Milford chronicle., 1912-03-08
GEORGETOWN HOLDS
TOWN ELECTION
Whole Citizens Ticket Was Elected.
Many Will Plant Melons This Year.
Many CLAIMS On Fenwicll Island.
A Lively Debate Scheduled.

= town that as many votes were pOlled.
For weeks prior to the election indica-
tions pointed to three or four tickets
being in the field, but it was finally
, narrowed down to two, one known as
the Citizens Ticket" and the other
the 'Town or Opposition Ticket" The
Citizens Ticket, selected at a meeting
of a large crowd of residents of the
town at a meeting held in Odd Fellows
Hall last Monday night week, proved
the victor because of the principles at
the back of it. 1t was made up of
Charles L. Moore for Mayor; Council
men, Wilbur F. Tunnel, Daniel J. Lay
ton, Jr., Andrew Marvel, DIR. John H.
Hammond, Walter Roach; Treasurer,
G. Roland Messick; Assessor, William
T. Hobbs; Collector, Joseph G. Green !;
auditors, MinOs 0. Short and George
H. Short. The opposition ticket con
sisted of William A. Warrington, for
Mayor; Councilmen, Charles B. Marsh,
Winford B. Donovan, Horace M. Swain,
Gideon Walls, Frank L. Hudson, of T.:
Treasurer, G. Roland Messick; Assessor,
! William T. Hobbs; Collector, Joseph G.
| Green; Auditors, John F. Kaiser and
c. Richards Jones. The ticket elected
stands for Improvements to the town.
City Council has organized by choosing
Wilbur F. Tunnel, President; Daniel J.
Layton, Jr., Secretary; DR.. G. Frank
Jones, Joseph G. Green, John 7. Carey
and John G. Abbott have been selected
by Council as members of the local Board
of Health for this year. Daniel J. Lay
ton and Andrew Marvel, two members
OF Council, will act as attorneys for
same.
Farmers in nearly all parts of the
county are making extensive prepara- |
tions to put in large acreage of tOma- |
toes for the coming season. Most of |
the canneries are making contracts with /
the farmers to supply them at $500 per |
ton or fifteen cents the IS basket. 1t is |
expected that one of the largest acre
ages of tomatoes will be grown this
year, if conditions are favorable, that
has been grown for years. Cannenes
in all sections are making arrangements
to handle the crop.
At the visitation of Bishop Kinsman
to st. Paul's p E. Church, Palm Sun
day, large class of young men are ex-
pected to be confirmed.
The Lenten service Wednesday night
will be in charge of Archdeacon C. II.
B. Turner, of Lewes.
Believing that the land in this section
Of the county is as we'll adopted to the
growth of cantalOupes and watermelOns
as the western section, and becoming
by the addresses of growers
IN the subject at the recent farmers J
Institutes held in this vicinity, farmers
are preparing to put out several acres Z
n watermelOns and cantaloupes this
rear, with the hope of realizing snug :
ums like some OF the farmers in the !
western section of the county have done !
or the past few years. Former Sher-
fl Alfred B. Robinson, of this town,
viii probably have one of the largest Z
antaloupe patches in this section this 7
ear, and his adventure in the raising !
f this product will be an experiment. T
lie is contemplating planting about four I
cres for the first years experiment,
nd has already sent to Colorado for his q
eed. Mr.. Robinson at the present
ime is one Of the most extensive berry
rowers in this slde of the county, haV-
lg about twelve or more acres which {
yll be productive this spring. While
eVeral are preparing to plant canta- Il
'upes, many others are going into .
raUermelOn culture, which they believe I,
ley can make a profitable crop. r
Gideon Walker and John Baker were
lected commissioners Of Dagsboro for c
Wo years, at the annual election held n
lst Saturday. Joseph Kollock, who acts !,
! the capacity Of Mayor for the thirty
lg village at the present time, will f,
kelly be chosen for that position again. I
TRANCE as it may sound, DagsborO is "
niqua from other Delaware towns and 7
illages in that, it is said. power is vested f.
the commissioners to select the mayor N
r town alderman. There is probably
OF another town, village or hamlet in n
le State, where the mayor or alder N
ian is chosen by the commissioners. q,
Harry NAPLES gave a party Monday
ight in honor of his twenty-first birth a,
ay; and among the many presents re- a,
eived was a check for 500 from his
lther, Edgar NAPLES. Among those If
resent were: Misses Olivia Truitt,
eOrgie Warren, Minnie King, Edith r.
ettyjOhn, Estella Hurley, Ella Mae
olden, Elsie Blizzard, Helen Mackin, h,
hoda Warrington, Bessie Macklin, Lii a,
e Downs, Myrtle Edgar, Edith Downs.
.essrs. Beniah w. Warren, John l.. or
bbott, Joseph Wilkins, Charles Will r
ms, George K. Vickers, Rowland West, in
scar King, Raymond Pusey, Charles
'eldin, John King, William Green and in
ay Wilkins. &,
In the near future work will be started 60
repairing or rebuilding Peppers in
hurch, which was almost completely
,molished by the small cyclone which IA
Gently passed over this section of the 10,
unty. 1t is thought that the cost of Il
building the edifice will reach $1,000. M
Jane B. Warner, of Milford, one of d
e district managers of the Diamond
ate Telephone Company, has been he
ven permission by the Court to install en-
booth in the corridor of the Court Sc
Ouse, without cost to the county, for ca
e use of the public, in the place of II
e phone now attached to the side Of tr,
e building. of
Fenwick Island Beach is said to be ri,
vered with clans, and the people in br
at vicinity are unable to make way fr,
tn the supply. su
Rev. James L. Derrickson, of this
gn, has been invited to Zoar M. E. no
rcuit, of which he is pastor, to return otl
: the Sixth consecutive year. Rev. lin
:. Stallings, of Roxana, has been in
ed back for the third year, while the we
aggregation of Milton M. E. Church an,
} extended an invitation to the Rev.
0. Hurst to fiji their pulpit for an
Ter conference year. Rev. James w.