Milford chronicle., 1915-02-05
BURRSVILLE

Nettie A. Wooters, aged Is months
. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Woo
ers. died at their home on January 2lst
1915 The funeral was held on the 2Srd
: and interment made in Wesley Gene
: tery; their pastor and former pastor
Revs. c. Nj. Culver and ]. J. Price con
Quoting the services.
The stealing of two valuable horse
about month ago, caused the people O
= Harrington and Burrsville to become ex
. cited at that time ever the robbery, snC
the past week this was again aroused
when word reached the owner who lOs
lone of the horses, Mr. Outten, that the
horse and buggy which was seen 10 have
passed through Burrsville about midnight
Of the dag when the horses were sto.en
had been located at the home OF a man
named White, Two miles from FELTON,.
The team was seen to stop near the home
where one OF the horses was taken, and
hr Outen tracked the horse and buggy
the next morning with an officer. One
Of the imprints OF the horses hOof was
! carefully cut out OF the ground where 1t
stood, and carefully preserved, and 1t
was from this that the Identification OF
I the team resulted, as the horse was shod
I in q peculiar manner, and the impression
/ coTrespOnde1 exactly. These people dis
claimed all knowledge OF the stealing,
and that the team had been used by them,
and last week they were taken to Dover
where q hearing was held, and the case
will come up in the next term OF court
No trace OF the two valuable horses has
been secured, and it is only this team
which was known to have been at the
scene Of the robbery at midnight when 1t
occurred. is the first clew vet traced out.
The horses were handsome animals, and
the one taken from Mr.. Elyers was only
four years old. Several reports were
traced out; one led to Salisbury, Md,
and another TO Woodside, but the were
non-productiYe of any results, until Mr.
Stafford went to investigate the report Of
the team located at the place where White
resides near FELTON,.
Miss Maud Gray Trice. Of Two Johns,
Nd. and James A. Willoughby, of near
Hobbs, Md, were Joined in wedlOck on
Wednesday, January 9th, 1915, at The
Planes" and theE viii reside on a farm
near Hobbs The bride is the only
daughter of Hutchinson Trice, q mer- |
chant of Two Johns, and the bridegroom
is also interested in the mill business.
After selling their personal property |
last fall, Edgar Stafford ana wife went to I
the citv where they expected to get EN- |
pioy ment, bat the hard times made it I
impossible for them to find anything 1
which would be worth having. and go 4
they have returned TO their former home 1
here. It's bad time to go to q city to 4
ind employment
Miss Moilie Cahall is visiting friends
in Philadelphia
R. q. Stafford and wife have been vis-
itiug in Wilmington.
Samuel Chambers and wife from LeEes,
Del, have been guests Of bis uncle here,
" iillsm A stafford.
Miss Eva ThsEley, after several weeks
visit to her brother near Greensborough,
has returned to her home here.
Mss Nilmina Wilson Is passing the
winter with frienns at Greensboro.
Miss May Breeding Is unable TO leave
her home because Of illness.
Mrs. W. Stephens Is suffering from
what Is supposed to be q cancer in the
breast.
William Breeding died in 3 hospital in
Maryland sst Thursday. He leaves 8
wife snd one child. II