Milford chronicle., 1935-10-04

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snow on the 1912 miles Of hlgbwa!
IN the State during the coming win
tel, Chief Engineer w. w. Mack Il
planning to purchase IS additiona
snow plows. II is estimated tina
Ircre than $4,000 will likely bS
spent during the winter to keep tie
highways open.
Reckless Driver Fined
Glen Mumford. of Millsboro, wal
given a hearing before Magistrate W
Frank Sharp, here, on Monday on a
charge of reckless driving on South
Bedford street, this city, on Wed
nesday night Of last week in which
damages were done to another car.
Upon payment Of a fine Of SIS and
costs, he was released.
Poor Brakes On Car Draws Fine
insufficient brakes on his car
caused the arrest of Samuel Kemp,
of Milford, on Monday by Officer
Clarence X. Lynch of the highway
police force. Kemp was driving on
the DUPONT highway, between tho
police station and Redden when 1t
was discovered by the ofhcer that his
machine had faulty brakes. Magis-
trate w. Frank Sharp, of this city,
released him upon payment Of fine
of $40 and costs.
John r. Rodman. arrested on the
road from Lewes to Rehoboth, by
Officer Lynch, charged with operat-
ing without a license, was released
upon payment Of the costs. Because
Of circumstances growing out Of the
case it was deemed advisable by the
Oficfier and magistrate to remit the
fine.
jailed For DlsOrderIy Conduct
Daniel T. Harris, Broadkiln Dis
trict, was committed to the Sussex
county Jail here on Monday by Mag
istrate Ira s. Hazard, of Milton, for
ten days. IN default Of fine Of $500
and costs, charged with disorderly
conduct on the streets of Milton.
Theodore Miller, of RehOboth, was
last week by Constable
T. Jester, upon a complaint
made before Magistrate w. Frank
Sharp, charged by his wife, Mrs. Es-
tella Miller, with assault and bat
terry upon her On Tuesday night. |
Constable Jester went to the resort |
and placed him under arrest, but he /
in giving bond in the sum
Of $500 for the October term of
Court of General Sessions before
Rowland B. Ingram at
and was released.
Far Treatment For Roads
The State Highway Department
will soon be busily engaged through
1ut the State treating about one hun
lred and fifty miles Of black top
'Oads. A majority of them are old
surfaced county roads which will be
given a surface dressing Of asphalt
lfter which crushed stone will be
spread over it with an
,ther surface dressing as a binder.
This is being done so the roads will
,e in good condition for the winter.
dany of the roads to be given the
Teatment are feeders" to the main
and the farmers throughout
II rural districts will be given good
rinter driving to the main highways.
Motorists are being requested to
efrain from using the roads to be
reated as soon as the work is fin
she'd as this will cause consider
BILE damage to them.
Ierchant Injured
Former City Councilman George T.
yneh, one of the Oldest merchants
! Georgetown, in point Of service
nd a prominent buyer of poultry,
as painfully injured on the George
highway when in some
ay the truck in which he was rid
lg became uncomfortable and went
ito a ditch, throwing him out. Liga-
ents in his side were torn, Il is
lid, and for sometime he was rem
cred unconscious.
liIed Thirteen Times This Year;
avs He Gets Something To Eat
nd Doesn't Work Hard
Declaring that if he is in prison
} gets something to eat and has
tile, if any, work to do, John Har-
on, a Moor, living here, is in the
Essex county jail for the thirteenth
ne within the past nine months.
his time he was arrested by Chief
Police Frank Wilson and COM
itted to prison for thirty days, by
ayor Ira W. Davis for being drunk
d a vagrant ard begging on the
reefs here. "
Harmon says he had rather be in III
ison during cold weather than to III
on the outside, and the officers
g scratching their heads to find III
me way whereby they might make
g prison sentences more severe. So
: he has managed pretty well to
ep out Of fights, but will get
lnk whenever he can get hold Of
ough money to buy some lower
laware "hOoch." Officials are not
le, under the law, to impose more
IN thirty days for drunkenness on
, streets. They say that just as
t as he is liberated on one charge
1 is found drunk he will be placed
TX in prison.
lie has become a general nuisance
the residents here as well as the
GERS, and it may be that the ON
Is will call on the court to take
hand and order him to leave the
tie.
layor Davis, in imposing the 30
, sentence. asked Warden Hugh d.
ith to see to It that Harmon
rks. ofieers figure that If he is
to hard work that he will not be
anxious to get in the prison.
Irch Auxiliary To Meet Here
he Women's Auxiliary Of the Pro- A
tant Episcopal Church Of Della
re will hold the regular fall meet
hara IN Thurqdav Ocfnhar 10. iii