Milford chronicle., 1935-10-18
GEORGETOWN
stIl s7is.0OO Worth of Bonds

Bids for the purchase Of S775, 90
OF Sussex County Highway Improve
nlent Bonds were opened on Tues
day at noon by the Levy Court Com
missioners here. The estimates
received were: Harris Trust & Saw
ings Bank Of Chicago, S1O3.5; Laird
Biasell & Needs, of Wilmington
$lOl.023; Farmers Bank OF the STATE
OF Delaware, at Georgetown, $101.O0;
Laird & Company, Of Wilmington
9l00.5. The bonds were sold to the
Chicago Bank. The proceeds from
the sale will be used to refund the
balance Of a $1,000,00O issue made
in 1919. OF this total the county
has paid OF S225,OOO. The outstand-
ing bonds pay interest at the rate
Of AZ per cent, but the new bonds
are per cent. The original issue
was callable at los. The bids open
ed on July 18th for the sale Of these
bonds were rejected because they
were below this figure.
The bids for the $775,000 bonds on
july 18th were: Laird, Bissell and
Needs, OF Wilmington, $102.269; Del
aware Trust Company, of Whining
ton, $1O2.O56; Harris Trust and Saw
iigs Bank, OF Chicago, $1O4.SS4. Thus
Il will be seen that within three
months the best bidder, the Chicago
Bank lessened the bid S1.3S3.
The new issue was authorized by
an act Of the last Legislature. ap-
proved by Governor G. D. Buck on
March 18th. 1t is an act "authoriz-
ing and directing the Levy Court Of
Sussex County to refund certain
parts of the debt of said county
known as Sussex County Highway
Improvement Bonds" The bonds
viii bear date of September 1. 1885,
and will be Of 81 900 denomination.
The interest Is payable semi-annual-
IL, September and March. Twenty
five Of the bonds will mature on the
first day of September 1887, and
twenty-five on the same date each
year thereafter.
Has Man Arrested; Then Pays Fine
After bringing a charge against
Edward Campbell, Cedar Creek Dis
tiict, for being drunk, disOrderly,
and using prOfane language, Mrs.
Lydia Dickerson of near Glendale, |
implored Magistrate w. Frank Sharp |
of this city, to be lenient with him 1
"as she had him arrested to teach |
him lesson" and then paid his fine
OF $500 and $3.50 in costs. He then |
was liberated, having served two
days in prison.
More DruRkS in Jail
NfuFrell Davis. James Fisher and
Carlisle Gibbs, of Laurel, each ar
rested for being disorderly on the
streets of that town, were arrested
BY Chief of Police Harley Hickman,
Tuesday, and each fined $500 and
costs by Magistrate Thomas W. Rec
Ords. Davis being an old offender,
was committed to the county jail
here for thirty days, while the other
two were given fifteen days.
Held For Carrying Razor
Julius Brewer of Bridgeville, was
arrested Tuesday by Officer Malcolm
@. Orr of the Bridgeville Highway
Police Station, on charge Of dis
orderly conduct at the Wissihickon
Apple Farm, near there, and in de-
fault Of fine Of $500 and costs inn
posed by Magistrate William H.
Hewes, Of Bridgevifle, was commit
ted to the county Jail here for ten
days.
When arrested he was found to be
carrying a razor, and Magistrate
Hewes held him in $500 bond for
the Court of General Sessions on a
charge Of carrying concealed dead ,
ly weapon.
Gets Two Jail Sentences l
Robert w. Warren, Little Creek
District, charged before Magistrate
William H. Aydelotte, of Delmar,
with reckless driving, was committed \
to the county all here for ten days {
upon failure to pay fine OF $25OO
and costs. A charge was also placed i
against him for leaving the scene OF
an accident, and he was given an {
additional prison sentence Of thirty !
days, in default Of payment OF a tne
of $4,000 and costs. t
DisOrderly At Delmar
Charged with being drunk and dis 4
on the streets of Delmar' t
Lee Horsey was arrested by Con- a
stable Ralph F. Williams Of that C
town, and committed to prison here d
for ten days by Magistrate William S
II. AydelOtte. of Delmar, when he a
was unable to pay a fine of $1,000 p
and costs. II
Prof. Farley In a Drama Il
Professor Albert Farley, super O
visor of schools i'm the western sec Il
lion of lower Delaware; Arthur g
Bailey, librarian of the Wilmington O
Free Library, and w. d. Lewis, lie C
brarian of the University of Della s.
ware. dramatized the use of the G.
Subscription Books Bulletin" at the v
annual institute of the Delaware q
Library Association held in the budg-
It room Of the Legislative building, II
n Dover, on Saturday. Librarians il
md teacher-librarian from all parts
II the state were in attendance. The N
Meeting was one Of the best attend te
y and most instructive of any held Fl
or some time. C
stole 4 Bicycle W
Charles Cannon, aged Is, who said HI
le lives at 754 South 10Th Street, bi
was arrested Monday is
" Highway OFFICER John H. Jacobs al
L the Georgetown Police Station, VI
IN a charge of stealing a bicycle ii
rom Harry LOhand Of MillsbOro. tu
Ie was given a hearing before
dagistrate w. Frank Sharp, OF this ht
ity, who committed him to the cOun- Oi
Y jail here, for the Juvenile Court. NJ
lined For Reckless Driving dl
Howard Paul Defren, 332 Lexing- ic
on Avenue, Lansdowne, Pa, was ar al
ested Monday by Highway Officer W
ohm II. Jacobs Of the state police Dc
Drce, on a charge of reckless driv- W