Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-05-29

The frame of the Sussex Manufac-
turing Company's new factory, at
Georgetown, has been raised. The
boiler is being bricked in, and it is ex-
pected the steam whistle will screech
in so days. The building is two stor-
les and half highly 80 feet, with an
annex for saw mill 2Ox5O feet. That's
the way Georgetown does now.
E. 1. Martin returned, from PhiIa-
delphia to Wilmington, on Saturday.
with about forty dogs. which he had
on exhibition at the bench show.
Among the prize dogs was Paul Glad
stone, an English setter owned by J.
NJ. Averill, of Memphis, Tenn. He is
valued at S. 900. Juno A. belonging
to the same party. won the second
prize and is valued at 81.
Professor Wesley Webb, of Delaware
College, is urged by his friends as
suitable person to take charge Of the
projected RefOrmatory Institution,
near this city. As the incOrrigibles
are to be put to work on the farm re-
Gently purchased by the trustees.
Professor Webb's agricultural training
is regarded as an additional accom-
plishment to his other excellent quail
ifications for the position in question.
No doubt our readers are aware that
this is the year for the appearance of
the seventeen-year locusts. In about
a month from now myriads of them
will be buzzing around, which bodies
no good for the young fruit trees. A
writer in a Chester county paper re-
Gently stated that when the locusts
were here fifty years ago, late in May,
1884 severe snow storm, which killed |
nearly all the fruit, occurred in South:
ern Chester county. This scs IS a.
indicate that there may be rs oil
nectiOn between the appearance ofthe
Iocusts this spring and the cold wealth
aT which has prevailed.-Sentinel.
The Eagle Hotel at Georgetown,
now occupied by William Fell, will
change propTietors at the end of the
year, having been leased by P. J. Hart
If Harris Hotel. Milton, for two years
rom Jan. l, 1886. The amount of rent
s five hundred dollars year for the
and two hundred dollars adj
iitiOnal, upon condition that the
'wner, Mrs. Chapman, puts into the
house furniture of the rental value of
wO hundred dollars. Mr.. Hart has
'een engaged in the hotel business for
number of years, and should know
low to keep hotel. 1t is not known
'et where Mr.. Fell intends locating.
Big FRANK Mccoy, the burglar, has
een arrested in New York, aud will
e returned to the New Castle county
all to serve out his sentence. 1t will
e remembered that Mccoy in 1873,
nth Jimmy Hope, Charley King,
FeOrge Howard aud Jimmy Brody,
lid plans to rob the bank of Delaware
Wilmington. On November 18th.
ne gang went through an alley to a
tile house adjoining the bank, where
asher Samuel Floyd, his wife and
aughter, and a woman who was visit
lg them, were eating dinner. They
nocked on the door and, when it was
Dened, rushed in and bound and
lgged Floyd, his wife and daughter.
heir visitor ran out and down the
ley pursued by Mccoy. She escaped
ON him, aud Mccoy hurried back
I'd warned his pals. Cashier Floyd
as so roughly used that he subse-
lently died. Mccoy was arrestly by
)liceman King, and the rest of the
ing were also captured. Mccoy was
ntenced to ten years and to pay $500
he and the cost of prosecution. In
ditiOn to this he was placed in the
llory for one hour and received forty
shes.
Mccoy assisted an old pal named
'pher Jim, who was serving a life
ntence, to escape, and later, Jim as
ted Mccoy in getting out of the \
ison. Two months later he was re- D,
ptured and sent back to the New r
stle Jail. He remained there a few n,
,nths and escaped again.