Milford chronicle., 1912-07-26
GEORGETOWN TO
HAVE CHAUTAUQUA
MIR. Marvel Promises To Take All Of
Tickets In Order That Town May
Have II Next Year. Launch Party
Has Thrilling Experience.

$3.50 ~ OEaeF Anat Town May
{ Have II Next Year. Launch Party
:, Has Thrilling Experience.
: One of the upstate gubernatoria1 as
y pirants-General Theodore F. Armstront
of Newark-has been here this week a
] the guest of Edward D. Hearne. anC
= while here he made several acuuintances
Georgetown is unquestionablv the seal
= of politics in Sussex county. and in com.
pany with Mr.. Hearne the General cir
cled among most of the Democratic
leaders here. Whether General Arm
strong was launching his boom or not is
unknown, but it is believed that there is
some political significance attached to
MS visit at this time. For the past two
weeks he is said to have been on a visit
at Ocean City and Rehoboth Beach. At
Ocean City he is said to have been the
guest OF William r. McCabe, of Selbv-
Vllle' one OF the most influential Demo-
crats IN lower Sussex. They are close
friends, and their friendship is said to
nave commenced at the time Mr.. McCabe
was speaker the House, and the general
was one OF the members of the House
Reports are current that Mr.. McCabe is !
working IN behalf of General Armstrong |
Ill this county, but whether this is true |
or not cannot be verified by the politi.
cians here. 1t is believed that what
work IS being done, Mr. McCabe is work.
ing on the quiet.
Edward T Pride, of this town. after
being engaged in the printing business
Tor years. has relinquished his position
with the Sussex Journal of this town, and
has accepted position with the Prudeu-
tai Insurance Company here n
scow IS being built for Woodland
Ferry about FIVE miles from Seaford. an
order having been issued bv the Levy
Court to build same
a picnic was given by St Johns NJ. Z
+. SUNDAY School at the grove a short
Instance from the church last Saturday
afternoon
through some unknown reason. the Y
woods, SAID to be owned by Mr.. Rogers. I
ibout mile and half from this town. :
became hred, and before it could be put Y
,ut' ABOUT two acres were burned. The z
ire IS thought to have been caused bv :
PaFEs from the noon passenger train Y
unday morning, In order to protect Z
he property of the railroad company. =
'iile OF the local railroad men were sent Y
own to fight the flames. b
Ihere IS some talk of the erection of a ! :
lotion picture threatre on the lot Owned Y
Walter B. Hilyard, proprietor of the Z
apartment here. 1t is understood that =
L. Lowe, formerly owner of the mo- "
IN pictures which were located in the (,
ew Opera House. is to construct the =
me If plans materialize. "
Fire has broken out in the GREAT ~ L
'ess Swamp in tie southern part of the y
unty, and is said % be burning at a Y
rely gait Two barns on farms owned :
DR.. +. NJ. Gum, of Frankford are y
III to have been DESTROYED as the result Y
sedge fields catching on fire and the
aze making headway to the buildings.
A trghtful experience was experienced | n
Harry Hudson, one of the proprietors y
the Georgetown Steam Bakery and a Sa
rty OF friends last Sunday afternoon =
NE on their way from Bethany Beach y
YAK Orchard, Sussex countv's popu- e.
resort on the Indian River when =
ey were caught in the wind storm. and -
more than an hour were adrift and Ssl
the mercy OF the waters of the river. .
'dued towards the resort and facing IS
II raging wind, they realized that they Ssl
ild not brave it, and casting their an =
)r with the hope that it would hold IS
IN until the storm abated they are 20
d to have become almost panic stricken =
en- the anchor broke and sent adrift r.
a short time their rudder gave way. K
then thev were tossed about in the =
ing waters, expecting at almost auv fs 9
e to be capsized. After an hour ex- e
fence Of this kind the wind subsided =
the party made for land. In the s
ty were some women who are said to Sah
e almost become prostrated with fear. -
t meeting of the committee who ~
the making of the preparations for 81
Nhautauqua, which was held here =
MONTH Georgetown wrs assured Of + 2
Chautauqua for next year, when An SsH
W Marvel, Esq, one of the most pro- =
Ssive and philanthropic men in this r.
n, and a brother of David T. and SaA
ah Marvel, Esqs, of Wilmington. -
iged to take the seven hundred and r =
tickets which the association make Ssk
ldatory before they will come. The -
cts are to be sold for $500 each.
ch means a pledge of $500. 90 on the "a,
of Mr. Marvel -
'me good racing was witnessed AZ tbe ~
ware Stock Farm, near Bridpeville a.
rsday afternoon, when the first meet -
lie season was given by Myer & Son. ~
ayers OF the course At Rehoboth Ssks
!. Ewing is getting in readiness for -
race about the first of August: Is
E J. P. Wilson, of Milton, manager SsGs
e Milton Driving Park, near that -
, IS arranging for some spirited rae ~
t that track sometime during newt So1s.
n. Within three OF four weeks it is -
Z that races will be conducted at the Ys=szs
Of the Millsboro Agricultural Asso. SsGs.