Milford chronicle., 1912-05-17
LIVE NEWS ARTICLES
FROM GEORGETOWN.
Man Has A Seedless Apple Tree From
Which He Expects to Reap A For
tune. Negro Jailed for Cutting
Women. Other News.

Anona Council No. IL, Daughters of Po-
cohontas, will httingly observe the sixth
anniversary of the institution of the order
in this town at the tepee next Friday
evening
The Executive Committee of the Sus-
sex County Bible Society has completed
/ arrangements for the holding of the an
nual county convention in Wesley NJ. E..
Church, this town, on Thursday, May %.
A request has been made by the COM
mittee that all the churches and Sunday
schools of the county take the annual
contributions for this fund on the Sunday
preceding the convention MAY 19.
! Jas. A. Dryden, owner OF the George
town photograph gallery and also the
one at MillsbOrO, will soon take charge
of the studio he purchased at Seaford.
Lovers of Oak Orchard Sussex Coun-
tvs famous summer resort on the Indian
Riuer, are back of a movement to con-
struct new pier this summer to take
the place of the one swept away by the
heavy ice-hoes in the river and bay last
winter. J. H. Phillips, owner of most
of tile beach front, is constructing a COM
modious amusement place for the visitors
this summer on the lot formerly owned
by Judge William H. Boyce, of Dover.
Hamilton King, colored Of Rehoboth,
was arrested by Constable Short Satur-
day on the charge of attempting to take
the life of the woman in the case, Fan
ME J. Hudson, at a festival given at the
church hall at that place, and in default
of bail committed to the Sussex county
Jail for the June term of court. King
several months ago paid his attentions to
the girl, but was forced to stop. When
arrested he had razor i'll his pocket,
which is believed to have been the one
used on the girl.
Showers OF rain visited this section of
the county Saturday night and Monday, !
which will be beneficial to the growing (
crops.
AS the material for the building of the
coping around the Public Square is arriv-
ing, work will be started on same this |
week.
Landreth L. Layton, a local wholesale
dealer, will in the near future commence
the erection of another brick warehouse
adjoining the one constructed several
months ago. After its completion Mr..
Layton intends to install heating plant !
in all of the buildings. This will be one
Of the largest warehouses in lower Della
ware.
Work of laying the cement pavement
m front of the Lacey Building is being
-apidly pushed to completion
Dr.. John H. Hammond, Representa-
i've in the last Legislature, has purchased
he J. B. L.arimore farm, near Hollyville, H
or g, ,275, at Sheriff's sale.
Before a good sized and appreciatiye
audience at Odd Fellows Hall in this
own last Thursday night, Francis II.
Ioffecker of the New Castle County
Bar, delivered his well-knOwn lecture on
he Trial of Jesus Christ Before Pontius
Plate From a Legal Standpoint. ~ The
ecture was under the auspices Of the
Jsher's Union of Wesley NJ. +. Church
resident Judge Henry c. Conrad was
chairman for the occasion and in pre-
enting the speaker to the audience
tated that for the past twenty-five years
hey had been great friends and had been
associated together at the New Castle
county Bar, in fact they were school
,oys together The orchestra of Wesley
,hurch furnished music for the evening.
\ quartette composed of Mrs. George I.
4ynCh, Miss Kate Hayes, George War
en- Jones and Harry Garrison gave a Sc
ection which was highly appreciated.
On Wednesday, May 18th, at the pas
enger station in this town, the stock
lolders of the D. NJ. & V. r. r Com
,any will hold their annual meeting for
he purpose Of electing directors for the
.nsuing year.
Benjamin Ablenan has been suffering
rom a sprained ankle.
The young and valuable pine wood of
he heirs of the late Joseph Robbins,
i've miles north of this. town, was de-
troyed by FIRE this week.
Lewes has several cases of measles.
Edward J. Southard has been appointed
urfmau at the Lewes Life Saving Sta
ion.
Frank Rogers, residing near this town,
las an apple tree that bears seedless
ruit, which is probably the only one in
over Delaware. 1t bears fruit the size
f ordinary apples Of other trees, but the
blossoms are different i'll that they do
lot put forth as other trees Instead Of
looming out the buds merely come
orth like other trees before the blossom.
he interior Of the fruit is somewhat like
he orange, having a stringy nature
here is no core to be found as in other
ariety of apples. The fruit is red and
he trees at the present time is laden
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ess fruit tree highly and will make an
fort to graft some of the twigs into
ther trees to ascertain if he cannot get
eedless fruit from some of his choice
It is his intention to keep
rying until he succeeds in getting some
f the well-knOwn varieties perfectly de-
old of core and seed as this tree, and if
.e succeeds in his efforts he believes he
las accomplished something remarkable
rom which he will realize a snug sum
f money.
P. NJ. Banning, formerly connected
With the Wilmington branch of the Steiff
'iauo Company. viii in a few days open
piano store in Odd Fellows Building,
djoining the postoffice.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Veldin died Wednesday night at the
ONE of Mrs. Weldin's parents, Mr. and
Irs. Elisha A. NIillman, near town. Mr..
Veldin is a son of Horace Weldin, an
mDlOve of Every Evening and resides