Milford chronicle., 1913-09-05
GEORGETOWN

The regular monthly term OF General
Sessions Court provided for at the last
session of the Legislature for the pur-
! pose OF allowing prisoners confined in
the Sussex county jail to enter a plea OF
/ guilty to the charges against them il
they so desire and to make preparations
for their trials if no plea of guilty is en-
! tered was held before resident Judge
Henry c. Conrad
Monday the first case called was that
of Wilmer c. Joseph, of Lewes, charged
with entering the mill of Jones & Har.
THAT town and taking fourteen bags of
-four therefrom. A plea of guilty was
entered and the young man was probated
to his father W. w. Joseph, for one
year. Lewis Smullen. of near Green
wood, who was charged with placing an
obstruction on the railroad tracks, entered
plea OF guilty and was committed to the
Ferris Industrial School. Geo. Thomas.
charged with entering the canteloupe
patch of James W. Hastings, near the
Old Furnace, entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to serve five days in the
Sussex County Jail and pay the cost of
prosecution. Charles Brown, who was
placed ia jail Saturday in default of bail
before Justice {. R. Funston, of Bridge
vile, charged with the larceny of a pair
OF shoes and two pairs of gloves. the
property of Edward Ross, of Seaford. en-
tered plea to the charge in court and
was sentenced to serve four months in
the New Castle County Workhouse. nav
hye dollars as restitution money and the
cost of prosecution.
The new electrical system which is be-
ing installed by the railroad COMPANY in
the local yards is said to be the latest
safety device and when completed will /
cost about 81 900. The system extends
on both branches of the road south for a /
distance of about mile. It is expected .
to be in operation this week.
The condition of Sheriff lanes p
Dukes, who is confined because of i'll 4
ness, is somewhat improved and it is he
lieved that he is out of danger.
News has reached here that c. W. Viii
ley, Esq one of the Oldest practitioners
at the Sussex county bar, aud one of
Delaware's most prominent residents
who is in a hospital for treatment of a
of an eye, is getting along nicely.
Union Lodge No. 3, I. o. o. F of
his town, will give a rally on Octo her
}, at which time the degree team of E den
lodge, of Wilmington. will be pres emf
t is the object of the members of the
ocal order to have large class of can
liCates and have the degree conferred bv
ne Wilmington visitors. Lodges from
litterent parts of the county have beer
invited to attend the rally. The State
Ulcers will be present, one of whom is
William 7 Hobbs, of this town. a mem
er Of the local order who is deputy |
rand Master Of fha naf,.-..-- -. Z
on.
The regular October term of court will
onvene here on October s. with Chief :
lstce Pennewill and Associate Judges I
oyce and Rice on a bench. The com
lg term is expecting to have large I
olume of business before it owing to {
lie tact that most - the cases at the b
Inc term were car ried over. At the
'min term decision will be given In {
le test-case of the an ti- shipping law of h
toxicating liquors. The case is known
the Grler test case, and the decision of t
Ie Court will decide wh ether or not the il