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Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
JUST Who MUST and Who
NEED NOT REGISTER JUNE 5

Many questions have arisen sine,
President Wilson's proclamation a.
to who must and who need not regis
ter on June 5. To answer these ques.
tions The Chronicle prints the classes
mentioned
The following must register.
Men VINO are now twenty-one years
old or whose twenty-frst birthday
will fall on or before June 5
Men more than twenty-one years
old whose thirty-frst birthday does
not come on or before June 5th.
The following are not required to
registered:
Men now thirty-one years old. or
whose thirty-first birthday will come
on or before June 5.
Men in the navy, army, marine
corps or officers reserve corps.
Members of the National Guard and
naval militia actually in Government
service on June 5.
Physical disability or absence does
not excuse a person from registering.
National guardsmen and naval mill
tiamen not mustered into the Govern
ment service before June 5 must reg
lister.
A years Imprisonment is the pen
atty for failure to register. Registra-
ton of such persons will then be en-
forced. False statements about one
self or any other person at registra-
ton is punishable with a years i'm
Such persons subject to
law will be cOurt-martialed
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
LIGHTNING KILLED CATTLE

A fine bull, COW and a heifer were
killed on the farm tenanted by Alex
ander wilkins, just at the eastern en-
trance of Milford during the storm Of
Sunday afternoon last. The animals
were owned by Mr.. wilkins, and at
the time they were killed they were
in the field adjoining the farm owned
by Joseph Gray Davis. A large oak
tree near the farm house on the Davis
farm was struck, and the wife Of the
tenant thereon was rendered uncon-
scious by the same fash. She was
revived after about forty-five minutes
efforts.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
PERSONAL MENTIONS

George NJ Lynch left here on SUM
day for Syracuse. n. Y. he having
accepted a position with the H. H.
Franklin Motor Co., or Jnat place.
Mrs. j. Green Workman and her
three children, Ruth. Emma and Mill
dred. of Harrington, spent Thursday
with her sister, Miss Mary Mears.
E. o. Salmons of Philadelphia,
formerly of Milford, spent few days
here the first of the week visiting his
brother, J. o. Salmons. and other rel
atives.
Miss Anne Aydolotte. Mrs. Hester
Roberts, Mrs. Lydia Evans, Mrs. ?
Clara West and son Paul. of Millville,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Trader
on Sunday last.
Miss Pearl Higman has returned to
her home in Cedar Neck for the sum-
mer, after being employed at Gimbel
Brothers, in Philadelphia, for the last
six months.
Mrs. Virgie Passwaters attended
the funeral Of her sister, Mrs. Eva
Of Philadelphia, who died at
her home there Of pneumonia, Thurs
day. May 18th, 1917. Mrs. Gosnor
formerly lived in Milford.
C. Totten. editor Of the Delaware
Leader, of Laurel; Martin F. Fielder
of Passiac, N. j.; Carl W. Rogers, of
Boston, Mass. W. S. Coffin, OF Laur-
81, and z. A. Johnson, OF LAUREL
spent Sunday with the latter's sister,
Mrs. Clarence Cubbage.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
BASE BALL

There will be two fast games of
baseball in Milford on Decoration Day
between the fast Bancroft team of
Wilmington and the Caulk Club. The
manager of the Caulk Club team has
secured the services of five fast ball
players of the Washington College
team. Among them are: John Davis.
who needs no introduction; Spedden
and Erricson, two of Cambridges best
players last year; Wallace, who play
ed second for Milford in the league
and a pitcher. The home boys will
be Legar, Roy Pettyjohn Pruitt, John
son and Belts. These may be the
only games this summer. Morning
game at 1O:3O; afternoon game at
2:15 Admission, IS cents; grand
stand, 10 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

The members of the Senior Glass OF
the Milford High School, accompanied
by Professor and Mrs. Nichols, Wis
tied Washington. ID. c., last week for
three days. during which time they
were royalty entertained. The stud
ents left Milford in a special car. to-
gether with classes from the George
town and Lewes High Schools, last
thursday morning. on their arrival
in Washington they were Immediately
taken in charge by guides who show
ed them the wonders of the city. Pos
sibly the thing that impressed them
the most was the Congressional Lii
brary. The pupils visited both the
houses of Congress, both of which
were in session during their visit,
and saw how things are run accord
ing to parliamentary law. Washing
tons monument was visited and from
the top of this structure views for
miles of territory could be seen. Mt.
Vernon, Alexandria and Arlington
Cemetery were other points OF inter
est which they saw. On their return
trip, Saturday afternoon, the mem
bers of the party we're given two
hours time to visit and inspect the
new college building at Delaware Col
lege, Newark, thereby giving them an
idea of the extent to which the college
has grown.
Those who were in the party from
The Milford High School were Profess
5or and Mrs. Nichols, George Sipple.
Edwin Messick, Laura Salevan, Mil
ired Walls, Katherine Davis, Eliza
beth Jones, Sara Harrington, Anna
Cecilia Potter, Sadie Beadle,
rene Miller. Leila Osborne, Of this
Tear's class, and Elizabeth Wharton,
Carrie Masten and Marion Skewis OF
he graduating class of last year.
Miss Marion Skewis has been elect
ID by the Board of Education to fill
he vacancy caused by the resignation
II Miss Price. She will commence
Ter new duties with the beginning Of
he fall term next September.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
WAR REGISTRATION
BOARDS FOR STATE
Met At Dover To Receive lnstruc-
tions From Director Kerr AS
To Duty.

The permanent registration boards
for the purpose of taking the census
of Delaware in the present war crisis
met at the State House in the Govern
or's parlors last Friday. They were
given instructions by George H. Kerr,
head director of census of military af-
fairs, who some week or more ago
was commissioned by Governor Town
send, with ] Pilling Wright, of New
ark, to go to Washington and secure
instructions from the national govern
ment, as to the matter Of taking the
census, etc.
The boards in the several counties
as appointed by Governor Townsend
will appoint the registration officers
in their several districts, they in turn
to report to the county boards. The
county boards will report to Mr.. Kerr
who will report to the governor the
results of the census taken. Mr..
Kerr's headquarters will be in the
court house, Wilmington.
The sheriffs of the several counties
will be at the call of the county
boards eight days from the prOclama-
tion of the President, and the regis
tration will be completed in one day.
The appointments as made by the
governor and mayor of Wilmington by
order of the governor, are:
Wilmington-David T. Marvel, Will
liam P. White, Dr. Harrison W. How
ell.
New Castle County,. Pilling
Wright. DR.. Walt H. Steele, W. H.
Evans. w. o. Sypherd.
Kent County-D. Mifflin Wilson. r.
r. Kenney, DR.. Charles NJ. Wharton.
Sussex County-Dr. Roland G.
Paynter, Albert Worth, Daniel ]. Lay
ton.
The headquarters of the rural New
Castle County appOintees will be in /
one of the state buildings in Newark; |
the Kent County headquarters will be |
in Dover and the Sussex County head |
quarters in Georgetown. On each of
the county boards is a physician.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
ARRESTED FOR STEALING TIRES

Ralph Sharp, colored, was arrested
on Sunday charged with having stol-
en- a quantity of automobile tires from
the Atkins Garage. in Milford. Mr..
Atkins claims that approximately
500 worth of tires and inner tubes
have been stolen from his shop. but
Sharp confessed to taking only one
shoe and three tubes. These were
all returned to the owner by the per-
sons to whom Sharp had sold them.
The hearing was before Justice of the
Peace Handy, who held the prisoner
under $500 bond for his appearance
at court failing to secure which he
was taken to Jail to await trial.
Sharp served time before for liquor
selling.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
BLUE ENVELOPE MYSTERY"

Lillian Walker, the moving picture
star, in the BLUE Envelope Mystery"
in five reels, will be given at the Pal
ace Theatre Tuesday evening May 20,
for the benefit of the charity fund of
the Milford Emergency Hospital This
is a worthy cause and needs support.
All the money in the treasury for the
care of charity patients has been
spent during the winter, and it is to
be hoped that a gOdly sum will be
put in the treasury from this picture.
Special arrangements have been made
to give a matinee, starting at four
O'Clock.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
OBSERVING The AUTO LAWS

Word comes from Wilmington and
other towns in Delaware that the
new automobile laws are being en-
forced very well. and the police are
enforcing them to the cost of those
who have failed to comply. 1t is cost
ly learning, but some people will not
learn except by costly experience. In
Wilmington. report says that practic-
ally every car on the streets used
DINNERS or no glare headlights, and
the police were not called upon to
make any arrests. Several automo-
bilists who used glaring headlights
when they thought no policemen were
around. were warned that a repetition
would mean arrest. 1t was notice
able that automobiles with dim lights
did not run at as high speed as usual
on city streets. Chief of Police Black
has given notice to the police that
yellow or amber lights are not allow
ed as the law provides that each au-
tomobile shall display two white
lights in front.
In Milford there has been general
of the new laws in regard
to no-glare headlights, but a few in
dividuals appear to think that they
are privileged to run outside of the
town with their full glare of head
lights; for the benefit of those folks, it
is announced by the authorities that
it is just as illegal to use glaring
headlights on a county road. as it
is in the streets of a town. The yell
low lenses are also illegal There
have been several accidents. the re-
suit of glaring lights and reckless
driving to people in Milford. and it is
The purpose to enforce the laws as
hey now stand.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
CRYSTAL FOUNT LODGE No lO.LO.O,E

Arrangements are being made to
make the Memorial Services, which
will be held in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery on June 3rd, a great success. 1t
is only right that all Odd Fellows
should gather at these exercises Tor
those who are deceased.
Members who we're absent last Mon
day evening missed hearing some inn
portant discussions. 1t is advisable
for every one, who can possibly do so,
to be present at the regular meetings
on Monday evenings.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
OBITUARY
CALDWELL

Robert W. Caldwell, aged SO years,
died in Corinne. Pa. on May y, 1917.
He was the eldest son of the late John
Gordon and Elizabeth Davis Caldwell,
of Milford, he being the last member
of that family.
RUST.
Miss NJ. Elizabeth Rust, died at the
home of her brother, William T. Rust
near Overlook, Wednesday morning,
May 23rd, 1917. aged "A years. The
funeral will be held at White Chap
el at 2:30 o'clock on Saturday, May
2fth and interment made in the ad-
joining cemetery. Rev. Allen offici-
ating. S. J. Wilson and Son will be
in charge of the funeral.
HOLLIS
Mrs. Harry Hollis. aged 55 years,
died at her home in Philadelphia, on
Wednesday, May 23rd, 1917. Her re-
mains will be brought to Houston,
Del, today, Friday, May 25th, and
funeral service be held at the Metho-
dist Church at 1 o'clock. Interment
will be made in Odd Fellows ceme-
terry. near Milford, by W. G. Pow
ders. funeral director. She was
sister of Mrs. John C Wharton, of
Houston
STATION.
Mrs. Sarah Ann StaytOn died at her
home near Milford Saturday, May 10,
1917. of chronic bronchitis, aged 66
years. 10 months and days. Funeral
were held on Tuesday by the
Rev c. E. Dryden. and interment
was made at Odd Fellows cemtery, in
Milford. by William G. Powders. fun
eral director. Deceased was the wild
ow of Nicholas Il. Stayton and the
sister of William l. and Elias Simp- |
SON She is survived by eight child |
rem, four sons and four daughters.
TOWNSEND.
Elisa Townsend died in his carriage |
while enroute to his home at Houston |
from Milford on Saturday last, May |
goth, 1917. He was in the list year |
Of his age. The funeral was held at |
his late home in Houston on Tuesday |
last, and interment made at Holly
wood cemetery near Harrington, by
W. C. Wright, funeral director.
Death was the result of an old stand
ing trouble with the action of mis-
heart. His wife died few years ago,
and he has resided at Houston ever
since, retiring from active farming.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
ENFORCING GAME and FISH LAWS

Through the zeal of Chief Game
Warden John P. LeFevre and Federal
Game Warden Albert F. Dillahay, of
Little Creek, who are determined to
enforce the game laws particularly in
relation to the conservation of the
natural food supply of the State as
represented by fish and game. eight
men have been arrested and arraigned
before Magistrate Wharton, of Dover,
charged with catching trout under the
lawful size. The law provides that
no trout under ten fncnes in length
can be caught.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
STATE COLORED COLLEGE

The commencement exercises of
the State College for Colored Students
near Dover, will take place today on
the College grounds. from 10:30 An.
to p. m. The morning exercises will
consist of battalion drill by the col
lege cadets; meeting of trustees; 1.S0
p. m, graduating exercises; music
by the Milford COrnet Band and col
lege students.
The summer school for cOlored
teachers will be held at the State Col
lege beginning June 5, and ending on
July 10. Mrs. Alice Dunbar-NelsOn
will give personal direction and sup
ervision to working out the plans of
the educational authorities.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
G. A. R. WILL ATTEND SERVICES

The members of the Milford Chap
ter of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie will attend morning services at
the Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church on Sunday morning at 10:S0
o'clock, at which time DR.. R. X.
Stephenson will preach an apprOpri-
ate sermon. The Boy Scouts and the
Junior Order of American Mechanics
have been invited to be present at the
service. A sermon appropriate to
Memorial Day will be heard.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
SUMNER OPENED Tbs WEEK

With strawberries and hot weather
real summer weather is at hand in
this part of Delaware; we almost oV-
erlook the festive mosquito in the
make up of an early Delaware sum
mer, but they are here in fairly repre-
sentative numbers along with the 9TH
er good things.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
A SUFFRAGE MEETING

A meeting of the Milford Woman's
Party will be held at the home of Mrs.
on North Front St., Milford,
Friday, May 25th, at $3.50 p. m. All
invited.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
LAND SALE

George H. Hall has bought all Of
the James H. Deputy estate located
at Brick Granary. The property was
sold at sheriff's sale.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
MARRIED
BOGGs-NUTTER.

At the Baptist parsonage in Milford
on Thursday evening, May II, 1917,
James p. BOggs and Miss Anna Nut
ter, both of Milford, were married by
the pastor, Rev. T. c. Davis. Mr..
Boggs is employed by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at the Harrington de-
Dot. and Miss Nutter is one of the pop
ular young ladies of the younger set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boggs will reside in
Milford
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
BESWICK- -MARVEL.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Marvel of Mil
ford, have announced the marriage OF
their daughter, Helen M, 70 E. c..
Beswick, of Wilmington, on Saturday,
May u, 1917, at the home of Rev. r.
X. Stephenson, pastor of the NJ. E.
Church of Milford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beswick will reside in Wilmington,
where the groom is employed by the
Wilmington Leather Company
LINDALE-DANIELS.
Harry Lindale and ;-urlinea Dan
iels, both of Milford, were quietly
married at Lincoln City, Del, on
Wednesday evening. April 25, 1917, by
Rev. ]. H. Gardner. They will re-
side in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL Senior
CLASS At WASHINGTON

See Congress In Session. Inspect
Places OF Interest And Absorbe
knowledge That Will Be OF
Benefit In Future Years.
Milford chronicle., 1917-05-25

Robert W. Caldwell, aged SO years,
died in COrinne. Pa, on May u, 1917.
He was the eldest son of the late John
Gordon and Elizabeth Davis Caldwell,
Of Milford, he being the last member
of that family.
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than things put into the design which
make it unattractive.
The more attractive home is always
in greater demand. Demand regulates
value, to some extent regardless of the
original cost. Your home is an invest
ment, as well as a thing you have
pride in, and at some later time you
may desire to sell it. When this time
comes the more attractive house you
have built will show greater value
of your investment.
A greater value is what you look for
in other investments. Why not en-
body the idea in the home you are
going to build? In addition, you will
then have something of which you can
be more proud. Attractiveness is free,
so don't neglect it.
Materials entering into the con-
struction, as well as workmanship, are
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HINTS IN SEASON

Take a shovel out and open the
bitches.
If your fence is leaning, straighten
it today.
In laying out the garden, plan to
have the rows as long as possible.
This will save time in cultivating.
Working the soil when it is wet will
make it coarse and lumpy the whole
season.
Look for the beautiful in all things :;
you will surely find it-even in MARCH.
This is the proper time to slip your
geraniums for planting out-of-doors in
the late spring. Make the slips four
inches long, leaving on only two
leaves, and plant half beneath the
soil.
Scatter ashes around the currant
and gooseberry bushes.
Scratch little grass seed into the
bare spots when cleaning up the yard.
Later it will look better.
Plant shade trees. Their cool shell
ter will be valuable after awhile.
Spring is here. Get busy!
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PLANT TREES AND SHRUBBERY

If you are planning to plant orna-
mental trees and shrubs, plant in
groups, always leaving an open space
for grass.
Cut-leafed birch Is a favorite tree
for planting on the home ground. 1t
is pyramidal in shape, with dropping
branches.
The japanese naples are very beau
tiful, small trees in bush form with
vivid coloring of cut leaves.
Many shrubs are more beautiful in
foliage than in flower and some of
them carry their fruits through the
winter in bright cOlors.
In setting trees or shrubs, make
hole wide enough so that the roots can
be spread out, avoiding twisting and
crowding as much as possible. Work
the soil in about the roots, leaving no
spaces, and packing firmly.
Avoid planting trees between the
house and the street in such manner
as to hide the view from the windows
and doors. To obstruct the outlook is
very annoying to those confined to the
house. Trees and shrubbery should be
placed so as to form a background or
setting for the dwelling.-E. V. B.
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than any others in the house. The
beamed ceiling in the dining room
shows good taste and it makes the
dining room similar to the living room.
This is desirable because the two
rooms are connected by the colonnade,
giving an open run-together appear
ance.
The stairway to the second floor is
conveniently located in the back part
of the reception room, where also are
two closets for coats. People enter
ing from the side or rear often do so
because of the dirt they bring into the
house. The two closets and location
of the stairway with respect to the
side entrance allows such people to en-
ter, hang up their coats and go direct
lily upstairs without tracking their dirt
through the house.
Among things in the kitchen which
would be appreciated by the house
keeper are the two windows over the
sink and a place where the kitchen
table might be placed. The exception
ally large pantry between the dining
room and kitchen would be appreciat-
ed also. 1t is nearly IA feet long and
about four feet wide. The refrigerator
is placed in the end of the pantry next
to the outside wall. A door is con-
structed in this outer wall so that the
refrigerator may be filled from the out
side. This is convenient from many
points of view.
Going to the second floor it will be
noted that the landing Of the stairway
is located in bay of the house. This
is, from an artistic point of view, al
ways looked on with favor.
The hall has been centrally located
so that it is not only convenient to go
from one room to the other on the Sec
ond floor, but further than this, mini
mum of space has been taken up and
it Is possible to have all Of the other
rooms larger.
There are three bedrooms, a sleep
ing porch and the bath off from this
hall. Each of the bedrooms has nice
large closets and from three to four
windows, which allow plenty of light
and make the rooms as cheerful as
any of the others in the house.
| A double door connects the Sleep
ing porch with the back bedroom. 1t
can be entered either by way of this
bedroom or directly from the hall.
This makes it convenient to the bath
or makes it possible to use it as an
individual sleeping room when neces-
sary.
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other things which should be given
earnest thought before anything def
mite is decided on. They may add some
to the cost, but this addition will be
more than made up for by the addi-
tional life Of the house.
Suppose your house cost $4,000 and
that by adding 500 to the cost of ma
terial and workmanship you increase
the life ten years. If the house lasted
30 years, each year would show a de-
probation of $50 in the $4,000 Ten
years life in the house is, then, worth
$500. So note that by adding 500 to
the original cost you can get the ten
years of additional life, which is val
ued at $500.
The house as illustrated here will
be found of interest as regards both
its exterior appearance and the mate
rails of which it is designed to be built.
Brick veneer is used for the outside
up to the stills of the second-foor win
dows, and from there up to the box
cornice cement plaster is used. This
not only gives longer life to the
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time, they can be dibbied in close to-
gether.
Lobelias, alyssum, can be increased
by the thousands in this way.
Provided there is good stock of
plants on hand, March is soon enough
to commence propagating.
Early in February dahlia tubers, of
which large stock are required, may
be brought into the propagating house.
Placed on the stage, partly burying the
tubers In leaf mold, plenty of shoots
will soon push out. When these are
about three inches in length they
should be taken off with Slight heel,
and if inserted in sand bed they will
soon root.
Another method successfully adapt
ed for roofing dahlias is to make up
hotbed yard in height, place frame
on this and plunge the pots of cut
tings where there is a nice bottom
heat.
list of the quantities of plants re-
quired should be made and the num-
bers entered as they are rooted This
may save much trouble when the time
comes for planting out
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Tipping Habit Strong.

A hotel proprietor in New York who
sets out to kill off tipping has about as
much chance of success as did old
King Canute when he ordered the deep
blue sea to chase itself away from his
royal brogans. Hear Copeland Town
sends wall. He has announced that
despite signs asking patrons not to tip
hat boys and public persists in shunt-
ing dimes the brigands' way.
Some even got sore and wrote him
sarcastic letters that they could tip If
they pleased and intimated that 1t was
none of his business, SO there you are.
Even walters themselves have the
tipping habit. At recent dinner a
hundred extra walters were required
and room was given over where they
could check their hats and coats.
Every one of these walters gave a
tip, despite the notice that it was not
required. In London there Is a hotel
that has banned tipping successfully,
but Americans want to tip, and they'll
do it, b'gosh!