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Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15
DAGsBoRo.

Rev. DR.. Bower Of Maryland Annual
Conference is expected to preach in the
NJ. p. Church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Bunting, Jr., Of
Wilmington, have returned to their home
after few days with relatives here.
Master Dale Thomas and sister, Mar
ion, are near StoclSley with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Messick
J. c. B. Hopkins has returned from
James Camp.
Miss Beatrice Dougherty of George
town returned home on Saturday after
a very enjoyable visit with Miss Eliza
beth Townsend.
Mrs. Sarah Wimbrow, with Mrs.
Smiley, Of Philadelphia, has been max
ing quite stay with Mrs. Martha VIM
brow.
Miss Catherine Morton left Wednesday
for school in Wilmore, Ky.
G.. A. Cannon Is in Wilmington serv-
ing as a grand juror for the U. s. court.
Mrs. Estella German and three child
ren of Philadelphia. who have spent the
summer at Oak Orchard, have come to
Dagsboro to bid their relatives farewell
until another summer.
r. II. Bunting and zeno P. Long are
III at their respective homes.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15

New phone No. Bell Market 267s.
GEO. F. PIERCE, Manager,
MLFORD. DEL.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15
RETURNING

8topping at way landings enroute down
river
RETURNING
steamer will leave Philadelphia, Pier
10, North Wharves Race Street,
as follows:
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15

Don't try to force your young pullets to lay be-
ford they are full developed. Aim for proper de-
velopment and the eggs will come in good time
Perfect maturity is what makes the layer and
forced pullets will Lot be profitable in the end.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15

The amount Of food necessary for chickens varies
from day to day They do not always want the
same amount How much to give should be de-
termined by how much they eat Give all they will
clean up. and no more When the grain is scat
tered in litter. however, do not stint them. They
will stop scratching when they fully supplied.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15
CHICKEN cHArrER.

Don't omit the linseed meal from the mash food.
One gill of it is equal in nutritive value to one pint
Of corn.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15

Getting after the poultry parasites. will be the
subject next week.
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15
Milford & PhiIa. Freight Line Co.
BOEs NOT CARRY PASSENGERS
Str. George F. Pierce
WILLIAM WALLS. CaDtaIT
SEPTEMBER

Weather permitting Steamer George F
gl7ierce will make trips as follows for the
aEaonth OF
Milford chronicle., 1916-09-15
Poultry Editor,

Ny birds are not yet out Of the moult Will it be
alright to give them bran during this period
A-Wheat bran is an exceptionally good food for
equally good at ali seasons Of the year. Yes give
the birds all they can eat of bran during the moult,
but do not withhold other and important foods.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

THIS week we issue a sixteen page
paper, and present the people an Off
eial list Of the delinquent taxes as
shown from the Receiver of Taxes books
at Georgetown, for the year 1915. This
list is probably larger than it will ever be
again, for the reason, that the list Of
taxes assessed against the pesple in the
various districts was made up from the
old system of making the assessments,
which was full of duplicate assessments
of both personal as we'll ss real estate
and poll taxables. In fact the great
bull. of the list is made up of such items.
Hhe list is arranged by districts, and
will be found more or less interesting, as
a r-eans of information as to just how
bad the old assessment system was.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
HOW HUGHES WAS NAMED.
Whitman Lauded Record of Can
didate and Criticised Present
Administration.

In placing Charles Evans Hughes in
nomination for president Governor
Charles S. Whitman Of New York said:
We are assembled here to name the
standard bearer of the great Republican
party. We are here to name a man who
will substitute trained craftsmanship for
apprentice politics. We are here to select
the next president Of these United States.
The national horizon Is dark and trOu-
bled From afar the lurid flashes OF a
world war remind us Of our own citizens
killed and our own flag insulted. To the
south we see anarchy encroaching on our
borders. At Washington the president
watches and waits. Yet we must not
think the task before US an easy one.
The country is still at peace. and the
maintenance Of peace will be plauslbly
claimed by the Democratic party
A form Of prosperity IS in the land. and
few perhaps recognize its temporary ma
ture or pause to analyze its causes. The
great war In Europe created unusual and
temporary markets which stayed for the
time the disaster otherwise sure to result
from a Democratic tariff.
II the devout prayers Of all mankind
be answered the frightful holocaust OF
war will end as quickly as it began. and
the products OF European labor will pour
in upon us. undeterred by tariff barrier.
A Nation proud TO Fight"
We must choose a man so great that he
may bring home to the people a realiza-
tion OF the artificial character of our tenn
porary prosperity. We must choose a
man so great that he may be able to lead
US safely through the perils that will
follow peace We must choose. a man so
great that he may meet as a true Ameri-
can the supreme national issues OF the
hour and the future.
Our party is rich in men imbued with
the true spirit OF Americanism. Our party
has ever believed that for the mainte-
nance OF these principles the nation should
be ready. prepared and. should necessity
call, proud to fight"
We bring to you today the name Of a
man trained in battle for the truth tried
and found faithful In the administration
Of great public trusts. sterling in his Re
publicanism, free from the ana .osities en-
gendered by factiOnal strife, his private
life above suspicion. his public life with
out flaw. great lawyer. an effective
an able executive, a mature
statesman. a learned iurist He. above
an others, combines the essential quah-
dcations OF a true leader in this crisis Of l
the party and OF the nation.
His searching. fearless and epoch max !
Ing investigation into the management /
of our great insurance companies gave |
The people their first glimpse Of his rare /
power. courage and idealism. When he /
vas first nominated for governor OF the /
Empire State so great was his hold upon |
he people that he was victorious. al
hough every other candidate on the Re 1
publican ticket went down to defeat His
domination here viii carry with II abso-
ute certainty Of success In New York
tate
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

IT is a matter of self protection as well
as a moral question which forces the peo-
pie of the two lower counties of Delaware
to give notice to the City of Wilmington
and rural New Castle that unless the
members of the Legislature from those
districts aid Kent and Sussex counties to
control the shipments of liquor into their
borders, that they will join aud demand
that Statewide prohibition be enacted to
relieve the intollerable abuse of the local
option laws by the dealers as well as the
users Of liquor. In the last session Of
the Legislature, when the repeal of the
Hazel Law was before the House of Rep
resentatives, a member of that body from
tile City of Wilmington when his name
was called to vote upon the question em-
phasized his vote for the repeal by loud
''Thank Cod" Here was a direct insult
to the people of Kent and Sussex coun-
ties from a man sent to the Legislature
from a district where liquor is the domi-
nant interest with the policies, and the
individual filling the honorable position
as a member of the House of Represen-
tatives. What the Legislature of Della
ware needs most is a membership with
practical common sense, and a spirit of
fairness towards the questions which
come before the House and the Senate,
which touch upon moral as well as legal
affairs. In the last session of the Legis-
lature at Dover there were rampant, i'll
informed men who, because of push by
some individual or interest, were before
the public as members of the Legislature,
and they were neither susceptible of
counsel or argumentative persuasion as
to what form of legislation would be best
for the people.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

the intention to have two ball games
large parade headed by the Seaford
Cornet Band and Boy Scouts, and
composed of floats representing every
business establishment in the city. as
well as the secret organizations. In
the evening a home talent minstrel
show will be given on the ball park,
followed by a general display of fire
works, after which will be held a
large summer dance.
Mayor Walter B. Robinson is suf-
fering with badly liberated face as
the result of scratching a carbuncle.
The ladies of Seaford who are or
ganizing preparedness" classes have
succeeded al ready in organizing one
class composed entirely of wives Of
railroad employees, under the direc-
tiOn of Mrs. j. r. Cooke, wife of
Station Agent Cooke. The new class
has a membership of eighteen and
will receive special instruction from
Pennsylvania Railroad officials ap-
pointed for that purpose.
A petition being circulated among
the SeafOrd merchants has not met
with success, so far, when a request
was made by a few to have all the
stores close at z o'clock each evening,
except on Saturday evening, during
the summer months. For several
years the same move has been downed
by those who refuse to close their
doors at that time.
Acting under the new law the local
Board of Health have placarded the
first house for whooping cough in
SeafOrd.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

THE aim of the three men who form
the Kent County School Commission has
been to study the purpose for which the
body was created, and to perform the
duties in connection Herewith, from the
point of getting the best results from the
effort made by the State of Delaware, to
educate the children of all the people.
With this purpose always in view, for
the past ten years the Kent County School
Commission has conformed to the laws,
which state, that they shall inspect an
nually the schools in the county, end
have made annual report of the same to
the State Board of Education. 1t is only
within the past FIVE or six years that their
reports have been printed in a pocket
edition pamphlet, and copies sent to each
and every school commissioner in the
county, as we'll as those interested in
public school education. This year many
individuals have written personal letters
10 the members acknowledging apprecia-
ton of the effort to get results from the
schools, while all of the leading papers
of the State, and especially the daily pa
pers Of Wilmington, have devoted much
of their editorial space to commenting
upon the work of the Kent County School
Commission. The Dover State News"
reprinted the report in full, showing the
recommendations Of the Board as we'll As
the criticisms of the individual school.
The state News struck the key note
in its last sentence of its editorial, the
last paragraph of which was as follows:
considered from every standpoint the
work accomplished by our County School |
Commission should be inductive of much |
Good and the residents of the county are |
fortunate in having three such capable |
and practical men to look after their edu- l
cational interests. Our schools are our
greatest institutions and they cannot re-
ceive too much care and attention. These
men have devoted their time to the work
Of examining the conditions of the schools
for the very purpose of pointing out ex-
actlv what IS needed al each school to
put II in proper condition, and their rec
should be carried out to
the letter. They have really donated
their time to this work, for the compen-
sation they receive is so small that it
hardly covers the expense entailed in the
tour of inspection, 50 their work is un-
selfish and free from any thought Of per-
,oual gain. Their one object is to make
better schools and we should all coop
srate with them in the noble work.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
SEAFoRD.

Very little restriction is placed on
the sale of intoxicating liquor in Sea
ford, and it can be bought in several
places in the town with comparative
ease. The damp spots are well
known to the drinking class of people
and to many who are in sympathy
with the sale of intoxicating liquors
contrary to law and it is not thought
any attempt will be made to hinder
these sales for some time to come as
neither of the political parties care
to antagonize or insult the negro vot-
ers until after the general election
next fall, and as most of these places
are run by this race of people they
are likely to have their own way until
then. Friday and Saturday are the
principal days for receiving this class
/ of goods, as Saturday is looked upon
as being the big day, as it is pay day
in Sussex and the time when the week
end supply is laid in and the easy
money makers prepare to fill their
wants weekly. During this season of
the year when the county is filled to
its capacity with foreign berry pick
ers of several natiOnalities, an enor-
nous amount of the beverage is dis
posed of during Friday night and Sat
urday afternoon and evening. II has
been stated with well known facts
that some of these walking speak
easies deal out the goods by the drink
carrying full supply in their walk
ing canes to supply the trade. The
canes are equipped with a glass tube
holding considerable liquor, and
drinking glass with a fancy knob to
cover all traces. The town police
force have the home traders under
their control, and very little trouble
is ever experienced unless some un-
ruly roadster happens to appear on |
the scene and wants to master the |
situation, but so far this year very
few arrests have been made.
John Reed has been appointed spe- |
cial policeman for Seaford during the |
absence of Chief of Police Ollie E |
Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Harry Hill of Mid
near here, received several |
minor injuries when an explosion oc-
Cured on a motor cycle which they
were riding. The accident happened
when Mr.. Hill was lighting a gas
lamp on the machine with the self
starter, and flying particles of glass
cut them on the face and arms.
Albert H. Marvel has accepted a
position with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company as assistant car inspec
tor at the local station.
Noble & Son of Cannon, are INSTALL ;
ing several new sanitary machines in
their cannery, preparatory to the com I
Ing of the tomato season.
Children's Day will be observed in
both the NJ. E. and M. P. Churches ]
If SeafOrd on Sunday evening, spe- I
,ial programs having been prepared
or the occasion. I
The pea canneries are operating day '
md night in an effort to cope with the
'ush of peas to the canneries. c
The late berry crop has been ma a
erially affected owing to the spell of v
,ool, rainy weather. %
Elaborate plans are under way by O
he Seaford Baseball Association for b
Fourth Of July celebration. It is C
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
HOUSTON.

The Childrens Day exercises which
were held on Sunday night, June 18th
proved to be a success, as the church
would not hold all the people who
came. The little tots and all who
took part did justice to the occasion
and the offering received amounted to
$50. 40.
The W. c. T. U. held their meet
ing last Thursday night at the home
of Mrs. Martin Emory and the secre-
tary reported two new members.
Mr.. and Mrs. RI Graham attended
the graduating exercises at Delaware
College on Wednesday night, June IA.
They also attended the ball which was
given to the graduates. Mrs. Gra-
hams nephew, Carlton Pepper, Of
Georgetown, was one of the gradu-
ates. -
RALPH Jump spent the week end
with friends on the Choptank river.
Mrs. Nutter Marvel and daughter.
Edith, are visiting James johnson
and family at Selbyville.
Mrs. Katie COunselman and daugh-
ter, Louise, have gone to Frederick to
remain through the pea season.
Mrs. Eliza Dickerson is visiting
Bridgeville friends during strawber-
ries.
Miss Davis and Miss Passwaters of
Milford have been visiting Mrs. Ed
ward Passwaters of this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Pettviohn.
colored, celebrated their 25th wedding
on Thursday, June 7th.
with about so guests. One cake bore
20 candles, representing the 25 years
Of married life. Music was furnished
by the Houston band; sandwiches and.
coffee were served, also ice cream and
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
MAGNOLIA.
Death Of Mrs. VanBurkalOw,

Death Of Mrs. VanBurkalOW,
The sudden death of Mrs. Name
Slaughter VanBurkalow. on Thurs
day afternoon last, was received with
great sorrow and brought a tremor
OF pain for the loss her loved ones
and the community had sustained
her suffering was intense but of short
duration. She was the daughter of
Henry Slaughter and Amanda Colds
borough, born February 2Sth 1865.
near Smyrna, and her girlhoOd davs
were passed there. After her mar
riage to Caleb S. VanBurkalow thew
came to live in this town and the re-
mainder of her life has been sDent
here. She is the mother of one son.
: Caleb S. VanBurkalow, Jr., who was
summoned home from Mt. Vernon
School, in Massachusetts, to attend
the funeral. She was an affiectionate
wife and fond mother, and a home
maker in the truest sense. Besides
those named she is survived by her
mother, who often spent many haDDv
times with her; one sister. Mrs. Jen-
ME Davis, of Clayton, and four broth
ers, Harry of Smyrna; John of viii
mingtOn; Harvey of Leipsic. and Bv
ron of Philadelphia, and each of
these with their families, attended the
funeral. Mrs. VanBurkalow was a
member of the NJ E. Church and a
strong factor in the religious and So
cial life Of the community. always
helpful in any enterprise for uplift.
Especially was she active in the life
of the young people of the Sunday
School, the WOmens Christian Tenn
perance Union, the Loyal Temperance
Legion, and member of the Ladies'
Aid Society, and to each of these she
gave earnest and faithful effort. The
funeral services were held at the home
by Rev. Jackson, and were largely at
tended by relatives and friends. The
music rendered by the Dover GIee
Club was beautiful, and the floral Of
ferings were numerous and lovely.
The body was laid to rest at Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery on Sunday after
noon.
Miss Lillian Draper is on an ex-
tended visit with relatives and friends
in Philadelphia, Lancaster and AS
bury Park.
Mrs. James W Kerbin has gotten
along so nicely that she left the hos
1ital in New York City on last Sun
lay afternoon and went to the home
u her aunt accompanied by her
lurse.
Frank Jester and Miss Mary Jester.
# Delaware City, and Mr.. and Mrs
,amper Anderson, Of Cedar Grove
we're guests of James Jester and Mr..
nd Mrs. H. W. Wright last week.
Peter L. Grace is visiting in Phil
delphia and AvOndale.
Roscoe c. Taylor of PHILADELPHIA
pent short time with his family
ere this week.
Earl Munsey is home with his fam
y.
Francis M. Soper, J. Leonard Son.
r Henry F. Houseman and Edward
ardee attended Delaware College
commencement on Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

cake, candy and cigars. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pettyjohn received many useful
presents. Rev. Coverdale. the pas
tor, gave an address on the occasion.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16
Notice.

/ will pay no bills unless contracted
by myself. This applies to all persons.
WALTER d. PosTLEs.
Milford, Del, June 5, 1916.
Milford chronicle., 1916-06-16

Advertise in the Chronicle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
Henry Daut Completes A7th Year of Service
 in Local Traction Go.

F7orty-seven years of service to the public as a horse car and trolley driver is the record of Henry Daut, living at 283 Helen street. He completed this term of service Monday night. His experience dates from the first horse car in Bridgeport, which started June 12, 1869, with four horse-cars and has continued through the great peri cd of years during which the old method of horse-drawn. vehicle has been superseded by electricity and the lines have been broadly extended about the city.
 MT. Daut is still hale and hearty and continues as a motorman in the work whichs he says has kept him from illness of any kind. He has been through two strikes while en- p1oyed by the traction companies and is one of the best informed men on traction matters in this section of Connecticut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
Site of the White House.

The site for the presidents palace, as the first maps name it, was selected by President Washington and Major L'Enfant when they laid out the fed eral city in 1792. They purposed to have the presidents house and the capitol reciprocally close to the long vista formed by Pennsylvania avenue, and they also laid out a parklike con nection between the two great build ings. The plans for the house, select ed by Washington and Jefferson as the result of competition in which L'Enfant took part, were drawn by James Hoban, a native of Dublin and a medal man of the Society of Arts of that city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
THE FARMER: JUNE 13, 1916

betterment of mankind.
 'You have heard of the Monroe doctrine, gentlemen. You know that we are already spiritual partners with both continents of this hemisphere and that America means something which is bigger even than the United States and that we stand here with the glorious power of this country ready to swing it out into the field of K action whenever liberty and inde- pendence and political integrity are threatened anywhere in the western hemisphere.
 And we are, ready, nobody has authorized me to say this, but I am sure of tive are ready to join with the other nations of the world in see- ing that the kind of justice prevails everywhere that we believe in.
 ''I am an American but do not be- lieve that any of us loves a clustering g nationality, a nationality with chip on it's shoulder, a nationality with it's elbows out and it's swagger on. We love that quiet, self-respecting, uncon- querable spirit which does not strike strike to conquer.
 Never since I was a youngster have been afraid of the noisy man. I have always been afraid of the still man. I have always been afraid of the quiet man. I had a cIassmate at college who was most dangerous when he was most affab1e. When he was naddest he seemed to have the sweetest temper in the world. He would approach you with a most in gratiating smile and then you know that every red cOrpuscle in his blood was up and shouting.
 eff you work things off in your el7 bows you do not work them off in your mind, you do not work them off in your purpose. So my conception of America is conception of in finite dignity, along with quiet, un- questionable power, I ask you, young gentlemen, to join with me in that conception and let us all in our sew eral spheres be soldiers together to realize it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
DISPUTE OVER
 EXPENSES FOR
 TRIP TO COAST
CContinued from Page 1.N

As President John H. Stanley of the police board was out of town today he could not be reached to state Whether the money appropriated for the presidents fund would be used to pay part of the expenses of the trip If the company does not desire to pay the expenses and await the proba bility of the state reimbursing it, States Attorney GaIen A. Garter will in all likelihood be called upon to see that the necessary expenses are taken from the state treasury so that Shields will be returhed t0 face trial s'54
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
Merchants Differ On
 Summer Closing Plans

Wide differences in opinion on the summer hours have arisen between merchants in the restricted closing sec tion of Bridgeport. In an effort to harmonize the diverse elements and to procure a closing hour that will at once be satisfactory to all merchants and the retail clerks the Chamber of Commerce has been asked to call meeting. Though a time has not as yet been set by Secretary George Cove
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-13
Two Bad Diseases.

The failure of the mortality rates of measles and whooping cough to show a reduction during the past fifteen years is due to the fact that these diseases are highly communicable in their early stage, when diagnosis is most difficult.