Milford chronicle., 1911-10-27
GEORGETOWN.

Monday at noon but little was done unit
the afternoon session when the famous
Seaford whiskey cases came up for dispo
sition The first case to be tried wa
that of Harry Laukford, white charged
with selling whiskey to Arthur Hitch, o
Seatord in the presence Of Robert Owens
OF Dover who is employed by the Anti
Saloon League to ferret out speak
oasies He was convicted and sen
tenced to serve two months in prison
pay a fine Of $50 and cost Of prosecution
Andrew J. Buckman, who, Friday of
last week was convicted for an alleged
sale to one Harry L. Baker, and was con
yicted. The court sentenced him to serve
four months at Greenback, pay fine Of
$50 ard cost Of prosecution. In the other
case he was sentenced to serve two
months, thus making six months in the
two cases. The other cases against him
were uolle pressed
JAMES Dashields. colored, was convic-
ted on two charges of selling whiskey
The first case being an alleged sale to
Victor Owens, and the second to Harry
j. Baker In the first case he was SEN
tenced to pay fine of $50, cost of pros
eclItion and serve two months in prison
While in the second case the sentence
WAS four months at Greeubank, $50 fine,
and cost of prosecution -Four other
cases against him were nolle pressed.
Eunest Greeuley, white, charged with
selling whiskey to Owens was acquitted
William Griffin, colored, of Seaford,
charged with selling whiskey to Fletcher
Elzey also colored, whom it was
brought ont was employed by the Anti
Saloon League, was found guilty and
was sentenced to serve six months at
Greenbank pay a fine of $50 and cost of
prosecution. Other charges against him
we're uolle pressed
William Collins, colored, was found
guilty of selling whiskey to Victor Owens
at Seaford, on August 18th and was SEN
tsuoed to pay a fine Of 500, cost of pros
ecution and serve five months in Jail
Six other charges were dropped by Dep
ny Attorney General Jones.
Charles Dulaney, colored, a waiter at
the Hotel Sussex, Seaford, was acquitted
oi lhc charge of selling whiskey to
Fletcher Ezey, also colored, on Sep /
ierubcr Tth.
Aaron Batson, colored was found guilty /
81 selling whisbey to Harry L. Baker, on
September 9TH, and was sentenced to |
serve sour months in the Sussex county
Jail and pay a fine of 500 and cost Of
prosecution Deputy Attorney General
Jones uolle PROSE- two other cases against
him.
Moses Lewis, colored, was acquitted of
selliag whisLey to Fletcher j. Flsey and
also Philip Thomas to Harry Baker A
stcoud case against Thomas was nolle
pressed Court adjourned Tuesday at
noon
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Jefferson Pyle,
OF this town, announce the coming mar
iage OK their daughter, Miss Fannie p
Pyle, 20 Edward Stalfort, of Baltimore
The ceremony will be performed at the
lRoua Of the brides parents on North
Rade street at noon on Saturday, Novem-
her 4tIf The bride-to-be is a neice Of Al
hert + Polk, prominent attorney and
Democratic politician of this town, and
her father is 1T the head of the firm of
Mcdowell & Pyle, of Baltimore, promi-
nent cake, cracker, candy and syrup
manufacturers
A sweet potato, the largest ever grown
IN this section OF the county, weighing o
pounds and 4 ounces, has been placed
on exhibition by John {. Mcdowell, Of
Nanticoke district.
Rev James II. Gardner has com
neuced revival meetings at Unity NJ f.
Church, Fairmount This is the third
church in the county this fall to start
cvangelistic services.
The twenty first anniversary of the
Nassau w. c. T. T. will be fittingly OBJ
served November ;, by an entertainment
which will be given at the home Of one
ot the members.
Letters of administration have been
granted by Register Of Wills, Rufus d.
l.ingo. Jr, as follows On the estate of
Iiloauas J. Gray, late of North West Fork
hundred, to Elma + Gray; Mather 1.
Rankin and Robert R. Layton.
The New Century Club of this town,
lrill hold entertainments of various kinds
fhis winter
Preparations are being made by the
different sorghum mills of the county to
s.art operations. Some of them are al
n1ady making what is known in Sussex
As the old black molasses. The yield
of sugar cane, from which sorghum is
made. is said to be large this year
Races will be conducted at the race
cDurse Of the Millsboro Agricultural As
sociatiou, near AIillsboro, October 31st
This will be the last race Of the season,
and ON that date the track will be mt mn