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Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
MILFORD GRANGE.

At the session of Milford Grange held
last Saturday there was much routine
business transacted, and the discussions
were unusually interesting. Jacob H..
Rosa was asked to talk upon the sub
lect Summer Spraying of Apples and
Peaches" MedfOrd Jones, Charles Bar
ker and D. j. Cook spoke on the same
subject with interest. From the "Ques-
ton Box" the subjects of "Trackless
Trolley" Machine Belts, >" Grange
Buying" and Equipment and cash
needed by a young man to start farm
ing as his father Did, were discussed.
An invitation was received for the
Grange to hold 'Field Day" meeting
with Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Purnell at
Bowers Beach, and it was accepted.
The day fixed for this meeting was Sat
urday, June 18th, next.
The program for the meeting on Sat
urday, May 9Th, will be as follows Roll
call and discussions on Things which
must be Done" On Farm bOok-keep-
ing and cost Accounting" by Charles
Barker; What men most desire on
Farm, " by Mrs. George Titus "What
women most desire on a Farm" by 0.
j. Cook.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
MEETING WELL ATTENDED.

The NJ. P. Church was the scene of a
large gathering of temperance people
on Friday evening when Louis A. Banks,
D. D., the noted evangelist, lecturer.
author and reformer spoke on John
Barleycorn's Fight Against the Stars. "
Prominent church people of all denOmi-
nations were in the audience, and both
the main auditorium and the Sunday
School room was filled to capacity. The
speaker showed by comparisons that the
temperance and prohibition movement
is spreading rapidly to all sections, and
the listeners were fully convinced that
it is only matter of short time before
the entire country will be dry" The
evenings collection amounted to over
$3.50 which will be devoted to anti-saloOn
work.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
BOARD OF HEALTH ITEMS.

At the last meeting of the Board of
Health the following Sections were
added to the Town Sanitary Code.
Sec. %. Handling of meats, fish, etc.
Each person owning, managing or con-
Quoting any such business where meat,
fish, or dressed poultry is slaughtered,
| kept, handled, sold, or offered for sale
or is prepared or cooked, shall keep all
meats hooks, receptacles, implements,
machinery, counters, tables, and cutting
blocks perfectly clean and shall cleanse
the same thoroughly at least once a
day.
Sec. % Care of meats, fish. and
dairy products. No meat. fish, slaughter
ed poultry. or meat products, and no
milk butter, cheese. or dairy products,
shall be left open or exposed to con-
tamenatiOn by dust, insects or other
matter, either within or without any
such room or place of business and all
fresh or uncured meat, fish, slaughtered
poultry. and all milk or butter shall be
immediatly placed and kept in a re-
frigeratOr or ice beX, except when re-
moved therefrom for immediate bust
ness purpose. During the summer
months all doors and windows opening
into such shops shall be effectively pro-
tected against the entrance of flies by
the use of fly screens.
Sec. "a Care of foodstuff. 1t shall
be unlawful for any one to sell or offer
for sale any tainted, unwholesome or
diseased meats, fish, poultry. or orproducts
of the same or any decayed or whole
some fruit, or vegetables, nor shall
such meat, fish, poultry, or other pro-
ducts, be treated chemically to disguise
or overcome signs or appearance of
taint. Any member of the Board of
Health may size and conficate any such
tainted or diseased meats, fish, poultry.
or products of same, or decayed fruit or
vegetables or any of said articles which
have been chemically treated as afOre-
said.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
IFVY COURT FAILS TO
APPOINT CONSTABLFS

,phen the Sussex County Levy Court
,,ot in regular monthly session at George
torn on Tuesday a large gathering OF
!vot"o-osted persons assembled in the hope
~ tbev would hear that the deadlock
o,.er Sne the appointment of constables for
~, ~ .onntv would be broken. The court,
ofter o.ft much wrangling, failed to make
a. commitments. The county, in a
sanse Sa IS benefitting by the non-appoint-
,,,ant of the constables for the State
netective is being required to do con-
atoble work. This, however, is costing
s5a state GOOD money, while the consta-
bIes fees which would have gone to the
oonstables is saved to the county. The
(ro,,ernor has the power to make the
necessary appointments ana ne certainly
sbo,Id use it. Those who have use for
constables, need them when the occa-
sion arrives. , MI
west Fork Hundred Strengthened and
,Uidened from the Fred r. Richards
farm through the lands of Thomas H.
Ache. Philip A. Cannon and Fred H.
Jones. At the present time the road is
verv winding and narrow in some parts.
The Strengthening will make big i'm
The road leading from Faith M. ?.
Church. on the state road, through Rob-
6ins and to the Robert H. Burton farm,
east of the railroad, was also ordered
st-aightened. By Strengthening this road
a diagonal crossing at the railroad will
he removed and one going straight
across will replace it.
Plans for the new bridge at Wooden
hawk over Marshey Hope Creek were
submitted to the court by County Engi
neer Gum, and the court ordered that
bids for the construction of same be
asked for. The bridge will be thirty
feet in length. At the eastern end Of
the bridge very little filling in will be
necessary, but at the western end quite
a little filling must be done.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
CHILD PAINFULLY BURNED.

Mary, the two year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clendaniel, was
badly scalded at her parents home We'd
nesday noon when she fell backwards
into a bucket of scalding water. Just
how the accident occurred is not known,
but when found the child was setting in
the bucket unable to help herself. Over
one third of the body was severely
burned. This has caused the attending
physicians to have fears for her recov-
cry. AS a rule when one-fifth of the
body is burned the burn proves fatal.
Mr.. CIendaniel is miller and is imployed
by Frank w. Davis. He lives on Second
Street, North Milford, directly opposite
the High School building.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
condensed news ITEMS
Paragraphs Of a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers

Mothers Day Sunday, May eth, wear
a white carnation.
Strawberries of Delaware production
will be in market in ten days from now
This month, May, is the last opportu-
nifty to get the rebate off of Milford
town taxes.
The Sunshine Society will meet with
Mrs. Thomas Davis Thursday afternoon,
May 18th, at 2SO o'clock.
Causey Avenue will be attractive when
the new surfacing is completed. Now
fix the other end of it beyond the rail-
road, Lake View Avenue.
The Ladies Aid of Reynolds Church
will meet on Saturday night, May 18th,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton D.
Carpenter. If that night should be very
stormy it will be held on Monday night
Everybody welcome.
Christ Church Guild of Milford will
open its delicatessen again on May Sth.
at IL a. m, in Watson's Block, where
homemade bread, cakes, pies, candy,
ETC., will be disposed of for the benefit
of the Guild. Orders can be sent in ad-
vance. Proceeds for benefit of the Guild.
Cleaning up and painting has been
practiced by most people in Milford, and
the property and homes show the result
of it but there are few yet who have
failed to act promptly. Possibly the
Board of Health will get under them
and compel them to do what they should
have done voluntarily.
How many teachers will you en-
terta innext November for four days.
Milford gets the Teachers Institute,
and the teachers must have places
outside the hotel, for it can't accommO-
date the entire four hundred and fifty.
Let c. D. Abbott or Harry. VanKirk
know what you can do in this matter.
Sakimas Tribe No. 10, 1. o. R. NJ,
will celebrate their 33rd anniversary in
Armory Hall on Tuesday evening, May
11th, 1915. Speaking by Great Sachem
Morrow, Great Chief of Records Mcln-
tire, and other great chiefs. Music by
the M. E. Orchestra followed by supper
All persons admitted by ticket only.
Signed, Committee.
The members of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the Milford High School wish to
thank those who braved the storm to at
tend their musicale on April 9th. We
thank them for their patronage and also
those who took part in the program;
We would not forget the school board
too, for allowing US the use of the build
ing. We also want to thank the kind
friend who gave US so cents some time
ago, and the one who recently gave US
81 for the scholarship. There has al
ready been one application for the schol-
arship. .Yensie Vibbert, President.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
Thieves ROB GLENDALE
POSTOFFTCE OF S6OO.OO

Sometime between midnight and day
break Thursday morning thieves entered
the postoffiee at Glendale, blew open
the safe and made away with about $500
worth of stamps and supplies. Before
the postoffice was entered the thieves
had gone to the home of Fred Donovan
where they stole fine driving horse and
carriage. The haulter with which the
horse was hitched in the stable was
found at the postoffice Thursday morn
ing. The barn of Walter Reynolds had
been entered, but at that place the rob
bers took only two blankets. These,
also, were found at the pGstoffice, they
having been used by the yeggs in muff-
ling the sound of the explosion when the
safe was blown open. The blankets
were blown to pieces. Marks about the
Pennsylvania Railroad station indicated
that the yeggs had attempted to enter
that place, but they had evidently chang
ed their minds after the start to enter
the building was made. So far as is
known no definite clews which will lead
to their arrest were left, but the post
Office authorities were notified at once.
As this paper goes to press they had not
arrived on the scene. Warnings have
been sent out broadcast by the postal
authorities to the police in the various
towns to be on the lookout for the yeggs.
The horse and buggy were recovered
late Thursday morning when detectives
traced the outfit to a point near Har-
rington. The shoes had been taken off
of the horses hind feet on Wednesday.
and it was in this manner that the
searchers were able to trace it The
horse and carriage were taken through
Milford about two o'clock Thursday
afternoon on the way back to Ellen
dale.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
DELICATESSEN WILL Be REPEATED

The delicatessen held in Watson's
Block last Saturday by the Bethel Church
folks was a great success, and "Aunt
Celiea's" pies and cakes and chicken
salad went like hot cakes. 1t will be
held again on Saturday, May 18th, and
the many patrons had and will have our
sincere thanks for helping the church in
this manner. The white people were
especially liberal in their patronage.
The "Womens Day" service last Sunday
in Bethel Church exceeded all records,
and those who took part may well feel
gratified with their success, one and all.
The various captains are working vigor-
ously for the prizes which were an
nounced last week to be given for get
ting the best results. Next Sunday will
be ''Gleaners" day.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
VINYARD GETS HIS APPOINTMENT.

At the spring session when the col
lectors of taxes for Kent County were
made by the Levy Court, Harry Vim
yard was reelected by the vote of the
Clerk Of the Peace voting for him and
breaking tie between him and Harry
Latchum for Collector of the Tenth Dis
trict Milford, for the year 1915. The
law clearly states, that no collector can
be reappointed as collector of taxes for
any district, until he shall have collected
every dollar of the taxes and have paid
them into the County Treasurer. This
has been disregarded in the past by the
Levy Court of Kent County, but in this
instance, the law was invoked, and
Watson Harrington, the attorney for
the Levy Court, announced that the
appointment of Mr. Vineyard would be
illegal, unless he paid in at once the
balance of the taxes on the duplicate for
1914, which amounted to about $1,000 in
all. In April he was given until Tues
day last to accomplish this, or the ap-
pointment would be revoked by the
Levy Court, and another man be named
for the position.
Mr. Vinyard presented clean bill of
health by paying the entire amount due
to the County Treasurer. and so his
bond was accepted, and the appointment
will stand for the year 1915. 1t is right
and proper to enforce all laws, and it
should have been done in the past years
with all collectors of Kent County. Mr..
Vinyard has been hustling for his old
taxes of 1914, and now he will be just as
active to get in those of the present
year. Its better for everybody to live
up to the legal requirements, and the
public has its money to pay its bills
with promptly.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
CHRONICLE CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

John c. Jump is a Philadelphia visitor
this week.
w. E. Hall of near Milton is recover
ing from three weeks illness.
Henry Austin is visiting his grand
mother in the Bronx, New York City.
Miss Margaret Housman has returned
home after three weeks visit at Hartly.
Mrs. Evalena Salmons. Lewes. is the
guest of her niece, Mrs. Mark Glen
daniel.
Edward Davis, of Washington, D. c.,
recently spent few days with relatives
in town.
Miss Thelma Southland. of Lincoln,
spent the week end with Miss Elizabeth
Ackerman.
Mrs. Lavinus Austin is visiting her
mother and son in New York City and
Camden, N. j.
Miss Mable Pearson, from Hartly, is
visiting her sisters and cousin, Miss
Margaret Housman.
Mrs. J. Green Workman and daughter,
Ruth, of Harrington, are visiting her
sister, Miss Mary Mears.
Miss Elizabeth Carlisle, of Miss Bald
wins School, Bryn Mawr, spent last
Sunday at her home here.
H. Clinton Wright and family, of
Denton, were in town Saturday the
guests of Winfield R. Wright.
Miss Madeline Griffith, of Wilmington,
who has been the guest of Miss Eliza
beth Ackerman has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Ratledge. of
Wilmington, are spending a few days
with Captain and Mrs. James W. Cannon.
Mrs. 7. Alan Goldsborough, of Den
ton, has been spending some time with
her parents, Secretary of State and
Mrs. George H. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Butland who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Nutter have returned to their
home in Philadelphia.
George S. Adkins, of Philadelphia, has
been visiting his sisters, Mrs. MOllie
Brown and Miss Sallie Adkins, of North
Milford, the past week.
]. Frank Wright and family and Miss
M. E. McClearey, of Asbury Manor,
near Denton, were visitors at the
home of Winfield R. Wright last Sat
urday.
Mrs. Andrew Macmillan, of Staten
Island. N. Y. who has been visiting
her cousin. Mrs Mark Clendaniel, has
left on an extended trip to Great Falls,
Montana.
Mrs. Georgiaua Walls has returned to |
her home in Milford from Philadelphia,
where she has been under the care of a
doctor in one of the hospitals there. She
is much improved.
John w. Bennett of Slaughter Neck
left Milford last Monday for the State of
where his wife, Mrs. Mary Ben
nett, has been for the past four months.
They will remain in the West until next
fall, and possibly a whole year. as their
reside in Colorado and Wyoming.
Mr. Bennett will stop at Denver for a
few weeks with his son and daughter,
who reside near there. They are over
75 years old, and during their whole life
time have resided within five hundred
yards of where they first started their
married life, and with the exception of
1ne trip West and term in the Legis-
ature Mr.. Bennett has never been away
from home week at one time.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
SOPHOMORES WIN CUP.

The annual Rhetorical contests be-
tween the various classes in the High
School were held on Monday evening
when the auditorium was filled. Each
class was represented by two of its
members, and they all made good show
ings. The Sophomore Glass, represent
ed by Misses Irene Miller and Katharine
Davis, were awarded the cup by the
Judges. Miss Davis and Charles Abbott
were given especial mention by the
Judges for the fine manner in which
they rendered their selections. These
Rhetorical contests have grown to be
an interesting part of the school life of
the students, and much pleasant rivalry
results between the classes for the
honor of having the cup.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
REAL ESTATE SALES.

John M. Hall of near Milford, has
sold farm of 127 acres located two
miles east from Milton, to J. B. Gray,
Oh Milton at private terms.
The administrator and heirs of Benja-
MN Johnson, deceased, sold the personal
property and real estate at public sale
On 9n the premises, near Staytonville, on
aqrsday. April 10Th. The homestead
and q acres of land was bought by B.
! rank Johnson, the eldest son, and the
e4 e acre tract adjoining was bought by
seymour Ryan, son-in-law. The en-
llre sale amounted to SO, $4,000. The
personal property was sold at the same
el1e and bought fair prices this was in
auultlon to the amount named above.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The last meeting for this year will be
held in the school house on tuesday,
NAV, 11th, at $3.50 p. m. The oineers
for the coming year will be eiecpe1
after which there will be a program OF o.
music and reading. All interested IN
the school are cordially matted.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
BASE BALL.

The Milford Lumber Co. team has or
ganized for this season and will be un-
der the management of George Town
send who has got together fast bunch
of PLAYERS. They will play the strong
Wyoming Club in Milford at o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, May 8th, and
Houston on Saturday, MAY 18th, and
are ready to book games with any clubs
in the State. Manager Townsend will
not tolerate any roudyism and invites
the patronage of all lovers Of the game.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
PLAY At SLAUGHTER NECK SCHOOL.

A play, entitled Home Ties" will
be given at the Slaughter Neck school
house tonight FRIDAY May 7th.)
Much time and attention has been given
to this undertaking and it is expected
that it will prove to be worthy Of their
efforts. The small admission of 25
cents and Is cents will be charged and
all are urged to come. Should tonight
be stormy it will be held Saturday even
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
GAMRLE-RATLEDGE.

Miss Virginia A. Ratledge, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Ratledge, Of
Wilmington, and Charles L. Gamble, Of
Wilmington, were married on Thursday,
April 29th, 1915, at the Epworth Metho-
dist Episcopal Parsonage, by the Rev.
W. L. S. Murray. Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble
will make their future home with the
brides parents at212 East 25th Street,
Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
OBITUARY.
BROWN.

Wilbur H. Brown, aged 63 years, 9
months and 20 days, died from apoplexy
at his home near Milford, on the Cedar
Beach Road, on Friday, April 30th, 1915.
The remains were sent to Chester, Pa, /,
for interment by M. L. Watson & Son
on Milford, funeral directors.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL IN MILFORD.

a strawberry festival will be held on
! rluay evening, May 14th. in the base
-nen! OF the M. P. Church, under the
auspices Of the William Roach Glass.
Milford chronicle., 1915-05-07
MARRIED.
DEsHoNG -sTEEN.

y DESHoNG-STEEN.
Miss Lena M. Steen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram j. Steen of near Mil
ford. and Norman S. Deshong, of near
Wharton, Md, were quietly married on
Saturday, April oath. 1915 at $50 p. M,
at the home of the groom by Rev. H.
P. Jester. They will reside at Haines-
vile. Nd.
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What the War Moves Mean
BY }. w. 7. Mason, Former European Man
ager of the United Press ,~

United Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, July 23.-Russia' s
aooption of policy Of destruction to
hamper the German advance in Cour.
'and is not necessitated by military
equirements. 1t is undoubtedly due
~ tne 1act that the dominant classes
= snu tne property owners of the Rus
Sa an baltic provinces are German in
huseent hust and German in culture. The
bafae bafnlne Of Windau by the Russians
bano be tney evacuated the city, can
to ;n therefore no other purpose than
m.n, niiict general penalty for the Ger
wsal., an,c sympathies OF the seaport's
,ashy population. The German army
danahg the Baltic provinces is not
for uoent ~ on the surrounding country
r. .s supplies. The line OF march
ran ar the coast and the war rtcres
wato probably be replenished by a
Rnssi. transport service. The damage
iect isa 10 IS lnflicting on her Baltic sub
NOR @ oy laying waste the land. is far
the no,;. .ious than the influence which
car by bbolicy OF economic destruction
es,.bsp s precedent for destructiveness
Ran,so,llshed when Napoleon invaded
IS not applicable to. existing
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RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
PETRoGRAD, July 23-The great
battle for Warsaw has reached Its de-
cIsIve stages. South Of the VIstuIa tho
Russians have Withdrawn to their
strongly fortified outer defenses OK
tending from Novo GeorgIewsk to
Ivangorod and are checking the Aus
tro-German advance. North Of the
river the right arm Of the Russian n
army Is holding Won HIndenburg at
the Narew river and lnAIcting severe
losses by sudden jabs against the Ger
man line.
The dull roar Of the fighting thirteen
miles west Of Warsaw is plainly aud
ible in the streets Of the Polish capi-
tai. Scattered bands Of German troops
have been broken through to within
less than ten miles Of the heart Of
the city, only to be slaughtered. But
the belief still persists here that War
cav may yet be saved from the enc
my. :
Despite a terrific bombardment the
Germans have been unable to break
down or break through the outer
works of Warsaw lying west Of the
city near BIonle. For forty-eiqht hours
an avalanche Of explosive shells has
been crashing against the Russian re-
doubts, perfected during the winter
months, but without serious damage.
With a minimum expenditure Of am
n7unitIcn the Russian Infantry have
beaten back every assault and the war
office Is confident the western ap-
proaches to the city cannot be
stormed.
North Of Warsaw the Narrow river
line Is strongly held. Won Hindenburg
after suffering scvere losses In repeat
ed attacks against the Russian posi-.
tlons has not repeated the attempts to
break through to the Bug. The chief
danger to Warsaw, war office off7cIais
said today lies in Mackensen's mighty
attempt to envelop the city by NOV
ing northward through Ivangorod.
The Germans are sacrificing men
on scale only comparable to the
Galiclan campaign. Won Hindenburu
In particular has driven whole battaI-
ions to certain slaughter against the
Russian stronehoids north Of Warsaw,
according to official dispatches, The
Russian losses thus far have been
comparatively light.
A brief review Of the fighting for
Warsaw, given out by the war office
today, admitted that the Russians
have retired to the protection Of the
Ivansorod guns, but declared that the
enemy's advance in this direction had
been checked. The Austrians near
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conditions. Napoleon's army had to
live OFF the country or perish. To
hamper the invaders by wrecking
whatever might be needful to them,
was an act of patriotic self sacrifice.
The burning of Moscow was the fun
eral pyre Of French hopes.
But If the Germans are to be stopped
in their Baltic offensive. the Russians
must adopt other strategies than that
which served to overwhelm Napoleon.
Making a waste of Courland will not
deter the Germans, but on the con-
trary will cause them to receive much
encouragement from the inhabitants
whose homes and wealth are being de-
stroyed by their own government
The policy of ruthlessness toward
the Baltic population may, in fact, be
a retaliatory measure for aid and
comfort already given to the German
troops. It is highly probable that
among the Baltic peoples of German
descent many have been of use to
the invaders. BY burning the coun-
try indiscriminately, however, the
Russians cannot inflict punishment ex-
.cept upon the just and the unjust
alike. This punitive method shocked
the world when Germany attempted
it in Belgium last summer.