Milford chronicle., 1911-11-10
SHORT ITEMS OF INTEREST


shot and killed raccoon weighing
seventy-nine pounds, the largest ever
seen in that section.
Charles L. Moore, a member OF
the Sussex County School Commits
sion from Georgetown, has donated
a dictionary as a prize to the pupil
in the commercial department of the
Georgetown High School who makes
the fastest record on the typewriter.
Taking in mistake large dose OF
cocutus indicus with the idea that
she was swallowing digestive tonic,
Miss Katie Helm, of New York, who
was visiting her sister at Dover and
helping the latter to move, fell asleep
and then had convulsions. Dr. E.
r. Steele administered powerful
emetics, but it was several hours be-
fore the young woman revived and
was out of danger. She had been
suffering from indigestion. The
dose was a deadly poison bought to
kill insects.
The team from Delaware College,
which took part in the Dairy Judg-
ing Contest, which was held at Chi
cago, has returned home. Ton
teams from as many different States
competed, and won in the order
named. kentucky, Ohio, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Maryland, Kan
sas, Iowa, Missouri, Delaware and
New York. Considering the large
amount of students that most Of the
States had to draw from, and the
small number, only six, that Della
ware drew from, this State made an
excellent showing at the contest.
Returning home the team visited
Niagara Falls.
Twelve new churches dedicated in
one year will be the record Of the
MARYLAND Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, according to
the schedule of dedications. Since
the last meeting of the conference,
several months ago, five churches
have been dedicated and seven more
have notified the Rev. J. NJ. Sheri-
dan, president Of the conference,
that they will have their dedicatory
exercises before the meeting Of the
next conference in the spring The
latest church to notify DR.. Sheridan
Of its cornerstone laying was the
Methodist Protestant Church of
Laurel which was laid last week
Ten years ago the New Castle
County WOrkhouse was opened and
the prisoners there confined in the
New Castle Jail were committed to
the new institution by the court of
General Sessions. The wOrkhouse
has been a great improvement and
less expensive than the old jail.
The total bonded Indebtedness
against the institution was originally
s275, 900, of which s103,0 900 has
been paid off, leaving a debt of
s172 600 at the present time. Dur
ing the ten years, 16, 766 prisoners
have been committed to the institu-
ton. The present population is 3OS.
There have been about 80 deaths in
that time.
At the recent meeting Of the Red
Men at Newark the following officers
we're elected: Great Prophet. Emory
C. Riggin, Of Laurel Great Sachem
James T. Semerteen, of Wilmington;
Great Senior Sycamore, William T.
Tappan, of Rehoboth; Great Junior
Sycamore, John F. Lynn, Of Will
mington Great Chief Of Records,
McIntire, of Wilmington
Great Keeper of Wampum, Harry
A. Dempsey, of Newport Great
to the Great Ma
.ional Council, Harry NJ. Nickers,
If Georgetown, and McIntire and
H. Ferguson. of Whining
.On. The present membership OF
he Order in this State is 5692.
The first cases of violations of the
lew Delaware game laws were tried
It Dover last week Frederic B.
Murphy, who has been selected by
he new game commission as prin-
.ipal warden, was the complainant
.gainst Benjamin Hollinger and
@eniamin Fowler, of near Wyoming. |
The men were charged with taking
,ut their rabbit dogs on Sunday and |
and running game in vio-
alton of the Sunday rest statute in /
he game laws. The fine in each |
ase amounted to 81. 26, at the stipe II
lated S5 90 and costs. The Sunday /
est clause will be strictly observed.
The severity Of the new game laws |
gainst trapping game and animals |
nay cause trouble in this county.
I will not prevent the trapping of
ur-bearing animals, except squirrels,
t is said. But it may. however,
ause trouble for the hundreds Of