Milford chronicle., 1911-12-08
GEORGETOWN.

The last meeting of the Sussex County
Levy Court for this year was held here
Tuesday, and all the unfinished business
for 1911 gone. over and disposed Of. All
the members were present, and the min
utes of the previous meeting approved.
Henry Owens was allowed the sum of
So. 6S as rebate tax for the year Of 1911;
H. C. Ash was allowed IS 29 for last
year; Mrs. Barba Johnson and daughters
Lizzie and Bertha were allowed 4.19 re-
bate on county taxes for 1910 John A.
James S1.57 for 1911; Hudson Carey S.. 90
for 1910; John +. James 81. % for 1911;
Georgetown Ice Company S26 90 for 1911;
George w. Wilson ST. for 1916 Jona-
than G. Moore S257.5S as excess tax for
1910 and 500. so as delinquent for same
year. Orders 1885 to lS942 inclusive,
made payable to John A. Kern, late Cor
orner, were ordered to be cancelled
The report of the Grand Jury presented
at the October term of court was read
and ordered to be spread upon the min
utes of the Levy Court. Resolutions
were adopted, as follows: Be it Resol
we'd by the Levy Court of Sussex County
that the County Treasurer be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to pay no
money out of his hands as taxes except
upon warrents of the Levy Court pro
perly signed and countersigned by the
Comptroller, except witness and jurors
orders as provided by law.
Whereas, from the records of the
Trustees of the Poor of Sussex County,
it appears that for many years the trus-
tees have been allowed the sum of two
dollars and mileage for attendance at
the meetings of said Trustees of the Poor;
and, whereas, the fee or allowance for
said attendance is fixed by law at one
dollar and mileage; Resolved, that 1t IS
the sense of the Levy Court assembled
at the regular December meeting held
December S, A. d. 1911, considering the
custom that has obtained heretofore, and
the long distance necessarily travelled
in going to and from said meetings, tlrat
the sum of one dollar as aforesaid is in
adequate and insufficient compensation;
and that it is the sense of said Levy
Court further that the bills passed and
orders drawn by said Trustees based upon
the allowance of two dollars aforesaid,
and now under consideration by the
Comptroller should be approved and al
lowed by said Comptroller.
Be it resolved by the Levy Court of
Sussex county that a certain road in Lit
tie Creek hundred, commencing near
Tresham 5 mill on land of heirs of George
NJ. Wotten, deceased thence i'll a
north westerly direction through the
lands of Erasmus J. Hastings, Daniel
J. Fooks, William Fl. Boyce and others,
terminating at public road leading from
Laurel to Hearn's Y Roads, near the
town of Laurel, as represented by the
plot and report of commissioners and
confirmed BY the Court of General Ses-
sions April 7, 1909, and recorded in Road
!. is
hereby accepted bv the Lew Court as a
public road and ordered to be worked as
other public roads. The next meeting
will be held the first Tuesday i'll January
1912.
Howard T. Short son of William II |
Short of T., has accepted position as
salesman with the r. J. Reynolds To-
bacco Company of Baltimore.
The name of Joseph l.. Cahall, former
Secretary of State, is being used III con
nectiou with the Congressional nomina-
ton on the Republican ticket next year.
Holiness meetings are being conducted
in a building Of W. T. NAPLES, Oh Race
street, fitted up for the occasion, by Miss
BERTHE Matthews, of Palmyra, y. J 1t |
IS rumored that there will likely be
church of that denomination established |
in this town.
Little Virginia Chipman, daughter of
Or. and Mrs lanes II. Chapman, who /
has been in critical conditian suffering |
with typhoid fever, is slowly recovering |
and is expected to be out in a short time
Diphtheria has again broken out in |
the vicinity of Hebron and Cokesbury |
and now four children of Mr.. and Mrs |
Isaac Kitchens are stricken with the |
disease. The four children of Mr.. and I
Mrs Charles Conawav, who were among |
the first to contract the disease, have ae-
covered
The annual Thanksgiving dance was
given IN the New Opera House by the |
Young people of the town last Friday |
evening Many out-of-town persons were |
in attendance.
a Thanksgiving social was given in
the tepee of Anona Council No. II, ID |
of p, last Friday evening, and an inter
esting program rendered.
Flovd Hurley, son of Mr. and Mrs. |
Noah Hurley. of this town, and Miss
Adeline Davidson daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II Davidson, of Milton, |
we're married Wednesday night of last
week bv the Rev W. o. Hurst at the
home of the brides parents. They drove
here that night, and on Thursday even
ing were given calithumpian serenade. |
The bride was a member of Milton s |
smart set" and had a large circle of
friends in that town
a water motor has been placed on the |
pipe-organ at st. Paul 5 p T.. Church.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. !
and Mrs Job. Marshall, of Harbeson, |
TOR the coming marriage OF their daugh
ter, Miss Amanda Matilda Marshall, to
Mr.. Haray Rust, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert r. Rust, also OF near the place,
at the home of the brides parents on
Thursday evening. Dec Is, at o clock
RRInGEYILLE.