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Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
MILFORD WINS OPENER
FROM MILLSBORO CLUB

The opening game of the Sussex
County League in Milford last Sat
urday between Milford and MillsbOro
was rather tame affair The Mills
borO boys, who came here with the
reputation of having possibly the
fastest aggregation in the league,
showed up badly from the first. The
game was replete with errors; both
teams having several to their credit.
The final score of the game was 5 to
l in favor of the Milford club. Inter
est in the league will probably-in-
crease as the season gets well under
way, and when the teams have had
an opportunity to develop better
team work the fans should be given
a brand of base ball that will prove
interesting for them Tomorrow the
Lincoln City team crosses bats with
Milford at Milford. The Lincoln club
has had the finest record of any
team in Sussex county this year, and
is playing a fast brand of base ball.
It will be a hard team to beat in
tomOrrow's game. Under the rules of
the Sussex County League the play
ers must be residents of Sussex .
county; only three members of a |
club being allowed from out of the |
county.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
START WORKON FIRE HOUSE
Structure Will Be Largest In State
When Completed.

Brick layers started work on the
new fire house and community build
ing for the Carlisle Fire Company on
Wednesday of this week. The foun-
dations for the building have been
completed for several weeks, but it
was necessary to wait until the mas
ons had completed their work on the
power house for the l.. D. Caulk
Company before active building op-
erations could be started. The build
ing will be of brick and will front on
West Front street. The approximate
dimensions are 80 by SO feet. When
completed it will be the largest fire
house in the state. Room for all the
equipment now owned by the COM
pany, and all that they may pur-
chase in the future has been pro-
vided. In addition to this there will
be large drying rooms for the hose,
ample club room for the members
and large auditorium larger than
the Armory Hall floor space for
other activities in the town. |
The work on the building will be
rushed and the firemen hope to have
it under roof before cold weather
sets in. All heavy loads in the struc-
-ure will be carried on steel girders
and beams. Since the project has
been started a number of ways in
which the total cost of construction
,an be lowered have been found. A
arge saving in the steel used on the
was made when the price
made a sudden drop.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
Parade And Pageant WILDE
Important Feature OF Fair
viii Depict Ten Years OF Agricultural Pro-
greSs In DeLauUare- $500 In Prizes Of
fered-- Only Farmers May Compete.

The period from 1914 to 1924
marks an interesting and important
era in the development and progress
of agriculture in Delaware. While it
would be foolish to state that our
farmers are more prosperous today
than they were ten years ago, they
have at least held their own during
what has been one of the worst per-
iods of financial and economical up
heavals in the history of the coun-
try.
Time was when the virgin soil and
balmy air of Delaware offered Op-
portunity for the tiller of the soil to
provide ample means for all his
needs. But with the years the fertil-
ity of the soil decreased, insects and
disease came to attack certain crops,
industrial development caused COM
petition for labor which had hither-
to been plentiful and cheap, and the
problems of the distribution and
of farm products began
to overshadOw the problems of pro-
ductiOn in importance. So far as the
farmer is concerned these problems
have been met through the develop
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
OBITUARY
LOFLAND

Mrs. Sallie A. Lofand, aged IS
years, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Nutter, on
the LOfland farm, just north of Mil
ford, on Wednesday morning, July
9, 1924. The funeral will be held this
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Lofland was
the widow of Peter L. Lofiand and
was a large owner of real estate
and ground rent leases.
CLENDANIEL
Mrs. Annie Clendaniel died at the
st. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, N.
j., Wednesday, July 2, 1924, of acute
age 81 years, l month and
5 days. She was the wife of Fred
Clendaniel and daughter of the late
Morgan and Rachel A.
Morgan. Death came within "a hours
after being admitted to the hospital
and her sufferings were intense.
Mrs. Clendaniel was a good Chris
ton, a faithful wife and a kind and
loving mother. She is survived by
her husband and two sons. The re-
mains were brought to Lincoln on
Friday evening. Funeral services
we're held in the NJ. e. Church Sat
lrday afternoon. Rev. V. E. Hills,
)f Wilmington, officiating, assisted
)y Rev. J. H. Thornton. Interment in
he Lincoln cemetery by E. G. Reed, |
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
CLASS SOCIAL

John wilkins Sunday school class
was entertained on Friday evening,
June 27th, in the social room of the
NJ. P. Church, by one of the class
mates, Mrs. Mary E. Donovan. The
evening was spent in playing games
after which refreshments were serv-
ed. Those present were Rev. C. R.
as a visitor, Mrs. Mary
Donovan, Mr.. and Mrs. John Will
kins, Mrs. Rosie Emory, Mrs. Elsie
Mrs. Sallie Ottwell, Mrs.
Florence Gillispie, Mrs. Nellie Will
kins, Mrs. Hattie Benson, Mrs. Hat
tie Williamson, Mrs. Florence john
son, Mrs. Mabel Darr, Mrs. Bessie
Smith, Mrs. Thelma Savage, Mrs.
Emma Bennett, Misses Agnes Cam
per, Sallie Donovan, Anna Smith,
Mrs. Clara Bennett and Ruth Rey-
nOldS
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
DELA WAREAMS
PAY $I,633,7 7I2
Federal Tax For 1922 Was Large.
l7,l4l individuals Paid In
Diamond State.

Income tax from personal returns
OF l7141 Delawareans netted the Fed
eral Government $1,833,712 for the
year 1922, according. to statistics
compiled by the Bureau of Internal
revenue. The net incomes from the
17,l41 returns from Delaware total
ed $53, 1881, ,OOS.
Delaware paid into the Federal
treasury more tax than eleven
other larger states. The states which
Delaware lead in the amount of tax
paid are: Wyoming, Vermont. South
Carolina, North Carolina, North Da-
kota, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho,
Arizona and the territory of Hawaii. !
In studying the figures, of the de-
partment, it is found that the aver |
age net income per return from Del |
aware was $3,149.21 and the per
capita net income reported $236.42.
rhe figures also show that the state
stands below a number of other
arger states in the amount of ex-
mptiOns claimed
According to Commissioner David
Blair, the preliminary report
how that the number of personal
eturns reporting income for the ,
year 1922 filed in 1928 was
,787,481. The total net income re- f
orted by these returns was S21,- f
56,212,530 and the tax amounted to i
361, ,057,308. Compared with 1921, +
le above figures show an increase +
$125,SO5, or 1.88 per cent in the r
lmber of returns filed, and an in II
ease of $1,759,OOO,OO2 or 8.9S per g
mt in the total income reported; "
so an increase of $141, ,167, ,2O4 or >
go per cent in the total tax. ~
The net average net income per 81
turn for 1922 was S3,14346, the "
erage amount of tax was $126.86, ~
ID the average tax rate was 4.O4 i,
r cent. - -
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
RESIGNED AFTER LONG SERVICE

N Silas NJ Reynolds last week tend
cred his resignation as treasurer OF
the L. D. Caulk Company, whose
large dental laboratories are located
in Milford. The resignation took eff
feet at once. Mr. Reynolds has been
with the Caulk Company for sixteen
years and eight months. and during
that time had given very efficient
service. The resignation was accept
ed by the company, and the officials
presented him with a gold watch
and chain with a Masonic emblem.
The gift was suitably engraved. Mr..
left Milford last week for
a vacation at Atlantic City. It is
likely that he will accept a position
with bank in New York City.
Mr.. Roland Messick, of George
town, has been elected to the posi-
tion made vacant by the resignation
Of Mr.. Reynolds. Mr.. Messick has
been connected with the Delaware
Trust Company of Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Harrington,
Jr., entertained large circle of rel
atives and friends on Thursday ev-
ening, July 3rd, in honor of their
son Henry's 18th birthday. The ev-
ening was spent on the lawn play
ing games of various kinds, until a
late hour when they were invited
into the dining room, which was tas-
tefully decorated in red, white and
blue, in keeping with the Fourth. A
large angel cake, holding eighteen
candles of red, white and blue, ador-
ned the center of the long table.
Henry was the recipient of a num-
Der of lovely and useful gifts. All
left wishing him many happy re-
turns of the occasion.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
AT A DELIGHTFUL PARTY

The engagement of Miss Frances
Jones, of Georgetown, and Mr..
Franklin M. NAPLES, of Milford, was
announced at a delightful party at
the home of the brides parents, DR..
and Mrs. Franklin M. Jones, last
Saturday afternoon. The house was
beautifully decorated with flowers
for the occasion. Miss Jones was a
teacher in the Milford High School
during the last term. She resigned
her position at the end of the school
year. Mr.. NAPLES is connected with
the L. D. Caulk Company, of Mil
ford, and is head of one of their de-
partments. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George NAPLES, of Milton. Both
of the young people are well-known
throughout Delaware. The date for
the wedding has not been announc-
ed, but IT is likely that it will be
early in the fall
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
FINE DISPLAY OF
FLOWERS AT FAIR
Exhibit At Delaware State Fair To
Be Best Ever Shown In State.
Large Entry Assured.

The most magnificent display oi
flowers ever seen at a show or ex-
hibit in the State, is being planned
by the committee of the Delaware
Horticultural Society for the display
at the Delaware State Fair in Sep
tember. Hundreds of entries from
Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New
Jersey will provide the keenest kind
of competition for the premiums and
honors of the show and some of the
displays in the professional garden
er classes, it is believed will be as
founding, owing to the enthusiasm
with which the men whose business
is cultivating flowers have entered
into the plans for the show.
George Cook is in charge of the
arrangements and he has assisting
him a committee composed of Fred
Smith, G. H. Simon, Robert Frazier,
William H. SissOn, Jr., and William
Dickson. From the splendid estates
inthe vicinity of Wilmington the for
al exhibit promised will be worth
going to the Fair to view, even
though there were no other attrac-
tions.
In the professional gardeners
classes there are twelve contests
with prizes ranging from 81 to $40.
These embrace outdoor roses, an
nuals, perennials, gladiolis, (best
vase and best cOllection) dahlias,
(best vase and best collection; as
ters, (best vase and best collection);
best arrangement of best basket of
lowers, berried shrubs and best col
lection of antirrhinum.
For the amateur gardener there
ire fourteen classes with cash prizes /
'anging from 81 to $5. By an anna
eur is designated one who raises /
lowers for the love of it and not for .
)rofit or a livlihOOd; who has never
Deen professionally engaged and who
LOes not engage a professional to
aise flowers for them or on the
rounds of a professional. The clas-
es are for best vase and best col
ectiOn of asters, best collection of
ahlias, hybrid cactus dahlias, peOny
Owered dahlia, pompOm dahlia, best
objection of gladioli, best vase of
lima, best vase of larkspur, best
ase of delphinium, best collection
CONTINUED on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11

Wright Hardesty, of Dover. Charles
i1aIuesty, OF Dover; Mrs. E. J. Har-
desty' of Seaford; Elizabeth Har-
uesty, OF BridgeVille; Artemis Smith.
OF wilmington; James J. Mullin and
MIS- Mull1n, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
JOnn ). Bateson, of PHILADELPHIA;
MRS. I. Pliny Fisher, of Denton.
Nd; c. G. Cleaver, of New York.
ernest j. Hardesty, of Seaford: H.
r: Hardesty, of BridgevilIe; Grant
Cleaver, of New York; G. L. Hardes-
ty, of SeafOrd; Helen Hardestv. of
cape G1rardeau, Mo-; Mrs. William
q. Hardesty, of New York; Maud M
Hardesty, of Cape Girardeau, Mo-:
Mrs. Lacey L. Hardesty and Richard
B. Hardesty, of Seaford; Louise B.
Fisher, of Denton, Md; Bertha V.
BatesOn, Philadelphia; William F.
Brown and his wife, Nora Cotton
Brown, of COllingdale, Pa: George
F. Hardesty, of BridgevilIe: ]. G. |
of Harrington; William
w. Hardesty, of Seaford; G. P. Har-
desty, of Philadelphia; Lena Scott |
and Thomas c. Harrington, of Eel
ton; Mrs. William Bateson of Phila-
delphia; Martin E. Smith, of Will |
William H. Hall, of Sea-
ford; H. Salisbury Sparks, of Hills
Ooro, Md, Artemas Smith, Jr., of
Mrs. James E. Hardes-
y, of Harrington; Ethelyn Hardesty
Jleaver, of New York; William G.
dardesty, of New York; Mrs. Anna
=. BucksOn, of Millsboro; Mrs. Eu-
sene Hardesty, of Wilmington; Geor-
sia Hardesty Hall and Virginia Hall
If Seaford; Edith H. -Heisler, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. E. C. Hardesty,
# Wilmington; Mrs H. E. Hardesty,
# Bridgeville; J. Pliny Fisher, of
Denton, Md; Hazel Hall, of Seaford;
:. Lacey Hall, of Seaford; Clara B.
'ahOon, of New York; Helen H.
of Wilmington; Mrs.
arah Hardesty Sparks, of Hillsboro,
Id; Mrs. Elizabeth Cummings, of
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
CLUB WOMEN in
ANNUAL SESSION AT
REHOBOTH BEACH
Opening Session Of 9th Annual
Meeting ldaaYesterday---WiIl
Continue Until Tomorrow.
WILL ELECT new OFFICERS
Last Order Of Business Will Be
The Selection Of Executives
For Another Year.

CLUB women from all parts of the
State will attend the twenty-seventh
annual meeting of the State Fedora
tion of WOmen's Clubs to be held at
Rehoboth next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. All sessions will be held
in the Pennsylvania Railroad Veter-
ans Employees Association building.
Mrs. Harlan M. Waller, of Delmar.
State president, presiding. The bien-
NAL election of officers will take
place at the closing days session.
A number of lectures have been
arranged to intersperse the business
program as well as delightful in
formal social affairs. Miss Julia Jaf-
fray, chairman of the Committee on
Institutional Relations of the Gener-
al Federation, will speak on the
work of her department and DR..
Emmanuel Sternheim, of New York
City, will make two addresses Fri
day on Freedom Through Culture"
and Twentieth Century Parent
lood." Violin selections will be given
]y H. M. Black, former member of
he New York Symphony Orchestra,
NAS ANNy 6CSSlOus
Others who will appear on the
platform at RehOboth are DR.. Rich
I'D Watson Cooper, whose subject
7ill be "On Understanding Della
yare;" Walter Dent Smith, secretary
f the Delaware Safety Council, on
The Next World War;" and Mrs.
[enry R. Barker, of Lansdowne, Pa,
'ho is chairman of the Pennsylva-
ia Junior Federation work and will Z
peak on this subject. I
Committees have been appointed to
anage the business of the conven-
on as follows: Nominations, Mrs.
:. E. Douglas, chairman; Mrs. John
Salisbury and Mrs. R. Lee Cul-
9r; Credentials, Miss Emily Spru- q
Ice, chairman; Mrs. Horace L. Il
eakyne and Mrs. c. D. Robinson; n
esOlutiOns, Mrs. William H. Bea- U,
CONTINUED on page eight n
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
LARGE CROWD WAS
DISAPPOINTED JULY 4
Persons Who Advertised Fireworks
In Milford Misrepresented
The Days Program.

Several hundreds of persons gath
cred on the banks of Silver Lake,
near the railroad station in Milford,
last Friday evening to witness the
display of fireworks which they
thought were to be shown that ev-
ening. The persons who had the
posters printed advertising the base
ball games to be played in Milford
on July 4th and July 5th, had dis
played prominently on their adver-
tising matter an announcement that
fireworks would be shown in the ev-
ening at the above named place. The
Wilmington newspapers carried
news items to the effect that the
display would be shown in Milford
that evening. AS a result of the ad-
and the publicity given it
several hundred persons came to see
the display. They waited for several |
hours and then went away greatly |
RumOrs were in circu- |
atiOn to the effect that the fireworks |
could not be shown because the
owners in the vicinity |
would not allow the display. This
vas not true, for the persons who
lad advertised the display did not
any materials with which
o entertain the people in the even
ng, and they alone are to blame for
he disappointment of the visitors
Who came to Milford.
The merchants and business peO-
lie of Milford are sorry that the
,ase ball boys deliberately placed
alse advertising matter before the
ublic, which caused disappointment
yhen the people came here. Without
the consequences, the
oys misrepresented the situation
nd the merchants are more than de-
irous of having the people from the
country know, that it D.,
as from an irresponsible source
nat the announcement of the even )
lg's program was made. The Chron- :
lie did not publish an announce =
tent of display because the pub I
shers could find no one who knew q
lything about it.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
Hardesty Family In Annual
Reunion At Old Homestead
Sixty-six Members of The Family From DeZo-
10are, NeIO York, Maryland, PennsyZ-
Oania And Missouri Enjoy Outing.

Slxty-s1X members of the Hardesty
FAMILY enjoyed the reunion held on
Saturday at the old homestead farm
in MispilliOn hundred, Kent county.
The guests were from all parts of
Delaware, New York, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Missouri. Jane
Wright Hardesty, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hardesty, of Dover, was the young
est member of the family present.
Mrs. Sarah Hardesty Sparks, of
HillsborO, Md, age 81, was the old
est.
Following picnic luncheon,
games and athletic events were en-
joyed. E. c. Hardesty, of Whining
ton, one of the oldest members of
the family and we'll known through
out the State opened the program by
a short address and stressed the
need of family reunions, and what
great good is received by all mem
bers who attend. The Rev. Carlisle
L. Hubbard, pastor of St. Paul's NJ.
E. Church, Wilmington, was another
speaker. "The Old Oaken Bucket"
a recitation, was given by w. G. |
of New York.
The Rev. G. L. Hardesty gave
of the family during
he past 25 years. Greetings from
he Missouri branch of the family
we're brought by Benson C. Hard
,sty.
The members of the family who
lttended the reunion were as fol-
ows: F. L. Hardesty, of Dover;
'arlton Hardesty, of Wilmington;
William C. Bateson, of Philadelphia;
Iargaret c. Hoey, of Philadelphia;
Iilda Hardesty Heisler, of Bala, Pa;
coma Smith, of Wilmington; E. c.
of Wilmington; Reba c.
'ateson, of Philadelphia; J. A.
iuckson, of Millsboro; Mrs. T. G.
harrington, of FELTON,; Mrs. T. Fred
ohnson, of Denton, Md; Mrs. Sauls-
ury Sparks, of Hillsboro, Md;
aura NJ. Hardesty, of Dover; Jane
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
SHIPMENTS OF
BERRIES LARGER
Total To Date Is About One Third
Greater Than Last Season.
Fruit Shipments Less.

Shipments of raspberries, black.
berries and currants, during the lat.
ter part of last week over the P. R
Il. were large as compared with
shipments during the corresponding
period of last year.
FOrty-seVen thousand, four hum
dred and ninety-six quarts of berries
were shipped over the Delaware di-
vision on Friday as compared to
1924 quarts on the corresponding
day last year. A total of 13,9l7.240
quarts have been shipped to date as
compared to 1O,7OO,95O quarts for the
corresponding period last year.
Cucumbers are late in maturing.
One hundred and ninety-five carriers
of cucumbers were shipped last Fri
day as compared to 66S carriers on
the corresponding day last year,
a total of 254 carriers ship
ped to date, as compared to 1885
carriers for the corresponding per-
iOd of last year.
Apple and peach shipments have
fallen far below those of the cor
period last year. Ship |
ments of apples on last Friday to-
-aled 1856 baskets as compared to |
"a, 1856 baskets on the corresponding
lay last year The total shipments
o date amount to 6,3O8 baskets as
to 1882 baskets for the
period last year.
Only one basket of peaches was
hipped on Friday, as compared to
z baskets for the corresponding
ay last year, making a total of 25
askets as compared to 100 baskets
DR. the corresponding period of last
ear.
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
LARGE ATTENDANCE
ATSTATE FTREMEN'S
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Delegates Present From Twenty
Ut The twenty-five Members
Of The Association.
VARNEY GIVEN A WATCH
Milford Man HOnOred By COnven-
tiOn---All Officers Reelected
For The Ensuing Year.

Inc Fourth Annual Convention, %
the Delaware State VoInn+oar. - %
nI 1iren T y association was held at Lewes
Gn Wednesday with representatives
rom twenty of the twenty-five MEM
oeIs Oh the association present and
Yotl1s' AT the morning business
session all of the officers were re-
erected Ior the ensuing year. Thev
are president, E. S. Jones. Middle
Co"n; wee president, w. M. Miller.
oedIord; secretary, S. H. Carson, Do
'ea' treasurer, o. T. Bennett. La1reI,
smyrna was chosen as the pIace
lOr next years meeting Of the state
nremen. Milford had considered ask-.
tIs Ior tne honor, but the fact that
tne new ire house is just now get
ting started and the fear that sone-
tnlhg might hold up the work kept
tnem from inviting them for next
season. They will be invited for tbe
year following.
Inc Dig feature of the day was the
parade which formed about four o.
CLOCK and moved through the prin-
clpaI streets of the city. Sixteen
with their apparatus were
n line competing for the several
).rlzes offered. The general impress
ZION along the streets was that fine
IlddletoWn company made the best
The Carlisle Company of
lilIord made no effort to win a prize
MS year. AS the Chronicle goes to
ress announcement of the winners
as not been received.
AT the afternoon session, Charles
continued on page eight
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR
DELAWARE WATERWAYS

The Engineer Corps, of the War
Department at Washington, has al
lotted 100000 for the continued
dredging of the Wilmington harbor.
For the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal the sum of $S5O,OOO has been
allotted.
This will be sufficient to continue
the development of that water way
from 24-footlock waterway into the
sea level canal, 110 feet wide on the
surface and 80 feet wide at it's bot
tom.
In addition to these allotments,
$4,000 has been apportioned for the
Appoquinmink River; $4,000 for St.
Jones River, and $4,000 for a har-
Dor of refuge in the Delaware Bay.