Milford chronicle., 1912-07-12

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view bridge in Cedar Creek hundred known as
Cedar Breek bridge made their report and rec
commended that the bridge be repaired by the
building Of foundation of concrete the bottom
course os which is to be composed of stone. Pres
ident Reed appointed Commissioners Handy. Vir-
den and Furman a committee to draw plans and
specifications and bids for the necessary repairs
will be open at the office of Clerk of the Peace
Mark L. Davis, on July %. County Treasurer
Harry F. wilgus, of Roxana. was authorized to
set aside a sufficient amount to defray the ex-
pense of making the repairs, but not more than
eighty per cent of the money is to be turned over
until the bridge is completed.
Commissioners Handy and James were author
lied to have soow built for Woodland Ferry
The following resolution. which is of great in
terest to this town at the present time. owing to
the fact that City Council is endeavoring to beau
tify the main thoroughfare by the laying of con-
crete pavements, was offered and adopted. which
will make decided appearance to the county
buildings which, because of their dilapidated con-
dition, are unsightly. Belt
Resolved, By the Levy Court that the subms-
sion Of bids for pavement about the county prop
eety shall be filed with the Clerk of the Peace
or before the 18th day of July 1872 said bids to be
based upon the specifications filed in the said
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be under the direction of a committee consisting
Of Clerk of the Peace Mark L. Davis. City COun-
Gilman Andrew Marvel and County Engineer Will
liam }. Mustard, who are hereby authorized to
ceve, open bids. and award the contract for lay
ing said concrete pavements, said committee to
nave power to employ a supervisor for said work.
the successful bidder will be required to enter
into bond in the penal sum of S5O0!0O with suffi-
cient security to guarantee the completion of said
work IN accordance with said specifications and
within sixty days from the time the said contract
is awarded"
The County Treasurer sat at the office of Shez-
if Buell., and had settlement with several of the
tax collectors of the county. Several allowances
were made by the Court. The next meeting w,al
be held he first Tuesday in August
The public road between Harbeson and Cool
Spring. 'rnder the supervision of road ouerseer
Dora Wsrren, is being pl0ved and scraped and
put in fine condition. The improvement has been
needed for a long time. and travellers who fire.
quent the road are much rratified to know.sf the
repairs that are being made.
The new pier at Oak Orchard Sussex county $
famous summer resort on Indian River. has been
exten5sd, which makes great improvement and
adds tethe convenienee'of the cottagers and visi-
tors al that place.
Frank Paisley. Of Milford, was brought here on
Friday last and lodged in the Sussex county Jail
to aSsst trial for the October term of court charged
with selling whiskey. Paisley has been confined
in the Sussex county Jail before
Tee annual picnic of Wesley n f. Sunday
School will be held Wednesday July "A. The
place for holding same has not been decided ON so
far, Aut it is likely to be at Laytons Grove. about
a mile from town The Sunday School of the
Presbyterian Church went TO Oak Orchard for
theiriannual outing Tuesday
The Cross Roads .CNmp. conducted lly Burton's
A. NJ E. Church, viii be held from July lith to
2oth st the West Hill School House Grove
Charged before Justice of the Peace. William A.
Warrington, of this town. Tuesday afternoon by
Hurley & Katner local butchers. with obtaining
goods under false pretenses, Lena Tsrrle. colored
was .e5ven hearing and in default Of $1,000 bail
was committed to the Sussex County Jail for the
October term of court The colored girl has been
living with Benjamin Ableman a vell-known
clothier of this town for sometime but this week
left and is now making her home with George
Blizzard. For the past few days she has been
buying an unusually large amount Of meats from
the store of Hurley & Katnerand has been hav-
ing it charged to Mr.. Ableman An investigation.
after bill amounting to nearly sl5O was presen-
ted to Mr. Ableman and an explanation of who
had been getting the assois from the store in his
name, revealed the fact the Tingle girl had been
taking it to a colored friends house and giving it
to them.
With the mercury lowering around the ninety
mark for the past three days. Georgetown has
been sweltering under the hottest days of the
year with little comforts to be had and no en-
from the weather man. So far
there have been no heat prostrations much to the
Joy of all Of the people here
Fire, believed to have been caused from the fur
mace in the engine room at the basket and crate
factory Of Frank J. Holson, situated at the WE
completely destroyed the plant about 10 O'Clock |
Tuesday night, entailing loss. it is estimated at
about $1,000 or $1,000, partly covered by insur-
lnce. just how the IRE started is not known |
out the supposition is by those who were first on 1
he scene and saw the flames bursting forth from /
he building that it had its origin in the engine
'oofn- The whole building was a mass of flames
~ the time two score Of people arrived; and it had
sained such headway because of a stiff breeze
hat was blowing to the southeast that the local
ireman were unable to render but little assistance
ave to pour water on the storage rooms in which
we're large numbers of baskets, crates. etc. and
iorne negro tenement houses situated nearby II ,
vas fully five minutes before the building was one
mass Of flames that many of the residents of the
own who because Of the warm weather had not
etred heard several outcries in the colored dis
rict known as the Hill near which the factory
vas located but all thought the noise was the re-
uit Of merrymaking among the colored folks In
short time however. they all began to yell fire,
'ut before the local fire department. and in fact
'ut few of the residents in the main portion of
he town could get to the scene. the building was
lmost one solid mass of flame. Finding that
hey were unable to eatinguish the factory build
ng the fire company turned their attention to
he saving Of large storage house situated near
", and in this they succeeded. Dwellings of
ONE negroes nearby were also saved A draft of
efrigerator cars of the Swift Company was on a
iding few feet away from the burning building
nd so intense was the heat, because Of the prox-
nifty. that four of them were ignited and almost
uined before an engine could be gotten from the
ar shops and run around the Wye" and backed
D on the siding to pull them out Most Of the
oofing was burned from the cars as well as a
art of the sides In order to save the main track
rom catching fire from the burning cars it be-
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