Milford chronicle., 1912-03-01

big fire, should the engine break, the
town would be burnt out before the en-
gine could be repaired and started. 1t
is claimed that as $500 is paid the COM
pany for the use of the water in case of
fires that the duty devolves upon said
company to be ready in case of emer-
gency, and in order to be fully prepared
it is requisite that another pump and
engine should be installed. Some of the
residents are in favor of electing a city
council that will force the companies to
meet the requirements of their contracts.
There is considerable objection to board
that favors the forcing of all the prop
erty holders of the town to lay cement
pavements, and those who are not favor
able to such proposition are expecting
to turn out in sufficient numbers to de-
feat any ticket that might be put up by
the so-called 'progressives. - Because
of the opposition to the ticket selected
Monday night it is stated that Andrew
Marvel and George W. Hatfield are OPP
posed to their names being placed on the
ticket. The ''oppositionists" claim that
they are not going to fight the ticket
because of any enmity against the mem
bers, but solely because of the principles
for which they stand, contending that
the majority of the people who have
their homes, especially in the outlying
districts, are not able to have the paving
proposition forced upon them. From
present indications it looks as if there
will be about three tickets in the field.
The coming city election promises to be
one of the most bitter fought in the his
tory of the town, and the main topic of
in all actions to-day seems
to be about the coming election.
Howard J. Cooke, deputy comptroller
of Sussex county, is being favorably /
mentioned as the successor Of COmatrol- |
Ter George H. Hall, who rendered his /
to Governor Pennewill, to
take effect, it is said, about April lst.
On Monday night Georgetown was
visited by a severe electrical storm.
Heavy showers of rain accompanied.
Farmers in this section report that
wheat has been damaged by the extreme
.old weather that prevailed for five con-
inued weeks. !
Sussex county's Jail is as near empty
# prisoners as it has been for sometime,
here being at present only three con-
med within its walls.
Il VI Tic pul pOSC VI raising ANAAHo 1oA
he new library which the pupils of the
public schools are earnestly
working to have installed before the
lose of this term, a play entitled ''The
'oy Shop" will be given sometime next
Month by about fifty boys and girls in
he New Opera House. Miss June Brei-
neier, a graduate of the Byron King
ichool of Elocution, Pittsburg, will come
ere March z to train the pupils for the
lay.
Miss Hazel Green has been elected
resident, John Rawlins, vice-president;
edith Pettyjohn, secretary; and Harold
'urnell, treasurer of the literary society
f the High School.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
nd Mrs. William S. Culver, of Seaford,
0 the wedding of their daughter, Miss
,tella Ann, to Charles William Benton,
f Philadelphia, at their home on We'd
esday evening, Feb. %.
Preparations are being made for big
Easter ball to take place here sometime
uring that week.
The Georgetown Roller Mills, owned
" R. H. Fooks, We're put up at public
.uction on Saturday, but owing to the
Ow bids received the property was not
old.