Milford chronicle., 1915-11-05
sEAFoRD.

High street from the Sussex Hotel tC
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Bridge was
given over Monday night for the Annual
/ Hallowe en- parade. The fun began
early in the evening and lasted until the
wee small hours of morning. To keep
/ in season nearly every store window es-
! pecially on High street was decorated
with all kinds of Imps, witches, devils,
and everything to make the Spirits OF
ST. Hallows day.
4 The whole town was visited by the
masqueraders and nearly every social
club. business house and secret organi-
zations of the town extended helping
( hand in an effort to make the affair one OF
the moet enjoyable on record. With
many neighboring towns turning out in
masked costumes Seaford was visited
by the largest crowd of masqueraders on
record saying the least of the sight seers
which was estimated to be around six to
ten thousand people, which gave Seaford
a record breaking crowd. New York
Pennsylvania Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina with several other states were
represented at the carnival. Headed
with the Blades Coronet Band the parade
started in West Seaford and marched
through High street to the Sussex Hotel,
then down Market street to King, up
King to Pine down Pine to High then up
to the Judges stand where the prize
winners were announced by the an
nouncer. Monday night brought with
it the the happiest affair for Seaiord ever
experienced heretofore by both young
and old, and to the delight of the citizens
of the town, many of the out Of-town
guests were the recipient of many of the
valuable prizes given away, and every
one departed expressing the occasion as
one of the most enjoyable times of their
life.
At referee trial last week brought be-
fore Justice-ot-the-P Peace, T. H. Thorne,
of this town, by ex-coroner of Sussex
county, John 7. Russell, asking for
damages done to his strawberry field by
hogs owned by Perry Polk, former ten
ant, who LEFT his place last January.
Russell, claimed Polk, the tenant owned
up and agreed to pay the damages asked
for and brought witnesses to prove such
was true. Polk acknowledged when uu
der oath he agreed to Mr.. Rusell's offer
which was ten dollars and replace the
thing he did as soon as the bargain was
made. After hearing RusSell's side of
the story. Polk, although colored was
summoned 10 take the stand, and give
full story of the affair from the start, he
did so and acknowledged to nearly every
thing that Mr.. Russell and his witnesses
had sworn to. but proved to the Court
and Jury that a second bargain had been
made by he and Russell and same had
been complied with in full. Russell de-
MED the second transaction. but Polk
had nine witnesses summoned to prove
such had been made in their presence.
Russell then said these people were not
present on the day Polk claimed the
second bargain had taken place, but Polk
had Russells star witness to tell the
Court and Jury whether or not he had
seen these people there on the day he
had made mentioned, and he Mr.. White,
Russell witness said yes. Polk, then
proved by Russells son he had shucked
the corn he was to do to square accounts.
Russell said Polk had shucked the corn
he spoke about and he credited same. |
When the Referees or Jurors were sent
10 their private chamber to decide on a
verdict, they returned in few minutes, |
with decision whereby the cost of the |
case was thrown on Russell. Both par
lies living near Bridgeville, and with |
eleven witnesses summoned amounted !
10 nearly twenty dollars.
With charges brought against his two |
1eighbors for inducing his city boy Al
ired Pierce away from him, leaving him
II an embarrassing position. Fred Hearn
farmer near here had Rev. w. Kay |
lord, Representative of the Delaware
cruelty Home Society summoned to ap-
1ear at the trial here Friday before Justice
If the Peace w. II. Thorne, to thor
,ughly investigate the case. Noah Lank
ord and Everett Johnson, the two
farmers of Hearn's was
harged with coaXing the boy away from
learn by the means of offering him
uite a sum of money. After thorough
Investigation of the case, by Justice-of
he Peace Thorne, Lankford and Johnson
fter receiving a hard reprimanding was
med IS 90 and cost each for their con-
uct in reference to the case. After the
rial Mr., Hearn then gave the boy who
eemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with
ountry life and he was carried back to
be home BY Representative Lord.
Leven Carey, blacksmith of this town,
lille operating a machine drill i'll the
blacksmith establishment of Thomas
colt on Market street, Saturday swas
eriously injured when the drill got be-
ond his control and caught his left hand
nder it, plowing out the flesh from the
all of the hand before could be stopped I
fter a struggle of releasing the hand
ON the machine, DR.. H. NJ. Manning
as suntuOued TO dress the wound |
hich required some time to stop the
ow of blood before the necessary stitches
close the wound could be used, which 3