Milford chronicle., 1915-12-03
SEAFORD

tr stee's sale. was purchased hv L. B.
Cannon of Seaford f1r $4,000 The
tiu tees also sold / l28ih share in the
M llie Wesson, which as purchased by
tie same party for $l00 1t is thought
the new company will resume operations
in the shipbuilding business.
William G Dorsey died at his home
In SeafoTd last Sunday after an illness
of about tw weeks. He was rs years
old Mr.. Dorsey had been in poor
health for several months and death was
expected for the past several days. He
is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Alexander Donoho and Miss Maui T.
Dorsey, both of this town.
An explosion in the basement of the
home of Mrs. Hattie d Coulbourne in
Seaford last Saturday. did considerable
damage to the heating plant and wreck
ed the basement The explosion was
the result of the boiler not having a
sufficient quantity of water. Luckily
no persons were in or near the cellar at
the time.
Mrs. Ida Horsey Ellegood, wife Of DR..
Robert Ellegood of Delmar, died on
Friday evening Of last week in the hos
pital at Manayunk, Pa. where she had
been taken few days before for treat
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mar and funeral services held in All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church,
Tuesday afternoon.
| Members of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics attended divine
service in a body at Mt 0livet Church
and the Knights of Pythias attended
services at St Johns NJ Z. Church in
the morning. The evening services at
all the churches were we'll attended and
special interest was manifested in the
sermon delivered by Rev. c E. Dryden.
illustrated by lantern slides.
Auto Stolen; Later Recovered.
While enjoying the views of a NOV
ing picture play in Seaford last Thurs
day evening, George w. Hearne,
very prominent rural miller three
miles from here, was shocked when
news went to his ears that his 1916
Overland touring car which he had |
left standing on the main thorough. |
fare of the town, near the auditorium. |
had been stolen by unknown parties |
who had made their escape in the ma
chine. AS soon as the news had been !
carried to Mr.. Hearn of the theft, he |
secured one OF the fast cars of the |
town and with Oscar Graham, one OF |
the firm trading as the Seaford Ma |
chine Works, and known as the fast |
est driver in this section, as chauffeur, I
started in pursuit of the stolen car.
After several hours of continued |
and fast running throughout the cOun-
try district, they finally caught trail
of an automobile track resembling
that made by the tires Of Mr.. HeaTn's
car, and after following same through
many different roads, traced the car
,ED DrfI ha |
Georgetown road, nearly opposite the
Jacobs school house.
Spying the dark object in the road
the pursuing car made dash to over
take it, only to find the car abandoned
by the yeggmen who had carried It
away. 1t is thought by many that the
trail was so hot that they abandoned
the car and broke for liberty In a
nearby woods, as no further tracks
could be found.
Aside from the robes and blankets
being stolen and the loss of the gas
oline and oil in running the car, tho
machine was in no other way damag-
ed. 1t is alleged that the guilty par ,
ties are expected TO be picked up, as
many suspicious characters are being
watched as to their whereabouts.
Payne-SeWeIl. -. .
A very pretty informal Thanksgiv- I
ng wedding took place here Novem-
Der 25th when Miss Ruth Devreaux
Sewell, of this town, was married to l
Dr.. Percy P. Payne, Of Cambridge,
Nd, at the home of the brides cousin, c
drs. William Coulbourn, on High St,
md where the bride made her home,
Professor Charles Vanleer rendering q
4ohengrin's wedding march, and Rev.
!. J. Bunting, pastor Of the M. 2.
hurch, of which denomination, the a
ride was a member, officiating.
The bride was attired in a midnight
lue travelling suit, with hat and
loves to match, and carried brides d
oses. There were no attendants, and
My a few invited guests we're pres
mt. After the ceremony was per- n
ormed a regular wedding dinner was e
erVed, after which the happy couple G.
oft on the Norfolk express for a brid- Il
| tour, visiting New York Philadel- p
hia, Wilmington, Baltimore and g
D. c., before returning D.
ONE.
The groom is a doctor in dentistry.
nd the couple will reside in Cam
ridge, Md, where the groom is now
racticing. .,
Fire Destroys Home. IL
The residence on the home farm OF n
C. Reed, near Reid's Grove, was to- y, !,
lily destroyed by FIRE which broke
1t early Monday morning. The fire {
arted in the kitchen, which was oc- q
lpied by cOlored help, and was eth %
: the result Of a defective fue or -
upon the part of the oc- ps
lpants Of the room, The farm is 70 e.
nanted by Harry Reid, eldest son Of -, -
C. Reid, and by the time his family VI
as awakened the whole building was
flames and they we're unable to save
arcely anything. In fact the child
n were robbed of their clothes and
uld not go to school until more cloth
G had been purchased for them. ALI Tr
the household furniture and person col
effects of Mr.. and Mrs. Reid were me
st. The building was valued at from Sil
200 to S1,50O, and was partially FL
vered by an insurance policy of Ha
90. EFT
Building Nearing Completion. eel
The building and plant of the Ches- OILS
ooIra 0xyufar Cha1I and pou1frv Pro- | Fii