Milford chronicle., 1935-08-09
GEORGETOWN
Walter L. Main Circus In George
town Next Wednesday

!. received for their early crops, thu
q old-time circus, which for decade!
l has been the delight of the children
= as well as the grOwn-ups is once
/ more invading this section after {
? iay-off of several years.
/ One of the favorite circuses OF
this section for the past half CEN
tury, and one of the largest to visit
, Sussex County in thirty-ive years
is the well known Walter L. Main
Circus and Buffalo Ranch Wild West,
which will exhibit in Georgetown on
Wednesday, August 14th.
Other circuses are said to be
headed for lower Delaware.
Three Charged With Vagrancy
Frank ROzzatti, Albert Maltease
and Tony Firello, three Italians,
were arrested Wednesday at Del
mar, by County Constable Ralph F.
Williams on a charge of vagrancy.
Each was committed to the county
Jail by Magistrate William H. Ayde-
lOtte for ten days in default of fine
of $500 and costs.
Drunk, DiSOFderIy-JaiIed
Fifteen days in the county jail
was the sentence imposed on |. J.
Guy, by Magistrate Thomas w. Rec
Ords, Of Laurel, Wednesday, charged
with being drunk and disOrder.y on
the streets of that town.
To Vote On Sewer System
A referendum election to deter I
mine whether or not Georgetown is
to improve its sewerage system hls .
been called for by City Council to
be held on Saturday afternoon, Aug
ust 18th, between > and 4 o'clock.
Each taxable is allowed one vote
for each dollar or fractional part OF
a dollar paid in taxes.
Residents of Baltimore, Philadel-
phia Chester, Wilmington, and other
cities and towns throughout the
country who own real estate in
Georgetown are granted the right to
vote by proxy or in person on the
basis of the amount of their taxes.
On February 10th. this year.
spirited election took place on the !
issue. At that time a bond issue for
SI32,0OO was desired to make tn ;
necessary sewerage improvements. !
It was lost by a majority of So votes
lut Of 1913 cast Under the city :
charter, referendum could not be
up under six months.
At the February election women
we're allowed to vote on a municipal l
question for the first time in the
history OF the city. Prior to that =
ime only women taXabies We're per-
nitted, Notwithstanding that the Fed
'ral C0nstitu ion. by the 18th
granted women through
Jut the country the right of fran
'hise and that right was exercised
At the 1920 election.
However, al the annua! mayOrality
md cOuncilmanic election held on
March 2nd, this year non-taxable
yOmen were not permitted to vote.
This provision of the charter by
many is considered to be unconstitu-
iOnal and il tested in the courts
you'd no doubt he 50 declared.
For many years the refusal t. al
nv women to vote for members Of
'ity Council has been bone OF con-
entioI.
iuilIen Family Reunion He'd At
tehnbOth Beach
The fourteenth annual reunion OF
he Eb" d. and Elizabeth CULLEN
ami.y was he'd on Saturday at the
'"llhaven Hotel, at Rch0both Beach.
dinner was served, and among those
resent were: f. Clinton Quillcn.
r.. and daughter, Miss Lula f.. and
j. two sons. Ebe and George: Mr..
nd Mrs. Philip West and son Philip,
nd daughter Anna, and granddaugh-
~, Mildced Parker; Mrs. Isaac
ui!len, Mr. and Mrs. William p.
j Eards and sons. Wilbert and
gorge. and daughter Marie; Mr.
nd Mrs. Joshua NJ Quiilen and
lugh.er Margaret; Mr.. and Mrs.
Gorge CULLEN.
Miss Mare Richards was in charge
the entertainment Those taking
art in the program were Misses
I,a +. Qui len. Mildred Parker.
argaret CULLEN. Mrs. Charles Ayde-
u. Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Holt and
Dc Quillen, Jr.
Officers for 1886 were elected as
ll0ws: President, Joshua Quillen;
ce-president, Mrs. Lemuel +. Holt:
cre,ary and treasurer, r. j. Holt
Mrs. Joshua CULLEN was appoint
to arrange tle program for the
80 reunion, and, Joshua Quillen
III be the host. This year Mrs.
illiam b. Richards was the host
5. The occasion marked the Tooth
D, the birth of Ebe ID.
Iillen, whose ancestors are re
Onsible for the reunion f1r the
st fourteen years.
The Qui.lens have lived in Sussex
'unty for about $50 years. Most
them are resilCnts in the Ocean
CIV, Mlvi.le, ROxana. Williams
lie. ClarksyIlle, Bethany Beach,
lbyville and FrankfOrd sections.
icy are among the leading citizens
the south EASTERN section of Sus-
K County.
I'D Your Breath Folks! C0nfiScatpd
IuOT Poured Out; Tongues Hang
liquor and beer, boot
and legal, which for the past few
,nths had. been used as evidence
the prohib. ton Officers in the
urt of General Sessions here.
iinst these Illegally handling il,
s hauled to d garbage heap near
e W=dnesd ~, and an axe used
smash each k ag and D.ttle. Tha n
uor was stored in one of the Of
IS used By Attorney-G General p.
rren Green and Deputy Attorney
neral Caleb W. Wright, the latter
this city. II had served its par
,e in the courts and led. to the
lviction of many men and some
men who now are serving time
the Sussex County Jail here.
lnder direction of Prohibition Of
II TarburtOn and Deputy Attorney
neral Wright, the containers were