mr.. Welch
and Mr. Whitehead for their work of re-
prooucuon.
The picture of the old inn is repro
duced as it was when
"a goose and gander kept the bar,
And watched it day and night
Nothing stronger, than water drank,
So never did get tight"
The above story is one told by one of
the men of that day, but of course is not
vouched for as being absolutely true. 1t
will be noticed, however, on the right of
the picture that these faithful servants |
are on duty while the relay is being |
geared.
The story of the old historic inn or
tavern is better told by the following
verses:
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
old FLEATOWN Inn.
BYJ. B. WEIGH.

(Reprinted by Request)
Many are the legends told,
4 And many an episode;
About historic Fleatown Inn,
Along the old State Road.
The old stage coach in former days.
That passed along the way;
Going north, with running steeds,
Got here their first relay.
Twas here that John NJ. Clayton dined,
| En-route to Dover Del.
And Judges from our County Courts,
Were entertained as well
Twas here the Scottish Cavaliers.
Their mission did fulfill;
/ The tragedy they performed. is told
By the Ghost of Chestnut Hill.
The old Brick Church. built by King George.
That stood across the way;
| Where bricks and bats of English mould,
Can still be seen today.
Lorenzo Dow. the preacher man,
Was here a welcome guest:
And FreebOrn Garretson, when travel worm
Found here needed rest.
Caesar Rodney halted here
When on his famous ride;
To bathe the nose of his heated steed.
And water him beside.
Near here the Battlegreen Racing Track.
So famous in its day;
That sports would come to see a race.
For many miles away.
The north field was their muster ground,
Before the War of Twelve;
But all the fighting that was done,
Was there. between themselves.
Drovers. with droves en-route up State.
Found here a safe retreat;
With corrals for their lowing herd.
And plenty Of food to eat.
'Tis said that men were corraled. too.
And put into a pen;
Before each lection at Cedar Creek,
They cribbed the floating men;
And kept them drunk for several days.
To have them vote their way;
Then hauled them in a hurrah cart,
On each election day.
Some said that slaves were bought and sold
Here in the latter days;
And bloodhounds, too, were kept and trained
To catch the runaways.
Some one may ask why give this name.
To such noted place;
The modern name is fredericksburg,
And suits the populace,
Old Fleatown Inn. when it was named.
By men of low degree;
Who said a man who once lived there,
Was eaten up by fieas.
The old hotel has passed away,
The horseback and the sign;
But bring the stories back again,
Of the days of Aud Lang Syne.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
Better Than Life Insurance.

Twenty-Five cents invested in bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy will enable you to
protect your family from any serious
consequences resulting from an attack
of collie or diarrhoea during the summer
months. Is that not better than lie IN
surance? Buy it now. 1t may save lie.
For sale by all dealers.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
Poultry Pointers.

Do you have trouble with your birds
pulling the mash food from the hoppers,
and consequently wasting a large guam
tity of it? They often do this stunt,
and it is because they are not overly
hungry and just pick over the mash to
get certain elements which it contains
and which they particularly like. This
might be all right for the fowls, but it is
expensive to the breeder, because once
the mash is on the ground it may be
counted lost. This can be partly over
me, however, if you will make your
hoppers very deep, and then never fill
them more than half full at a time.
I mis- causes the birds to pick up the mash
rather than topullit out upon the ground.
Ii this way very little is wasted.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
and NOW A WORD
ABOUT MOULTING
By J. H. McFAUL, Jr.
(AH Rights ReSey1ed0

of moult give them plenty of green food
such as the sprouted oats and beef scrap
and you will find that. when they again
begin operations, the egg yield will be
much greater then was expected.
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30
DR. WALTER L. GRIER,
u DENTIST.

Graduate of Penn. College of Dental Surgery
local anesthetics for the painless extraction ad-
ministered. All kinds of Dental work goio innings
'iO"" @-4 '''' MILFORD DELAWARE
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30

1t is a bad practice to send a dressed
fowl to market with full crop. The
particles Of food contained in the crop
81 Ill quickly, and very often ruin the
sac of the fowl. 1t is also better to
d pick birds when shipping, as they
h4d up much longer and are more pre-
ferable than scalded ones. E4N
Milford chronicle., 1915-07-30

Sunfower seeds are invaluable during
the moult, and there is little danger of
over feeding them. II you feed any
grain whatever during this period, make
sure to allow a liberal quantity of this
seed to the ratiOns. When the moult is
over cut it down. as other grains will
be found to give better results.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-30
BRAVES ON CLIMB
Stallings's Wonders Make Best
Showing in N. l.. Race.
Brooklyn Played Less impress
sively During Past Week.

New York, Aug. 30.-The beginning
of another week of play in the two
major leagues finds the first division
clubs in each circuit in the same reia-
tive positions as week ago, with sur
prisingly small changes in percentage.
The Boston Braves, in the National
league, an the Boston Red Sox, in
the American, have, respectively,
made the best showings in their cir
cles, with the difference that the
American league representatives al
ready were at the top and have main
tanned their position, while the world s
champions are playing an uphill game
and still have some distance to go be-
fore reaching the altitude of their am
billions.
And it must be conceded that
Stallings' men are making a fine fight
of it, better one than any but their
staunchest supporters believed they
would put up.
Brooklyn Not So Strong.
Less impressive than for some
weeks was the showing of the equally
ambitious Brooklyns last week Their
even break in eight games cost them
a few percentage points.
The Phillies, with five games won
and two lost, made their chief gain
at the expense of the Cincinnatis, from
whom they took four straight games.
The BrookIyns were playing much
stronger ball as the week closed than
when it began, for they lost three
straight to the Reds to start with, but
divided the series with St Louis and
obtained an even break on the week
by taking a doubleheader from the Pr
rates on Saturday. Robinson's Iaen,
despite their only average play of
late, still are strong contenderS for the
flag.
Neither Chicago, Pittsburg nor Now
Y ork did anything to brag about, the
Pirates showing being the poorest
while the Giants. as the week closed
were showing more class than for
some time.
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SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purioined Dog Mesa. PFwms
Tiess Lemon Snndwichesv Etc.
(By C1ug.)

Jimmy jackson and Glen Trainer
were the heroes de luxe of Saturdays
game, but every Savage was pretty
muchly lone of them things" The
morale of the team was more than
worth the price cf admission.
The effort that is being made by
Omaha fans to get a club in the
But if Omaha can't develop or sup
port a class A club, how can she hope
for success with a class IA?
RourSe, of Omaha, is getting what
most people get when they fail-a
real panning. The general public
taken as a bowling whole, is never
what might be called a blue bIooded
sport. Excuses are never sought and
only results are considered.
In matters of craftsmanship Tope-
ka and Wichita have just cause to
be proud of themselves despite the
fact that Kansas has a reputation for
being a dead one Through thick
and thin there has been a big ele-
ment in both cities that has stuck 10y
ally to the ball club. And bigger
places like Omaha and st. Joe can't
even stand one disastrous season.
1t was reported Sunday that a Fed
eral league scout was in the city dick
ering with Topeka players Nothing
definite pertaining to his mission, the
players he was after or the size of
his bank roll was learned. 1t was I'M
derstood that he represented the Bal
tinore Feds and was returning from
a trip to Denver
Connery, the Cardinal scout, who
came here the middle of last week.
left Sunday night for st. Louis. He
stated that there was nothing he
could give out, but it is presumed he
was looking over Brown and Dashner
and possibly Grover, with a view of
putting in a draft. The National
league drafting season will be on Sep
TENDER 5.
The price the Brooklyn Nationals
paid for Catcher Monroe is not being
advertised. 1t is the Brooklyn policy
to pay nothing down fora recruit but
it is understood the local manage
ment held out for a spot cash pay
ment and got it. This is likely true as
Monroe would undoubtedly have been
drafted by some club.
The last time Des Moines was here
Frank Isbell bitterly denounced the
players and club owners who ride UNI
pires and call them nasty names. Is
bell generally has the reputation of
being a good sport. But if he con-
tinues to conduct himself like he did
on the field Sunday he will be put
ting a good reputation in jeopardy
and will lead people to suspect that
he may be a two-tongued Individual
after all
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WON TWO
They Beat Topeka Grays Saturday
and NortonviIle Sunday.

Saturday the Santa Fe Apprentices
defeated the Topeka Grays at Santa
Fe park by the score OF to 3 in a ten
inning battle The Apprentices held
three-run lead until the ninth in
ming when the Grays put across trip
lets and tied the count. The Appren-
tees won in the tenth. The feature
of the game was Oberer's pitching.
Manager Johnson is organizing new
team for next year and lining up
players to take the place of graduate
apprentices, and Oberer is one of the
most promising new pitchers.
The score: R.H. E.
Apprentices 9
Grays .........3 6 2
Batteries-oberer and Peterson;
Johnson and Paulson.
Beat NortonviIIe Also.
Sunday afternoon the Apprentices
went to Nortonville and won another
ten inning game by the score of 4 to 3.
Again they held the lead until the
ninth inning when their opponents
were allowed to max it an extra in
ming affair. And again Manager
Johrson's warriors were equal to the
occasion and won. The features of the
game were the pitching of White and
the timely hitting of Fieger. White
struck out 4 batSmen. The batteries:
For the Apprentices, White and Peter
son; for Nortonville, Snyder, Boyd and
Robinson
The fast Oakland ball team defeat
land park Sunday afternoon by the
score Of 2 to 7. The game was fea-
tured by the hitting of both teams.
The score: R.H.E.
Oakland ... 1911 5
DlDDle IL 0
Batteries-M. Maze and Johnson;
Mcdowell and Carson. Umpire-Neis-
wender.
The telephone number of Manager
L. A. Cuff, of the Oakland team, is
1908-K2. Teams that wish to sched-
ule games should call him at this
mum Der.
Palace Garage Won One.
The Palace Garage team defeated
the Brist Boom erangs Sunday morning
by the score of to 4 at Kenwood
park The batteries: Palace, Ander-
son and Jones. Boomerangs, Gam
lowski and Cline
Ottaka Beat Chanute.
Ottawa, Kan. Aug. 30.-The Ottawa
B. NJ. A. C. team defeated Chanute,
to o. here, Bumps striking out thir-
teen Chanute batters.
The score: RHE E.
Chanute ....0 2
Ottawa ..-.--..... 4 IL .
Batteries - Chanute, Rush and
James: Ottawa. Bumps and Burnett
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Helmer, Bennett. Hosp. Two base hits
-Tallion. Thiesing, Britton, Patterson.
Double play-Hosp to Patterson.
Struck out-By Kiefer, 2; by Brinley
4. Bases on balls-Off Kiefer, 5: off
Brinley, 2. Passed ba1l-Griffith. Hit
by pitcher-By Brinley, Enz, Boul-
ties, Connolly CD. Ubpires-Ryan and
ties, Connolly CD. Umpires-Ryan and
Lincoln So: Omaha 20.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 30.-Omaha and
Lincoln divided Gouble-header, the
locals taking the first, to 2, and the
visitors the second to 2.
First gdme-Score r. H. E.
Lincoln ..025 100 0O*-S 13 0
Omaha 900 600 020-2 Z 6
Batteries: Naveson and Yantz
Thompson and Wells.
Summary: Two base hits-Navesoa.
Lloyd. Breen. Double plays-Breen to
Krug to Schlieber; Lloyd to Williams;
McGaffigan to Williams CD. Stolen
bases-Wells. E Smith. Struck out
BY Naveson, 2; by Thompson. 4.
Bases on balls-Off Thompson, 8.
sci.
Lincoln 900 200 600 4
Omaha ....- 900 061 002-9 2
Batteries: Cox and McAllister; Blod-
gett and Wells. ~4- s
Summary: Two base llits-Williams,
Schliebner. Double play-Cox to Lloyd
to Williams. Stolen bases-W. Smith,
McGaffigan, Krug, Schliebner, F.
Smith, McChesney- Struck out-By
Cox 5; by B1odgett, 8. Bases on balls
off Cox, Z; off Blodgett, 2. Wild
pitch-Cox. Umpire-Geisel.
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BASEBALL TO-DAY
Western League.
Omaha at Lincoln .; clear
No other games scheduled.
National League.
Chicago at New York; cloudy.
Pittsburg at BROOKLYN; cloudy
ST Louis at Philadelphia 2; cloudy
Cincinnati at Boston; cloudy.
American League.
No games scheduled.
Federal League.
Baltimore at Newark, = cloudy.
Chicago at Pittsburg; cloudy.
Brooklyn at Buffalo; CLOUDY.
American Association.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis: clear; 3
p. M
Columbus at Indianapolis; clear.
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G. o. TEAM BEAT NEWTON.
Montgomery, Imported wichita Pitch
err, Knocked from Box in Third.

The Santa Fe General Office team
defeated the Newton Santa Fe team
Sunday by a score of to 4. The
Newton team has been claiming the
championship of the Santa Fe System,
which was held by the G. O. team
last year. The Topeka team knocked
Montgomery, imported from Wichita,
out of the box in the third inning
Wright for Topeka pitched a steady
game throughout and was well sup
ported by the G. o. club.
The Santa Fe team will play at Lex
ington, Mo, next Sunday.
The score: R.H.E.
Topeka ---:..-.- -.-..----.5 2
Batteries - Newton, Montgomery,
Seig1e and Jones; Topeka, Wright and
Kistner.
Summary: Two base hits-Her-
ring 90, Oberer, Wall. Stolen bases
Butler CD, Freeman, Jones, Tate.
Struck out-By Wright 6; by Mont
gomery 2; by Seigle 6. Bases on balls
off Wright 3. Montgomery 2, Seigle
2. Hit by pitched ball-Kistner by
Seigle Time-1:45
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SATURDAYS RESULTS.

Western League.
Topeka, z; Des Moines, 6.
st. Joe, Wichita. 6.
Sioux City, 81; Denver, 9-6.
Omaha at Lincoln-Game post
poned; rain.
National League.
Chicago, o; New York, g.
Pittsburg, 10; Brooklyn, 2-3
Cincinnati, 0; Boston, 2.
st. Louis at Phiia Ielphia-Game
postponed; rain.
American League.
Cleveland, 81; Boston, 5-3
New York, 12; Detroit, 0-6.
Phila delphia, 4; Chicago, 2.
Washington, L; st. Louis, 2.
Federal League.
Kansas City, 2; ST Louis, 8.
Brooklyn, 2: Buffalo, Z
Chicago at Pittsburg-No game:
rain.
Newark at Baltimore-No game;
rain.
American Association
Columbus, 6; Kansas City, 9.
indianapolis, L; Minneapolis, 2
Milwaukee, 11-8. Cleveland, 90.
Louisville at St Paul-No game;
wet grounds.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Kansas City-First Sc,

At Kansas C1ty-First game--Score:
r. H E.
columbus $500 49, ~
Batteries: Curtis and Coleman;
Gardner, Sanders and Giebel.
Second game-score: r. H. E.
Columbus 2
Kansas City -l6 Is L
(Called to allow Columbus to catch
train.)
Batteries: O'Toole, Bennett and
Benson; Delhi, Regain and Crisp.
At st. Paul-First game-Score:
r. H. E.
Louisville 8
Batteries: Danforth, Geiser and
Crossin; Hall and Johnson.
Second game-score: r. H. e.
Louisville s
St. Paul ...... .-...4 10
Batteries: Middleton, Northrup
and Clemens; Leifield and Glenn.
At Minneapolis - First game -
Score: r. H. E.
Minneapolis ........-....3 8 1
Batteries: Councilman and Gossett;
Yingling and Charity.
Second game r. H. E.
indianapolis .'-.-.-a ~
Minneapolis --.-3
Batteries Schardt and Black
burne; Engel, Yingling and Sullivan.
Cleveland at Observation-Disclosures
header; postponed; rain
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Graham crossed the plate. Sawyer was
hit by a pitched ball and Jones drove
a home run to the center field flag
pole that scored three.
In the last of the seventh Brown
led off with single, Tydeman flew out
and LattiIn ore singled. The fans were
praying for a repetition of Saturday S
performance, but Jackson dropped a
high fly to Hunter and Rapps, batting
for Fisher, went out to Joe Bills, end
ing the afternoons performance. The
line ups, scores and summaries:
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School Girl Great swimmer.

st. Louis, Aug. Boy swimming
two miles with the current of the Mis-
sissippi river in 10 minutes, SO sec
onds here, Grace Stewart, a 16-year-
old school girl. Sunday, lowered by
II minutes the previous record for
the course and won the fourth annual
two-mile swim for women conducted
by the Western Rowing club under
the auspices of the Amateur Athletic
union. Each of the fifteen other
women who finished in the race
eclipsed the old record of SO minutes
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Saturdays Game.

Saturdays game. which the Saw
ages won by the score of to G, was
the masterpiece of the season-and
it was moulded into an acme prOduc-
ton by Glen Trainer and Jimmy
Jackson the former making victory
possible and the latter making it
reality.
The savages went into the ninth
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Tennis Matches Postponed

Forest Hill, L. l.. Aug. 30.-The
opening round of the National lawn
tennis championship tournament
scheduled for today was postponed
undl tomorrow, owing to wet courts
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ToSeka O01 Oo2 OPS
summary Three base hits-Tydcman Q
Two b?sc hits-Bills. Monroe, Jones. Sac
rifice flies-BiIIs. Sacrifice hits-Dashner
Stolen bases-Brown. Double plays
Sawyer to Hartford to Jones. Struck out
BY pashner 5: by Baker. ,. First on
balis-Off Dashner. ,; off Baker. 1. Hit
by pitcher-By Dashner. Jones. Umpire
Van Syckle.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit-Score: r. H. E.
New YORK .'''.'..-'-
Batteries: Shawker, Cole and Nan
amaker; Davis and Baker.
Summary: Two base hits-Craw-
ford, Nunamaker, Dauss, Baker. Three
base hit = Shawkey- Home run -
Bush. Stolen base-Hahn. Bases on
off Cole, 2. Struck out-By Dauss, g.
Umpire-O'Loughlin and Hildebrand.
At Chicago-score: r. E.
Philadelphia 20 i
ch Bat{eries: sheehan and Lapp;
Scott and Schalk.
Stolen bases-schalk, Murphy Earned
runs-Chicago, 5. Bases on balls
Off Scott, l; off Sheehan, d. Struck
out-By Scott, g. Umpires-Dineen
and Nallin.
At Cleveland Score: R. H. E.
Cleveland --.-0 !
h9 Batteries: Keeper and o,Neiil; Leo
nard and Corrigan.
Summary: Two base hit-Evans-
Double plays-Barry to Hoblitzel;
Wambsganss to Chapman to Kirke.
Bases on balIs-Off KEEPER, 2; off
Leonard 8. Struck out-By Klepfer,
and Connolly.
At ST Louis-Score: r. HE.
Washington -.--.-'.--d l
Batteries: johnson and williams;
Sis1er and SEVERED
Summary: Bases on balls off
Sisler, 2. Struck out-By johnson.
s; by Sisler, g. Umpires-Chill and
Evans