Milford chronicle., 1912-04-05

4 the committee believe that such a com
pany would have authority to do some
thing to remedy existing conditions, ard
that a dre@ge wUnlu provide wavs a.
means for remedyingex sting d fiicuities
The foregoing report was accepted and
committee Of eight, two from each hun
dIed interested. appointed to organize a
company which shall have for its purpose
the draining of the overfiowed lands Fol
lowing were appointed as members of the
committee-men who are the most widely
known and Influential in that section of
the county, especially in the respective
/ hundreds interested in this great under
( taking: Charles Horn, A w. Dick,
] Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred; Alvin
| Lee Joseph and G. Wilson, Indidn
River HundFed George H. TOwn4end
! and Joshua James, Baltimore Hundred
w. Poole PIettyman and Eben A Town.
send, Dagsboro Hundred. The residents
of four hundreds of the couDty-Baiti-
more, DagsbOro, Indian River Lewes and
RehObOth-are interested in this under.
taking, and therefore it can be seen what
a significance il will have aud how i'm.
pOrtant task it will he to so locate il so
as to serve the people in a pleasing man
ner in these d iffeTtnt hundreds. Practi- /
cally speaking. ODe-third Of Sn-s,.X Cnnntv !
is interested directly. and viii he benefited I
bY the opening of such an inlet ~ is pro. /
posed, as it will serve to keep the waters /
of the streams from backing on the lanes
thereby making it possible for the many
hundreds Of acres Of land which are now
untilab'e to be cultivated. At what time
the next meeting is to be held and what
plans are definitely under wav is not
known, but it is believed that steps will
be taken as soon as possible to remedy
the existing conditions in that section of
the county. Farmers for years have been
agtating the cutting of an inlet which (
would be sufficient to permit the outlet
of the large volume of water, bnt it has (
only been within the past few months {
that such a project has taken tangible
shape Considering the vast scope that
is to be benefited the movement now I'M 5
der way is considered one Of the most i'm ,
portant events in the way of reclaiming {
waste lands of the county that has occur !
red for quarter of a century and prob a
ably in the history of the county. c
Held before Justice of the Peace Charles .
8. Fisher of Milford under a nuisance 1
bond at the iDstigation of Peril 2. John I
son, his tenant, whom he alleged wished I
10 keep him off his farm to prevent him /
'eeing/ how the crop of corn last fall was y
being divided, Charles E Parker, residing '
learl Lincoln City, accusing johnson OF
making threats against him, came here r
before Justice of the Peace William A. T
Warrington and had johnson held in Il
)ond to keep the peace, and at the same J
ime brought an action of assaumpsit q
gainst him for the sum of Sc 20 alleged v
o have teen due him for 22I baskets of /!
.orn which his tenant, johnson, rever T
iivided. The case was tried few weeks as
go by refereee trial, Former Sheriff o.
Charles T. Purnel. Deputy Clerk of the if
Orphans Court and Register in Chancerv CO
everett NJ. Barr and Joseph w. Blizzard oil
,eing selected by Justice Warrington to ss
ettle the case. Fhe referees decided in il
avOr Of Parker for the amount alleged TO ti
AVE been due him. motion for a new pt
rial was granted and the same was al pl
owed, and the case was to have met final h,
isposition Wednesday of last week, but II
I that time Attorney Charles L. Moore. II
ounsel for the defendant, appeared and ir
sked for a continuance to ascertain y
'hether or not there was a statutory pro ha
ision which disqualified Messrs Purnell, Ii
arr and Blizzard from sitting in the sec
nd trial. Mr.. Moore contended that pa
ley nad no rlgnt, and n order to search NJ
re law the time was extended until yes Su
'rday afternoon. Last Wednesday after ra
oon at 2 o'clock, the time appointed for NJ
le trial of the cause. !he plaintiffs. Charles DO
. Parker and wife, Lizzie T Parker, ap Ii
cared as we'll as johnson by his attorney.
IT, Moore. After reiterating his stand ru
regards to the incompeteDcy of the men
try the case because of the fact that pri
icy had acted as referees in the other Su
se, Mr.. Moore presented the following. of
hich he asked the Justice of the Peace in
insert in the record OF the case which col
as refused "And now this 27th day OF AM
arch, A d. 1919, the above case com. cat
g on to be heard on New Trial'' the
fendant by Charles L. Moore, his at bel
rney, objects TO Charles 7. Purnell, no
shua W. Blizzard and Everett NJ Barr, tic
feTees chosen and appointed by said me
stice of the Peace, on the ground that u
larles T. Purnell Joshua w. Blizzard tov
d Everett NJ Barr were the same per Mr.
ns who we're chosen and appointed to
? the same cause of action, and did try of
d decide the same cause of action in ket
itch ''New Trial" was granted and al Kn
we'd, the said "New Tria'' being for fer
e present cause of action. Signed, Veril plo
Johnson, Charles l.. Moore, for defen. eeT