Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1936-04-17
GEORGETOWN

Members Of the Georgetown XII
wants Club observed rural relations
or Farmers Night at the New Cen
fury Club room on West Pine street
on Tuesday night. Each member had
as his guest a farmer friend.
Freed OF Murder Charge
After eight hours Of elaboration,
the jury in the case Of John 2. NJ.
Lockwood, negro, of Lewes, tried for
murder in the second degree of
Thomas 7. Harmon, negro, also of
Isewes, on Monday, returned YER
dict of not guilty, late Tuesday af-
ternoon. Lockwood shot Harmon
with a 22-calibre pistol on the night
Of February II, in Market street, in
IseWes. He claimed self defense, al
leging that Harmon was endeavOr-
ing to cut him with a knife. Chief of
Police John c. Millman, of Lewes,
testified that when he went to the
scene of the shooting he found Har-
mon lying on the sidewalk with a
knife in his hand. Harmon lived
about three hours after being shot
| in the brain. In discharging Lock-
wood, Chief Justice Daniel ]. Lay
ton warned him to refrain from car
rying a pistol in his pockets or in
an automobile. During the trial
Lockwood claimed that he obtained /
the pistol from the car of a friend, |
which had been parked on the street.
He alleged that he had left it in the
friends car ;he day before.
Grand Master OF MasOnS
At Georgetown
Harris Samonisky, Most Worship
full Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, A. F. and A. NJ,
accompanied by several members of
his staff, paid an official visit to
Franklin Lodge, No. IL. here on
Tuesday night. Dinner was served in
the banquet hall of the Masonic
Temple prior to the meeting.
Accused OF Stealing
John L. Smith, living near Red
den, four miles north of here, was
arrested Tuesday and committed TO !
the Sussex county jail, in default of {
$3.50 bail, by Magistrate w. Frank
Sharp, of this city, on a charge of
breaking into the meat house of
E. Abbott, Jr, last Satur-
day night.
Wedding 5
Miss Anna l.. Jenkins, of Laurel,
and Vance L. Adams, of Delmar,
Md, were married on Sunday by the
Rev. J. C. Candy, at st. Georges.
Married At SeafOrd
Miss Kathleen Lyons and Garland
7. Russell, both of the SeafOrd Dis
trict, were married on Saturday af-
.ernoon at Seaford. by the Rev. G. J.
Hooker, pastor of the Seaford Meth
1dist Protestant Church.
Vow They May Wed
Clerk of the Peace Francis F.
Morgan on Tuesday issued a mar
rage license to Miss Helen NJ.
Moore, daughter of Mrs. Mary J.
Moore and the late Joseph R. Moore
If Lewes, and Howard NJ. Joseph,
ION of Mrs. Elizabeth May Joseph !
md the late Daniel T. Joseph, of
between here and Re
lOboth.
jtOIe Soy Beans
Rnfhs Young, of BridgeVille, is be-
lg held in the county Jail here by
iagistrate William H. Hewes. of
in default of $500 bail,
harged with stealing two bushels of
oy beans from Lettie NJ. Hill, seven
lilies southwest of BridgeVille, last
aturday night.
ED For Stealing Chickens
Escuus E. Street, a Moor, Indian
liver District, was arrested on
Onday by Highway officer Harry
Pusey on a charge of stealing =
ght chickens, each valued at $1.00, l
ON Hylon D. Smith, of near Har- Z
eson, on Thursday night of last o
eek. When arraigned before Mag VI,
trate W. Frank Sharp here, he "
loaded guilty ard was held in bond ,
$3.50. al
emOcratic Club Formed =
A Young Democratic Club has
zen organized here with Paul A.
president; Charles Polk
Dicer, vice president; John NJ.
secretary and Robert
ittard, treasurer. The club will in 3
ude young women as well as young II
en-.
tuSNteF VI OIncer MdfFleS
Miss Norma NJ. BowCen, daughter 9
former Constable and Mrs. Geo
p. Bowden, of SeafoTd, and John
ltely, of Philadelphia, were mar Z
ed ON Saturday at SeafOrd by the
ev. John L. Johnson, pastor of st.
Inns Methodist Episcopal Church
that town. -
rs. COVingtOn Townsend
SelbyYille HOnOred
Mrs. CovingtOn Townsend, of Sell
vile, daughter of former Deputy
torney General and Mrs. Howard
Cooke, West Market street, this -
", has been named by the Presi- ~
Mt General of the Daughters of il
nerican Revolution to serve as
,laware page at the National D. A.
Convention to be held in Wash
gton, next week.
Mrs. Townsend is a member of
lionel Armwell Long Chapter of 2
sixteen miles south of
re.
I'D For Juvenile Court