Milford chronicle., 1916-02-25
sEAFoRD.

of the Seaford Police Department
seems to think he is the most unfortun
ate automobile owner in Delaware, ow
ing to the fact that few weeks ago, hi,
brother who was paying the policeman
a visit, loaned him (the policeman) his
car to run over to Georgetown to ans
wer a summons. but shortly after leav'
ing having driven about three miles
"the chief" heard a queer noise only to
investigate and find he had ripped the
inner works of the machine to such an
extent that he was compelled to return
to Seaford and hire a team to answer
the call of the summons, that seemed
to work alright with his pleasant dis
position saving the loss of several dol
lars expense to replace the wrecked
machine. Mr.. Wright's father. know
ing Of his sons pleasure of using an
automobile during his leisure moments
off duty, presented him with a Buick
touring car few days ago, but having
the second call to Georgetown in ans
wer to another summons, decided to
make up load to help defrsy expenses.
so loaded up with four men besides
himself early yesterday morning and
started on his way rejoicing. The roads
being very muddy from the rain and
thaw, the "chief" being short of chains
decided to wrap his rear tires with rope
to avoid skidding but to the unpleasant
feeling of his load the ropes soon wore
into and made regular mud paddles,
throwing mud and clay on the passen-
gers, the ropes were then removed and
another start made, only to go but a
short distrnce, when the chauffer, Mr..
Wright, in changing gears ripped the
gears inside out, totally Wrecking the
car, where they were compelled to push |
it out of the roadway and proceed on |
foot until they reached a farm house |
where they hired mule team to finish |
their journey, through the muddy roads |
of en- miles distance. The laugh has |
been On the 'chief" ever since, owing |
to the boasts be has been making, but |
he contends the luck he has been hav-
ing is from no other cause, than that of |
a fellow citizen he had with him on
both occasions, and that he is a Jonah. "
Miss Anna McMurray, teacher in the
SeafOrd High School. pleasantly enter
tanned several of her young friends at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Mont
gomery Tull, near town, Friday even
ing, when she gave them a Leap Year
party. Each girl was requested to bring
with her a gentleman friend or sweet
heart, so it was a gay and socially made
up company of young men and women,
who met in the room made attractive
with many kinds of decorations of ap-
Dropriate designs, and enjoyed playing
games, telling amusing stories
and a guessing contest between some of /
he contracting parties. At a fairly
ate hour the guests were invited out T
% prettily decorated table where Miss r
Anna McMurray served them with all I
he delicious 'eats" of the season which !
we're heartily enjoyed by ALL Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs Montgomery Z
'ull, Misses Florence Rowe, Lena Viven,
daud Reed, Mabel Hurley. Ethel Rob d
nsOn, Hilda Chambers, COrine Warren, n
lillian White and Anna McMurray 4
iessrs. William Parsons, Charles West,
William league, o. Raymond, Martin,
lelvin Barnes and Leroy Hurley. The h
lenu consisted of chicken salad, potato
hips Maryland biscuits, coffee, sated
eanuts and various kinds of fruits and n
axe.
A recent meeting of Seaford Town
Ounci placed a ban on all games of Z
nance in which money is at stake, as
blows 1T shall be unlawful for any d
erson within the corporate limits of
le town Of Seaford to engage in any
anne of chance cards, dice or otherwise
)wsoever, in which any sum of money
at stake. This reads a part of one
the sections of a new ordinance adopt
by the town council during January.
epOrts had been coming to the ears of
e Council for some time that in var
US sections of the town, certain per
ms were employing games of chance
r the purpose of adding to their for l
mes. Others participated in the I'm
Istry" for the purpose of recovering "a
me money which had been used to in
ease the fortunes of others. The new
dinance makes it illegal for any per-
n, or any tenant. or any occupant of
y house, store, or building of Seaford
indulge in any game of chance in
lich any sum of money is at stake.
Last Saturday afternoon an explosion
Cured in the gasoline engine of the
isfield Water Works, bursting the
Sc of the engine in several pieces and
wing off the exhaust pot, which
'uck Superintendent McCready a
ockout blow in the stomach, hurting RI
n across the room and against the
III of the engine house, rendering him N
conscious. He soon revived under
'dical treatment. The explosion was =
lsed by the combustion of mixture -
gas and gasoline. The town author "a
IS have just had gas installed and 81;
re giving the new power its first s.,
al As an electric motor power en- ~
le had previously been installed, the 81.
vn did not have to suffer for want of 81,
ter. The building was slightly dam -
ed. ~:
Prof. E. J. Hardesty, Superintendent, 81.
Sussex County Public Schools, is de- -:
mined to break up truancy in County 81:
lOols, which has been going on for 81,
ne time, and which is against the rule -:
all districts. Prof. Hardesty had ~:
,viously notified a family in Seaford x.