Evening journal., 1913-05-05
NEAR DEATH
UNDER ROLLER
NantlCOke Hundred Farmer
TumbIeS While Working
But Is Only Bruised
SUSSEX PEOPLE
ARE SEEING SNAKES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
BRIDGEvILLE, Del, May 5.-Fall-
ing in front of heavy roller which
passed over his body before the
horses could be stopped, Ernest Nc
Nichol, a Nanticoke hundred farmer,
was severely bruised.
Efforts Of the Sussex County Levy
Court to establish an automobile
speedway from Delmar to Bridge
willie is meeting with much favor
among taxpayers. Property owners
along the route have consented to
give the right of way and work on
the construction of the new high
way, which is to be built of shells
and gravel, and it will be started as
soon as Judge Conrad signC the petit
ton, which he now has for considera-
ton. The road will be fortw feet
wide and will be the first of its kind
in lower Delaware.
At Lewes, we'll drillers were de-
layed in their efforts 20 obtain a flow
of water by a black snake six feet
long, which crawled into and choked
up the piping.
Thomas Coulbourn, a farmer of
near Reliance, was awaked saturday
morning by the believing of his COW.
Investigation disclosed two large
Snakes coiled about the legs of two
COWS
Efforts of the farmers of this vicin-
ity to obtain better packing facilities
Tor their tomatoes and peas has re-
suited in the announcement OF H. G..
Ely G. Son, of near Sharptown, that
they will construct a modern cannery
on their farms, and be ready for oper-
ations by the opening of the season.
Work on the installation Of the cleo
tric device for operating the draw
and automatic safety gates at Sharp
town has begun.
At a meeting Of the stockholde )
Of the Peoples National Bank, Of
Laurel, il was decided to increase the
capital tsock of the institution from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The Rev. j. II. Straughn, John II.
Elliott and E. B. Riggin will attend
the second Worlds Christian Citizen
ship Conference. TO be held in Port
land, Oregon, June 20.
Efforts are being made to increase
the capital stock of the Sussex Trust
Company, of Georgetown.
The announcement of the r. & G.
Shirt Company to the effect that an
Other large shirt factory will open
theTe soon insures scores of Blades
girls and boys of steady employment
Blades already has one large shirt
gnd overall plant, a canning factory,
q fruit factory and lumber mill, and
Is the largest unincorporated town on
the Peninsula. 1t has population OF
over 500.
A pair of six-week-old twin colts
perfect in form and health, has at
tracted much attention on the farm
Of N. ]. Murphy, at Reliance. II is
unusual fol twin colts to live.
The local Board of Education and
the teachers of the Seaford public
schools are much elated over the fact
that over one half of the scholars OF
all grades of the school attained an
average above 90, both in department
and study during the month of April
While selecting headstones fol-
some dead relatives, Mrs. Oscar MILL
gan, of near Harrison's Ferry, was
taken violently III in a Seaford mar
BILE yard and had to be hurried to a
physicians office. She is in a criti-
cal condition.
Officials are determined that Sea.
ford shall retain its reputation as q
law-abiding and peaceful town, anc
have announced their intentions o.
commissioning extra policemen dur
ing the summer months to keep dowl
I disorder.
Andrew J. Dolby. Joseph N. Coul
bourn. Irwin NJ. Chipman, Walter I
Wallace and James E. Dutton have
been appointed fence examiners fol
seaford hundred.
Caught in an Overturning caboos'
which was attached to a freight trait
on the Cambridge and Seaford branel
of the Pennsylvania railroad, William
H. Barclay. brakeman. was knocked
/ senseless, but escaped dangerous in
I iuries.
Halbert H. Robinson and w. F. AL
/ len have sold their properties a
124S North Tenth street, and 142
Della avenue. Philadelphia, to J. c
/ Steubrunn, of that city.