Milford chronicle., 1885-09-04

y thief, broke out Of the Jail at George
lie town last Thursday night and has lei
Y for parts unknown He effected hi
e escape at the same spot and in tn
8. same manner as did Col. Hallet few
s years ago.
Is The Georgetown Building and Loar
4 Association effected a permanent or
y ganization on Monday evening BY
e electlng f. r. Paynter, Esq, presi
: dent; j. f. Wagamon, vice PRESIDENT
C. r. Jones, Secretary, and r. w. d,
AlDury, treasurer.
st. Jamess Chapel, of the ColOred
NJ. e. Church in America, was dedi-
Gated at North Camden on Sunday af-
ternoOn. This church has enrolled
among it's members many of the most
moral and intelligent eolored people
in this community.
More persons than usual visited
Georgetown last Tuesday. The day
was the last one upon which the COM
missioners, appointed to redlstrIet the
school districts OF Sussex county, were
to meet. and those who had not yet
been able to effect desired changes
were on hand.
The surveyors finished the survey of
the proposed Delaware Ship Canal on
Saturday last aud the contracting par
ties, Messrs. Fairchild and Sellsirk, are
buying up the right of way through
the lands they surveyed, hear they
expect to be ready TO commence Oper-
atiOns on the canal by this fall, or early |
in the spring. 1t Hooks now as though |
we are going to have the long talked |
of ship canal.-''New Era.n
The Press" tells pitiful story of
the suffering and ill-treatment of l3-
year-Old Pennsylvania boy held in at
ject misery by Ben Riggin, "a truck far
mer at Seaford. The boy is Charley
Wylan, q graduate Of the Huntingdon
(Pa.) Orphan Asylum, who was given
to Riggin three months ago by the un.
suspeciing managers Ofthe institution.
Ben Riggin, the farmer, who owns
little Wylan. is settled about two miles
aud a-half south of the Seaford Rail-
road Station. He lives in a fine frame
house about a quarter of a mile fIom q
malu road. The place is secluded, and
there are only four or five cottages in
the immediate vicinity. The people
living in the cottages have known OF
Wylan's condition for many weeks,
but it was not until about ten days I
ago that the rest of SeafOrd was IL I
formed of it. Then there was n howl
of Indignation and talk of legal pro- d
ceedings. The boy is said to have e
been almost naked and devoured by
He said lie slept in
dirty barn, was half fed and got
Lhrashed with great regularity. The
beating, he alleged was always in
1icted by the farmers wife, who used
a big stick vigorously over his legs I
and shoulders. S
The farmer said, 1--WE keep him in p
he barn because he is dirty aud worth c.
ess. lie deserves TO be heaien. He ii
ears up all his clothes, and is II regu=
ar nuisance. My wife has thrashed
lin with a stick / never have yet,
won't have him In the house, and if
he Huntingdon people don't take
lin away he shall sleep in the barn
vi winter. l don't care If he freezes "
o death. Yes, 1t is true that the mos q
luitoes did get at him, said the man at
milling.
While they were talking, Mrs. Rig -
,iH came ont and declared that he was
very bad bOy,and that she wanted to
ret rid of him. 1.-THE Huntingdon peO-
lie ought to be prosecuted" she said,
for sending us such a specimen. We =, \,
AVE determined that we won't spend A
mother cent on him. Ifit were not St
or the question of fare we should have -
ent him back before this. 1 don't
now what he said to you when you 4
we're alOne,bVt you wouldn't take the 4
Vord of a wOrkhOuse child against
hat of a music teacher. I used to be
lusic teacher" II,
When the visitor left the boy was in ed
OnsOlsble. 81 shall be licked for this" III
e said, sObbing. All the neighbors
enOunced Farmer Riggin. Consta-
lie LIE Gates said he was not fit to
eep q dog, and others alleged that no
og would stay in a house if he were
reated as is the child. The subject
'as agitated in the town during the
fternOnn, and three or four different
ersons offered the 10y a home. At first
'armer Riggin declined to think of
stting him go, but eventually he said pa
hat he would not make any fuss if ]