Evening journal., 1912-07-03
MILFORD VOTES
AGAINST LIBRARY
Would Have Meant a Small
Increase in the Tax
Rate

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD, Del. July 3-Much en-
thusiasm was manifest here Tuesday
when it came to a vote whether or not
Milford should maintain a free public
library. In order to maintain the Ii
brary a higher rate of taxes would
have to be made to raise $500 addi-
tional tax among the school tax pay
ers. There were 163 votes against
he establishment of the library and
IS for its establishment, those op-
posed winning out by SO majority.
James Pettyjohn, Joseph Lohand
md Wilson Vinyard, Jr., left today for
Slaughter Beach, where they will en-
ter their launch F. NJ. V. in the races
which will take place at that resort
5n the Fourth.
Mrs. c. Nj. Vibbert, who died at her
home near Milford, on Sunday, June
Both. after an illness of several
months, aged Sc years, was a gradu-
ate of the Waverly High School, New
York, and had resided in Delaware
since 1905. She is survived by a
husband aud four children. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon
at the Central NJ. P. Church, at Shaw
nee, and the interment will be made
at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Miss Estella Cohee, a school teach
er at Warrens school house. just
above the town of Frederica, has the
distinction of being the largest raiser
of ducks on Kent county, she hav-
ing from 500 to 1000 ducks now in
her large duck yards. She has a
contract with several large hotels at
Atlantic City. N. j., to furnish them
with this fowl, and gets from 75c tc
81 per head form each duck. Accord
ing to her contract she must feed
the ducks a special food of meal.
A large crowd gathered at the Of
fee of Esquire Fisher here last might
to listen to suit of forcible detainei
brought against William H. Warren
by William n. Hires. James Tunnel
was attorney for the plaintiff and
Robert p Davis and John NJ Richard
son represented the defendant Hires
asked $50 damages from Warren
Charles Barker, Harry B. Windsor and
George (. Messick, referees, gave
Judgment for $25.
The school board affected organiza.
ton with George B. Hynson as presi.
dent and William G. Abbott as sec
retary and treasurer.
The annual school election wat
held at the school building or
Saturday afternoon. Gardner w
Joseph and D. B. Masten were
appointed auditors to audit the school
accounts and found that during the
school year that $11,34S.54 had been re-
ceived while the expenditures were
S1O,999.55. II was voted to raise $1,000
additional taxes which, with the
amount already required by law and
the state dividends, will bring the
100000 used annually by the dis
tricts for the schools. Those elected
as new members of the Board Of
Education we're. for North Milford
Thomas Davis, and Edward Hurley
James F. Anderson being reelected
South Milford, DR. Walter h Grier
with William V. Sipple and William
G. Abbott reelected, The Board nov
IS comprised of George B. Hynson, vii.
liam G. Abbott, William r. Aldred
William " Sipple, John M. White, Wal
ter S. Grier, Charles J. Holzmueller
Thomas Banning, DR.. Charles Reid
F, James F. Anderson. Thomas Davis anc
Edward Hurley
Charles Messick, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
]. B. Messick, Of near Greenwood. ane
Miss Rixie Andrews, daughter OF Mrs
A. Andrews, of near Burrsville, Mary
land we're married on Friday evening
by the Rev. Malvin Wheatley. Thel
will make their home near Scott'
store in Sussex County.
The Odd Fellows are improving theii
dwelling at the Odd Fellows cemetery
by the addition of first and secon'
story.
William G. Abbott, who launched th'
"Henlopen" from his yards here las
Saturday, has contracted with New
York parties for the building of Z
large steamer for Eastern waters.
Frank Paisley and Edward Hudson
we're arrested on Saturday evening D,
officers Alderman and Latchum OF
charges of disorderly conduct and o
selling intoxicating liquors from ;
boat in the Mispillion River here
Hudson resisted the officers so forcibl,
that it was necessary 20 use a black
lack ~ land him. They we're bot
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