Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
GEORGETOWN WANTS
BETTER PAVEMENTS.
Council Orders Concrete Pavements
Lain. Many AsPirants For Offices,
New Deputy-Sheriff.

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to serve the unexpired term of Jehu F.
Hudson, who resigned the position be-
cause of his recent appointment as rural
mail carrier of Route No. 1. Mr.. Hudson
entered upon his new duties March 9th.
The Annual Members Meeting of First
Methodist Protestant Church was held
Monday night at which delegate and
alternate to attend the Maryland Annual
Conference, which meets at Laurel next
month, were elected, as we'll sas Board
of Stewards, Trustees and other officers.
The Board of Trustees of the church
elected consists of William II. Short of
T., William H. Wilson, John r. Wilk-
ins, John T. Calhoun, James A. Carey.
Trustees of the parsonage were selected,
as follows: Charles S. Calhoun, G.
Fred Rust, John l.. Wilson, G. Bailey,
]. Edward Downes. Edgar NAPLES,
Robert .Vandeman Lee Rust, Frank
Edgar and William H. Short of T. were
chosen as members of the Board of
Stewards for the church for the next
conference year Miss Elsie Blizzard
was unanimously elected organist for the
next year, aud Frank Edgar, chorister
Horace NJ. Swain was chosen as delegate
to represent the church at the coming
session of conference, and George H !
Blizzard was elected alternate. At the
meeting, reports were received from the |
Board of Trustees, Junior c. +. Society |
Sunday School, and Senior c. +. Society. |
While it is unusually the custom for the |
members, at meetings held just before
conference, to vote pro or con for the
pastor in charge, this was not done last
night owing to the fact that the Rev. J, |
NIcLain Brown, who has only been here
a short time, having accepted a call from
Al
Md, came here with the understanding
that he was to be returned another year.
During his short stay he has endeared
himself to the people of the church, and
is exerting every effort possible to try
and eliminate an Indebtedness of over
100000 outstanding against the church,
which has only been erected a few
months. To his the credit is due for
cOnceiving the novel plan of placing
banks in the different business houses of
the town and in the homes of the mem
bers of the church, asking that each per
son presented with one of the little banks
place a cent therein each day of the
week. The scheme for cancelling the
debt is working satisfactorily and is
meeting with hearty appreciation by all
of the members.
Oscar Talley, of Seaford, was brought
mere 10 JAIL NlOuldg dlLGIlOOu D1 ADuSLd- ]
bic Curtis Steen, charged before Justice
of the Peace George E. NJ. Stengle with
the larcency of chickens from Harry
CoulbOurn and the Rev. Clarence T.
Ball of ST. Luke's Church, of Seaford
aud lodged in Jail for the April term of z
court in default Of $1,000 90 bail under y
which he was held for each charge. 7
Railroad Detective S. F. Minner, of Har- =
rington, and State Deceive Walls, of this s
town, aided in the apprehension of Tai h
ley, whom it is said was only recently +
released from the Kent county Jail. @
Georgetown WAS again visited by snow f
at an early hour Tuesday morning h
About daylight rain began to descend q
and soon carried it away. nj
Many of the Republican friends of In
county Constable Curtis Steen, of Seaford ~
are said to be backing him for
the nomination of Sheriff on the Repub- q
lican ticket at the coming county con +
vention. Loyal TO his party and never I,
having received anything al the hands oC
Of the party save the Office of constable. n,
in view of the fact that his large circle p
Of relatives have always been on the side o,
II the G. o. P, 1t is thought that he is Fl
entitled o at least a little recognition M
Named for life by being shot twice in +,
he leg within three days after assuming ri
lis duties as constable i'll an effort to f,i
ound up a gang of negro crap shoot ON
rs in a coiored settlement of Seaford, an
lis frien;.s who are said to be support 7 :
ng him for the nomination, think he m
hould be given a plum if any are to
all from the political tree this year dr
During his iucumbeucy as constable he he
las performed his duties in an efficient is
manner, and has probably made more ho
rrests than all the other constables of lie
he county His friends think he would hn
fill the bill - in that he has a daring in,
pirit. and possessed of the faculty of a
riuinal-searcher COZ
It was evident that few Republicans of sni
his section are back of Teddy" Roose- ON
cit for the nomination for president on
then Monday night a meeting was held be
t thee A. r. room for the purpose of ve
rpanizing a Roosevelt Republican Club, Z
nd only about twenty -four persons be- inc
10 present of that number some were inS
arm supporters of President Taft, and Az
lerefore, took little interest in the
ieeting save TO see what was going on. in
was plain to be seen that DR.. Caleb
LAYTON and Colonel Robert c. Hous- t,y
,n were back of this move for they were
le ones that seemed to have most of the ino
Nv Both made speeches in behalf of
OOsevelt and were warmly applauded Ia
v the handful present. Daniel ]. Lay tn
IN, r., a son of DR.. Layton, also ad- in
ressed the meeting. Following were s
lie officers chosen: President, Charles Pb
epper Vice President, John r. Carey VII
reasurer, DR.. P. A. Chesser Secretary, VI
{. c. Stewart. Colonel Houston, who To-
bout three weeks ago announced his viii
and for the former president denounced vac
% a. dr,,it,i stratiou of President Taft and \
le failure to carry out the platform in
pom which he was nominated and
ected. From his speech the conclusion
drawn that in the event Governor
yilson is nominated and Teddy >"
losen by the Republicans that the lat \
r will 'sweep the earth" with Wilson, fri,
wing to him defeat equalled to that 4
{ Horace Greeley. All present last anC
ght we're asked to express their views Z
! the situation and it is said a majority bur
all present had something 70, say. SaI