Milford chronicle., 1912-05-03

at point near the basket factory of F. J.
Holson and extending to what is known
as Cullen's Woods.
The fishing plants at Lewes are under
going Improvements preparatory to the
menhaden season. The machinery is also
being fitted up and new machinery being
installed.
About one hundred and fifty persons
are said to have taken the teachers ex-
animation conducted by Superintendent
of Sussex Schools E. J. Hardesty at the
Georgetown Public School Building last
/ Saturday. Hereafter it will be necessary
for all the teachers in the eastern section
of Sussex to come here to take the ex-
animation.
! State Detective Walls and Sheriff Buell.
having received notice from the Maryland
authorities of the capture of John Hill,
white, and George Hudson, colored, the
two men who were recently captured IN
Wilmington for robberies in this county
and lodged in jail here, from whence they
made their escape on Wednesday morn
ing of last week, went down to Snow Hill
Sunday night, at which Jail Hill is con-
fined, for the purpose of bringing him
here. Hudson, it is said, is in the POGO
moke City lookup and is in rather a seri-
GUS condition as the result of being shot
when the Maryland officers attempted to |
capture him for entering two stores and |
also for jail-breaking. Hudson, it is un-
derstood, will be held for he was wanted |
at the time of his apprehension in this
State on charge of larceny by the Pee =
moke officers. The Maryland officers re-
fused to release them. Hill was not shot
as first reported
Henry Maull, of Lewes, aged about
eighty-two years died Sunday morning
in that town after a very short illness.
He was president of the Old Mems Club
of Lewes, aad an uncle of Job c. Pside,
of this town.
AT the Democratic primaries held here
Saturday to elect delegates to the State
Convention who will select National del {
egates, tina following were chosen For
mer Attorney General R. c. White, R. c. Z
Hill, W. B. Donovan, George R. Mears, I
J c. Abbott and Thomas B. Pepper {
Josiah 5. Wilson, J. G. Green, D. NJ t
Reynolds, c. Richard Jones, John D.
Joseph were selected as alternates. The !
delegates were selected for Andrew ].
Lynch for National delegate, DR.. Row
land q, Paynter refusing to make fight
for them for the sake of harmony in this A
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The blacksmith shop of George Fau-
cett caught fire Wednesday of last week
in some mysterious Manner, and had it
not been for a neighbor would have {
burned. 1t is said Mr.. Faucet has every a
reason to believe that some one set fire
to the building as there was no FIRE burn {
ng about his anvil. q
Mrs Asbury Short, wife of Baiiiff Short
If this town, while attempting to enter Il
Ter home last Friday morning with an 4,
lrmful of wood, became suddenly blind q
or few seconds, aud just as she at =
empted to step in the doorway fell with 7,
he wood on her arm, which resulted in u
it. u
In order to raise funds to help defray y
ONE CT the expenses of the Georgetov r.
lolunteer Fire ConWany and to purchase H.
uits TOR the mem6ors, several of the II
members of the organization assisted BY f.
ONE OF the young men of the town who N
re non on-members, presented a minstrel r
how in the new Opera House Thursday
light. Those who took part in the en- a,
ertalnment were: Ira Davis, iuterlOcu- .,
)r; Leroy Dennis Frank Johnson, II u,
=. Stewart. Charles Torbert. end men
larry Garrison, Herman Davis, Donald
-aiser, Herbert Rose, John Rawlins. Pee
-erman Messlck. Harry Walls, Frank Vi,
upert, Carleton Fooks, w. Frank Sharp, to
rcle. The opening overture consisting mo
old American Songs by the entire COM eal
any, introducing Dixie; Old Kentucky Ro
ONE, Yankee Doodle, O.d Black Joe, a d
ramp, Tramp, Swanee River. Good Of
light, Ladies, NIassas in the Cold. Cold wa wa
round and the Battle HYMN Of the Re- pas
fbIT0 Crfvsar1 ) :
follows: Let Me Call You Sweet Htss Hss
art, " John Rawlins you Gotta Quit
ickin My Dwag Around. 80 H. c. Stew c
t; Mine, Frank Rupert THE Only
i I Ever Had Came From San Fran
Co Town, Charles r. Torbert Down I8 De
p The Old Mill Stream, " Ira W. Davis ma
e interlocutor. A musical sketch was
ven by Prof. Charles R. Powers with III
ss Ethel Burton, accompanies. p. H.
inning, formerly connected with the tuIl
ilmingtOn branch of the Stief Piano
mpany and we'll known in the State ing
.tropolis, gave monalogue. Messrs. we
;Iltey and Reed of Dover gave a vaude-
le sketch at the close of the miustreisv. ua9
rate manufacturing establishments all ~
er Sussex County are busy at the pres I'i d
time making preparations for the
ning strawberry and blackberry crops wei
ich, from present indications, promise
be record breakers. As the strawberry
ches in many localities are now in full
ON, there is nothing that will prevent
growers from getting good Yields "
e killing frosts within the next two Spel
ks, a long continued drought or MIS-
~ season. The dry weather has a N
dency to retard the fruit from reach non
fully mature state as we'll as lessen arg
the size of the berry, while on the NJ
er hand the wet season causes the be-- vel
to become soft as well as cover them Whe
i dirt, thereby making them SLOW ana
ers in the city markets. An occasional NJ
wer of rain, heavy dews and sunshine SICK
too hot has been found to be the re- "
ites for bumper yield of the luscious nom IN
y. OF I
he newly-elected Republican County
for this county met here
tuesday in the Republican Club Room
by electing James R Wright Sc
ethel, former Clerk of the Peace Vile
rman; Register of Wills Rufus q. as "a
20, Jr., treasurer; and Former Rep prea
NATIVE Charles L. Moore, secretarv. hone
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