Milford chronicle., 1916-04-21
sEAFoRD.

While digging up an apple tree o.
his farm last week, Arthur Massey,
farmer living four miles from here
lunearthed a glass jar which was hal
full OF peach brandy with a peach il
It. The jar was wrapped with til
and the roots OF the tree had grown
around the can, which measured tel
inches through it. The peach whei
examined was as fine as if it had JUS
been picked from the tree The apple
tree Is known by many of the Older
settlers OF the community to be about
20 years old, and it is evident that
the can with the peach and brandy
was buried at its roots at time OF
planting. Mr.. Massey has the peach
and can on exhibition at his home
and many curiosity seekers are going
to see the peach which is supposed
to be 20 years old.
An order has been placed by Town
Council to erect a tool house near the
power house plant for the purpose of
having a place to store the tools be-
longing to the town. as we'll as other
supplies. Elmer Conoway, engineer
at the water department, has been
instructed not to turn the water on
at the public fountain for at least
another month.
A flock Of turkeys owned by Mrs.
Harry X. knight near here, were
saved by her husband early Sunday
morning when they were attacked by
hungry and vicious fox. Mr..
Wright, IN rushing to save the fowls,
scared the animal away before haV-
ing a chance to kill It.
While leading a colt from a stable
a few days ago. John Nelson. farm
er near here, was painfully injured
when the animal became frightened
and reared up, coming down on top
OF hr. Nelson's foot, breaking a bone
near the instep.
Harry C. Records has been putting
his grocery and feed store through a
general repair and has had new
counters built in the grocery depart
ment during the past week.
The Stewart Iron Foundry of this
town, is making a speciality of cast
ing and making riding plows and po-
tato diggers, and John d. Stewart,
ST., owner of the establishment, gave
out the statement the first of the week
that he had enough advance orders
on hand at the present time to keep
the full force steadily employed for |
several months to come. Stewart !
has patented a new device in way OF 1
a potato digger in shape of a ploW /
which with pair Of horses or mules 4
and one man can gather several acres /
)f potatoes daily, and with the scare
ty OF farm labor in this section, the /
.armer is trying every way possible
o make use OF the mechanical ma
,hines in an effort to take care OF
he farm industry, especially the DO
alto crops, which are being grown
'ery extensively throughout Sussex
county.
The larger portion of the shade
rees in Seaford have had their an
lual trimming so as to make the
treets one beautiful ornamental
Gene during the summer months.
For the first time during his career
s town and school tax collector S.
,. Fields Of this town was compelled
D make an arrest. Last Saturday,
'hen he went to the home of William
ouder. a SeafOrd mattress manufact
reT, and asked for payment of a
ack tax, Louder cursed Fields and
lreatened him with bodily harm.
trate and swOre out a warrant for
le arrest Of Louder which was hand
over to the county officer. After
nearing the accused man was held
1der $500 bond to appear at the
Inc term OF court. The bond was
FINISHED and the man released, but
as advised that he would be taken
to custody and placed in Jail if the
ltstanding taxes were not paid i'm
lately. Fields was lenient on the
'fendant and allowed him to be dis
arged with the provision that he
made to pay all taxes in full.
At the Democratic primaries Sat
day the following delegates and al
rnates were elected in the first,
cond and third districts Of the third
district to go to the
ate convention to be held at Dover,
elect delegates and alternates to
e national convention: 1st, E. H.
Tyndle and Walter M. Hearne, =
legates; Grover Sammons and Wal
= T. Carey, alternates; End, Ernest
elds and George Marvel, delegates;
lac 8. Giles and Andrew J. Dolby.
ernates; 3rd Frank Allen and John
rrant, delegates; W. F. Allen and
seph H. Cox, alternates.
For the third time during the past
o months a home talent play will
given in Seaford, the date of this
to be Tuesday evening
ril 25th, and will De for the benefit
the Seaford baseball team. This
le II will be an old time minstrel
Nv, and for several days the young
ks have been rehsarsing faithfully
an effort to make this the best Of
three so far. The entertainment
! be under the direction Of Messrs.
aries Van Leer and Charles E. Rob
on. Seaford Is making an effort
place the strongest team on the
mond this season that ever repre-
ted this town, and to do so will
uire some finances and the plays ~
to swell the finances Of the club,
Seaford will be out after the pen
lla championship.
rthur Hitch, a Seaford painter and
orator, is having new addition
It to the rear part Of his house on
h street.
harles W. Hurley has completed
iitney equipment by having an