Milford chronicle., 1912-05-03
SUCCESSFUL MINSTREL
AT GEORGETOWN
Georgetown Democrats Form Woodrow
Wilson Club. General News Notes
From County Seat.

Frank King, brother of Mrs. SylveSte
Richardson aud son-in-law of Mrs. Marthi
Thompson of Wilmington, who has beer
seriously i'll at his home on Cedar Street
suffering from an affection of the head
was taken to the University Hospital
Philadelphia, on Monday, for treatment
by IJf. K. G. Paynter.
A horse owned and being driven by
John T. Carey became frightened neal
the corner of Race and Pine Streets last
Friday afternoon and made a wild dash
down the street running into the sidewalk
and almost throwing the occupant out OF
the vehicle. serious accident was no
doubt averted by the seizure of the fright
ened animal by some of the pedestrians
on Pine Street who checked its Onrush.
Jonathan Hall, aged about sixty years,
died at his home on Cedar Street last
Thursday week after an illness of several
weeks from a complication of diseases.
Residents on Pine Street have received
notification from City Council to pave
the street with cement before the middle
of the summer. Like notice was servsd
some time ago OH the residents of South
Bedford Street to lay pavements from the
Public Square to the town limits, the
work to be done BY June.
Georgetown has been made the central
point for the county for the holding of
teachers examinations by County Super
intendent of Schools +. J. Hardesty.
News of the wedding of Miss Lottie G.
Spicer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
Baker Spicer of this town, to William o.
Prettyman of Lewes, at the home of the
BRIDES brother, Walter Spicer, in Will
mington, by the Rev. L. E. Poole, a for
mer pastor of Wesley NJ E. Church in
this town, was received here with Sur
prise Wednesday. The bride is we'll and
fayorably known here where she has
host of friends. She was resident of
Collnsville, Georgetown suburb.
Indian River Tribe of Red Men on
Sunday, May Sth, will join with the Ocean
View Tribe and be the guests of Black
foot Tribe of Millsboro, where all three
of the orders will attend divine services. |
The RehOboth Tribe will journey to Mills
boro by boat.
John Morris, of Lewes, has resigned as |
second assistant on the steam pilot boat
and has accepted position |
as engineer on the fishing steamer Break
water, of the local fisheries there.
An addition has been made to the |
Lewes Ice Factory and by so doing the
of the plant has almost been
doubled.
Asparagus grown in this section of the
county has been selling in the local mar
zet this week. Former Sheriff Alfred |
3. Robinson was the first person in this
immediate section to sell any.
Because of shortage of fuel at Lewes,
ome of the housewives have found it
to resort to the use of gasoline
nd kerosene oil stoves.
Prettyman & Pride, noted fishermen
t Lewes, caught the first trout of the
eason at that place this week, the fish
about fifteen pounds. It was
be largest one that has been seen there
0r the past few years.
The Lewes Board of Health has had
be residence of Richard Kitchens bf that
'wn quarantined because of the develop
ient of a case of scarlet fever in the
ousehold.
Procuring matches by some means last
aturday afternoon, Leon, small son of {
eter COnaway. residing at Coverdale's !
ross Roads. went to the barn and COM ]
enced striking them with the result 7
lat the hay was ignited, and the build +
e burned with the little fellow in it be- g
re he could get out. The supposition q
that when the hay caught fire the lit n
; bows clothing was also ignited, and +
fore the parents could go to the rescue 7
e building and hay was burning at such n
lively gait that he could not be extri- c
ted. The little fellow, it seemed, was u
~ fond of playing with matches and a.
some way managed to get in the barn h
thout their knowledge Becoming K
ntic at the thought that their little Al
/ was in the burning building the fam p
became panic stricken and made a ci
roic effort to enter the barn only to be r.
ven back BY the intense heat, flames til
smoke With their hearts rent with gi
eff and becoming hysterical with the M
a that they we're forced to stand off NJ
see their little child COTS m d words "
Iuot express the agony they saffered. c.
len the fire had abated sufficiently m
they could approach it, they found the NJ
rred remains of their little one burned vi
ond recognition.
asst Thursday night a number of the ov
mocrats of Georgetown hundred assem- en-
I at the Democratic Club rooms, in co
Layton Building, and effected an or wi
ization of the Georgetown Hundred to
nOcratic Club by electing Edward d. pa
lrne, Esq, formerly a Democratic biz
gressional nominee, president; Ex- the
William w. Rawlins, vice say
iident; Former Sheriff Alfred B. Rob we
N, treasurer; and Oscar S. Wilson, raj
etary. The following resolution was ter
red and adopted. Resolved, by the ing
rgetown Hundred Democratic Club; ing
/, That it is the sense of the Club 9th
Honorable Woodrow Wilson is the rie!
/ available candidate for the Demo- wit
ic nomination for President; Second, sell
I it is the belief of this Club that the she
ce of the Democratic voters of this not
-ict for the nomination for President qui
the Democratic ticket is Honorable Der
,drow Wilson; Third, That the dele I
s elected at the primaries Saturday Cor
/, April 27, be advised of these reso- on
ms, and be requested to support for and
gates to the National Convention men of
are unqualifedly supporters of the cha
ination of Honorable Woodrow Will Lin
- The president, vice-p president, rese
iurer and secretary were made an Pre-
utive committee to secure speakers the
he Club, the regular meetings of prof
h will be held each Thursday night Stat
rery week from now until the cleo Dire
Al 3 ft.a narrrr.~roFc of Etta Tsee-s,e / p