Milford chronicle., 1925-03-13

tentions of filing an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the State.
Fred Short has purchased from
Mrs. Alice Penuel, the property on
North Front Street which for many
years was occupied by the late
Stephen COnoway.
Mr.. Scarborough, representative
of the Sinclair Oil Company Of this
town has moved his family from
Girdletree, Md, to this town and are
occupying the property of Oscar Pep
per on South Bedford street.
Lee Short, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John E, Short, of Woods Branch,
near this town while operating a
wood saving machine at their home
last Wednesday morning by some
unknown cause the gasoline tank
exploded setting him on fire and
burning him severely. His parents
burned their hands badly while put
ting the fire out. He is doing as
well as can be expected at this time.
Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the store of Mrs. Phoebe Abbott
in the old Wilson Building on the
corner of Laurel and Bedford Sts.,
about 5 o'clock Thursday morning.
The fire company responded to the
call and soon had the blaze under
CONTROL but the fire had got such
headway that most of her store
goods were badly damaged. But the
main part of the building was saved.
Unfortunately Mrs. Abbott did not
have any insurance on the gods.
At a meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of the First M. P. Church.
this town, held at the home OF Mrs.
James West, on the corner of Cedar
and KENNY streets last Thursday
night the following officers were
elected. President, Mrs. Lavlnla
Johnson; vice-president, Mrs. jacob
M. Sammons; secretary, Mrs. Jonn
King: assistant secretary, Mrs. Ed
ward King; treasurer, Mrs. John L.
Calhoun; Parsonage committee, Mrs.
Ira Pettyjohn, Mrs. Walter Roach
Mrs. C. w. Joseph. Flower COM
mittee, Mrs. William Wyatt. The
society is a a fiOurishing condition
w, A. Marker moved last week
into the property on East Market
street that he recently purchased
from Willard Torbert. ]. H. Ritz,
proprietor of the American Restau-
rant in the Moore Block will occupy
the Hearn property on East Market
street vacated by Mr.. Marker. Mr..
TOrbert has moved to Harrington.
Sheppard Walls a well known far
mer and trustee of the Sussex Coun-
ty Almshouse who has been in the
Beebe Hospital in Lewes for treat
ment for some time past has return
ed to his home near town very mucn
improved and his friends hope for a
full recovery.
Molten R. Pepper who was injured
sometime ago by a boy on roller
skates on the street has improved
so as to be out again.
Mrs. Mary Maull, widow OF the
late former Postmaster, James h.
Maull, quietly observed her 9Oth
birthday at her home on North Bed
ford street last Tuesday by enter
tanning a few of her friends who
called on her. Mrs. Maull enjoys
GOOD health and is very active for
one of that age. She is still able 10
read and do fine needleWork WIN
the aid of her glasses.
John F. Kaiser, of this town VINO
has been an employee of the Penn
sylvania Railroad for the past 40
years has been placed on the Honor
Roll.
James, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Maloney OF this town
fell and broke his arm last Wednes-
dav while roller skating. He is do
ing all right at this time there are
getting to be quite a few accidents
from roller skating.
Register of Wills, Isaac b. Jones,
has issued the following letters the
past week:
On the estate of Lawrence M. Ca
hall of Northwest Fork hundred, to
Harriet L. Cahall.
On the Estate of Phoebe c. Wick
ers, of Georgetown hundred to
William E. Vickers.
On the Estate of Lizzie Furman,
of Baltimore hundred to John K.
Furman.
clerk of the Peace William J..
Quillin, has Issued the following
marriage licenes the past week:
To Carmel Shockly and Adele
Hester Littleton, both of Selbyille
Del.
To Jacob Williams, of Georgetown
Del and Viola Louise Marvel, OF
Nillville Del.
There are only three prisoners
confined in the county Jail here at
the present time.
At the annual Town Election held
Saturday all the old board was re-
elected over except the Alderman
William H. Wilson, the present one
declined to serve and William &.
Warrington, was elected in his place
the officials are Alderman William
A. Warrington, Commissioners James
M. Tunnel, Andrew Marvel, John
H. Hammond, George +. Lynch,
Walter Roach, Collector Charles T.
Assessor, Thomas P. Pepper; Aud
itors, Walter Townsend and Edward
Green; Trustee, Howard ]. Cooke.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Lindenkohl, enter
tanned number of their friends at
their home, the Brick Hotel, to an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Frances Margaret, to
Thomas H. Edleblute, of Pittsburg,
Pa. At late hour the guests were
invited to the private dining room
of the hotel, the table was finely
decorated and the guests were
served with all the delicacies of the
season. Among those present were:
Misses Sarah Wilson, Elsie Rose,
Minnie Kreer, Edua Barr, Ethel
Walls; Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Lin
denkohl, Jr., of this town; Mrs. Yost
of Norristown, Pa, George Massey,
Of Dnunr. William Parker of Phila-