Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16
MILFORD.
Special co-respondenco Of 1iaaett

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
MILFORD, April, S,-Yesterday what
promised to be u racy as well as Interesting
and sensational law case was brought be-
fore Magistrate Fowler but was nlppetl in
the beginning by the. prosecutor with
drawing the charge, which was that OF OBJ
tanning money under false, pretense pre-.
ferred against Low Purnell. Purnell ana
his associates were engaged IN their usual
ncfarious business on Mondn2 night and
while the gentlemen approached are 10 be
condemned for yielding, he should be pro-
secuted and convicted ms he has. cnrried Vt
SO fur as 10 depend almost entirely upon
such business for livelihood ana nc ~
not alone rs there are others in our COM
munity just like him, The facts leading
up to the case are such as cannot he printed
in these columns. The matter would not
have been Withdraw but for the fear OF
publicity and notoriety entertained by the
prosecutor who is a business man OF stand
ing though moi a resident of Milford. The
business should be stopped but as the
town ordinance does not at present en-
tirely cover the matter from one stand.
point it cannot be reached, but this will
be remedied now as the town council VIII
no doubt take some action to have it sup
pressed or at least 4 law TO cover il, The
matter gained some little publicity here
and created quite a sensation.
brought suit against Jonathan Donovan
for SiG0 for service. rendered by nappren-
tice boy who LEFT him. II was Il referee
trial and Mr. NAPLES received Judgment
for S5.25. The referees were Joshua Ben
nett, Joseph ID. Samons and John H..
johnson,
MILroRp, April o-Milrord is at last to
have an ice plant, and tieOrge 5. tirieT has
purchased the machinery and is now
having the old bark mill at Haven Mill
machine shops remodeled and improved
for its reception The old bark mill will
be made almost new, and n water-wheel ~
feet in circumference and of % horse
power will he put IN to run the plant.
WurlSmen are now engaged ON the new
structure, and it is the desire Of the owner
to have the plant III operation in five or
six weeks,
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
in the NJ. H. church at Houston, four
miles west Of here, yesterday afternoon at
. o'clock, when Miss Lulu NJ Counsel
man, prominent society lady Of the
town, was united in wedlock To William
Smart, secretary of the Fircmen's In
| suranee Company Of Baltimore Md, The
Rev. +. Wroth a brother-in-law of the
| bride and pastor Of the Church Of the
! Messiah Of Baltimore. performed the
| ceremony in the presence Of the numerous
relatives and friends Of the contracting
parties. A NJ. Finney of Baltimore was
best man, and the ushers were MIR. Ed.
ward Smart, brother Of the groom, and
| William Towhs of Baltimore. The bridal
| party left on the afternoon express for
| New York, Niagara Falls and the west for
their honeymoon, after which they will
return and reside in Baltimore. The
presents received by the newly-wedded
couple were handsome, numerous and
costly.
| Yesterday morning Just after the 0,3S
mail train had pulled out going north and
| while a down freight was standing ON
a siding Frank l., Grier the express agent
here, and Marshall Truitt barely escaped
death by being run over by the freight
which started up just rs they attempted 70
| cross the track with the express wagon, 1t
was by sheer good luck that they escaped.
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MILFORD, April l0.-The regular
quarterly election Of officers Of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
| Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church
was held last evening, and resulted in
the reelection Of John Corsa, president;
j, Harry Tlumes, vice president; Miss
| Edna Barker, recording secretary, and
j. j. Foulk, treasurer. The committee
will probably be appointed on Sunday
evening At the regular weekly meeting.
On Tuesday evening, the seventh
sleep Of plant moon, y. g. $, A. f.
Tutilill raised up the following chiefs Of
Sakimas Tribe, No 10, /. Q, Il. NJ; A..
| f. Tuthill, p; Benjamin /, Collins, $;
IL. II. Wespcr, ST., s.; William II. Rich
ardson, ,1r., s.; w. Scott Biggs, H. of
w; A. j. Ross, 9. Of r.; D. Il. " scott,
Assistant G. Of h. After the chiefs
were raised up there was hountiinl
supply Of corn and venison in the way
of ice cream, cake and tropical fruits, 10
which the members of the trihc did
Justice. Long talks We're made by
Brothers John w. Hallott and 4. T.
Tuthill p. s. Ross made himself
useful al the table and was the funny
man of the occasion.
MILFORD, April 13.-Ths vicinity was
Il visited by heavy rain storm. accom-
panied by thunder and lightning, on
Saturday night. This was the first thunder
storm of the season,
On Friday last Benjamin T. Collins re
ceived between 80 and 80 tomhstoncs from
LINN, Mass. to be erected over the graves
Of Union soldiers who are friendless ar
whose friends are not able to pay for
having the work done, This is in accord
unce with resolution passed by the Forty
ninth Congress, The work Of erecting
them is in the hands Of Garfield Post,
No. I, q. A. X.
James n Cahal, formerly a resident Of
this vicinity, died at his home in Denver
Colorado, on Tuesday last from hemor
rhagc of the lungs, aged about " years
MIR Cahal left here about two years ago
and went west for his health but soon sue
cumbed He leaves wife, formerly d
Miss Masten from near Frederick, tc
mourn his loss.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stophford, an aged and
highly respected lady Of this town, died Al
her late home on West street Saturday
night, from asthma, aged 70 years