Milford chronicle., 1912-01-19

favor of Clendaniei for the sum Of SS7 .16,
the amount of action
What might have proven to be the
most horrible catastrophey that George
town ever experienced was narrowly
averted Aand by the cool heads, when a
film at the moving picture theatre caught
fire last Friday night, because of the hot
condition of the picture machine caused
by friction. Fortunately there were only
sixty persons in the theatre at the time,
and soon as it was ascertaiued what had
happened there was a rush made for the
doors, but those whose nerves we're in a
composed state sounded a warning and
the surging crowd filed out calmly a
bucket brigade was at once formed, and
the blaze in the booth soon extinguish,
luckily before the building became ignit-
ed. Two other films in the booth caught
fire and were burned before they could
be gotten out. The loss is estimated to
be about $500 to the company furnishing
the films. Th theatre is what is known
as the New Opera House and is located
in the business section of the town. At
the time of the accident a stiff wind was
blowing, and had not bucket brigade
been formed by those who rushed out of
the building, there is ever reason to be-
lieve that the building would have been
a complete mass of flames before the fire
department, many of whom were in bed,
could have arrived Another handicap,
too. would have been the snow, which,
owing to It's depth, would have made 1t
extremely difficult to have gotten the
fire-hghting apparatus to the scene. That
the heart of Georgetown was not swept
out is only due as we have stated above
to the proximity of a hydrant or pave
washing plug located near the building
and the supply of buckets furnished by
Ira. W. Davis, confectioner, who has a
store beneath the Opera House. The
stock of goods of Mr.. Davis we're slightly
damaged because of the water running
through the floor
The official board of First NJ. p Church
formally rendered the Rev. J. Mel.
Brown of Union Bridge, Md, who filed
the pulpit SUNDAY, an invitation to be
come pastor Of the church Rev. Mr.. 4
Brown will take up the matter with his
and President Sheridan of
the Maryland Annual Conference, and /
in the event that no opposition is made, /
will accept the call from the local church. (
Col James Joseph, Civil War veteran, /
md president of the Georgetown Repub /
ican Club fomiliarly called Uncle Jim
ny, " who fell at the Brick Hotel a few
LAYS ago and injured his knee, is still
onhued to his bed under the care Of a
,hysician His many friends are hoping
or his speedy recovery.
For the past week nearly all the pumps
( the town, as well as heating plants,
ave been out of commission because OF
be cold weather Last Saturday and
unday mornings thermometers here re
listed zero and some as low as two below.
-hich is the lowest drop recorded for
ears, Residents have been experiencing
ifiiculty in keeping their houses warm
nd with empty wood piles and coal bius
re encountering hardships seldom eN- :
erienced Last Saturday night the town
as in darkness because of the freezing
the water tank arOrnd the gas holdcr,
I'd it was not until about uoOu SundaN
lie patrons were able to get the service.
Thomas FOoks. brother of Or. Johu W. {
OoBs, of Laurel, a member Of the Della {
are Senate, and Robert II FOoks, of n
lis town, teller of the Farmers Bank,
ed at bis home near here last Friday II
ternOon after long duration. Mr.. Fooks il
ld been confined to his bed for about r.
rec months. He was about hfty-six n
.ars old and was a member of one OF
e most prominent families of lower
elaware. He was a widely-knOwn and
osper0us farmer and had large circle
friends in all parts Of the county, who I,
e grieved to hear of his death Fun 4,
al services were conducted Tuesday
.ernoon, after which interueut was
ade n Union Cemetery in this town n y