Milford chronicle., 1913-02-14
GEORGETOWN

BENJAMIN Abelman, of this town, and
Able Ableman, of Millsboro, of .he firm
of A. Ableman & Son, of the two towns,
attended the mid-winter horse sale at
Madison Square Garden, New York City,
this week. and purchased nineteen high
breeded fast horses.
Miss Addie L. Macklin, aged sixty-fve
years, who makes her home with her
brother, Joseph Macklin, in Wilmington,
I but who for the past few months has
been making her home with her neice,
Mrs. Albert F. Polk, in this town, be
cause of the latter's illness, died sudden
/ ly last Thursday night week from heart
| trouble, at the Butler homestead of the
sisters of Z. s. R. Short, of Wilmington.
She had been out calling on former de-
putty Prothonotary Minos o. Short and
wife, and was on her way home when
she complained of feeling badly, and
went into the Butler homestead, feeling
that she was not able to go any further.
A physician was Immediately summoned,
but before his arrival she expired.
George Spicer and Reuben Savage,
who reside in Collinsville, a suburb of
this town, have moved to Bridgeville,
where they will be engaged in the tim
ber business for the next two years, after
which time they are expecting to return
here
As soon as weather conditions are fav-
orable, work will be started on the fish
pounds that are to be constructed off
Rehoboth Beach.
Losing Der balance while roller skating
on one of the sidewalks of Lewes, Miss
Elsie Hudson fell and broke leg.
Coroner John T. Russell, of Bridgeville, !
conducted his first inquiry Friday since
receiving his commission Tuesday of this |
week, when he came here and investga- |
ted the cause of the sudden death OF Miss /
Addie L. Macklin, of Wilmington, who
expired suddenly Thursday night. The
inquiry revealed that she came to her /
death from heart trouble.
State Senator Edward G. Walls, of
Smyrna, NJ W. Grand Master of the
jurisdiction of Delaware, A. f. & A. NJ,
accompanied by r. w. Grand Marshall
Lefevre, also of Smyrna, paid his annual
visit to Franklin Lodge, No. II, of this
town, last Tuesday night. After the
of several speeches, refresh
nents were served. -
An accident occurred at what is known
IS the "Cedars," a short distance from
4ewes, Tuesday afternoon, which, it is
cared, will cast Thomas Richards one of
lis legs, as the result of an accidental
discharge of a shotgun in the hands of
Palmer, with whom he was gun
ng. The two men, it is said, were shoot
ng at a target, and Richards had taken
shot, when Palmer decided to try his
uck. Just as he was in the act of sight
ng down his gun-barrel, with finger on
he trigger, the gun was discharged with
IL
ange, received almost the entire load III
lis leg Just a short distance from the
nee. The bone, according to the ply
ician, was shattered, and at this time
-reat fears are entertained by his physi-
ians and manly friends that the member
7ill have to be amputated. Several wears
60, while employed in a mill at Phila
elphia, Richards had the misfortune of
Osing three fingers of one of his hands.
John Van ahd Joseph Shyle, alias Joseph
Walls, were brought here to the Sussex
ounty jail last Tuesday night in default I
f S300.00 bail each, after being given
earring before Justice of the Peace Den
is J.. Wood, at Milford. charged on oath
f Railroad Detective James A. Doris,
'ith felouiously taking and carrying
way two bags of corn, the property of
le p. B. & w r r. Company =
The banks and postoifice were closed =
ere today in observance of Lincoln's .-
irthday
At a meeting of the Sussex County :,
evy Court on Tuesday, their attorney, y
'aniel J Layton. Jr., was authorized to \
o to Dover and ascertain the substance
bill introduced in the Legislature
Ionday, relative to the duties of the \
Dunty road engineer of this county The Il
ndings are to be reported to each mem a
er Of @he Levy Court by Attorney Lay c
IN. The court adjourned to meet on T.
Iarch 4. t