Milford chronicle., 1913-08-29
GEORGETOWN

Joseph D. Bennett, of near Slaughter
Beach, was arrested and brought here to
Jail this week, charged by his uncle,
Burton Bennett with making threats and
destroying a part of his tomato patch.
He was given a hearing before Justice of
the Peace VIM. a. Warrington and in
default of $500 bail recommitted to Jail
Tor the next term of court. Young Ben
nett IS said to have a grudge against one
! of the boys of Burton Bennett, and he
believed he was devastating his cousin
tomato patch instead of his uncle's. 1T
IS claimed that young Bennett is some
what mentally unbalanced.
Separated from his brothers and sisters
at the death of his parents while he was
very young, Fred StoOms, of this town,
who until a few ago knew nothing Of
their whereabouts, has this week been
entertaining his sister Mrs. Eva Simp-
son, OF Bowers Beach. Mr. Stooms has I
been separated from the sister for about {
th1rtv-tour years. He has another sister /
residing in Philadelphia, whom he has
not seen for thirty-three years, but now /
be has ascertained where she lives it is |
MS intention to make her a visit within
a short time.
Calhoun-JOnes Company, packers Of
this town, are anticipating a good sized
pack this season, although the crop is
about three weeks late.
County Road Engineer Morgan T Gum
is busily engaged in making surveys of +
the county roads in the district. For
the past few days he has been at Lewesl
making surveys for the bridges that are
TO be placed there BY the county over the
Lewes-R Rehoboth Canal.
City Council are placing several cement
crossings about the town, greatly adding
to the appearance as well as making ,
walking better for the travelling public.
Former Justice of the Peace Joseph B. }
Hearn, Of this town, who has been en- !
gagged in the timber business at Darling
ton, South Carolina, for the past three !
or four years, died Saturday after an i'll Y
ness Of about year from a complication
ot diseases. While Mr.. Hearn was in I
Il health, he was able to 90 about until
few weeks ago and two OF three months L
igo was home on a visit TO his wife who
esides here. Mr.. Hearn for a number A
# years was resident of Gumboro dis
rct where he was a prominent Demo- r
ratio worker. On MAY IS, 1896, he was a
ppointed TO the office of Recorder of O
leeds Of Sussex county by Governor
William I. Watson which position he b
Ield Tor about hve years. In those davs C.
he othce of Recorder Of Deeds of Sussex
'as hlled by the Governor, but at the C
0llowlng election it became an elective M
thce The remains were brought here
Wednesday and interment made in Union tC
emetery. Besides being survived by F
le widow, he leaves a son, Louder T. tv
earn, Of Milford, a widely-known lum- th
srUlan of that town. of
Some of the Georgetown residents are m
the advisability of petition hi
e the Washington authorities for Sun
~ mails for this town, and it is likely ca
at other towns along this line will be to
ked to make petitions for extra mails.
inday mail kservice would be a great ba
nvenience to the business men on this H,
le, as many Of them upon receipt of
cir business letters late Saturday night en-
forced to sit up late and attend to
EN- OF else work on Sundays answering Rs
ch communications Oft times impor-
ut letters are not mailed until Monday no
ernoons on account of the early arrival Mi
the mail trains going north in the
)rning. The first train leaves here at
a.
David Postles, a prosperous farmer re
ing near Milton, has a peach tree of \
Reeve variety from which he is pick suf
: fruit at this time, and on the same nro
inches from which the fruit is being \
-hered a second crop is forming, which Wi
8 promise OF eqnaling the yield that her
IS now getting. The tree is a great n
losity to the residents of Broadki1n wof
trict and is attracting a great deal of mar
sntion. The formation of a second n
p, more especially before the first is CHI;
en- from the tree, is something that is N
Fly witnessed in any orchard. tive
llstorlc ZoaT Camp, which has been in M
gress for the past ten days, came TO NOR
e Monday morning after a series Of W.
successful meetings which have re- NJ
81 go u ,Is many conversions. is S
{. 'li -Nslson' son OF George A, Nielsen, ents
llS lowe conductor on the d. II. Ii
{. R. R., has accepted position as sicia