Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15

delphla, spent the weekend WIN
friends in town.
Contractor Rufus A. Roach, OF
Rehoboth, was in town the first OF
the week.
Mrs. Herman Roach has been ill
with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Macklin, OF
Wilmington, spent the latter part
OF last week with their parents
here.
Rodney West, of Wilmington, is
spending some time here with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. lack
West.
John Ellingsworth is quite ill at
his home on KINNEY street.
Mrs. Joseph Littleton has been
i'll with the flu.
Mrs. Fred Blackstone has been
visiting her brother in Virginia.
Mrs. Blanche Jones, of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time here
with her mother, Mrs. Hester West.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. H. Walls, of Del
mar, spent Wednesday with Mr.. anu
Mrs. James P. Truitt, near town.
Mrs. George Illiffe and Mrs. Emf
erson Hamilton, of Philadelphia,
spent the week with Mrs. w. j.
Mustard and other relatives.
Mrs. Allen Fink and son, of Phila-
delphia, have been spending few
days with her sister. Mrs. f. Harley
Ryon.
Mrs. E. C. Sudler is spending a
few days at Fredericksburg, Va
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
John r. Henderson.
Misses Matte McCabe and Mildred
Long, of Shovel, Md, are visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. An
drew ]. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fora West, of Bos-
ton, Mass, have been here visiting
his mother, and attending the flu
neral of his father, G. Thomas West,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hudson and
daughter, Miss Gladys, attended the
mid-winter Bakers Convention and
dance in Baltimore, the first of the
W eek.
Mrs. Charles r. Joseph has re-
turned from Baltimore, where she
spent several weeks because OF the
illness of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
A. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Richards anu
grandson, Ronald Joseph, spent last
Friday in Dover with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Evans, who left on Sunday
for a stay of several weeks in Flor
ida.
Frank w. Warrington, of Harbe-
son, was among friends here Satur
day.
Court Proceedings
Resident Associate Judge Charles
S. Richards Monday heard the fol-
lowing divorce cases in Superior
Court here behind closed doors III
accordance with a statute passed at
he last session of the legislature:
Charles B. Lake, of near Ellendale,
rom his wife, Gertrude f. Lake, on
he ground of desertion, granting u
decree nisi; Hilda Rogerts Millaway
If Milford, from Raymond F. Milla-
way. extreme cruelty, & }ree nlsl;
Rufus A. Roach, of RehODoth, from
ella NJ. Roach, desertion, decision re-
served; Mrs. Margaret w. Dorman'
rom Edgar T. Dorman, extreme
cruelty, decision reserved; Mrs. Mol
ie Robbins Lynch Sullivan, OF
from Patrick ]. Sull1-
IAN, desertion, decree nisi; Mrs.
Florence M. Layton, of Dagsboro' |
rom Ebe T. Layton, desertion de-
.ree nisi; Ashua Harrison Mess1ck, |
If near Laurel, from Katherine Ava
IIessick, desertion, decree nlsl;
Mrs. Lola May Cordrey OF Laurel
rom Lynn Philip Cordrey, extreme |
,ruelty, decision reserved.
Former Levy Court Commissioner |
Yah H. James, of Broad Creek Dis
riot, charged by his wife, Mrs. Laura
7. Conway James, with desert1on |
md non-support, was ordered by |
Judge Richards, in General Sessions
court Tuesday, to pay to his wife
he sum of $40 each week until tur-
her order of the court. The first |
,ayment is to be made on Saturday, |
february 16, and each Saturday |
hereafter. Because of the fact that
Ir. James is one of the most widely |
,nown residents of Broad Creek Dis
riot and for many years has taken
n active part in politics, his case
ttracted considerable attention
.mong the people in the western
ection of Sussex county. His wife,
O whom he was married last spring,
vas the widow of Nathaniel Coma
yay, for many years a justice OF the
,eace at Seaford and one time cor
ner of Sussex county.
Lee Morris, alias Pete Cant, BROAD
,reek District, charged with illegal
possession of 81 xquarts of liquor
n November 8, last year, pleaded
utility to the Indictment in the
,ourt of General Session Tuesday at
ernoon and was sentenced to serve
TX months in the New Castle Coun-
v Workhouse, pay a fine of 5000 and
ost of prosecution. Failure to pay
he fine, he will be forced to serve
hree months additional in prison.
After being indicted by the grand
ury of Sussex county Monday for
esertion and non-support of his
rife. Mrs. Catherine Hastings at
)elmar, on January 20, this year,
arlton Hastings made an amicable
greement with his wife to pay her
!. 90 per week for the support OF a
mall child. The agreement was ae-
eptable to Deputy Attorney General
[. ]. Cooke and Judge Richards. and
ne latter placed norder on him to
ay the amount agreed upon. The
rst payment will be made on Febru-
ry 16, and every Saturday thereaf-
If, until further orders from the
ourt.
Within the past six years the de-
artment store of King and Layton,
t Bridgeville, has been robbed nine
mes; but with the apprehension OF
eter Booth, at Salisbury, Md, few