Milford chronicle., 1915-12-10
sEAFoRD.

-A-e " oNIA bOeAA Ills AdAlt QM
ing TO a severe case of rheumatism
rendering him unable to depend on tn,
water Tor his travels this Ialland win
ter. IL Is presumed his boat will be
kept in service under the captainshiI
OF Other parties. While Captain Nc.
Callister is suffering with rheumatism
MS wiIe is connned to ner bed suffer
ing with a complication OF diseases
anu not much hope is held for her
recovery
For the second time this season a
wild goose has been caught and trap
ped on its fight to the south, the first
one being the prize eaten OF Clarence
Toomey, of Blades, while John Fleet
wood OF Concord, a small village two
miles from here, was the lucky one
for the second prize haul
Blades, one of the youngest incor-
porated towns of Delaware, is making
great headway in the building line,
several houses being under way of
construction, while plans are being
made at present by George w. Toom-
ey. one of South Delaware's largest
Pile dealers. who has been loading sew
eral cars OF mine props daily at var
ious stations through this section to
erect small and modern up to date
dwellings on a part of the Chase tract
which was recently cut up in building
lots and sold at public auction to ac-
commOdate several of the laboring
force, who have been unable to secure
at moderate rate of rent house tn
live in making it inconvenient to live
elsewhere ana be at work on time.
Improving Road.
Many stretches of county road
through Broad Creek Hundred COW
ering an area of several miles, includ-
ing several branch bridges under the
supervision of Levy Courtman Victor
A. Moore, have been greatly repaired
by plowing, building up and reshel-
ling, and especially through the town
of Blades, wnere two county roads are
the main thoroughfares have been put
in first class condition during the past
week, and adds much comfort to the
hauler in the country districts, sup
plying many town people with their
winter wood.
In North West Fork Hundred where
Harry w. Johnson is the overseer and
Levy Courtman for that district, his
excellent work has been commented
upon by a large majority of the vot-
ers in his territory, owing to the fine
in which he has put a large !
per cent of the roads under his super |
vision. 1t is termed and stated by |
several of the most prominent poll |
ticians that his stretches of road sur
pass that of any other Levy Court |
man up to the present time, which is |
causing the others to get a hustle on |
themselves to try and compete with .
Mr.. Johnson, and have their roads
in first class condition for the winter
use.
w. o. Johnson, one of Blades prom
nent citizens and Republican politi-
clans, has built a large three story
on Concord street, where it
IS reported that he will install ma
in the near future, to make
lne of the most up-tO-date and COM
1lete ice and cold storage plants in
over Delaware. 1t is said the ice
will be used principally for the re-
of cars at the various sta
ions in the harvest of the fruit sea
ons, relieving the brokers of a great
leal of their responsibility in having
heir ice shipped by rail, as in many
.ases has had to be done, to avoid
,reat loss, owing to the fact that icing
ABILITIES here and at Seaford could
lot take care of the necessary needs.
Rebuilding Mill.
The debris of the Seaford planning
1ill, which was burned to the ground
n Saturday, November 9Th, entailing
$4,000 loss, has been cleared away,
o make room for the erection of one [
f the most modern plants in that line. [
Ireen material is being hauled on the
ard, and it is expected that building I
,ill be started in a few weeks, or as
oon as plans are completed.
The planning mill and site is owned
y William F. Day, of Salisbury, Md, /
hen in operation gives employment {
} many men and boys.
Auto Accident. d
On Sunday afternoon an automobile P
coupled by Messrs. Ira and Samuel a
altz and James b, Byrd, enroute to
rincess Ann, collided with another
ir occupied by Hance Griffith and two "
lildren on the curve in the state road p
ear the stand pipe. Mr.. Saltz, who "
as driving the car headed towards q
rincess Ann saw the other car ap- N
reaching and gave it room to pass, b
1t Griffith misjudged the distance Il
I'd struck the rear wheels of the II
lltz car with his front wheels, which t.
ranged his course toward a nearby e.
tch. Griffith, in a pitch of excite cl
ent, let go the wheel and grabbed n
T the children, in an effort to save j
EN- from harm, his machine landing ly
,adlong in the ditch. and doing con-
derable damage to the front of it. fo
he Saltz car was only slightly dam III
ed, and aside from few bruises and OF
inor injuries, no one was seriously vi
jured. Fl
Better Electric Service. CT
Last week the ownership of the al
lewild Electric Light, Heat & Pow ey
Company of fredericksburg, passed be
TO the hands of the Eastern Shore br
IS & Electric Company, an organiza- gl
N which already controls most Of W;
e lighting plants of the Eastern va
ore towns, including Cambridge and
lisbury. tn
This new concern has the reputa- VII
n of making a great success of er
Operties of this character, and there m,
no doubt but that it will prove a Nh
ccess in this instance. By a COM Ea
,ofiou Of tho nrOnprfipq vast saving -