Milford chronicle., 1917-07-13
GEORGETOWN.

In an effort to arouse enthusiasm and
create interest among the people Of the
county TO have Delaware make show
ing among the troops that are to go to
France, and fill the ranks in the Third
Battalion which was recently authorized
by the government. A meeting was held
in front Of the Hotel Sussex, at SeafOrd,
last Friday night, and resulted in the en-
rollment of two young men-Harry c.
Guthrie and Howard Mays. DR.. Caleb
r. Layton. of this town, was scheduled
to make an address but at the last NOM
ent found it impossible to go and Former
County Attorney General Frank NJ.
Jones consented to go and deliver the
address. While the crowd present was
not as large as has been witnessed at
numerous political gatherings, yet it far
exceeded the expectations. Robinson's
Band, Of SeafOrd, furnished music for
the occasion. Immediately after the adj
dress Second Lieutenant Halsted p
Layton, Private William Marvel of this
town, and Private Hart, of Milford
mingled among the young men and
sought to get them to enroll. While on
ly two signed up, it is believed that sew
eral more will enroll. Another meeting
will be held on Saturday night, July IA.
Meetings will be held at the following
places in Sussex County next week:
Tuesday Harbeson Roxana,
Gumboro. Wednesday-AI Mill
vile. Dagsboro Ocean View Thurs
day-Delmar. SelbyviTe. Glendale, Re
hoboth. Frlday-Laurel, BridgeviIe |
Milton, Greenwood Saturday-Milford, |
Georgetown, Lewes and Seaford The /
ffrer Of ,,.srT
commence at $3.50 p. m. Some Of the
speakers win be Former Congressman I.
Irving Handy, Ruby Vail, Former Sena-
tor r. r. Kenney, DR.. c. r. Layton,
Chief Justice Pennewill, Judge H. c.
Conrad, James NJ. Tunnel. ESQ. and
Former Deputy Attorney General Frank
NJ. Jones. The campaign will be very
active, and at each Of the meetings
members Of the Delaware National
Guard VIII be present to enroll all young
men who desire to volunteer their SER
vices
At the regular monthly term OF Cen
eral Session Court on saturday morning,
william Burton. colored. charged with
concealed a deadiy weapon, ap-
peared L1fore Resident Judge Henry c.
Conrad "a pleaded guilty. On the
night Of the Fourth Burton, while at the
passengcc station. managed to get Isaiah /
White 70 ,ake his pistol and shoot Will
liam Tucker. also colored. White at the /
time was drunk, and claimed later that
he did not know what he was doing.
Burton is said to have been intoxicated
also. and charge Of having in his pos
session more liquor than IS allowed by
statute, has also been brought against
him. Judge Conrad imposed a fine of
$50 and cost of prosecution, and in de-
fault Of the payment Of same, Burton is
to be imprisoned in the Sussex County !
Jail for three months.
Harry Lung, the Georgetown laundry e
man, charged with permitting gambling S
to go on in his place Of business, enter
ed a plea Of guilty and was sentenced to
pay a fine of SIS and costs or to be i'm t
prisoned for one month. The fine and
costs were paid
Ernest wilkins has resigned his posi- :
ton as driver for the Adams Express b
Company and has accepted a position
with the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany.
william o. McCabe, of Dagsboro. has i
purchased of James NJ. Tunnel, ESD, '
the three-acre lot on South Bedford St.
Robert. the three-year-old son of Mr.. a
and Mrs. J. W. Pittard fell from a
porch. while out playing at his home last q
week, and broke his right arm. {
The NJ. E. parsonage has been neatly
painted.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Wilgus will leave
their farm near here soon and move to
AIillsboro
Miss Margaret Graham has resigned a
her position as manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Office here. and her t
place is being temporarily filed by Cab h
riel Doran. p
While at work at the sawmill Of John
=. Wagamon Thursday afternoon. Chas. f
Brumbley got his right hand entangled
n one Of the saws, and before 1t could v
,e extricated the little finger was almost S
severed. and a severe cash was inflicted
lcross the back Of the hand. Several N
titches were required to close the Y
Wounds. b
Ralph W. Nelson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. a
ieorge A. Nelson, and Miss Melita ARM j
trong, daughter Of Mrs. c. E. Oakes,
yere married at noon, Suiy Fourth, at te