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Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS NAME TICKET

Democrats of Sussex County last
Saturday named their county ticket
for the November election. The re-
suits follow:
Prothonotary, Frank ~ Salisbury,
Lewes Clerk of the Orphans Court,
and Register in Chancery, Edward B .
Fhiles, Bethel Sheriff, Edward T.
Veasey, Lewes; Receiver of Taxes and
County Treasurer, DR.. John H. Ham
mond. Georgetown; Comptroller, Viii
liam W. Anderson, Delmar; Coroner,
Arthur Burton COrdrey, Laurel.
Levy Court Commissioners, six year
term, William E. Valiant, Laurel:
four-year term, Frank W. Holloway,
Millville; two year term, Darwin S.
Collins, Milford.
State Senator, Second District, Will
liam S. Allen, SeafOrd; Fourth Dis
trict, William T. Hudson, Selbyville.
Representatives District. j.
L. Cross, Milford; Second District,
Merris 7. StaytOn, Greenwood; Third
district, E H. Tindall. Georgetown;
Fourth district, Thomas Chapman,
Laurel; Fifth district, Samuel NJ
Culver, Delmar; Sixth district, Chas
d. Schellender, Frankford; Seventh
district, Elbert W. Lynch, Selbyville;
Eighth district George d. Marvel,
Lewes; Ninth district, Benjamin Able
man, Georgetown; Tenth, James c.
Connell, Milton.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
REPUBLICANS OF kent
PUT UP STRONG TICKET

Last Saturday Kent County Repub-
licans primaries resulted in the fol-
lowing nominations for the county
ticket.
County -Prothonotary, Rolan
Moore, Smyrna; Register of Wills,
Albert C. Creadick. Harrington; Coun
ty Treasurer, Frank Pratt, Clayton;
Comptroller, Daniel B. Murray, Vio-
la; Sheriff, Elwell G. Jarvis, FELTON,;
Coroner, W. Harry Patterson, Freder-
lea; State Senator, Second Senatorial
District, John W. Houston, Clayton.
First District Representa-
tive, Gilbert Pratt. Smyrna; Levy
Court Commissioner, T. Jackson
Snow; Assessor, Walter Ford; Inspec-
tors, Samuel NJ. Best, Marriott F.
Archer.
Second ct-Representativ AL
onzo Jones, Leipsic; Assessor, Will
liam H. Short, Dover; Inspectors,
John R. Mingus and Russell Bullock.
Third Representative, viii
liam C. Savin, Cheswold; Levy Court
Commissioner, Millard F. Reed, Ken
ton; Assessor, Myers D. Casson, Ches-
void; Inspectors, W. Bateman Cullen,
Clayton; Linford Lacey, Cheswold.
Fourth Representative 7.
Olin Ford, Marydel; Assessor, George
R. Schweiter, Persons Corner; In
spector, Webster Phillips. Hartly.
Fifth ct-Representative, John
T. Buckson; Levy Court Commission
er. C. B. Hope; Assessor, Henry E.
Moore; Inspectors Walter Carrow and
Joshua H. Bishop.
Sixth Representative, Sam
uel H. Dill, FELTON,; Levy Court Com
missioner. Luther W. Johnson; As
SCISSOR. James A. Voshell, FELTON,; In
spectors, William E. Sharkey and
Benjamin F. McKnatt.
Seventh District - Representative |
George b. Kersey. Woodside; Levy |
Court Commissioner, William NJ Ev- |
ans; Assessor. Joseph B. Reed, Le-
1anon; Inspectors. Edgar T. Towns
end and Francis Y. Guldin.
Eighth District-Repres S. !
A. Creadick, FELTON,; Assessor, John
7. Hammond. Frederick; Inspector,
clifford NJ. Simpler.
Ninth Representative Ben
all Anderson, Harrington; Assessor,
Mark A. Johnson, Pennington; In
pectors, Josiah w. Dickerson and
ieorge W. Smith.
Tenth District-Representative. A.
;, Peet, Milford; Assessor, Zach
ohnson, Houston; Inspectors, Harvey
thompson, Harvey Marvel.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
CHRONICLE CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

Miss Mary E. Mears is visiting her
sister, Mrs. J. Green Workman, OF
Harrington.
Chas. L. Esham, formerly of Mil
ford, but now of Philadelphia, visited
friends here last week.
Mrs. Catherine W. Davis will quiet
ly celebrate her eighty-four birthday
on Friday, October 9Th.
Mrs. NJ. A. Nutter has been at
tending training class for corsetiers
IN Wilmington this week.
\, Mrs. George Macklin, with her son
George. Jr., returned to Brooklyn last
week, after spending the summer in
Milford
' Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Coffin of North
Milford have a fine new daughter
which arrived on Tuesday. Mother
and daughter doing fine.
Mrs. George Hoyne and daughter,
Marion, of Wilmington, are visiting
her sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Mason, on Washington street.
Robert Dill, of FELTON,, motored over
to Milford, Sunday, with Miss Eliza
Anthony, Mrs. Joseph Spence and
Miss Anna Spence, and visited Mrs.
George Redifer.
Mrs. Charles Hackensburg with her
two children has returned to her home
in Philadelphia, after spending the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Archer.
y DR.. William Marshall left Milford
on Wednesday morning for Deming,
New Mexico. He is under orders from
the United States government to re-
port there for duty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, Mrs. Emma
Roach, Mrs. Clara Deputy, Mrs. Geor-
gia Pierce, Mrs. Matte Watson and
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Graves are attending
the State W. c. T. U. Convention at
this week.
Dr.. ] Lynn Pratt has been at the
Pennsylvania Hospital this week, and
has been thoroughly examined by the
physicians in an effort to relieve him
Of stomach trouble. II was thought
hat gall stones we're the cause of his |
-rouble, but the surgeons found no
evidence of that trouble.
Mrs. Lank has gone to Deming, N. |
W., in response to a telegram request |
ng her to come to the bedside of her
Major VIM. E. Lank. who |
vas thrown from his horse while TAX
ng part in the ceremonies of a re-
rev by the Commanding General of
he troops stationed at Deming, of
which the two Delaware batallions are
part Major Lank telegraphed
o his son in Milford Tuesday night,
hat he was not very dangerously hurt
ut that he was confined to the hospi-
al.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
QUARANTINE LIFTED IN MILFORD

The Board of Health in Milford has
officially lifted the quarantine which
kept the schools shut, and children
from assembling in closed rooms.
This applies to the moving picture
places, the schools and the churches
The quarantine was first made be-
cause of infantile paralysis in the
family of colored people in Milford,
and only two cases have been report
ed, one of which died The lifting of
the quarantine takes place on tomor-
row, Saturday, and the theatres, Sun
day Schools and other gatherings Of
children will be free to be held on
Sunday. The public schools will re-
open on Monday, October 9Th. The
cool weather and no further develop
ment of the disease, leads the Board
Of Health to hope that no further case
will develop in or around Milford
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
OCTOBER Term OF The
SUSSEX COUNTY court

The October term of Superior Court
and Court Of General Sessions con-
vened at Georgetown last Monday
morning, Judge Boyce presiding. Chas.
H. Sackett Of Lincoln City was chosen
foreman of the grand jury. Judge
Rice, who has also been assigned for
this term, will not be on the bench
until next week.
In the divorce case of Charles L.
Gladding of Lincoln City VS.. Edna
Gladding. a decree nisi was granted
on the ground of wilful desertion.
ProthOnotaTy Welch was instructed,
however, to write and state to Mrs.
Gladding that il she desired to make
a defense at this or the next term OF
court she may do so, as it was not
made clear to the court that she had
had proper service in that the card
which had been returned showing that
a registered letter had been received
did not show plainly the date upon
which the letter had been received,
neither did it show clearly the post
Office address. She lives at Nauga-
tuck, Conn.
Monday of next week was the time
set for hearing demurrers.
In General Sessions Tuesday morn
ing. Howard Hill, white, of Laurel,
pleaded guilty to the charge brought
against him of resisting Garland d.
Bloodsworth, an officer, and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs,
amounting to $33.7S, and was probat-
ed for two years to his brother, Ollie
E. Hill. Hill was said to be under
the influence Of liquor at the time he
resisted the officer.
George Roberts, colored, charged
with wife-beating, entered a plea Of
guilty and was sentenced to pay fine
of $40 and costs. A second charge
against him for desertion and nonsup-
port was nOlle pressed by Deputy At
torney General Jones. The circum-
stances surrounding the trouble be-
tween Roberts and his wife were such
that upon investigation, the court did
not feel justified in imposing a heav-
Ter sentence or prosecuting the second
charge.
Deputy Attorney General Jones has
retired the following cases: State VS..
Norris Millman, larceny; Reuben
Woolford, five cases, selling liquor;
Ernest Reed, three cases, selling Ii
IuOr; James E. Johnson, selling Ii
luor; Lee Cannon and Moses Dennis,
selling liquor
The case of Charles Vincent, charg-
ID with nonsupport, has been contin-
led for the February term Of court as
we'll as the case of Harley Truitt,
harged with first degree murder.
True bills have been returned
.gainst the following at this term:
state VS.. Oliver d. Collins, two cases
f wife-beating and one charge of as
ault and battery; Charles c. Ellis,
ssault and battery; W. C. C.
movies, resisting public officers;
Toward Hill, resisting public officer;
rank B.. Derrickson, assault and bat
cry; Wilbert Saunders, larceny.
The grand jury Tuesday morning
isited the Sussex County almshouse
nd the county jail, and rendered their
eport as to the condition of the in
-itutions, and again settled down to
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
TWO CASES INFANTILE
PARALYSIS IN SUSSEX

One death occurred last week from
infantile paralysis child in the fam
lily of Kearney Thoroughbred, cOlored,
living just outside the town limits Of
Seaford Its origin is a mystery, as
none of the family have been away
from the immediate vicinity for more
than two years.
The case was first reported We'd
nesday night, and DR.. j. G. Knowles
called in. He called in DR.. H. M.
Manning, and both physicians agreed
it was a case of infantile paralysis OF
the most dangerous type. The child
lived only a few hours.
Dr. A. E. Frantz, of the State
Board of Health, was sent for, and he
came on the night train. He agreed
with the local physicians. AS the
case was outside the town limits and
the local board of health did not care
to assume responsibility, DR.. W. F.
Haines of the State Board Of Health
took charge and the house where the
death occurred was placed under a
strict quarantine.
When it became known among the
residents of that section that the
child had died of infantile paralysis
many of them moved out. Some, OF
them, it is alleged, came in direct con-
tact with the patient. Several fam
lilies of that section have been in the
habit of washing for the white people
of Seaford, taking the clothes home
with them, and those having sent the
clothes there are feeling little un-
easy.
Fortunately for the health of Sea-
ford, the death occurred in row OF
houses owned by E. ]. Winder, a
member and president of the local
board of health situated some dis
tance from the negro centers and cas-
ilv uuarantined. Armed guards have |
been placed around the infected dis
trict and it is thought the disease will |
be confined to that section.
The following data concerning the
ravages of the disease in Delaware
has been compiled by DR.. FTantz.
There have been AZ cases through
out the State. Twenty-one of these
were in Wilmington proper; II within
a radius of four miles; were report
ed in Kent, and only two in Sussex.
There have been q deaths out of
these AZ cases, and the remaining 21
are at present in different stages OF
the disease. The death rate for the
disease so far has been fifty per cent.
The ages of the victims we're tabu-
lated as follows:
Two under one month.
Three between six and nine months.
Two between months and 1 year.
Nine between and 2 years.
Seven between 2 and 8 years.
mi. ay1d
Two between and years.
-Four between and years.
Three between 1 and 20.
Two between 20 and 80 years.
One case was reported in July, IL
in August, while the remainder were
during the month of September.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
MILFORD GRANGE

At the first regular fall meeting of
Milford Grange a better attendance
than most members had reasons to ex-
pect, showed that the Field Meetings
held during the summer months have
worked to keep the members interest
ed and ready for the fall campaign.
An interesting discussion on the mer-
rits of the automobile was held, which
brought out many good points and the
usefulness of the Ford for the aver
age farmer.
The Meeting of the seventh will be
given up to the giving of degrees, the
drst and second being given in full
form, and J. H. Rosa will give his
impressions of the New York State
Fair and some of the farming country
in that section where he visited.
Plans for the annual Grange bazaar
and exhibit are being daily brought
before the members, who are striving
to make this one even better than
those held in past years, and every
one is being urged to do their part.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
SENT DOGS BODY 300 MILES TO BURY

The following is taken from the Oh
can Times, of Olean, New York. Dr..
Grier is a native of Frederick, Della
ware:
Belle, a fashionably bred English
setter, owned by DR.. J. B Grier, of
this city, died last Friday of old age,
and was shipped to her home in Fred
erica. Del, where she will receive de-
cent burial in a plot reserved for that
purpose During her illness she re-
ceived the best medical attention pos
sible, DR.. William Bosler, yerterinar-
ian, being in constant attendance un-
til her death, when he embalmed her
and prepared the body for shipment
in metal lined chestnut coffin. She
was well broken for quail; a natural
retriever both on land and in water,
and in her prime was a true sports
mans companion.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
The SUSSEX LEVY court
HOLDS ANNUAL Meeting

The Sussex County Levy Court met
Tuesday in regular session with all
members present.
Messrs. C. E. Johnson, Reed and
Lynch were appointed a committee to
meet a committee from Maryland to
view the new road from Delmar to
Whitesville with a view to improving
same. This committee was also in
structed to visit Chipman's Mill.
The Luten Bridge Co. submitted
bid of $3.50 for building new bridge
at Milford, but the same was laid up
on the table upon motion of Mr..
Lynch.
The county road engineer was in
structed to produce the road sheets
for Indian River Hundred. Mr.. Gum
was also instructed to procure as
sistance in drawing road orders.
Bids for building bridges in Third
District were opened and read as fol-
lows: ] Earl Hudson, No. A, s1,S39;
No. B, S1.718; total, $3,557. Robert
j. Allen. No. A. s1.650; No. B, $1450;
total, $3,1O0. The contract was
awarded to Mr.. Alien, he being the
lowest bidder.
It was ordered upon motion of H.
W. Johnson that all general road or
ders for all districts which have not
been Overdrawn, will be allowed.
Mr.. Magee was allowed the sum of
ST for making new road at Reho-
both.
Upon motion of Mr.. Reed the bid
for the building of the bridge at Mil
ford was rejected and the county road
80, arra Asrr,
for bids according to plans and speci- |
ications already drawn.
The president of the Levy Court |
was directed to petition the resident |
Judge for an order to lay out a new |
'oad in Broad Greek Hundred across
he lands of Orlando Harrison, James |
3. Lloyd and J. B. Wheatley.
Adjourned to Tuesday, October II.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
MILFORD EMERGENCY HOSPITAL

Minerva Layton was admitted to the
hospital this week.
Handy Davis will be discharged this
week, and will go to his home.
Mrs. Stein is cOnvalescent and will
soon leave the hospital.
Donations have been a half dozen
night shirts from Harry VanKirk;
towels from Mrs. Fred Houseman;
turkish towels from a friend in Phila-
delphia; squads from Henry Wroten,
Jr.; preserves and grape juice from
Mrs. Pardee; flowers from the Bap-
tist Church and flowers from Lizzie
Stokes.
A mistake was made in naming the
date for opening the Gift Shop. It
will be the last week in November and
first two weeks in December. Mrs.
DOnnell Marshall and Miss Lena Short
are receiving beautiful fancy articles
and other things suitable for Christ
mas gifts, and they will have a line
of Japanese goods on sale. The re-
freshments will be served every day
by members of the committee.
The "Flower Days" are to be held
this month, when some of the pretty
Milford girls will be every where to
present you with a flower for a do
nation to the hospital.
Miss Adeline Shaffer of PHILADELPHIA
IS now head nurse in the hospital, and
Miss Campbell has returned to her
home in Berlin, Nd. Miss Shaffer is |
ably assisting Miss Miller in training |
he pupil nurses and experimenting |
he caring for the patients Miss King
If Staytonsville has entered the hos
1ital as pupil nurse.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
MILFORD BAND RE-ORGANTzED

Following its practice of years, the
older musicians of Milford have re-
organized the old Milford band this
week; this year being a political year.
Each election year the band is got
ten together and furnishes music for
the various political gatherings in
various parts of the county. This
seasons band will be composed of IL
pieces and Joseph T. Rodgers has
been made business manager.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
CONDENSED news ITEMS
Paragraphs OF a Local Nature
for Rapid Readers

Time is getting short to make the
preparations for the Halloween par
ade.
The last tomatoes Of this season
we're packed by the local caneries this
week.
The Ladies' Aid of Millwood Church
will meet in the Community Hall on
Saturday evening, October 7th.
Magistrate John B. Wharton Of
to Joseph Maroney of Milford, and
Laura May Butler of Cheswold.
Owing to the enforced vacation re-
sulting from the infantile paralysis
scare, the school holidays for the bal
ance of the term may be rather limit
ed.
st. Johns Church-Sunday. October
8, mass at 8 a. m; rosary, sermon and
benediction at 1880 p. m; mass at
Lewes at 11:S0 a. m; all are cor
daily invited.
The frost the first of the week has
brought the cold facts to the minds Of
some of the farmers that winter is
nearly here, and has caused them to
hustle with the fall work.
A Harvest Home Rally and Go To
Church Day will be celebrated in St.
Paul's NJ. E. Church in Milford, Oc-
tober Sth. The Rev. Mr.. Lum, of
Ohio, will preach in the
The pastor in the evening.
The Jewish New Year holidays be-
gan Thursday morning of last week,
and lasted three days. Tomorrow, |
is also a Jewish holiday,
and all their places of business will |
be kept closed until O'Clock in the
evening.
In its issue of last week the PENN
5ula Enterprise of Accamac Court |
House, Virginia, speaks of Rev. L. A. |
Bennett, who is holding revival servic-
IS at the Hunting Creek School |
Grounds, with glowing praise. Ac-
,Ording to the Enterprise, 17S cOnver-
iions have been made in two weeks.
The meetings are still in progress.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
New OYSTER WATCH BOAT IN SERVICE

~AThe new Delaware watch boat to be
used in the oyster revenue service
has been completed and sailed on it's
trial trip recently in command of Cap
tain George H. Carey. The boat,
which was constructed by the Essing-
ton Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, of Essing-
ton, Pa. will be brought to the Della
ware waters in a few days and will
soon be in active service. The old
watch boat, S. S. Pennewill, will be
sold at public auction in the near fut-
ure.
At the last session of the Delaware
General Assembly a commission was
appointed, consisting of Governor
Charles r. Miller, chairman; W. W.
McCabe secretary, and Captain George
H. Carey, to provide a suitable watch
boat, either by repairing the old boat
or purchasing or constructing a new
one, and $1,000 was appropriated out
of the State treasury to cover the cost
of same. Upon investigation the COM
decided that it would be bet
ter for the state to construct a new
boat, which would be serviceable for
years to come, and the contract was
awarded to the EssingtOn Company on
December 21, 1915.
According to the specifications the
new boat is a type of auxiliary, with
sail and gasoline power, the SO h. p.
motor having been removed from the
S. S. Pennewill and installed in the
new boat, which has not yet been
1t has a length Of 20 feet,
with a length on water line of 5S feet, !
a beam of 20 feet and a draft of five
feet. 1t cost approximately $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
DELAWARE'S NATIONAL RIFLE TEAM

Delaware is to be represented at the
National Rife Match to be held at
Jacksonville, Florida, beginning Octo-
Der 20. A team is now being organ
lied at Deming to be sent to Jackson
vile. The team will keep busy prac-
ticing and getting into shape. There
is keen rivalry among the men for
places on this team. Adjutant Cen
eral 1. Pusey Wickersham went to
Deming, where he will conduct an in
spection of the two batallions Of the
Delaware division doing border duty.
He makes the trip under orders from
Governor Miller, and will return the
latter part of next week.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
MRS. HOLLAND SO YEARS YOUNG

Mrs. David H. Holland, who resides
on East Front Street, South Milford,
celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday
anniversary on Monday, October End,
at which time large number of her
friends and relatives called to pay
their respects. In addition to the
callers Mrs. Holland received many
beautiful birthday and postal cards
congratulating her on the occasion of
her birth. Mrs. Holland has been
lifelong resident of Milford and the
immediate vicinity, and she is well
and hearty, and as active as a woman
many years her junior. She is the
mother of Joseph E. Holland of Mil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
OBITUARY
SMITH.

]. Frank Smith, son of James T.
Smith, the contractor and builder of
Milford, died Wednesday, October 4,
1916, at his home in Philadelphia. He
was about As years old and leaves a
wife and family.
SHEPPARD.
Lydia B. Sheppard died at her home
in Slaughter Neck on Thursday, Sep
tember 26th, 1916, aged rs years and
2 days. The funeral was held on Sun
day afternoon at Slaughter Neck
Church, and interment made in the
cemetery adjoining.
STOCKLEY.
John C. Stockley, one of the best
known residents of Smyrna, died at
his home there last week He was
81 years old and is survived by a wife
and three children, Mrs. Margaret
Stevens, Ayres J. Stockley and Chas.
D. StOckley. For many years he was
cashier of the First National Bank of
Milford. He was also trustee of Del
aware College at one time and was
very active in the affairs of that insti-
tuition He was also actively interest
ed in the affairs of Smyrna and was
president of the Smyrna library, a
of the town council and mem
Der of the Board of Education.
ROBERTS.
Mrs. John Roberts, Sr., passed
away at her home in Cedar Neck, near
on September 9th, 1916 She
had been in poor health for two years,
but had been able to get around up to
the Saturday previous to her death,
when her daughter summoned the fam
ily physician. She died on Sunday
at 2.S5 a m, surrounded by
all of her children with the exception |
If one daughter, who lives in Chester, !
Pa. Seven children survive her, viz:
John, Ora, Varmie, Sarah, Fred, Arth- |
lr and Bertha. She was of kind and |
owing disposition, charitable and SYM |
so that the whole neighbor- |
rood loved her. Her husband died in |
March last as a result of an accident
With machinery. She was laid to rest /
.mid beautiful flowers, and the fun
,ral was held from her late home in
yedar Neck on Tuesday afternoon of
asst week, and interment was made in
odd Fellows cemetery at Milford the
anne afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
STEAMER LAUNCHED

The W G. Albeit shipyard. in Mil
ford. launched the steamer Canen-
dough, for C 3 Mc1owary, of New
York, on Tuesday afternoon last Her
sponsor was Mrs. McLowary, wife of
the owner The dimensions are 10
feet long, 30 foot beam and S1s foot
hold. She is built espccially for the
harbor freight trade OF New York. It
is the fourth steamer of the kind built
for the owner in the Milford yard.
The keel for a four-mast schooner
was laid in the Abbott yards on We'd
nesday, which they hope to get COM
pleted by the first of the New Year.
Milford chronicle., 1916-10-06
RAISED LARGE TOMATOES

Mrs. A. E. Watson, Dover, who owns
farm in Cedar Neck, four miles east
from Milford, brought some tomatoes
to tbis town last week which were
crown upon her farm. Two of them
Ihen weighed tipped the scales at 1
mound, six ounces, and two weighed
mound four ounces, the four of them
averaging pound and five ounces
Zach Charles Higman, who is the
tenant of this farm, has six acres
DIanted in tomatoes, and has received
as nigh as 40 cents a basket for them.