Milford chronicle., 1915-12-31

At a referee trial before Magistrate
w. NJ. Thorne of this town last Friday
Jones Lamb Co. of Baltimore were de-
feated in trial by James Huston, one
! of SeafOrd's draymen. Mr. Huston
was charged by the Baltimore firm Of
not delivering a package of meat to
one of the stores, and tried to hold
him responsible and collect the
amount of the meat. At the trial Mr..
Huston proved that he had delivered
the meat on the date called for, and
thereby cleared himself of the accu-
sation and threw the costs of the pros
ecution on the above named firm.
The Neighborhood Sunday School
Helping Hand Society gave a novel
and enjoyable potato party last Thurs
day. Exhibits were made by men and
boys of potatoes, both white and
sweet, and by the ladies and girls, of
cooked potatoes. County Agent Moore
awarded the potato prize, which was
fine pocket knife, to Franklin Jar
man; Rex Littleton was awarded the
second prize. The cooking price, con-
sisting of cooking utensils, was divid-
ed between Mrs. Joel Coffin and Mrs.
Lucien Wootten.
n NdI bSAOA5Au6 " JUN .. DIduic1
near here, ON Thursday captured
very curious animal, which is exciting
much curious attention now at JEFF
ferson's Drug Store. Though it has
been viewed by many persons, no one
remembers having seen such an ami
NAL In this section before. Il is sim
liar to mole, in some respects, its |
front feet being mole-like while its |
hind feet are like a rats; its head |
resembles that of an ant-eater and its |
tail is long and round like a musk
rat. 1t appears to be water shrew"
according to the description given in
the dictionary which is "a small NAM
NAL resembling the mole which swims
and wades."
On December 22nd, within a few
hours, Rev. J. A. Leach performed the
uniting three of Seaford's
armers in marriage. George Robert
was married to Miss Elsie
hastings, of Blades; Clarence NJ. Mas
icy was married to Miss Etha Joseph,
If near Seaford; Edgar NJ. Wheatley :
vas married to Miss Edna E. Marine, ,,
# near Rhodesdale.
Edgar Jones, a Seaford farmer, had =
very narrow escape the other day :
ghen a team he was driving became u
The team becam =
frightened and started to run, and as y
lr. Jones was unable to control them =
nd seeing the approach of a train, q
e made uick jump, which landed
i'm in safety just in time. The team ~
as latec caught in nearby field n n
Mrs. Alice NJ. McCollister, wife of ~
aptain William T. McCollister, died =
her late home in Blades, December "
st, after lingering illness of sew
al mouths, from a complication o. 7,
seases. The funeral was held last =,
thursday afternoon in Gregg NJ. E. ii
lurch of Blades, of which denomina- e.
on she was a member. She is sur "
we'd by her husband, two daughters, .
Id one son. Interment was made in HI
:, o. U. A. M. cemetery of Blades. in
While riding on a loaded wagon 7
,ar her home last week Mrs. Elmer ~
cal slipped and fell to the ground, sb
r ankle striking a lump on the road. N,
er ankle was fractured to such an NJ.
tent that it required the aid of two w,
ysicians to relieve her of the agony
g encountered from the fall Mrs. m,
al is the wife of a prominent farm bo
living a few miles from Seaford, al,
d was on her way home when the m,
cident happened. III