Milford chronicle., 1912-10-04


Nanticoke Tribe, No. q, Imp'd o. R
NJ, of this town. has elected the follow
ing officers: Prophet, Jos. W. Wilson
sachem, VIM. j Dutton; senior saga
more, Harvey J. Gordy; junior sycamore
! Harry j. Johnson; representative to the
/ Great Council, c. Richard Jones.
Marriage licenses have been issued t
Morris Rogers and Gertrude Thompson,
of AillsbOro; Willis S. Pettyjohn anC
Hattie NJ Hudson, Broadkiln hundred
/ Walter Burton and Emma Harmon, In.
dian River hundred; Joshua j. Carmine
and Sarah C.. Timmons, DagsborO hun
dred.
The following letters of administration
have been issued this week: On the es-
tate of Mercy B. Teas, late of Cedar
Creek hundred. to Edward Teas; on the
estate of William Francis, late of Lewes
and Rehoboth hundred, to SarahJ. Reed;
on the estate of Hester Beers, late of
on the estate of Julius Nj. Adams, late
of Little Creek hundred. to Sadie NJ.
Adams.
The fall opening of the New Century
Club of this town took place yesterday
LGIuOOls 1lG MEEh VI OLLOUCL AVAll
will be known as cooking demonstration
week and plans have been made to have
Mrs. Anna B. Scott, cooking expert of
the North American, Philadelphia, to be
present and give demonstrations similar
to the ones had at her visitation here
last April. NOn-members will be charg-
ed 15c to hear Mrs. Scott.
A cement factory is being operated at
Bethany Beach.
The telephone line from Selbyville to
Williamsvile has been completed with
the exception of one mile, which will be
built by the Diamond State Telephone
Company.
Much excitement prevailed here Sun
day over the action of some unknown
party who at an early hour that morn
ing broke into the kitchen OF the Jail
and procured the keys to the cells and
attempted to release all who were in
custody. Sheriff George S. Buell. and
Deputy Sheriff J. Rowland Buell. were
awakened about 2.30 o clock by noise
in the jail. and getting up ran 10 the
outer door of the Jail yard. to find that
the door had been opened. Robert Nc
Colley, of Cannon, was leaving the yard
when the sheriff and his son appeared on
the scene. The deputy sheriff fired at
McCOlley, hitting him in the back. The
pistol was loaded with shell that con-
tanned shot instead of bullets and the
prisoner was not hurt very much, but
to stop him. Proceeding to
the Jail proper the sheriff found that all
of the cells, including the steel cages,
had been unlocked and that four prison
ers had escaped. The missing are Joseph
Reed, of Seaford; Frank Paisley, of
Milford; Rufus Brown, of Cannons; and
Leslie d. Lamkin, of Boston. Eleven
prisoners failed to get away. AuthOri-
ties of surrounding towns have been
notified A liberal reward for the cap
Iure of of the escaped prisoners will be
made.
The High School boys Of this town
nave organized a foot ball team and are
to put up some classy games
his season.
Failing to respond to treatment of the |
4ewes physicians. Mrs Clinton Long /
las been compelled to go to a specialist |
n Philadelphia for treatment for an in /
ured arm. sustained about four weeks |
lgo at her cottage on Lewes Beach by |
all.
Having resigned as pastor of the NJ. /
? Church here because of failing health 1
md accepting a call to Cuba, H., Rev.
:. E. Mccullough has now found it nee
ssary to leave that charge because of
he failure in health Of his wife and
laughter, and has accepted the pastor
tie of the NJ. p Church at SelbyviIle, /
his county.
Colonel Roosevelt, it is said. will cam
aign the State before the election 1t
said that the Vice e-Presidential candi-
ate, Gov Hiram johnson, Of California.
,ill also come into the State and deliver
ddresses at several principal towns
Having reached the age limit at which
he Pennsylvania Railroad Company re-
res its men on the pension list, Chas.
d. Tunnel, of this town, retires to-day
fter AZ years of continuous service in
le employ of the company.
Rev. James w. Colona, pastor of the
lesley NJ. Z. Church of this town, has
sceived a letter from Rev. Vaughan S.
ollins, of Middletown. asking if it will
e convenient for the next session of
'ilmington Conference to meet in this
,wn. The matter has been taken up
: the official board and a reply will be
qda in the near future