Milford chronicle., 1912-04-19
GEORGETOWN WANTS
THE DUPONT ROAD
Send Men To Wilmington To Confer On
The Road. Damage Case Settled by
Railroad Company.

e this town, is slated to deliver the a
n nual commencement address to t
5 graduates of the Delmar High Schc
e on Monday evening, May 20. The fl
= lowing compose the graduating ella
- this year: Clarissa Ellen German, Be
3. lah Edna Lowe, Walter Austin Baco
s Raymond William White, James Ell
Brayshaw. On the proceeding nigl
= the Senior class will present the dram
entitled, "Brac," the Poor House Cir
One of the largest canning factorit
= on the Peninsula is being constructt
by S. ]. Cooper & Son Company, {
Delmar, and it is expected to be
readiness by strawberry season. The
are expecting to make strawberrit
their first pack.
Hugh 7. Downing, formerly of th
town, who is now installing a waite
system at Delmar, is expected to con
mence laying the water mains in tha
town this week.
The case of George S. Mattingly, 0
Wilmington, VS.. P. B. & w. R. r. Co.
which was to have peen tried in Super
iOr Court here Tuesday, having beel
continued from Thursday of last week
was tried owing to the fact that tn,
company and Mr.. Mattingly have agreet
upon a settlement. Mattingly, who il
a general nursery agent. was injured a
Lincoln City on August 4, 1910, at tn,
passenger station, in an attempt tt
alight from the train, which resulted il
the sustaining of broken hip and Othel
injuries. Former Attorney General R.
c. White and James M. Tunnell, of this
town, were employed as council. and ir
| the case filed the damages sustained
were set forth as $30,000 Monday
while Mr.. Mattingly was here prepara-
tory to entering into the suit slated for
Tuesday, John Biggs, of Wilmington,
counsel for the railroad company, tele-
phoned to Mr.. White, and the two at
torneys agreed upon a sum to be paid
Mattingly, and the case was dropped.
According to Mr.. Biggs, the amount is
the largest that has ever been paid as
damages to any person in the State. 1t
is not known just what sum was agreed
upon.
George T. Lynch, a widely-known
merchant and egg and fruit broker of
this town, was taken i'll rather suddenly
Wednesday morning with heart trouble
and it became necessary to have two
physicians in attendance. At this wri-
ting he is slowly improving.
Peach and pear trees, mostly late va
rieties, are almost in full bloom in or
chards around here, and there is every
indication from the numerous blossoms
that the crop of these fruits will be about
up to the average unless a killing frost
should happen to strike them sometime
this month or the first two weeks in
May, and providing the June drop is
not too great.
Local gardeners are preparing to do
their spring planting, many of the lots
within the past week having been plough
ed preparatory to the planting Of the
several kinds of vegetables.
The Democratic County Committee
met here Tuesday afternoon and made
for the holding of the
county primaries to select delegates to
the National Convention, which meets
at Dover on April 80, who in turn will
select National delegates to nominate
the next candidate for the Presidency.
A poll of the committee showed that
they were all in favor of Governor Will
son, of New Jersey, for the nomination,
Dut are willing to stand back of the |
nan other than " ilsOn, should he fail |
10 land. Charles Owens, of Bridgeville. |
vas named as committeeman for the |
second election district of the second |
district in lieu of VIM. |
3. Truitt, who rendered his resignation
because Of his pressing business matters
which necessitated his absence from the
district of old North West Fork.
The Sussex County Jail at the present
lme contains only two prisoners, the
mallest number for some time.
The Georgetown Board of Trade held
meeting in the Court House Monday
light and decided to send a committee
of DR.. J. H. Chapman, An
rev Marvel, ESQ.,, VIM. J. Thorough
Ood and Landreth J. Layton; together
nth whoever would go, to Wilmington
lOnday afternoon, to confer with the
Board of Trade, at meet
lg to be held at O. clock Monday night.
regards to the procuring of the
uPOnt Boulevard for the State. 1t is
aid that the different towns of the
tate, which have Boards of Trade, i
ould send delegations to the metro
oils to attend the meeting. The main
oJect of the joint session of all the {
rade Boards is said to be for the pur I
0se of formulating some plan whereby /
le Representative of the State NAV
ave it brought home to them the nee {
'sity of voting for the highway at a
)ecial session of the Legislature. The f
ca in view it is said, is to have peti- a
ons circulated in the several districts
the State and get the signatures of a
lose who are in favor the road. and
ter present the same to the Repre- Il
requesting them to act on h
e recommendations of those whose \
gnatures are attached to the petitions.
le Representatives will also be asked t,
vote for the amendments, and one in
rticular which will make it possible s.
the road to be completed in one n
ar.
During the short session of court on N
esday morning the Court, upon appli-
tion of Deputy AttorneyG General ] Jones. e.
ltinued the case of Oscar Talley, white. Il
70 entered plea of guilty to the v,
ceny of chickens at Seaford, but later til
lnged his plea to not guilty and was W
'bated to William Brumbley, Of near
1n, and broke his parole and was com is
.tedsto the custody Of the sheriff. By II
breaking Of his parole Talley, who
bout IL years of age, will have to vi
nd trial at the june term, unless he
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