Milford chronicle., 1912-12-27

aid at the time of his
de- as Is treasurer. At the time of
the hN tuition of NanticOke Tribe, No.
p, l. .. r. NJ, in Georgetown, on April
"a, 1885, he was one of the charter mem
bers and has retained the same up to
the present time. He was one of the
directors of the Georgetown Building
and Loan Association, and because of
his legal knowledge in its different phases
as applied to the workings of that or
ganizatiOn, his advice was always sought
and whatever he said was acted accord
ingly. He served the town as Mayor
for two terms, has been a member of
City Council and has held the Office of
Justice of the Peace, all of the offices
being filled with credit to the town.
Funeral services was held at his late re-
sidence on last Thursday afternoon, at
one O'Clock, after which interment was
made in Union Cemetery. FanticOke
Tribe, No. q, /. 0. R. M, performed
tho rites at the grave. The funeral was
one of the largest in this town for years
because of his wide acquaintance.
Firmly believing IN the consolidation
Of schools, so that the children of the
rural districts may have the advantage
Of higher studies and that the cost of
maintaining an up tO-date school may be
iessened by uniting the districts of any
section, Superintendent of Sussex coun-
ty schools, b. j. Hardesty, has made a
Recommendation to the State Board of
Education for more equal system for
taxation for school purposes. He be-
lieves that instead of having 1877 districts
in Sussex county, that 33 would be suffi-
cient, worked under the consolidation
system. The cost of maintenance would
not be as great as it is with the schools
separated.
Believed to have been crazed by an
over indulgence of cheap Whiskey, which
poisoned his mind and caused the revival
Of an old grudge. caused William Toomey
of near Stockley, late Saturday after
noon to accost Ora Steele, young man
twenty-t three years of age, Qn the road
between Morris Mill and Mount Joy,
about three miles from Millsboro, and
SO badly injure him as to cause his death
at O. clock on Monday morning, at the
home of his father VIM. Steele. The
trouble is believed to have been the re-
suit of an old grudge Of TOOmey against
Steele, as the result of a fracas that
took place with some of his relatives
while at work at Gravelly Hill last sum-
mer The two men had been to Mills
boro and while returning home met each |
other. Whether or not there were any
words passed before TOOmey attacked
Steele, is not known, but Edward Nc |
Dowell, who came up at the time of the |
trouble, said that Toomey felled Steele !
with a blow of his fist on the Jaw and |
also hit him with a stick of wood in the |
back As soon as Steele fell TOOmey |
kicked him in the side and stomach. The |
young man was left along the roadside |
in a state of coma and a passerby hap
pened to see him and notified his father |
about an hour afterward. who went to |
the scene and carried him to his home, |
where he died, never having regained |
consciousness. Steele was young man
who never INDUCED in drink, and was
reputed to be man of quiet disposition, |
Toomey is noted for his fighting procliv-
tiles. Coroner Cordrey, of Bethel, has
named the following as jury of inquest
into the death: Joseph b. West, fore
man; Oscar S. Wilson, secretary; Joseph
w. Wilson, Herbert Brasure, G. r. Jo-
seph, c. G. Millman, Rev. j. L. Derrick |
son, J. P. Wilkins, r. Richardson, E. |
r. Wood, Leroy Tyndall, A. Link Belts,
John DerricksOn, w. L. McIlvaine, j. !
Edward Goslee and Harry o. Joseph |
The Jury repaired to the home of Steele, |
December .28lh, was set as the time for
the hearing. The place selected islthe |
Ie 1rtseAom in Georgetow8af Dr. |
waniss, Jr., conducted post
en- examine l0h'
4vers Of FOX huntipg are turning
attention to Mat sport in many
IONS Of Sussex cobnty at this time,
brovvn from his conveyance to which |
a,,no mule had been geared, Willard
,nmons. residing between Sycamore
III Georgetown, sustained broken leg ]
IS bd was injured about the body.
while sliding on ice near the home of
Noarents, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Camp
"a Broadkiln hundred, Melvin.
Nson, fell and broke his collar
No'clock Monday night up until
day, Georgetown experienced
weather, first starting with
wed by rain, then hail and