Milford chronicle., 1913-01-17

ing secretary. Mr.. Taylor's death oc-
cured suddenly at his home on Railroad
Avenue last Sunday last as the result of
fatty degeneration of the heart.
That the price of mules is not on the
decrease and as evidence that they are
in demand by the farmers in this section
of the county was shown at the sale con
Quoted here Tuesday afternoon when a
carload sold for more than $4,000 per
pair, and some of them brought as high
as S347 90 per pair.
State Detective Frederick Walls, of
this town, who several days ago went to
Philadelphia and arrested John Evans
upon an alleged charge with being ac-
cessory to the robbery of the store of
Archie Lynch, of near Bayard, on the
night of November 20, and turned him
over to the Pennsylvania authorities to
await requisition, went up and took him
/ in charge and brought him here Satur-
| day. Upon being arraigned before JUS
] tice of the Peace w. A. Warrington and
held in $4,000, which he was unable to
get, he was committed to the Sussex
county Jail for the February term of court.
, Evans, according to a confession before
Squire Warrington, one of his pals,
sisted the informant in getting away with !
the goods, which amounted to about |
$4,000. They were taken near Berlin, |
Nd, where Hickman was arrested and I
brought here for a preliminary hearing.
A cane 122 years old, the property of |
his great grandfather, is in possession of :
DR.. Richard H. Porter, of this town, who
is known from one end of this Peninsula
to the other as one of the best magicians
and ventriloquists who ever traversed it.
He has also a deed 106 years old and the
will of his grandmother which is more
than 100 years old. He has a collection
of other antiques and curios which are of
deep interest to all lovers of such relics.
There is every indication at this time
that the coming term of February court
will be the largest that the county has
had for some time. At present there are
seventeen prisoners confined within the
Jail who are to be tried for their several
1ffenses, besides the large number who y
ire out on bail.
As many OF the residents of this town
re desirOus that the Government erect
an-up- to-date post-of1ice in the centre -
# the town as near as possible, State =
senator William +. Blackstone is now a
AANAA4S Va Jill dl Ills SGSolOn .
f the Legislature granting the right for i
he old Sussex county Jail to be removed =
r sold and the plot of land upon which :,
stands, now one of the most desirable u
1cations in the town for the erection of -
Federal building, to be disposed of to :,
lie Government in the event that the 3
authorities should beside to y
stablish a Federal building in this town. u
or the past few years efforts have been
iade to get a suitable location for a tr
lilding in the main portion of the town, h
ut all attempts along this line have W
lied. Now the residents see that if OF
ley ever hope to get post-office build d'
e here that would be a credit to the Sc
wn some disposition will have to be OF
ade of the Sussex county jail which TO
IS so long proved an 'eye-sore" to ia
Whether a bill granting the ia
ght to do away with the old institution sa
i'll be presented is not known at this tn
ne, but it is under consideration In Je
der that the post-office building should at
the required distance away from other tn
Iildings it is argued that the properties TO
Gated in the block in which the Jail op