Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-02-15
1910 LOTTERY
TICKET FOUND
Lower Delaware in Grip of
Measles and Flu Epi-
demic Spreading
GETS DIVORCE ON
DISCRETION GROUNDS
Special to The Evening Journal.

special to The Evening Journal.
; GEORGETOWN, Del, Feb. Is
Elghty-three years ago, on Febru
airy 25, a $4,000 Delaware lottery au
thorized by the Delaware Legisla
ture was drawn at Wilmington 70
the erection of an academy and Ma
sonic Hall and the completion of thu
Protestant Episcopal Church in thil
city according 10 an old tickle
which has fallen into the hands OF
former Judge Henry c. Conrad, OF
the Delaware Supreme Court, who
resides here
Judge Conrad. Who is spending
the winter IN Norristown, Pa, with
his daughter, Mrs. II. c. Allen, came
Into possession of the old paper
through a friend in that city and
has given Il to William Frank Sharp
merchant of this c,ty, who proposes
to turn it over to Franklin Lodge,
No. -. A. +. and A. NJ, of this city.
From the ticket It appears the
series carried prizes amounting to
$107,2ST5O and tickets to the num-
Der of 29,7O5 were required to be
sold.
Lower Delaware is suffering from
an epidemic of grip, flu and measles
and 1t Is estimated that nearly one.
half Of the population have suffered
from one of tho diseases. There
seems to be little evidence of abate-
ment and in some sections the die
eases are spreading.
Miss Lavinia c. Parker and
Charles +, Weiss. OF Pennington,
were married at Milford on Satur-
day by the Rev. Disston w. Jacobs.
Maggie 5. Kitchens and Andrew
Dickerson, both OF Little Creek dis
trict. this county. were married at
Laurel last Saturday by the Rev.
Frank NJ. Cliff.
Bayard Wheatley Reynolds. OF
near Greenwood, who Friday of last
week was arraigned before Justice
or the Peace Homer II. Cohee. at
Greenwood, on a charge preferred
by his wife Mary Elizabeth >Rey-
nolds, Of desertion and non-support
and In default of bail committed 10
the Sussex county jail. this city. was
freed yesterday, bond to the amount
of $500 having been furnished by
George Fleetwood, Luther Rust and
Isaac Reynolds.
Associate Judges Harrington and
Richards. who on February . heard
the divorce case OF John Z. Thomas
or Laurel, vs.. Sallie Thomas in
Superior Court here. reserving their
decision granted Thomas a divorce
nisi on Monday afternoon on the
ground OF desertion.
In order to preserve the records
In the Sussex County Courthouse
some OF which are more than a
century old. the County Commits
sioners have authorized the differ
ent officials to have bound and
covered and other necessary repairs
made to them.
Clerk Of the Peace William J. |
Quillin has granted marriage /
licenses to Miss Myrtle Ward.
laughter Of Ernest c. Ward and
Glenn Birmingham. son Of Larry
:. Birmingham. Little Creek Dis
riot; and Miss Vera e. Golden
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Golden. near Georgetown, and
Harold Beebe, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur r. Beebe, near Glendale.
Ralph I. Richardson and his wife
'pent part OF the week in Phlia-
lelphia.
Former Levy Court Commission
r Harry w. johnson, of Cannon,
listed friends here on Tuesday.
Minos Hearn. of Laurel. was a
Georgetown visitor on Tuesday.
Former State Senator Asa Ben
lett, OF Frankford. was a visitor
iere on Wednesday.
Samuel Fields. of Seaford. spent
tuesday with friends here.
The plant OF the Lewes Packing
company is to be sold at sheriff's
ale on February "a. The indebted
ess is said to be several thousands
+ dollars.
For the convenience OF the Su-
RENE Court Judges who sit in the
ocal courts, a telephone Is to be
laced in the Judges parlor to the
ear OF the courtroom.
Plans are being made by the
county Commissioner TO make m
movements to the Office Of the Re
ever OF Taxes. One of the improve
lents will be the placing Of a new
DOR in the office. II is understood !
hat estimates are being obtained
Or painting the interior Of the
courthouse.