Milford chronicle., 1913-03-28
GEORGETOWN


EpiscDpz. C11rch. this rowl-
A.tt71E1 REVIVAL uee-rys were CO..
dzc1a1 TIE E-sr u r1e year il Wss e
M p C1lr-h. u --s ksF- James ~
Co1-a. ard several cQ-Te-sic-s TO-.
bla1e t1e mister -o- feeling c1r-sl-
bec ce=- t-s wee. - again C-e-
~ -Irgs Wl-1 ~ Ccpe r1s- s1us
ncces s.g1s U E1r - ue1e % IRE eC1r-1.
Szlss 1zs er-s1cs1 cce sec1-c series
u Ees-1gs ard s-rzs-y -Vo o. -1r=s
elEse-s- have -sE=- Place III Ezez.
it EceF nat tn meetings T4l y
1E-a- ~ EzL- week
As -ls r=s1t of fall Capt j. J.
BeiLs. POS s-r-zsrer ~ ocean s .sT. bad :
aprz.-e1 -is zrke Ee1 rzs I1cerecl-
tsta1 lU- He g s1o1- 65 TezFs Cd
TIE EsLllg s=zsCl - Ocean City is
EoE ~. ard several pe-s11s lc -le
s01ulsru part q TIE county have g1-s
1rere - wcrz ss g r1elr general c1s TOR
Heavy rains FOR the past week have
grzz-.y sEe - TIE waters q the ser-
sFal Ul-l-pCl1s u tire coEl-T. ard rle
ei1-tlue az-er mills are not having any
1y11.= wnzrever y d the grinding
s1Ue 0f tne scr0C.s 2 the r1rz. sec
5oas zre closing tne term noE Llst ire
farming period .s On
Res dent Judge Heary 9. Conrad.
Nol1zy ztte-lo1l, heard arguments il
gle Of tne largest ard most Interesting
hzbeas eorp1z proceedings tnst ms
taken Place ir tIis cJ1nty for YEAR,.
NheC Herbert O. Wilson. Z Eel-kcoEl
Egnt-n91se keeper, Tnoss n0me = a.
BeUes. eEceaFor=c % obtain c1sto1y q
his seFen yssr-9.d daughter. Cara.
frgu 1er mother ADo1t forty wit
1ees were summoned il tle case from
LeWes. and probably zs many more
care through curiosity u hear tne tsz-
tlnC1y, while . large numDe. from this
eJWr were In Attendance. making
crDE1 % the Cd court room eqga. %
NAT u almost any day during 2 session
q regular criminal c0lrL DepItr-At-
torney-Geleral, Frank ~ Jones repre- 4
seHtec the complainant. while Andrew
J. Lynch fought against the writ .or
the wife. According 70 the testimony 4
II the case On February =. the wife
tDok the child - the home OF her father.
Edward Diczsrs9n. a. Elle1ca.e, while .
he husband vas in this torn attending
b some business. Dp0n his return %
LeWea be sscerLaiued that his wife had
gone % her father with the intention
af rot returning. Mr. Wilson went %
Ei.eltaIe and endeaV0red % get lhis
WIfe b return ard asked for the Gus
sody u the child. but he met with refusal
m both propositions WhereupOn q writ
- habeas corpus was issued setting
forth that the child was In restraint for
AbeftT. Eighteen witnesses were pro
duce1 b. attorney for the complainant.
ave d whom were for the purpose Of
showing that men freq1ented the Wn .
glu home during the absence 0f the
buzaaC1. Two wit1esses- Mss Annie
kenca ard Zoe Palmer. were produced
b sa0R overt acts. the first because vi
= failure % comply with the compu-
s5ry -en3ol .a~ in that the child did not {
attend loOI but ffty-six days out Of {
ore e-huuc ed; while the second witness, {
hr. Palmer. testified On one occasion !
about the cai'd rushing into their home 3
Blth bio i p0lr1g from her nose. stat g
ng % tnem that the mother had dealt {
Der blow and had run of and left her, c
aot retu-ng until late 10 the night for
tne enid. George e. West. a brother s
NAV. testified as b. the efforts made Z
~ Wilson ~ try and get his wife To re- q
urn ~ LeHes Or deliver the cli.d. a
bignt other witnesses testified as %
ne sDonety and ability Of the man 10
MAINTAIN the CHILD, and likewise as b q
ae reputation VI the wife for morality
zud ft-ess o. retain custody Of the
child At the conclusion Of the testi-
mnny. Attorney Lynch mo,ed % dis )
miss he case On the ground that no q
overt acts mad been proven. Whereupon
Judge Conrad dismissed the writ Of =
proceeding.
By vote Of 83i TO 26s, residents Of
ms town Saturday afternoon expressed
themselves being 10 favor Of bonding
he town for the purchase Of the water
5ystem now owned by the Georgetown r.
Water Company, Waicn VIII be sold
gihin few week at public auction Dy
be receiver.
Thieves entered the hennery Of John "a
: hudson ana carried away coop Of da
Us nuest fowls, Saturday night. which
e @as intending TO ship 70 the city
hs s the second time within the past X
eW nights that thieves have visited his q
.hicEen house an
An unknown person drove of with
lorBe belonging to Vim. Wilson. of near Ts
Own, on Sunday night taking the ami
aai from 10 front OF the NJ. P. Church. W
ne team was found on Monday hitcned
b . woods near Midway. VI
Peach, pear and plum trees are in full i"
loom, and orchardists fear that a kill
1g frost will come and play havoc with
be buds.
BIDS are being asked for the cleaning
ut Of the great Savannah Ditch. lead
" from this town to Ingrams Pond.
ear Milton. This ditch carries the /
rater from this town and serves as the III
.ading sewer. tb.
A dwelling occupied by John Hall, a ho
hort distance from Millsboro, was de- eal
.rDyed by fire Sunday afternoon.
The whereabouts Of the l4-year-old
" Of John Anderson, of Woodland, s5,
bo mysteriOusly disappeared Wednes- Dol
~ night, taking with him, it is alleged,
le horse and harness Of a neighbor, I
rank Nesbitt, and a cart from John
ineer, Is not known
Farmers throughout the county are
aking complaints that many of their
be dogs are being poisoned, and are So
ying to ascertain who the offenders Ha
Oficiais Of Christ N. P. Church. at PPs Pie
aurel, have increased the salary of Be
cir pastor from $1,000 to 1920. Lo'
Falling down flight Of stairs at her
me in Bethel, Miss Helen Smith in 7
red herself severely. pai
A band Of gypsies are encamped near Mu
earns Cross Roads.
The young people Of st. Pauls P. E.
'urch produced the play entitled ''The V
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