Milford chronicle., 1916-09-08
sEAFoRD.

While playing football with several Of
his boy chums in front OF his home,
George, the eight year old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles r. Pusey, fell on a
niece of broken glass and sustained a
wound necessitating several stitches to
close.
During the evening performance OF the
moving picture shows at the y. a.
| Wright auditorium last week Mr. Nrlgnt
| made an open statement that all child
ren under the age OF sixteen years Moulu
not be allowed TO visit his SHOWS Ior ths
/ time being, as he felt ne, as wen as an
/ other men operating places OF anuse-
/ ment where children were noted 70
| gather should cooperate with the local
and state boards Of health IN an ehott
to prevent the spread OF iniantie paral-
announcements have been received
here Of the marriage OF Miss minnie
Lloyd Of this town to Horace NlDlet; OF
Whitesville, Del, on Saturday evening,
| September End. by Rev. j, Thomas Price
OF Blades. They will reside at Whites
Vile. ,,s- -. ,,,,,,
closed until after September eighteenth;
Mrs. Katie +. Cooke, OF the SeaIOro
Public Library announces a good report
during the hot weather, ana IN a9ulloh
/ to other gifts previously announced, sew
er7al more were made the past week.
Captains John r. Eskridge, BENJAMIN
ID COulbourn and w. T. Griffith have
arrived home after making trips 10 the
South American ports.
Owing to the continued drought IN
Sussex County the sweet potato crop
will be greatly shortened this season.
Although most patches are well set the
growers say they are materiahzing very
slowly and with an early fall the crop
will be cut to a large extent. -,
While the local postohice still handles
the bulk OF tn mail considerable guam
tity of first class matter Is handed by
one man who has no connection with the
postofiice department, Several months
ago a box was placed at the entrance OF
several Of the stores for the convenience
of those having mail, they wished TO go
out in the evening. The business has
grown so rapidly that the officer finds
himself well loaded with night letters,
the senders Of which desire to catch the
midnight train in order to avoid delay
As a precautionary measure against
an outbreaking Of the infantile paralysis
epidemic, DR.. H. NJ. Manning. the local
board of health physician, is being fur
nished by the state board Of health with
the name of every person who comes to
this section from any of the plague
stricken districts. This information is
given the health officer so that he may
visit the ones arriving here from places
where the plague is raging, Keep Watcn
full eye over them, and in the event Of I
their becoming i'll, Immediately place
them under a rigid quarantine. So far /
symptoms Of any disease in Seaford. A
family, recently coming from Philadel- |
phia from what was said to be a plague |
stricken district was Immediately thor |
oughly examined, and found to be al /
right. but was returned to their former /
home and the house they were occupying /
was given a thorough fumigating.
The home of William SmartO, of Blades |
has been placed under a quarantine, due /
to a case Of scarlet fever developing in .
his home.
JOS p Mahan, for several months a |
manager of the Sussex Gas Company has I
rendered his resignation, and has ac
cepted a position as constructor with the
Coatesville Construction Company Of 7
Coatesville, Pa. -
Miss Louise Wheatley has accepted a
position with the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company, to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Miss Edna Tay
lor.
The local board Of health declined to
prevent the coming OF the Chautauqua |
here next week. on the ground that such
action would be unjust as no contagion
Is in SeafOrd at the present time.
Mrs Mary Perl5ingine was severely
injured last week when she fell from
her front porch to the pavement dis
tance Of about three feet, and bruised her
left hip In such a manner that she was
unable to walk. Mrs. Perkingine, who
IS 19 years of age, will be unable to walk
for some time.
County Superintendent Hardesty, of
this town, has sent out notices to all
The school districts stating that all the
closed until further notice on
account Of the infantile paralysis epi
iemic.
Milton Coulbourne has accepted q DO
iition with the A. J Lank and Bro
confectionery store here.