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Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
WHAT EDITORS SAYS
The Romance of Coolidge
(From N. Y. Times)

Calvin Coolidge would not be
thought of as a figure of romance,
yet in assuming in his own name
and right, the Presidency of the
United States he embodies a culmi-
nation as romantic as anything in
our political annals. If there is any
thrill in the unexpected, any excite
ment in the unpredictable, any
glamour in great opportunities and
high achievement, his career SUD-
plies them all. Ten years ago he
might have been picked as the man
in New England most unlikely to
become President. Even in 1920 no
one saw the Presidency beckoning
him. When the accident of President
death took him to the
White House, his national reputa-
tion was still to make. But in a
comparatively brief time, and bv the
use of methods long since thought
20 have become obsolete, he rose in
public favor and finally was swent |
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
PERSONAL MENTION

Horace A. Mum of Newark spent
last weekend at his home here.
Myron E. Boone attended Field
Day exercises at Laurel last week
also spent the weekend with friends
there.
Misses Elva Andrews and Anna
Smith spent the weekend in Will
mlngton attending the Sunday School
Convention.
Mrs. Emma Taylor and daughter
Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Brady all of
Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mrs. T. T. Windsor.
Misses Estella Maloney and Sylvia
Marvel of Marcus Hook, Pa. were
weekend guests of Mrs. G. Marshall
Griffith and Mrs. Willis VoshelI near
town.
Mrs. Albert Rogers, Miss Anna Smith
and Miss Elva Andrews were chosen
delegates to represent the NJ. p
Sunday school of Milford at the
State Sunday School Convention to
be held in Wilmington May 7-8.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
TOLD IN A FEW LINES
Moonlight nights.
Taxes are due again

Moonlight nights.
Taxes are due again.
The peas are in full bloom now.
. Wild hOneysuckles are blooming.
Wheat fields look beautiful now.
County taxes will be due in June.
Memorial Day is on Saturday. May
Both.
Strawberries from Maryland are in
market.
Town Council meets in Milford
next Tuesday.
Dirt roads are being scraped and
graded by the county.
Two fire alarms last Saturday
both out-of-town calls.
Houston had it's usual squabble at
its annual school election.
The cherry crop will be very short
IN lower Delaware this season.
Fine homegrown strawberries sell
for rs cents per quart in Milford.
Corn has been planted in many of
the fields of both Kent and Sussex.
Tent catterpillars are destroying
the leaves of unsprayed apple trees.
The laurel woods north of Milford
will be a beautiful sight by the last
of May.
Fried chicken and waffles with
strawberry short cake, is just right !
for a real Delaware dinner.
Fresh Delaware Bay trout are |
caught in large quantity at the bay
shore and the price has fallen.
Cutting scarlet clover for hay will
be general in Sussex and lower Kent
counties, Delaware, about the 18th of
May.
The sidewalks of Milford on a
Saturday night are almost impas-
sable with crowds of people from
the country.
On Thursday, May 18th, the Faith
ful Circle of Kings Daughters will
meet with Mrs. Davis R. Grier on
Kings Highway. i
Please trim the trees along the {
streets of Milford; the street lights l
'an not be seen forty feet distant on J
he sidewalks of the town. !!
1t is worth the time to make an !
trip through the scarlet I
lover growing sections of Delaware d
It any time in the next ten days.
The Faithful Circle of Kings t
daughters will hold rummage sale g
n the corner store across from the e
lew Windsor Hotel on Friday and
aturday, May 18th and 10th. All ar b
cles will be collected on Thursday L
fternoon, May 18th. Mrs. G.. Mar "
hall Townsend will collect in South u
Iilford, west of Walnut street and u
[rs. Clyde Nelson all of South Mil a
)rd east of Walnut street. Mrs. Da- U
is R. Grier will collect in North d.
-ilford. If you have anything please IL
ct in touch with these ladies. The y,
lie will start Friday afternoon and ."'
)ntinue during the evening and all - =
ny Saturday. A bake will also be IL
ED on Saturday in connection with n,
e rummage sale. of
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
STATE GAME LAW
CHANGES MADE BY
LAST LEGISLATURE
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in event that tie owner of the dog is
worthless.
The law further requires that per-
mits be secured tC hold field trials
within this State.
For violating an! provisions of
the law, fine is provided of not
less than $5, nor more than $50 for
each offense.
Census of Dog Owners
The Board of Game and Fish Com
missioners is charged with the duty
of enforcing the new law and is now
engaged in organizing a group of
census takers, who will make a per-
sOnal canvass of all dogs and dog
owners. The new law becomes ef-
fective June l. 1925, and any person
owning or harboring a dog on which
the State license has not been paid
after August next, will be subject to
: the penalties of the law.
The new boat license law provides
that each resident of the State must
procure a state license for each boat
used in the business of carrying fish
ing parties for hire from the shores
of this State to fish in Delaware
River or the Delaware Bay, the an
Shual charge for this license is $40
for each boat. The license fee for
each nonresident is $50 for each
boat annually.
The law protecting crabs prohibits
the taking of crabs from any of the
waters of Delaware by the use of
dredges or tongs and also prohibits
the taking of female crabs while
bearing eggs. 1t also makes it un-
lawful to sell any hard shell crabs
taken from the waters of Indian
River, RehOboth Bay or any of their
tributaries. This does not prohibit |
the sale of hard shell crabs taken !
from the Delaware River and Della |
ware Bay and their tributaries. The |
license fee charged nOn-residents to
take soft shell crabs. peelers. she'd
ders, ETC., is $25 annually.
The change in the fish net laws
makes it unlawful to set any net in
any of the bays of this State within
one-half mile of the mouth of any
tributary stream and prohibits the
setting of any fykes or gill net in
the Indian River Inlet and RehOboth
Bay Inlet within two miles of the
mouth of the Indian River Inlet or
to set any net across the current or
channel of any part thereof of any
stream.
The new laws will be published in
pamphlet form for free distribution
but will not be available until the
latter part of June of this year. In
formation relative to the changes I
in the laws may be obtained from
the Chief Warden's office in Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
Su11nyside
(Near Bridgeville)

A young horse became frightened
and ran away, finally becoming en-
tangled in a wire fence and was
severely cut. 1t belonged to Oliver
Tucker.
The pupils who earned 1000 for
attendance at the public school in
April were: Warren Baker, Earl
William and Coulter Passwaters,
Clark Baker, Elmer and Helen West,
Laura Collins, Dorothy Owens,
Ruby Sandorn, Anna Tucker and
Sarah Chambers.
A radio party was given by Bert
Passwaters on Saturday evening
and had as guests, Herbert Adams
from Greenwood and others.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
S5OO,OOO INCREASE
In SUSSEX PROPERTY
CONTINUED from iirst page)

First, $7O7,SS4; capitation, 45S; Sec
ond, $1,O46,771; capitation, 100;
Third, $1,967,431; capitation, 1,172;
Total, $3,722,O36; capitation, 2,415.
Fourth Representative District
The election district, $1,831,477;
capitation, 1871
Fifth Representative District
First, $1,269,622; capitation, TAT;
Second, $1,765,348; capitation, 995;
Third, $1,316,212; capitation, 89S;
Total, $4,S51 1872; capitation, 2.64O.
Sixth Representative District
First, $1,213,1O9; capitation, 893;
Second, $1,184,O38; capitation, 1872;
Third, $453,075: capitation, 4O7;
Total, $2,S50,222; capitation, 2,192.
Seventh Representative District:
First, $1,185,6S2; capitation, 1854;
Second, $1,476,799; capitation, 1,O77;
Total, $2,662,431; capitation, 2,131.
Eighth Representative District
The election district, $1,29O,194; cap
itatiOn, 805.
Ninth Representative DISTRICT
The election district, $2,326,237; cap
itation, 1,785.
Tenth Representative District
First, $2,078,188; capitation, 1,470; |
S1,340, ,246; capitation, 1886; |
Third, $1,980,360; capitation, 859; |
Total, $5,998,794; capitation, 3,715;
Total of districts, $32,612,242; capi-
alton, 22,314.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
LEGION PLANS DRIVE
ON ENDOWMENT FUND
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biggest undertakings ever attempt
ed by any organization. COmman-
der Crothers urged the legionaries
to spare no time or effort in bring
ing this campaign to a successful
conclusion.
The American Legions campaign
endowment fund is to be $5,OOO,OOO,
If which this States minimum quota
has been set at $4,000.
- 1t was pointed out by Mr.. Holmes
that Delaware's quota of $4,000 was
very small when compared with
New YOrk's $1,5OO,OOO and the $780,
900 of Illinois, but that with the
united support of all Delawareans
the amount this State contributes
would far exceed the sum asked.
Voices From Indianapolis
A Lindsay Skerry of Indianapolis,
field secretary for this section, en-
phaslzed the cost of crime in this
country last year, which he said was
SlO,OOO,OOO.00 and asked if the Le-
glons plan to invest $5,0O0,O0O in
order to give the children of the ma
tlon an opportunity to share in the !
common privileges of life, thereby |
saving them from probable criminal |
careers, was not the worthiest in
vestment it could make.
Inc Delaware campaign will open |
May rs and run through to Memoir
ial Day. It will be given an infor-
NAL send-Off May % at the dedica-
tlon of the Memorial Library, Uni
Yers1ty of Delaware, Newark, when
General Bullard and National Com
mander James A. Drain are to deli
yer addresses.
The Delaware Legion hopes to
raise part of its quota through the
auXlliary's sale of pOppies during
the week. 1t was recalled at the
meeting that the auxiliary raised
$4,000 in week in that manner.
1t was also announced at the Do
yer meeting that the following had
accepted invitations on the Citizens |
Campaign Committee: Josiah Mar
vel, Wilmington; Governor Robert
T. Robinson, Bishop Philip Cook,
Irene DUPONT, Everett C. Johnson,
Newark; former United States Sena-
or L. Heisler Ball, Congressman
!: Houston, Harry ]. Harkins, DR.. 7
1harles L. Candee, George Carter,
ind COl. TheO. Townsend.
Following the meeting at Dover c
mother meeting was held in Milford
at which time plans for
the campaign throughout
iussex county were discussed. Com
lander Crothers, Adjutant Hudson Z
nd Chairman Holmes spent Sun =
ay visiting various towns in Sussex =.
ounty with the view of organizing 81
upport for the movement.
The quota assigned Delaware for
his $5,000,00O Endowment Campaign
5 $4,000. Milford Post, No. 8, Amer
can Legion, is very anxious that this
ommunity should be well represent
d and that our quota will be rails
d.
Friends of the Legion are urgent =,
requested to be present at a meet tC
lg to be held in the Office of T. Car to
sic Collins, No. 1 South Walnut to
treet, Milford. Friday evening, May to
5th at eight o'clock, at which time to
le field secretary from National Pl
will be present and NJ
gplain in detail the object of the NJ
ndOwment Campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
MILFORD STUDENTS IN
BUSINESS TRAINING

Bess Elliott, member of last years
graduating class, Milford High
School. Fred Ireland, Glendale, and
Bob Griffith, Milford, are making
splendid records at Beacon College,
Wilmington.
Miss Elliott is pursuing the two
year secretarial course, and ireland
and Griffith, the business administra-
ton course.
The Beacon base ball team will
start on its southern trip next week.
Clyde Belts of Milton will be a mem
ber of the pitching staff; William
Boyer, Dover, one of the outfielders,
and Joe Steward, of Canterbury,
playing at third.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS
AFRICAN M. E. CONFERENCE
Ccontinued from nrst page)

Continued from nrst page)
(Dr. J. A. Browne, transferred to
Philadelphia
Arnett, Chester, the Rev. Talbert
Wilson.
Marcus Hook, Chester, Pa. Rev.
W. H. Daniels.
Armstrong, Rev. P. ]. johnson.
Middletown, the Rev. Elsey j.
Young.
Clayton, Rev. c. C. Williams.
Smyrna, Rev. " H. Harris.
Mt. Zion, Rev. William w. Guy.
Mt. Friendship, Rev. ]. D. Springs.
Dover, Rev. c. H. Harden.
West Dover, Rev. w. w. Cooper.
Grimes Chapel, Rev. C. H. Wat
son.
Georgetown District-the Rev. NJ.
P. Jackson, presiding elder.
Georgetown, Rev. w. V. Trader.
Concord and Laurel, Rev. E. Paul
Smith.
Seaford, Rev. J. NJ. Holland.
Greenwood, Rev. R. w. Wright.
Harrington Ito be supplied).
Frederica Circuit, Rev. L. w.
Butcher.
East Frederlca, Rev. w. r. Garri-
son.
Milford, Rev. c. S. Neil.
Frankford, Rev. ]. D. Blackiston.
Lewes, Rev. w. N. Browne.
Milton, Rev. w. c. Witcher.
Houston, Rev. G. F. Dunning.
Petersburg, Rev. M. E. Harmon. |
Camden Circuit, to be supplied.
Star Hill, to be supplied.
Transfers were: Rev C. w. Stew
art to Philadelphia; Rev. ]. B. Bell |
to Philadelphia; Rev. J. A. Browne |
to Philadelphia; Rev. S. NJ. H. Ivin |
to Philadelphia; Rev. D. B. Barton
to Philadelphia; Rev. w. H. Jenkins
to Philadelphia; Rev J. J. Moore to
Philadelphia; Rev. ]. o. Mccall to
New Jersey; Rev. E. w. Sadler to
New York
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
OBITUARY
CARLISLE

Thelma Jeanette, daughter of Olin
and Bertha E. Ross Carlisle, in her
9TH year, died at Redden, on May 8.
1925. Funeral services were held at
her parents residence at Hamilton
Park, on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment in the Silverbrook
cemetery. S. J. Wilson & Son, fu-
neral directors.
CARPENTER
Benjamin E. Carpenter, son of the
late John and Jensie Carpenter, died
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bailey in South Milton. Wednesday,
April 20, 1925, age 80 years, z days.
Funeral at the NJ P. Church in Mil
ton Friday at 2 o'clock. Interment in
the NJ. E. cemetery. He leaves three
brothers and two sisters. The Rev
John w. Townsend Officiated. S. J.
Wilson and Son, funeral directors.
WILSON
Nathaniel H. Wilson died at his
home near Georgetown Thursday,
April 80, 1925, age Sc years, 2 months
and days. Funeral at the st. Johns
NJ. E. Church at o'clock Sunday.
Interment in the cemetery adjoining
the church. He is survived by his
widow and children and a host of
relatives and friends. He was a true
Christian and a good citizen and low
ed by all who knew him. The Revs. |
Donohue and William D. Wilson Off
ciating. S. J. Wilson & Son, funeral |
directors.
THOMAS
Nathaniel B. Thomas died at his
on South Walnut street,
Milford, Delaware, on Sunday, May
3rd, 1925, aged 66 years. The funeral
was held from his late residence on
Wednesday afternoon and interment
made in Odd Fellows cemetery by
VIM. G. Powders, the funeral direc-
tor. He leaves a widow and one son.
Mr.. Thomas was what is known as a
born mechanic and for years follow
ed the trade of a carpenter and
builder. A quiet man, careful in
habits and an observer of law, he
had always been respected and rec
lgnized as good citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
THE BLUE BIRD

A bluebird is a joyous thing,
Delightful is its song,
But l should hate like anything
To be bluebird long.
1t would be very tiresome 1
Should think, to sing and sing.
And watch the time go speeding
by
On swiftly heeting wing.
And know that never in the world
Traduced L would be;
That never anyone had hurled
An epithet at me.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
S. S. CONVENTION NOW In
SESSION AT WILMINGTON
Continued from first nasen

]. Chandler; Greeting from the Staff
and Mr.. Lindhorst; Presentation at
Floral Arch, Teacher-Training; In
crease Enrolment; Pledges, Colonel
J. H. Cudlipp; Report of D. V. School
Work in Delaware, Miss Ellen Sam
worth. 1900, Story of Williamsport,
Pa, DR.. NJ. Hadwin Fischer; 1890,
Benediction.
1870 p. m, song service and devo-
tions, w. o. HOffecker and Rev. Fl.
c. Broughton; 2 p. m, "The Need of
the Hour" DR.. NJ. Hadwin Fischer:
2:3O p. m, "The Twelfth Command
ment. DR.. E. H. Brewster; p. m,
Our Supreme Task" Rev. Don S.
Colt, D. D.; $3.50 p. m, closing words
and prayer, DR.. George D. Allison.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The New Century Club held it's
regular weekly session on Monday
afternoon with the president, Mrs.
| G. H. Nutter presiding.
After the reading of the minutes
by Mrs. Robert Griffith, DR.. H. v.
Holloway was introduced and ad-
dressed the gathering on Education
in Delaware. In his address he
outlined the progress of education
IN Delaware in the last one hundred
years. In 1910 he showed that 22O
days comprised the average school
ing which the child received during
its life, as compared with over 1000
days schooling for the average stu
dent in 1925.
The specific purpose of educa-
tion" he said, ''is the development of
good citizenship as well as mental
efficiency"
In reference to the recent school
bill which was defeated in the last
Legislature he said, "The school bill
was killed, but it is not buried, and
the citizens of Delaware, who have
the interests of our next generation
at heart, were not going to stop but
be courageous, stand their ground |
and keep on fighting for the improve
ment of the schools"
Miss Phyllis Griffith sang "Just A
Wearin' for YOu," and as an encore
AT the End of the Road" Miss Lem
mox, accompanist.
The annual election of officers
next took place, this consisted only
Of directors this year and the fol-
owing were elected: Mrs. J. G. Ell
lott and Mrs. William V. Sipple to
i'll vacancies; Miss May Davis, Miss
Anna Ratcliff, Mrs. o. D. Ackerman
md Mrs. S. C. Evans, retiring direc- !
Ors were reelected.
Next Monday will be the closing
ession of the club year and will be /
Ievoted mostly to reports from the /
Ulcers and social hour. 7
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
Lewes

The Beebe Hospital extends to the
public a cordial invitation to visit
their institution on National Hospi-
tai Day, Tuesday, May 12, between
2 and p. m.
This day is being observed by ali
hospitals in the United States, and is
set apart to make people better ac-
quainted with hospitals, their i'm
portance and their needs.
The whole idea of the day is to
bring the community to a realization
of what the hospital does and how it
does it.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08

And what has become of Brother
Williams?" asked one of them.
when the cost of living became
so high, he quit the ministry and
went into the dairy business, an
other replied.
Il presume he is selling pastor
lied milk" chuckled a third.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
METHODIST WIT

A group of Indiana Methodist
preachers at conference were dis
cussing what had happened to some
OF their brethren who once attended
the conferences but now were seen
no more.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08

Scarlet clover, the gorgeous clover
in it's crimson beauty, is blooming in
the fields of lower Delaware now.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
Tntal I'm Whnln Statn

Total for Whole State. 32,112,415
An act recently signed by Cover
nor Robinson, which authorizes a
bond issue of $235,OO0 for the con-
structiOn of mems college, Univer-
sity of Delaware, represents the only
move on the part of the Tooth Gen
.eral Assembly to add to Delaware's
bonded Indebtedness. This issue,
however, will not appear on the au-
ditOr's annual report, June 8, 1925,
1t will exist, nevertheless, imme-
diately upon issuance of the bonds
as a State debt.
The 10th General Assembly auth
orized the creation of the following
county and town debts: S1,OOO,OOO
in bonds to be issued by Sussex
county levy court for road building
S500,000 in bonds to be issued by
Kent county levy court for roads;
S500,000 in bonds to be issued by
New Castle county levy court for
roads; 100000 to be borrowed by
Elsmere for a water and sewer sys-
tenn; 100000 to be borrowed by Do
yer for enlargement of its electric
and water plant; $4,000 to be bOr-
rOwed by New Castle (town) to i'm
prove streets; $4,000 to be borrow
ed by Delmar for a sewage system;
$4,000 to be borrowed by Milford to |
extend its water system. The legis-
ature also authorized the creation |
1f the following debts for the re- /
lemption of outstanding bonds:
Smyrna, $4,000; Milford $4,000;
New Castle county levy court, $780,
100. The total of these newly Great
ID town and county debts is $2,466,-
TO-. With the Womens College bond
ssue added it amounts to $2,7O1, 900.
Milford chronicle., 1925-05-08
PER CAPITA DEBT FOR
ENTIRE STATE $l36.8I
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county; nor the school bonded in
debtedness of the two lower coun-
ties. The same situation applies to
taxpayers in other separate districts
of the State
The following table will show how
the above bonded Indebtedness:
l. Il =. Il L.. l..
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11

The latest Winchester Bolt Action 3O-Government and .27O caliber rifles for sale by J. L. Graef. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11
SCHOOL NOTES

Various school papers have been received recently from the States and from the Ketchikan, Cordoya and Anchorage schools. They are full of interest and contain much, news per- taaining to general school activities
 All the English classes in history at the high school are preparing read ings for Christmas program. A number of the grade classes, are do- ing likewise. It is believed the pro- gram will be held at either the Odd Fellows hall or at the s, Al C. build ing. #
 Motion pictures from the Ford Ed ucational library were !. exhibited during the past week. Among the subjects were scenes from "a trip to the Bahama Islands, also to Nassau and Kingston. Another film of ex- ceptional interest was that shown of historical English settlements. Yet another picture exhibited was that of American shipbuilding. All phases of this business were viewed as we'll as the school where construc- tion of ships is taught.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11
ISOLATED TOWN HAS NO ROAD,
 BUT BOASTS AN AUTOMOBILE

ETNA MILLS, Cal, Dec. 10 (P)- Cecilville, an isolated mountain town, hasn't access to road to the outside world yet, but has it's first automobile just the same
 All mail and freight for Cecilville and the upper Salmon river country is delivered by mule train along the trail. Roscoe and Archie Farnsworth, h, to wait the two years necessary for Salmon river miners, were unwilling the completion of the wagon road which the forest service is building. They wanted to use the car on a short strip of road between their home and Cecilville, built years ago by mining company. So they drove pushed and squeezed their machine along until the trail became too steep and narrow for further progress. Then they took the car apart and loaded it on pack mules for the last lap of the journey.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11
TOLSTOY'S HOME AND WORKS
 TO BE GIVEN RECOGNITION

.TULA, Dec. 10 (P-Soviet Russia will recognize the attainments of Leo Tolstoy, the famous novelist and social reformer with the issue of a centenary edition of his works at the celebration September 10, 1928, of the writer's one hundredth anniversary. The Tol- stoy Museum in Moscow will be made permanent edifce.
 All the building at Yasnaya Polya- na, Tolstoys home and birthplace, will be repaired and the village made into something of a shrine and educational center. Already Tolstoy museum has been established there, the curator be- ing Tolstoy's daughter, Alexandra.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11
Ed Bott Coming Back In FeOruary to Make
 Trip To Nuka Bay

Edward Bolts, interested in quartz claims in the Nuka Bay district, who, accompanied by Mrs. Bolts, left Sew ard last August for the, States, is now in San Diego, according to a recent letter received here. Mrs. Bolts in- tends making that city her home but MT. Bolts will return to Seward, proba- bly, in February, at which time he will make trip down to the bay. They have purchased a car and have en- joyed the change, from Alaska to the South, very much. MT. and Mrs. B
 formerly conducted the Northern ho- tel at Anchorage Mr. Bolts formerly conducted the Northern hotel at An chorage. MT. Bolts was also in the employe of the Alaska Railroad for many years.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11

Ladies' Slippers, Urbacn's. 323
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-11

Army Moleskin Parkas, Urbach's